Jack Johnson and His Times
London: Phoenix Sports Books, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. black paper boards. 190 pp. [8] double-sided B&W plates + frontis. Spine cocked. Light staining to edges of text block. More
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Mean Business: The Creation Of Shawn O'Sullivan
New York: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cream paper over teal paper boards. viii, 263 pp., [8 pp.] B&W photo plates. Light rubbing to edges, bruise to spine foot. Remainder blue star stamp to tail edge of text block. Some slight toning to dust jacket flaps. Provocative, gripping and often..... More
Flesh & Blood: A Journey into the Heart of Boxing
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Full black cloth boards. 207 p.p. Near fine condition. In this unique blend of reportage, reflection and personal experience, author Jim Christy takes the reader on a journey into the heart of boxing, revealing a side of the sweet science most..... More
Boxing: Photographs By Larry Fink
New York: Powerhouse Books, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 11" x 11" Full number line. Black cloth boards with white lettering to lower front board and spine. 99 p.p. Fully illustrated in B&W. Slight bruise to lower corner of front board, else fine. Dust jacket bumped at spine foot and corners..... More
How to Second and How to Manage a Boxer
[New York?]: Nat Fleischer, 1944. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Second revised edition. With a foreward by William A. Brady. 72 p.p. Green card wraps with black lettering, staple bound. B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Bumping to spine ends and corners, light chafing to extremities, a few small spots of..... More
Jack McAuliffe: The Napoleon of the Prize Ring
New York: 1944. Soft cover. 8vo. Original yellow wraps. 77 p.p. Illustrated throughout. A chronicle of the life of American-Irish boxer Jack McAuliffe, [1866-1937], who retired undefeated, with 30 Wins, 22 of which by KO. He was the World Lightweight Champion from 1886-1893, and was inducted into The Ring Boxing..... More
Max Baer: The Glamour Boy of the Ring
New York: C.J. O'Brien, 1942. Soft cover. 12mo [tall]. Third Edition. Original red wraps with portrait illustration of Baer. 42 p.p., [2]. Illustrated throughout with photographs of Baer in and outside of the ring. A history of Max Baer, his life, and legendary fights with Jimmy Braddock, Max Schemling, Joe..... More
The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle
Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. cloth backed boards, 282pp. Illustrated. Near fine in lightly rubbed and soiled d/w, a small tear and scoring to rear jacket, front inner flap clipped but still very good. The life of light heavyweight Canadian Boxer Yvonne Durelle. More
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth, black paper boards. 544 pp., [24] pp. B&W plates of photos. Bruising to head of rear board. Light bumping to extremities of dust jacket. The first comprehensive and honest portrait of this extraordinary man. In the words..... More
Mike Tyson: Money, Myth and Betrayal
New York: Birch Lane Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter yellow cloth, red paper boards. viii, 407 pp. [8] pp. B&W photos. Dust jacket is bumped to extremities, worse at spine head with short open tear to head of front joint. Else fine. This is the first authentic biography..... More
The Big Fight: My Life in and Out of The Ring
New York: Viking, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter red paper, white paper boards. xv, 303 pp. [8 pp.] B&W photos. Light bump to spine head. Light bumps to spine ends of dust jacket. Fine overall. In this unflinching autobiography, one of the greatest boxing legends in America finally faces..... More
The Hardest Game: McIlvanney on Boxing
Chicago: Contemporary Books Inc., 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Soft cover. 335 pp. Fine.This outstanding compilation of articles from foremost sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney provides a ringside seat to some of the most remarkable happenings in world boxing since the 1960s. At the core of this collection stands the..... More
That Night in the Garden: Great Fights and Great Moments from Madison Square Garden
London: Robson Books, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. xvi, 320 p.p. [8] p.p. B&W photos. Front board bowed, otherwise a fine copy. Dust jacket near fine overall. That Night in the Garden is a remarkable history and celebration of America's best-loved sports arena..... More
Primo: The Story of 'Man Mountain' Carnera
London: Robson Books, 1999. Soft cover. 8vo (medium). Paperback. 210 p.p. [8] p.p. photographs. Light rubbing to covers. Interior clean. Near fine. More
Fight: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking
New York: Harper, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (imperial). Pictorial hard cover. 208 pp. Colour photography throughout. Light rubbing to corners, fine overall. Looking to kick someone's teeth in? Just back from the dentist after having YOUR teeth kicked in? Either way, Fight is the book you need. Whether you're..... More
Beyond the Lion's Den: The Life, The Fights, The Techniques
Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. 8vo (imperial). Soft cover. 278 pp. Colour photos by Eric Hendrikx. Fine condition. More
Serenity: A Boxing Memoir
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Quarter black cloth, red paper boards. 230 pp. Light foxing to edges of text block. Else fine. A search for the boxer's peace of mind, from Joe Louis to Mike Tyson. More
To Swallow a Toad
New York: Donald I. Fine Inc., 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. tan cloth. 201 pp. Slight age toning to rear of dust jacket, else fine. For Pete Watt, an eighteen-year-old whose home life is a domestic battleground, boxing is a kind of exorcism - a chance to purge the..... More
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