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Days Of Grace: A Memoir
by Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As new/fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. As new/fine. A fine (as new) first edition, as stated, in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Brown cloth over black quarter cloth with gilt initials AA / AR on cover and gilt title stamping on spine. FPT on inside front flap of jacket. 336 pp. Octavo. Arthur Ashe was a legendary tennis player: he was the first Black man to win the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and a slate of other history-making titles. But he was also a champion for civil rights and social justice; an activist for numerous initiatives related to heart health, urban health, and HIV/AIDS; an advocate for youth access to sports; a style icon; a paragon of sportsmanship; and an American hero." ---Arthur Ashe Legacy Web page
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1315
- Title
- Days Of Grace: A Memoir
- Author
- Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- New As new
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Gridley, California
About Uncommon Works
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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