New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1983. 349pp. Original tan cloth with small tipped in plate on front board. 1000 illustrations, more than 900 in color. For more than a quarter of a century Neiman has worked as an artist on the sports scene, portraying losers as well as winners - the important thing was to capture players of the game and to document their incredible quality of what Ernest Hemingway referred to as "grace under pressure". Sticker over previous owners name on loose FEP. Inner pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowing with age. Binding is cracked due to size but pages are secure. Boards have some denting to lower corenrs. Unclipped DJ is red with a photo of a cigar-smoking Neiman on the front. DJ is sunned/lightly finger soiled with light bumping to edges and minor creasing to head of spine. Looks nice in protective mylar covering. Bottom of inside flap states "a book-of-the-month club dividend". This is not a remainder or ex-library. Nice reading copy. . First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Neiman, leRoy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Mylared.

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Seller: after-words bookstore (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 052983
Title: Winners: My Thirty Years In Sports
Author: Neiman, LeRoy
Illustrator: Neiman, leRoy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0810913682
ISBN 13: 9780810913684
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1983
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15"
Keywords: Art Sports LeRoy Neiman Painting
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