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1964806New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation 1964. Hardcover. Good/good. Gray cloth hardcover with dustjacket. No statement of edition 1964 is the only date. A good copy with general wear at the corners and spine ends light soiling to the gray covers. Text is clean and unmarked and the binding is solid though lacking in tightness. Unclipped jacket with a $3.95 price point is in good conly condition. Much scuffing to the panels and a 2" tear at the top of the rear panel. White rear panel is browned and soiled short chips at the head and heel of the spine panel. 116 pp. some black and white photos at center. An early biography of boxing legend Muhammad Ali with one of his poems gracing the rear dustjacket panel. <br /><br /> Fleet Publishing Corporation hardcover
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrations by Sidney Paget in the text; original publisher's binding of pictorial blue cloth, upper boards and backstrips blocked and lettered in gilt and black, red sprinkled edges, primrose endpapers, neatly recased, backstrip faded else a good, clean copy. First appearance of Doyle's boxing tale, present here in the original three instalments with a total of sixteen illustrations (2 full-page) by Paget. The story was never published individually in book form in the UK, but was included in The Green Flag (1900), and published individually in the US and Canada in 1907 (Green & Gibson A31). SCARCE. Green & Gibson, pp.119, 145.
Book is in excellent condition with a tiny bit of shelf wear along the lower edge only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in protective clear cover. 285 pages. Contents include: Black intellectual and the sport of prizefighting, The Patterson-Liston fight, Battling Kiki: the boxer as natural man, Romance of toughness: LaMorta and Graziano, Malcolm X and the failure of afrocentrism, etc.
205 p. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. 235 mm. Original full red cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very slightly soiled. First Edition. First Printing. Limited to 1500 copies. Hardbound. Near fine. An interesting study of the December 1896 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship Fight between Robert Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey, with Wyatt Earp as the Referee. His controversial decision, and the ensuing machinations are intriguing. as is the cast of characters, including: "Lucky" Baldwin; Wyatt and his wife Josephine Earp; the cowboy actor, William S. Hart; Bat Masterson; "Danny" Lynch; Colonel Henry Kowalsky; "Mysterious Dave" Mather; Judge Sanderson; John L. Sullivan; "Gentleman Jim" Corbett; etc. W3
Book shows light wear to covers, age toned paper. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 197 pages, author photo on back cover looking like he just got hit. " Ali, Mailer & Foreman collide in the richest, most incredible bout of the century." (Bantam) Larry McMurtry writes a nice blurb from the Washington Post.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with nicks to spine top and enclosed tear to front spine edge. Now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 223pp. The story of boxing around the world over around sixty years. Illustrated. Foreword by Jack Dempsey.
(Codice SP/1024) In 8° (24 cm) X-274 pp . PRIMA EDIZIONE. Testo inglese, varie fotografie dei puglili, vignettwe, ecc. Legatura mezza tela editoriale, sovraccoperta. COME NUOVO. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 224pp.
(Codice SP/1137) In 8° (22 cm) XVI-303 pp. Original blue cloth, gilted title (fine), chipped dust jacket. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
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
195363840New York NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1953. 8vo. 4 197 1 pp. With 4 photo plates. Red tweed publisher’s boards black lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art of Joe Louis fight couple minor closed tears slight edgewear and w/ wraparound photo-illustrated band for the United Artists film starring Coley Wallace Paul Stewart & Hilda Simms w/ photo stills of the movie NF/VG/NF copy w/ former ownership markings on ffep. First photoplay edition of this stirring autobiography of the famed Heavyweight Champion who held the title for 12 years longer than any other boxer as he battled both fighters and racism. Louis acknowledges in the dedication the editorial and writing aid from longtime friend Chester L. Washington longtime editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel L.A.’s largest Black newspaper and famed Jewish-American sportswriter & publicist Haskell Cohen 1914-2000 who began his career with the prominent Black newspaper Pittsburgh Courier and covered the Negro leagues and strongly advocated for Black athletes in professional sports. Wallace 1927-2005 also appeared in both the films Raging Bull 1980 and Marciano in 1979. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
183 pages, page edges tanned, signed dedication by Michael Murray on the front endpaper. eng
197519746-ym6000Bucharest (Bukarest): Stadion Publishing House 1975. 73 Seiten, 1 Blatt sowie 12 Blatt Tafeln. Orig. Broschur (etwas berieben und bestoßen, Umschlag etwas fleckig, der hintere Umschlagdeckel mit einem Einriß, sonst gutes und sauberes Exemplar). 8°. broschiert/ Taschenbuch
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows Very light wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 317 pages. B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Contents include: Professors of pugilism, Yankee Sullivan, Match between Sullivan and Hyer, John Morrissey, Working class culture in antebellum cities, End of the bare knuckle era, etc.
44 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of Quebec winter dance party; Nice half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters features their Pagoda design; 3/4-page RCAF recruits radio, radar and electronics trainees; 1/4-page ad for Canadian Pacific's White Empress; Canada Must Arm for Peace - Hanson W. Baldwin suggests Canada's role in the prevention of WW III - major photo-illustrated article; Fighter's Wife (boxing short story); George Drew and Louis St. Laurent Step into the political arena - photo-illustrated article; A Family for Pam (short story); If you want to be a Barbara Ann Scott (figures skater) - the rules that have helped her win five international titles, with photo of her trainer, Sheldon W. Galbraith; Outline of Good Intentions (short story); Schoolhouse in the Snow (short story); J.Arthur Rank ad features photo of actor John Mills; Bermuda on a Budget - photo-illustrated travel article on how Irene Marx and Maida Skene did it; Photo of soloist Frosia Gregory in ad for Campana's Italian Balm; Photo-illustrated interior design article; Classy one-page colour Heinz ad features painting by R. York Wilson of tomatoes being harvested by hand into bushel baskets for transit to Leamington for processing; Party recipes; Nice half-page colour Quick Quaker Oats ad features little boy dreaming of being a hockey player; World Sayings; O'Keefe's colour ad on back cover features painting by Rex Wood of old seaman telling tales to young boys; and more. Several middle leaves loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
124 pages. Features: Magnificent boxing poster-style cover featuring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman as they prepare for their fight in Zaire; Many lovely fashion ads. Funky one-page photo ad features young white male with bushy hair and beard, for the city of Cleveland; Amnesty - the painful issue of how to handle Americans who dodged the draft; Putting Zaire on the Map - article on the upcoming boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire - with one-page photo of President Mobutu; Hooked on Vietnam - hundreds of unusual Americans have chosen to stay in Vietnam, including: Seminarian John Tabor, Harry Hartwig, and Frank Mariano; 'Computer Raped by Telephone' - and other futuristic felonies by electronic con men who leave no footprings (a remarkably prescient look ahead to modern day hackers); Letter from Erica Jong; Two-page Teacher's Whisky ad features one-page photo of Mel Brooks in caveman attire; The Case of the Hot Writer - a visit to Cornwall's David Cornwell - far from the neurotic insecurity of John Le Carre's unholy underworld; Color-photo centerfold ad for Bill Blass Collection beddings; Home is Next to the Factory - The Tai and Rosita Missoni home; Suicide - a sin or a right?; Will My Baby be Normal? - Genetic counselors are having increasing success in anwering this heavy question. Above-average external wear, particularly along cover fold. Bit of writing in upper corner of front cover at spine. A worthy vintage copy of this timeless boxing memento. Book
16x11. 255p. Algo deteriorado.
84 pages. Features: Davey Moore one-page color photo; Tex Cobb Interview; How does Hector Camacho rate with the Experts?; Hall of Fame Inductees Monzon, Foster and Burley; Boxing's Second Generation; Stanley Ketchel - the first middleweight great; Wilford Scypion - fighter of the month; and much more. Unmarked with above-average external wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Rating the Light Heavyweight Champs; Harold and Kelvin Seabrooks Persevered; Spinks and Lewis - Boxing's Beastie Boys; The Unknown Champs - Dodie Penalosa; Ramzi Hassan; Boxer Shorts - Frankie Minton and Jimmy Navarro; In This Corner - Bennie Georgino; Ringside Reports; Nice one-page color photos of: Louie Espinoza, Sot Chitalada, and Spinks & Lewis; and much more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Richie Sandoval - Former Champion; Days of Tamerlane; Profile of Frank Bruno; Kevin Watts; Charles Williams and Kelvin Seabrooks; Edward Gersh; Ringside Reports - Tyson-Tillis, Andries-Williamson, Boza-Edwards-Alli, Tillman-Ali; Spinks-Holmes II - who really won?; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
88 pages. Features: How I'll Beat Marvin Hagler, by Roberto Duran; How I'll Beat Roberto Duran, by Marvin Hagler; Sugar Ray Leonard on Duran, Hagler, Hearns and more; Boxing's Scandal - The Mysterious Case of Panama Lewis and the Cut Gloves; James Garza - the new west coast sensation; Anatomy of a non-fight - Michael Spinks vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad - what really happened?; Ringside Reports; Colour photos of Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran; Budweiser International Rankings; Kronk Boxing Team; Gotch Against Jack Johnson - the dream match that almost was; Carl 'Bobo' Olson. Bit of writing in marker atop front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1931104111<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some extremity wear and corner folds spine with a little wear still covers and spine in very nice shape normal aging and browning; very good. This early issue of Ring Magazine is in nice condition. A featured article covers successful "Negro" boxers. This article looks at recent boxers including Harry Wills Tiger Flowers and Battling Siki. A historically significant article at least to boxing fans is an editorial by Nat Fleischer that talks about Tony Canzoneri's capture of the featherweight crown from Al Singer and a loss by Jimmy McLarnin at the hands of Billy Petrolle. </p> The Ring Inc.,
1948105069<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers have small archival tape repair along one edge some minor edgewear rear corner fold some aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Article debating the value of TV to the fight game. Some promoters were concerned; others felt it would help the sport. In the end it did not. Interesting article on Freddie Mills the recently crowned light-heavyweight champ. Another article by Jack Dempsey discusses the quality of ring talent in the late 1940s. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105083<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edgewear covers bright and clean contents with slight aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. The issue includes an article on Japanese boxers invading the fight scene. There is also an article on heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott and a report on Sugar Ray Robinson. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1951104125<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight darkening and edgewear to covers a couple of tears on top cover normal aging and browning; about very good. This is one of two Rex Layne Ring Magazine covers that features a rising heavyweight star. Unfortunately Rocky Marciano would knock out Layne in his only championship fight. This issue also covers the recent Walcott and Charles heavyweight title match and the fortunes of aging Joe Louis.</p> The Ring Inc., books
