Mr. America's Last Season Blues Tapa dura - 1983

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University , 1983. Near fine (slightly soiled top edges) in near fine dust jacket (slightly faded spine).. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University P. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1983. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 243 pp. .

Louisiana State University Press. Hardcover. 0807111201 Fine Condition. Signed by author on title page with inscription. DJ has no tears, minimal wear, unclipped $16.95. Unstated, probable First Edition. Binding good. No stains to text block. . Fine.

Baton Rogue. 1983. Louisiana State University Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0807111201. 243 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Albert Crochet. keywords: Literature America Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Three mornings a week, Roscoe Americus, Jr. - determined, persistent, but twenty pounds overweight and short of breath - runs the three-mile path around Union City's park. As he runs, the sweet memories of his triumphs as a college football standout barely keep pace with the troubles and disappointments of the present; his glorious hopes for a future comeback finish in a dead heat with the awareness that he is past his prime. MR. AMERICA'S LAST SEASON BLUES is the story of Roscoe's attempt to make a comeback, his last run at becoming a superstar. He had once been a hero to the black community of Union City in his years as an offensive and defensive tackle for Ohio State, but his career ended in disappointment when a knee injury kept him on the sidelines… Leer más

Louisiana State University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Louisana State Univ.. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0807111201 . 8vo; 243 pages .

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Hardcover. First Edition. In fine condition with near fine dustjacket, bright and crisp but with some fade to the spine. 243 pgs. Roscoe Americus, Jr.--determined, persistant but twenty pounds overweight and short of breath--trains for a comeback from former football stardom for Ohio State, the Cleveland Browns and the Canadian Football League. He had once been a hero in the black community but after football and a drift into carnival sideshow wrestling, he returns to Union City to tackle the problems of faded athlketic fame as well as a troublesome family life.

Louisiana State University Press, 1983-10. Hardcover. Good.

Louisiana State University Press, 1983-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Inscribed by McCluskey on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Top edge lightly foxed. The dust jacket shows some light handling, clipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 243pp.

Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1983. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. AS NEW IN NEAR-FINE DJ.