My Wide World

Title: My Wide World

Author: McKay, Jim

Publication: New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1973.

Description: Uncorrected proof copy of sports journalist Jim McKay's memoir My Wide World. Inscribed by the author on the title page. In blue printed paper wrappers, with handwritten page numbers in ink and ink stamp of Crane Duplicating Service on rear wrapper. 5.25 x 10.75 inches; 182, [4] pages (last two leaves blank). Sunned wrappers, soiling and abrasions to the front wrapper affecting the imprint on the wrapper, and remnants of a sticker on the half-title page. Overall, Very Good. McKay was an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports from 1961 to 1998. In this memoir, he recalls events from the summer of 1972, including the tragic Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics. An inscribed, rare uncorrected proof copy of this autobiographical retelling of an important moment in sports history.