robert boxer (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1 Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Darnell Towns (illustrator). Wilmette, 2004; signed; glossy illustrated paper covers; corners slightly bumped; 16mo - over 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; inscribed and signed by author on half-title page; First Day of Issue stamp pasted to half-title page; interior in like new condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 372 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Darnell Towns (illustrator). Wilmette, 2004; signed and inscribed on half title page; illustrated paper covers with multicolored cover titles and black spine titles; minimal corner and edge wear; 16mo, 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; no jacket; stamps on inside front cover and half title page; pen marking on copyright page. 372 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Wilmette, 1994; signed and inscribed on half title page; illustrated paper covers with multicolored cover titles and black spine titles; minimal corner and edge wear; 16mo, 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; no jacket; stamps on inside front cover and half title page; pen marking on copyright page. 131 pages.

First edition. Oblong softcover. A collection of cartoons with text by Boxer and illutrations by Towns. A fine copy in wrappers. Signed and nicely inscribed by Boxer on the half title page and additionally inscribed and with a drawing by Towns. A very nice copy.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. Robert Freson (illustrator). No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 288pp. With 375 colour photographs from award-winning phptographer Robert Freson accompanied by text and recipes from leading food writers and adapted and researched by noted French author of cookery books Jacqueline Saulnier, this study reflects the gentle pace and subtle elegance of life in the French provinces. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 12 x 8.5 inches.

1977. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 10pp. 16mo. Booklet format, stapled. Printed on ivory card stock. Gallery catalogue for exhibition of the same name, held October 14 - November 13, 1977 at the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. Three illustrations, colour. Fine copy. Carol Phillips, Curator and text.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 294 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. Used, cover has light scratches and outer edges have minor dents, book content is in like new condition.

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Assez bon. Rare - Photo signed in June 1986 + Sketch. Size : 14x9,5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Zustand: Good. Color aquatint 32.5 x 24.7cm. sheet size.Signed and dated in the plate.'Drawn, Etchd, & Pubd, by Dighton, 6, Charg Cross, March. 1810'. Crease in lower right corner."Bill Richmond, the black pugilist, stands directed to the right, left leg advanced, fists raised. He is stripped to the waist, wearing a spotted handkerchief for belt, with neat breeches, stockings, and tied shoes."--British Museum online catalogue.Bill Richmond, whose skills in the boxing ring earned him the nickname the 'Black Terror', was born in Staten Island, New York. Lord Percy - the general who commanded the British Forces occupying the city during the American Revolution - witnessed Richmond's victory in a tavern brawl and took him in as a servant. In a number of matches against British soldiers, arranged by Percy for the entertainment of guests, Richmond was unbeaten. Percy brought him back to England in 1777 and Richmond began to fight on a regular basis. The most famous match of his career was against the British champion Tom Cribb in 1805 which he lost in the seventy-sixth round. Although he continued to fight intermittently, he became better known as the trainer of Tom Molyneaux, another black American fighter who eventually suffered the same fate at Cribb's hands.William 'Bill' Richmond (1763-1829) was a champion boxer and Britain's first black sporting superstar. His parents were enslaved in America when he was born but he was brought to England by an influential white family who helped him to become free and secure an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker, in Yorkshire, in his mid teens. For former enslaved people to start an apprenticeship was not common at this time.He eventually moved to London and it was here that he established himself as a champion boxer fighting some of the top boxers of the time. The sport was brutal during this period as it was fought without gloves and there was usually no limit to the number of rounds. It showed Bill's ability and physical prowess to have a long lasting and successful career. .After retiring from fighting he became a boxing trainer at a gym in St Martins Street, Westminster. Here his celebrity helped him build a list of MP's, nobility and even the famous poet Lord Byron as training clients. Perhaps the pinnacle of his celebrity was being one of the Guards of Honour at King George IV coronation in 1821 - a unique experience for a person born enslaved.References: V & A Museum, London E.71-1954; National Portrait Gallery London, Reference CollectionNPG D10726.

Zustand: Good. Color aquatint 32.5 x 24.7cm. sheet size.Signed and dated in the plate; Loss in upper left corner blank area.Born into enslavement on a Virginia plantation, Tom Molineaux (1784-1818) fought fellow enslaved people while plantation owners wagered on the contests. After winning one of these matches against a rival, Molineaux was granted his freedom and the sum of $500. By 1809, he had traveled to New York and subsequently to England where he pursued a title in London's boxing rings.Two notorious fights with English champion Tom Cribb in 1810 and 1811 won him a place in boxing history. In December 1810, Molineaux challenged Crib in a classic encounter. After some 39 rounds of give and take, Molineaux finally collapsed from exhaustion. British journalist Pierce Egan wrote of the contest: "Molyneux [sic] proved himself as courageous a man as ever an adversary contended with.[He] astonished everyone, not only by his extraordinary power of hitting and his gigantic strength, but also by his acquaintance with the science, which was far greater than any had given him credit for." In the rematch on September 28, 1811, Crib had an easier time retaining his title with an 11th-round knockout. In 1814, Molineaux defeated William Fuller in a two-round fight that lasted over an hour. Egan was so impressed by the intense action and stamina of the combatants, that he wrote the fight was, "without parallel." The two Crib fights made Molineaux a celebrity in England. But he fought only sporadically, opting to engage in numerous sparring exhibitions. In 1818, he died in Dublin, Ireland.Molineaux is considered the second notable American boxer, preceded by his Virginia-born trainer, Bill Richmond. References: V & A Museum, London E.71-1954; National Portrait Gallery London, Reference Collection,NPG D13314.