Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game
by Jay Jennings (Editor); George Vecsey (Foreword)
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0156004070
- ISBN 13
- 9780156004077
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Diego, CA, New York & London: A Harvest Book/Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1996. 1st Harvest Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Vaughn Andrews (Cover Design). 400 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Bottom right corner of front cover is lightly creased.
Synopsis
The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry!) written about this sport/obsession. The stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical - and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1FislAf0047
- Title
- Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game
- Author
- Jay Jennings (Editor); George Vecsey (Foreword)
- Illustrator
- Vaughn Andrews (Cover Design)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Harvest Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0156004070
- ISBN 13
- 9780156004077
- Publisher
- A Harvest Book/Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, CA, New York & London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Sports, Anthology, Literary Studies
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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