The Great Heavyweights.
by Cooper, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+/VG
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THIS EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1978* Publisher: Hamlyn.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal age to top edge. VG+* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £4.95. Some shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. A few nicks and chips to top edge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. B/w photo-illustrated end papers. Neat gift inscription to verso. Clean, crisp and tight with only light reading wear, no marks to text, slight ageing to top edge, otherwise VG+* Illustrations: B/w photos and prints throughout.* Pages: 169 pp. text. viii pp. fight records, index & acknowledgements at rear.* Description: Henry Cooper selects his five supreme champions, devotes a chapter to each and the whole book is profusely illustrated with 250 black and white photographs many of which have not been published before. It concludes with the complete ring records of the five great heavey-weight champions as well as Henry Cooper?s own boxing record.* A NEAR FINE copy with some ageing & faults to dust jacket reducing it to VG* This is a large, heavy item and a small additional charge has been included to cover some of the extra carriage costs.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4643
- Title
- The Great Heavyweights.
- Author
- Cooper, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+/VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 0
- Date Published
- 1978-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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