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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'
1975 1st ed. 415 pages VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Ali, Muhammad 'The Greatest, My Own Story'
1975 1st ed. 415 pages VG/G (2) $20 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
* 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
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1897 1st ed. 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' 1903 91 pages $50
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxing' 1911 91 pages Good + $50
* Allanson-Winn, R.G. 'Boxng' 1920 114 pages VG (2) $60 ea.
* 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. (3) $50 ea.
* 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 (4 copies) $22
ea.Another without a dust jacket VG $15
* Armstrong,Henry 'Gloves, Glory and God' 1956 1st ed. Ex. library
Good+ $20
* 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.
* 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 (5) $15 ea.
* Avis,F.C. 'Boxing Reference Dictionary'
1958 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/VG $30, another VG/G+ $25.
B
* Badcock, John 'Selections From the Fancy; Or True Sportsman's Guide,
by an Operator'.
With a foreward by George Plimpton and drawings by Randy Jones. Imprint
Society, 1972. This edition was limited to 1,950 copies, and it is
signed by Randy Jones. Original etching by Jones laid-in, as issued. 8
vo., quarter brown leather, patterned boards, title gilt-stamped to
spine, all edges speckled brown. Ex-library; bookplate at front
pastedown and no external markings. Internally clean and crisp. Housed
in a paper-covered slipcase with paper lable to spine. A beautiful,
near fine copy. $50
* 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 $15
* Jr. Barrow, Louis, Joe 'Joe Louis, 50 Years an American Hero' 1988,
270 pages. Leather bound commemorative edition. VG+ $25
* Barton, George 'My Lifetime in Sports' 1957 1st ed. 339 pages. Author
was a former boxer, referee, and shares a number of stories concerning
Billy Miske, Jack Dempsey, the Gibbons brothers and many others. VG in
VG dust jacket $20
* Bass, A.L. "Medical Aspects of Boxing' 1965 1st ed. 121 pages. VG/G
$50
* Batchelor,Denzil 'The Boxing Companion' 1964 1st ed. 455 pages. "A
rich and varied collection of the best writing on boxing under 5 headings - The Facination of Boxing, History
and Know-How, Bare Fists and the Prize Ring, The Glove Fighters, and
Fights in Fantasy. VG/VG $20
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Best Boxing Stories' 1953 1st ed. 288 pages. Peter
McInnes bookplate. G+/G+ plastic covered jacket. $30
* Batchelor,Denzil 'Best Boxing Stories' 1953 1st ed. 288 pages. VG $20
* 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' 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- (3) $20 ea.
* 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
* Bavin,Bill 'The Strange Death of Freddie Mills'
1974 1st ed. 152 pages. VG/VG (2) $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- $30
* Berger,Phil 'Smokin Joe (Frazier)' 1996 1st ed. VG/VG $15 (2
copies)
* Berger,Phil Blood Season, Tyson and the World of Boxing
1989 1st ed. VG+/VG+ (2) $15 ea.
* 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. and 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 ea.
* Bingham,Howard 'Muhammad Ali, A Thirty-Year Journey' 1993 2nd ed.
Profusely illustrated VG/VG $12
* Bingham,Howard and Wallace,Max - Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight,
Cassius Clay vs. The United States of America, 2000 1st ed. 267 pages.
VG/VG $15
* Birkenhead,Earl of 'Fifty Famous Fights in Fact and Fiction' 1932 1st
ed. 384 pages. "A collection of narratives describing personal
fights between man and man, sometimes between man and beast." VG/Good
(2) $50 ea.
* 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 (3) $15 ea.
* Birtley,Jack 'The Tragedy of Randolph Turpin'
1975 1st ed. 160 pages. VG/VG Ex-libary $15
* Blady, Ken 'The Jewish Boxer's Hall of Fame' 1988 1st ed. 325 pages. Chapters concerning the greatest Jewish boxers in history.
VG/VG $30
* 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 $40
* Blonstein,Dr. J.L. 'Boxing Doctor' Chief Medical Officer to the
Amateur Boxing Association. 1965 1st ed. 127 pages. VG/G+ $25
* 'Boxing' magazine. Bound volume of the first 26 issues of English
publication covering September 11, 1909 (vol. 1 no. 1) thru March 5,
1910 (vol. 1, no. 26). 664 pages overall. More than 12 years before the
first bound volume of
the Ring magazine. Very scarce. Very good condition in black cloth.
$2,000
* 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
* Brenner, Teddy 'Only The Ring Was Square' 1981 1st edition. Teddy Brenner was Madison Square Garden's matchmaker for twenty years. 164 pages. VG/VG $20
* 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+ $25
* Bromberg, Lester 'Boxing's Unforgettable Fights' 1962 1st ed. 351
pages. VG/VG $50
* Bromberg, Lester 'Boxing's Unforgettable Fights' 1962 1st ed. 351 pages. INSCRIBED by author as follows: "Oct. 10, 1962 To Fred Saddy, Who knows many of these stories better than I do. With all affection, Sincerely, Lester Bromberg." Filled with stories of the greatest old-timers like John L. Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Johnson, Dempsey, etc., etc., and on up through the great fighters of the 1940s and 50s like Joe Louis, Willie Pep, Barney Ross, etc. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket $100
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*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.
* Brown,Gene 'The Complete Book of Boxing. The New York Times
Scrapbook' 1980 1st ed. 208 pages. VG/VG $25
* Brown, Warren 'Win, Lose or Draw' 1947 1st ed., 274 pages. VG in Good
mylar protected DJ missing a chunk in the upper front that is
approximately an inch square. $15
* Bruno,Frank 'Eye of the Tiger. My Life'
1992 1st ed. 198 pages. VG/VG $15
* Bruno,Frank 'Frank Bruno. Know What I Mean? His Own Knockout Story'
1986 1st ed. VG/VG $20
* 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. $25
* Burns, Tommy ‘Scientific Boxing and Self Defence' 1909 1st ed. Published by Health & Strength. 172 pages.
Facimile signature of Tommy Burns. Very good condition $100
* Burns, Tommy ‘Scientific Boxing and Self Defence' 1934 3rd ed. 93 pages. Published by Athletic Publications, Ltd. Very
good condition $60
* 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,James 'Kings of the Ring' 1936 4th impression. 256 pages.
Stories of famous fights, Sam Langford,Gunboat Smith, Tommy Burns, Jimmy Wilde, Battling Nelson, Fitzsimmons,
Jeffries, among many others... Good condition $35
* Butler,Frank & 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. Another in good shape in a chapped and worn dust jacket but INSCRIBED: "To Ken Powell, With good wishes, Frank Butler June 3, 1956" for $45
* Butler,Frank & 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 $25
* Butler,Frank & James 'The
Fight Game'
1956 Sportsman Club Ed. Inside
stories of famous fighters and their
fights (Dempsey, Tunney, Carpentier, Wilde, Kid Lewis, Moran, Driscoll,
Lynch, & Mills) VG/VG- $15
* 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,
& 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 $20
* Butler,Frank 'The Good, The Bad,
and the Ugly. The Story of Boxing'
1986 1st ed. 216 pages. VG/VG $25
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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
* Carpenter,Harry 'The Hardest Game' 1981 1st ed. 123 pages. VG
condition (no dust jacket as issues). (3)
$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 British edition. (Greb,
Fitzsimmons, Wilde, Marciano, Sugar
Ray, Benny Leonard, Tunney, Dempsey, Moore, Louis,...) VG/VG $35
* Carpenter, Harry 'Masters of Boxing' 1964 1st U.S. edition.
(Greb, Fitzsimmons, Wilde, Marciano, Sugar
Ray, Benny Leonard, Tunney, Dempsey, Moore, Louis,...) VG/VG $35
* Carpenter, Tom 'Bal Punching' 1923 1st edition. 69 pages. VG $50
* Carpentier,Georges 'Carpentier, By Himself' 1955
1st ed.
208 pages. G/G (3) $25 ea.
* Carpentier, Georges ‘My Fighting Life’ 1920 1st
ed. 253
pages. VG $60, another in good+ condition with sunned spine $50, and
finally another in VG condition $75
* Carpentier, Geroges ‘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
& 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.
Very good condition $60
* 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 & 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
* 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
& 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
* Carpentier,Georges 'My Methods or Boxing as a Fine Art' 1913 95
pages. By the heavyweight champion of Europe. Card covers. Good
condition $65.
* Carter, Rubin 'The Sixteenth Round, From Number 1 Contender to
#45472' 1974 1st ed. 339 pages. Good in a VG mylar protected dust
jacket. This is an ex. library with a small stamp on the bottom of the
title page and a library card pocket on the last page of the book,
otherwise you wouldn't know it. $100
* Cavanaugh,Jack 'Tunney, Boxing's Brainiest Champ And His
Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey'2006 1st ed. 471 pages. VG+/VG+ $20
* 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
* Chandley,H.G.H. 'Amateur Boxing Association, It's History'
1965
1st ed. 58 pages. VG/G $20.
* 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
* Christy, Jim 'Flesh & 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 'Boxing' 1921 1st ed. 124 pages. Chapters on boxing in
general, a sound foundation, leads and guards, countering and defensive
hitting, headwork, side-stepping and countering, infighting,
generalship, ringcraft, training, boxing throughout its history. VG in
mylar protected dust jacket that is missing some chiips to bottom and
top of spine. Still, scarce to find with jacket. $75
* 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 ed. Red cloth. Very worn covers.
Good plus condition. 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
and refereeing, etc. Includes a nice handwritten inscripion on frontispiece
from a father to his son in 1928 for winning a scholastic boxing
championship in England. $60
* Clark, Norman 'How to Box' 1922 1st edition in excellent condition. 210 pages. (2) $75 ea.
* 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.(3) $35 ea.
* 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
* Cohane, Tim 'Bypaths of Glory. A Sportswriter Looks Back' 1963 1st
ed. Includes chapters on Rocky Marciano, Dempsey and Tunney, and Archie
Moore. 239 pages. VG/G $20
* 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 $20. And another that is ex-library with
the usual markings and a poor dust jacket for $5.
* Conrad, Harold 'Dear Muffo, 35 Years in the Fast Lane' 1982 1st ed.
276 pages. "In the early days, Harold Conrad, always a writer or
promoter and never a gangster, worked for such underworld luminaries as
Joe Adonis, Frank costello, Meyer Lansky, and Bugsy Siegel. He palled
around with the likes of Mike Todd, Max Baer, Joe Louis and Muhammad
Ali. He was instrumental in getting Ali a title shot against Liston and
became a good friend of his." A number of interesting boxing related
stories. VG/G $15
* Conteh,John 'I Conteh' 1982 1st ed. 152 pages. VG/VG $25
* Contel, John, 'I Conteh' 1982 1st ed. 152 pages. VG/VG
Inscribed "To Mike by John Conteh" $40
* 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 & 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) (2) $25 ea.
* 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 (2)
$125 ea.
* Corbett, James J. 'The Roar of the Crowd' 1926 edition, 329 pages.
INSCRIBED on frontispiece by Ring magazine founder and editor Nat
Fleischer as follows: "To Jim Reese, Sincerely Nat Fleischer." Good
condition in a mylar protected dust jacket that has some paper loss to
upper portion of jacket. Ask to see a scan. $150
* Corbett, James J. 'The Roar of the Crowd' 1925 1st edition, 329
pages. Beautifully INSCRIBED in black fountain pen on frontispiece by
Corbett as follows: "To my friend A.R. Rutledge with best wishes Jas.
J. Corbett Mar 12/25." There is a small amount of water spotting to the
lower right hand corner of the first 65 pages, but the book is straight
with bright covers and tight binding and overall I would rate in good
condition. $500
* Corri, Eugene ‘Thirty Years a Referee’ 1915 1st
ed. 266
pages. Good + $60
* Corri,Eugene 'Thirty Years a Referee' 1915 1st ed. 266 pages. Loose
inner hinge, quite a bit of wear to
covers. Internally good and a great read. $40 (Hold for Lawrence - Feb
2010)
* Corri, Eugene ‘Fifty Years in the Ring’ 1933 1st
ed. 256
pages. Interesting read from this long-time leading
English referee. He officiated a lot of bouts between some great
fighters. Worn covers with wrinkled front cover. Internally good plus.
Book is straight and binding is tight. $45
* 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. Good condition $40
* 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 (Hold for Lawrence - Feb. 2010)
* Cossell,Howard - I Never Played the Game
1985 VG/VG $10
* Cottrell,John 'Man
of Destiny. The Story of Muhammad Ali'
1967 1st ed. 363 pages. VG in Good dust jacket. $25
* Cottrell, John ‘Muhammad
Ali Who Was Once Cassius Clay’ 1967 1st edition. 363
pages. VG in good dust jacket. $25
* Cox,William 'Boxing in Art and Literature'
1935 1st ed. VG (4) $30 ea.
D
* Dalby,Barrington 'Come in Barry!' 1961 1st ed. VG/G- $15
* Daly, Arthur 'Sports of the Times' 1960 3rd printing, 270 pages.
Includes many boxing stories. VG $15
* 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
* Davidson, Bruce 'Australian Boxing Records' 1926 softcover with
original covers rebound in cloth. 74 pages. Very good condition $50
* Davis,Robert 'Ruby Robert, Alias Bob Fitzsimmons' 1926 1st ed. Very
good condition in the scarce dust jacket, which is also in very good
condition. $150,
* 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
* DeMattos, Jack 'The Earp Decision' 1989 1st ed. 206 pages. Story
about the controversial decision redered by Wyatt Earp in the fight he
refereed between Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Sharkey in 1896. VG in VG
mylar protected dust jacket $25
* Dempsey,Jack (with Bob Considine) 'Massacre In the Sun' 1960
1st British edition. 249 pages. VG/G $25
* Dempsey,Jack with Barbara Dempsey 'Dempsey' VG+/VG+ 1977 1st ed. 320
pages (3) $20 ea.
* Dempsey,Jack with Barbara Dempsey 'Dempsey' 1977 1st ed. VG/G+ $15
* Dempsey,Jack with Barbara Dempsey 'Dempsey' 1977 1st ed. VG (no dust
jacket) $10
* Dempsey,Jack as told to Bob Considine 'Dempsey' 1960 1st printing Good/Good $25. Two others 1st ed. no dust jacket $15 ea.
* Dempsey,Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG/VG $25
* Dempsey, Jack 'Dempsey' 1960 1st ed. 249 pages. VG/G SIGNED by Dempsey $150
* DeYong,Moss 'Everybody Boo' 30-year boxing referee offers his
insights on the sport. 1951 1st ed. Good/Good $30.
* Diamond,Wilfred 'Kings of the Ring' 1954 1st ed. 127 pages. Includes chapters on John L. Sullivan, James
Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries, Sam Langford, Stanley Ketchel, and Jack Johnon. VG $40
* Diamond,Wilfred 'Kings of the Ring' 1954 1st ed. 127 pages. Includes chapters on John L. Sullivan, James
Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries, Sam Langford, Stanley Ketchel, and Jack Johnon. VG in good mylar protected dust jacket $55
* Diamond,Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st ed.VG/G+ (2)$45 ea.
* Diamond,Wilfred 'How Great Was Joe Louis' 1953 1st ed. Good+ $30
* 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. $45
*Dibble,R.F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st ed. 209 pages. Good- ex.library $30
* Dibble, R.F. John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st
edition. 209 pages. Bumping to spine, else good condition $35
* Dibble,R.F. 'John L. Sullivan' 1925 1st ed. 209 pages. Good+ $45
* Docusen, Bernard 'Bernard Docusen - A Memoir' 2008 1st ed. 1 of only
100 printed. Signed by author. Leather covers. Beautiful condition $75
* Donnelly, Ned 'Self Defence or The Art of Boxing' 1879 2nd edition. 125 pages. VG $100
* Donovan,Mike 'The Science of Boxing, Also Rules and Articles on
Trianing Generalship inthe 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 (2) $100 ea.
* 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 condition. Dark grey cloth. Bound
with two notebook style rings. $85
* 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. 222 pags 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 Mongoose 1991 1st
ed. Octavo in format, grey cloth stamped in gilt; 240pp. plus
4 pages of black and white photos. 222 pags VG $12
* Dowling, Frances L. 'Fights for the Championship or Celebrated Prize
Battles Or an Account of All the Battles for the Championship From 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' 1855 1st edition. By the Editor of Bell's Life in
London. 410 pages. Nicely rebound in red leather covers in 1891. In
gold lettering on the spine with raised bands it says "Fights for the
Championship, Dowling, 1891" horizontally. Good + condition with some
wear to the corners of the front and back covers. Very clean and
straight book $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
* Dundee, Angelo ‘I Only Talk Winning. 1985 1st edition. VG/VG $20
* Dundee, Angelo 'I Only Talk Winning' 1st U.K. edition VG+/VG+ $15
* Dundee, Angelo 'My View from the Corner. A Life in Boxing' 2008 1st ed. 327 pages. VG/VG $15
* 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 (2) $20
ea.
* Durant, Will 'The Life of Greece'
Peter McInness bookplae. 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 'Come Out Fighting, A Pictorial History of the Ring'
1946 1st ed. 248 pages, profusely illustrated with outstanding pictures
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/G $35
E
* Early,Gerald - The Muhammad Ali Reader
1998 1st ed. VG+/VG+ (2) $10 ea.
* Edgar, George ‘The Blue Bird’s Eye’
c1915 boxing novel. Good condition in a very good dust jacket. 253
pages. $60
* Edwards,Audrey 'Muhammad Ali, The People's Champ'
1977 1st ed. 181 pages. VG/VG $20
* 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. Very good condition $120
* 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, 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
* Eichler,Alfred 'Gentle Giant' 1943 1st ed. boxing novel said to be
based upon career of Primo Carnera. VG/G $40
* Encinosa, Enrique & Kaplan, Hank 'Boxing - This Is It' 1985
1st
edition, 245 pages. Various stories including the likes of Jack Johnson
& 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 & Sugar Ray, etc., etc., VG condition
$20
* 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
*
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
* 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
F
* 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+ (2) $50 ea.
* Farnol,Jeffrey 'Famous Prize Fights' 1928 1st ed. 260 pages. VG/G
(Scarce dust jacket that is worn and very
slightly chipped). 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. $85
* 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.
* 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. $125
* Fair, James 'Give Him to the Angels. The Story of Harry Greb' 1946
1st edition, 184 pages. Good condition (2) $85 ea.
* Finnegan,Chris 'Finnegan. Self Portrait of a Fighting Man' 1976 1st
ed. 158 pages. VG/VG (3) $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
* Fitzgerald,Mike 'The Ageless Warrior. The Life of Boxing Legend
Archie Moore' Leather bound edition in mint condition. Only 150 copies
issued in this format. Signed by Archie Moore, Jake
LaMotta, and the author. 271 pages. Accompahied by certificate of
authenticity (2 copies $150 ea.
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, The Idol of Fistiana' 1929 leather
bound authors autograph edition. Limited to 250 copies SIGNED in ink by
both Nat Fleischer and Jack Dempsey on the title page this is number 39
of 250. 309 pages. Blue leather/cloth covers. VG $400
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship. An Informal History of
Heavyweight Boxing from 1719 to the Present Day' 1979 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 Michigan Assassin. The Saga of Stanley Ketchel,
World's Most Sensational Middleweight Champion' 1946 1st edition. 104
pages. Very good condition. $150
* 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 'From Milo to Londos, The Story of Wrestling Through
the Ages' 1936 1st ed. 330 pages. This is the special author's
autograph edition, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by the
author. This one is numbered #1 of 1,000 and signed by Nat Fleischer on
the title page. Underneath that signature he has written "This is the
first copy bound by C......Press of New York". And then on the
frontispiece he has also handwritten: "This is the first bound volume
of this book, Nat Fleischer August 3, 1936". Some sunning to spine,
else VG $400
* Fleischer, Nat 'Gene Tunney, Enigma of the Ring' This maroon
leather cloth edition was limited to only 50 numbered copies. This is
number 25 of 50. It is signed twice by the author and original founder
and editor of Ring magazine, Nat Fleischer. He has signed the book on
the title page as you can see from the scan, and on an earlier blank
page has also signed the book a second time: "Nat Fleischer November
10, 1931". The book was published in 1931 and is comprised of 127
pages. The front cover has become separated at the spine and is in need
of repair. Otherwise the covers have some wear along the edges, but the
binding is tight and the book is clean and straight. Contents include:
Gene Tunney The Fighting Marine, Wins and Loses a Title, Tunney Regains
Championship, Gene Beats Greb Again, Rises to Leading Contender, Clears
Path of Challengers, Arranging the Bout With Dempsey, Gene is Crowned
Heavyweight King, Famous Fourteen Count, The Drama of the Long Count,
Gene Knocks Out Tom Heeney, Gene's Hardest Fight as Contender, Gene
Tunney's Rating, Tunney Discusses Training, Descent of the Title,
Tunney's Farewell to the Ring, Tunney's Complete Record, and Gene
Tunney: an Appreciation by Wm. Muldoon. $200
* 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 'The Louis Legend' 1956 1st ed. Peter McInnes
bookplate. 181 pages. VG $45
* Fleischer,Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book 1944
Edition' 592 pages. Good condition $90
* 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 # 22. VG
$175
* Fleischer, Nat 'Leonard the Magnificent. Life Story of the Man who
Made Himself "King of Lightweights". 1947 1st ed. Good+ condition (3)
$45 ea.
* 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
edition, 223 pages. VG in Good + mylar protected dust jacket $45
* Fleischer,Nat 'Jack Dempsey, the Idol of Fistiana' 1929 1st
ed.
(autographed by Jack Dempsey) VG in a VG unpriceclipped mylar protected
dust jacket. $400
* Fleischer, Nat 'Jack Dempsey, the Idol of Fistiana' Blue leather
& cloth, this limited edition was limited to 250 numbered
copies.This is # 198 of 250 and is signed by both world heavyweight champion
Jack Dempsey and the author Nat Fleischer. Book has some wear along the
edges and top of spine as can be seen from the scan, but is otherwise
in very good condition with tight binding, clean pages, and tight
binding. Published in 1929 the book is comprised of 309 pages. Chapters
include: From Rages to Riches, Comes From Fighting Stock, How he
Developed His Punch, Compared with Others, Hit Like a Pile Driver,
Great Fighter Says Jeffries, On a Par With John L Says Harvey, King of
Em All Says Bat Nelson, His Stage Experiences, Doc Kearns the Ballyhoo
King, Adventures as a Hunter, The Gypsy Fortune Teller, The
Wills-Dempsey Controversy, Dempsey's Draft Evasion Trail, Dempsey the
Man, Promotes Miami Beach Fight, Rated a Millinoaire, Promoting His Own
Bout, Picturesque Tonopah Battle, Corners the Bear Cat, Makes Bow in
New York, Bell Saves Kenny, He Leaves New York Flat, Makes Debut on
Coast, His Bouts with Meehan, Turning Point In His Career, Second Bout
with the Gunner, Faces the Acid Test, Morris Fouls in Return Bout, A
Ten Second Knockout, When Flynn Knocked Him Out, Starts Off Well in
1918, First Bout With Miske, Their Second Encounter, Scores Over Flynn
Twice, Lands Haymaker on Levinsky, Fulton Lasts 18 3/5 Seconds,
Arranging the Willard Match, Dempsey Wins the Crown, How Dempsey Beat
Willard at Toledo, Was It The Third of Fourth, Charges Tape Was
Doctored, Title Bout with Miske, Round by Round Details of
Dempsey-Miske Contest, Knocks Out Brennan, Molding Battle of Century,
$1,000,000 Dream Comes True, Round by Round Details of
Dempsey-Carpentier, The Shelby Fiasco, How Gibbons Lasted Fifteen
Rounds With Jack Dempsey, The Killer Faces the Bull, Ringside Details
of Dempsey-Firpo Tilt, Barred In New York, How Tunney Was Selected, The
Punch that Failed, Round by Round Details of first Tunney-Dempsey
Bouit, Checks Jack Sharkey's Rise, How Dempsey Gained Return Bout with
Tunney, When Tunney Hit the Canvas, Blwo by Blow Analysis of Soldier's
Field Contest, Drama of the Long Count, His Fight Record and Physical
Measurements, The Eighteenth Champion, His Fighting Record, His
Measurements. $500
* 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 & Andre,Sam - A Pictorial History of Boxing
1959 1st ed. 320 pages VG/G $20
* Fleischer,Nat - The Heavyweight Championship 1954 The Sportsmans Book
Club ed. 234 pages Good $15
* Fleischer,Nat - Black Dynamite. 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 & Viro Small). 182 pages. VG (3) $50 ea.
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Heavyweight Championship' 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' 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 VG/VG- $25
* 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 founding editor of Ring magazine. Good+
Ex.library $10
* Fleischer,Nat 'Jack Dempsey, Idol of Fistiana' 1936 revised
ed.
157 pages. Very good as to hardcover book itself, in a good minus
internally
tape repaired and now mylar protected jacket. Autographed by Nat
Fleischer. $60
* Fleischer, Nat 'From Milo to Londos. The Story of Wrestling Through
the Ages'' 1936 1st editiion. # 368 of 1,000. Authors autograph
edition, signed by Fleischer. 330 pages. Slightly sunning on spine,
else very good condition. $250.
* Fleischer,Nat 'Leonard the Magnificent, Life Story of the Man who
Made Himself King of Lightweights' 1947 1st ed. 124 pages VG $45.
* 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
* Fleischer, Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book' 1944
edition. 592 pages. Good to Good + condition. One of the earliest
editions. Inscribed on frontispiece by the author, editor and founder
of Ring Magazine: "To Bob ______, Best Wishes Nat Fleischer May 25,
1944" $125
* Fleischer,Nat 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book
1945
Edition' 370 pages. (3) VG $85 ea.
* Fleischer,Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1980
VG/VG (Mylar protected dust jcaket) Robert Duran pictured on rear
cover. $35
* Fleischer,Nat - Bound volume of 1961 Ring magazines. January thru
December of 1961.
Bound in black cloth with gold lettering 'The Ring 1961' on the spine.
VG $200
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia' 1964
edition. VG in a good dust jacket that has a closed tear and some
wrinkling to the upper front cover. Scan available upon request. $35
* Fleischer, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1972
edition. 808 pages. Very good in a good + dust jacket. $30
* Fleischer,Nat - Bound volume of 1972 Ring magazines. January thru
December of 1972. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering 'The Ring
1972' on the spine. VG $125
* Fleischer,Nat - Bound volume of 1982 Ring magazines, January thru
December 1982. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering 'The Ring 1982'
on the spine. VG $100
* Fleischer,Nat - Bound volume of 1988 Ring magazines, January thru
December 1988. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering 'The Ring 1988'
on the spine. VG $100
* Fleischer,Nat - Bound volume of 1990 Ring magazines, January thru
December 1990. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering 'The Ring 1990'
on the spine. VG $100
* 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
* Ford,John 'Prizefighting. The Age of Regency Boximania' 1971 1st ed.
208 pages. VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Foreman, George 'By George' 1995 1st ed. VG/VG, signed by Foreman
(2). $40 ea.
* 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 (3) $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
* Fox, Richard K. ''Life and Battles of Joe Collins (Tug Wilson)
Champion Pugilist of England, with Illustrations' 1882 1st ed.
Originally issued as a softcover the book is missing it's original
paper covers and has been rebound in maroon colored cloth with the
title in gold lettering on the spine. The frontispiece with a drawing
of Collins on one side has a 1 1/2" tear at the bottom of the page
along the spine, else internally very good and clean. 47 pages. Rare
title. $375
* 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.
* Frazier,Joe 'Smokin Joe' 1996 1st ed. 213 pages VG/VG (4)
$10 ea.
* 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 $175
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. 346 pages. From rear jacket
flap: "After college he joined the staff of the New York Daily News,
got into sports writing, and attracted attention by letting Jack
Dempsey knock him out in training camp. Soon he was made sports editor
of the News, organized the Golden Gloves and other similar
extravaganzas and through his daily column became probably the most
widely read." VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $75
* Garber,Angus 'Boxing Legends, Greatest Boxers, Toughest Fights,
Classic Rivalries'
1988 1st ed. 128 pages VG/VG $15
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 $35
* 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
* Gilmore, Al-Tony 'Bad Nigger! The National Impact of Jack Johnson'
1975 1st ed. Ex-Library 162 pages. VG $40
* 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
* 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 'The Bare Knuckle Breed'
1954 1st ed. 231 pages VG/Good $20
* Goldman, Herbert 'The Ring 1986-1987 Record Book and Boxing
Encylopedia' 1144 pages. The last of the long series of Ring Record
books. Highly desirable. Near fine in a very good dust jacket that has
some minor wrinking on the rear. Ask to see a couple of scans if you
like. $150
* Goldman, Herbert 'The Ring 1986-1987 Record Book and Boxing
Encylopedia' 1144 pages. The last of the long series of Ring Record
books. Highly desirable. Near fine in a very good mylar protected dust
jacket. $175
* Goldman,Herbert 'The Ring, 1984 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia'
1,067 pages VG/VG (3) $30 each.
* Goldman, Herbert ''The Ring 1985 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia'
1,004 pages. VG/VG $30
* Goldstein,Alan 'A Fistful of Sugar' 1981 1st ed. 299 pages VG/VG $25
* 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 ea. (2)
* Goldstein, Ruby 'Third Man in the Ring' 1959 1st ed. INSCRIBED "Best
wishes Ruby Goldstein" VG/G $35
* Golesworthy,Maurice 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing'fourth edition 1970
G/G ex-library 240 pages $5.
* Golesworthy,Maurice 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing'
Seventh edition 1983 287 pages VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Gootter, Joe 'Sports Before Your Eyes' 1956 1st edition. Inscribed by
the author to Abe Greene, the NBA Boxing Commissioner and the
individual that wrote the foreward for the book. 104 pages. VG in a VG
mylar protected 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
* Graffis,Herb 'Esquire's First Sports Reader'
1945 1st ed. hardcover in very good condition in a poor mylar protected
and tape repaired dust jacket. Includes sections on Abe Simon, Harry
Greb, and the Long Count. $20
* 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 'The Great John L.' 1945 2nd printing. A few loose pages
in front. $10
* 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
* Graziano, Rocky 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' 1955 1st edition. Front
hingle loosening, covers are worn and fraying at spine with a 1" tear
along the rear of the spine. Clean and straight though and a terrific
read. $20
* Graziano,Rocky 'Somebody Down Here Likes Me Too' 1981 1st
ed.
VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* 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/VG $25, another VG/G $20
* Green, Bill 'Jack Dempsey, Champion Heavyweight Boxer' 1974 1st ed. 27 pages. Laminated covers, not issued with a dust jacket. Very good condition. Scarce book $35
* 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.
Excellent condition in an near fine brodart protected jacket. $35.
Another in VG+ condition with a VG+ jacket. $30
* 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 (2) $20
ea.
* Guidice, Christian 'Hands of Stone. The Life and Legend of Roberto
Duran' 2006 1st ed. 320 pages. VG/VG $15
* Gutteridge,Reg 'Boxing, the Great Ones'
1975 2nd ed. VG/VG $25
* 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 $40
* Haldane, Robert 'Giants of the Ring, Story of the Heavyweights for
200 Years'
1948 1st ed. 163 pages, VG (3) $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. The jacket is missing a chip in the lower left hand corner of
the front and the bottom 1/2" on the spine. It is now mylar protected.
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 VG/Good $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
* Hare, Jack 'Gladiators of the Prize Ring and My World Travels' 1899
hardcover in good shape with some spotting to covers. 302 pages.
Written by the bantam weight champion of South Africa. Inscribed by
Hare inside front cover to an individual who's last name I can't make
out and then "with the authors compliments Jack Hare". $100
* Harkins,Philip 'Knockout' 1950 1st ed. fiction, 242 pages
VG/VG-
$30
* 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.
* Hartley, R.A. 'Jack Scroggins, 19th Century Pugilist' 1989 1st ed.
VG/VG $60
* 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
* Hartley, R.A. 'History & Bibliography of Boxing Books.
Collectors Guide to the History of Pugilism. Incorporating a Bibliography
Containing Some 2100 Titles on All Aspects of Pugilism Published in the
English Language'' 1989 1st edition, 349 pages. A must for anyone
interested in the history of boxing literature or interested in
learning more about boxing books. VG/VG $85
* Hartman, Rodney 'Champ, The Brian Mitchell Story' 1990 1st edition.
VG/VG - Inscribed by Brian Mitchell (2) $45 ea.
* Harvey,Len 'System of Training and Self Defence'
1934 1st ed. 252 pages. Good condition in the scarce dust jacket that
is also in good condition with some very minor chipping. $85
* Haskins,James 'Sugar Ray Leonard'
1982 1st ed. 157 pages. Ex-library with usual markings. Good condition
in a good minus dust jacket $8
* Haskins,James 'Sugar Ray Leonard'
1989 1st British edition. 192 pages. VG+/VG+ $15
* Hauser,Thomas 'Muhammad Ali' 1991 1st ed. Fine/Fine (2) $20 ea.
* Hauser, Thomas 'Muhammad Ali' 1991 2nd ed. VG/VG $10
* Hauser,Thomas 'Muhammad Ali, His Life and Times
1991 1st ed. VG/VG $20.
* Hauser,Thomas 'Muhammad Ali, His Life & Times' 1991 2nd ed.
Autographed by his personal photographer of over 30 years,
Howard Bingham. 544 pages VG/VG $25
* Hauser,Thomas 'Muhammad Ali, His Life and Times' 1991 2nd ed. VG/VG
$12 w
* Hauser,Thomas 'The Black Lights, Inside the World of Professional
Boxing' 1986 1st ed. Fine/Fine $15 ea.
* Hauser,Thomas 'The Black Lights, Inside the World of Professional
Boxing' 1986 1st ed. VG/G+ (2) $10 ea.
* Heimer,Mel 'The Long Count, The Legendary Battle for the World
Heavyweight Championship, when Prizefighting was a National Sporet and
Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney were its Heroes' 1964 1st ed. 277 pages
VG/G+ (2) $35 each, also a 2nd 1st edition in
very good condition with a good dust jacket for $30.
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Professional' 1958 1st ed. 338 pages. VG/VG $100
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Professional' 1958 1st ed. 338 pages. VG/G $75
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Professional' 1958 1st London edition. 287 pages
VG/VG- $60
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Fireside Book of Boxing' 1961 1st printing VG/VG- 408
pages (3 copies) $25 ea
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Fireside Book of Boxing' 1961 VG $15 ea. (2)
* Heinz,W.C. 'The Book of Boxing' 1999 2nd ed. 352 pages. Fine/Fine $15
* Heller,Peter 'In This Corner,40 World Champions Tell Their Stories' 1973 1st ed. 429 pages,
Fine/Fine $25
* Heller,Peter 'In This Corner, 40 World Champions Tell Their Stories'
1973 1st ed. 429 pages VG/VG $20
* Heller,Peter 'In This Corner, Forty World Champions Tell Their
Story' 1975 1st U.K. edition VG/VG $20
* Heller,Peter 'Bad Intentions, The Mike Tyson Story' 1989 1st printing
VG/VG $15
* Hennessey,John 'Muhammad Ali, The Greatest' 1991 1st ed. Fine/VG- $17
ea. (2-one W)
* Hennessey,John 'Muhammad Ali, The Greatest' 1991 1st ed. Fine/Fine
$20 (w)
* Hennessey,John 'Muhammad Ali, The Greatest' 1999 1st ed. 160 pages
VG/VG $15
* Herman, H.M. 'Boxing for Beginners' 1936 1st ed. Illustrated. 96
pages. Very good in very good mylar protected dust jacket. $50
* Hess,Joseph 'Joseph F. Hess, The Reformed Prizefighter'1888 2nd
edition. Light blue cloth. 140 pages. Good condition $85
* Heyn,Ernest 'Twelve More Sports Immortals' 1951 1st ed. Good (some
cover staining, else very good). Includes
chapters on John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, among other sports
stars like Ty Cobb, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, etc. 303 pages $20
* Heyn,Ernest 'Twelve More Sports Immortals' 1951 1st ed. Includes
chapters on John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett,
among other sports stars like Ty Cobb, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, etc. 303
pages VG/G $25
* Hillebrand,L. 'Sparring, or the Theory and Practice of The Art of
Self Defence, A Complete Guide' 1864 1st ed. 136 pages. Good. Rare $750
* Hirsch,James 'Hurricane, The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter' 2000
1st ed. 358 pages Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea.
* Hirsch, James 'Hurricane, The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter'
2000 1st ed. 358 pages. VG/VG - Inscribed by Carter: "May 4, Y2K To
Linda Best of Everything Always, Rubin Hurricane Carter" $75
* Hirschbert,Al 'Famous American Athletes of Today' Tenth Series. 1947,
375 pages. Includes chapters on the following athletes: Sugar Ray
Robinson, Blanchard & Davis, Harry Breecheen, Dom Dimaggio,
Bobby
Doer, Bill Durnan, Boo Ferris, Johnny Hopp, Howard Hughes, Charlie
Keller, Herb McKenley, Stan Musial, Hal Newhouse, Pee Wee Reese, Enos
Slaughter, Sam Sneed, and additional records of athletes presented in
previous volumes. VG $10
* Hirshberg, Al & Araronson, Sammy 'As High As My Heart. The
Sammy
Aaronson Story' 1957 1st ed. 188 pages. VG/G $25
* Hoff,Syd 'Gentleman Jim and the Great John L.' 1977 1st ed. 47 pages
- childrens book 2nd ed. $20
* Hoff,Charles 'The Fights, Photographs by Charles Hoff' 1996 1st ed.
127 pages, profusely illustrated VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Hollandersky,Abe 'The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy, Hero of a
Thousand Fights' VG $15 (multiple copies)
* Holmes,Larry (with Phil Berger) 'Larry Holmes, Against the Odds' 1998
1st ed. VG/VG $20 ea.
* Holmes, Larry (with Phil Berger) 'Larry Holmes, Against the Odds'
1998 1st ed. VG/VG SIGNED by Holmes $40
* Holyfield, Evander 'Holyfield, The Humble Warrior' 1996. Autographed.
VG/VG (2) $40 ea.
* Holyfield,Evander 'Holyfield, The Humble Warrior' 1996 1st ed. 244
pages Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea.
* 'How a Boxing Contest is Judged’ c1914 card
covers. Good
condition. 53 pages. $50
* Hughes,Bill 'Come Out Writing, A Boxing Anthology' 1991 1st ed. 255
pages. "Carefully crafted anthology of boxing
literature that brings together for the first time in a single volume
some of the best writing on the sport from Britain and the USA". VG/VG
(3) $20 ea.
* Hughes, Brian & Hughes, Damian 'Peerless. The Sugar Ray
Robinson
Story' 2007 1st ed. 256 pages. INSCRIBED by Brian Hughes. VG/VG $50
* Hughes, Rupert, 'The Patent Leather Kid' 1927 Photo-play edition. 240
pages."The romantic story of a young New York prizefighter, Curly
Boyle, and an enchanting cabaret dancer." VG in VG mylar protected dust
jacket. $20
* Hutchinson,D.C. 'Boxing' 1913 1st ed. Instructional. 120 pages.
Contents: Early Practice and the Simple Blows, Straight Left, Right
Hook, and Combinations, Advanced Blows and Counters and Fancy Blows.
Ring Tactics, Feinting, Side-Stepping, Clinching, covering Up,
Stalling, Foul Tactic. Training., and Appendix. Good condition.
$45
* Hutchinston,D.C. 'Boxing' 1923. Instructional. 120
pages. Contents: Early Practice and the Simple Blows, Straight
Left, Right Hook, and Combinations, Advanced Blows and Counters and Fancy Blows.
Ring Tactics, Feinting, Side-Stepping, Clinching, covering Up,
Stalling, Foul Tactic. Training., and Appendix. Good in Good- dust jacket. $60
I
* IBOP (International Brotherhood of Prizefighters) - Two volume set:
A-K and L-Z. Published in 1996. Large 9" x 14 1/4" books. Volume 1 is
comprised of 898 pages plus an appendix, Volume 2 is comprised of 943
pages plus an appendix.. VG condition $200
* Idell, Albert 'Pug' 1941 1st edition. 245 pages.
Fiction. "The story of Whitey Phillips, prizefighter, and his world; not
the world of the champion - the exception - but that of the average
youngster who grins and takes it, and is offered up as a sacrifice to
the sadism of the mob and the greed of the manipulators of the game."
VG in a good mylar protected dust jacket. $35
* Illingworth, Montieth 'Mike Tyson, Money, Myth and Betrayal' 1991 1st
ed. 407 pages. VG in a VG mylar protected dust jacket. $10
* Iman, Muhammad 'Prayer and Al-Islam' 297-page religous book.
Inscribed "Muhammad Ali 96" on frontispiece. VG $150
* Inch, Thomas 'Boxing, The Secret of the Knock-Out' with 37 drawings.
1953 1st ed. 158 pages. Chapters: Instructions Before Starting
Practice, Your Stance, The Straight Left and Left Jab, The Left Hook,
The Right-Hand to the Jaw, The Right-Hand to the Solar Plexus or Wind,
The Right-Hand Knock-Out When In-fighting, Combinations of Blows at
Long Range, Combinations of Blows When In-Fighting, Developing the Big
Punch, The Whiplash Punch, Leverage in Punching, Methods of Bringing
Off the Knock-Out, For Ready Reference - The Mechanics of The Knock-Out
Punches, Method of Training, and Diet'. VG in Good to Good + dust
jacket. $45
* Inch, Thomas 'Spalding's Book of Boxing and Physical Culture' 1945
1st edition, 236 pages. Contents: History of the Ring, The Boxer's
Equipment, Instructor and Pupil, Style in Boxing, The Science of
Hitting, The Science of Guarding, Searchlight on Boxing, Physical
Culture, Self-Defence, Errors that Cost Championships, Famous Boxers,
Giants of the Ring, and The Rules. VG $45
* Inglis, William 'Champions Off Guard' 1932 1st edition, 311 pages.
Consists of the following nine
chapters: (1) "Of Champions."; (2) "The Mighty Sullivan"; (3) "The
Magic of Jim Corbett"; (4) "Mike Donovan and Theodore Roosevelt"; (5)
"Bob Fitzsimmons, Master Hypnotist"; (6) "McCoy and His Winning
Corkscrew"; (7) 'Jeffries, The Gentle Grizzly"; (8) "Dempsey The
Dynamiter"; (9) "Tunney, Captain of Fistic Industry. Very interesting
read by a man who not only knew many of these men intimately, such as Corbett, Fitzsimmons, etc., but also sparred
with some of them. One of my favorite reads. VG condition. $75
* Inglis, William 'Champions Off Guard' 1932 1st edition, 311 pages.
Consists of the following nine chapters. (1) Of Champions, (2) The
Might Sullivan, (3) The Magic of Jim Corbett, (4) Mike Donovan and
Theodore Roosevelt, (5) Bob Fitzsimmons, (6) McCoy and His Winning
Corkscrew, (7) Jeffries, The Gentle Grizzly, (8) Dempsey the Dynamiter,
(9) Tunney, Captain of Fistic Industry. Very interesting read by a man
who not only knew many of these men intimately, such as Corbett,
Fitzsimmons, etc., but also sparred with some of them. A terrific read.
VG in good plus mylar protected dust jacket $125.
* Inglis, William 'Champions Off Guard' 1932 1st edition, 311 pages. Consists of the following nine chapters: Of Champions, The Mighty (John L.) Sullivan, The Magic of Jim Corbett, Mike Donovan and Theodore Roosevelt, Bob Fitzsimmons- Master Hypnotist, McCoy and His Winning Corkscrew, Jeffries The Gentle Giant, Dempsey the Dynamiter and Tunney - Captain of Fistic Industry. Oustanding read by a man who not only knew most of these men intimately, but sparred with many of them. Ex-library Good conditon $35
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* Jacomb,William J. 'Boxing For Beginners and Bayonet Fighting' 1918
1st ed. 80 pages. VG (3) $200 ea.
* Jacomb,William J. 'Boxing For Beginners and Bayonet Fighting' 1918
1st ed. 80 pages. Very rough and worn covers, but binding is
tight, book straight, and interior very good. Signed by author
$125
* Jacomb, William J. 'Boxing for Beginners and Bayonet Fighting' 1918
1st ed. 80 pages. VG. Signed by Jacomb on frontispiece. $250
* James,David 'Better Boxing. The Key to Improved Performance'
1974 1st ed. 98 pages. VG/VG $20
* James,David 'Boxing. An Advanced Coaching Handbook. The ABA Coaching
Manual.'
1972 1st ed. 176 pages. VG/VG $30
* James,David 'The Lonsdale Boxing Manual'
1987 1st ed. 160 pages. Instructional. Illustrated. VG (no dust jacket
as issued) VG+ $25
* Jennison,Keith 'The Concise Encyclopedia of Sports' c1979 VG $10
* Johansson, Ingemar 'Sekonderna Iamnar Ringen' 1959 printed in
Swedish. INSCRIBED on frontispiece by the heavyweight champion. 205
pages. VG/G $40
* Johansson, Ingemar 'Seconds Out of the Ring' 1961 Sportsman Book Club
edition. 200 pages. Good condition with very small tear at the top of
the spine. Binding is straight, and very clean internally. $10
* Johnson, Jack 'In The Ring and Out by Jack Johnson Former World's
Heavyweight Boxing Champion' 1927 1st ed. 259 pages. Stamp of former
owner Australian boxing historian W. O'Loughlin on the dedication page.
VG in a Good dust jacket. $60
* Johnston,Alexander 'Ten and Out, the Complete Story of the Prize Ring
in America' 1947 3rd ed. 402 pages VG in a good un-priceclipped dust
jacket $30 (Hold for Walter)
* Johnston,Alexander 'Ten and Out' 1945 6th printing, 390 pages
Good/Good- $20
* Johnston,Alexander 'Ten and Out' 1947 3rd ed. Good $15
* Johnston,Alexander 'Ten and Out' 1947 4th printing 402 pages Good $15
* Johnston,Alexander 'Ten and Out' 1947 7th printing 402 pages VG/fair
$20
* Jones,Randy 'Selections From the Fancy, or True Sportsman's Guide' by
An Operator. Etchings and Drawings by Randy Jones.
1972 Number 1,884 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by Randy Jones.
Mint condition in original slip case which is also in excellent
condition. Contents include: Cursory remarks on the origin-rise and
progress of pugilism in England, Memoirs of the Life of Thomas Cribb,
Memoirs of the Life of Thomas Hickman, Memoirs of Tom Shelton, On the
Advantages of Training, Memoirs of Tom Molineux, Memoirs of Jack Slack,
and Memoirs of Joshua Hudson. 136 pages. (2) $60 ea.
* Kahn,Roger 'A Flame of Pure Fire, Jack Dempsey and the Roaring 20's'
1999 1st ed. Fine/Fine 474 pages (2) $15 ea.
* Kallen, Jackie 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot. A Fight Plan for Dealing
With All of Life's Hard Knocks' 1997 1st ed. 193 pages. VG+/VG+ $15
* Kaye, Andrew 'The Pussycat of Prizefighting. Tiger Flowers And The
Politics of Black Celebrity'
2004 1st ed. VG+/VG $25
* Kellerman,Max 'Muhammad Ali' 1998 1st ed. Approx. 4" x 3" Fine/Fine
(2) $10 ea.
* Kent, Graeme 'Trainer of Champions' 1998 1st ed. 223 pages. VG+ in
VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $25
* Kenyon,James 'Cornish Adventure' 1964 1st ed. Novel 150 pages.
Amateur boxer takes the place of Steve Lazarus to fight the World
champion. VG/VG $25
* Kenyon, James 'On My Right' 1940 1st edition, 221 pages. From the
inside flap of the jacket: "John Robertson, a sports reporter who had
known Jerry's father when he was welterweight champion, finally
persuaded Mrs. Webb to let Jerry box professionally. His slow but sure
climb to the top of the profession makes an exciting story." Fiction.
VG in Good- dust jacket. $20
* Kessler,Gene 'Joe Louis, The Brown Bomber' 1936 Big Little Book 3 3/4" x 4 3/4". 236 pages. Some wear to covers, else good + $50. Another good + overall including the covers $55
* Kessler, Gene 'Joe Louis, The Brown Boxmer' 1936 Big Little Book 3 3/4" x 4 3/4". 236 pages. Some wear to covers, 1/2" split along bottom of rear spine, else good $30
* Klaus, Frank 'The Art of In-fighting' (instructional book by
former
middleweight champion of the world) 27 illustrations. 74 pages.
Published by Athletic Publications, London in 1919. Good
condition $75
* Kluck, Ted A. 'Facing Tyson, 15 Fighters, 15 Stories' 2006 1st ed.
249 pages. Fine/Fine, like new unread condition. $15
* Knebworth,Viscount 'Boxing. A Guide To Modern Methods'
1931 1st ed. 279 pages with over 50 illustrations. Illustrated.
Consists of a history of the prize ring and the Queensberry ring,
chapters on the amateur ring, training, seconding, refereeing, together
with a number of instructional chapters. VG in Good dust jacket (2) $45
ea., another without dust jacket in good condition for $30.
* K.O. Magazine - Bound volume of 1995 K.O. magazines, complete with
covers. Bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine "K.O.
BOXING MAGAZINE 1995" Excellent condition $60
* Kofoed, Jack 'Fifty-Fifty or You Can't Hide A Man Who Is Riding On A
Camel' 1963 1st ed. SIGNED by author. 289 pages. Includes some boxing
in a section titled 'Sports'. Very good $30
* LaMotta, Jake 'Raging Bull' 1971 2nd printing. VG+/VG+ $25
* LaMotta,Jack 'Raging Bull II' 1986 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Lansdown, Harry 'Lords of the Ring. Marsh, Warren and the Business of
Boxing' 1991 1st ed. 280 pages. A story about undefeated world champion
Terry Marsh and his manager and promoter Frank Warren. VG/VG $20
* Lardner,Rex 'The Legendary Champions'1972 1st ed. 289 pages VG/VG (5
copies) $20 each
* Lardner, John
‘White
Hopes and Other Tigers’ 1951 1st
edition. 190 pages.
VG in good dust jacket missing top 1/8th of an inch at top of spine..
$30
* Lardnder, Ring 'Some Champions Sketches & fiction' 1976 1st
ed.
205 pages. VG in good+ mylar protected dust jacket $25
* Langley, Tom 'The Life of John L. Sullivan, The Boston Strong Boy'
1973 1st ed. 79 pages. VG/G $40
* Leifer, Neil and Hauser,Thomas 'Muhammad Ali, Memories' 1992 1st ed. VG
in VG dust jacket. 10 x 13 VG $15
* Lewis,Jon "The Life and Times of Muhammad Ali"
1996 VG+ little book about 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" 69 pages. $15 (2)
* Lewis,Morton 'Ted Kid Lewis. His Life and Times' 1990 1st ed. 273
pages. VG+/VG+ $30
* Liebling,A.J. 'The Sweet Science' 1956 1st U.K. edition VG/VG $70
* Liebling,A.J. 'The Sweet Science' 1956 1st edition. 306 pages. Voted the best sports book of all time by Sports Illustrated. VG condition hardcover in a mylar protected stained and chipped by almost complete dust jacket. $50
* Liebman,Glenn 'Boxing Shorts. 1,001 of the Sport's Funniest
One-Liners' 1996 1st ed. Fine/Fine 247 pages (2) $10 ea.
* Lloyd,Alan 'The Great Prize Fight' (John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers)
1977 1st ed. 188 pages VG/VG $20
* Lloyd,Alan 'The Great Prize Fight' (John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers)
1977 1st ed. 188 pages VG/VG- $15
* London,Jack 'The Game' 1913 reprint. Loose frontispiece, else good+
boxing novel. 182 pages $25
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book'
1974
edition. 831 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. $30
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1975
edition. 825 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. $30
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxnig Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1976
edition. 842 pages. 848 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. $30
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1977
edition. 848 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. $30
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1978
edition. 879 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. $30
* Loubet, Nat 'The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book' 1979
edition. 903 pages. Very good in a good + mylar protected dust jacket.
$30
* Louis,Joe 'The Joe Louis Story. My Life Story' 1953 ed. Good/Good 197
pages. $30
* Louis, Joe
‘The Joe Louis Story 1953 edition. Good condition in good- dust jacket. $25
* Louis,Joe 'My Life Story' 1947 2nd ed.Good/Fair $25
* Louis,Joe 'Joe Louis, My Life' 1978 1st ed. VG/VG
$10,
Another VG/G $5, and an ex-libarary with usual markins VG/VG $5
* Louis, Joe 'How to Box' 1948 1st ed., 64 pages. Contents: Mind
Discipline, Elementary Training, Equipment, Proper Stance, Correct
Punching, Footwork, Punching the Bag, Training, Left Jab and Left Hook,
Right Cross, Straight Right, Uppercut, One Two, Defense and Attack,
Come Out Fighting, Joe Louis Title Defenses, Heavyweight Champions,
Light Heavyweight Champions, Middleweight Champions, Welterweight
Champions, Lightweight Champions, Featherweight Champions, Bantamweight
Champions, & Flyweight Champions. VG $50
* Lud 'Relief to Royalty'(The Jimmy Braddock story) 1936 1st ed. 191
pages. Inscribed by author to his friend "Chicago Clair Kelly". VG $375
* Lud 'Relief to Royalty' (The Jimmy Braddock story) 1936 1st ed. 191
pages. Inscribed by author "To my friend Fred Hochstein with best
wishes, Lud" Good + $250
* Lud, 'Relief to Royalty' (The Jimmy Braddock story) 1936 1st ed. 191
pages. VG in a good mylar protected dust wrapper that is has a less
than dime size chip on the spine. $250
* Lud 'Relief to Royalty' (The Jimmy Braddock story) 1936 1st
ed.
191 pages. Good+, ex-library $150
* Lynch,Bohun 'Knuckles and Gloves' 1922 2nd ed. 217 pages. Part I - 20
chapters dealing with pugilists
from John Broughton to Tom Sayers and J.C. Heenan. Part II - 14
chapters from Jackson v. Slavin to Georges Carpentier and George Cook.
Good+ $50
* Lynch, Bohun 'Knuckles and Gloves' 1922 1st edition, 217 pages. Part
I-20 chapters dealing with pugilists from John Broughton to Tom Sayers
and J.C. Heenan. Part II - 14 chapters from Peter Jackson v. Frank
Slavin to Georges Carpentier and George Cook. VG in the scarce dust
jackeet that is in good + condition and mylar protected. $85
* Lynch,Bohun 'The Complete Amateur Boxer' 1913 1st ed. Methuen
&
Co., London. 235 pages. Instructional. Illustrated. VG $60
M
* Macht,Norman 'Muhammad Ali, The People's Champion' 1994 1st printing
VG 79 pgs $25
* Maddick and Pottage 'The Shilling Illustrated Boxiana. How to Traind
and the Science of Boxing. Lives of The Champions' 1863 1st ed. 79
pages. London. The book is divided intn sections, commencing with the
origin and progress of boxing in England, and reviewing a large number
of prizering champions up to the International Fight (Sayers v.
Heenan). There are articles on training and Exercise, Time and Quantity
of Eating, etc. There are 6 full plates of pugilists. Beautifully
rebond in maroon colored cloth with title on spine in gold gilt
lettering. Very scarce. VG $500
* Mailer,Norman 'The Fight' (Ali vs. Foreman) 1975 2nd printing VG+/VG+
$20
* Mailer,Norman 'The Fight' (Ali vs. Foreman) 1st British edition VG/VG
$20
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1951' 1951 1st ed. 338 pages.
Boxing on jacket cover. Includes boxing stories on Joe Louis, Sugar Ray
Robinson, 'Most Fighers are Scared' by W.C. Heinz, and two others, plus
many other top sports stories of 1951. VG/VG $20
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1952' 1952 1st ed. 336 pages. Rear
hinge broken, fair copy only. $10
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1953' 1953 1st ed. 344 pages
Marciano and Joe Walcott on jacket cover. Includes stories of Maxim -
Ray Robinson fight, Lew Jenkins, Marciano, and many other top sports
stories of 1953 (2) VG/G- & VG/G $20 ea.
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1955' 1955 1st ed. 336 pages VG $15
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1956' 1956 1st ed. VG/G $20
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1957' 1957 1st ed. VG/G $20
* Marsh,Irving 'Best Sports Stories 1959' 1959 1st ed. VG/G $20
* McCallum,John 'The World Heavyweight Championship. A History. The
Fights That Immortalized The Champs All 24 Titleholders, from Sullivan
to Foreman' 1974 1st ed. 393 pages VG/VG (3) $25 ea.
* McCallum,Dan 'Dumn Dan' (promoter Dan Morgan) 1953 1st ed. VG/VG (2)
$35 ea.
* McConnell, J. Knox 'The Boxer and the Banker' (Billy Conn) 1984 1st
ed. 109 pages. Scarce VG/VG $60
* McIlvaney,Hugh 'McIlvaney on Boxing' 1982 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* McInnes, Peter 'Ten and Out. A Biography of Benny Lynch' 1990 VG/VG
$20
* McInnes,Peter 'Tackle Boxing This Way' 1960 1st ed. 128 pages.
Instructional. VG/VG $35
* McRae,Donald 'Dark Trade, Lost in Boxing' 1996 380 pages,
Fine
$10
* Mead,Chris 'Champion Joe Louis, Black Hero in White America' 1985 316
pages Fine/Fine (3) $20 ea.
* Mead, Chris 'Champion Joe Louis, Black Bero in White America' 1985.
316 pages. VG/VG $10
* Mead, John S. 'Split Decision' 1990 1st ed. novel. 90 pages. VG/VG
(2) $10 ea.
* Mee,Bob 'Bare Fists, The History of Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting' 2001
1st ed. 241 pages VG/VG (3) $20 ea.
* Mee,Bob 'Boxing, Heroes & Champions' 1997 1st ed. 352 pages.
Profusely illustrated. Fine/Fine $20 ea.
* Menke,Frank 'The All-Sports Record Book, 1959 1st ed. 326 pages. VG
$10
* Menke,Frank 'The Encyclopedia of Sports' 1953 New and Revised ed..
Hardcover 1018 pages. All sports including boxing Very good no dust
jacket $15
* Menke, Frank 'The New Encyclopedia of Sports' 1947 1st ed. 1007
pages. Very good in a good minus dust jacket $20
* Menke,Frank 'Encyclopedia of Sports' 1938 Includes 21 pgs on boxing.
Good $15
* Merrill, Walter 'K.O.' 1933 1st edition novel loosely based on
the life of James J. Jeffries. 100 pages. Inscribed and dated by the author
on May 7, 1933. Good+ $85
* Merrill, Walter 'K.O.' 1933 limited 1st edition of one thousand copies of which this is number 235. Endorsement from famous announcer Dan Toby reads: "K.O. is the most original story of the great profession of boxing that it has been my privilege to read. Simply told, along with straight forward facts that make it the more interesting particularly because it highlights the lovable character of that supreme champion James J. Jeffries. It is the kind of book that you do not want to put down until it has been read from cover to cover." The cover has a couple of small stains but otherwise the book is in very good + condition. Not dust jacket as issued. Just inside the front cover the book has been SIGNED by the author, Hoyt Jones (a professional featherweight from 1932-38 who compiled a record of 24-6-3 including a 4-round draw against Henry Armonstrong), Charles W. Hamp (California singer in the 1920s and 1930s), Alan Mowbray (very well-known actor from the 1920s until around 1960), Bud Spalding (unknown) and another signature that looks like Tandy King but could be something else. Then on the numbered limited edition page is an inscription from the 1908 - 1912 world welterweight champion that reads: "I saw it too Harry Lewis 9/14/33." Ring magazine founder and editor ranked Lewis as the 6th greatest welterweight of all-time. $200
*Miller,Davis 'The Tao of Muhammad Ali' 1996 1st ed. VG/VG
(3) $15 ea.
* Miller,John 'Muhammad Ali, Ringside' 1999 1st ed. 128 pages,
profusely illustrated VG/VG (3)$15 ea.
* Miller,Margery 'Joe Louis: American' 1945 1st ed. 181 pages. VG $30 w
* Miller,Margery 'Joe Louis: American' 1945 1st ed. 181 pages. Good- $10
* Miller,Margery 'Joe Louis: All American' 1951 3rd printing. Ex.
Library Poor condition, reading copy only. $5
* Mills,Freddie 'Battling For A Title' 1954 1st ed. 190 pages. Most of
the front cover of the dust jacket is pasted on the front of the worn
hardcover. $10
* Mills,Freddie 'Twenty Years' 1950 1st ed. 212 pages VG/Good $25
* Mills,Freddie 'Twenty Years' 1950 1st ed. 212 pages. G+ $15
* Mills,Freddie 'Foward the Light-Heavies' 1956 1st ed. 214 pages.
VG/VG in mylar protected jacket. $25
* Minter, Alan 'Minter, An Autobiography' 1980 1st ed. 184 pages. VG/VG
$20
* Moir,Gunner 'The Complete Boxer' (Ex-heavyweight champion of Great
Britain) New & revised edition with photographic illustrations.
c1920 79 pages. Good condition $60
* Molen, Sam 'They Make Me Laugh' 1955 2nd printing, 210 pages. A
collection of stories and anecdotes about the greats and also-rans of
sport - Tony Galento, Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard, Frank Gotch and
scores of others. SIGNED by author. VG $30
* Moore, Archie 'Any Boy Can, The Archie Moore Story' 1971 1st ed. 263
pages. VG/VG (4) $30 ea.
*Moore,Archie 'The Archie Moore Story by Himself Including
His Famous Secret Diet' 1960 1st ed. 2490 pages. Good in a good dust jacket (2)
$30 ea.
* Moore,Archie 'The Archie Moore Story' 1960 1st ed. 240 pages VG with
no dust jacket. $20
* Morgan, Dan 'Dumb Dan' 1953 1st ed. 160 pages. Interesting
read about long-time fight manager Dan Morgan. VG in chipped jacket $25
* Morrison,Ian 'Boxing, The Records' 160 pages. 1986 1st ed. History of
Boxing, Weight Divisions, Bareknuckle Champions, World Title Fights,
Various Country Champs, Olympic Games, etc., etc., and bios on many of
the greatest champions. VG $20
* Moyle, Clay 'Sam Langford, Boxing's Greatest Uncrowned Champion' 2008 1st ed. 429-pages. $45
* Mullan,Harry 'The Illustrated History of Boxng' 1987 VG/VG 464 pages
$20
* Mullan,Harry 'The Illustrated History of Boxing' 1987 9" x 12" 464
pages VG/G $15 (w)
* Mullan,Harry 'Ring Wars, A Pictorial History of Boxing' 1987 1st ed.
96 pages 9 1/4" x 11 3/4" VG $20
* Mullan,Harry 'The Great Book of Boxing, The Illustrated History of
Boxing from the 1890's To The Present' 1987 1st ed. 464 pages,
profusely illustrated. VG/VG $15
* Murphy,John 'The Bathroom Sports Quiz Book' 1991 1st ed. VG with
small piece of back cover leather missing $10
* Murray, John (Editor of Boxing magazine) 'Ring Strategy and Tactics'
1914 1st edition. Published in London by Ewart, Seymour & Co.,
Ltd.
Card covers. 58 pages. Paper beginning to peel at bottom of spine, else
good + condition $50
* Murray, John (Editor of Boxing magazine) 'Ring Strategy and Tactics'
1914 1st edition. Published in London by Ewart, Seymour & Co.,
Ltd.
Card covers. 58 pages. Good condition. $75
* Murray, John (Editor of Boxing magazine) 'Favourite Ring Tricks of
Boxing Champions' 1914 1st edition. Published in London by Ewart,
Seymour & Co., Ltd. Card covers. 77 pages.Good condition
$75
* Murray, John (Editor of Boxing magazine) 'The American Style and How
It Is Learnt' 1914 1st edition. Published in London by Ewart, Seymour
& Co., Ltd. Card covers. 75 pags. Good condition $75
* Myler,Patrick 'A Century of Boxing Greats' 1997 1st ed. 394 pages.
Well written book featuring the top 100 boxers of the time period from
1900 to 1997 in the authors opinion. VG+/VG+ (2) $25 ea.
* Nagler,Barney 'Brown Bomber, The Pilgramage of Joe Louis' 1972 1st
ed. VG/VG $20
* Nagler,Barney 'Brown Bomber, The Pilgrimage of Joe Louis' 1972 1st
ed. VG/Good $15
* Nagler, Barney 'James Norris and The Decline of Boxing' 1964 1st ed.
252 pages. VG/G+ $30
* Naughton,W.W. 'Kings of the Queensberry Realm, Every
Heavy-Weight
Championship Contest Held in America Under the Queensberry Rules, A
Sketch of Every Contestant Who Has Taken Part Therein, and an Account
of the Invasion of Australian Boxers' 1902 1st edition, 315 pages.
Moderate wear and some discoloration to covers, else very good. (2) $100 ea.
* Naughton,W.W. 'Kings of the Queensberry Realm, Every Heavy-Weight
Championship Contest Held in America Under the Queensberry Rules, A
Sketch of Every Contestant Who Has Taken Part Therein, and an Account
of the Invasion of Australian Boxers' 1902 1st edition, 315 pages. Worn
covers, hinges are loose but easily repaired, one torn and loose plate. Else
good. $85
* Naughton, W.W. 'Kings of the Queensberry Realm. Every Heavy-Weight
Championship Contest Held in America Under the Queensberry Rules, A
Sketch of Every Contestant Who Has Taken Part Therein and an Account of
the Invasion of Australian Boxers' 1902 1st edition, 315 pages. Worn
covers, blank frontispiece page is missing a chunk, loosening to front
hinge, but intact. Tape repaired page in introduction and one
page with a photograph on each side is loose. Internally clean, tight
binding, and book is straight. $35
* Nelson,Battling 'Life, Battles and Career of Battling Nelson,
Lightweight Champion of the World' 1909 1st ed. 265 pages. Very worn
covers, else good condition. Inscribed by Nelson: "To my friend Walter
Stallwood Chief Steward S.S. Finland. Complements of author Battling
Nelson "Mayor of Hegewisch" Hegewisch, Ill. U.S.A. March 23, 1914.
Success Always, Bat" $300
* Newfield,Jack 'Only in America. The Life and Crimes of Don King' 1995
1st ed. 352 pages VG+/VG+ $20, another 2nd edition VG/VG (2)$10 ea. Very good read.
* Newton, A.J. Boxing, With a Section on Single-Stick 1919 reprinted edition. 124 pages. Good condition in worn
covers. $60
* Newton, A.J. 'Boxing' c1919 4th edition. 123-page instructional book.
Upper portion of the spine covering edge is torn and the front hinge is
loose, internally good. $30
* Nisenson, Sam 'A Handy Illustrated Guide to Boxing' 1949 1st edition,
192 pages. Contents: Introduction, History of Boxing, Should my Boy Box, Fundamentals of Boxing, Hitting, The Fist, The Left Jab, The Straight Right, Footwork, Advanced Boxinging, The Counterattack, The Comination Punches, Punching the Bag, Building a Healthy Body, Daily Setting-Up Exercises, Familiar Talk Connected With Boxing, Heavyweight History, Basic Professional Boxing Rules, A Digest of the Outstanding Achievements in Boxing, & A Gallery of Great Fighters. Good (2) $40 ea.
* Norris, James 'James Norris and the Decline of Boxing' 1964 1st ed.
252 pages. Very good condition $25
*Norton, Ken 'Goin the Distance' 2000 1st ed. VG/VG Signed by Norton (2) $35 ea.
O
* Oates,Joyce Carol 'Reading the Fights' 1988 2nd ed. 305 pages.
Compilation of boxing stories by great writers. VG/VG $15
* Oates, Joyce Carol 'On Boxing' 1987 1st ed. 118 pages. VG/VG $20
* O'Brien, Brian 'Kiwis With Gloves On. A History and Record Book of
New Zealand Boxing' 19601st ed. 270 pages. VG/VG $25
* O'Brien,Richard 'The Boxing Companion, An Illustrated Guide to the
Sweet Science' 1991 1st ed. Profusely illustrated VG/VG $15
* O'Brien,"Philadelphia" Jack 'Boxing' 218-page instructional book by the former light-heavyweight champion of the world. 1928 1st ed. Good in a poor dust jacket that is missing the bottom half of the front and spine $60
* O'Brien, "Philadelphia" Jack 'Boxing' 218-page instructional book by the former light-heavyweight champion of the world. 1928 1st ed. VG $75.
* Odd,Gilbert 'Ali, The Fighting Prophet' 1975 1st ed. 96 pages. VG/VG
$25
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing' 1989 laminated covers, 224
pages Fine $10.
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing' 1989 224 pages. VG+ in VG+
dust jacket $15
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing' 1983 1st ed. VG/VG $20 ea.
* Odd,Gilbert 'Jack Johnson, In the Ring and Out' 1977 1st ed.
Fine/Fine (5) $35 ea. (Written by Jack Johnson in 1927 &
further
edited by Gilbert Odd)
* Odd,Gilbert 'Jack Johnson, In the Ring and Out' 1977 1st ed. Written
by Jack Johnson in 1927 & further edited by Gilbert Odd) 231
pages(2) VG/G $25 ea.
* Odd,Gilbert 'I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House' (John L. Sullivan story) 1979 reprint of Sullivan’s 1892
biography, edited by Odd. 246 pages. This is essentially a reprint of
Sullivan's 1892 biography 'Life of a 19th Century Gladiator' with some
additional editorial comments by Odd. Good+/Good+, ex-library $35
* Odd, Gilbert 'I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House' (John L.
Sullivan story) 1979 reprint of Sullivan's 1892 biography, edited by
Odd. 246 pages. This is essentially a reprint of Sullivan's 1892
biography 'Life of a 19th Century Gladiator' with some additional
editorial comments by Odd. VG/VG $50
* Odd,Gilbert 'Boxing, The Great Champions' 1974 1st ed. 175 pages
VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Odd,Gilbert 'Boxing, The Great Champions' 1974 1st ed. 175 pages VG
$7.50
* Odd,Gilbert 'Len Harvey. Prince of Boxers' 1978 1st ed. 251 pages.
Inscribed by Odd to Peter (from Peter McInnes collection) VG+/VG+ $45
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Fighting Blacksmith, The Story of Bob Fitzsimmons'
by Gilbert Odd. Also inscribed by Odd. 1976 1st edition, 264 pages. One
of the finest books about Fitzsimmons available. Inscribed by author "To Marvin, with
my best wishes, Gilbert" VG/VG $60.
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Fighting Blacksmith, The Story of Bob
Fitzsimmons' by Gilbert Odd. Also inscribed by Odd. 1976 1st editiion, 264 pages.
One of the finest books about Fitzsimmons available. Inscribed by author "To Peter
(McInnes), My Best Wishes Gilbert Odd" Personal bookplate of Peter
McInnes VG/VG $75. Another inscribed by author to a name I can't completely make out "Best wishes Gilbert" VG/VG- $65.
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Woman in the Corner. Her Influence on Boxing' 1978
1st ed. VG+/VG+ 190 pages. VG+/VG+ (3) $25 ea.
* Odd,Gilbert 'Great Moments in Sport: Heavyweight Boxing' 1973 1st ed.
223 pages. VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Odd,Gilbert 'Great Moments in Sport: Boxing Cruisers to Mighty Atoms'
1974 1st ed. 208 pages. VG/VG $25
* Odd,Gilbert 'Boxing. The Inside Story. Behind the Scenes at the
Gymnasium, the Dressing Rooms and the Ring - Role of the Manger, the
Promoter, the Boxing Authority - Great Names in Boxing' 1978 1st ed. 9"
x 11 1/2" 128 pages. VG in VG price-clipped dust jacket. $25
* Olsen,Jack 'Black is Best' 1967 1st ed. ex-library VG/VG $20
* Odd, Gilbert 'Debatable Decisions' 1953 1st ed/ 236 pages VG/G+
$40
* Odd,Gilbert 'The Encyclopedia of Boxing' 1983 1st ed. Fine $20
* Odd,Gilbert 'Boxing - The Great Champions' 1974 1st ed. 174 pages
VG/VG- $20
* Odd,Gilbert 'Boxing - The Great Champions' 1974 1st ed. 174 pages
VG/VG $25
* Odd,Gilbert 'Debatable Decisions' 1953 1st ed. Good condition in
good- dust jacket. 236 pages. $30
* Olsen,Jack 'Black is Best, The Riddle of Cassius Clay' 1967
1st
British edition VG/G mylar protected jacket 216 pages. $25
* Olver,Ron 'Boxing' 1975 revised ed. 92 pages. Instructional. (2) VG
$25 ea.
* O'Rourke, Frank 'The Last Round' 1956 1st ed. 192 pages. Fiction."Big
time boxing gegins and ends with the kids and punks in thousands of
little towns throughoutAmerican. So does this novel. Joey Samuels was a
wiry young Texan who was born to fight. He seemed to have the makings
of a real pro. And when Jim Johnson, an honest manager, took him over,
Joey really hit the road to money and fame and a boxer's heaven."
VG in a good dust jacket. $35
P
* Pacheco,Ferdie 'The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing, The Untold Stories'
2000 1st ed. 200 pages Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea.
* Pacheco, Ferdie 'Blood in My Coffee. The Life of The Fight Doctor'
2005 1st edition. 237 pages.Pacheco was a cornerman for 12 world
champions, including Muhammad Ali for 17 years. UNREAD copy.
Very
good+ in a very good+ dust jacket. Multiple copies available
$7.50 each.
* Pacheco,Ferdie 'Muhammad Ali, A View From the Corner' 1992
1st
ed. Fine/Fine (3) $10 ea.
* Pacheco,Ferdie 'Fight Doctor' 1976 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Pacheco,Ferdie 'Fight Doctor' 1978 revised and enlarged edition. 262
pages. VG/VG (3) $7.50 ea.
* Palmer, Joe ‘Recollections of a Boxing Referee’
1927 1st
ed. 240 pages. Very good condition in a chipped dust jacket. $75
* Palmer, Joe 'Recollections of a Boxing Referee' 1927 1st edition. 240
pages. Internally good, but the covers are in very poor condition,
basically falling apart. Reading copy only. $15
* Patterson,Floyd 'Victory Over Myself' 1962 6th printing. VG+/VG+ $30
* Patterson,Floyd 'Victory Over Myself' 1962 1st printing. 244 pages.
VG/G (2) $35 ea.
* Patterson, Floyd 'Victory Over Myself' 1962 1st printing 244 pages.
VG in a good dust jacket. Signed by Patterson with silver sharpie on
page inside front coer. $150
* Pep,Willie 'Friday's Heroes' 1973 1st ed. 195 pages. VG/G $25
* Pep, Willie 'Friday's Heroes' 1973 1st. ed. 195 pages. VG in good
dust jacket. Signed "Best Wishes Willie Pep" $60
* Pep, Willie 'Friday's Heroes' 1973 1st ed. 195 pages. VG/VG.
INSCRIBED: "To Alan - Best Wishes Willie Pep" $75
* Pep, Willie 'Friday's Heroes' 1973 1st ed. 195 pages. Good + in Good
mylar protected dust jacket. INSCRIBED: "To Joe Neglia, Sell your
contract to (name I can't make out) and I am sure he'll get
you a
match with your son. O.K. Best regards, Willie Pep" $75
* Pepe,Phil 'Come Out Smokin, Joe Frazier, The Champ Nobody
Knew'
1973 1st U.K. ed. Fine/Fine $30
*
Platt, Charles 'Famous Fights
& Fighters' 1920 1st ed. In original softcover wrappers but
bound
in cloth with the books title on the spine. 64 pages. Very good
condition. Bookplate of James Wykoff. $60
* Plimpton,George 'Shadow Box' 1977 1st ed. VG/VG Plimpton autograph $35
* Plimpton,George 'Shadow Box' 1977 1st ed. VG/VG- $20
* Plimpton,George 'Shadow Box' 1977 1st ed. 351 pages. The authors
story of learning to box culminating with an account of his bout with
light-weight champion of the world Archie Moore. VG/VG $25
* Plummer,William 'Buttercups and Strong Boys' 1989 1st ed. VG/VG $15
* Plummer,William 'Buttercups and Strong Boys' 1989 2nd ed. Fine/Fine $8
* Pollock, Adam 'In the Ring with Bob Fitzsimmons' 2007 1st
ed.
456 pages. VG+ $40
* Poole Bros. Very rare limited edition hardcover in slipcase. 'Making
Ring HIstory' on teh spine cover. Title page: 'John L. Sullivan,
Heavyweight Champion of the World * James J. Corbett, Challenger of the
Title Holder, And Their Great Fight, New Orleans 1892' . 9"
x 11 1/2". Both the book and slipcase are in very good + condition. The
book is comprised of a total of 33 pages, and includes a large
full-page reproduction foldout bout in the book of the Chicago Daily
Tribune's recount of this 1892 title fight. This was limited edition of
10, so is a very rare item. There is no date of publication
provided. The only thing I know for sure is that it had to be sometime
after 1933 because there is a section mentioning Corbett's death in
1933. $750
* Price,Edmund 'The science of Self Defence, A Treatise On Sparring and
Wrestling' 1867 1st ed. 130 pages. Colorful, but very worn,front cover
of two men sparring. Binding is tight but needs to be reglued to spine.
Scan available upon request. Good condition. $200
* Price,Edmund 'The science of Self Defence, A Treatise On Sparring and
Wrestling' 1867 1st ed. 130 pages. Colorful, covers that are worn along
the edge, else good condition. Straight and clean. $250
Q
R
* Reid,J.C.
'Bucks and Bruisers. Pierce
Egan and Regency
England'
1971 1st ed. 253 pages. VG/VG $25
* Reemtsma,Jan Philipp 'More Than a Champion, The Style of Muhammad
Ali' 1998 1st ed. VG+/VG+ $15
* Remnick,David 'King of the World' (Ali) 1998 1st ed. 326 pages.
Fine/Fine $20
* Remick,David 'King of the World' (Ali)1998 1st ed. 326 pages. VG/VG
(2) $15 ea.
* Rendall,Jonathan 'This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own, A Journey
to the End of Boxing' 1998 1st ed. Fine/Fine $15.
* Ribalow,Harold 'The Jew in American Sports' 1955 2nd revised ed. 356
pages. Includes stories of boxers Joe Choynski, Benny Leonard, Barney
Ross, Al Singer, Benny Bass, & Jackie "Kid" Berg.
* Ribalow,Harold 'Boxing Stories, The World's Greatest' (20 fictional
stories) Good, sunning to covers, $15
* Ribalow, Harold 'The World's Greatest Boxing Stories' 1952 1st ed.
309 pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket $25
* Rice,Grantland 'The Tumult And The Shouting. My Life In Sport' 1954
1st ed. Memorial edition. Leather bound. Good + condition. 368 pages.
$20
* Rice,Grantland 'Sport Lights of 1923' 1924 1st ed. 212
pages. Good+ (Scarce) $60
* Rice,Harold 'Within the Ropes, a Blow by Blow Account of all
Heavyweight Championship Bouts from Figg's Victory over Sutton in 1727
to Joe Louis' 1946 1st ed. VG/G $55
* Rice,Harold 'Within the Ropes, a Blow by Blow Account of all
Heavyweight Championship Bouts from Figg's Victory over Sutton in 1727
to Joe Louis' 1946 1st ed. English ring champions, Cribb v. Molineaux,
American prizering champions, Sullivan v. Kilrain, Sullivan v. Corbett,
Corbett v. Fitzsimmons, Fitz v. Jeffries, Burns v. Johnson, Jeffries v.
Willard, Dempsey, Dempsey v. Tunney, Sharkey-Carnera-Baer-Braddock, Joe
Louis, Heavyweight Champion Fights, Gate Receipts, Fighting Names, Ring
Rules, Famous Referees and Announcers, Trainining Methods VG/G (2) $40
ea.
* Rickard, Mrs. Tex 'Everything Happened to Him. The Story of Tex
Rickard' 1936 1st ed. 368 pages. The story of boxing's greatest
promoter. VG/Good+ $75
* Roberts,Randy 'Papa Jack, Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes'
1983 1st ed. VG+/VG+ $30, another VG/VG- $25
* Robinson,Sugar Ray & Anderson, Dave 'Sugar Ray' 1970
2st ed.
376 pages. VG/VG $25
* Robinson,Sugar Ray and Anderson,Dave 'Sugar Ray' 1970 1st ed.
376 pages. VG/G $35
* Robinson,Sugar Ray and Anderson,Dave 'Sugar Ray' 1970 1st ed.
376 pages. VG/VG $40
* Robinson,Sugar Ray and Anderson,Dave 'Sugar Ray' 1970 1st British edition 375 pages. VG/G+ $25
* Robinson,Sugar Ray and Anderson, Dave 'Sugar Ray' 1992 British
edition Fine/Fine $25
* Rose,Charlie 'Errors That Lose Decisions or Blunders of Boxers' 1914
1st ed. Card covers. 79 pages. Very good condition (3) $50 ea.
* Rose,Charlie 'Boxing Taught Through the Slow-Motion Film.
Caprentier-Driscoll-Wells, etc., and Their Methods' Card covers.
1924 1st ed. 71 pages. Good condition $50
* Rose, Lionel 'Lionel Rose: Australian' 1969 1st edition, 150
pages. Good + condition $10
* Ross,Barney 'Fundamentals of Boxing' 1942 1st ed. 127 pages. VG in
Good mylar protected dust jacket (2) $50 ea.
* Ross, Barney, 'Fundamentals of Boxing' 1942 1st ed. 127 pages. Good + condition $35
* Ross, Barney 'No Man Stands Alone. The True Story of Barney Ross'
1957 2nd impression. 256 pages. VG in VG dust jacket. Terrific read.
$60
* Ross, Barney 'No Man Stands Alone. The True Story of Barney Ross'
1957 1srt edition. 256 pages. VG in good mylar protected dust jacket.
INSCRIBED by Ross: "To my Pal Jerry, and lovely alida. You and Jerry go
away back and always great friends. My best Barney" $125
* Ross,Ron 'Bummy Davis Vs. Murder Inc., The Rise and Fall of
the
Jewish Mafia and an Ill-Fated Prizefighter' 2005 1st ed. 418 pages.
Interesting read. VG/VG $20
* Rozen,Wayne 'American on the Ropes. A Pictorial History of the
Johnson - Jeffries Fight' 2005 1st edition. Ltd edition. Signed by
Rozen and still in orioginal box that the book came from the publisher
in with the title of the book on the box. $100
* Ruthen, Jack 'The Champion of The World' c1920's novel. 239 pages.
Scarce title. Good plus condition in a poor dust jacket that is very
heavily chippped but tough to find with any type of jacket. Scan
available upon request. $45
S
* Sackler,Howard 'The Great White Hope' (Jack Johnson play) 186 pages.
1968 1st ed. VG/G $30
* Sammons,Jeffrey 'Beyond the Ring, The Role of Boxing in American
Society' 1988 318 pages Fine/Fine $15
* Sammons,Jeffrey 'Beyond the Ring, The Role of Boxing in American
Society' 1988 1st ed. VG/VG $12
* Samuels,Jeffrey 'Beyond the Ring, the Role of Boxing in
American
Society' 1988 1st ed. VG/VG $15
* Sanders,Everett 'The Blue Book of Sports' 1931 1st ed. Book is in
poor condition with very worn covers and binding seperated from spine.
There are a number of loose pages but book is quite scarce and it
contains a lot of great information including the following: Boxing
Champions Brought Down to Date, Invasion of America by Australian
Pugilists by W.W. Naughton, Brief Biographies of Boxers, James J.
Corbett by W.W. Naughton 8 pages, Jack Dempsey - The Nonpareil, Jack
Demspsey 4 pages, Robert Fitzsimmons by W.W. Naughton, James J.
Jeffries bgy Harry Williams, James J. Jeffries by W.W. Naughton, Tom
Sharkey by W.W. Naughton, John L. Sullivan by W.W. Naughton, about 72
pages of boxing overall. Then also includes sections on auto racing,
baseball, billiards, football, golve, hockey, horse racing, Olympics,
swimming, Jim Thorpe, track & field, etc. Over 400 pages
overall.
Again poor condition but loads of good information and worthwile for
that and reference purposes alone. $40
* Sanders,Everett 'The Blue Book of Sports' 1931 Deluxe edition limited
to 100. Signed by Sanders and the ten members of the committee of
sponsors and publishers for the book. Book is quite scarce and it
contains a lot of great information including the followiDown to Date,
Invasion of America by Australian Pugilists by W.W. Naughton, Brief
Biographies of Boxers, James J. Corbett by W.W. Naughton 8 pages, Jack
Dempsey - The Nonpareil, Jack Demspsey 4 pages, Robert Fitzsimmons by
W.W. Naughton, James J. Jeffries bgy Harry Williams, James J. Jeffries
by W.W. Naughton, Tom Sharkey by W.W. Naughton, John L. Sullivan by
W.W. Naughton, about 72 pages of boxing overall. Then also includes
sections on auto racing, baseball, billiards, football, golf, hockey,
horse racing, Olympics, swimming, Jim Thorpe, track & field,
etc.
Over 400 pages overall. Good plus condition. (4) $50 each
* Sawyer,Tom 'Noble Art. An Artistic & Literary Celebration of
the
Old English Prize-Ring' 1989 1st ed. 160 pages. VG/VG $20, another with
a very small taped repaired closed tear on the front cover of the
jacket $10.
* Sayers,Henry 'Fights Forgotten, being the Story of the Chief Prize
Fights in England and America'. 1st edition. Published by T.Werner
Laurie, London, 1909. Decorative Cloth. Book Condition: Good with
weakening of front hinge, but intact. 'A history of some of the chief
English and American prize fights since the year 1788.' 260pp. NOTE:
There are supposed to be a total of 11 photographs, but only four are
present. So seven are missing. Still, a rare and desirable book. $150
* Sayers, Henry 'Fights Forgotten, being the Story of the Chief Prize
Fights in England and America'. 1st edition. Published by T.Werner
Laurie, London, 1909. Red decorative cloth. Book Condition: Good with
minor moisture staining on inside bottom of front and back covers. Book
is straight, binding tight and internally clean.. 'A history of some of
the chief
English and American prize fights since the year 1788.' 260pp. Missing
the illustrations of Jem Belcher on page 14 and Jem Mace on 166. Still
a rare and desirable book. $200
* Schapp,Dick 'Jack Johnson is a Dandy, An Autobiography with Pictures'
1969 1st ed. 262 pages VG/VG (2) $30 ea.
* Schaap,
Dick
‘Jack
Johnson
is a Dandy. An Autobiography With Pictures’ 1969, 262 pages.
8” x 11 ¼” VG in Good dust jacket.
$20
* Schaap, Jeremy 'Cinderella Man. James Braddock, Max Baer, and the
Greatest Upset in Boxing History' 2005 1st ed. 325 pages. VG/VG $15
* Schmeling,Max 1977 - 544 pages. VG in Good + Mylar protected
dust jacket. This is written in German. On the
inside it is inscribed by Schmeling to Boxing author/records historian
Bert Blewett as follows: "To Bert Blewett with all good wishes from
____?? _____ Max Schmeling, April 1980" $75
* Schmeling, Max 'Max Schmeling, An Autobiography' 1998 1st ed. 217
pages. VG+ in VG+ mylar protected dust jacket. $25
* Schoor, Gene ‘The Jack Dempsey Story’ 1956 1st
edition. 186 pages. VG in good dust jacket. $35
*Schoor,Gene 'The Jack Dempsey Story' 1054 1st ed. 186 pages. Good condition in a chipped dust jacket. $25
* Schoor,Gene 'The Jack Dempsey Story' 1954 1st ed. 186 pgs. Ex-library
VG/Good (some staining to front of mylar protected dust jacket) $20.
* Schulberg, Budd 'The Harder They Fall' 1947 1st edition boxing novel.
343 pages. Good condition $25
* Schulberg,Budd 'Loser and Still Champion, Muhammad Ali' 1972 1st ed.
VG/VG (3) $20 ea., and another (2)r VG/G $15
* Schulberg,Budd 'Loser and Still Champion, Muhammad Ali' 1972 1st ed.
158 pages. VG $7.50
* Schulberg,Budd 'Sparring With Hemingway, and Other Legends of the
Fight Game' 1995 1st ed. 256 pages. Fine/Fine (2) $15 ea.
* Schulke,Flip 'Muhammad Ali, The Birth of a Legend, Miami 1961 - 1964'
2000 1st ed. VG+/VG+ (2) $12 ea.
* Schulman,Arlene 'The Prizefighters, An Intimate Look at Champions and
Contenders' 1994 1st ed. 176 pages VG/VG $15
* Shulman,Irving 'The Square Trap' 1953 1st ed. 374 pages boxing novel.
VG/G $40
* Scott,Fraser 'Weigh-In, The Selling of a Middleweight' 1974 1st ed.
VG/VG (2) $20 ea.
* Scott,Fraser 'Weigh-In, The Selling of a Middleweight' 1974 1st ed.
VG/G ex-library $8
* Scott,George H. 'The Master Fistic Science. Improved Method. Manly
Art of Self Defence. World's Most Scientific Book on Fighting' 1939 1st
ed. 67 pages. Very scarce. Good condition. Ask for scan. $125
*Seltzer,Robert 'Inside Boxing' 2000 2nd ed. Large 9 1/2" x
13"160 pages. VG+/VG+ (2) $20 ea.
* Shaw, Mark 'Down for the Count. The Shocking Truth Behind the Mike
Tyson Rape Trial' 1993 1st ed. 262 pages. VG/VG $20
* Sheed,Wilfred 'Muhammad Ali' 1975 1st ed. 256 pages. VG/Good $25
* Shoaf, Pal ‘The World is Mine’ 1948 1st
ed. boxing
novel VG $60
* Singh, Benny 'My Champions Were Dark' by the father of South African
boxing. 1963 1st ed. 199 pages. VG in a good mylar protected jacket
that is missing a chip out of the top rear. Scarce title. $75
* Skene, Don 'The Red Tiger' 1934 1st edition boxing novel. 195 pages.
Good condition. Scarce $35
* Smith, Kevin 'Black Genesis. This History of the Black Prizefighter 1760 - 1870' 2003 VG+/VG+ $35
* Smith,Red 'Red Smith's Views of Sport' 1954 1st ed. 293 pages. VG/G
$25
* Snell,Roy 'The Crimson Flash' 1922 1st ed. boxing novel. $60
* Snelling,O.F. 'Bedside Book of Boxing' 1972 1st ed. 208 pages. "A
collection of more or less unrelated writings about the sport of
boxing." G+/G+ $20, another G/G $15, another VG in worn but good mylar
protected dust jacket $20
* Sports Illustrated 'The Best of Sports Illustrated' Ali cover. 1996
1st ed. 192 pages, profusely illustrated Fine/Fine (2) $20 ea.
* Staudohar,Paul 'Boxing's Best Short Stories' fiction. 1999 1st ed.
330 pages Fine/Fine $15
* Steen, Rob 'Sonny Boy. The Life and Strife of Sonny Liston' 1993 1st
edition. 245 pages (2).VG/VG $60 ea.
* Stern,Bill 'Bill Stern's Favorite Boxing Stories' 1949 1st ed.
VG/Good $25
* Stern,Bill 'Bill Stern's Favorite Boxing Stories' 1949 1st ed. Good
$15
* Stillman,Marshall 'Boxing and Self Defense, The Marshall Stillman
Principle'. 94 pages, well illustrated. Sections: 1. Five Sub-Conscious
Lessons in Boxing (the hit, guard, duck, footwork, feinting and
clinching), 2. One Lesson for Daily Exercises, 3. Three Rounds of
Shadow Boxing, 4. Eight bone-breaking holds and releases (Jiu jitsu...)
for use against violent attack, 5. Eight Holds in Standing Wrestling
for use against violent attack. Contents in two ring metal binder as
issued. Good condition (3) $85 ea., and two with a loose title page,
else good for $75
* Stoutenberg,Adrien 'In This Corner' 1957 1st book club edition. 191
page boxing novel. Good $20
* Strathmore,William 'Muhammad Ali, The Unseen Archives' 2001 1st ed.
VG+/VG+, 384 pages. Profusely illustrated (2) $15 ea.
* Strathmore,William ‘Muhammad Ali, The Unseen
Archives’
2005 U.K. edition, 384 pages, VG/G+ $10
* Stravinsky,John 'Muhammad Ali' 1998 Fine/Fine $15
* Sugar, Bert 'The Ring All-New 1980 Boxing Record Book'
880 pages. VG/VG $30
* Sugar, Bert 'The Ring 1983 Record Book & Boxing
Encyclopedia' 1,125 pages. VG/VG $30
* Sugar,Bert 'The Ring 1981 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia'. Book
is in very good condition although a former owner has written a number
of names and numbers in ink on inside cover and frontispiece. Dust
jacket in fair condition with chipping and tears $20
* Sugar, Bert 'The Ring 1981 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia' 976
pages. VG/VG $30
* Sugar,Bert 'The Ring 1982 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia' 1982
1st ed. VG/VG (2) $30 each
* Sugar,Bert 'The Great Fights, A Pictorial History of Boxing's
Greatest Bouts' 1984 4th printing. 253 pages. Profusely illustrated,
VG/G $12
* Sugar,Bert 'The Great Fights, A Pictorial History of Boxing's
Greatest Bouts' 1981 1st printing. 255 pages. Profusely illustrated.
VG/VG $15
* Sugar,Bert '100 Years of Boxing' 1982 1st ed. VG/VG large book 256
pages (3) $20 ea.
* Sugar,Bert '505 Boxing Questions Your Friends Can't Answer' 1982 1st
ed. Fine/Fine $20
* Sugar,Bert 'The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time' 1984 1st ed. 224
VG/G $20
* Sullivan, John L. 'Life and Reminiscences of a Nineteenth Century
Gladiator' with Reports of Physical Examinations and Measurements,
Illustrated by Full-Page Half-Tone Plates, And by Anthropometrical
Chart by Dr. Dudley A. Sargent. Published by George Routledge and Sons
Limited, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, Manchester and New York 1892. 294
pages. Good condition with closed 1/2" tear along the rear bottom edge
of spine, but binding is tight and book is straight and clean. Book
plate on insde cover of The Pacific Union Club, so it apparently
belonged to the library of this club at one time. Rare $600
* Suster,Gerald 'Champions of the Ring, The Lives and Times of
Boxing's
Heavyweight Heroes' 1992 1st ed. 326 pages. VG/VG (3) $30 ea.
* Suster,Gerald 'Lightining Strikes. The Lives and Times of Boxing's
Lightweight Heroes' 1994 1st ed. 217 pages. VG+/VG+ (4) $25 ea.
* Sackler,Howard 'The Great White Hope' (a play) 1968 1st ed.
186
pages. VG/G $20
* Scannell,Vernon 'Ring of Truth' 1983 uncorrected proof. (Boxing
novel) 342 pages. VG $10
* Shepherd,T.B. 'The Noble Art. A Boxing Anthology' 1950 1st ed. 270
pages. VG/G- (2) $25 ea.
* Smith, Charles 'Twelve Rounds to Glory, The Story of Muhammad Ali'
2007 - 80 pages. Juvenile. VG in VG mylar protected dust
jacket.
$10
T
* Taylor,Buchanan 'What Do You Know About Boxing' 1947 5th impression
243 pages VG $22
* Taylor, Robert 'Oscar De La Hoya' 1993 1st ed. Laminated covers, 48
pages, VG $10
* Taylor,W.Buchanan & Butler,James 'What Do You Know About
Boxing?'
1947 4th impression. 244 pages. VG $15
* Taylor,Buchanan 'What Do You Know About Boxing?' 1947 5th impression
243 pages VG/Good- $27
* Thomas, Arnold 'Heroes of The Fancy. A History of Australian Boxing'
1991 1st ed. # 353 of a limited editiion printing of 700, and # 67 of
700.. 208 pages,
profusely illustrated.. Signed by author. VG+/VG+ (2) $75 ea.
* Thomas, James 'The Holyfield Way. What I Learned About Courage,
Persverance, and the Bizarre World of Boxing' 2005 1st ed. 250 pages.
UNREAD COPY. VG+ in a VG+ dust jacket. Multiple copies
available
$7.50 ea.
* Toperoff,Sam 'Sugar Ray Leonard, And Other Noble Warriors' 1987 1st
ed. 212 pages VG/VG $15
* Toperoff,Sam 'Sugar Ray Leonard, And Other Noble Warriors' 1987 1st
British edition VG/VG (2) $10 ea.
* Topperoff, Sam 'Sugar Ray Leonard, And Other Noble Warriors' 1987 1st
ed. 212 pages. INSCRIBED by author: "11 Dec. 86 Please like this book,
if possible. Respectfully Sam Toperoff Huntington, NY". VG in VG mylar
protected dust jacket. $35
* Torres,Jose 'Fire and Fear, the Inside Story of Mike Tyson'
1989 VG/VG 1st printing (9) $15 ea.
* Torres,Jose 'Sting Like a Bee, the Muhammad Ali Story' 1971 1st ed.
(2) VG/VG $25 ea.
* Torres,Jose 'Sting Like a Bee, the Muhammad Ali Story' 1971 1st ed.
VG/G $15
* Toy,Eddie 'The Technique on How to Become Scientific in the Manly Art
of Self Defense' 1923 1st ed. 121 pages. Scarce instructional boxing
booklet. Illustrated throughout. Good condition. (2) $85 each
* Tully,Jim 'Jarnegan' 1926 1st ed. boxing novel, 265 pages, very good
$30
* Tully, Jim 'The Bruiser' 1943 1st Tower Books edition. Good in good
mylar protected dust jacket. 248 page boxing novel. $40
* Tunney, Gene 'A Man Must Fight' 1932 1st ed. 254 pages. #270 of a
limited edition of 550 beautifully signed by Gene Tunney. VG+ condition
$450
* Tunney,Gene 'Arms for Living' 1941 1st ed. 279 pages. Good condition
in a good plus dust jacket. Beautifully signed "Inscribed to my old and
dear friend Caruthers Ewing - with warmest greetings Gene Tunney
Minneapolis - October 2, 1941" $225
* Tunney, Gene 'Arms for Living' 1941 1st ed. 279 pages. Very good in a
good mylar protected dust jacket. SIGNED by Gene Tunney $200
* Tunney,Gene 'Arms for Living' 1941 1st ed. 279 pages. Good
condition, no dust jacket. Autographed by Gene Tunney $150
* Tunney, Gene 'Arms for Living' 1941 1st ed. 279 pages. Ex-library
with the usual markings and some wear along top of spine and cover
corners, but book is straight, binding tight, and internally clean. $35
* Tyson,Jose 'Fire & Fear, The Inside Story of Mike
Tyson'
1989 1st ed. 242 pages Fine/Fine $15
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V
* Van Den Bergh,Tony 'Who Killed Freddie Mills' 1991 1st ed. 188 pages.
VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Van Every,Edward 'Joe Louis' 1936 1st ed. 183 pages. Peter McInnes
bookplate. VG $45
* Van Loan,Charles 'Taking the Count' 1915 1st ed. novel (3) Good +
condition $25 ea.
* Van Loan, Charles 'Inside the Ropes' 1913 1st edition, 411 pages.
Good + condition with some facing to lettering on spine. $35
W
* Walker,Robert 'Muhammad Ali, His Fights in the Ring' 1978 1st ed. 154
pages. VG+/VG+ (2) $20 ea.
* Walker,Mickey 'Mikey Walker, The Toy Bulldog' 1961 1st printing.
VG/VG $45
* Walker,Mickey 'Mickey Walker, The Toy Bulldog' 1961 3rd printing 305
pages G/G $30
* Wallace, Edgar 'Fighting Snub Reilly and Other Stories' 1934 1st ed.
Approximately 200 pages. VG in Good + mylar protected dust jacket. $30
* Wallace, Francis 'Kid Galahad' 1936 1st ed. 286 page boxing novel. VG
in VG mylar protected dust jacket $40
* Walsh, John 'Boxing Simplified' 1951 1st edition. 110 pages.
Instructional book by the boxing coach at the University of Winsonsin.
Illustrated. Includes chapters titled: Equipment, Necessary
Precautions, Early Conditioning, Proper Workouts,
Preparation Care
and Use of the Hands, Fundamentals of Boxing, Practice Routines and
Suggestions, The Left Hook, Punch Variations, Scouting Future
Opponents, Boxing Tips, Father-Son Instruction, and Boxing as a Summer
Community Recreation Project. Good + condtion $40
* Walsh, John 'Boxing Simplified' 1951 1st edition. 110 pages.
Instructional book by the boxing coach at the University of Winsonsin.
Illustrated. Includes chapters titled: Equipment, Necessary
Precautions, Early Conditioning, Proper Workouts,
Preparation Care
and
Use of the Hands, Fundamentals of Boxing, Practice Routines and
Suggestions, The Left Hook, Punch Variations, Scouting Future
Opponents, Boxing Tips, Father-Son Instruction, and Boxing as a Summer
Community Recreation Project. Good + condition. Former Appalachian
State Teachers College library copy with their stamps on the inside of
the front cover. $30
* Walter,Gerald 'White Ties and Fisticuffs, The Story of Patsy Hagate'
1951 1st ed. VG/G- $25
* Ward,Arch 'The Greatest Sport Stories from the Chicago Tribune' 1953
1st ed. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Ward,Arch 'The Greatest Sport Stories from the Chicago Tribune' 1953
1st ed. VG/G $10
* Wells, "Bombadier" Billy - 'Modern Boxing. A Practical Guide to
Present Day Methods' 1910 Hartley # 1937. This is the one referred to
as the Souvenir or Autograph edition, printed on art paper, bound in
red cloth with gold lettering. On inside 'Autograph Edition' page it is
noted as "No. 1" and to Subscriber "Walter Hart, Boxer". Wells
signature itself is a facimile. 78 pages.
Would rate as good + condition. $100
* Weston,Stanley 'The Best of the Ring' 1981 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
*Ward,Arch 'The Greatest Sport Stories from the Chicago
Tribune'
1953 1st ed. VG/VG (2) $15 ea.
* Watt, Jim 'Watt's My Name. Jim Watt, An Autobiography' 1981 1st ed.
182 pages. VG/VG mylar protected jacket. $25
* Wells, "Bombadier" Billy 'Modern Boxing. A Practical Guide to Modern
Methods' (by the heavyweight champion of England. 1910 souvenir
autograph edition with facimile signature by Wells. Red cloth and gold
lettering. 78
pages. 8 instructional chapters. VG $75
* Weston,Stanley 'The Best of the Ring' 1981 1st ed. VG/G- $10.
* Weston,Stanley 'The Ring, Boxing the 20th Century' 1993 VG/VG $20 ea.
(2 - one w)
* Weston, Stanley 'The Ring. Chronicle of Boxing' 1993 1st U.K. edition
352 pages. 9" x 12 VG/VG $20
* Wignall,Trevor 'The Story of Boxing' 1923 1st ed. 319 pages. 31 plates. Chapters: The Earliest Fighters, Broughton-Slack and The First Frenchman, Jackson-The First of the Gentlemen-The Belchers and Pearce, John Gully, Tom Spring, Bendigo, Big Little Men,A Great Champion, The Most Memorable Fight, James Mace - The Last of the Great Knuckle Fighters, The Ring in America, The Inventors of the Modern Style of Fighting, Coloured Fighters, Boxing in France, Men of Mark, Some Impressions, & Rules of Boxing.
Good+ (3) $75 ea.
* Wignall, Trevor 'Prides of the Fancy' 1928 1st edition, 256 pages.
Good condition in mylar protected dust jacket that is missing a few
pieces. Ask to see a scan. Scarce with a jacket. $100
* Wignall,Trevor 'Never a Dull Moment' 1940 1st ed. 295 pages. 43
chapters, which include many references to boxers and personalities
connected with the sport. Very faded covers, else good condition. $25
* Wignall,Trevor 'Almost Yesterday' 1949 1st ed. 224 pages. Contains a
large quantity of boxing materials. Also contains other sports. Good
condition $25. Another in good condition with a chipped dust jacket for $30
* Wignall,Trevor 'One Man's Road' 1945 1st ed. 192 pages. Boxing novel.
Sunned spine, else good condition $30
* Wignall, Trevor 'Ringside' 1941 1st ed. 224 page. Peter McInnes
bookplate. Covers badly sunned, else good + condition. Scarce title $50
* Wilde, Jimmy ‘The Art of Boxing’ Published by New
Sports Library. c1961 VG/VG $45
* Wilde, Jimmy 'The Art of Boxing' 1927 published by Foulsham &
Co. Ltd. 80 pages. Good+ $75
* Wilde,Jimmy 'Hitting and Stopping' 1914 1st ed. Card covers. 75
pages. Illustrated. Good condition. $75
* Wiley,Ralph 'Serenity, A Boxing Memoir, A Search for the Boxer's
Peace of Mind, From Joe Louis to Mike Tyson' 1989 2nd ed. 230 pages
VG/VG (3) $10 ea.
* Williams,Joe 'Joe Williams TV Boxing Book' 1954 1st ed. Foreward by
Bob Hope. "Let sports columnist Joe Williams show you how to pick the
winner on your TV screen - viviid anecdotes of fights and fighters
illustrate terms, rules, punches and scoring." 186 pages. The book
itself is in very good + condition, the dust jacket only good, with a
few small tears/chips. Table of Contents: 1-The Living Room A.C.,
2-Home Screen vs. Ringside, 3-Once There Were No Squawks, 4-Systems and
Systems, 5-We Learn About Points, 6-Look at the Record, 7-The Can't
Miss Racket, 8-Boxers Best Friend, 9-Tipping the Mitt, 10-A Punch is
Born, 11-Southpaws are People, 12-Sweetness and Light, 13-In this
Corner, 14-The First Mouthpiece, 15-Science Tests a Punch, 16-Managers
Must Eat, 17-A Referee Tell All. VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Williams,Joe 'TV Boxing Book'1954 1st ed. Foreward by Bob Hope. "Let
sports columnist Joe Williams show you how to pick the winner on your
TV screen - viviid anecdotes of fights and fighters illustrate terms,
rules, punches and scoring." 186 pages. The book itself is in very good
+ condition, the dust jacket only good, with a few small tears/chips.
Table of Contents: 1-The Living Room A.C., 2-Home Screen vs. Ringside,
3-Once There Were No Squawks, 4-Systems and Systems, 5-We Learn About
Points, 6-Look at the Record, 7-The Can't Miss Racket, 8-Boxers Best
Friend, 9-Tipping the Mitt, 10-A Punch is Born, 11-Southpaws are
People, 12-Sweetness and Light, 13-In this Corner, 14-The First
Mouthpiece, 15-Science Tests a Punch, 16-Managers Must Eat, 17-A
Referee Tell All. Good+/Good- (1) $20 ea.
* Williams,Joe 'TV Boxing Book'1954 1st ed. Foreward by Bob Hope. "Let
sports columnist Joe Williams show you how to pick the winner on your
TV screen - viviid anecdotes of fights and fighters illustrate terms,
rules, punches and scoring." 186 pages. The book itself is in very good
+ condition, the dust jacket only good, with a few small tears/chips.
Table of Contents: 1-The Living Room A.C., 2-Home Screen vs. Ringside,
3-Once There Were No Squawks, 4-Systems and Systems, 5-We Learn About
Points, 6-Look at the Record, 7-The Can't Miss Racket, 8-Boxers Best
Friend, 9-Tipping the Mitt, 10-A Punch is Born, 11-Southpaws are
People, 12-Sweetness and Light, 13-In this Corner, 14-The First
Mouthpiece, 15-Science Tests a Punch, 16-Managers Must Eat, 17-A
Referee Tell All. (2) $15 ea.
* Wilson,Peter 'Ringside Seat' 1949 1st ed. Good $20
* Wilson,Peter 'Ringside Seat' 1950 reprint Good- $5
* Wilson,Peter 'Ringside Seat' 1949 reprint. 174 pages. Good-/poor $10
* Wilson, Peter 'More Ringside Seats' 1959 1st ed. 230 pages. VG in a
poor chipped and torn dust jacket. $20
* Wilson, Peter 'More Ringside Seats' 1960 Sportsman's Club edition.
230 pages. VG in a VG jacket. $15
* Wilson,Peter 'Boxing's Greatest Prize. Memorable Fights For the World
Heavyweight Championship' 1980 1st ed. 240 pages. VG/VG (2) $25 ea.
* Wilson, Peter 'How to Watch Boxing' 1952 1st ed. 135 pages. VG in
good dust jacket $25
* Wilson,Peter 'How to Watch Boxing' 1952 1st ed. 135 pages. Good
condition $15
* Wilson,Peter 'How to Watch Boxing' 1952 1st ed. 135 pages. VG in poor
chipped dust jacket $20
* Williams,Joe 'TV Boxing Book' 1954 1st ed. 186 pages VG/VG $25
* Wilson,Charles 'The Magnificent Scufflers. Revealing The Great Days
When America Wrestled the World' 1959 1st ed. 1105 pages. VG/VG $30
* Williams, Robert 'Shake This Town' 1960 1st edition boxing novel. 373
pages. VG in VG mylar protected dust jacket. $20
* Witwer,H.C. 'The Leather Pushers' 1921 1st ed. Good/Good (Chips
missing to top and bottom of mylar protected jacket spine but decent
jacket overall) $25 (Novel)
* Witwer,H.C. 'The Leather Pushers' 1921 1st ed. Good/Good (Chipped
along top and bottom of jacket. Jacket is mylar protected) $25 (Novel)
* Witwer,H.C. 'The Leather Pushers' Boxing novel. 341 pages. 1920 Good
+ $25.
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* Yardley,Jonathan 'Ring, A Biography of Ring Lardner' 1977 1st ed. 415
pages. Story about this great journalist contains many references to
boxing celebrities as well as those in other sports. VG/VG $15
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