Round By Round: An Autobiography is a book written by Jack Dempsey, a legendary American boxer. The book recounts the life and career of Dempsey, from his humble beginnings in Colorado to his rise as one of the most iconic figures in boxing history. Dempsey shares his personal experiences, including his struggles with poverty, his love for boxing, and his rise to fame as the heavyweight champion of the world. The book also features detailed accounts of some of his most famous fights, including his legendary bout against ...
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Round By Round: An Autobiography is a book written by Jack Dempsey, a legendary American boxer. The book recounts the life and career of Dempsey, from his humble beginnings in Colorado to his rise as one of the most iconic figures in boxing history. Dempsey shares his personal experiences, including his struggles with poverty, his love for boxing, and his rise to fame as the heavyweight champion of the world. The book also features detailed accounts of some of his most famous fights, including his legendary bout against Gene Tunney in 1927. Throughout the book, Dempsey provides insights into the world of boxing, including the politics, the rivalries, and the physical and emotional toll that the sport takes on its athletes. He also shares his thoughts on some of the other great boxers of his time, including Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Muhammad Ali.Round By Round: An Autobiography is a fascinating and insightful read for boxing fans and anyone interested in the life and career of one of the greatest boxers of all time. Dempsey's candid and engaging writing style makes the book an enjoyable and informative read from start to finish.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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Poor. No Jacket. The original boards are very worn and marked and the spine has been repaired. some marks internally but mostly clean. the binding is strong.
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Illus. with photos. Very good copy. Written in collaboration with Myron M. Stearns. 8vo, 285 pp., Previous owners' inscription on front endpapers, cloth tips rubbed, else a very good copy of the first printing.
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Fine in very good jacket. First edition. SIGNED IN VINTAGE FOUNTAIN PEN BY DEMPSEY ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Hardcover. xvii+ 285 pp. Illustrated. Fine, tight example, small spot top edge of the front free endpaper. In the original pictorial dust jacket, very good with some some edgewear and shallow chipping to the top of the rear panel and haed of the spine. The first serious, m indepth biography/ autobiography of one of the greatest boxers in the history of prizefighting and, along with Babe Ruth and Charles Lindbergh, one of the iconic heroes of pre-WWII America. A book that is very rarely found signed.
