John McPhee / LEVELS OF THE GAME Signed 1st Edition 1969

Description: LEVELS OF THE GAMEBy John McPhee(1969)Inscribed first edition of one of McPhee's best books, an account of a single tennis match played between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner.Very good plus in very good plus jacket."His general shotmaking ability is optimum. He will try anything." Legendary NEW YORKER staff writer and longtime Princeton University professor, John McPhee is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Wallace Stegner Prize, and was twice nominated for the National Book Award. About McPhee's work, journalist Robert Macfarlane has written: "McPhee's sentences are born of patience and attention: he seems to possess a pair of eyes with the swivel, zoom and reach of a peregrine falcon's, and a pair of ears with the recording ability of a dictaphone. He notices almost everything." A beautiful signed edition from one of our greatest nonfiction writers. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1969). 8'' x 5''. Original publisher's full red cloth. In original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket designed by Janet Halverson. 152 pages. Inscribed by McPhee on title page: "To Paul Sullivan /with warm regards / John McPhee." Very faint toning to jacket. Some spots of soil and wear to cloth. Some staining to edges of front and rear endpapers, unobtrusive. Else clean and sound. Type Punch Matrix Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. Proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Guarantee We guarantee the accuracy and authenticity of all our listings. "First edition" always means first printing unless otherwise indicated. Items may be returned for any reason within 30 days, through prior arrangement, and in original condition. Maryland residents must add 6% sales tax. Shipping We pride ourselves on our packaging. All books are carefully packed to help ensure safe arrival in condition sent. We use new boxes, with not a single bubble envelope to be found in our shipping room. We ship most packages via USPS media mail and include delivery confirmation at no additional charge. Delivery typically takes 5-10 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Orders are shipped within two business days. Priority USPS, UPS, and Fed-Ex services are available on request; please inquire for a specific quote. We combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. If you check out immediately and are overcharged for shipping during checkout, we will issue you a prompt refund, once actual shipping costs are known. International shipping is available, and we are happy to ship to our international customers. Please contact is BEFORE PURCHASING for an exact quote.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 550 USD

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

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