Branch kip (8 risultati)

Good plus or better, light general wear, corners lightly bumped. hardbound Lightly edgeworn, lightly rubbed jacket. Illustrated.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good++. First Edition First Printing. Title page. 204pp. Cream cloth boards with bright gilt title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket rubbed and tear repaired."this is a poignant, sensitively crafted first novel by a brilliant young writer of enormous talent. Kip Branch is an African American. Remainder mark on bottom edges. Hard Cover.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition glossy photographic softcover wraps. Includes List of Other Titles in A Hard Road to Glory series; Author Dedication; Publisher's Statement dated March 1993; Views of Sport: Taking the Hard Road with Black Athletes by Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.; Foreword by Ralph Wiley, October 1993; Foreword to A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete, Volumes 1 - 3; Acknowledgments; Reference Section and Index. "A Hard Road to Glory was an emotional experience for me because it dealt so intimately, at almost every stage, with both the triumph and tragedy, the elation and suffering, of blacks as they met not only the physical challenges of their sports but also the gratuitous challenges of racism. No sport was exempt from this painful double history." - Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. "The most comprehensive reference source on African-American athletes yet compiled." - San Francisco Chronilce. "No library should be without A Hard Road to Glory." - Stan Isaacs, New York Newsday. "The definitive documentation of African-American sporting history." - Kenny Moore, Sports Illustrated. "A Hard Road to Glory . is a compendium of the African-American athlete in boxing. Boxing has given the African-American athlete an oppotrunity to catch the national imagination through physical prowess. The earlier boxers, such as Jack Johnson and Joe Louis, stood as symbols of black equality if not superiority. Even before Johnson there were super black boxers. This book tells their stories and looks at their records. The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set, A Hard Road to Glory, and combined into this single volume." - from the rear outer cover. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Spine a little creased, else very good or better in very good dust jacket with a bit of toning and small tears. Author's first novel, seemingly autobiographical in content.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Condizione: Fine. NY 1981 Marek. first edition. octavo., 204pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. New Condition, minimal wear from storage, may have bookstore sticker or name inside front cover otherwise, As New, looks great. 135 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 6. ISBN: 1567430392. ISBN/EAN: 9781567430394. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560729005.…