first edition Hardcover
1962 · New York
by (HALEY, Alex)
New York: Franklin Watts, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Julio Granda. Very good with a gift inscription bumped rear corner, and some spotting in about very good dustwrapper with wear at the extremities with tears and chipping at the ends of the sunned spine. Profiles on various sports superstars, from Wilt Chamberlain to Gordie Howe to Floyd Patterson, including one about Wilma Rudolph written by Alex Haley, apparently his first book appearance after years as a journalist. (Inventory #: 363880)