Taking the Count: Prize Ring Stories by VAN LOAN, Charles E

George H. Doran, 1915. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: George H. Doran, 1915. rep. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover. 354 pages. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. Darkened spine. Light soiling to covers. Light rubbing to corners and spine. Record # 508527

This is an antique collection of boxing stories, "Taking the Count - Prize Ring Stories" by Charles E. Van Loan. 1915 1st edition; George H. Doran Company; New York. With a Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. There are 11 stories in all - please see the photos for the complete list. From the Foreword: "...(Van Loan) did not unduly burden his tales with character sketches nor yet make them staccato with dialogue. For descriptions of scenes of action he had a talent which was more than a talent; it was a genius. Read here any one of his accounts of ring battles and you are bound to tingle to the vividness of the bold, accurate drawing of the fight, even as, subconsciously, you marvel at the versatility of the narrator."Condition:Clean covers; light soiling to the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are lightly age-toned and clean with no notable issues found. Tanning to the end papers. There is a bookplate… Read More

Toronto: Doubleday , 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover copy in very good condition. A handsome book. Gift inscription at FFEP. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada weekly. Packages leave our location Tuesdays, and are postmarked Wednesdays. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Toronto: Doubleday, Doran and Company ( Canada ) Ltd. , 1915. - First Canadian edition, from the American sheets, Canadian title page, binding & dj similar - bright yellow cloth printed in black, school proficiency presentation on the fly else fine, in the rare yellow pictorial dj depicting a brutal bruiser towering over his vanquished foe, minor chipping at the spine tips, the top one grazes the word " Taking " an eighth inch deep, jacket quite bright & clean - rare in dj. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York:: George H. Doran,, [1915].. publisher's illustrated cloth.. Near fine in a jacket with a slightly tanned spine and minor edge wear.. 12mo,. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb.

New York: George H. Doran [1915]. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 354pp. Illustrated green cloth. Previous owner's stamp, the dust jacket has minor edgewear is lightly faded and soiled on the spine, there is a dampstain to bottom edge of the back cover with some spotting on the spine and bottom edges. There is some paste residue on the back flap of the dust jacket and the back inside cover. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. (Fiction, Boxing, Sports).