NY: The Dial Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Book Club Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black, silver gilt lettering on spine, play based on the biography of Jack Johnson, who in 1908 became the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world. Playbill included from the 1968 production at starring James Earl Jones in the role of Jack Johnson. . Head and heel of spine gently bumped, pages yellowed with some yelloed spots at hings, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket has tears to spine and top edge, hinge and creases sunned. VERY GOOD/GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 186 pp .

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Seller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 18812
Title: The Great White Hope: A Play by Howard Sackler
Author: Sackler, Howard
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
Edition: Book Club Edition. 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Dial Press
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: Play, Boxing, Negro, Sports, Theater
Bookseller catalogs: Theatre & Performing Arts; Sports and Games;

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...