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1800ref. 28935AB1800. Four Volumes complete set. Paris Chez H.J.Jansen L'An 8me 1800. Octavo 21.5 cm x 14 cm. Collation: Volume I: 8 459 1 11 pages with Eleven 11 copper-engravings of which are: 5 Maps / Plans and 4 Engravings: The folded view of Fingals Cave "Grotte de Fingal dans l'Ile de Staffa" - 20.5 cm x 31.5 cm / "Folded Plate of the Giants Causeway "Vue occidentale de la Chaussee des Geans et des Caps voisins" 20.5 cm x 39 cm / Fantastic large Map/Plan of Gibraltar by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage with a Birds-Eye-View of the Ville de Gibraltar 20.5 cm x 65.5 cm also showing the Ville Irlandaise on Gibraltar / Scenic View of Gibraltar "Vue de Gibraltar prise du cote de l'Espagne" 20.5 cm x 33 cm / Large Fold-Out-Map of England by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage with an Inset-View of Stonehenge 47 cm x 51 cm / Large Fold-Out-Map of Scotland by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage including the Western Isles and Shetland with a stunning Inset-View of the irish pilgrimage-mountain Croagh Patrick Craig-Phadrick in Westport Ireland 37 cm x 50 cm/ Large Fold-Out-Map of Ireland with an Inset-View of the Lakes of Killarney 39 cm x 44.5 cm / Volume II: 532 1 12 pages with Large Fold-Out-Map of India "Possessions Anglaises" by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage - the large India-Map showing areas as far as Tibet Siam Sumatra and the Andaman Islands Ceylon Burma 48 cm x 43 cm / Volume III: 502 48 2 pages with two portraits: Guillaume Pitt William Pitt & Charles Jacques Fox each 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm/ Volume IV: 486 22 2 pages with the very famous Fold-out-Illustration of Pugilists / Boxers at Odiham in Hampshire "Combats de Boxers a Odiham" showing a boxing-match between Humphrey and Mendoza 32 cm x 20.5 cm. Hardcover / Original very decorative original half leather bindings with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Volume One professionally rebacked by an english master bookbinder. All four Volumes in protective Collector's Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of François-Xavier de Valenzi with his bookplate / exlibris to the pastedowns of each Volume. Maps in this de Luxe Edition are all considerably larger than in the normal-paper-edition and all the maps and illustrations are in superb condition. An underestimated collectable. Excellent early work on statistics of commercial revenue during the British Ruling of the North American Colonies Europe Revenue and dealings with Gibraltar Scotland and Ireland and Economic Statistics from India. The work is comprehensive and valuable due to its very detailed statistical data on Monetary Revenue and Goods generated from the British Colonies and even more so because of the large content of amazing maps and engravings. With a rare illustration of Ireland's Croagh Patrick and one of the earliest illustrations of Pugilists / Boxing Fights in England. The publication talks in depth about local customs Scottish Highlanders and their Whisky / Data of Cape Breton in Canada etc. Exemple de diagrammes statistiques inclus dans cette publication: 1. État de la paie de L'Armee par Jour Cavalerie Garde A Cheval et Dragons 2. État de la paie de L'Armee par Jour Infanterie Garde A Pied. et Infanterie 3. État des Variations de la Dette Publique a la Revolution de 1688 / Diminution pendant la paix / Diminution sous George Ier / L'Échiquier / La Compagnie des Indes / La Banque / 4. Agriculture: Produit Net de 32 Millions d'Acres Turneps / Pois / Orge / Trefle etc. 5. État de la Dette Publique au Premier Fevrier 1799 - Presente aux Communes par M. William Pitt en juillet suivant 6. Tableau de la Dette et des Fonds D'Amortissement au Premier Fevrier 1799 7. Revenu Ordinaire et Ressources Extraordinaires pour 1798 Angleterre / Ecosse / Irlande 8. État des Importations et Exportations du Port de Londres en 1797 Tonnage of Goods shipped to and from Greenland USA Sweden Russia Colonies in North America etc. etc. 9. "Revenues et Depenses de la Compagnie dans L'Inde" 10. "Etat Sommaire des Prisonniers de Londres" With a very large Fold-out-diagram showing the revenue from goods like Timber Real Estate Lottery Billets etc. between England Scotland Ireland etc. etc. etc. Charles-Alexandre-Balthazar-François-de-Paule baron de Baert-Duholant est un homme politique français né le 9 décembre 1751 à Saint-Omer dans l'ancienne province de l'Artois dans le royaume de France et mort le 23 mars 1825 à Paris. Charles-Alexandre-Balthazar-François-de-Paule baron de Baert-Duholant naît à Saint-Omer dans l'ancienne province de l'Artois dans le royaume de France sous le règne du roi Louis XV. Il se livre dans sa jeunesse au goût qu'il avait pour les voyages visita l'Angleterre en 1787 et 1788 puis l'Espagne et rentre à Saint-Omer au commencement de la Révolution française. Élu député du département du Pas-de-Calais à l'Assemblée législative le 31 août 1791 il vote constamment avec la minorité modérée ; dans la séance du 21 octobre 1791 il parle en faveur de la liberté des cultes. Il est un des sept députés qui le 20 avril 1792 votent contre la déclaration de guerre à l'Autriche ; le 20 juin lors de l'invasion des Tuileries il reste auprès de Louis XVI pour le protéger. Découragé par les événements du 10 août il part pour l'Amérique revint à Saint-Omer après le 18 brumaire et épouse Mlle de Montboissier la fille de Charles-Philippe-Simon de Montboissier-Beaufort-Canillac et petite-fille de Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes. Leurs fille épouse le comte Nicolas Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau des Forts. Élu député par le collège de département du Loiret le 22 août 1815 il fait partie de la minorité dans la Chambre introuvable et renonce à la vie politique après cette législature. Baert-Duholant a publié plusieurs ouvrages fruits des notes réunies dans ses voyages ; le plus important est le Tableau de la Grande-Bretagne de l'Irlande et des possessions anglaises dans les quatre parties du monde 4 vol. in-8° avec cartes figures Paris 1800. Wikipedia hardcover
1955ref. 53801New York: Simon and Schuster 1955. 8vo. 8 375 1 pp. Double-page title numerous photo illustrations. Quarter-beige cloth over gray boards blue & red lettering front cover & spine minor edgewear rubbing slight bumping to couple corners w/ d.j. minor chipping head of spine couple minor tears couple closed tears minor creasing still VG/VG- copy inscribed by Rocky Graziano on ffep. First edition inscribed of this memoir detailing the violent life of the famed World Middleweight boxer which served as the basis for the 1956 Oscar-winning MGM film starring Paul Newman Pier Angeli Everett Sloane and directed by Robert Wise. An interesting side-note is that this was also one of the first screen appearances of a young Steve McQueen. Simon and Schuster, hardcover
1960ref. 31268NewYork Toronto London: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc 1960. First American edition. 8 pages photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt light rubbing original printed dust jacket with photographs of Moore on the upper and lower jacket "an imaginary interview with the Author" on the inner flaps some light rubbing and soiling some browning of text. A good copy. First American edition. 8 pages photographic illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes his famous secret four-week diet. Hartley1396. Hartley1396 McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc hardcover
1820ref. 220416London: S. Fores Piccadilly 1820. 6 vols. Folio 16 x 10-1/4 inches sight. Frame: 23-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches. Framed and glazed some wear to frames. Prints slightly faded. 6 vols. Folio 16 x 10-1/4 inches sight. Frame: 23-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches. S. Fores, Piccadilly unknown
1936ref. 9879Stanley Paul 1936. 8vo. First Edition with a portrait frontispiece and 23 plates on 22 page edges very slightly browning; original orange cloth upper board and backstrip lettered in black a remarkably bright clean copy. A boxing and pugilism classic by the boxing correspondent of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper. Very scarce especially in this condition. Stanley Paul, hardcover
1974ref. BK0156N.p.: N.p. 1974. Blue felt pennant approximately 27 inches long printed in gold light blue and white. Light creasing and curling toward the point; very good. A souvenir pennant supporting Muhammad Ali in his heavyweight championship fight against George Foreman-known as the "Rumble in the Jungle"-in Kinshasa Zaire. The design places "Ali for Champ" above a map of Africa with Zaire marked flanked by the fighters' names and their respective titles: Ali as "The People's Champ" and Foreman as "World Heavyweight Champ." The printed date of October 29 reflects the American viewing date. The fight began at approximately four in the morning on October 30 in Kinshasa timed to reach evening audiences in the United States. Ali entered the bout seeking to regain the heavyweight title he had lost in 1967 after refusing induction into the U.S. armed forces. The undefeated Foreman was heavily favored but Ali's strategy of absorbing punches against the ropes allowed him to conserve energy while tiring his opponent. Ali knocked Foreman out in the eighth round becoming heavyweight champion for the second time. . N.p. unknown
1823ref. 1252451823. EGAN Pierce. Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. London: Sherwood Jones and Company 1823-29. Five volumes. Octavo 20th-century three-quarter red morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers all edges gilt. $3000.Early edition of this boxing classic with 50 engraved plates including an engraved vignette title page in Volume I 45 portraits and four folding plates of boxing matches handsomely bound by Bayntun.Egan was probably one of boxing's most enthusiastic and ardent disciples. Egan devotes a major part of Boxiana to a history of the boxing careers of about over a hundred boxers often including a round to round account of the famous fights of a particular boxer such as Jim Belcher Tom Cribb Dan Mendoza Tom Molyneaux 'Gentleman' John Jackson and many others. First published in 1812 Boxiana proved so popular that Egan expanded the work to an eventual four volumes; the fourth volume was written by another author after Egan briefly lost the rights to the series but after securing the rights to the title he published a further two volumes as part of a New Series. With Volume II only of the New Series. Without the portrait of Alexander Reed in the last volume but with an additional plate depicting ""A Sparring Match at the Fives Court"" in Volume III. Owner signature.Plates occasionally trimmed a bit close a few leaves with marginal paper repairs in the last volume. Very handsomely bound. hardcover
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1988ref. 1515New York: Shapolsky Publishers. F in NF dust jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Minor edgewear to dustjacket; Otherwise fine; B&W Photographs; 6.25x9.5"; 325 pages; Signed by Author . 1988. Shapolsky Publishers hardcover
1931ref. 1696Chicago: Stein Publishing House. VG. Paperback. Modest edgewear including chips to spine head and foot. Some rubbing and soiling; light dampness discoloration on cover and first few pages. Age-toning to cheap pulp paper; Otherwise very good condition for fragile book; pages are clean and binding is tight. "4 books in one" Box to Win McGovern Punch the Bag the Keeleys Build Muscle Corbett and Breathe Stand Walk or Run Smith; B&W Illustrations; 5.25x7.75"; 185 pages . 1931. Stein Publishing House paperback
1940ref. 215031940. Archive of three photographs from the 1930s-1940s captures three African American boxers. One photo shows two boxers the "Gold Dust Twins" in action in the ring while another shows "Black Jack Lorenzo Pack" posing with fists clenched in the ring. Black and white silver gelatin photographs measuring 10" x 8". The first photograph features two muscular African American boxers standing side by side in a boxing ring both wearing classic boxing trunks and laced-up gloves. Their expressions are serious reflecting the intensity of their profession. A handwritten inscription on the back identifies them as the "Gold Dust Twins." This moniker was historically used to describe dynamic duos however specific information about African American boxers using this nickname in the 1940s is unclear. Very good condition overall. unknown
1910ref. 201861910. Women's participation in boxing long preceded formal recognition of the sport for female athletes developing through informal exhibitions training clubs and novelty bouts that challenged prevailing gender norms. Although women were largely excluded from organized boxing competitions during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries scattered photographic evidence demonstrates that women continued to box recreationally and publicly despite social restrictions. This archive of photographs dating from the early twentieth century through the mid twentieth century documents women participating in boxing across a range of informal settings illustrating the gradual emergence of female athletic culture in a sport historically defined as masculine. Archive of sixteen black and white photographs including six silver gelatin prints and one real photo postcard measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.25 inches dating from the 1910s through the 1950s. The earliest image a real photo postcard dated August 1914 depicts two women wearing corsets and long dresses while sparring with boxing gloves before a mixed group of spectators. The postcard bears a pencil inscription on the verso reading "August 1914 For fun women boxers Francis Edith." Another early photograph shows two women posing with gloved fists raised before a snowy background with the inscription "Grace Miss Vandehei boxing This is Grace's roommate. A fine girl she's here now." Later photographs from the 1920s depict staged boxing encounters between a man and a woman with the female boxer dressed in athletic trousers and high heeled shoes reflecting the novelty and spectacle often associated with early female boxing exhibitions. One image shows the pair squared off with raised fists while another captures the moment of a punch landing against the man's chest. Another photograph shows two women sparring on a ship deck while surrounded by onlookers one boxer wearing a dress and curlers beneath her head covering while raising her gloved fists before a mixed audience of men and women. Boxing has historically generated controversy due to its physical intensity and female participation in the sport remained marginal for decades. Women occasionally boxed publicly as early as the eighteenth century yet organized opportunities remained rare. Women's boxing appeared briefly as a demonstration sport at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis and training clubs such as Andrew Newton's Women's Boxing Club in London emerged during the 1920s. Nevertheless women's boxing did not become an official Olympic sport until the 2012 Olympic Games. The photographs in this archive illustrate the persistence of women athletes who trained and competed informally despite these restrictions offering visual evidence of women's athletic experimentation and resilience during a period of shifting gender expectations in sport. Sixteen photographs including silver gelatin prints and a real photo postcard measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.25 inches. Photographs clear and well preserved with light handling wear. Overall condition very good. unknown
1978ref. 131531978. Ali Muhammad signed photograph documents the public image of the African American heavyweight champion whose athletic career intersected with civil rights politics antiwar dissent religious identity and twentieth-century mass media. Ali became the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions a boxing milestone confirmed by his 1978 victory over Leon Spinks and his career remains central to research on Black celebrity sports activism masculinity and political speech in the Vietnam era. Glossy photographic print undated signed in blue felt tip by Muhammad Ali. The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches and shows Ali in a pugilistic pose during his prime presenting the composed combative ring persona that shaped his public recognition beyond boxing. The quickly executed blue felt-tip signature adds autograph value while leaving the image's central focus on Ali's physical bearing as heavyweight champion and public figure. Glossy surface with no stated defects signature visible in blue felt tip near fine. Signed images of Ali in a boxing stance offer compact documentary value for collections focused on African American sports history twentieth-century protest culture celebrity and the visual construction of athletic authority. unknown
1988ref. 81131988. De La Hoya Oscar. Signed action photograph dated 1998 presents the Mexican American boxer during the period when he stood among the sport's most prominent champions and public figures. The image supports research into Latino representation in American athletics boxing celebrity sports photography and the promotional construction of championship fighters. De La Hoya had won the lightweight gold medal for the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and subsequently became a major professional champion across multiple weight divisions. Color photograph 8 by 10 inches showing De La Hoya in a close-up action pose wearing red boxing gloves. The tight composition emphasizes his guarded stance facial concentration and the visual immediacy of ring competition rather than a formal studio presentation. Boldly signed by De La Hoya and dated "98." The supplied information does not identify the photographer location bout opponent or exact date and none is assigned. The 1998 date places the photograph during De La Hoya's undefeated championship period when his combination of Olympic success Mexican American identity and commercial appeal made him one of boxing's most visible athletes. Contemporary career summaries identify him as a titleholder in several divisions and one of the era's leading pay-per-view attractions giving the signed image value as both a sports autograph and a record of late twentieth-century boxing celebrity. Clean and well preserved with strong color and a bold legible signature; excellent overall. A visually immediate signed portrait from a defining period in De La Hoya's championship career. unknown
1938ref. b29504New York: Crowell-Collier 1938. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Near fine in original wrappers with light wear. Photographs. Crowell-Collier paperback
1928ref. 923Y11Toronto Canada : Not Stated 1928. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An incredibly scarce report detailing an annual meeting held by the National Boxing Association of the United States of America. A very scarce report of an annual meeting held by the National Boxing Association in Toronto Canada. Held on October 14th 15th and 16th at the King Edward Hotel. In the publisher's original wraps. The work contains details of the members of the Association as well as the Treasurer's report summaries of presented problems and new legislations and more. In the original wraps. Externally very smart with light edge wear and a small white mark to the front cover. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed Not Stated unknown
1920ref. 604042"Jack Dempsey" in dark blue fountain pen ink on full length pose dressed in boxing outfit in a fighting stance wearing boxing gloves. Note his muscular arms. Photograph is by Woodbury L.A. with their rubberstamp on the back and is on heavy stock; 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; very good fresh tack holes in corners; ca. 1920. Signed and inscribed: "To My Friend Frank with best wishes Jack Dempsey". unknown
ref. 22661Weldon & Co. London n.d. 1879 . Illustrations. Small 8vo. Pages: xii including 2-page list of subscribers:13-125:2 advertisements original green cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Binding damp marked and rubbed upper inner joint partially cracked browning and spotting to prelims. Uncommon. Weldon & Co. London, n.d. [ 1879 ]. hardcover
ref. ria9798256075347_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Step into the world of the Los Angeles Police Department like never before with Beauty and Grit.This stunning visual narrative showcasing the daily lives of our officers was carefully crafted under the direction of the LAPD Boxing Tea hardcover
ref. ria9798256075194_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Step into the world of the Los Angeles Police Department like never before with Beauty and Grit.This stunning visual narrative showcasing the daily lives of our officers was carefully crafted under the direction of the LAPD Boxing Tea paperback
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ref. 0713664940.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1941ref. 82212Norwalk Conn.:: Boxing Writer's Association; Nat Fleischer; The O'Brien Suburban Press 1941. 1941 Edition. publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth. The cloth of the spine extending onto a portion of the front panel is discolored from water damage. The binding structure and contents are unaffected. 8vo. This book belonged to a boxing trainer named "Ray" Arcel and contains more than fifty signatures and inscription including champions Joe Louis Ray Robinson Jim Braddock Tony Canzoneri and Gus Lesnevich. Other signatures are those of ring announcers and writers restauranteur Toots Shor; boxing commissioner John J. Phelan; cartoonist Ham Fisher with a pencil drawing of Joe Palooka; Joe DiMaggio; and J. Edgar Hoover. Boxing Writer's Association; Nat Fleischer; The O'Brien Suburban Press], hardcover
1957ref. 66844Various places circa 1957. Fine. Among the news photos present: Sept. 20 1957 "Moore Swings a Hard Right"; Sept. 4 1957 "Heavyweight Champ in Accident" Floyd Patterson; and five others. Among the photographs of boxers signed in the images: "Learn to Box / Willie Pep"; "Good Luck and Good Health Billy Graham"; "I know you will enjoy our course Kid Gavilan"; "To my Pal - Paddy De Marco"; and one other. unknown
1945ref. 6357611th Port Special Service May 30 1945. First edition. Creased where folded; otherwise fine. 19-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches. Printed in red on pale green paper. The Referees were Lt. Redden and PFC Thomas Provenzano; Music by 179 Gen. Hosp. Band. "Civilians may accompany Service personnel." 11th Port Special Service, unknown
