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 re

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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