Stern, Bill – Bill Stern’s Favorite Boxing Stories

Description

Stern, Bill ‘Bill Stern’s Favorite Boxing Stories’ 1949 1st edition hardcover. Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, New York. Very good condition hardcover with a good minus dust jacket that is missing the top 1/2″ on the spine. Has the handwritten name of a former owner named Jim Kerwin on the top of the blank frontispiece.

Published in 1949 by Blue Ribbon Books, Bill Stern’s Favorite Boxing Stories by famed sports broadcaster Bill Stern is a hardcover vintage collection featuring dramatic, nostalgic tales from the history of boxing.

Physical and Publication Details:
• Author: Bill Stern
• Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books
• Publication Year: 1949
• Binding: Hardcover with grey leather-like boards
• Illustrations: Interior line drawings

Content and Overview:
• Genre: Sports history / anthology / anecdote collection
• Style: Dramatic mid-century sports commentary reflecting Bill Stern’s signature theatrical radio storytelling style.
• Context: Originally related to or following the 1948 Pocket Books paperback original edition (illustrated by Louis Glanzman), the 1949 Blue Ribbon release offered fans a sturdier hardcover format.