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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.,
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
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
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
196031268NewYork Toronto London: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc 1960. First American edition. 8 pages photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt light rubbing original printed dust jacket with photographs of Moore on the upper and lower jacket "an imaginary interview with the Author" on the inner flaps some light rubbing and soiling some browning of text. A good copy. First American edition. 8 pages photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes his famous secret four-week diet. Hartley1396. Hartley1396 <br/><br/> McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc hardcover
193267924Tours, Alfred Mame et fils, (1932). 107 S. Mit zahlr. s/w Textillustr. u. 8 Farbtafeln. 4to (30 cm). Farbig illustr. OHLn.
195553801New York: Simon and Schuster 1955. 8vo. 8 375 1 pp. Double-page title numerous photo illustrations. Quarter-beige cloth over gray boards blue & red lettering front cover & spine minor edgewear rubbing slight bumping to couple corners w/ d.j. minor chipping head of spine couple minor tears couple closed tears minor creasing still VG/VG- copy inscribed by Rocky Graziano on ffep. First edition inscribed of this memoir detailing the violent life of the famed World Middleweight boxer which served as the basis for the 1956 Oscar-winning MGM film starring Paul Newman Pier Angeli Everett Sloane and directed by Robert Wise. An interesting side-note is that this was also one of the first screen appearances of a young Steve McQueen. Simon and Schuster, hardcover