EVERYTHING HAPPENED TO HIM; THE STORY OF TEX RICKARD BY MRS. "TEX" RICKARD WITH ARCH OBOLER.
Rickard, Mrs. "Tex" [Maxine Elliott Hodges Rickard], 1903-1976, with Arch Oboler, 1909-1987. [Tex Rickard - George Lewis Rickard, 1870-1929.]
Published by New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936.
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 125.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition (not stated per publisher's standard practice) DATED, INSCRIBED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [10], 368 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14.5cm. Lacks dust jacket. Blue cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine and front board; light vertical crease to slightly sunned spine cloth; some scuffing and bumping at spine ends and board corners. Muted blue top edge; deckle fore-edge. Slight toning at gutters of yellow endpapers; author's eight-line ink inscription "June 3, 1940 | To | My dear friend | Ed Kuykendall | with best wishes | From | Maxine Rickard | Mrs. Tex Rickard" on front free endpaper which also has some red soiling at center right. Shallow chip at bottom fore-edge corner of Contents leaf with missing paper patch attached at preceding leaf's bottom corner; top corner of pages 37-38 creased; a few scattered spots of soiling to interior leaves. Binding is firm. Still a very good copy of a quite uncommon book. An embellished account of the life of Klondike and Alaska gold rush participant, hotel and saloon operator, Madison Square Garden developer, and legendary boxing promoter Tex Rickard by his third wife (and widow) Maxine Elliott Hodges Rickard.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- EVERYTHING HAPPENED TO HIM; THE STORY OF TEX RICKARD BY MRS. "TEX" RICKARD WITH ARCH OBOLER.
- Author
- Rickard, Mrs. "Tex" [Maxine Elliott Hodges Rickard], 1903-1976, with Arch Oboler, 1909-1987. [Tex Rickard - George Lewis Rickard, 1870-1929.]
- Publisher
- New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936.
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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David Hallinan, Bookseller
Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
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