Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover in excellent, unmarked condition (slight handling), with VG dust jacket (light wear, most noticeable at the corners). 312 pages. [1.8 lbs]. Book.
Editore: The Castlerea Press, Geneseo, NY, 1996
Da: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Geneseo, NY: The Castlerea Press, 1996. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean dark blue cloth boards with gold Olympic rings on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Brief previous owner inscription on front free endpaper; no other marks. 312 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, has one very short closed edge tear(1/4"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Dr. O'Dea leaves no grey areas in his view of sport--all sport-as the pursuit of excellence. As he sees it, sport is not an adversarial confrontation. Luck and extrinsic factors often influence the outcome but on the mean it is the triumph of excellence which wins the gold.
Editore: The Castlerea Press
Da: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Copia autografata
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Spine lean, but the binding remains structurally sound. Pages unmarked. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Castlerea Press, Geneseo, NY
Da: Greenwood Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Twp-volume set in fine condition with fine djs in fresh mylar. Subtitled: "Land of the Blue Grass Sod." Volume 1 (2002); Volume 2 (2004), signed on half-title page by the author. Many photographs. Appendices, index, bibliography. An engaging history of the bluegrass region of NY State, with a history of the Wadsworth family and tales of country life.