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Jack Dempsey: The Idol of Fistiana
by Nat Fleischer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Ring Pub. Co., 1936. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The revised edition of this illustrated biography of American professional boxer, Jack Dempsey. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Revised edition. The Ring Athletic Library - Book No. 12. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fourteen plates, and the odd in-text image. Collated complete. An intimate narrative of the life of one of the most popular boxers in history, William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. He soon became a cultural icon of the 1920s with fans excited by his aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power. Written by Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer, a noted American boxing writer and collector. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities. The odd small closed tear. Light sunning to the spine and the odd small mark to the panels. Sympathetic repairs made with tape to the internal side. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Ink stamp to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901T44
- Title
- Jack Dempsey: The Idol of Fistiana
- Author
- Nat Fleischer
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Ring Pub. Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Jack Dempsey Ido Fistiana Boxing Ido
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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