Wheelchair Champions
by Savitz, Harriet May
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG: clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0381900576
- ISBN 13
- 9780381900571
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y Crowell and Co, 1978. first edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG: clipped. Jim McGowan. 8vo 117pp. from front flap: "Rosie Hixson has captured first place in international competition in javelin, discus, club throw, shot put, freestyle and backstroke swimming. Stef Florescu has won a gold medal in international table tennis competition and has completed the requirements for the Red Cross 50-mile swim. Outstanding achievements by any standard--yet Rosie, a paraplegic, and Stef, a quadriplegic, perform from wheelchairs. [. . .] Illuminated by the exciting stories of the participants themselves, this is a timely and inspiring account of a little-known area of sports history and of its far-reaching importance to the lives of all physically disabled individuals." #02090.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2028
- Title
- Wheelchair Champions
- Author
- Savitz, Harriet May
- Illustrator
- Jim McGowan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG: clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0381900576
- ISBN 13
- 9780381900571
- Publisher
- Thomas Y Crowell and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- disability, wheelchair, sports, history, nonfiction, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...