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The Greatest: My Own Story
by Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1975 Random House, New York. 1975. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear to head and tail. DJ: Very Good +; light toning to spine; wear and small closed tears at tips. Black grained paper over boards with black overlay on the spine with gilt and red lettering on the spine; author signature in red on the front board. 416 pp 8vo. Based on six years of talking with and traveling with Ali, Richard Dunham has produced the definitive story of Muhammad Ali as he has lived it. In this book, the heavyweight champion chronicles the battles he has faced in and out of the ring. The book is a multifaceted portrait of Muhammad Ali as sports legend; unapologetic anti-war advocate; goodwill ambassador; fighter, lover, poet, and provocateur. Growing up in the South, surrounded by racial bigotry and discrimination, Ali fought not just for a living, but also for respect and rewards far more precious than money or glory. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016512
- Title
- The Greatest: My Own Story
- Author
- Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Boxing, Boxing Champion, Heavyweight Champion of the World, Racism, Black Muslim, Islam, draft dodger, Vietnam War, Olympic boxing champion, Golden Gloves Champion, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, U.S. Army, prison time for draft ev
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- New
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- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
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