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Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Toronto: Sport Classic Books, 2004. Book. Illus. by 8 pages of photos. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good paperback with minor edgewear, fine inside with no prior owner marks and no stains. Truly a different age, at the beginning of modern tennis when the stars still wore long white trousers and used wooden racquets. Tilden was one of the greats of that era. .

Sport Media Publishing, 2004. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671222546 . Name inside else near fine .

NY: Simon & Schuster. VG in VG DJ. (1976). 1st ptg. In the 1920s, Tilden never lost a match of any significance anywhere in the world. Until he was 27 Tilden was nothing more . than a good player whose brother could beat him & he failed to make his college team, then suddenly he became the very best in the world. Owner inscription fep, DJ price clipped, edge wear & damp stained at top back. .

Simon & Schuster, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Simon and Schuster., 1976. Clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Erasure on endpaper. Gift note. Remainder mark.No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "The full story of this most spectacular, dramatic and unusual of sports heroes." Biography of superstar William T. Tilden (1893-1953) who dominated tennis in the 1920s, winning Wimbledon three times, seven national titles, six U.S. doubles titles, and led America to the Davis Cup seven times in a row. Includes accounts of Tilden's convictions for homosexuality. He was jailed twice for offenses involving teenage boys. America's greatest tennis player died nearly penniless. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No Jacket. 8vo. 286pp. + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Numbers are printed inside, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. The first printing of the first edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards, no writing inside, light dust spotting on the closed page edges.. Jacket is price clipped, with some marks and edge wear including a few small tears.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography which grew from a two-part magazine series written for Sports Illustrated in 1975. Story of the American tennis player who was voted the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th century but was later ostracised due to his criminal convictions for homosexuality. 286pp with index. 16 pages of black and white photographs. Some bumping to spine and corners, spine slanted and top edges foxed, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ creased and edgeworn with a few small tears..

Simon and Schuster, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 9.0000 5.5000. Signed nad personalized by the author. 1st edition/1printing.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 286pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Mild edgewear; single archivally-closed (on verso) 2" dust jacket tear; ownership name/address inkstamped on front flyleaf and title page. Tight, nice first edition.

Simon and Schuster, New York 1976 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Dust jacket has ½" repaired tear. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket In tennis's 'Golden Age' - the 1920s - Big Bill Tilden never lost a match of any significance, for seven years - anywhere in the world. The first half of this major biography tells the engrossing story of his triumphs. Through most of his career Tilden was primarily asexual; it was not until he began to fade that his homosexual proclivities came to light. The full story of this most spectacular, dramatic and unusual sports hero has never been told before.

Sportclassic Books, 2004-02-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with stains from paste in endpapers in near fine slightly rubbed dustwrapper.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Type: Book 1st printing. Prior owner name to flyleaf. Edges grubby, otherwise fine.

Sportclassic Books, 2004-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Brand: Simon and Schuster, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Simon and Schuster, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!