Black Dynamite by Nat Fleischer, the Story of the Negro in the Prize Ring from 1792-1938, all five volumes, published by The Ring in 1938-1947. Volume 1 Story of the Negro in Boxing; Volume 2 Jolting Joe and Homicide Hank (neat ink name inscribed to inner cover); Volume 3 The Three Coloured Aces (neat ink price inscribed to frontis page); Volume 4 Fighting Furies (outer cover is worn, spine is holed and discoloured, frontis page is missing, pencil inscription to inner front cover, some discolouration to inner pages) and Volume 5 Sockers in Sepia (Ex Libris sticker applied to frontis page). Books are Fair to Good; (5). £140-£220
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The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to #45472 by Rubin Hurricane Carter, published by Viking (1974) hardback book, with dust jacket, Good. £40-£60
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Sonny Boy The Life and Strife of Sonny Liston by Rob Steen, hardback book, with dust jacket, published by Methuen, 1993, Good to Good Plus. £30-£40
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Mickey Walker: The Toy Bulldog and His Times by Mickey Walker and Joe Reichler, hard back book with dust jacket, published by Random House in 1961, Good to Good Plus. £40-£60
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Terrible Terry - The Brooklyn Terror: The Fistic Career of Terry McGovern by Nat Fleischer, published by The Ring, 1941, paperback book, cover is discoloured, frontis page has neat ink stamp, otherwise Good. £20-£30
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Collection of Boxing related books: (1) Gloves, Glory and God an autobiography by Henry Armstrong, published by The Sportsmans Book Club, 1960, hard back; (2) No Man Stands Alone The True Story of Barney Ross by Barney Ross and Martin Abramson, with dust jacket, published by J B Lippincott, 1957; (3) Leonard the Magnificent by Nat Fleischer, hard back, published by The O'Brien Suburban Press, 1947; (4) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana by Nat Fleischer, published by The Ring, 1929; (5) John L Sullivan by Nat Fleischer, published by Putnam, 1951; Fair Plus to Good; (5). £80-£120
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Fighting Was My Business by Jimmy Wilde, published by Michael Joseph, 1938, signed "To John Dix, yours sincerely Jimmy Wilde Jan 1942", Fair Plus. £60-£80
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The Fighting Man by William A Brady, published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1916, Fair Plus to Good. £30-£40
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Gene Tunney The Enigma of the Ring, by Nat Fleischer, The Ring Athletic Library Book No 6, 1931; Fair Plus to Good. £30-£40
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