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Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times (Sport and Society)
by Sullivan, Russell
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0252027639
- ISBN 13
- 9780252027635
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
University of Illinois Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Black cloth boards with red lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 368 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A captivating and complex portrait of an American sports legend, and the optimistic 1950's when Marciano was at the top of his game and boxing was second in popularity only to baseball. .
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033627
- Title
- Rocky Marciano: The Rock of His Times (Sport and Society)
- Author
- Sullivan, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0252027639
- ISBN 13
- 9780252027635
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- boxing, heavyweight champions, Rocky Marciano, American sports, Russell Sullivan, biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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