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New York: Chelsea House, 1927. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper but for a small chip on the front panel. Shy, modest, and scholarly boxing champ resists blandishments to cash in on his fame. A lovely copy.
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The Dumb-Bell
by FERGUSON, W.B.M.
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The Professional
by HEINZ, W.C.
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Rear endpapers offset from clippings, else near fine in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with two small chips at the corners of the crown, and a large but faint dampstain on the rear panel. This copy Inscribed by Heinz: "To Jim Kahn - connoisseur-raconteur-colleague-friend. Sincerely, Bill Heinz. 12-30-57. Stamford, Conn." A nice copy of this well-regarded novel about the manager of a prize fighter, a classic of the genre and difficult to obtain, especially signed. Ernest Hemingway said, "'The Professional' is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter and an excellent novel in its own right.
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Right to the Heart
by LAMBERT, Reita
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New York: Caxton House, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Page edges browned else fine in a fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with some nominal wear. High society girl Holly goes to her first fight at the Garden and ends up marrying a boxing champ from a poor background - sparks fly. Scarce.
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Watch Out for Willie Carter
by NAIDISH, Theodore
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New York: Scribners, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Endpapers heavily offset, small owner name stamp on the front fly, a near very good copy in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with an internal repair and some moderate staining on the spine. Boxing prospect marries Greenwich Village nightclub singer with mixed results. Very scarce.
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