History of Boxing

Deans International Publishing, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 192 pages, photographic acknowledgements, author's acknowledgements, index. Peach coloured endpapers. Illustrated title page showing an 18th century bare fisted boxing match. The text is illustrated with copious black and white and coloured illustrations, black-and-white and coloured photographs and occasional line drawing. Laminated front board, showing Marvin Hagler fighting Roberto Duran and on the back cover Muhammad Ali fighting Larry Holmes, with white and red writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, same photographs as for book covers, with white and red writing on the front panel and white on the spine. From the front fold over blurb " This lavishly illustrated book traces the history of the gloved gladiators through the greats of the sport who, with blood and raw courage, had edge their names on boxing for all time.". has been protected since purchase, and the dustjacket shows no damage, and there are no annotations inside the book, and, apart from a small mark on the inside of the front cover from the removal of a price sticker which has left a shadow, there is no damage to the book. This is the first UK edition. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Sport -- Boxing; ISBN: 0603036554. ISBN/EAN: 9780603036552. Inventory No: 0282562. . 9780603036552