Dartnell Fred (5 results)

Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. xi, 276 pages. No publication date but handwritten 1924 on title page. Old name and stamp on front endpaper. Includes an invoice from an auction where the book was bought in 1998.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, sides of spine worn, rip on edge of spine join with back cover 3cm, and front cover 3 cm but appears to have been stuck down, internally in reasonable condition, pages crisp and clear but some wear to edges and corners, paper yellowing and a few small marks and stains on edges, rear hinge cracked and webbing partly ripped leaving back cover a little loose.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition, bound from the British sheets . No date (1924). Hardcover in orange cloth with paper spine label. vi+ 276 pp. Preface by Georges Carpentier. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. About very good, light even soiling to the boards (a bit moreso to the spine strip) and with a small area of horizontal stains rear cover, some wear to the spine label. Foxing to the tile page and scattered elsewhere. Uncommon boxing title, the reminiscences of, chats with, and anecdotes about primarily but not exclusively British boxers and boxing during the jornalist's career from the 1890s to the 1920s. Includes chapters such as "psychology of the Ring", "Temprament in Boxing", "Superstitions and Punches", "trainers and Methods", "Sparring Partnets", promotion, boxing cinema, managers, "Coloured Fighters", "Humour of the Ring", etc.

1st ed. Owner's stamp dated 1933, but book appears to be 1st edition of 1924, with all other titles listed published 1924 or earlier. Binding tight; spine a little bumped at head & foot. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket No date stated, ca. 1924. Bound from the British sheets. Front hinge cracked. Stamped on front endpapers. Owner's name and address on front endpage. (Boxing, Sports).