Gavin Newsham Muhammad Ali (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce copy of this fully illustrated book on the life and career of "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali, with facsimile memorabilia. Scarce. With the original slip case. The life and career of American professional boxer and activist Muhammad Ali. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sporting figures of the twentieth century and considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. With chapters on his family and early years, amateur fights, Olympic gold, Ali as a rising star, The Fight of the Century, The Rumble in The Jungle, The Thrilla in Manila, King of the Ring, painful defeats, the last fights, and the legacy. With over two hundred photographs and twenty-five facsimile items of Ali's own personal and private memorabilia. Including the first professional contract signed by eighteen year-old Cassius Clay, television rights for the Madison Square Garden Boxing Inc., tickets to many of his fights, letters, classified information referring to Ali's refusal to be drafted alongside the appeal to the Supreme Court, the official programme for the Fight of the Century, advertising posters, the script for the Muhammad Ali Show, the press release on The Greatest, a personal letter from President Clinton, and more. Lacking pictures of the young Cassius Clay with his family, passport to the Olympics and the ticket to the Closing Ceremony of the 1960 Games. With a foreword by Muhammad Ali. Text by Gavin Newsham, an American sports editor and journalist. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Original slip case is also very smart with minor bumping and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Light wear to the paper packets for memorabilia. Very Good Indeed. book.

67 Seiten, 30x26 cm, Pappband, über 150 Farb- und s/w-Fotos, Carlton Publishing, England 2009. Die Großen Momente im Leben des Muhammad Ali zusammengestellt in einem einmaligen Erinnerungswerk. Neben Texten und Bildern aus seinem Leben befinden sich im Buch versteut eingeteckt in Papiertaschen oder zum Aufklappen Nachdrucke von Memorabilien, die an die wichtigsten Stationen des Weltklasse-Boxers erinnern. Im Schuber. (ENGLISCH). Zustand: B-C 1630 gr.