Description:
Hard cover, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 792 pages. Sports, boxing. Complete records of all active fighters the world over who boxed in five or more contests from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1948. Inside front cover (see pic) - Inscribed and signed by Joe Waterman, To Howard Smith State Athletic Commission, Tacoma, Wash, Mar 21, 1949. Vintage item in good condition, light binding looseness, cover wear notably at corners, normal cover soiling/wear, normal aging/yellowing, no handwriting other than gift inscription, no markings, no tears,
Complete Records of World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions Illustrated by Sullivan, Alex (Editor) - 1941
by Sullivan, Alex (Editor)
Complete Records of World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions Illustrated
by Sullivan, Alex (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
New York: Alex Sullivan, 1941. First Printing, date from internal evidence of Joe Louis' last figh June,t 1941. Very Good, small scrape top edge front wrapper, front wrapper a touch faded, faded seller's stamp top edge front cover. 64 pp. with numerous black and white photographs of heavyweight boxing legends. SCARCE. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Format/Binding Paperback
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition First Printing
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Alex Sullivan
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1941
- Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
More Photos
Nat Fleischer's The Ring Boxing Record Book 1949 Edition Joe Waterman Inscribed
by Nat Fleischer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
by Whiting, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780380631155 / 0380631156
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
- Item Price
-
$103.56
Show Details
Description:
New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.
Item Price
$103.56
More Photos
Wise Guy James J. Johnston: A Rhapsody in Fistics
by Griffin, Marcus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Westfield, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Vanguard Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition with a good unclipped DJ, a small piece of the DJ's endflap is being used as a bookmarker; a one-inch square chunk is missing from the heel of the spine and DJ.
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING: Illustrated From Instantaneous Photographs
by Edwards, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Original
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$115.00
Show Details
Description:
12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 inches) New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1888. Original hardcover, 111 pages, 16 pages of publishers' advertisements, illustrated with many black and white drawings taken from photographs, demonstrating various boxing positions. Very good condition, quarter cloth binding, with title on spine; decorative paper over boards.After a short biography of the author, some of the many other subjects covered are: "Breakfast Diet," "Dumb-Bell Exercise," "Ducking," and "The Marquis of Queensberry Rules," to name a few.
Item Price
$115.00
Modern Bujutsu & Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan -- Volume Three
by Donn F. Draeger
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780834803510 / 0834803518
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Item Price
-
$105.00
Show Details
Description:
New York, NY: Weatherhill, 1997. Third printing. Condition: Fine. Very minor shelf wear to cover, else Like New. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
Item Price
$105.00
More Photos
Nat Fleischer's The Ring Boxing Record Book 1949 Edition Joe Waterman Inscribed
by Nat Fleischer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Hard cover, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 792 pages. Sports, boxing. Complete records of all active fighters the world over who boxed in five or more contests from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1948. Inside front cover (see pic) - Inscribed and signed by Joe Waterman, To Howard Smith State Athletic Commission, Tacoma, Wash, Mar 21, 1949. Vintage item in good condition, light binding looseness, cover wear notably at corners, normal cover soiling/wear, normal aging/yellowing, no handwriting other than gift inscription, no markings, no tears,
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
by Whiting, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780380631155 / 0380631156
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
- Item Price
-
$103.56
Show Details
Description:
New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.
Item Price
$103.56
More Photos
Wise Guy James J. Johnston: A Rhapsody in Fistics
by Griffin, Marcus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Westfield, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Vanguard Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition with a good unclipped DJ, a small piece of the DJ's endflap is being used as a bookmarker; a one-inch square chunk is missing from the heel of the spine and DJ.
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING: Illustrated From Instantaneous Photographs
by Edwards, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Original
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$115.00
Show Details
Description:
12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 inches) New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1888. Original hardcover, 111 pages, 16 pages of publishers' advertisements, illustrated with many black and white drawings taken from photographs, demonstrating various boxing positions. Very good condition, quarter cloth binding, with title on spine; decorative paper over boards.After a short biography of the author, some of the many other subjects covered are: "Breakfast Diet," "Dumb-Bell Exercise," "Ducking," and "The Marquis of Queensberry Rules," to name a few.
Item Price
$115.00
Modern Bujutsu & Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan -- Volume Three
by Donn F. Draeger
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780834803510 / 0834803518
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Item Price
-
$105.00
Show Details
Description:
New York, NY: Weatherhill, 1997. Third printing. Condition: Fine. Very minor shelf wear to cover, else Like New. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
Item Price
$105.00
More Photos
A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)
by Qifeng Fu, Xining Li
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00$60.00Save $40.00!
Show Details
Description:
Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host…
Read More Item Price
$100.00$60.00
Save $40.00
!
More Photos
Rodney Stone
by Doyle, A. Conan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00$60.00Save $40.00!
Show Details
Description:
Rodney Stone, A Tale of the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. First Edition, copyright 1896 and published 1897 by D. Appleton And Company, New York. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Used. Exlib. GOOD- CONDITION.Red buckram cloth boards. Gilt titling. Black & White plates Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Frontis and 11 all additional plates are present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. 408 pages plus adverts. RARE/SCARCE/HARD TO FIND.
Item Price
$100.00$60.00
Save $40.00
!
More Photos
Michael Strogoff: The Courier Of The Czar (PHOTOPLAY EDITION)
by Jules Verne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Edition
- Photoplay Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00$60.00Save $40.00!
Show Details
Description:
Verne, Jules MICHAEL STROGOFF, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR. No info on copyright page. Grosset & Dunlap 1926 Universal-Film de France Photoplay Edition. USED. VG/Acceptable Original charging charioteer dust jacket. Front panel and spine of jacket have some loss. Please see our photos. Apple green boards with orange titles box. Film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. Now protected by a mylar wrap. 315 pages 5 ¼ X 7 5/8.Please excuse our stack of books photos. Michael Strogoff is the only title available here.
Item Price
$100.00$60.00
Save $40.00
!
More Photos
The Secret Power of SUNIN DO
by Grand Master Taebaek Choi
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Ansley, Nebraska, United States
- Item Price
-
$62.50
Show Details
Description:
9 pics-clear plastic cover; blue plastic back cover; plastic spiral binding; minimal shelf wear; tiny name inside; otherwise like new
Item Price
$62.50
More Photos
The Girondin
by Hilaire Belloc
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
$124.89$74.93Save $49.96!
Show Details
Description:
Hilaire Belloc The Girondin Thomas Nelson and Sons, London. FRENCH REVOLUTION. Copyright page states: First Published 1911. VG/ No DJ included. Used. Green boards with gold gilt titling on spine. Titles are bright but some chipping off of gilt. 372 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ½.
Item Price
$124.89$74.93
Save $49.96
!
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph
by Lawrence, T.E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
$124.95$74.97Save $49.98!
Show Details
Description:
T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
Item Price
$124.95$74.97
Save $49.98
!
More Photos
Wise Guy James J. Johnston: A Rhapsody in Fistics
by Griffin, Marcus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Westfield, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Vanguard Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition with a good unclipped DJ, a small piece of the DJ's endflap is being used as a bookmarker; a one-inch square chunk is missing from the heel of the spine and DJ.
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
Nat Fleischer's The Ring Boxing Record Book 1949 Edition Joe Waterman Inscribed
by Nat Fleischer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Hard cover, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 792 pages. Sports, boxing. Complete records of all active fighters the world over who boxed in five or more contests from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1948. Inside front cover (see pic) - Inscribed and signed by Joe Waterman, To Howard Smith State Athletic Commission, Tacoma, Wash, Mar 21, 1949. Vintage item in good condition, light binding looseness, cover wear notably at corners, normal cover soiling/wear, normal aging/yellowing, no handwriting other than gift inscription, no markings, no tears,
Item Price
$100.00
More Photos
The Secret of Wing Chun Butterfly Knives Form
by Austin Goh
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$110.00
Show Details
Description:
You get one vintage Secret of Wing Chun Butterfly Knives Form by Austin Goh 1985 softcover book published by Paul H. Crompton, Ltd. in London. This is a first edition and is in English. This book is in good condition with some wear to its covers and edges, including some light creases. The binding is tight and there are no loose pages, which are free of writing. This item is 10 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.
Item Price
$110.00
Modern Bujutsu & Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan -- Volume Three
by Donn F. Draeger
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780834803510 / 0834803518
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Item Price
-
$105.00
Show Details
Description:
New York, NY: Weatherhill, 1997. Third printing. Condition: Fine. Very minor shelf wear to cover, else Like New. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
Item Price
$105.00