Sports! (Limited Edition/Slipcase)

Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York. 1978. Hardcover . Limited Edition #1727/4000. Deep red leather binding over padded boards. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Condition: Near Fine; faint wear to tips from slipcase; small scuff in leather on front board. No DJ. Burgandy textured paper over boards Slipcase; Very Good +; light shelfwear; 2 scuff marks on rear panel; Sports ! in gilt on front; no breaks or splits in boards. Red leather boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamp titles on front board and color photo on front board. Speckled texblock edges. Photographic endpapers. Also includes small promotional card. 192 pp Folio, 4to, 120 photographic illustrations, 110 in full color. This is a photographic album of just about every sport imaginable shot from just about every angle possible featuring the greatest stars of the sport. Descriptive text by George Plimpton to accompany the many photographs. A clean very presentable copy.