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    Clarks in Jamaica By Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser

    • Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00
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    Back in stock! Last copies!

    Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.

    New edition includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Beth Lesser, Mark Read and updated with new interviews and previously unseen archive material.

    Includes Bunny Lee, Little John, Jah Stitch,Ninjaman, Chronixx and more!

    This is the story of Clarks shoes in Jamaican music! Wicked book - don't miss out!

    "An extraordinary book. A superb adornment to any respectable coffee table" David Rodigan

    "A beautiful, powerful achievement." Paul Gilroy, historian

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