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Run To Daylight: The Red Smith Sports Series by Lombardi, VInce; with W. C. Heinz
- Bookseller: Idler Fine Books ABA, IOBA.
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 003428
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Robert Riger
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Place: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- Date published: 1963
Description
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963. First Printing of the First Edition, in brown cloth boards, with black-lettered spine, and the green endpapers, 303pp., with illustrations and black-and-white photographs. From the Library of Chuck Johnson, Sports Editor of the Milwaukee Journal, with Johnson's ownership signature and home address on the front fly leaf, and Johnson's signature and work address on the back endpaper. Inscribed and Signed directly on the title page, in blue ink, by Vince Lombardi, as follows: "To Chuck Johnson / with fond memories / & from a 'pauper' in my / field to a 'prince' in his / Vince Lombardi" The book is in very good condition, some leaning to spine, light rubbing to title on spine, and light soiling; and in a very good to near fine dustjacket, with light wear.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Robert Riger.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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