Plimpton george ames 1927 2003 (2 risultati)

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xiv, 306 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. White dust jacket rubbed with slight soiling and foxing; some nicks and bumping at edges; short tear at front panel's lower right with associated crease along bottom; front flap's top corner clipped and creased with "1168" date code (for November 1968) at bottom right. Green cloth; silver and black stamping to spine; silver stamping to front board. Green top edge; deckle fore-edge with some foxing and staining with a few leaves fractionally affected at margins; impression of ink stamp on bottom edge. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.…

Cloth with paste-on title. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Limited Edition. Original red cloth with printed label to front board. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a hint of spine lightening. 8vo; 90 pages. First Edition, First Printing. . George Plimpton's first book. Uncommon, there are no records of how many were printed. The book consists of letters to his parents from his time in basic training to his deployment in Italy in 1946. His parents had the letters printed, perhaps to the chagrin of their son George. Essential biographical material on this prominent 20th century literary figure. George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review. Plimpton is best known for his forays into the world of professional athletics: boxing with Archie Moore, pitching to Major League All-stars, quarterbacking for the Detroit Lions. Golfing with Nicklaus and Palmer . all part of his participatory journalism. …