sullivan john gilbert odd (3 Ergebnisse)

Original Brown Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Ed. Thus. 1979. 246pp. B&W images. "The great John L.: a barroom braggart feted by royalty, admired by presidents and the common man, he was the first internationally-renowned sports-man, the fighter who dragged the Nobel Art out of the era of bare-knuckled prize fights and gave it respectability". Dust jacket has light wear to edges and corners with very mild fading to spine; light bump to top edge of upper board. Not price-clipped. Book has gilt titles to spine with some light wear to top edges and corners. Very slight foxing to edges. Pages and contents are in vg condition with no inscriptions.

1st Edition in this form. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; Description: 246 pages, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subject: Sullivan, John Lawrence, -- 1858-1918.Boxing -- Biography. Series: The richest prize, no. 2. Originally published in 1892. 3 Kg.

Photos, 9 x 5.5, boards, 246 pp, extremities bumped and worn, hinges loose, contents good, in toned and lightly worn dust jacket.