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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Uncorrected Proof.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of the 1936 and 1938 Louis/Schmeling fights, "sporting events that galvanized and symbolized the hopes, hatreds and fears of a world facing the threat of war." 348 pages. An uncommon uncorrected proof. Light general wear. An unread copy, internally tight and clean..
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BEYOND GLORY, Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink
by Margolick, David
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- 9780375411922
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CAGED!, Greatest Steel Cage Matches in World Wrestling Federation History, Volume 1
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TITANSPORTS Inc., 1994. Magazine. Very Good to Fine. Magazine. Small quarto. Contains "The Greatest Steel Cage Matches in World Wrestling Federation History," including accounts of battles between Bret "Hit Man" Hart and brother Owen, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, the Steiner Brothers and Money Inc., the Ultimate Warrior and Rick Rude, Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy, and others. Unpaginated (32), illustrated. Moderate general wear..
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CASSIUS CLAY, toujours le plus grand?
by Severin, Kurt
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Marabout Service MS 163, 1971. Book. About Very Good. Paperback. 1st French-language edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Updates and reissues the 1967 German edition, and translated here from that language by Jean Noel. A look at the man who would one day be considered by many to be the greatest fighter of all time (certainly *he* thought so). Rubbing, impressions, small area to front cover where apparent sticker removal took a little finish with it, moderate edgewear. Internally tight and clean..
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THE FIGHTING FISHERMAN, The Life of Yvon Durelle (signed)
by Fraser, Raymond
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Toronto & Garden City: Doubleday Canada Ltd. / Doubleday & Company Inc., 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Durelle, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fraser tells the compelling story of "one of the all-time greatest contenders in the history of professional boxing -- Yvon Durelle -- the 'fighting fisherman' who brawled his way from obscurity in a remote fishing village in New Brunswick to the top of the boxing world." Mustard boards, black cloth backstrip w/gilt spine lettering, 292 pages (including appendix), illustrated. This copy inscribed and signed by Durelle, on behalf of himself and his wife, "To Dr. Jeweett (sic) a man/that will never forgotn (sic)/Yvon & Theresse (sic)." This is presumably the same Dr. Jewett of whom Theresa Durelle says, on page 224, "If it hadn't been for Dr. Jewett, I don't know where he [Durelle] would have landed," and of whom Durelle says, on page 225,…
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The Joe Louis Story
by Louis, Joe
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Grosset & Dunlap / G&D Book. Good. Hardcover. Small octavo. Originally published in hardcover, in 1947, by Duell, Sloane and Pearce, under the title, 'My Life Story.' The autobiography of one of boxing's most famous names, from his youth on an Alabama farm, to world champion. Salmon-coloured tweed, 197 pages, four black-and-white illustrations. Bumped and worn corners/spine ends, tanned edges, small bookseller's sticker to bottom of front pastedown, the notation "Xmas 1956" to top left corner of front end paper, some minor scrapes to fore-edge, some light foxing to top edges of a few pages. Dust jacket w/edgewear, several short tears along edges, jagged 1" tear to top of rear panel, chipping/tears to spine ends/corners, moderate sunning to spine, impressions/scratches, foxing to reverse..
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The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, The Canadians (signed)
by Oliver, Greg
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Toronto: ECW Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "--Oliver catches up with the Canadian stars of the past and present and celebrates the country's unique contributions to the King of Sports. Over 200 photos -- including some fabulous one-of-a-kind shots from the personal collections of the wrestlers themselves -- only add to the mix, a perfect complement to this landmark retrospective." In addition to the author's signature, the inside front cover bears an inscription from twin brothers Maurice and Robert Grimbly, who wrestled as Cyclone and Hurricane Smith, respectively. The inscription reads, "To/Morgan--Pat--/Taylor & Maya/Love/Cyclone & Hurricane/Smith/aka/Pats Cousins/Maurice & Bob Grimbly." Maurice died in 2016, Bob in 2017. 280 pages (including selected bibliography, notes on sources), copiously illustrated. Light edgewear, faint rubbing, thin scratches.…
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