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NOTE: VG=Very good condition. G=Good. If the book has a dust jacket you
will see two references as to the condition. For example 'Very
good/Good' would mean the book itself is in very good condition with a
good condition dust jacket.
A
* Adler, David 'Joe Louis, America's Fighter' 2005 1st ed. VG+/VG+ Oversize young adolescent book of approx. 20
pages. Well illustrated. $15
* Ali, Hana 'More Than a Hero. Muhammad Ali's Life Lessons
Presented Through His Daughter's Eyes'
2001 1st ed. 110 pages. VG/VG $12
* Ali, Muhammad 'Muhammad Ali. Through the Eyes of the World' 2001 1st
ed. 481 pages. VG/VG $15
* Ali, Muhammad & Hauser, Thomas 'Healing, A Journal of
Tolerance
and Understanding' 1996 64 pages. VG/VG $5
* Ali, Muhammad. The Greatest, My Own Story' 1976, 413-pages. VG in VG
mylar protected dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Angelo Dundee on title page.
$50.
* Ali, Muhammad 'The Greatest, My Own Story' 1975 1st ed. 415 pages VG/VG (3) $25 ea.
* Ali, Muhammad 'The Greatest, My Own Story' 1975 1st British ed. 413 pages. VG in VG price-clipped jacket. Some
foxing to page ends. $20
* Ali, Laila 'Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power' 2002
1st ed. 182-pages. VG+ in VG+ mylar protected jacket. $15
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1891 91 pages. Introduction,
Position, Straight Hitting, Guarding and Slipping, Cross-Counter,
Right-Handed
Boxers, Timing or Countering, Feinting, Infighting, Rough and Tumble,
Dangerous Hits, Street Fight and La Savatae, Bad Example, Comparative
Merit, Instruction, Training, Judging, and Excercises.$75.
Another published in 1892 that is a 3rd edition and 91-pages.
Title and Prefatory Note pages are loose in front, else good with some
cover wear. $45
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1897,. 382 pages. Slightly slanted
spine, else good condition. Contents: Position and Style, Leg Work,
Straight Hitting, Half-Arm or Round Hits, Guarding and Stopping, The
Side Stop and Slipping, Timing and Countering, The Cross-Counter and
Knockout Blow, Right-handed Boxers, Feints, Foul Play, Weak Points and
Dangerous Hits, Natural Fighters, Comparisons and Qualifications,
Instructions and Training, Catches-Falls-Infighting, Bad Examples,
La-Savate, Definitions and Rules, Summary of Maxims. $60
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1899, 91-pages. Contents: Position,
Straight Hitting, Guarding and Slipping, The Cross-Counter, Right
Handed Boxers, Timing or Countering, Feinting, Infighting - The
Contracted Arm - Uppercut & Cross-Buttock, A Rough and Tumble,
Dangerous Hits, A Street Fight and La Savate, Bad Examples, Comparative
Merit, Instruction, Training, Judging, Exercises. Illustrated. Good +
$60
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1890. 91-pages. Missing blank frontispiece, else good + $50
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1903 91 pages. Good $50
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxng' 1920 114 pages VG (4 ) $40 ea.
* Allison, Dean & Henderson, Bruce 'Empire of Deciet. Inside the
Biggest Sports and Bank Scandal in U.S. History' 1985 1st ed.
177-pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $25
* American Sports Publishing Co. 'Spalding's Athletic Library. Boxing.
A Guide to the Manly Art of Self Defense, giving accurate instructions
for becoming proficient in the Science of Boxing' 1917. 91-page.
Includes original softcovers but not bound in red cloth titled 'Boxing'
on the front cover. Good+ $45
* An Operator 'Selections From the Fancy; or True Sportsman's Guide'
Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones.
One of 1,950 copies autographed by Jones. 136 pages. 1972 Imprint
Society, Inc. Includes: Cursory remarks on the origin, rise, and
progress of pugilism in England; Memoirs of the life of Thomas Cribb
with additional anecdotes of female pugilism, and other pugilists;
Memoirs of the life of Thomas Hickman including misc. reports on
sporting ardour, an altercation between two ladies and the brutality of
the American mode of fighting; Memoirs of Tom Shelton, on the
adventures of training; Memoirs of Tom Molineaux, with further
observations on the progress of pugilism; Memoirs of Jack Slack ...
Excellent condition. (4) $50 ea. (Two include slipcases)
* Anasi, Robert 'The Gloves, a Boxing Chronicle' (story about the
Golden Gloves) 2002 2nd ed. Fine/Fine 331 pages (2) $10 ea.
* Andre, Sam and Fleischer, Nat 'A Pictorial History of Boxing From
the Days of Bare-Knuckle Bouts to Today's Big Money Matches' 1989 reprint by Bonanza Books. 399 VG/VG $15
* Andre, Sam and Fleischer, Nat 'A Pictorial History of Boxing, a
Panaroma of Every Division: Heavyweight to Flyweight, Including Every
Championship Fight from the Days of Bare Knuckles to the Present' 1981
Revised and Enlarged Ed. 384 pages Fine/Fine (3 copies) $22
ea.Another without a dust jacket VG $15
* Arnold,Peter 'The Pictorial History of Boxing'
1988 1st ed. Incredible photos. Large book 10 1/2' x 15" VG/VG $20
* Arnold,Peter 'History of Boxing' 1985 1st ed. Fine/Fine large book (2) $20 ea. Another VG/VG $15
* Arnold,Peter 'The All-Time Greats of Boxing' 1987 1st ed. Fine/Fine
128 pages (3) $20 ea.
* Arnold,Peter 'The All-Time Greats of Boxing' 1993 VG/VG- Profusely
illustrated. 9 1/4" x 12" $15
* Arnold,Peter -The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Boxing 1989 1st printing. 256 pages VG/VG $15
* Ashe Jr., Arthur -A Hard Road to Glory, A History of The
African-American Athlete Since 1946 1988 2nd ed. 571 pages VG/VG $20
* Associated Press 'The Sports Immortals' 1972 1st ed. VG/VG 320 pages. (Includes sections on Jack Dempsey, Joe
Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, among other
sports greats.)$25
* Astor, Gerald 'And a Credit to His Race' (Joe Louis) VG/VG 1974 1st
ed. 275 pages (7) $15 ea. Another 1st U.K. edition VG in VG+ mylar
protected jacket $20
* Astor, Gerald 'And a Credit to His Race' (Joe Louis) 1974 1st ed. 275 pages. Nat Loubet book stamp VG/G $30
* Austin, Sam 'Boxing and How To Train' 1904 1st ed. 131-pages plus
ads. Hardovers show some wear, book is straight with tight binding and
very clean. Good $75
* Aycock, Colleen & Scott Mark (Editors) 'The First Black Boxing
Champions. Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920' by various
authors. 2011 1st ed. 294-pages. Like new condition. Only flaw is some
black marked out writing on the end of pages. Chapters on various
fighers Very nice book $30
* Avis,F.C. 'Boxing Reference Dictionary' 1958 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/VG
(3) $30 ea., another VG/G+ $25. Another in good condition in a good -
jacket $10
B
* Bak, Richard 'Joe Louis. The Great Black Hope.' 1996 1st ed. 314-pages. VG/VG $15
* Barrat, Martine 'Do or Die' 1991 1st edition. VG/G+ $10
* Jr.Barrow,Louis,Joe 'Joe Louis, 50 Years an American Hero'
1988
270
pages, appears to be 4th ed. VG/VG (4) $10 ea.
* Jr. Barrow, Louis, Joe 'Joe Louis, 50 Years an American Hero' 1988
1st ed. 270 pages, Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea. (one with former owner stamp & signature on blank frontispiece.)
* Bass, A.L. "Medical Aspects of Boxing' 1965 1st ed. 121 pages. VG/G
(2) $35 ea.
* Bassey, Hogan 'Bassey on Boxing. Hogan Bassey's Own Story' Former
featherweight champion of the world. 1963 1st ed. 119-pages. VG $40.
* Batchelor, Denzil 'Jack Johnson & His Times' 1956 1st U.K.
edition. VG+ in VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $35. Another VG in a
VG mylar protected jacket $30.
* Batchelor, Denzil 'Jack Johnson & His Times' 1956 1st U.K. ed. VG/G $30
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Jack Johnson & His Times' 1956 1st U.K. ed.
(3)
VG $25 ea.
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Jack Johnson and His Times' VG/VG 1957 book
club
ed. $22
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Jack Johnson and His Times' Good+ 1957 book
club
ed. (2) $15 ea.
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Jack Johnson and His Times' 1957 bookclub ed.
VG/VG- $20 (2)
* Batchelor, Denzil 'Big Fight. The Story of World Championship Boxing'
1954 1st ed. 255-pages. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. $30.
* Batchelor, Denzil 'Big Fight' 1955 The Sportsmans Book Club edition.
255 pages. "A history of boxing
in all lands, beginning with the first championship fight won by Figg
in 1727, and continuing to the present day". VG/VG $20
* Batchelor, Denzil 'British Boxing' 1948 1st ed. 48 pages VG/VG (5) $25 ea.
* Batchelor, Denzil 'British Boxing' 1948 1st ed. 48 pages VG/Good- (4) $20 ea.
* Batchelor, Denzil 'They Laugh That Win' 1951 1st ed. 224-pages. Boxing novel. Good in Good mylar protected dust jacket. $40
* Bates, H.E. 'The Black Boxer' 1932 1st ed. Book of short stories. Only the first story of
approximately 45 pages refers to boxing. The Central character of the
story, Zeke Pinto, is based on the famous coloured boxer, Sam Minto who
was active in Britain for many years. VG $65
* Bates, Randolph 'Rings. On The Life And Family Of A Southern Fighter'
1992 1st edition. 421-pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jackiet. $10
* Bavin,Bill 'The Strange Death of Freddie Mills' 1974 1st ed. 152 pages. VG/VG (3) $25 ea.
* PHOTOCOPY Bee,Jon 'The Fancy: or The True Sportman's Guide. Being
Authentic Memoirs of the Lives, Actions, Prowess, and Battles of the
Leading Pugilists, from the Days of Figg and Broughton, to the
Championship of Ward'
Vol. # I. Comprised of 28 parts, 680 pages. $150
* Beckett,James Dr. 'Good Sports, Athletes Your Kids Can Look Up To'
1999 1st ed. (non boxing) VG/VG $15
* Bell, Ernest 'Handbook of Athletic Sports. Volume III
Boxing-Wrestling-Fencing-Broad Sword and Single Stick' 1890 1st ed. 116
pages. Good $75
* Bell, Leslie 'Inside the Fight Game' 1952 1st ed. 190 pages. "A
complete view of the fight game" VG/G- $25. Another VG - good mylar protected dust jacket $25
* Bell, Leslie 'Men Behind the Gloves' 1952 1st ed. 191-pages.
Contents: The Voice of Them All: Patsy Hagate, Knight of the Roped
Arenas: Freddie Mills, The Islington Whiplasth: Terry Allen, The
Fighting Poet: Laurie Buxton, The Gutteridge Saga, The Lad from
Doncaster: Bruce Woodcock, And the Cauliflowers Grow in Fitzroy Square,
When the Walls Began to Speak. G+/G $25.
* Benn, Nigel 'Dark Destroyer' 1999 1st ed. 276-pages. INSCRIBED by
Benn in ink on title page. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $45.
* Bennison, Ben 'Giants on Parade. Some Sporting Reminiscences' 1936
1st ed. 290-pages. Boxing, Athletics, Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Rugby,
Association Football, Golf and Random Recollections. Good $20
* Benson, Peter 'Battling Siki. A Tale of Ring Fixes, Race, and Murder in the 1920s.' 2006 1st ed. 342-pages. VG/VG $20.
* Berger,Phil 'Smokin Joe (Frazier)' 1996 1st ed. VG/VG $15
* Berger, Phil Blood Season, Tyson and the World of Boxing 1989 1st ed. VG+/VG+ (3) $15 ea.
* Berger, Phil 'Punch Lines. Berger on Boxing' Featuring profiles of
Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Marvelous
Marvin Hagler, Don King, Lou Duva, Angelo Dundee and Others. 1993 1st
ed. 328-pages. VG/VG $20
* Bernard, Tristan '1910 Annuaire du Ring Francais'' (in FRENCH) 94-pages. Front hinge is loose, else good $10
* Bettinson, A.F. 'The National Sporting Club, Past and Present' 1902.
Published in London by Sands a& Co. 215 pages. Worn covers,
else good condition. A lot of important boxing matches took place in the
National Sporting Club and many details are provided. $35
* Bettinson, A.F. 'The National Sporting Club, Past and Present' 1901.
Sands and Co., London. 215-pages. Beautfilly bound in marbled and
leather covers with raised bands and titles and author name in gold
colored text on the spine. Book is in excellent condition and will
display beautifully. $150.
* Bettinson,A.F. and Bennison, B. 'The Home of Boxing' 1923 1st
ed. 256 pages, The Story of the National Sporting Club in
England. There are 64 full-page illustrations of boxers and
personalities associated with the club. Includes information on men
such as Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Tommy Burns, Gunner Moir, among
many, many others. Very good (2) $60 each. Another in good + condition in a good + mylar protected scarce dust jacket. $100
* Birkenhead,Earl of 'Fifty Famous Fights in Fact and Fiction' 1951
VG/VG- $35
* Birtley,Jack 'Freddie Mills, His Life and Death' 1977 1st ed.
Flyleaf: "...first full biography of Freddie Mills, the
former British, European, Empire andworld lightheavyweight champion,
who died tragically in 1965, apparently having committed suicide. 206
pages. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Blady, Ken 'The Jewish Boxer's Hall of Fame' 1988 1st ed. 325 pages.
Chapters concerning the greatest Jewish boxers in history.
VG/VG $25. Another VG/VG INSCRIBED "Dear Earnie: Enjoy! Ken Blady" $35
* Blady, Ken 'The Jewish Boxer's Hall of Fame' 1988 1st ed. 325 pages.
INSCRIBED by author. Chapters concerning the greatest Jewish boxers in
history. VG/VG (2) $40 ea.
* Blonstein, Dr. J.L. 'Boxing Doctor' Chief Medical Officer to the
Amateur Boxing Association. 1965 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/G+ (2) $25 ea.
* Blonstein, Dr. J.L. 'Boxing Doctor' Chief Medical Officer to the
Amateur Boxing Assocation. 1965 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/G INSCRIBED by
author with July 1965 date. $50
* 'Boxing' magazine. Bound volume of the first 60 issues of this
English
publication covering September 11, 1909 (vol. 1 no. 1) thru October 29,
1910. (vol. 11, no. 60). 864 pages overall. Published more than 12
years before the
first bound volume of
The Ring magazine!!! Rare and
very scarce. Extensive boxing coverage of the time, including an awful
lot of information leading up the the Jeffries-Johnson world
heavyweight fight, the fight itself and post-fight news. The April 16,
1910 issue is missing a piece 4" x 2 1/2" from the "Answer to
Correspondents" section on the last page. The October 1910 issue is
missing a piece 4 1/2" x 5" from the "Midlands Gossip" section, else
all issues are complete. Good to good + condition overall, especially
given the age and thin paper. Bound in red cloth with "BOXING 1909 -
1910" in gold lettering against black background on the top of the
spine.
$3,000.
* Boyd, Herb 'Pound for Pound. A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson.' 2004
1st edition. 316-pages. VG in VG mylar protectede dust jacket. $20
* Brady, William A. 'The Fighting Man. 1916 1st ed. 227-pages. Story of
the author's varied life as a sports reporter, actor, theatrical and
boxing manager of world heavyweight champions James J. Corbett
and James J. Jeffries during their fighting careers. Spotted covers in
worn
condition. Good condition internally, straight, tight binding. $50. Two
more in in Good + condition $65 ea. Another in VG condition
$100.
* Bradley,Frank 'The Boxing Referee' 1910 1st ed. 92 pages. Good
condition $60
* Bradley, Frank 'The Boxing Referee' 1910 1st ed. 92 pages. INSCRIBED
by author: "To Mr. Frank Morley with compliments & best wishes
of the author Frank Bradley Sept. 1910". Worn covers, else good condition
$75
* Brady, James 'Strange Encounters. Tales of Famous Fights and Famous
Fighters' with 20 half-tone plates. 1946 1st edition. 223-pages. Good +
condition in a good mylar protected colorful dust jacket. $35
* Brandt, F.F. 'HABET! A Short Treatise on The Law of The Land As It
Affects Pugilism' RARE 1857 1st edition. 92-pages. Some wear to the
covers, especially along the rear spine and spine ends but generally
pretty presentable. Inner hinges are in need of repair but rest of
binding is intact. Clean and straight. Hartley Boxing Bibliography
description: "Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and design on the
front cover showing two infacts fighting. The 10 chapters discuss the
legality of pugilism, riot and tumult, breaches of the peace, unlawful,
assembly, the regulation of prize-fighting, rules of the ring, etc. The
word Habet was the cry with which the Roman gladiator were saluted when
he had received a more than usually effective stroke, delivered with
the swrd of the cestus. $500
* Brier,Warren 'The Frightful Punishment, Con Orem and Montana's Great
Glove Fights of the 1860's' 1969 1st ed. VG $20
* Brier,Warren 'The Frightful Punishment, Con Orem and Montana's Great
Glove Fights of the 1860's' 1969 1st ed. VG/G+ (2) $25 ea.
* Brooke-Ball,Peter 'The Boxing Album' VG laminated boards
1992
1st ed. (2) $15 ea.
* Brooke-Ball,Peter 'The Boxing Album' 1992 1st ed. VG+/VG+ 256 pages,
profusely illustrated. 9 1/2" x 12" (4) $20 ea.
* Bruno, Frank 'Eye of the Tiger. My Life' 1992 1st ed. 198 pages.
VG/VG $15. Another VG+ in a VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $20
* Bruno, Frank 'Frank Bruno. Know What I Mean? His Own Knockout Story' 1986 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Bruno, Frank 'Riggermortis' Very scarce 1966 novel. 188-pages. "The
sleepy eyed albino drifter who rose to become briefly known to
contemporary fight fame as Tommy Riggermortis was actually a chance
Pugmalion created by the Bishop, to gratify a long-nursed, bizarre
scheme of vengenance. And this novel now tells the strange manner of
it." Took me many, many years to find a copy of this title. Good
condition $40
* Brunt, Stephen 'Mean Business, The Creation of Shawn O'Sullivan' 1098
1st ed/ 263 pages. VG/VG $10
* Buchanan-Taylor,W. 'What Do You Know About Boxing?' 1947 3rd ed. 244-pages. "This book sets out to present the highlights
in the story of the ring." Good+ condition in a worn and chipped dust
jacket. $20
* Buchanan-Taylor, W. 'What Do You Know About Boxing?' 1947 1st ed.
244-pages. "This book sets out to present the highlights of the story
of the ring." VG in a VG dust jacket that is still covered with the
original onion skin wrapping for protection. One of the nicer examples
of this book you will find. $30
* Burland, Brian 'The Sailor and the Fox' 1973 1st edition. Scarce boxing novel. 141-pages. VG in VG mylar protected jacket. $50
* Burnett, W.R. 'Iron Man' 1930 1st printing boxing novel, 312-pages. Good + $30
* Burns, Tommy 'Scientific Boxing and Self Defence' 1934 3rd ed. 93
pages. Published by Athletic Publications, Ltd. Very good condition $60. Two more in good condition, $45 ea.
* Burrill,Bob 'Who's Who in Boxing' 1974 1st ed. VG/Good $20
* Bute, Michael 'The Olympian. The Story of a Wearside Boxer and His Coach' 2008 1st ed. INSCRIBED by Bute. VG $35.
* Butler, Frank 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' 1986 1st ed. 216-pages. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. $20.
* Butler, Frank 'A History of Boxing in Britain' 1972 1st ed. 207-pages. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. $25.
* Butler, Hal 'There's Nothing New in Sports. The Story of How Sports
Began' 1967 2nd printing. Includes a chapter titled 'Boxing...the
Primitive Sport'. VG/G- 190 pages. $15
* Butler, Frank and James 'The Fight Game' 1954 1st ed. 223 pages.
Inside stories of famous fighters and their
fights (Dempsey, Tunney, Carpentier, Wilde, Kid Lewis, Moran,
Driscoll,Lynch, Mills). VG/G $35.
* Butler, Frank and James 'The
Fight Game' 1954 1st ed. 223 pages. Inside
stories of famous fighters and their
fights (Dempsey, Tunney, Carpentier, Wilde, Kid Lewis, Moran, Driscoll,
Lynch, and Mills) VG $25
* Butler, Frank - The Fight Game 1956 223 pages. Inside stories of
famous fighters and their fights
(Dempsey, Tunney, Carpentier, Wilde, Kid Lewis, Moran, Driscoll, Lynch,
and Mills) VG $20
* Butler, Frank 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'1986 1st ed. 216 pages. Stories of many of boxing's greatest by the
author who draws upon 50 years of ringside experience. VG/VG $25
C
* Caduto, Tommy Jon 'Fight or Die. The Vinny Paz Story' 2009 1st ed. 215-pages. VG+ in VG mylar proteced dust jacket. $20
* Campbell,Col. Ronald B. 'The Spirt of the Fist' 1951 2nd ed. 237 pages. Boxing novel. Inscribed by author and dated 7,
April 51. VG condition. Front cover and spine of the dust wrapper only.
$30
* Cantwell, Robert 'The Real McCoy. The Life and Times of Norman Selby'
1971 first printing. 184 pages. VG/VG $50. Another VG/Good $40
* Carpenter,Harry 'The Hardest Game' 1981 1st ed. 123 pages. VG
condition (no dust jacket as issues). (2)
$10 ea.
* Carpenter,Harry 'Boxing ,A Pictorial History' 1975 1st ed. 192 pages
VG/VG $25
* Carpenter,Harry 'Boxing, An Illustrated History With 140 Photographs'
1982. 192 pages Fine/Fine $20 ea. (3)
* Carpenter, Harry 'Masters of Boxing' 1964 1st U.S. edition.
(Greb, Fitzsimmons, Wilde, Marciano, Sugar
Ray, Benny Leonard, Tunney, Dempsey, Moore, Louis,...) VG/VG (3) $30 each
* Carpenter, Tom 'Ball Punching' 1923 1st edition. 69 pages. VG $50
* Carpentier, Georges 'The Art of Boxing' 1926 1st ed. 172-pages. Some
foxing to pages and slight wear to top/bottom of spine, else good
condition. Dust jacket is mylar protected but missing the top 2" of the
front of the jacketand top 1/2" of rear, as well as top one-eighth inch
of spine. Contents: A Careful Survey of Oneself, Sizing Up an Opponent,
On Mental Energy, The Importance of Weight, Hands-Gloves-Bandages, The
Whip Punch, The Backbone of Boxing, On Round Hitting, The Importance of
Defence Work, In-fighting, On Foul Blows and Certain Rules, Boxing and
Fighting, Is There a French Style, How Boxing Originated. Carpentier's
Full Records. $75. Another VG in a good+ complete mylar protected dust jacket. $100
* Carpentier, Georges 'Carpentier, By Himself' 1955 1st ed. 208 pages. G/G (2) $30 ea.
* Carpentier, Georges ‘My Fighting Life’ 1920 1st ed. 253
pages. VG $60, two more in good+ condition with sunned spine $40 ea., and
finally two more in good condition $30 ea.
* Carpentier, Georges 'My Methods or Boxing as a Fine
Art' 1920 3rd ed. Card covers. 80 pages. Preface, The Psychology of
Boxing,
Boxing as a Fine Art, Several Known and Hitherto Unknown Phases of the
Noble Art Described and Illustrated, Favorite Punches Illustrated
and Described, Principal Punches Used in My Contest With Bombadier
Wells, Training as a Science. Good condition $50. Another VG $65
* Carpentier, Georges 'My Methods or Boxing as a Fine Art' 1920. 3rd
ed. Card covers. 80 pages.Preface, The Psychology of Boxing, Boxing as
a Fine Art, Several Known and Hitherto Unknown Phases of the Noble Art
Described and
Illustrated, Favorite Punches Illustrated and Described, Principal
Punches Used in My Contest With Bombadier Wells, Training as a Science.
Some wear to cover and a loss to spine. Good- $40, Another in good
condition with a few pen number markings on blank frontispiece $40
* Carter, Rubin 'The Sixteenth Round, From Number 1 Contender to
#45472' 1974 2nd printing. 339 pages. Very good in a very good mylar
protected dust jacket $75. Another VG in good - jacket with a little small tearing to upper and lower spine $60
* Catton, Bruce 'American Heritage. The Magazine of History. August
1959' Includes a 6-page section by John Durant titled 'Yours Truly John
L. Sullivan.' VG $15
* Century, Douglas 'Barney Ross' 2006 1st edition 216 pages.
Ex-library. Very good condition in a very good mylar protected dust
jacket with the usual library markings. $10
* Chalk, Ocania 'Pioneers of Black Sport. The Early Day sof the Black
Professional Athlete In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing and Football.'
1975 1st ed. 305-pages. Ex. library. VG in VG mylar protected dust
jacket. $10
*Chandley, H.G.H. 'Amateur Boxing Association, It's History'
1965
1st ed. 58 pages. VG/G $20. Another VG/VG $35
* Chandley, H.G.H. 'Instructor's Guide and Amateur Boxers Textbook' 1965
reprint. 63 pages. G/G $20
* Chandley, H.G.H. 'The Instructors Guide and Amateur Boxer's Textbook'
1949 1st edition card covers, 59 pages. VG $50*
Chidsey,Donald
'John the Great. The Times and Life of a Remarkable American' (John L.
Sullivan)1942 1st ed. 337 pages. VG $40
* Chesney, Kellow 'The Victorian Underworld' 1970 1st U.K. edition. 398
pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $10
* Chidsey, Donald 'John the Great. The Life and Times of a Remarkable
American' (John L. Sullivan) 1947 1st British edition. 335 pages. VG in
G+ mylar protected jacket. $40
* Chidsey, Donald 'John the Great. The Life and Times of a Remarkable
American' (John L. Sullivan) 1942 1st edition. 337 pages. VG
in a Good dust jacket. $45.
* Chidsey, Donald 'John the Great. The Life and Times of a Remarkable
American (John L. Sullivan)1942 1st ed. 337 pages. Ex-library. Good
condition $20. Another in Good condition $25
* Christy, Jim 'Flesh and Blood., A Journey Into the Heart of Boxing'
1990 1st ed. 205 pages. "A well balanced look at boxing and the way it
operates" George Chuvalo. VG/VG $10
* Clark, Norman 'How to Box' 1922 1st ed. Red cloth. Very worn covers.
Good minus condition with one
loose illustration page. 60 illustrations overall. 210 pages. Chapters
on general thoughts on the game, fundamentals, countering, round arm
blows and their defence, sidestepping, infighting, ringcraft,
generalship, training, rules & refereeing, etc. $40
* Clark, Norman 'How to Box' 1922 1st edition in excellent
condition. 210 pages.$75.
* Clark, Norman 'Boxing' 1921 1st edition. 124-pages. VG in a VG mylar
protected dust jacket. Illustrated with line drawings. $100
* Clark, Norman 'The Boxing Referee' 1926 1st ed. 165-pages plus index and ads. VG+ in a VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $100.
* Cleaver, Hylton 'Sporting Rhapsody' 1951 1st ed. 223-pages. Contains
a number of references to boxing (principally amateur). These include:
Chapter III From Self Defence to Snobbery and Chapter XIV These Were
the Men. Good/Good $25
* Cleaver, Hylton 'Boxing For Schools. How to Learn It and How to Teach It. 1934 1st ed. 133-pages. VG in VG dust jacket $50
* Cleveland, Harry 'Fisticuffs and Personalities of the Prize Ring'
1924 1st ed. 216-pages. Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.,
London. "Cleveland's book consists of three parts, each referring to a
group of pugilists by identifying them with a trade or profession, or
with their own personal characteristics. Examples of thse are given as
follows: Battling Basket-Makers, Bellicose Boatmen, Combative Costers,
Scrapping Shoemakers, Colossean BAttlers, Pugilists Who Were
Undefeated, Titanic Punchers, etc. Good condition. (3) $50 ea.
* Clifton, Guy 'Dempsey in Nevada' 2007 1st edition. 182-pages. SIGNED
by author on title page. VG+ in a VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $35
* Clifton, Guy and Hagar, Ray 'Johnson - Jeffries. Dateline Reno.
The Fight of the Century As Told Through the Pages of Reno's Newspapers'
2010 1st ed. 96 pages. 9" x 11 1/4" Specially produced to commemorate
the 100th anniversary celebration of the world heavyweight championship
fight between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries. Beautiful book with
over 90 images. Signed by both authors and dated July 4, 2010 on the
title page by both authors. Excellent condition.(2) $35 ea.
* Cobbett, Martin 'The Man on The March.' 1896 1st edition,
370-pages. Contains many references to pugilsim and boxing,
particularly in chapter IV "On Boxing." Good condition, straight, tight
binding, very clean internally. $20
* Cochran, Charles B. 'Cock-A-Doodle-Do' 1941 1st ed. 368 pages.
Includes references to boxing, notably in chapters 2, 3, 11, 13
15. VG $25
* Collins, Nigel 'Boxing Babylon, Behind the Shadowy World of the Prize
Ring' 269 pages. Stories about Ketchel, McCoy, Battling Siki, Freddie
Mills,Gus Dorazio, Liston, Davey Moore, Monzon, and many many others.
1990
1st ed. Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea.. (One with a former owners stamp &
signature on blank page in front) . And another that is ex-library with
the usual markings and a poor dust jacket for $5.
* Conteh, John 'I Conteh' 1982 1st ed. 152 pages. VG/VG $25 (With stamp & signature of former owner on blank
frontispiece)
* Cooper, Henry 'Book of Boxing' 1982 1st ed. 168 pages. Instructional
book with chapters on learning to
box, ringcraft, punching, promoters and match-makers, managers,
trainers and seconds, referees, timekeepers, equipment, the
weight divisions, great characters, and rules of boxing. VG/VG (7) $15 ea.
* Cooper, Henry 'Henry Cooper, an Autobiography' 1972 1st ed. 190 pages.
VG/VG (3) $20 ea.
* Cooper, Henry 'H' For Enry, More than Just an Autobiography' 1984 1st
ed. 135 pages. VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Cooper, Henry 'The Great Heavyweights' 1978 1st ed. 178 pages. VG/G $15
*Cooper, Henry 'The Great Heavyweights' 1978 1st ed. 178 pages Fine/Fine
$25 (3)
* Cooper, Henry 'Henry Cooper's 100 Greatest Boxers' 1990 1st ed. 224
pages. VG/VG $25
* Cooper, Henry 'Boxing' 1976 1st ed. 58 pages. Instructional. Chapters
on training, equipment,stance and footwork, straight left-defences-countering, attacking
counter punches, infighting, the southpaw, rincraft, combinations, etc.
VG (no dust jacket as issued) $25.
* Cooper, Henry 'Henry Cooper's Sports Spectacular Annual' 1975 1st ed.
VG (no dust jacket as issued) $20
* Cooper, Henry 'Henry Cooper's Most Memorable Fights' 1985 1st ed. 192
pages. Louis vs. Walcott, Liston vs. Ali, Foreman vs.
Frazier, Holmes vs. Cooney, and many, many more. VG/VG $20
* Corbett, James J. 'You Can't Make Fighters Out of Cry-Babies' 1930
1st ed. Card covers. 4 1/2" x 6" 22 pages.VG $125. Another that has slightly wavy covers, else VG $100
* Corbett, James J. 'The Roar of the Crowd' 1926 2nd edition, 329
pages. Former owners book stamp & signature in multiple places
inside front & rear covers, else good condition. It also has a
brand new brightly colored mylar protected reproduction of the original
1925 dust jacket. $85.
* Corbett, James J. 'The Roar of the Crowd' 1925 1st edition. 329
pages. Front hing loosening but intact. The book is in good condition
overall and has a complete brightly colored mylar protected dust jacket
with a small 1/8th chip across the very top of spine. INSCRIBED "To my
friend Tad Shaw with best regards from Jas. J. Corbett Dec 4/25" Also
has Tad Shaw's bookstamp on blank frontispiece. $750
* Corbett, James J. 'The Roar of the Crowd' 1925 1st edition, 329
pages. Front hinge loosening but intact, else good overall. It also has
a brand new brightly colored mylar protected reproduction of the
original dust jacket $100.
* Corri, Eugue, 'Thirty Years a Referee' 1915 1st ed. 266
pages.Interesting read written by famous English referee Eugene Corri.
Contents: The Lucky Tub of Memory, The Carpentier-Gunboat Smith Fight,
Bombadier Wells With a Word or Two About Carpentier, The Great Fight
Between Frank Slavin and Peter Jackson, Robert Fitzsimmons, Willie
Ritchie and Freddy Welsh, Emporer Tommy Burns, Matt Wells - Sgt. Basham
and Johnny Summers, Wilde the Wizard, Amateurs I Have Known, Some
Boxing Stories, More Boxing Stories, The Boxing Book of 1914.
Worn covers and faded spine. Some moisture stains and a bit of writing
inside front cover. Good reading copy. $30.
* Corri, Eugue 'Thirty Years a Referee' 1915 1st ed. 266-pages. Little
bit of fading to covers, else good condition with tight binding. Very
clean. $60
* Corri, Eugene 'Thirty Years a Referee' 1915 1st ed. 266-pages.
INSCRIBED by Corri: "Best of good wishes Eugene Corri, 4th December
1915." Chapters include: The Carpentier-Gunboat Smith Fight, Bombardier
Wells With a Word or Two about Carpentier, The Great Fight Between
Frank Slavin and Peter Jackson, Robert Fitzimmons, Willie Ritchie and
Freddie Welsh, Emporer Tommy Burns, Wilde the Wizard, amont many
others. Good condition $125
* Corri, Eugene 'Fifty Years in the Ring' 1933 1st ed. 256
pages. Interesting read from this long-time leading
English referee. He officiated a number of bouts between great
fighters of his era. Worn covers with wrinkled front cover. Internally good plus.
Book is straight and binding is tight. $45
* Corri, Eugene 'Fifty Years in the Ring' 1933 1st ed. 256 pages.
Interesting read from this long-time leading English referee. He
officiated a number of bouts between great fighters of his era. Good
beat up covers without a dust jacket but internally very
good. $30
* Corri, Eugene 'Refereeing 1000 Fights' 1919 reprint of the 1915 title
'Thirty Years a Referee' 190 pages. Very
good read. One of Englands leading referee's during the early 20th
century. He offers his insights concerning many of the greatest
fighters during that time period. Chapters: The Lucky-Tub of Memory,
The Carpentier - Smith Fight, Bombadier Wells with a Word or Two About
Carpentier, Robert Fitzsimmons, Willie Ritchie and Freddy Welsy, Matt
Wells-Sergeant BAsham and Johnny Summers, Wilde the Wizard, Some Boxing
Stories, More Boxing STories, and Boxing in the War. Good condition (2) $50 ea.
* Corri, Eugene 'Gloves and The Man' 1928 1st ed. 288 pages. Poor
covers, foxed pages, but binding is tight, book straight, and a good
read. $40
* Corri, Eugene 'Gloves and The Man' 1928 1st ed. 288-pages. Beautiful
leather coves. Leather covered spine with raised bands and the title
and author in gold lettering. VG $150
* Cossell,Howard - I Never Played the Game 1985 VG/VG $10
* Cottrell, John 'Man of Destiny. The Story of Muhammad Ali' 1967 1st American ed. 363 pages. VG in Good dust jacket. $25
* Cottrell, John 'Muhammad Ali who once was Cassius Clay' 1967 1st
British edition. 363-pages. VG in good + mylar protected dust jacket
$25
* Cox,William 'Boxing in Art and Literature' 1935 1st ed. 227-pages VG (5) $35 ea.
* Crawford, M.D.C. 'The Come-Back' Scarce 309-page novel. Yellow cloth
covers in good condition.. Straight, tight binding and very clean
internally $35
* Cutter, Bob 'The Rocky Marciano Story' 1954 1st edition. 80-pages.
Good condition in a poor tape repaired dust jacket. Scarce $30.
* Cutter, Bob 'The Rocky Marciano Story' 1954 1st edition. 80-pages. VG in a VG complete mylar protected dust jacket. $75.
* Daley, Alex 'Nipper. The Amazing Story of Boxing's Wonderboy' 2011
1st ed. 329-pages. VG+ in VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. INSCRIBED by
author $35.
* Daniel, Daniel 'The Jacobs Story' 1950 1st ed. 127 pages. Water
staining to dust jacket, and minor evidence of such to book itself
Good/Good- $17
* Daniel, Daniel 'The Jacobs Story' 1950 1st ed. 127-pages. Good +
hardcover in a fair complete dust jacket with some clear tape on part
of the spine. $20.
* Danzig, Allison 'Sport's Golden Age. A Close-Up of The Fabulous
Twenties. The Greatest Era of American Sport Recreated by an All-Star
Collection of Sports Writers' 1948 1st. ed. 296 pages. Baseball,
boxing, football, golf, tennis, track & field, polo, billiars,
swimming, basketball, ice hockey, yachting, rowing, bicyle racing. VG
in good- chipped dust jacket. $20
* Darwin, Bernard 'John Gully and His Times' 1935 1st edition.
230-pages. The story of the 19th century bare-knuckle prize-fighter who
became a prosperous colliery and racehorse owner and member of
Parliament for Pontefract. "1935" in smalll numerals and black
ink on the bottom of the
spine, else good condition with tight binding and very clean
internally. Scarce title. $75.
* Darwin, Bernard 'John Gully and His Times' 1935 1st edition.
230-pages. The Story of the 19th century bare-knuckle prize-fighter who
became a prosperous colliery and racehorse owner and member of
Parliament for Pontefract. Good + condition, straight, very clean
internally,
tight binding and with a brand new beautiful mylar protected reproduction
of the original dust jacket. $100.
* Davies, Lawrence 'The Story of Welsh Boxing. Prize Fighters of Wales'
2019 1st ed. 368-pages. New and unread. Fine/Fine $25
* Davis, Capt. F.J. 'Boxing, Refereeing and Judging Under Imperial
Services Boxing Association Rules' 1935 1st ed. 40 pages, plus 18 pages
of illustrations. Good condition
with a couple of pieces of clear scotch tape on spine that has started
to peel. Internally very clean. $35
* Davis, Capt. F.J. 'Boxing, Refereeing and Judging Under Imperial
Services Boxing Association Rules' 1935 1st ed. 40 pages, plus 18 pages
of illustrations. VG $75
* Dawson, Lionel 'Lonsdale. The Authorized Life of Hugh Lowther, Fifth
Earl of Lonsdale'. 1946 1st ed. 286 pages. Good condition, sunned
spine. $15
* Deford,Frank - The Heart of a Champion, Celebrating the Spirit and
Character of Great American Sports Heroes 2002 1st ed. VG/VG $15
* Deghy, Guy 'Noble and Manly. The History of the National Sporting
Club' 1956 1st ed. 240 pages. VG/VG $25. Another G/G
* Deghy, Guy 'Noble and Manly. The History of the National Sporting Club' 1956 1st ed. 240 pages. VG/Fair $15
* Debhy, Guy 'Noble and Manly. The History of the National Sporting Club' 1956 1st ed. 240 pages. Good condition $10
* Dempsey, Jack 'Championship Fighting' 1950 2nd printing published by Prentice Hall, New York. Chapters:
Explosives at Toledo, Good and Bad Toledo Aftermaths, Punchers are Made
Not Born, Why I Wrote this Book, Differences Between Fist-Fighting and
Boxing, You're the Kayo Kid, What Is a Punch?, The Falling Step, The
Power Line, Relaying and Exploding, Stance, Footwork, Range, Straight
Punching from the Whirl, Purity in Punching, Hooking, Uppercuts, Punch
Ranks First, Your Sparmate, General Defense and Blocking, Deflection,
Evasion, Feinting and Drawing, Training, How to Watch a Fight.
264-pages. Good condition, straight, very clean, tight binding. $100
* Dempsey, Jack 'Championship Fighting' 1950 1st edition. Prentice
Hall, New York.
264-pages. 1950 2nd printing. VG in Good + dust wrapper $150.
* Dempsey, Jack 'Championship Fighting' 1950 1st. British edition.
203-pages. VG in a good dust jacket with a very small chip on the front
cover near the top of the spine. $100.
* Dempsey, Jack with Barbara Dempsey 'Dempsey' VG+/VG+ 1977 1st ed. 320
pages $20.
* Dempsey, Jack (with Bob Considioine and Bill Slocum) 'Massacre in The
Sun' 1960 1st ed. 249-pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $25.
* Dempsey, Jack as told to Bob Considine 'Dempsey' 1960 1st
printing Good in fair/good- chipped jacketws $20 ea.Another 1st ed. no dust jacket $15.
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG/VG $25
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG in good dust
jacket with some minor chepping/tearing to corners top/bottom of spine.
INSCRIBED "To my friends J.... *& Lacy lots of luck pals, Jack
Dempsey 6/1/60." Also includes a long handwritten note laid inside the
book from someone named Jakie describing how she came to have Dempsey
inscribe the book for her in his New York restaraunt to give to her
father. $125.
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249-pages. VG in Good- dust
jacket that is missing a 1" piece from bottom of spine and a 3/4" chip
in the top rear cover of the jacket. SIGNED "Jack Dempsey" $100.
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG/G SIGNED by Dempsey $150
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG/G (2) $20
(One with former owner stamp & signature on blank frontispiece & stamp on top of title page)
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. Card signed by
Dempsey pasted on page inside front cover in blue pen. Reads: "To my
friend Mr. A.O. Hogauson, Lots of Luck Jack Dempsey 8/11/60." VG $85
(Consigned to B&H)
* Dempsey, Jack 'Round by Round, an Autobiography' 1940 1st ed. SIGNED
in ink by Jack Dempsey on frontispiece. Includes a letter of authenticy
from Richard Bond, former Director of Acquisitions for Leland's Auction
House in New York City. 285 pages and 37 pages of illustrations. VG in
a VG mylar protected dust jacket. $250 (Note: Haven't been able to find this one, not sure I still have it.)
* Dempsey, Jack 'Round by Round, an Autobiography' 1940 1st
edition. 283-pages. VG in Good + mylar protected dust jacket. $75
* Dempsey, Jack 'Round by Round, an Autobiography' 1940 1st ed.
283-pages. Good + 1st edition in a beautiful mylar protected new
reproduction of the original dust jacket. $75
* Dempsey, Jack 'Round by Round, an Autobiography' 1940 6th printing.
Name of former owner written on blank page in front. VG condition in a
poor mylar protected dust jacket missing a number of pieces. $30.
Another that is in good condition but no jacket that is a 1st
edition. 283-pages. $25
* DeYong,Moss 'Everybody Boo' 30-year boxing referee offers his
insights on the sport. 1951 1st ed. Good/Good $30.
* Diamond,Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st ed.VG/G+ (2)$45
ea. Includes chapters on John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Bob
Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries, Sam Langford, Stanley Ketchel and Jack
Johnson.
* Diamond, Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st American Edition.
SIGNED by author to Ray Van Cleef an early 1950's college world series
baseball MVP. VG/G+ $50
* Diamond, Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st U.K. ed. VG in VG
mylar protected dust jacket. $45. Another VG in Good mylar protected
dust jacket. $35.
* Diamond, Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st U.K. edition. VG
in Good mylar protected jacket. $40
* Diamond, Wilfred 'This Guy Marciano' 1955 1st ed. 158-pages. VG in a good complete mylar protected dust jacket. $50
* Diamond, Wilfred 'Blood, Sweat, and Jack Dempsey' 1953 1st ed. 127
pages. Good+ condition in a dust jacket that is missing a 3/4" chip in
the lower rear cover, else good. $40.
* Diamond, Wilfred 'Blood, Sweat and Jack Dempsey' 1953 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/G+ (2) $50 ea/
* Diamond, Wilfred 'Kings of The Ring' (John L. Sullivan, James
Corbett, Bob Fitzimmons, Jim Jeffries, Sam Langford, Stanley Ketchel,
& Jack Johnson). 1954 1st edtition. 127-pages. VG in a good+
brightly covered & mylar protected dust jacket. $50
* Dibble, R.F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st edition 209 pages. VG condition with brightly colored covers. $50.
* Dibble, R.F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st edition. 209 pages. Bumping
to spine, else good condition (2) $35 ea.
* Dibble, R.F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st ed. 209 pages. Good+ (2) $45
ea.. Another with a loose front hinge, else good. Good reading copy $10
* Dibble, R. F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st ed. 209-pages. Beautifully
bound in leather covers. Leather covered spine with raised bands and
the title and author name in gold lettering. a very nice book. VG $150
* Doherty, W.J. 'In The Days of The Giants, Memories of a Champion in
the Ring' 1931 1st ed. 272 pages. Terrific read by the one-time
middleweight champion of South Africa and heavyweight champion of
Australia. Fought many good men includging Kid McCoy, Joe Goddard, Mick
Dooley, etc. Includes chapters on Jem Mace, Young Griffo, Peter
Jackson, among many others. Book is INSCRIBED "From W.A. Banks,
Sheffield, England, To: Nat Fleischer 1931." Good condition. No dust
jacket $100
* Donnelly, Ned 'Self Defence or The Art of Boxing' 1879 2nd edition. 125-pages. Good (2) $75 each.
* Donnelly, Ned 'Self Defence or The Art of Boxing' c1880 4th edition. 132-pages. Good $60
* TWO BOOKS BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE Donovan, Mike 'The Science of
Boxing' 1893. 78-pages & 'Boxing and Self Defense Taught by the
Marshall Stillman Principle' 1919. These are bound together in a
two-ring black cloth hardcover. A few pages are loose but they are all
there. Good condition $130
* Donovan, Mike 'The Science of Boxing, Also Rules and Articles on
Training Generalship in the Ring and Kindred Subjects' 1893 78 pages.
Contents include: Positions, taking distance, feinting,
blows and guards, the pivot blow, right hand boxing, infighting, stops,
ducking and clinching, side-stepping, how to box a taller man,
generalship, how to judge a fight, how to train. VG $100.
Another INSCRIBED by the American middleweight champion "Yours truly
Mike Donovan" that is in good shape. $300
* Donovan, Mike 'The Science of Boxing, Also Rules and Articles on
Training Generalship in the Ring and Kindred Subjects'. 1893. 78 pages.
Contents include: Positions, taking distance, feinting, blows and
guards, the pivot blow, right hand boxing, infighting, stops, ducking
and clinching, side-stepping, how to box a taller man, generalship, how
to judge a fight, how to train. Good to good + condition. Dark grey cloth. Bound
with two notebook style rings. (3) $75 ea.
* Donovan, Mike 'The Roosevelt That I Know. Ten Years of Boxing With
the President and Other Memories of Famous Fighting Men.' 1909 limited
SIGNED special edition. This is number 282. 234-pages. Bound in red
cloth, gilt titles on cover and spine. Six pairs of boxing gloves in
relief on front cover. The narrative covers not only the author's
meetings with the Theodore Roosevelt (whom he sparred with frequently), but with other great
fighters of the period, including John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett,
Jake Kilrain and his own fight with Jack Dempsey (the Nonpareil).
Donovan was the American middleweight champion. Terrific read. The
covers suffered some damage along the bottom but the book is straight,
tight binding and internally very clean. Here's your chance to purchase
a special book for hundreds of dollars less that you'd usually pay for
it. Ask to see scans. $250
* Donovan, Mike 'The Roosevelt That I Know. Ten Years of Boxing with
the President and Other Memories of Fighting Men.' 19091st edition.
234-pages. The narrative covers not only the author's meetings with
Theodore Roosevelt (whom he sparred with frequently), but with other
great fighters of the period including John L. Sullivan, James J.
Corbett, Jake Kilrain and his own figh with Jack Dempsey (the
Nonpareil). Donvan was the American middleweight champion. Terrific
read. Good condition, straight and very good internally
$100. Another in similar condition but a blank frontispiece that is
torn as well for $75.
* Donvan, Mike 'The Roosevelt That I Know. Ten Years of Boxing with the
President and Other Memories of Fighting Men' 1909 authorized signed
special limited edition #191. 234-pages. SIGNED by Mike Donovan. The
narrative convers not only the author's meetings with President
Theodore Roosevelt whom he sparred with regularly, but with other great
fighters of the period including John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett,
Jake Kilrain and details of his own fight with Jack Dempsey (The
Nonpareil). Donovan was the American middleweight champion. Terrifc
read. Good + to VG- $500. Another limited edition #306 signed by Donovan in VG condition $750.
* Doughty, Jack 'The Rochdale Thunderbolt' 1991 1st ed. 321 pages. The
story of Jock McAvoy, British and Empire title holder whose private
life was littered with brocken marriages, violence and numerous court
appearances. He knocked out world title holder Babe Risko in one round
in a non-title fight, but was never granted a shot at the title. VG in
VG mylar protected dust jacket. $35
* Douroux,Marilyn - Archie Moore, The Ole Mongoose 1991 1st ed. Octavo in format, grey cloth stamped in gilt;
240pp. plus 4 pages of black and white photos. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Douroux, Marilyn 'Archie Moore, The Ole Mongooes' 1991 1st ed. The
Authorized Biography of Archie Moore, Undefeated Light Heavyweight
Champion of the World. 240-pages. VG/VG $25
* Douroux, Marilyn - Archie Moore, The Ole Mongoose' 1991 1st ed. The
Authorized Biography of Archie Moore, Undefeated Light Heavyweight
Champion of the World. 240-pages. INSCRIBED "Kind Regards from Archie
Moore 1992" VG/VG $75,.
* Dowling, Francis 'Fights for The Championship and Other Celebrated
Prize Battles; or Accounts of All the Prize Battles For The
Championship Fro The Days of Figg and Broughton To the Present Time;
And Also of Many Other Game and Extraordinary Battles Between
First-Rate Pugilists of Ancient and Modern Times. Compiled From "Bells
Life in London," "Boxiana," and Original Sources, By The Editor of
Bell's Life in London' 1855 1st edition. Published in London at "Bell's
Life." 410-pages. Original boards. Good condition overall. $300
* Driscoll, Jim 'The Text Book of Boxing' 36 full-page iullustrations
from exclusive action photographs. c1915, 95 pages. Card covers are
loose from the spine but just need to be reglued. Good condition
otherwise. $50. Another with front hinge loosening, else good. $50
* Driscoll, Jim 'Ringcraft' 1915. With numerous illustrations. 80-pages. Card covers. Good condition. $50
* Driscoll, Jim 'Out-Fighting or Long Range Boxing' c1921. 76-pages plus ads. Good+ condition. $65
* Dundee, Angelo 'I Only Talk Winning. 1985 1st edition. VG/VG $20
* Duff, Mickey 'Twenty & Out. A Life in Boxing' 1999 2nd ed.
280-pages. Former owner stamp & signature on blank frontispiece.
VG+/VG+ (2) $15 ea.
* Dundee, Angelo 'I Only Talk Winning' 1st U.K. edition VG+/VG+ (3) $15 ea.
* Dundee, Angelo 'I Only Talk Winning' 1st U.S. edition 1985. INSCRIBED to Bill by Angelo Dundee. VG+/VG+ $40
* Dundee, Angelo & Sugar, Bert 'My View from the Corner. A Life in Boxing' 2008 1st ed. 327 pages. VG/VG (3) $15 ea.
* Dundee, Angelo & Sugar, Bert 'My View from the Corner. A Life in
Boxing' 2008 1st ed. 327-pages. INSCRIBED "It's a Knockout, Angelo
Dundee" VG/VG $75
* Dunphy,Don 'Don Dunphy at Ringside' Boxing announcer for almost 50
years including Ali-Frazier I & III, Marciano-Walcott I,
Louis-Conn I and II, and many, many others, shares the inside details
of the
greatest bouts he called from ringside. 1988 1st ed. Fine/Fine $20
ea.
* Durant, Will 'The Life of Greece' Peter McInness bookplate. 1939 1st
ed. 754 paes. Good/Good. Includes a few pages on boxing and some early
fighters. $25
* Durant,John 'The Heavyweight Champions' 1964 New Revised Edition 176 pages VG/VG $20
* Durant,John, 'The Heavyweight Champions' 1960 1st ed. 150 pages VG/G $25
* Durant, John 'The Heavyweight Champions' 1976 6th revised and
enlarged edition. 244-pages. Former owner stamp & signature on
title page. VG/G $25
* Durant,John 'Come Out Fighting. A Pictorial History of the Ring'
1946 1st ed. 248 pages, profusely illustrated with outstanding
pictures. Contents: The Early Days, The Boston Strong Boy, The Golden
Age, Li'l Arthur and the White Hopes, The Million Dollar Gate, The Dark
Ages, The Brown Bomber, The Lighter Weights, Ring Oddities, How a Boy
is Readied for a Fight, Tommorrow's Champions. VG (2) $25 ea.
* Durant, John 'Come Out Fighting. A Pictorial History of the Ring'
1946 1st ed. 248 pages. Profusely illustrated with outstanding
pictures. VG in Good- dust wrapper with some small chips. (2) $30
ea.
* Durant, John 'Come Out Fighting. A Pictorial History of the Ring' 1946
1st ed. 248 pages, profusely illustrated with outstanding pictures
VG/G $35
* Durant, John 'Come Out Fighting. A Pictorial History of the
Ring' 1946 1st ed. 248 pages, profusely illustrated with outstanding
pictures. Good/Fair $15
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* Early, Gerald - The Muhammad Ali Reader 1998 1st ed. VG+/VG+ $15.
* Early, Gerald 'The Culture of Bruising. Essay's on Prizefighting,
Literature, and Modern American Culture' 1994 1st ed. 285-pages. VG in
VG mylar protected dust jacket. $15
* Edgeworth-Johnstone, Captain W. 'Boxing. The Modern System of Glove
Fighting' Written by the heavyweight amateur champion of England, 1895
& 1896. Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd., England. 1901.
170-pages. Mainly instructional but includes reference to contemporary
boxers, such as George "Kid" Lavigne, Pedlar Palmer, Frank Craig, Bob
Fitzsimmons, etc. Contents: Position "On Guard", Position of Hands,
Leading, Left Hand, Right Hand, Left at Body, Right at Body, Double
Leads, Countering, Left Hand Counter at Head, Left Hand Counter at
Body, Right Hand Counter at Head, Right Hand Counter at Body, Cross
Counter, Left Hand Cross County, In Fighting, Clinching, Ring Tactics,
Training for Boxing, The Punching Ball, The Medicine Bag, Judging, The
National Sporting Club, Boxing in the Army, American Boxers vs.
English, The Knock Out Blow, Physical Culture at Public Schools, George
"Kid" Lavigne, Pedlar Palmer, Frank Craig, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J.
Jeffries, Tom Sharkey, Boxing Rules of the National Sporting Club. Good
+ $100
* Edwards,Audrey 'Muhammad Ali, The People's Champ' 1977 1st ed. 181 pages. VG/VG $20
* Edwards, Billy 'Gladiators of The Prize Ring. Heroes of All Nations'
Published in 1894, Philadelphia, Pugilistic Publishing Co. Some minor
tears and wearing to spine, else good condition. Other than signatures
of a couple of former owners on blank frontispiece very clean
internally. $100
* Edwards, Billy 'Gladiators of The Prize Ring. Heroes of All Nations'
Published in 1895 by The Athletic Publishing Co. 7 1/2" split to top
spine covers and front hinge loosening, else good condition, very clean
internally. $75
* Edwards,Billy 'Art of Boxing And Manual of Training. Illustrated from
Photographs' 1888 1st ed. 111 pages. Illustrated. Good + $100
* Edwards,Billy 'Art of Boxing and Manual of Training' 1888 1st ed. 111 pages. Illustrated. Good conditon $100
* Edwards,Billy 'Legendary Boxers of the Golden Age of England,
America, and Australia' 1990 reprint VG/VG (multiple copies) Beautiful full page pictures of
boxing greats from the 1800's. $20 ea.
* Egan, Pierce 'Boxiana' Volumes I-IV: Rare set of first four volumes
of Boxiana by Pierce Egan. Volume I - Boxiana or Sketches of Ancient
and Modern Pugilism: From the Days of the Renowned Broughton and Slack,
to The Championship of Cribb. 495-pages. Published in 1823: Sherwood,
Jones and Co., London. Original covers in good condition. Leather spine
displays beautifully. Tight binding, straight, clean. Volume II -
Boxiana; or, Sketches of Modern Pugilism, From the Championship of
Cribb to the Present Time. 580-pages. Published in 1824: Sherwood,
Jones and Co., London. Original covers in good condition. Leather spine
displayes beautifully. Tight binding, straight, clean. Volume III -
Boxiana; or, Sketches of Pugilism, During the Championship of Cribb to
Spring's Challenge To All of England. 640-pages. Published in 1821:
Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, London. Original covers in
good condition. Leather spine displays nicely. Tight binding,
straight, clean. Volume IV - Boxiana; or, Sketches of Modern Pugilism,
Containing All the Transactions ofNote Connected With The Prize Ring
During the Years 1821, 1822, 1823. Published in 1824. 672-pages.
Original covers in good condition. Leather spine displays nicely. Tight
binding, straight and clean. Ask to see scans. $2,000 for the set.
* Egan, Pierce 'Boxiana, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism,
Introduction and Additions by Dennis Prestidge' 1971 edition of Pierce Egans 1812 classic. 497 pages. VG/VG $60,
another VG/G $45
* Egan, Pierce 'Boxiana or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism from
the days of the renowned James Figg and Jack Broughton to the heroes of
the later Milling Era Jack Scroggins and Tom Hickman' a selection
edited and introduced by John Ford 1971 Fine in fine slip cover, 208 pages $60
* Egan, Pierce 'Boxiana or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Puglism from
the days of the renowned James Figg and Jack Broughton to the heroes of
the later Milliing Era Jack Scroggins and Tom Hickman' A section,
edited and introduced by John Ford. London The Folio Society 1976.
Decorated orange covered boards over brown cloth spine, gilt titles.
208 pages. Colour illustrations. VG+ in a VG+ slipcase. $20
* Egan, Pierce 'Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life:
Embracing The Turf, The Chase, Thje Ring, And The Stage Interspersed
with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men, Etc.' 1832 1st ed. 414-pages.
Leather covered marbled boards. VG $350
* Egan, Pierce 'Every Gentleman's Manual. A Lecture on The Art of Self
Defence' 1845 1st edition. 199-pages. Leather covers with raised bands
on the leather covered spine. Beautiful rare book. $700.
* Eichler, Alfred 'Gentle Giant' 1943 1st ed. boxing novel said to be
based upon career of Primo Carnera. VG/G $40
* Elmer, 'Boxing. Containing Accurate Half-Tone Reproduction of Prof.
Elmer and Partner, Showing All Important Blows and Positions to Take By
Any One Who Wishes to Become a Proficient Boxer'' by Prof. Wm. Elmer.
Published by Spalding Athletic Library. 1902 1st ed. 161-pages, plus
another 32 pages of ads. Original softcover with covers now rebound in
navy blue cloth with gold lettering of title and authors last name on
the spine. VG $150
* Encinosa, Enrique & Kaplan, Hank 'Boxing - This Is It' 1985
1st
edition, 245 pages. Various stories including the likes of Jack Johnson
and Joe Louis, Joe Grim, Les Darcy, Jack Dempsey, Billy Miske,
Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Ted Kid Lewis, Jimmy Braddock, Henry
Armstrong, Fritzie Zivic, Marcel Cerdan, Lew Jenkins, Jersey Joe
Walcott, Kid Gavilan, Ali and Sugar Ray, etc., etc., VG condition (2) $20 ea.
* Ercole, Andy 'Tiberi. The Uncrowned Champion' 1992 1st ed. 244 pages.
VG/VG $15
* Ercole, Andy 'Tiberi. The Uncrowned Champion' 1992 1st ed. 244 pages.
SIGNED by Tiberi. VG in VG dust jacket. $35.. Another VG+ in VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. SIGNED by Tiberi $40.
*
ESPN Sports Century '1970's The Greatest Style Meets Substance'
1999 1st ed. hardcover. No
dust jacket as issued. 64 pages. Includes 22
pages on Muhammad Ali. Excellent condition. $15
* Eubank, Chris 'Eubank. The Autobiography' 2003 1st edition 419-pages. Fine/Fine $20
* Everlast Boxing Record 1924
to 1925. Softcover Everlast Boxing Record
books for years 1924 and 1925 have been bound together in a worn cloth
hardcover with "EVERLAST BOXING RECORD 1924 to 1925" in gold lettering
on the spine. Front hing loose, some loose pages, and front cover of
the 1925 issue is missing. Still, a good reference source. $25
* Set of first 14 Everlast Boxing Record softcover books with original
covers from the original annual issue in 1922 thru 1935. Bound in
five hardcover dark blue cloth volumes as follows: Volume 1 - 1922
& 1923. The 1922 issue is missing a bit of paper on the far left
side of the front cover and both issues are missing their original rear
covers, else good + condition with former owners name(James Dickson)
inside front cover and noted in a few other places. Volume 2 - 1924
& 1925. Missing original rear softback covers, former owners
signature (James Dickson) noted in a few places, else good + condition.
Volume 3 - 1926, 1927 & 1928. Mising orignal softcover rear covers,
else good + to VG. Volume 4 - 1929, 1930 & 1931. Missing original
softcover rear covers, else VG condition. Volume 5 - 1932, 1933, 1934
& 1935. Has all original softcovers. VG condtions. Inside of
hardcover has a stamp noted as Property of AAF Library, 2141 W. Adams
Blvd. Los Angeles. Nice set of record books that will display well.
$300
F
* Fair, James 'Give Him to the Angels. The Story of Harry Greb.' 1946
1st ed. Covers a bit grubby, else good + condition. 184-pages. Scarce $50.
* Falk, Bernard 'The Naked Lady. Life Story of Adah Menken (Mazeppa)'
Completely new and revised. 1952 edition. 268-pages. Good in Good+
brightly colored complete mylar protected dust jacket. $
* Farnol, Jeffery 'Famous Prize Fights' 1928 1st ed. 260 pgs. Chapters
include: Gladiators, Broughton v. Slack,
Humprhies v. Mendoza, Johnson v. Perrins, Dutch Sam v. Tom Belcher,
Gully v. Pearce, Tom Cribb v. Molineaux, Tom Spring v. Bill Neat, Jem
Ward v. Simon Byrne, Bendigo v. Dea Burke, Tom Sayers v. William Perry,
Sayers v. Heenan, Mace v. King, Sullivan v. Ryan, Peter Jackson v.
Slavin, Corbett v. Sullivan, Fitzsimmons v. Corbett, Mitchell v.
Corbett, Jefries v. Fitzsimmons, and Carpentier v. Dempsey. 26
illustrations. Good+ (5) $50 ea. h
* Farnol, Jeffery 'Epics of the Fancy' 1928 1st ed. 310-pages.
Published by Sampson Lowe, Marston & Co., LTD. Chapters include the
same as above for the title 'Famous Prize Fights.' This is the version
published in England. Good $75. Another that has been beautifully
rebound in leather with raised banks on the spine and the title of the
book on the spine in gold lettering. $150.
* Farnol, Jeffrey 'The Amateur Gentleman' 1939 published by Triangle
Books. 625 page boxing novel. The story of Barnabas Barty, who went to
London to learn to be a gentleman and ends up becoming a boxer. VG
condition in a good - dust jacket that is badly sunned on the spine.
$25.
* Farnol, Jeffery 'Epics of The Fancy. A Vision of Old Fighters.' 1928
1st edition. 310-pages. Sampson Lowe, Marston, & Co., London.
Chapters include the same as in 'Famous Prize Fights above. This is the
version pulbished in England. Beautifully bound in leather covers with
raised bands & title and author name on the spine in gold
lettering. VG $150.
* Farr,Finis 'Black Champion, The Life and Times of Jack Johnson'
VG/VG- 1964 1st ed. 245 pg $25
* Farr,Finis 'Black Champion, The Life and Times of Jack Johnson' VG
1964 1st ed. No DJ $15
* Fair, James 'Give Him to the Angels. The Story of Harry Greb' 1946
1st edition, 184 pages. VG in good worn scarce dust jacket. (2) $100
ea. (one with former owners stamp & signature on blank frontispiece)
* Fair, James 'Give Him to the Angels. The Story of Harry Greb' 1946
1st edition, 184 pages. Good condition (2) $85 ea.
* Felstead, Theodore 'In Search of Sensation. 50 Years of London
Journalism' 1974 1st ed. 304-pages. Good/Good- $25. Another in good
condition with a poor dust jacket $15
* Ferguson, W.B.M. 'The Dumb-Bell.' Scarce 1927 1st edition boxing novel. 316-pages. Good condition $45
* Finnegan,Chris 'Finnegan. Self Portrait of a Fighting Man' 1976 1st
ed. 158 pages. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Fisher,Art 'Garden of Innocents,The Uproarious Inside Story Behind
the Fight of the Century (Ali/Frazier 1)' 1972 1st ed. 186 pages. VG+ with no dust jacket $20
* Fisher, Ham 'Joe Palooka. The Heavyweight Boxing Champ' 1934 1st ed. Published by Whitman Publishing Co. Good $30
* Fitzgerald, Mike 'The Ageless Warrior. The Life of Boxing Legend Archive Moore.' 2004 1st ed. 271 pages. VG/VG $20
* Fitzgerald, Mike 'The Ageless Warrior. The Life of Boxing Legend
Archie Moore' 2004 1st edition. 271-pages. VG/VG. SIGNED on
frontispiece by Jake LaMotta and Bert Sugar. SIGNED on title page by
author. $60
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1929 leather
bound authors autograph edition. Limited to 250 copied SIGNED in ink by
both Nat Fleisher and Jack Dempsey on the title page this is number 21
of 250. 309 pages. Blue leather/cloth covers. A brand new spine has
been put on by a professional book restorer with the original spine
with title, etc. neatly applied. Turned out beautifully. Ask to see
pictures. Book is in Good+ to VG- condition overall, a nice book that
will display nicely. Very clean internally with tight
binding. $400.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1929 1st ed.
309-pages. Good condition in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. Replica
of Dempsey vs. Gibbons ticket pasted in on frontispiece. $75. Another
in VG condition in a Good- mylar protected dust wrapper that's missing
two small chips at the head and bottom of the spine. $60.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1936 revised ed. 157 pages. Good condition with slight wear to spine $30
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal History of
Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st edition. 303
pages. Inscribed on frontispieces by Nat Fleischer to his son in law
Nat Loubet as follows: "To Nat, Here's one which should lead your
library collection son, Dad". VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $100
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal History of
Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st U.K. edition.
302-pages. Former owner stamp & signature on blank frontispiece.
VG/VG $25
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Michigan Assassin. The Saga of Stanley Ketchel,
World's Most Sensational Middleweight Champion' 1946 1st edition. 104
pages. Very good condition (2). $100 ea.
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' 1949 1st edition. 413
pages. WRITTEN ENTIRELY IN ITALIAN. The book has a long INSCRIPTION
from the author, the founder and editior of Ring Magazine, Nat
Fleischer, that reads in English as follows: "To my friend, a true pal
and boxing enthusiast, Dr. Mike Cavallo. Since this is in Italian, I
hope you'll understand the contents. If not, I'm sure 'nini' can read
it to you and translate....Nat Fleischer" VG $75
* Fleischer, Nat 'Gene Tunney, Enigma of the Ring' 1931 1st ed. 127
pages. VG condition in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. Inscribed by
Nat Fleischer: "To Henry A..... With The Compliments of the Author Nat
Fleischer". $250
* Fleischer, Nat 'Gene Tunney, Enigma of the Ring' 1931 1st ed. 127 pages.
Good condition with somewhat worn covers $50. Another in good +
condition with tiny 1/4" closed tear at bottom of spine but bright
colored covers and internally very clean $60.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Gene Tunney, Enigma of the Ring' 1931 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/G $75
* Fleischer, Nat 'Gentleman Jim. The Story of James J. Corbett' 1942
1st edition. 128-pages. VG condition in black boards, Very clean
internally. $100.
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Louis Legend' 1956 1st ed. Peter McInnes
bookplate. 181 pages. VG $45. Another in like-new condition in a neat plain brown paper dust wrapper. $60.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1941
Edition' 548-pages. Original covers show quite a bit of wear, spine is
sunned, but book is straight with tight binding and internally VG.
Scarce $350
* Fleischer,Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1945
Edition' 370 pages. Some wear to covers and moderate staining to
rear, but good condition overall. Ask to see scans. $75
* Fleischer, Nat 'From Milo to Londos' 1936 1st ed. 330-pages. One of
one thousand printed numbered and signed by the author. This is number
161 of the authors autograph edition. Beneath his singnature he has
written in ink "This is the first copy bound." Additionally, on
the first page of the book Fleischer has INSCRIBED in blue ink: "This
is the first bound volume of this book. Nat Fleischer August 3, 1936".
This spne is sunned but the book is straight with tight binding and
very clean internally. From the estate of Fleischer's son-in-law Nat
Loubet. $300
* Fleischer, Nat 'Leonard the Magnificent. Life Story of the Man who
Made Himself "King of Lightweights". 1947 1st ed. Good+ condition (3)
$40 ea. One more in good condition $35
* Fleischer, Nat 'John L. Sullivan, Champion of Champions' 1952 1st U.K.
edition, 223 pages. Signed by Audrey Napier Smith. VG/VG $45
* Fleischer, Nat 'John L. Sullivan, Champion of Champions' 1952 1st
U.K. edition, 223 pages. Good condition in a good - dust jacket that is
missing a small piece out of the lower left front corner. $20
* Fleischer, Nat 'John L. Sullivan, Champion of Champions' 1952 1st
edition, 223 pages. VG in Good + mylar protected dust jacket $35
* Fleischer, Nat 'John L. Sullivan, Champion of Champions' 1951 1st ed.
Published by G.P. Putnam's & Son's, New York. 242-pages. VG in good
dust wrapper. $35
*Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, the Idol of Fistiana' 1929 1st
ed. (autographed by Jack Dempsey) VG in a VG un-priceclipped mylar protected
dust jacket. $400
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, the Idol of Fistiana' 1929 1st ed. in
blue mylar protected leather covers. #197 numbered copies of a limited
edition of 250 signed by both Jack Dempsey and Nat Fleisher. 309 pages.
Good + condition $400
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1936 Revised ed.
157 pages. Good though chipped at head of spine. (2) $35 ea.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1936
Revised ed. 157-pages. Very good as to hardcover book itself in a good
minus internally tape reparied and now mylar protected jacket.
Autographed by Nat Fleischer. $75.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1936 Revised ed. 157-pages. Good condition in a good dust jacket. $40
* Fleischer, Nat 'Terrible Terry. The Brooklyn Terror. The Life and
Battles of Terr McGovern' 1943 1st edition softover with original
brightly colored covers that has been bound in red colored cloth with
the book title and author name in gold lettering on the front cover. VG
$100.
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' 1954 The Sportsmans Book
Club ed. 234 pages Good $15
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal
History of Heavyweight Boxingg from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st
ed. 303-pages. Good condition in a fair complete dust jacket. $20
* Fleischer,Nat - Black Dynamite I. The Story of the Negro in Boxing 1938
1st ed. hardcover in very good and exceptionally clean condition.
182 pages. Chapters include: Negro Progress in Sports, The First Negro
Fighter, Bill Richmond-The Black Terror, Tom Molineaux-The Virginia
Slave, Henry Sutton-The Game Black, Sam Robinson-The Handy Man, James
Wharton-The Morrocco Prince, Massa Kendrick-The New Black, Sambo
Sutton-The Grotesque, Young Richmond-The Athlete, Bob Travers-The Black
Wonder, Bob Smith - The Liverpool Darkey, John Perry-The Black Sailor,
Jemmy Robinson - Young Norley's Black, John Banks-The Darkey Wizard,
Harry Woodson-The Black Diamond, George Godrey- Old Chocolate, Peter
Jackson - The Black Prince, Edward Rollins-Old Starlight, Samuel
Grant-The Indian Darkey, and Stars of the Eighties (Harris Martin,
Mervine Thompson and Viro Small). 182 pages. VG $50.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Black Dynamite IV. Fighting Furies. Story of the
Golden Era of Jack Johnson, Sam Langford and their Negro
Contemporaries' 1939 1st ed. 282-pages. Mottled covers, else good condition $35.
* Fleischer, Nat - Black Dynamite V. Sockers in Sepia. A Continuation
of the Drama of the Negro in Pugilistic Competition. 1941 1st ed.
250-pages. VG $50.
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championhip. An Informal History of
Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st ed.
303-pages. Good+ in a good+ mylar protected dust jacket. INSCRIBED "To
my pal - a true loyal devoted friend Eddie Borden from Nat." $75
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal History
of Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st ed.
VG/G- $25
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' 1961 New revised ed. VG
$15
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' 1961 or 62 1st U.K.
edition VG/Good $25
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' Sportsman club ed. 1954
London Good $10
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal History of
Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1949 1st ed. Good $15
(3
copies)
* Fleischer,Nat 'A Pictorial History of Boxing' 1981 Bonanza ed. VG/VG
$17
* Fleischer,Nat 'A Pictorial History of Boxing' 1959. 318 pages. Good
$10
* Fleischer, Nat 'Fifty Years at Ringside' 1958 1st ed, 296-pages.
Memoirs of the founder and longtime editior of The Ring magazine. Good condition in a good - jacket $20
* Fleischer, Nat 'From Milo to Londos. The Story of Wrestling Through
the Ages'' 1936 1st editiion. # 368 of a limited edition 1,000. Authors autograph
edition, signed by Fleischer. 330 pages. Slightly sunning on spine,
else very good condition. $250.
* Fleischer, Nat 'From Milo to Londos. The Story of Wrestling Through
the Ages' 1936 1st edition. #67 of a limited edition of 1,000. Authors
autograph edition, signed by Fleischer. 330 pages. VG in a good
complete mylar protected dust jacket. $350.
* Fleischer,Nat 'Leonard the Magnificent, Life Story of the Man who
Made Himself King of Lightweights' 1947 1st ed. 124 pages VG $45. Another in good condition $30.
* Fleischer, Nat 'How to Box' Fourth Revised Edition 1939. SIGNED "Nat
Fleischer author, 1939". 105 pages. Worn and stained covers and
pages are heavily foxed, but binding is tight and book is straight.
Instructional $60
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Flaming Ben Hogan' 1941 1st ed. 32 pages. VG
$75. Another bound in blue cloth in VG condition INSCRIBED "______ Jim
and ____ enjoy the story of Ben Hogan, a unique sports figure, Nat
Fleischer." $100
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Fistic Career of Terrible Terry McGovern' 1943
1st ed. 64-pages. Bound in soft blue hardcovers with gold lettering on
covers. $60
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey' 1972 1st ed. 256-pages. VG in good- mylar protected dust jacket. $20
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1943
Edition' 592-pages. Bottom right corner (approximately 1/4) of the very
last page of the appendix is torn out and missing, else the book is in
Good + condition. $40
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1943
Edition.' 592-pages. Good condition. Has some written notes and page
numbers on the inside of front cover and numerous notes on slips of
paper laid inside. INSCRIBED to Jack Root: "To Jack Root, In sincere
appreciation for all you have done to entertain members of the Armed
Forces, Sincerely, Bill Smith Nov. 20, 1944." Root and some boxing
historians claim he was the first world light heavyweight champion in
1903. There is also a typed letter included from former professional
fighter and trainer Bobby O'Dowd that is signed by O'Dowd $100
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1944
Edition' 592-pages. VG condition with bright green covers, tight
binding, straight and very clean. $75.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-TimeRing Record Book 1945 Edition' 370 pages. (2) VG $85 ea.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book' 1951 edition.
813-pages. Inscribed by author and founder of The Ring magazine Nat
Fleischer: "To my dear friend Tom Webster Best to You, Nat."
Good + $100
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book and Boxing
Encyclopedia 1958 edition. 928-pages. Someone has written "1958 Record
Encyclopedia" in black marker on spine and bottom/top of spine cover is
a little rough, else good condition and very clean internally. $10
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia' 880-pages. G+ in Fair dust jacket. $15
* Fleischer, Nat - Bound volume of 1961 The Ring magazines.
January thru December of 1961. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering
'The Ring 1961' on the spine.
VG $200
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book and Boxing
Encyclopedia' 1966 Edition. 864-pages. Good + condition. INSCRIBED by
Fleischer: "To John Bruen, Sr. My best wishes to you. Glad to hear from
you. Sincerly yours, Nat Fleischer March, 1966." $60.
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1972
edition. 808 pages. Very good in a good + dust jacket. $30
* Fleischer, Nat - Two former softcover books bound together in
hardcover cloth. 'World's Champs' 1958 by Lester Bromberg, and 'Idol of
Fistiana (Jack Dempsey)' by Nat Fleischer both bound together in cloth.
The front cover of the Bromberg book has been well glued onto the front
cover and the front cover of the Fleischer book has been well glued on
the back cover. Good reading copies and good condition $20
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Boston Strong Boy. The Story of John L. Sullivan.
The Champion of Champions.'1941 1st edition softcover that has been
bound in gray colored cloth with gold lettering of title on front cover
and spine. INSCRIBED on blank frontispiece to his son-in-law Nat Loubet: "Dear Nat - Here's the story
of the Joe Louis (fighting qualities only) of his day. Regards, Nat
Fleischer." VG $150
* Ford, John 'Prizefighting. The Age of Regency Boximania' 1971 1st ed.
208 pages. VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Foreman, George 'God is In My Corner.' 2007 1st ed. 213 pagesl. G+/VG $10
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. VG/VG, signed by Foreman
(2). $40 ea. Another inscribed by Foreman to Jennifer your pal VG/VG $40
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. VG/VG, autographed by
Foreman: "Best Wishes Cindy, From D. Champ George Foreman" $40
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. Autographed by Foreman on
title page. Includes a Kayo boxing card of Foreman and a little
advertisement concerning the book signing from Books-A-Million. VG/VG
$40
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. VG/VG, autographed by Foreman (5) $40 ea.
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $10 ea.
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. Fine/Fine (2) $12
* Foreman, George 'George Foreman's Guide to Life' 2002 1st ed. Signed by Foreman VG+/VG+ $40
* Foreman, George 'By George, The Autobiography of George Foreman' 1995
SIGNED 1st edition. Bound in Genuine Leather, Easton Press, Norwalk,
Connecticut. 262-pages. Limited edition. Satin ribbon book marker.
Beautiful book in like-new condition. $100
* Forest, Stonehenge 'The Handbook of Manly Exercises; Comprising
Boxing, Walking, Running, Leaping, Vaulting, Etc., With Chapters on
Training for Pedestrianism and Other Purposes.' The opening chaper is
titled 'Boxing' and covers pages 7 thru 18. 1865 1st ed. George
Routledge & Sons. 64-pages. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" Good +. Very scarce.
$300/ Another with different covers of the same size and number
of pages that has a printed reference to the Routledge's Sporting
Annual for 1883 so perhaps this is a later edition of the same book and
is in VG condition $200.
* Fox, Rickard K. 'Life and Battles of James J. Corbett' 1892 softcover
with original covers now bound in navy blue buckram hardcovers. Book is
in good condition but three original photos and pages between pages 44
and 49 are missing and have been replaced with neatly photocopied pages
that are a little bit bigger than the restof the pages and have been
neatly bound in the book. Rare. $100.
* Frank, Stanley 'Sports Extra' 1944 3rd printing (includes stories on
John. L Sullivan, Tex Rickard,
Primo Carnera, among many other sporting celebreties) $15
* Fraser, George McDonals 'Black Ajax'. The story of Tom Molineaux.
1997, 249 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. VG/VG $35. Another unsigned VG in VG mylar jacket $10
* Fraser, Raymond 'The Fighting Fisherman. The Life of Yvon Durelle.' 1981 1st ed. 282-pages. VG/VG $25.
* Frazier, Joe 'Smokin Joe' 1996 1st ed. 213 pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. SIGNED by Frazier on title page. $75.
* Frazier, Joe 'Smokin Joe' 1996 1st ed. 213 pages VG/VG (4)
$10 ea.
* Froch, Carl 'Froch. My Autobiography' 2014. 341-pages. VG+/VG+ SIGNED by Froch. $35.
* Froch, Carl 'Carl Froch. The Cobra. My Story' 2011/ 330-pages. VG+/VG+ $15.
* Furniss, Harry 'The By Ways and Queer Ways of Boxing' 1919 1st
ed. Nice rebound in blue cloth with title on front cover in
gold lettering. VG $100
* Furniss, Harry 'The By Ways and Queer Ways of Boxing' 1919 1st ed.
Front hinge loosening, else Good + condition. (2) $125 ea.
G
* Gallico, Paul 'Matilda' Novel of a boxing kangaroo who takes the world middleweight title. 1970 1st ed. VG/VG $10
* Gallico, Paul 'Farewell to Sport' 1941 fourth printing. VG/VG "For
fourteen years Paul Gallico was one of the ace sportswriters of
America, featured columnist of the New York Daily News and sponsor of
such spectacles as the Golden Gloves.... Dempsey, Ruth, Bobby Jones,
Nurmi, Babe Didrickson, Red Grange, Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs -
Gallico knew all the headliners, he gives them to you here - and there
are few he praises with even faint damns." Terrific read, including an
account of the young reporters sparring session with Jack Dempsey.
Scarce in dust jacket. $75
* Garber, Angus 'Boxing Legends, Greatest Boxers, Toughest Fights,
Classic Rivalries' 1988 1st ed. 128 pages VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Gardner, Leonard 'Fat City' 1969 1st ed. boxing novel. 191 pages. "The
story of two young boxers out of Stockton, California: one in his late
teens, the other just turning thirty, whose seemingly parallel lives
intersect for a time. It tells of the two fighters struggles to escape
the confinements of their existence, and of the men and women in their
world." VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Gault, William Campbell 'The Hundred Dollar Girl. A Dutton Novel of
Mystery and Suspense' 1961 1st edition. VG in VG mylar protected dust
jacket. Beatifully colored jacket. 189-pages. This is an ex-library
book but the only indication of it is a lightly red colored stamp on
page 127. $30.
* 'The Gentleman's Magazine' Bound volume of each issue from June to
December 1845. 694-pages in total. Includes pieces on boxing, William
Shakespeare, Buckingham Palace, China, New Zealand, Pompei, Russia and
much more. Decorate binding with marble boards but the cover is in very
poor condition, separated from spine, loose rear hinge and front cover
is entirely separated. Good + internally. $75
* Gibbs,Harry 'Boxing On. The Autobiography of Harry Gibbs' 1981 1st
ed. 155 pages. 25 year career of a boxing referee who
officiated bouts involving world champions Terry Downes, John Conteh,
Ken Buchanan, Maurice Hope, Jim Watt, & Alan Minter, &
more than 40 world championship contests. VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Gildea, William 'The Longest Fight. In the Ring with Joe Gans,
Boxing's First African American Champion.' 2012 1st edition. 245-pages.
VG/VG $15. Another VG+ in a VG+ mylar protected jacket $30.
* Gilmer, Frank 'How to Judge Boxing' 1960 1st ed. 80 pages. 10 pages on
how to judge a fight and then the
rest is mostly on how to box (position, footwork, hook, right cross,
jab, combinations, defnse, etc.) VG/VG (2) $35 ea.. Another VG in
good - jacket. INSCRIBED "To John Kelly, with best regard Frank Gilmer"
$45
* Gilmer, Frank 'How to Judge Boxing' 1960 1st ed. 80 pages. 10 pages on
how to judge a fight and then the
rest is mostly on how to box (position, footwork, hook, right cross,
jab, combinations, defnse, etc.) VG in good mylar protected dust jacket
$30, another VG/G $30
* Gilmer, Frank 'Push Yourself. A Book for Amateur Boxers and Boxing
Fans' 1941 1st edition. 86-pages. Contents: Foreward, Position,
Footwork, Hitting, Counterpunching, Attack, Infighting, Generalship,
Training and Supervision. VG $40. Another in Good condition $25
* Gingrich, Arnold (editor) 'Esquire's Second Sports Reader'
1946 427 pages. Fiction. Includes 11 boxing stories Good $15
* Gingrich, Arnold 'Esquire's Second Sports Reader' 1946 1st ed. hardcover in very good condition with a good minus dust
jacket. Includes chapters sections on The Come Back by L.A.G. Strong
(Ted Lenehan), The Battle Royal, The Old Battler by Harry Bolton, The
Sparring Partner by Carl Ries, and The Champeen of the World by Edward
McKenna. The stories in this book appear to be fiction while the one in
the first reader are non-fication. $20
* Goldberg, Samuel 'Fighter In a Naptha Ring.' 1967 1st ed. Good in a
good dust jacket $20. Another VG in a good dust jacket with a chip at
the top of the front cover. INSCRIBED "To Irv Green sone of my best
from from Samuel Goldberg, formerly Young McGovern." $50.
* Golding, Louis 'The Bare Knuckle Breed'Story of the old-time
prizefighters and the world they lived in. 1954 1st ed. 231 pages VG/VG
(2) $25 ea.
* Golding, Louis 'Black Frailty' 1934 1st ed. 49-pages. # 30 of
limited edition of 75 SIGNED copies by the author. The hero of the
story is bareknuckle boxer Tom Molineux. VG conditon. Rare.
Another #16 of limited edition SIGNED by the author in VG
condition. $350 ea.
* Goldman, Herbert 'The Ring 1985 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia' 1004-pages. VG/VG $30
* Goldman, Herbert 'The Ring, 1984 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia'
1,067 pages VG/VG (2) $30 each.
* Goldman, Arthur 'Stars of David.' 1963 1st ed. Includes Barney Ross, Benny Leonard, and Max Baer. VG/G $20
* Goldstein, Alan 'A Fistful of Sugar' 1981 1st ed. 299 pages VG/VG (3) $20 ea.
* Goldstein, Alan 'A Fistful of Sugar' 1981 1st ed. 299 pages VG/G $12
* Goldstein, Alan 'Muhammad Ali, The Eye Witness Story of a Boxing
Legend' 2000 1st ed. 176 pages, beautifully illustrated. VG+/VG+ $20 (w)
* Goldstein, Ruby 'Third Man in the Ring' 1959 1st ed. VG/Good 216 pages
$20
* Goldstein, Ruby 'Third Man in the Ring' 1959 1st ed. 216-pages. INSCRIBED "Best
wishes Ruby Goldstein" VG/G $35
* Goldestein, Ruby 'Third Man in the Ring' 1959 1st ed. 216-pages.
INSCRIBED "To Mitch from his fellow Easterner Ruby Goldstein" VG in
Good + mylar protected dust jacket. $35
* Golesworthy, Maurice 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing' Seventh edition 1983 287 pages VG/VG (2) $20 ea
* Goodwin, Jack (Famous trainer) 'Myself and My Boxers' .1924 1st ed.
255-pages. (Reiss collection) Good condition. $35. Another in good
condition for $35 that has some corner bumping.
* Gootter, Joe 'Sports Before Your Eyes' 1956 1st edition. SIGNED by
the author. 104 pages. VG in a goog dust jacket. $45
* Gorn, Elliott J. 'The Manly Art. Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America' 1986 1st edition, 315 pages. VG+/VG+ $20
*Graffix,Herbert 'Equires First Sports Reader'
1945 1st ed. Includes sections on Abe Simon, Harry Greb, and the Long
Count. VG $25
* Grandreams Ltd. 'Frank Bruno Special' 1988 1st ed. 60 pages. VG (no
dust jacket as issued) $15
* Grant, James 'The Great John L.' (Sullivan) 1945 1st ed. VG/Fair 180
pages $15
* Grant, James Edward 'The Great John L.' (John L. Sullivan)
1945 1st printing Good $15.
* Graziano, Rocky 'Rocky's Boxing Book. Teaching the Manly Art of Self
Defense' 1979 1st ed. 86 pages. Contents: Choosing Equipment, Stance,
Preliminary, Moving Around the Ring, Offensive Boxing, Defensive
Boxing, Boxing Strategy, Training, Rules of Boxing, Glossary of Boxing
Terms. VG $30
* Graziano, Rocky 'Rocky's Boxing Book. Teaching the Manly Art of
Self Defense' 1979 1st ed. 86 pages. Contents: Choosing
Equipment, Stance,
Preliminary, Moving Around the Ring, Offensive Boxing, Defensive
Boxing, Boxing Strategy, Training, Rules of Boxing, Glossary of Boxing
Terms. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket $40. Another VG in Good jacket $30
* Graziano, Rocky 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' 1956 1st U.K. ed.
288-pagess. Former owners stamp and signature inside cover, else VG/G
$25
* Graziano, Rocky 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' 1955 2nd printing. New
York, N.Y. 275-pages. SIGNED on a book gift label inside front cover in
ink by Rocky Graziano. VG in Good mylar protected dust jacket.
Terrific read! $150/
* Graziano, Rocky 'Somebody Down Here Likes Me Too' 1981 1st
ed.
VG/VG (3) $20 ea. Another VG in good- dust wrapper $15
* Green, Benny 'Shaw's Champions. G.B.S. (George Bernard Shaw) and
Prizefighting from Cashel Byron to Gene Tunney'
1978 1st ed. 210 pages. Comprised of two parts. Part I deals with
Shaw's writing, including boxing, and Part II deals with fighting and
includes the following chapters: From Donnelly to Dempsey, Hanging Up
the Gloves, Gorgeous Georges, Fall and a Knockout, Testimony to Tunney,
The Shavian Connectin, and The Final Count. VG/G $25
* Green, Bill 'Jack Dempsey' 1974 1st ed. 29-pages. Scarce. VG $40.
* Greenberg, Martin H. 'In The Ring. A Treasury of Boxing Stories. With
20 stories - plus a full length novel - by Ernest Hemingway, Jack
London, Max Brand, Larry Sternig, Budd Schulberg, and many others. 1986
1st ed. 560 pages. VG+/VG+ $15
* Greenspan, Bud 'Play It Again Bud' 1973 1st ed. VG/VG large book $20
* Greenspan,Bud '100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History' Special
Centennial Edition.
1995 1st ed. Fine/Fine $20
* Greenberg, Martin 'In the Ring, A Treasury of Boxing Stories' With 20
stories - plus a full length novel by Ernest Hemingway, Jack London,
Max Brand, Larry Sternig, Budd Schulberg and many others.
1986 1st ed. 560 pages. Fine/Fine $20
* Greenwood, Robert 'Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries, The Prizefight of
the Century, Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910' 2004 review copy. 172 pages
and approximately 90 illustrations. VG+ condition with a VG+
jacket. $30
* Grice, Edward 'Great Cases of Sir Henry Curtis' 1937 1st ed. Includes
a chapter tilted 'The Banned Big Fight' concerning a fight to take
place between Jack Johnson and Bombadier Billy Wells in London that was
banned in 1911. 156-pages Good + $25
* Griffin, Marcus 'Wise Guy. James J. Johnston. A Rhapsody in Fistics'
with a foreward by Damon Runyon. 1933 1st ed. 315-pages. Interesting
story about the longtime boxing promoter the "Boy Bandit." INSCRIBED by
Johnston: "To Don Robertrs - Don't make a _______ out of yourself by
writing like you did in your column Jan. 5 33. This will you better
informed. Sincerely, Jimmy Johnston 1/13/33." Good + $125.
* Grombach, John 'The Saga of the Fist. The 9000 Year Story of
Boxing in Text and Pictures' 1977 250 pages. Includes origins of boxing, bare-fist era, padded
glove, broadcasting, development of weight classifications, boxing and
world civilization, great actor of boxing in and out of the ring,
development of techniques, all-time greats, champions of various
weights, statistics, attendance information, rules, etc. VG/VG $20
* Grombach, John 'The Saga of Sock. A Complete Story of Boxing'
Illustrated with Photographs and Line Drawings. 1949 1st edition.
381-pages. Spine a bit sunned, else good condition, very good
internally. $25. Another 1949 1st edition in good condition, very
clean, straight, with a good + mylar protected dust jacket. $50.
* Gutteridge,Reg 'Boxing, the Great Ones' 1975 2nd ed. VG/VG 1st ed, $35. Another 2nd ed. $25.
* Gutteridge, Reg 'Mike Tyson. The Release of Power' 1995 1st U.K. ed. 222-pages. VG/VG $15
* Gutteridge, Reg 'The Big Punchers' 1983 1st ed. Fine/Fine (multiple
copies) $25 ea.
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* Hails, Jack 'Classic Moments of Boxing'1983 1st ed. 160 pages. VG/VG $25
* Haldane,Robert 'Giants of the Ring, Story of the Heavyweights for 200
Years' 1948 1st ed. Good condition, wear to covers and loose hinges. 163 pages,
Good condition (2) $35 ea. Another in VG condition $40
* Haldane, Robert 'Giants of the Ring, Story of the Heavyweights for
200 Years' 1948 1st ed. 163 pages, VG (4) $50 ea.
* Hales, A.G. 'Nut Brown Maid and Nut Brown Mare' by A.G. Hales. c1920
1st edition hardcover in good plus condition in the scarce
jacket. Described in Hartley's boxing bibliography as follows: "The
dedication
reads: Dedicated to the memory of Charley Mitchell, who, before he went
west helped me sketch out the chapters relating to the making of a Real
Champion. 253 pages. 15 of the 21 chapters relate to boxing." Page 73
of Hartley's say's "Mr Hales wrote other novels with a boxing
background; one of the most interesting was entitled Nut Brown Maid and
Nut Brown Mare. The opening scenes of this novel are laid in Reno, at
the scene of Jack Johnson v. James J. Jeffries fight. Book in good plus
condition with a couple of minor chips at the top of the front cover
and in the lower left hand side of the front cover. $150
* Hales, A.G. 'Nut Brown Maid and Nut Brown Mare' by A.G. Hales. c1920
1st edition hardcover in good plus condition. 312 pages. Described
in Hartley's boxing bibliography as follows: "The dedication
reads: Dedicated to the memory of Charley Mitchell, who, before he went
west helped me sketch out the chapters relating to the making of a Real
Champion. 253 pages. 15 of the 21 chapters relate to boxing." Page 73
of Hartley's say's "Mr Hales wrote other novels with a boxing
background; one of the most interesting was entitled Nut Brown Maid and
Nut Brown Mare. The opening scenes of this novel are laid in Reno, at
the scene of Jack Johnson v. James J. Jeffries fight. Very scarce
$100
* Hales, A.G. 'Black Prince Peter'(Concerning the life and career
of the great black fighter Peter Jackson). This scarce 1930 1st
edition hardcover has been professional rebound. The
vendor reproduced the title on the spine of the new covers in the
same manner as the original covers. There were some old
newspaper/periodical pictures pertaining to Peter Jackson that were
glued to the frontispiece pages, the page opposite the title page, and
a couple of blank rear pages in the book. Otherwise the book is in good
to good + condition with the brand new covers, tight binding and clean
throughout. VG with the scarce dust
jacket that is complete, in good condition and mylar protected. $500.
* Hamill, Pete 'Flesh and Blood' 1977 book club edition novel. 207 pages. VG in very good + mylar protected jacket. $10
* Hano, Arnold 'Muhammad Ali The Champion' 1977 2nd edition. 127-pages. Good + $15
* Harding, John 'Lonsdale's Belt. The Story of Boxing's Greatest Prize'
1994 1st ed. 351-pages. VG+ in a VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $25.
* Harkins, Philip 'Knockout' 1950 1st ed. boxing novel, 242 pages
VG/VG-
$30, another without a dust jacket in good condition $10
* Harrison, Audley 'Audley Harrison, Realizing the Dream' 2001 1st ed.
245 pages. Story of his 2000 gold medal Olympics victory and
professional career. VG/VG (2) $10 ea.
* Harrison, Wm. Greer 'Making a Man. A Manual of Athletics' Scarce 1915
title dedicated to "The Olympic Club" of San Francisco. 72-pages.
Contents: The Mental Attitude in Athletics, What is Meant by
Athletics?, The Greek and Modern Athlete, In the Open, Room Exercises,
The Gentle Art of Rowing, Outdoor Athletics, An Expert's Opinion,
Boxing, The Art of Self-Defense, Physical Culture and All Branches of
Athletics and Its Results, Fencing... VG $85
* Hartley, R.A. 'Jack Scroggins. 19th Century Pugilist' INSCRIBED
opposite title page by Hartley. 96 pages plus a 17-page epilogue and
44-page appendix. Near fine in a VG dust wrapper. $75. Another that is
VG+ in a VG dust wrapper INSCRIBED "With very best wishes to Sid Green
and friends at Northhampton E.B.A., Bob Hartley 13/12/1989" $75.
* Hartley, R.A. 'Jack Scroggins. 19th Century Pugilist.' INSCRIBED
opposite title page by Hartley: "With best wishes to Leonard Telesco.
Hoping you will enjoy this piece of fistic history. R.A. Hartley
2/6/1992." VG+ in VG dust jacket. 96-pages plus a 17-page epilogue and
44-page appendix. $75.
* Hartley, R.A. 'History & Bibliography of Boxing Books. Collectors
Guide to the History of Pugilism. Incorporating a Bibliography
Containing some 2,100 Titles on All Aspects of Pugilism Published in
the English Language.' 1989 1st ed. 349-pages. VG in VG dust jacket $35.