Click for full-size.
Jackie Robinson: A Biography ...with Photos
by Rampersad, Arnold
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679444955
- ISBN 13
- 9780679444954
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997. ....Brown cloth with gilt on spine, (x) 512 pages + 32 full page b & w plates, with photo frontis, deckle front edge, ink sot on top edge, dust jacket is in VG condition with a closed 1" tear front top right corner at flap. Contents inlcude; Prologue (1962) / In Pharoh's Land: Cairo, Georgia (1919 - 1920) / A Pasadena Boyhodd (1920 - 1937) / Pasadena Juniour Collee (1937 - 1939) / Blue and Gold at UCLA (1939 -1941) / Jack in the World at War (1941 - 1944) / A Royal Entrance (1946) / A Brooklyn Dodger (1946 - 1947) A Most Valuable Player (1947 - 1950) / Free at Last (1950 - 1952) Dodging Blows, Foighting Back (1952 - 1955) / The Bottom of the Ninth (1955 -1957) / Like Starting Over (1957 - 1960) / A New Frontier (1960 -1964) / On the Killing Ground (1964 - 1968) / Rounding Third (1968 - 1971) / Heading Home (1971 - 19712 / Epilogue (1997) / Notes / index. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Arnold Rampersad is Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University, where he is a member of the Department of English and the Program in African-American Studies. His books include the two-volume Life of Langston Hughes and, with the late Arthur Ashe, Days of Grace: A Memoir . In 1991, he was appointed a MacArthur Foundation fellow. He lives with his family in Princeton, New Jersey. From the Hardcover edition.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004136
- Title
- Jackie Robinson: A Biography ...with Photos
- Author
- Rampersad, Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679444955
- ISBN 13
- 9780679444954
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BROOKLYN DODGERS BASEBALL TEAM ROBINSON, ....Brown cloth with gilt on spine, (x) 512 pages + 32 full page b & w plates, with photo frontis, dust jacket is in VG condition with a closed 1" tear front top right corner at flap. Contents inlcude; Pr
- Bookseller catalogs
- Black History; Sports; Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Nessa Books
OUR TERMS Credit Cards through Biblio. I will handle PAY PAL. We will accept returns for a valid reasons.
About the Seller
Nessa Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hamilton, Ontario
About Nessa Books
We have a complete range of second-hand & out-of-print books, which we are adding to daily.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
The American Eclipse of 2017
The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.
Signed vs. Inscribed
Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.
