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From Figg to Johnson. A Complete History of the Heavyweight Championship, Containing Dates and Accurate Descriptions of Every Contest For the World's Boxing Title From the Time of the First Champion Down to the Present Day
by O'Hara, Barratt
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Blossom Book Bourse, 1909. Hardcover in poor condition, lacking dust jacket. Red cloth and black title to spine and front cover, 179 pages, 8 in tall. Illustrated with protraits of James Figg, George Taylor, John Broughton, and John Slack. Index includes all boxers who have contested for the world's heavy weight championship, as well as many other notables. This boxing history starts with the 18th-century James Figg, the first English bare-knuckle boxing champion. Covers with soil spots, frayed cloth at extremities. Ownership signature on pastedown and dedication page. Binding is cracked but intact, no loose leaves. A glue repair has been applied to the gutter at pg 177.
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- Bookseller
- Sandhill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002074
- Title
- From Figg to Johnson. A Complete History of the Heavyweight Championship, Containing Dates and Accurate Descriptions of Every Contest For the World's Boxing Title From the Time of the First Champion Down to the Present Day
- Author
- O'Hara, Barratt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blossom Book Bourse
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- james figg; boxing; george taylor; john broughton; john slack
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports and Recreation;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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