ISBN: 9781598530711 - hub fans bid kid adieu: john updike on ted williams: a library of america special publication (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. On September 28, 1960?a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans?Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run?a storybook ending to a storied career.In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams? entire tumultuous life in baseball.Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball?s greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. On September 28, 1960?a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans?Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run?a storybook ending to a storied career.In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams? entire tumultuous life in baseball.Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball?s greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked, unread with DJ in NF condition. BP/Baseball.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 64 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 64 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2010. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 64 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. John Updike&#160(1932&ndash2009) was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of&.