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Auction No 367, Tag: Boxing

6 Lots (displaying 1 - 6)

Pierce Egan "Boxiana" G.Smeeton, 1812, Volume 1 of the series; together with Volumes 2 & 3 from a subsequent edition;

Lot: 89

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
UNSOLD
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Pierce Egan Boxiana G.Smeeton, 1812, Volume 1 of the series; together with Volumes 2 & 3 from a subsequent edition; Vols.2 and 3 in 19th Century half-leather, gilt, repaired, with new endpapers; Vol.1 in a fine modern half-leather binding. Most plates intact but 4 folding plates missing from Vol.1, some plates added to Vol.2 (contains 13 instead of 6) and Vol. 3 lacking one of the seven plates. Some damp staining. Also 5 others on boxing. 

Boxing biography & autobiography including Archie Moore "Any Boy Can" 1971,

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £16
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Boxing biography & autobiography including Archie Moore Any Boy Can, 1971; Jimmy Wilde Fighting Was My Business, 1900; Moss Deyong Everybody Boo...1951, and Floyd Patterson Victory Over Myself, 1962; all bar one in fair to VF d/jkt, and largely first editions. Fair to VF (11)

Boxing biography & autobiography including Michael Taub "Jack Doyle: Fighting for Love" 1990;

Lot: 94

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Boxing biography & autobiography including Michael Taub Jack Doyle: Fighting for Love 1990; Nat Fleischer Gene Tunney: the Enigma of The Ring, 1931 (damaged d/jkt); Gilbert Odd Len Harvey: Prince of Boxers, 1978, signed by the author; and Carpentier, by himself, 1955; all bar one in d/jkts and largely first editions. Varied condition. (12)

Boxing biography & history, all in fair to VF d/jkts, including Mel Heimer "The Long Count", 1969;

Lot: 103

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £30
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Boxing biography & history, all in fair to VF d/jkts, including Mel Heimer The Long Count, 1969; Gene Corri Fifty Years in the Ring, 1933; Teddy Brenner Only the Ring was Square, 1981; Jimmy Jones King of the Canebrakes, 1969; Jack Kearns The Million Dollar Gate, 1966; Peter McInnes ​Freddie My Friend, 1995; etc. Fair to VF (23)

Boxing biography and autobiography including Fred Deakin "Peerless Jim Dricoll" 1987 and "Tommy Farr" 1989;

Lot: 104

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
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Boxing biography and autobiography including Fred Deakin Peerless Jim Dricoll 1987 and Tommy Farr 1989; Rocky Graziano Somebody Up There Likes Me, Hammond, 1956, 1st UK edn; Nat Fleischer Terrible Terry, 1943 (ex-library); etc. Includes two signed (with letters enclosed) by Billy Charlton and James Murray. H/bk and s/bk, mainly VG/VF (14)

Boxing biography & autobiography including Jake La Motta "Raging Bull", 1970;

Lot: 105

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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Boxing biography & autobiography including Jake La Motta Raging Bull, 1970; Marcus Griffin Wise Guy: James J. Johnston, 1933; Paul Magriel The Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza, 1951; James Fair Give Him to the Angels, 1946; Bob Lonkhurst Gentleman of the Ring, 2001, signed by the author; and Barney Ross No Man Stands Alone, 1959; all bar two in poor to fine djkts; plus 3 unrelated biographical works. (11)