Book by Plimpton George
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From the author of Paper Lion
Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Plimpton pauses to wonder what ever induced him to become a participatory journalist. Bloodied but unbowed, he holds his own in the bout – and brings back this timeless book on boxing and its devotees, among them Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ernest Hemingway, and Norman Mailer.
Shadow Box is one of Plimpton’s most engaging portraits of professional sport seen through the eyes of an inquisitive and astute hopeful. From the gym, the locker room, the ringside, and even in the harsh glare of the ring itself, Plimpton documents what it truly means to be a boxer in some of the finest writing of his career.
"Excellent... The chapters on Muhammad Ali are delightful, and Ali is not easy to write about" (Time)
"With his gentle, ironic tone, and unwillingness to take himself too seriously, along with Roger Angell, John Updike and Norman Mailer he made writing about sports something that mattered" (Guardian)
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.65. N° de réf. du vendeur G0399119957I3N10
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Vendeur : Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Large, heavy book, darker red cloth with bright gilt facsimile signature at bottom front right, gilt dulled on spine, 351 pages plus brief biographical note, includes glossy photo section with Muhammad Ali. DJ glossy white lightly browned overall and soiled, a color-illustration of Plimpton in locker room with guys, photo on back boxing with Archie Moore. DJ has tiny tears at most edges. Fair DJ/Good book. N° de réf. du vendeur 49940
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Vendeur : Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. DJ has yellowing, scuffing, and wear. Endpapers are beginning to fox, and yellow. N° de réf. du vendeur 20760
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Vendeur : Drew, Hutchinson, KS, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 58W000000FRH
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Vendeur : Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good w/ Protective Cover. Various (photographs) (illustrateur). This book has very little corner bumping or edge wear. Interio rtext has slightly yellowed with age, solid in binding. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 051773
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Vendeur : SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Photo illustrations. Index. N° de réf. du vendeur 003053
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Vendeur : Needham Book Finders, Santa Clarita, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. Hard Cover W/ DJ. First Edition (no additional printings indicated). Illustrated with B&W photos. 8vo, 351pp (including Index). Maroon covers are clean and straight. Lightly edgeworn and corners and spine ends are bumped. Pages are clean, with no names or markings, Not ex-library or publisher remainder, lightly darkened from age. DJ is not price-clipped ($9.95) but has tanning from age on the edges and flaps, protected in archival mylar jacket. A well-regarded book on boxing. Book condition: VG snf DJ condition: Good plus. Books are packaged with care and shipped in a box. N° de réf. du vendeur 5964
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Vendeur : Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Publisher: Putnam, NY., 1977. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE- dust-jacket. Some foxing at edges of page block. Edgewear. Bottom corners gently bumped. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU1022917
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Vendeur : Bibliobargains, Sarnia, ON, Canada
Cloth. Etat : Fine. 351 pages, 16 pages of photos. index. A GEORGE PLIMPTON BOOK. A HISTORY OF BOXING AND GEORGE'S NEAR- DEATH-WISH EXPERIENCE IN THE RING FIGHTING AN EXHIBITION MATCH WITH ANCIENT ARCHIE MOORE. This is the best of several books by George who acted out his fantasies of "running with the big dogs" and some how lived to write about it. Fine condition except for a small sticker mark. Size: 9 x 6. N° de réf. du vendeur 001804
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Vendeur : Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition in an equal dust-jacket; In Shadow Box, Plimpton tells the story of Henry Ford, the man who made the automobile the centerpiece of modern American life. Ford's innovations--from the assembly line to the Model T--changed the way the world works and the way we live. Shadow Box is the definitive biography of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.; 8vo; 351 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 58453
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