Lovinger Jay Editor (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fallen Angels included Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Billy Martin, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and O. J. Simpson. Saviors were Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Gods were Jack Dempsey, Bill Russell, Jim Brown, Secretariat and Walter Johnson. Has 246 pages and hundreds of photographs, many are in color. In very good condition. I have hundreds of books on boxing, golf, football and basketball and more than 2,400 baseball publications in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.…

Stapled Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. 96 pages,illustrated. Except for a small hole on page 1/2 very few signs of use.

Magazine. Condition: Good. Light Edgewear With Tiny Tears Around Staples. The Back Cover & Last Several Pages Are Creased At Top Corner. Very Light Soiling. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight Wear; Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING. 9.5"x10.5" 244 numbered pages plus picture credits. Black cloth spine w/gilt letters over red boards w/ESPN logo blind stamped on front. Gold and red sunrise striped paste downs. Frontispiece "Jupiter and Thetis" by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres. DJ design by Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser. Intro by Hunter S. Thompson. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean and bright, not x-library, unclipped ($40.00), unmarked. One inch rub on top edge of front DJ. Price covers extra weight secure ship w/track #. The Barnes & Noble Review: It has become cliché to say that sports is a religion in America. But this book goes beyond the cliché to make credible analogies between the sports of our time and religion over the centuries. It is a good read accompanied by stellar illustrations of athletes and beautiful religious art from the Middle Ages. In addition to an amusing introduction by Hunter Thompson on pro football, five well-known writers discuss and analyze some 29 sports figures, including two racehorses. Each writer is guided by a religious theme. Robert Lipsyte's chapter is entitled "Prophets" and includes the Olympic visionary Avery Brundage, Muhammad Ali, and Billie Jean King. Then there are those who fell from grace. This theme is handled poignantly by Peter Carlson in "Fallen Angels," in which he covers Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Bobby Knight, Billy Martin, Hurricane Carter, O. J. Simpson, and Hollywood Henderson. To balance things out, there are also "Saints," covered by Le Anne Schreiber. She writes in great detail about the almost forgotten Iowa football legend of the '30s, Nile Kinnick, and adds baseballer Mark Fidrych and racehorse Ruffian. Ralph Wiley's section, "Saviors," includes a telling segment on the greatest athlete of all, Babe Ruth, and fine portraits of Jackie Robinson, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, revolutionary NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, and superstar Tiger Woods. Finally, the legendary George Plimpton chronicles the "Gods": Jack Dempsey, Vince Lombardi, Bill Russell, Jackie Stewart, Jim Brown, Ted Williams, thoroughbred Secretariat, and pitcher Walter Johnson. Plimpton looks for similarities between these icons of sport and the athletic ideals established by the ancient Greeks. With fine writing and superb illustrations, this book is perfect for every sports fan. Glenn Speer. Goodreads.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Moderate wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Some slight edgewear, slight spine crease, sticker remnant on front cover; otherwise a bright, clean and tight copy. Wonderful pictures and news stories from the year 1945. Illustrated (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. [Lovinger, Jay, Editor Life Magazine.] LIFE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 10 1995. [New York: Life Magazine.] February 10 1995. "Collector's Edition"devoted to Elvis Presley. Photos, line-art, drawings, etc., in color and b/w, advertisements, 94+pp, 4to (ca 9" wide x 11" tall) wire-stitched (staples)softcover magazine format with color photo illustrated Elvis portrait on front cover. Small tear in bottom front cover margin; rubbed on edge of rearcover; separation at top of spine,;unmarked, bright, clean, very good or better. (JO-F). …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 244 pages. 11.00x9.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red boards/black cloth spine/gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Editor's Note; Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson; and Picture Credits. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, color photographs, color illustrations, cartoons, etc. "[The book] looks at the power sports wields as the ultimate American secular religion.and its effect on the people who play - and watch - our games. The book features six essays on the athletes, coaches and commissioners who make up the sacred - and sometimes profane - hierarchy: Avery Brundage; Muhammad Ali; Billie Jean King; Ty Cobb; Pete Rose; Bobby knight; Billy Martin; Rubin "Hurricane" Carter; O.J. Simpson; Hollywood Henderson; Nile Kinnick; Mark Fidrych; Ruffian; Babe Ruth; Jackie RObinson; Larry Bird; Magic Johnson; Pete Rozelle; Tiger Woods; Jack Dempsey; Vince Lombardi; Bill Russell; Jackie Stewart; Jim Brown; Ted Williams; Secretariat; and Walter Johhson. - from the rear jacket cover. ".the core of the book - five essays by world-class stylists like George Plimpton and longtime New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte. Complementing each essay are striking, revealing, and rarely seen photographs, illustrations, cartoon strips and editorial cartoons, plus lists of the best and worst of everything, worst sports execs. best boxing movies, biggest hotheads - testaments and fascinating tales of brilliant accomplishments, love, blood feuds and marketing brilliance that will delight even the casual fan, while illuminating the nature of sports worship in America in the 20th and 21st centuries." - from the front and rear inside jacket flaps.…

Wraps. 56, wraps, Iillusrations (many in color) This issue is on "Beyond Martin Luther King, Jr." Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tear/chip at back cover.