Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1967. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, no dj, some light shelf wear, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 304 historical and thought-provoking pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Down through the ages, the pages of verse and prose record countless famous contests between wrestlers, boxers and runners, starting with David who won in another field. The satisfaction ---- even love ---- of conflict inspired writers to chronicles which have lasted through the centuries. There was the wrestling bout between Odysseus and Ajax in which the winner was to receive 'a great tripod for standing on the fire, prized by the Achaians among them at twelve oxen's worth,' and loser's prize was a woman, 'skilled in manifold work, and they prized her at four oxen." ---- from the Foreword.. Reprint (1933). Blue Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

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Seller: Conover Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 038972
Title: Diogenes Discovers US
Author: McGovern, John Terence
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint (1933)
Publisher: Books for Libraries Press
Place of Publication: Freeport, New York
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: HISTORY PHILOSOPHY
Bookseller catalogs: Philosophy;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...