Manchester: Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing Co. Soft Cover. 5.5" x 8.5" [1905]. Pamphlet with photo of two bare knuckle boxers on front cover. 31 p.p., [1]. With ads on rear cover. Covers and pages browned. Some scuffing and smudging. Small damp stain to bottom edge of front cover by..... More
New York: Powerhouse Books, 1997. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 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..... More
New York: C.J. O'Brien [printer], 1938. Carroll, Ted. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo [large]. 1938-1947.[ The Ring Athletic Library, Book no. 14-16, 18 ] In Five Volumes. Bound in orange cloth with title and silouette of five boxers stamped on front boards. Vol. I: x, 182 p.p. [10] plates, illustrated on..... More
[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
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
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
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
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. First edition stated, full number line. Full black cloth, gold lettering to spine. v, 282 p.p., [8] p.p. B&W photos. Bumping to spine ends of boards and dust jacket, else a fine copy. In Against the Odds, the reader..... More
New York: Atria Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Black paper boards, red lettering to spine. x, 275 p.p. [16] p.p. colour photos. Bruise to spine head, small spots of wear to tail edge. A few bumps to edges of dust jacket. Else a fine copy. History's only four-time..... More
Toronto: ECW Press, 2010. Soft Cover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription by Spider Jones to half title page. Second printing. Soft cover, 279 p.p. + [12] p.p. photos in colour and B&W. Spider Jones is a Canadian radio broadcaster and former amateur boxer. His radio show, "The Spider's Web," ran on..... More
Fredericton, New Brunswick: New Ireland Press, 1996. Soft Cover. 8vo. Soft cover, 67 p.p. Light bumping to corners, else fine. In his autobiography Sailor Don McKinnon shares with us his recollections of growing up in Cape Breton where he first revealed a passion for boxing, eventually turning pro. This book..... More
London: Robson Books, 2003. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 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..... More
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