Description
The first edition, first printing of The Boys in the Boat, signed by Daniel James Brown.
Octavo, [12], 404pp. Beige hardcover, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Full number line on copyright page. In the publisher’s fine dust jacket, $28.95 retail price on front flap, advance praise blurbs on the rear panel.
Signed on the second free endpaper by the author, Daniel Brown.
A work of narrative nonfiction, The Boys in the Boat tells the story of the University of Washington eight-oar crew and their victory at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The book was later adapted into a feature film directed by George Clooney.
