Shadowboxing, First Edition (7 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First. This is a fine, as new, first edition paperback copy, black spine. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback first edition, 2006. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE PAGE. This book is in very good condition - price in ink on half title page; tanning to pages around the edges; crease down spine of front cover. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Collectible; Very Good. [WITH LAID-IN MATERIALS] London: New Beacon Books, 1979. Paperback in printed wrappers. First edition, first printing; 8vo.; 51 pages. Includes a typed publisher's compliments card reading: "Sent at the request of Mervyn Morris," and a 1979 New Beacon book list. Very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (shelf3).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Floridly SIGNED in full by the Australian author in blue ink on title page. With round sticker to front cover: "Queensland Government - Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - 2006 Shortlist". From inner front flap: "Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories in the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule, it captures a period of decay, turmoil and change through innocent, unblinking eyes". The cover of the book features a photograph of Smith Street, Fitzroy, in 1967. From inner rear flap: "Tony Birch has published short fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, and has also worked as a writer and curator in collaboration with photographers, film-makers, and artists. He has a Master of Arts in creative writing and a PhD in urban cultures, and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Melbourne". Shadowboxing is his debut novel. Printed in Australia. Bound in publisher's original pictorial wraps with foldover French flaps. Slight shelfwear, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 178pp. Scarce signed copy. SB-59. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Biography of one of the first great black boxing champions. Large 8vo. 206pp. Fine copy. From our large stock of boxing books and publications.