Rare books from Meadowsage Books

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… Read More

Book Description: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2004. Cloth. Stated First Edition/First Printing. Book Condition: As New. Binding is tight and square. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Not price clipped. SIGNED by author and former U.S. President "Bill Clinton" directly on the title page in blue ink. First state with typo "failure of my life" in last sentence of Acknowledgement section. 957 pages. A beautiful and extremely collectible copy.
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Book Description: Atheneum, New York, 1990. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding is tight and square. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Just some very minor bumping — normal shelf wear. Not price clipped. No chips or tears. Beautiful copy.
Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Dabney Hart, Reynolds Price". Also included is a wonderful postcard to Dr. Hart on Price's personal card stock with his address — Reynolds Price, 4813 Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706 — across the top (see photo). It reads: "Dr. Hart — Those are generous welcome words. Good hopes for your own life and work. Sincerely, Reynolds Price." Apparently in response to a note she had written to him. Dr. Dabney Hart taught at FSU, the University of Wisconsin, and was assoc. professor of English at Georgia State University until her retirement in 1993. She studied in England, where she met C.S. Lewis. He became a focus of her work and she became a well-known Lewis… Read More

Book Description: Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1989.
1st edition, 1st printing with full number line. Book Condition: FINE. Pages are clean and bright, binding tight. Text is bright and unmarked. Not remaindered. SIGNED, DATED and INSCRIBED by Abernathy on the half-title page: "To: Mr. Leon Davis — Keep Strong, Be Well and Pursue Happiness. Thanks for all you have done to advance the cause of freedom. God Bless You — Ralph David Abernathy 11-9-89". Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR/GOOD. DJ shows some wear, wrinkling to edges. .75 inch closed tear to bottom front spine edge, .25 inch closed chip to top back spine edge. But no major damage. Not price clipped. 16 pages of great black and white photos. 638 ppgs. Please feel free to email with any questions. Book will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

Book Description: Chevalier, 1st edition, 1st printing, 1999, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book Condition: FINE. Binding is tight and square. No flaws. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. No chips or tears. Not price clipped. Large quarto, beautifully illustrated throughout. SIGNED boldly in black on title page by Verkade. 316 ppgs.