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1920106644<p>Two BroadsidesThe New Colored Menace: World's Greatest Heavyweight Al Walker. 44x31 cm 17¼x12". c.1929. Ripple & Curran Manage the Greatest Boxing Stable in the West - Directing Fighters with a Future Who Fight. With a list of 7 boxers each with a short biography. c.1920s. General light wear with some old folds pinholes normal aging minor closed tears at edges etc. the Walker broadside may have some manuscript additions; both pieces very good. The Walker broadside is significant in that Black heavyweights were essentially eliminated from fighting for the heavyweight championship. After Jack Johnson white America wanted no part of a black heavyweight until Joe Louis came on the scene in the 1930s. It is doubtful Walker's record would have made a top ten fighter but he did fight George Godfrey. The second broadside features a list of western prizefighters including Cowboy Billy Owens a Native American heavyweight. </p> books
19544197Kilmainham Ireland: Phoenix Boxing Club 1954. Poster. Near Fine. The Phoenix Boxing Club is an historic Dublin club that was established in the 1920s and still remains active today. A promotional poster printed in black ink onto robust paper measuring 30 x 20 inch wide. The poster advertises an impressive line up of bouts to be held in the National Stadium featuring Irish Northern County and Irish International champions on the fight card. Poster w. fold marks some soil and creases minor edge wear w. pin holes at upper right corner and two stray ink marks. An amazing survivor considering the posters intended use. A nice piece of scarce and ephemeral Irish Boxing memorabilia. Printed by "Ardiff" in Kilmainham Dublin Ireland. Phoenix Boxing Club unknown
In-folio, VII-107p. Edition de luxe numérotée 1/111 exemplaires sur papier vélin de Rives [tirage total: 242 exemplaires]. Illustré de 60 lithographies en noir de Luc-Albert Moreau. Avant-propos de Henry de Montherlant. Le très bel étui est malheureusement fendu (mais sans manque). Intérieur de première fraicheur.
Broadside (360 x 240 mm), printed on one side only, paper browned, cut down centre fold and repaired with archival paper, previous sellotape browning visible. Harry Paulson (1819-1890), prize-fighter, born in Newark, Nottinghamshire. He was most famous for his three momentous bouts against Tom Paddock of Redditch which took place between 1851 and 1854, and the fight of over 100 rounds with Tom Sayers, a younger man and the champion of England at the time. After a brief biography we are informed of his fighting career "He next beat Tom Paddock (born 1824, died 1864) for ?25 a-side, at Sedgebrook near Grantham, Sept 23, 1851, in 71 rounds, lasting 95 minutes. They met again, Dec. 16, 1851, at the "Cross of Hands" Belper, Derbyshire, when Paddock won in 86 rounds, 95 minutes... They fought for a third time, for ?100 a-side... when Paddock was again conqueror, in 102 rounds, time, 2 hours 32 minutes. He next entered the lists with that Prince of English boxers, Tom Sayers, for ?50 a-side. This great battle took place at Appledore, in Kent, on Jan. 29 1856, and Sayers was victorious after 3 hours 8 minutes had elapsed, during which time 109 rounds were got through..." We are then given a brief description of Paulson's social life and an account of his death and funeral. It appears that Wilson, an old-established firm of Nottingham printers, also issued similar broadsides for the careers of other boxes: Bendigo, Sayers, Mace, Fryer, Click Soles and others. Apparently unrecorded.
1920604042<p>"Jack Dempsey" in dark blue fountain pen ink on full length pose dressed in boxing outfit in a fighting stance wearing boxing gloves. Note his muscular arms. Photograph is by Woodbury L.A. with their rubberstamp on the back and is on heavy stock; 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; very good fresh tack holes in corners; ca. 1920. Signed and inscribed: "To My Friend Frank with best wishes Jack Dempsey".</p> unknown books
1920604042<p>"Jack Dempsey" in dark blue fountain pen ink on full length pose dressed in boxing outfit in a fighting stance wearing boxing gloves. Note his muscular arms. Photograph is by Woodbury L.A. with their rubberstamp on the back and is on heavy stock; 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; very good fresh tack holes in corners; ca. 1920. Signed and inscribed: "To My Friend Frank with best wishes Jack Dempsey".</p> unknown
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Knife-Haft Clue - a tale of murder at Cavadiera Camp in Brazil; The War in the Dolomites - article and photos of extremely challenging terrain in Italy; Stalked! - L. Rogers was stalked on a lonely trail by a big mountain lion; The Return Match - follow-up to October 1915 article "A Prize-Fight in Mexico" by N.E. Guthrie, one of the principals in the fight; Two Girls in Camp in British Columbia - Miss H.W. Paul and her friend Fatima, two English nurses, describe their month-long holiday in the wilds of the B.C. coast; In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - part III - an American businessman was also a member of a Chinese tong; The Mutiny of the Z.___ - part I of a tragic story related by the first mate; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part II - exploring America's newest national reserve, Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Disappearance of Charlie Westcott - WWI story of a lucky escape; From Job to Job Around the World - Part IX - Alfred C.B. Fletcher recounts his voyage to Spitzbergen, his coal-mining experiences in the Arctic, and his final return to the U.S., with fascinating photos; "Mike" - The Story of a Mounted Police Sled Dog that rescued a man who had fallen unconscious in a blizzard; and more. pp. 5 [ads], [2], 96, 6-24 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
66 pages. Features: Charming cover art by Elise Parks depicts mother holding infant; Is The President [FDR] A Well Man? - A look at some fantastic world-wide rumors - and an intimate, authoritative revelation of plain facts; Mothers Can't Help It - fiction by E.G. Morris; The Railroads Tell What is Wrong with Senator Burton K. Wheeler; Forgotten Lullaby - fiction by Rita Weiman; Filthy Rich - fiction by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.; Five Hollywood Daughters and a Prayer - Article on the singing Lane Sisters [Leota, Lola, Rosemary, Priscilla, Martha] with photo of the girls with their mom at home in Indianola, Iowa; Twilight Cheats - fiction by Grace Perkins; Nice one-page color Gillette Blue [Shaving] Blade ad; Illustrated centerfold two-color Schlitz beer ad explains how a derby winning horse's pedigree goes a long way back; The Bright Eyes of Dangers - short story by Donald Barr Chidsey; Crossword; Half-page black and white photo ad for Old Gold cigarettes features Hollywood's Jean Parker; World's Fair Girl - fiction by Oscar Schisgall; A Fool and His Money - by the famous bridge maestro Sidney S. Lenz; The Ghost of Wall Street - an eye-opening tale of new cures for old crimes, by Frederick L. Collins; Black and white 2/3-page Sinclair motor oils features photos of Andrea Leeds, Gary Cooper's leading lady in upcoming film "The Real Glory"; Half-page black and white photo ad for Bromo-Seltzer ad features world speed record holder Captain George E.T. Eyston and his 357.5 mph car; Small Crosley Shalvador fridge ad features photo of Mrs. Philip Friedman of Kalamazoo; We Need Red-Blooded Men - former boxer Tom Sharkey looks at the past - and challenges the present; The Wilkes-Barre Way - Dr. Louis M. Levitsky's story of a little rabbi and a mighty blow against bigotry; Article for ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin; Movie Reviews; Union Pacific ad features photo of Evelyn Keyes; Nice color ad for Listerine Tooth Paste inside back cover; Lovely color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover features illustration of well-dressed young lady in green hat, gloves and scarf. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
190454Editions De La Nouvelle Revue Française Paris 1922 In-4 carré ( 245 X 200 mm ) de 212 pages, demi maroquin cassis, dos à nerfs orné de filets dorés, tête dorée, couvertures et dos conservés. Beau livre illustré de 29 gravures à l'eau-forte originales d'André DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC dont 9 hors texte. EDITION ORIGINALE, 1 des 318 exemplaires numérotés imprimés sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre ( N°193 ). Dos légèrement éclairci, très bel exemplaire.
20381Madrid et Paris, Le Chat et le Gant, 1991. In-folio, 20 pp., cartonnage éditeur de toile moirée verte, étiquette au premier plat (quelques petits frottements).
9466E1 page double sided 8†x 13â€. Signed by the author - boxer Archie Moore on the verso dated June 6 1967 with the receipt stamp from the athletic commission dated June 121967 and with the approval and signature of the commission’s executive officer. Archie Moore fought in over 225 bouts won 140 of by them by knockout and went on to work with children against crime and drugs. Fine with two neat punch holes at the top. unknown books
1711Bruxelles, J. Degrève et Cie, s.d. [1926].Un volume In-folio (30 x 40 cm) de [1 f.], 8 pl. montées sur ff. de support. Chemise illustrée d'éditeur légèrement défraîchie sinon bon exemplaire. Planches en belle condition. Complet du feuillet d'introduction dédié à Monsieur Horta par Robert de Bendère et des 8 pl. en fac-similé offset, figurant des sportifs (coureur, escrimeur, tennisman, footballeur, boxeur, etc.).Tirage à 500 ex. num. Un des 489 exemplaires numérotés sur carton ivoire.Notre exemplaire contient en plus 7 planches en double. Ensemble de 15 planches.
1711Bruxelles, J. Degrève et Cie, s.d. [1926].Un volume In-folio (30 x 40 cm) de [1 f.], 8 pl. montées sur ff. de support. Chemise illustrée d'éditeur légèrement défraîchie sinon bon exemplaire. Planches en belle condition. Complet du feuillet d'introduction dédié à Monsieur Horta par Robert de Bendère et des 8 pl. en fac-similé offset, figurant des sportifs (coureur, escrimeur, tennisman, footballeur, boxeur, etc.).Tirage à 500 ex. num. Un des 489 exemplaires numérotés sur carton ivoire.Notre exemplaire contient en plus 7 planches en double. Ensemble de 15 planches.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Barton's Grizzly - Well-known Western hunter and guide J. Barton sets out to single-handedly capture a live California grizzly bear (includes cover illustration); In Search of Adventure - Part IV - the story of a chequered cruise; Kidnapped - A Tale of the Burmese Border in which Sir Robert Carson retrieves his kidnapped daughter; An Interrupted Holiday - John Hawkins was tramping through Idaho in 1886; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part II - J. Campbell Besley and his party continue their journey from the source of the Amazon to the Atlantic, fighting for their lives along the way; Three Years off the Beaten Track - H.E. Weller spent three years in Northern Canada running a small steamer for the Hudson's Bay Company among fur traders and Indians - article with many interesting photos; A Prize-Fight in Mexico - amusing story of what happened when a Spaniard fought an American; Life Among the Eskimos - Clint Wiseman describes a visit he paid to these hardy little hunters of north, complete with photos; The Story of the Missing Fingers - the awful experience of Melvin Parker who fell overboard and clung to a bell-buoy for many hours in the depth of winter; Fallen Among the Theives - exciting adventures of two novice rubber-collectors in Central America, by Rowland W. Cater; Hotel-Keeping in the Wilds - two ex-members of the Cape Mounted Rifles and their hotel-keeping adventures out on the veldt; and more. pp. 9 [ads], 94, 10-32 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1918List3130Muskogee Oklahoma 1918. Real photo postcard measuring 3 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. A real photo postcard depicting Japanese-American boxer Young Togo inscribed verso: “To K. Iwana Muskogee Oklahoma / From Young Togo fighter and jiu jitsu wrestler Muskogee Oklaâ€. Young Togo was a lightweight and sometimes featherweight or bantamweight boxer from Fort Smith Arkansas who debuted around 1907. He seemed to have been a popular fighter based on contemporaneous newspaper articles. Following a draw with Togo “Battling†Nelson described him as “the toughest piece of Japanese flesh that ever stepped into a prize ring†and stated that “he was game to the core. He fought clean and took his beating like a gamester†then noting that Young Togo had been “full of malaria†at the time.1 In the same article sports journalist Otto Floto described Togo as “one of the very toughest boys of his weight†who “seems to be invincible.†Togo may be Koriyama Kokichi the head coach of YÅ«jirÅ Watanabe’s Nippon KentÅ Club founded in 1921 in Tokyo; Boxing: A Quick Guide 1923 a book written by the pair in Japanese identifies Kokichi as “Young Togoâ€.<br /> <br /> 1 “What Nelson Thinks Of Fort Smith Fans By Battling Nelson†Southwest American March 1 1912 5. unknown
2004mon0000271030A & C Black Publishers Ltd 2004-09-20. Paperback. Very Good. 0.4061 in x 19.3909 in x 12.7919 in. A & C Black Publishers Ltd paperback
1890374961p 1890. Albumen silver print. 9 x 7-1/2 inches. Faded and spotted. Laid down on card. Albumen silver print. 9 x 7-1/2 inches. George Godfrey 1852-1901 born on Prince Edward Island began boxing professionally in 1879 beating Charles Hadley via sixth-round knockout on 23 February 1883 to become World Colored Heavyweight Champion. He would lose the title at age 36 to Peter Jackson in 1888 in a 19th-round technical knockout. unknown
1n6792.aVerschiedene Verlage. Mostly hardcover books. Meist gebundene Bücher. ca. 1930-2010. Mostly very good only slight damages. Wenige Gebrauchtsspuren/meist sehr gute Exemplare. - Text English/wegen des hohen Gewichts betragen die Versandkosten innerhalb Deutschlands 30.00 Eur =6 Pakete -Enthalten unter anderem: Heavyweight championschip 1719-1949/Rocky Marciano. Biography of a first son/Papa Jack/Mike Tyson. Money Myth and Betrayal/A firstful of Sugar/The archie Moore Story/Fat city. Roman Rowohlt/Loser and Still Champion Muhammad Ali/ I am Duran. The autobiography/Great moments in Sport: Heavyweight Boxing/Boxing#s Best. Short Storeis/Ready to Rumble/Leave the fighting to McGuigan/Unforgivable Blackness/Len Harvey. Prince of Boxers/Henry Cooper/Primo. The story of "Man Mountain" Carnera/Jack Johnson and his Times/Nobody asked me/Ginderella Man/Budd Schulberg. Sparing with Hemingway/Serenity. A boxing memoir/The Great Prize Fight/Debatable Decisions/More Ringside Seats/The Noble art/The Fight Game/Best Boxing Stories/The Black lights/A pictorial History Boxing/Ring battles of the century/The sweet science/Men behind the Gloves/The Jack Dempsey. Story/Battling for a title/Life's a Knock-out/The Heavyweights/Blood Season. Tyson and the world of boxing/Sugar Ray Leonard/Pound for Round/Jack Johnson in the ring and out/Sugar Ray/The Ring Boxing The 20th century/The saga of the FistThe Life and times of Jack JohnsonCock-a-doodle-do/Leaves fro my unwritten diary/Giants of the Ring/What do you know about boxing/Strange Encounters/Ringside Seat/The Ignoble art/40 boxers describe my greatest fight/The Heavyweight Champions John Durant/Men of Stee4l/Hands of Stone/Tyson/Arthur Mercante/Down for the Count and so on hardcover
1910346154Philadelphia: American Caramel Company 1910. 5 lithograph cards two of them are the same; Jack Johnson. All cards have slight toning and rubbing near edges with the exception of one of the two Jack Johnson cards that has a bumped corner and creasing at center. Colors are still vibrant on all; overall a very good set of scarce trading cards celebrating Black athletes. 5 lithograph cards two of them are the same; Jack Johnson. Color lithograph boxing trading cards from the "Prize Fighter Caramels" series. American Caramel Company began issuing sports cards in boxes of their caramels in 1908. This series issued in a set of 20 cards in 1910. Featured here are celebrated Black boxers Joe Gans Jack Johnson x2 Joe Walcott and George Dixon. American Caramel Company unknown
151689Alexandre Choko S.L. 2012 In-4 carré ( 315 X 315 mm ) de 324 pages, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs sous coffret noir. Superbe et abondante iconographie en couleurs et en noir dans et hors-texte. EDITION DE LUXE, Collector's limited edition, 1 des 100 exemplaires Mike TYSON ( N°1 ) signé au contre plat du coffret par le boxeur Mike TYSON et justifié par le tampon rouge avec les noms de Mike TYSON et Alexandre CHOKO manuscrits. Très bel exemplaire bien complet de son DVD dans une pochette contrecollée au second contreplat et de la reproduction de photographies, billets de matchs etc dans une enveloppe "volante".
1910346158Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes 1910. 11 lithograph print cards. All cards have brilliant coloring and are very good to near fine. 11 lithograph print cards. Tobacco cards or "T-Cards" were either packaged directly with tobacco products or issued separately by tobacco companies. <br /> <br /> These cards were part of the Mecca & Hassan Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter collection and also under the brand Tolstoi Cigarettes. Featured are celebrated Black prize fighters Peter Jackson Jack Johnson with gloves and Jack Johnson without gloves two of the same image; one issued under Mecca and the other under Hassan on verso Joe Jeanette Sam Langford two of the same image; one issued under Mecca and the other under Hassan on verso George Dixon as Tolstoi on verso and two separate depictions of Joe Gans one with a duplicate; issued as Mecca and Hassan respectively on verso. Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes unknown
180028935AB1800. Four Volumes complete set. Paris Chez H.J.Jansen L'An 8me 1800. Octavo 21.5 cm x 14 cm. Collation: Volume I: 8 459 1 11 pages with Eleven 11 copper-engravings of which are: 5 Maps / Plans and 4 Engravings: The folded view of Fingals Cave "Grotte de Fingal dans l'Ile de Staffa" - 20.5 cm x 31.5 cm / "Folded Plate of the Giants Causeway "Vue occidentale de la Chaussee des Geans et des Caps voisins" 20.5 cm x 39 cm / Fantastic large Map/Plan of Gibraltar by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage with a Birds-Eye-View of the Ville de Gibraltar 20.5 cm x 65.5 cm also showing the Ville Irlandaise on Gibraltar / Scenic View of Gibraltar "Vue de Gibraltar prise du cote de l'Espagne" 20.5 cm x 33 cm / Large Fold-Out-Map of England by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage with an Inset-View of Stonehenge 47 cm x 51 cm / Large Fold-Out-Map of Scotland by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage including the Western Isles and Shetland with a stunning Inset-View of the irish pilgrimage-mountain Croagh Patrick Craig-Phadrick in Westport Ireland 37 cm x 50 cm/ Large Fold-Out-Map of Ireland with an Inset-View of the Lakes of Killarney 39 cm x 44.5 cm / Volume II: 532 1 12 pages with Large Fold-Out-Map of India "Possessions Anglaises" by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage - the large India-Map showing areas as far as Tibet Siam Sumatra and the Andaman Islands Ceylon Burma 48 cm x 43 cm / Volume III: 502 48 2 pages with two portraits: Guillaume Pitt William Pitt & Charles Jacques Fox each 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm/ Volume IV: 486 22 2 pages with the very famous Fold-out-Illustration of Pugilists / Boxers at Odiham in Hampshire "Combats de Boxers a Odiham" showing a boxing-match between Humphrey and Mendoza 32 cm x 20.5 cm. Hardcover / Original very decorative original half leather bindings with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Volume One professionally rebacked by an english master bookbinder. All four Volumes in protective Collector's Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of François-Xavier de Valenzi with his bookplate / exlibris to the pastedowns of each Volume. Maps in this de Luxe Edition are all considerably larger than in the normal-paper-edition and all the maps and illustrations are in superb condition. An underestimated collectable. Excellent early work on statistics of commercial revenue during the British Ruling of the North American Colonies Europe Revenue and dealings with Gibraltar Scotland and Ireland and Economic Statistics from India. The work is comprehensive and valuable due to its very detailed statistical data on Monetary Revenue and Goods generated from the British Colonies and even more so because of the large content of amazing maps and engravings. With a rare illustration of Ireland's Croagh Patrick and one of the earliest illustrations of Pugilists / Boxing Fights in England. The publication talks in depth about local customs Scottish Highlanders and their Whisky / Data of Cape Breton in Canada etc. Exemple de diagrammes statistiques inclus dans cette publication: 1. État de la paie de L'Armee par Jour Cavalerie Garde A Cheval et Dragons 2. État de la paie de L'Armee par Jour Infanterie Garde A Pied. et Infanterie 3. État des Variations de la Dette Publique a la Revolution de 1688 / Diminution pendant la paix / Diminution sous George Ier / L'Échiquier / La Compagnie des Indes / La Banque / 4. Agriculture: Produit Net de 32 Millions d'Acres Turneps / Pois / Orge / Trefle etc. 5. État de la Dette Publique au Premier Fevrier 1799 - Presente aux Communes par M. William Pitt en juillet suivant 6. Tableau de la Dette et des Fonds D'Amortissement au Premier Fevrier 1799 7. Revenu Ordinaire et Ressources Extraordinaires pour 1798 Angleterre / Ecosse / Irlande 8. État des Importations et Exportations du Port de Londres en 1797 Tonnage of Goods shipped to and from Greenland USA Sweden Russia Colonies in North America etc. etc. 9. "Revenues et Depenses de la Compagnie dans L'Inde" 10. "Etat Sommaire des Prisonniers de Londres" With a very large Fold-out-diagram showing the revenue from goods like Timber Real Estate Lottery Billets etc. between England Scotland Ireland etc. etc. etc. Charles-Alexandre-Balthazar-François-de-Paule baron de Baert-Duholant est un homme politique français né le 9 décembre 1751 à Saint-Omer dans l'ancienne province de l'Artois dans le royaume de France et mort le 23 mars 1825 à Paris. Charles-Alexandre-Balthazar-François-de-Paule baron de Baert-Duholant naît à Saint-Omer dans l'ancienne province de l'Artois dans le royaume de France sous le règne du roi Louis XV. Il se livre dans sa jeunesse au goût qu'il avait pour les voyages visita l'Angleterre en 1787 et 1788 puis l'Espagne et rentre à Saint-Omer au commencement de la Révolution française. Élu député du département du Pas-de-Calais à l'Assemblée législative le 31 août 1791 il vote constamment avec la minorité modérée ; dans la séance du 21 octobre 1791 il parle en faveur de la liberté des cultes. Il est un des sept députés qui le 20 avril 1792 votent contre la déclaration de guerre à l'Autriche ; le 20 juin lors de l'invasion des Tuileries il reste auprès de Louis XVI pour le protéger. Découragé par les événements du 10 août il part pour l'Amérique revint à Saint-Omer après le 18 brumaire et épouse Mlle de Montboissier la fille de Charles-Philippe-Simon de Montboissier-Beaufort-Canillac et petite-fille de Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes. Leurs fille épouse le comte Nicolas Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau des Forts. Élu député par le collège de département du Loiret le 22 août 1815 il fait partie de la minorité dans la Chambre introuvable et renonce à la vie politique après cette législature. Baert-Duholant a publié plusieurs ouvrages fruits des notes réunies dans ses voyages ; le plus important est le Tableau de la Grande-Bretagne de l'Irlande et des possessions anglaises dans les quatre parties du monde 4 vol. in-8° avec cartes figures Paris 1800. Wikipedia hardcover
1825215604London: W. Sams Book & Printseller to the Royal family opposite St James's Palace 1825. Third state the first being produced in 1818. Hand-colored aquatint with etched outline. 1 vols. 20 x 26 inches matted and framed to 27 x 33 inches overall. Third state the first being produced in 1818. Hand-colored aquatint with etched outline. 1 vols. 20 x 26 inches matted and framed to 27 x 33 inches overall. A large and important depiction of an exhibition sparring match held in Fives Court in London's Little St. Martin's Street a tennis and fives court hired for such events the participants unlike a regular bare-knuckle bout being fitted with gloves "mittens" or "mufflers". The contestants shown were Ned Turner "The Out-and-Outer" who had killed a man in the ring serving time for manslaughter and Jack Randall "The Prime Irish Lad" unbeaten throughout 12 years of ring activity. The two had fought an epic fight in 1818 which Randall won to become the Lightweight champion. A large number of famous pugilists are pictured in the audience not always accurately Jem Belcher the famed champion and the first real sporting celebrity in the modern sense is shown although he was dead and it is a fair portrait of "The Fancy" as the mix of often raffish sporting professionals and upscale spectators including nobility came to be known. THE MOST FAMOUS BOXING PRINT EVER PRODUCED AND AN IMPERISHABLE EVOCATION OF REGENCY SPORT. Snelgrove British Sporting and Animal Prints p. 48-9 color plate 5; Siltzer pp. 319 320 325; Wilder Sporting Prints p. 178 color plate p. 179; Magriel The Ring and the Glove pp. 17-18 W. Sams, Book & Printseller, to the Royal family opposite St James's Palace unknown books
1980CAT0118Various Places 1980. Illustrated calf "Frankfurt" binding 9 x 10 inches. With twelve scrapbook pages and twenty-eight photographs and two programs laid in. Very Good. Archie Moore's personal scrapbook evidently started in Frankfurt in the period surrounding his fight with Hans Kalbfell and extending onward. Moore used the scrapbook to house other photographs and memorabilia titling it "Archie Moore Albumn sic - various 'celebs' Boxers." The loose photos show Moore posed with various friends and acquaintances. The scrapbook contains three contact sheets of stills from an unidentified film a picture of Mr. T. an inscribed program from Mickey Walker several original photographs from an unidentified boxing match and a single leaf extract from the Sacramento Union discussing Moore's youth project signed by Moore in 1966. <br /> <br /> Moore was a frequent victim of racism early in his career and often fought abroad. His career spanned several eras in boxing from the 1940s onward. He fought a young Cassius Clay at age 45 when Clay was 20. This album starts during the period when he held the world light heavyweight championship and continues through his retirement from boxing. He led a varied life upon retirement starting a charity for youth in San Diego acting in several films and helping train George Foreman for his fights into the 1990s among other activities. A very nice personal scrapbook from an incredible career which we have left in its found state with the photographs loosely interleaved with the pages. Generally very good well used but cared for with bright contents and some wear to binding. unknown books
18231252451823. EGAN Pierce. Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. London: Sherwood Jones and Company 1823-29. Five volumes. Octavo 20th-century three-quarter red morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers all edges gilt. $3000.Early edition of this boxing classic with 50 engraved plates including an engraved vignette title page in Volume I 45 portraits and four folding plates of boxing matches handsomely bound by Bayntun.Egan was probably one of boxing's most enthusiastic and ardent disciples. Egan devotes a major part of Boxiana to a history of the boxing careers of about over a hundred boxers often including a round to round account of the famous fights of a particular boxer such as Jim Belcher Tom Cribb Dan Mendoza Tom Molyneaux 'Gentleman' John Jackson and many others. First published in 1812 Boxiana proved so popular that Egan expanded the work to an eventual four volumes; the fourth volume was written by another author after Egan briefly lost the rights to the series but after securing the rights to the title he published a further two volumes as part of a New Series. With Volume II only of the New Series. Without the portrait of Alexander Reed in the last volume but with an additional plate depicting ""A Sparring Match at the Fives Court"" in Volume III. Owner signature.Plates occasionally trimmed a bit close a few leaves with marginal paper repairs in the last volume. Very handsomely bound. hardcover