Give Him To The Angels: The Story of Harry Greb
by James R. Fair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£190.00£171.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Smith and Durrell, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this biographical work on American professional boxer Harry Greb, written by James R. Fair. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of Harry Greb. This biographical work on Harry Greb was written by James R. Fair. Harry Greb was an American professional boxer and the light heavyweight champion from 1922 to 1923 and world middleweight champion from 1923 to 1926. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with light bumping and handling marks to the extremities. Offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with creasing, minor loss to the head of the spine, handling marks to the rear and a two inch closed tear to the rear. Tape repairs to the head and tail of the spine and to the head to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean pages, the odd minor close tear to the extremities and age toning. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 877Z33
- Title
- Give Him To The Angels: The Story of Harry Greb
- Author
- James R. Fair
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith and Durrell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Boxings Sports Harry Greb Boxings
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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