Sandy Koufax A Lefty's Legacy by Leavy, Jane - 2002

A mediocre biography of baseball's best pitcher. Condition book and dust jacket fine.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.Dust cover has wear.

"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." —Wall Street Journal
"Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait." — Time
The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers' pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile.

Harper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0060195339 . 9.20 X 6.30 X 0.90 inches; 304 pages .

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N. Y.: Perennial Library, 2003. Soft Cover is in near fine condition with no dust jacket. is a stated first perennial edition, first printing. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 288 pages includes index.. First Perennial Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper Collins Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. hardback. 282 pages .

N.y.: Harper Collins Inc., 2002. Hard Cover is in fine condition as is the dust jacket. is a stated first edition , second printing. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 282 pages includes index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperCollins, 2002. A beautiful, pristine copy -- bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Obviously never read. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (23.95). No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Photo illustrated. Biography of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball legend. "First Edition" is so stated, with "1" in complete number line (10 987654321). To be a true first, the "1" must be present since the "First Edition" statement appears in at least the first 17 printings. Captivating biography of one of the game's most dominant left-handed pitchers. From the Dust Jacket: "A Brooklyn kid, he was the product of the sedate and modest fifties who came to define and dominate baseball in the sixties. In SANDY KOUFAX: A LEFTY'S LEGACY, former award-winning Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy delivers an uncommon baseball book, vividly re-creating the Koufax era, when… Read More

Harper. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing hardcover is fine in near fine jacket. Inscribed to title page by Leavy. Also signed by Jeff Torborg, who caught Koufax's perfect game. ; 6 X 1.03 X 9 inches; 304 pages; Signed by Author .