Letters in Training [World War II]
Published by Privately Printed, 1946
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA)
AbeBooks seller since September 1, 2011
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 350.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Original red cloth with printed label to front board. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a hint of spine lightening. 8vo; 90 pages. First Edition, First Printing. . George Plimpton's first book. Uncommon, there are no records of how many were printed. The book consists of letters to his parents from his time in basic training to his deployment in Italy in 1946. His parents had the letters printed, perhaps to the chagrin of their son George. Essential biographical material on this prominent 20th century literary figure. George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review. Plimpton is best known for his forays into the world of professional athletics: boxing with Archie Moore, pitching to Major League All-stars, quarterbacking for the Detroit Lions. Golfing with Nicklaus and Palmer . all part of his participatory journalism.
Seller Inventory # 17235
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Letters in Training [World War II]
- Author
- Plimpton, George Ames (1927-2003)
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Publication year
- 1946
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Binding
- Cloth with paste-on title
- Edition
- Limited Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR, History: UNITED STATES
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Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time. …
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