Levels of the Game (1969) Signed First Edition Reference

Levels of the Game (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969) reconstructs a single tennis match — Arthur Ashe versus Clark Graebner at the 1968 U.S. Open semifinals — point by point, weaving in biographical portraits of both men and the social dynamics of race, class, and temperament in American tennis. The structure is McPhee’s most audacious: real-time narrative that doubles as cultural history.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first in jacket: $175–$350
• Unsigned first in jacket: $50–$100

A pioneering sports narrative with crossover appeal — collected by tennis enthusiasts and literary nonfiction readers alike.