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SIGNED 1st Edition 3-Volume Set (each signed) A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete
by Arthur Ashe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Lilburn, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
This is the landmark three-volume set, each individually signed, by late tennis great Arthur Ashe. From the jacket(s): "A Hard Road to Glory, a three-volume work, is the definitive history of black athletes in this country and a milestone in the presentation of United States social and cultural life.... A major contribution to both black history and American history, A Hard Road to Glory is the saga of African-American athletes, from their seventeenth-century ancestral homelands to the present." All 3 volumes are illustrated with B/W photos, and include a reference section, sources list, and index. A description of each volume follows: Volume 1 1619-1918 Book Description: Warner Books, New York, NY, 1988. First printing. Number line 10-2. Book Condition: FINE. Binding is tight and square. No extraneous marks or writing. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. Not price clipped ($29.95). No chips or tears. Signed on half-title page: "Peace, Arthur Ashe, For Joe," (The comma at the end of both the 1st and 2nd volume inscriptions appears as a prelude to the full inscription in the 3rd — see photos.) 194 ppgs. Volume 2 1919-1945 Book Description: Warner Books, New York, NY, 1988. First printing. Number line 10-2. Book Condition: FINE. Binding is tight and square. No extraneous marks or writing. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. Not price clipped ($39.95). No chips or tears. Very, very slight bumping to jacket edges — simple normal wear. Signed on half-title page: "Peace, Arthur Ashe, For Joe," (The comma at the end of both the 1st and 2nd volume inscriptions appears as a prelude to the full inscription in the 3rd — see photos.) 497 ppgs. Volume 3
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Book Description: Warner Books, New York, NY, 1988. First printing. Number line 10-2. Book Condition: FINE. Binding is tight and square. No extraneous marks or writing. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. Not price clipped ($39.95). No chips or tears. Very, very slight bumping to jacket edges — simple normal wear. Signed on half-title page, this last volume bears the full inscription: "Peace, Arthur Ashe, for Joe, 12-7-91". (The comma at the end of both the 1st and 2nd volume inscriptions appears as a prelude to the full inscription in the 3rd — see photos.) 571 ppgs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Meadowsage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47
- Title
- SIGNED 1st Edition 3-Volume Set (each signed) A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete
- Author
- Arthur Ashe
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- African-American history, sports history, tennis
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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