Fleming Peggy with Peter Kaminsky (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Winter Sports; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0671038869. ISBN/EAN: 9780671038861. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 625. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine. 1st Printing. Review copy, with press release laid in. Size: Large Octavo.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; B&W Photographs; 210 pages.

Hardccover. Condition: Fine. Fiine. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Signed, dated and located by Peggy at Vroman's, a well known bookstore in Pasadena, Ca in year of publication. Crisp, unread copy with no flaws. Price intact jacket has photo of skater on front panel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small bump to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in mostly clean condition, but has a small semi-closed tear to the top front panel, along with some light rubbing and wear to the top front flap joint. "Fleming's mother selected a color for her Grenoble skating costume, chartreuse, named after the liqueur of that color produced by neighboring Carthusians in their founding monastery, which also gives the name "chartreuse" to the region, thereby perhaps inspiring local French audience support for Peggy's virtually flawless performance. Her award in Grenoble was singularly important for the American athletes and the nation as a whole, for this was the only gold medal that the U. S. Olympic team won in the 1968 Winter Olympics. It signaled a return to American dominance in the sport of women's figure skating following the unprecedented tragedy of the 1961 Sabena plane crash. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author.…