Black Champion

New York, New York: Scribners, 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-/G+. Written by "boxing's most authoritative historian,'' this is the definitive biography of John Arthur Johnson, the first Black man to win the world's heavyweight championship. In 245 pages + 8 pages of black-and-white photos. A First Edition, first printing, from 1964, this hardcover 8vo… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 245pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Owner information on the front free endpaper else near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, shallow chips, and tears.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1969. Book. Illus. by Peter Caras;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 192 pp. Gold Medal book T2092. Light rubbing on the corners with a single crease on an otherwise flat spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Peter Caras. The Chapters are: Lonesome Blues; The Bay; The Desert; Lively… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Firts printing. Hardcover. 245 pp. with index. Illustrated with photos. A tight, fine example in lightly rubbed dust jacket. A rather scarce, British biography of late 19th-early 20th century bare-knuckled heavyweight boxing legend Jack Johnson. Born in Galveston, Johnson rose to prominence in the in the brutal turn of the… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Near fine cloth copy, neat ink POS, else free of all markings. DJ is an attractive VG, minor general wear, in mylar.

London: Macmillan and Co. This is a Very Good+ Copy of this Book inbrown cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No dust-jacket.The book has no previous ownership inscriptions present.This is a lovely copy of a sought after boxing title that features the life of boxing heavyweight Jack Johnson who won the World Title in 1908.8vo 245pp First Edition 1st Impression… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. red cloth, gilt spine, pp., 245, [1], 8 full page b & w plates from photographs, index, ex private library with bookplate inside front cover, a tight, clean, bright copy Size: 8 Vo.,.

London: Macmillan, 1964. Hardcover in very good condition with good condition clipped dust jacket. Jacket is edgeworn, chipped at spine ends and inner flaps are taped to paste downs. Boards feel solid, spine is tight and contents are clean and unmarked. AD. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, ( 1964). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 16 photogravures. Octavo, 245pp.; gray cloth; dj extremities lightly scuffed. "This book's importance goes far beyond a simple retelling of how this man won the heavyweight championship, misused it, and finally lost it -Bruce Catton." 16 photogravures.

Scribners, 1964. VG/VG -. Hardcover in dust jacket with small tears at its edges

Macmillan And Co LTD, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. No Edition Remarks. 245 pages. Photographic dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light scuffing overall.… Read more about this item

Fawcett, 1969. Paperback. Acceptable. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout with inscriptions to reverse side of front cover. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal Books # T2092 1st Printing 1969, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions.… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Photographic Plates. A clean, tight copy in a Mylar jacket cover. Price clipped.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. 245 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light chipping on dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 2233350

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 246 pages, chipping to edge of dust jacket..

Macmillan & Co 1964. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Fawcett. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (boxing, sport, racism) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Scribners, 1964. EX-LIBRARY copy with card pocket and library stamps. Jacket has taped reinforcements at spine top & bottom.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/EX-LIBRARY/Good/Ex-Library. Illus. by Photographs.

gold medal, , (first PB 1969), . 2092, very good (BOXING BIOGRAPHY / PHOTOS), paperback,