FIGHTING FOR FUN - THE SCRAP BOOK OF EDDIE EAGAN by Eagan, Eddie - 1932

The Macmillan Company, 1943. Book. Illus. by b&w Photo Illus. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 'American Lending Library 1313' stamped on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked, clean and solid. Dust jacket shows ghostly fighter, red square below picture and red lettering. Dust jacket is glued to covers with clear tape reinforcement on spine, price on dj $2.00.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated work on the life and career of American boxer and bobsledder, Eddie Eagan. Reissued. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. The fighting career of Edward Patrick Francis Eagan, an American boxer and bobsledder who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different disciplines. This work explores his development in the ring from World War I, while enlisted as an artillery lieutenant, where he won the middleweight title of the American Expeditionary Forces. Through his time at Yale University where he won the AAU's heavyweight title, and beyond. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the board and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good

Macmillan, 1932. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Second printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Aesthetic fraying on the front hinge, but the binding remains structurally sound. Notations around the signature; interior pages absent any extraneous marks. Dust jacket is in tatters, but the remains are included in new mylar to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: MacMillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1934. Hardcover. Red cloth stamped in black. 2nd. Presentation copy inscribed to ffep by Eagan to noted editor William C. Lengel, with his ownership stamp to the fep, ffep and rep. Cloth extremities lightly rubbed/softened; lightly soiled. Spine lightly sunned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Lovat Dickson, London. 1932. First edition. Lovat Dickson, London. 1932. Purple cloth, gilt type to spine. B&w photograph frontis. + further plates internally. 278 pages. Spine sl. sunned; signs of book plate removal from front paste-down end-paper.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. Reprint. Reissued in 1934 and reprinted in 1943. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. Cover has some wear and soiling. Mark on bottom edge. Sticker residue on fep. Nice signed inscription on fep to military officer.. ix, [3],300 p. Includes illustrations. From Wikipedia: "Edward "Eddie" Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 June 14, 1967) was an American sportsman who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different events. Eagan won his summer gold in boxing and his winter gold in four-man bobsled. Finally, Eagan is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Eagan studied law at Harvard University and later at the University of Oxford. In 1920, Eagan competed as a boxer at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight division. Eagan returned to the Olympics eight years later, this time… Read More