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Published by Da Capo Press (edition ), 2001
ISBN 10: 0306810581ISBN 13: 9780306810589
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
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Published by HARPER & BROS January 1958, 1958
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition. Aged but in good shape Slight shelve wear on the cover.
Published by Panther, London, 1961
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st of This Edition. An ageing but firm book, spine slightly curved.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English edition published by Peter Davies in 1959, 287 pp. A very clean fresh copy in an un- price clipped dust wrapper, the wrapper has a repaired tear on the front cover and light wear to the edges but is now protected and very presentable. Ernest Hemmingway is quoted '' The Professional is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter, and an excellent first novel in its own right''.
Published by Berkley Publishing, Newfoudland, 1959
Seller: By The Lake Books, Burlington, ON, Canada
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Book has creases on covers, pages have yellowed with age and there are small chips on the top of some pages.
Published by Berkley Letter Prefix Series. NY: Berkley Books, Inc., 1959
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. BG-197 very good - fine, reading crease boxing story paperback,
Published by Arbor House, 1984
ISBN 10: 0877956464ISBN 13: 9780877956464
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
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Published by Peter Davies, London, 1959
Seller: Klanhorn, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET. 1st UK Edition. VG, Shelfwear, mild soiling, corner bump, dealer sticker, ink gift inscrption, light EPS & edge foxing/NO DUST JACKET. Boxing drama. Author's first novel. Expanded condition report/photo on request.
Hardback. First edition. Published -1958. Good condition. Pages, cover, spine - intact and sound. Some light tanning on front and back pages. Dust jacket has bumping wear at edges, and is covered by a plastic slip.
Published by Berkley Letter Prefix Series. NY: Berkley Books, Inc., 1959
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. BG-197 almost near fine boxing story paperback,
Boxing novel centred around the relationship between a prize fighter and his manager. Ernest Hemingway (no less) stated that "it is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter". 8vo. 287pp. Foxing to all page edges. Original dust-wrapper, also foxed to edges but otherwise in very good condition. Review copy with letter from publisher slipped in.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1958
Seller: P Peterson Bookseller, Osseo, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Black cloth binding with red print. In addition to the normal library markings and attachments, there are a very few light scattered soil spots. The dust jacket inside flap corners are clipped. This is the Harper Crest Library Edition.
Published by Harper & Row New York (1958), 1958
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 338pp., Doesn't appear to be a first edition; states Harper & Row NOT Harper Brothers. Catalog number 57-11798. Nice square copy in bright black cloth with a very good dust jacket with some chipping at head of spine. PHOTO available.
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1959
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing of the First UK edition. A nice copy of the novel acclaimed by Ernest Hemingway as "the only good novel I have read about a fighter". Original red cloth, a square, tight copy with noticeable bumps to the corners but otherwise in fresh, VG condition - free from previous owner names etc. One single, large spot to the rear endpaper else free from foxing or other marks. The dustjacket is unclipped with the publisher's later price sticker fixed over the original price t the front flap.Bumped/rubbed at the corners with just normal shelf-wear for a book of this age and a hint of print-soiling to the rear panel. Otherwise a VG jacket and overall an attractive copy of this title.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1958
Seller: Recycled Books, Denton, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First Edition (stated). 16mo (8.5" x 5.75"); [viii], 338p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $3.95 price; book in green and black cloth with red and gilt lettering to spine. Jacket shows a few tears and chips along edges, as well as some shallow creasing and smudging to back. Small tear to cloth at head of spine. Boards open easily but binding is sound. Pages are unmarked. Not an ex-library copy. [AB-104].
Published by HARPER & BROS. NEW YORK, 1958
Seller: BooksCardsNBikes, Stratford, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. DECKLED FORE EDGE. DUST JACKET NOT PRICE CLIPPED ($3.95) BRODART PROTECTED. FIRST EDITION/ FIRST PRINTING. TIGHT AND SQUARE. UNMARKED. LAUDED BY ERNST HEMINGWAY AND CONSIDERED A CLASSIC OF BOXING LITERATURE. HEINZ HAS CHOSEN TO CREATE HIS BOOK, AS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A PRIZE FIGHTER'S MANAGER. UNCOMMON IN FIRST EDITION. UNFORTUNATELY, WRAPPERS WITH BRODART JACKET COVERS, READILY REFLECT LIGHT AND ALAS, DO NOT PHOTOGRAPH WELL.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958
Seller: ProPen, Arcata, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Half-Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First. Boxing novel written by sportswriter Heinz. Clean and tight in jacket with some rubbing and small closedtears.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY, 1958
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG++ Price-Clipped. First Edition. Dustwrapper shows a closed tears and a minute bit of wear to spine ends, but is overall bright, tight and clean. The book appears to never have been read. The first edition of this now classic boxing novel by Heinz. The back panel of the dustwrapper contains the glowing blurb by Red Smith.
Published by HARPER & BRO., NY, 1958
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. STATED FIRST EDITION. The DJ has a small closed tear. The previous owner's name is written in the book ( quite small ).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover. 338 pages, Very good, with former owner's name on front free endpaper, head/tail of spine bumped and endpapers browned from dust jacket contact, in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear and trace of tape residue from old jacket cover at edges, interior side of jacket browned. Protective mylar cover on jacket. A classic of boxing fiction.
Published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1958
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Two-tone cloth titled in gilt and orange. Stated first edition. Spine ends/points slightly worn. Tight and unmarked. The DJ in mylar is mildly chipped to spine ends/points, slightly rubbed/edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Harper (Harper and Brothers), 1958
Seller: M.S. Books, Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this superb boxing novel by one of the top scribes in the golden age of sportswriting, W.C. Heinz. Heinz was a master stylist distinguished by Hemingway-esque directness and economy, an eye for illuminating details, and exquisite scene setting. He was both a top columnist in the top arena in the sports world -- New York City dailies-- and an award winner trailblazer in long-form magazine pieces of the Outside the Lines variety. He's a member of the National Sportswriters and Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. And, as one of the all-time greats in chronicling the Sweet Science, he's a member of the Boxing of Hall of Fame. "The Professional" is his first novell. It closely observes a young Middleweight and his grizzled manager prep for The Big Fight. Fans? Ernest Hemingway, who called the book "the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter, and an excellent novel in its own right." Heinz had also been a war correspondent, experience that played into his co-authorship of a later novel, "M.A.S.H" -- source book for the Robert Altman film and long-running uber-popular television series. Inscribed by W.C. Heinz to a previous owner on the front endpaper. 338 pages. The book itself has tanning of the pages, otherwise minimal sign of previous use. The dust jacket has creasing at the edges, a small chip at the top of the front cover at the spine edge, and a bit of foxing on the back cover. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1958
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine copy in a near fine jacket.Light wear to crown.$3.95 on flap.Stated First Edition. Fictional novel on Boxing. One of the best ever.Excellent Copy.Extremely Rare.
Published by N.Y.: Harper & Bros., 1957
Seller: Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1st edition stated. Binding tight; pages clean; a hint of staining to top and bottom of text block. Price-clipped DJ shows overall wear and medium-size chips at corners. Inscribed by Heinz on front endpaper, "To Joe Stevens/a most thoughtful gentleman," and dated 12-30-57. (The copyright page states 1958 but carries Harper's M-G code, denoting December 1957 publication.) The great sportswriter's first book. Ernest Hemingway famously said, "'The Professional' is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter and an excellent novel in its own right." Uncommon signed. 338 pages. U.S. buyers, contact me for a possible discount!. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1958
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Neat owner name on the front fly, and bottom of the spine slightly bumped, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with a modest tear at the foot of the spine. A nice copy of this novel about the manager of a prize-fighter, something of a classic of the genre, and difficult to obtain. Ernest Hemingway said, "'The Professional' is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter and an excellent novel in its own right.".
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. John Groth (illustrator). 1st Edition. Gold and red letters on black cloth. Light apple-green boards. 338 pages. Publisher's M-G is on the copyright page. The top and bottom edges of the spine strip are slightly rubbed and softened. Some of the bottom edges of the boards are slightly rubbed. Endpapers and pages are lightly tanned. The front endpaper has a 3/8 in. stain, near the spine; the facing half-title page has ghosting of the stain. DJ: the illustration spans the front and spine panels; the ends of the spine panel and the ends of the front flap's fold are frayed with chips and rubbed spots; the back panel has light shelf wear rubbing, 2 light crease lines, and one word is partly faded; the reverse side has darkened, especially on the spine strip. Photos e-mailed upon request. International shipping will require extra cost. Inscribed (to a Name) & Signed.
Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1958
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Rear endpapers offset from clippings, else near fine in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with two small chips at the corners of the crown, and a large but faint dampstain on the rear panel. This copy Inscribed by Heinz: "To Jim Kahn - connoisseur-raconteur-colleague-friend. Sincerely, Bill Heinz. 12-30-57. Stamford, Conn." A nice copy of this well-regarded novel about the manager of a prize fighter, a classic of the genre and difficult to obtain, especially signed. Ernest Hemingway said, "'The Professional' is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter and an excellent novel in its own right.".
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958, 1958
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition, first printing, presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Ruth & Alan Hilditch our good friends who have heard me talk a lot of this. Bill Heinz Xmas 1957". Alan Hilditch (1900-1971), a certified public accountant, was a graduate of Yale and "a member of the St. Elmo Society, the Yale Club and the Innis Arden Golf Club" (New York Times obituary, 30 October 1971, retrieved 19.06.19). He was a keen sportsman, involved with the swimming and track teams at the exclusive Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, before going up to Yale. This is Heinz's first novel, the story of young boxer Eddie Brown's quest for the middleweight championship of the world. Subsequent editions bear a foreword by Elmore Leonard. Wilfred Charles Heinz (1915-2008) was an American sportswriter, war correspondent, journalist, and author, "the last surviving representative of a flowering of sports journalism that transpired in the pages of New York City's daily newspapers in the 1940s and '50s. Heinz and Red Smith, [who] had red their Hemingway, brought irony and pity to their accounts of home-run hitters and club fighters; they could make an 800-word column into a set piece that brought tears to your eyes. Red Smith reported that Hemingway called [the present work] the only good book he'd ever read about a fighter" (Yagoda). Ben Yagoda, "The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism," 1998, p. 115; "The New York Times," October 30, 1971, p.34. Octavo. Publisher's black and green cloth, titles in gilt and red on spine, untrimmed. With the colour pictorial dust jacket. Running man motif repeated from dust jacket to title page in simple line drawing. A little cocked, spine softened, light spotting to boards and pastedowns edges. A very good copy, in the bright dust jacket, with slight darkening to edges, and some wear and creasing to extremities.