Second Serve Story by Richards Renee Ames John (13 results)

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 1st. 8vo, 373 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is an ex-library copy. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only minor wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with light bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, usual library stickers & stamps, borrower's slip & pocket in back. Dust Jacket: intact with only light scuffing on surface and along edges, no significant tears, has been neatly covered & protected in clear plastic by library personnel. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine book and jacket.

First Edition; First Printing. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 373 pages; Description: 373 p. , 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Richards, Renee --Transsexuals --Ophthalmologists --United States --Tennis players --Biography 1 Kg.

Condition: very good, good. First? Edition. First? Printing. 373, illus., some wear and soiling to DJ. This is the story of how Renee, a woman, struggled to emerge from Richard's body to become Renee Richards, a professional tennis player who went on to coach Martina Navratilova for her triumph at Wimbledon in 1982. Because Renee is a doctor she is able to tell the detailed story of her sexual transformation as no layman has or could.

First Edition; First Printing. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 373 pages; Description: 373 p. , 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Richards, Renee --Transsexuals --Ophthalmologists --United States --Tennis players --Biography 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. clean copy.

First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover the original Caitlyn Jenner tells her story of transformation from male doctor to female tennis pro; near fine in near fine jacket; a fews tiny spots of abrasion to board edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket.

Hard Cover (x-library). Condition: G-VG. Autobiography of Richard Raskind, athlete, Navy Lt. Commander and prominent surgeon, who became Renee Richards, professional tennis player, coach.and woman. X-lib with usual markings and labels. Dust jacket in plastic cover, flyleaves glued to boards. G-VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 8vo., 373 pp. The autobiography of tennis player Renee Richards, who was born Richard Raskin, and transitioned from male to female in the mid-1970s, and successfully sued the U.S. Tennis Association to be able to play in the U.S. Open as a woman. In 1977, at age 43, Richards made it to the women's doubles final, losing to a pair that included Martina Navratilova, whom she herself would later coach. One of the first high-profile cases of transgender identity in the U.S.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NY: Stein and Day, 1983. First edition. 373pp; [16]pp b&w plates at center. Red paper over boards; gray quarter cloth; dust jacket. Toning to jacket, particularly front panel, with related offsetting and sunning to front board; strip of soiling along base of rear board. Very good in like jacket, unclipped. Signed and inscribed by Richards to ffep: "to Bob and Barbara, with love and affection - in first and second serve - Renée." First edition of this autobiography by American ophthamologist and tennis player Renée Richards (b. 1934). Notable as one of the first professional athletes to transition, Richards underwent gender affirming surgery in 1975. After refusing to be genetically tested to enter the 1976 U.S. Open, she sued the United States Tennis Association, and in a landmark case for trans rights, the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor, deeming Richards female in the eyes of the law. Richards continued competing until retiring from professional tennis in 1981, when she returned to her career as an ophthamologist. An uncommon signature. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED to the author TRUMAN CAPOTE on the front free end page by RENEE RICHARDS. Hardbound w/ Dust Jacket. First Edition. Book and dust jacket show some minor shelf wear and signs of use. Foxing to page edges, end pages, and dust jacket. Interior pages are clean with no writing or similar marks. Binding sound. RARE! Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Corners lightly tapped else fine in fine dustwrapper with very slight toning. Inscribed by Richards to another tennis player, "whose first serve will take her all the way, with love and affection, Renee." The autobiography of tennis player Renee Richards, who was born Richard Raskin, and transitioned from male to female in the mid-1970s, and successfully sued the U.S. Tennis Association to be able to play in the U.S. Open as a woman. In 1977, at age 43, Richards made it to the women's doubles final, losing to a pair that included Martina Navratilova, whom she herself would later coach. One of the first high-profile cases of transgender identity in the U.S. Especially uncommon signed.