The Great White Hope

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Two vintage oversize reference photographs from the 1970 film, both showing actor James Earl Jones. Credit stamp for noted photographer Lawrence Schiller on the versos. Based on Howard Sackler's 1968 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play, a fictionalized account of the life of boxing champion Jack Johnson. Jones,… Read more about this item

Dial Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Dial Press,1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear with rubbing on the front, back, corners, and edges and a small tear on the back near the top. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Not remainder.… Read more about this item

New York: The Dial Press, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Owner name on the front pastedown else near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, creasing, and tiny tears.

New York: The Dial Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [nice tight clean book with no discernible wear, tiny ink stamp on rear endpaper; jacket is moderately scuffed, with a touch of edgewear]. Sackler's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play based on the life of African-American heavyweight champion Jack Johnson,… Read more about this item

New York: Dial Press, 1968. First edition, 8vo, cancel slip on verso, small address label on endpaper, slightly chipped & rubbed jacket; still near fine.

Dial Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. NOT price-clipped ($4.95 price intact). Published by the Dial Press, 1968. Octavo. Black cloth stamped in silver and red. Book is like new. Interior is clean and crisp with no writing. Sharp corners, spine straight. Dust jacket is like new with some light… Read more about this item

NY: HERMAN LEVIN PRODUCTIONS.. Near Fine. 1968. First Edition. Original Revised Playscript, dated in October 1968, for the initial Broadway run of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, starring actor James Earl Jones, who would repeat his stage performance on the screen in the film adaptation. A near fine copy in black screwbound faux leather covers, with … Read more about this item

New York: Dial Press, 1968. First edition/1st Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. Play based on the career of Jack Johnson who in 1908 became the first Negro heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The play won the 1969 Tony Award for best play along with The Pulitzer Prize and several other awards. James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander also… Read more about this item

NY: Dial Press, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. First edition of the1969 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award play inscribed by playwright Sackler on the ffe: "for Marshall with ever increasing admiration - thanks". We can speculate that Marshall might be Marshall Brickman, accomplished screenwriter (Oscar for "Annie Hall") and playwright (Tony Award for the book… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dial Press, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1968 Dial Press FIRST edition of Sackler's novel both adapted as a play and a terrific film starring James Eal Jones and Jane Alexander. This book is in VG+/G+ condition. The HB is clean and tight and the only mark is a small black… Read more about this item

(n.p.): (Dial Press). (1968). The uncorrected proof copy of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Quarto, 8" x 11"; paper clip imprint to front cover and first few pages (clip still present); sunning to covers and the number 48 written in pencil on front; near fine. An uncommon format, suggesting that not many copies would have been done. Unless otherwise noted, our… Read more about this item

Arena Stage, 1967. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Program for the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage production starring James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson, a role he would reprise for the movie adaptation. First edition (first printing). Very good in stapled wrappers (paperback). Light fading to the spine end.

New York: The Dial Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. First Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some edge wear. .

The Dial Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a light bit of shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing, couple of small open puncture holes at middle of spine and edgewear that includes wrinkling and a small… Read more about this item

DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED; A FEW SMALL CHIPS); SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY SACKLER: "TO MIKE (MICHAEL PRINCE), A STEADY MAN IN A STORM-WITH MY LOVE & THANKS."; MICHAEL PRINCE PLAYED MR. DONNELLY IN THE 1968 PULITZER AND TONY AWARD WINNING PLAY; LAID IN LOOSE IS A POSTCARD SENT TO PRINCE NOTIFYING HIM OF REHEARSALS FOR THE PLAY. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD.

NY: Dial Press, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. First edition, without the pasted-in copyright statement on copyright page: no issue point determined that we know of. Near fine book in very good, presentable dustjacket that has some shallow chipping spine head, some modest edgewear and minor soiling most noticeably on the rear panel. The play… Read more about this item

Bantam Books, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Good paperback. Text is unmarked. Covers show edge wear with some rubbing, scuffing and creases. Pages have some tanning. Previous owner's name is on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

LA: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp, 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. Pressbook. Near fine, corners creased, wrinkling to one section. Promotional material for the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson. James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander reprised their stage roles in the Martin Ritt movie, with a screenplay by Sackler. … Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Dial Press, 1968. First printing. Previous owners name on the ffep and light soil to outer edges. DJ has edge/rub wear and light creasing along the edges. Actual book for sale pictured. 15 x 21.5 x 3 cm, wt650g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Dial, 1968. First printing. 8vo, pp. 264. Fine copy in some dust soiled dj. Based on the career of black heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson.