Very scarce unsigned original black and white photograph, c. 1915, from a cabinet card image, c. 1894, approx. 4" x 7", a full-body image of the boxer wearing black leotards with a white belt- with flat laced-up boxing shoes, striking a bear knuckle pose. Condition: Image cropped from when used for publication - but complete in itself; minor surface creasing with a clip at the top left-hand corner. Vintage fountain pen identification in an unknown hand cleanly written at bottom... More

1928. Very scarce and important T.L.S. on personal letterhead William A. Brady, The Playhouse Theatre, West 48th Street, New York, August 6th 1928. Written to the editor of Theatre Magazine, giving his opinion on the new phenomena called "Talkies", in part: ..."In some ways "Talkies" will effect the business of the legitimate drama in other ways Talkies will be helpful to the Theatre. Sound and dialogue in the high spots of the pictures are here to stay. The great stars... More

Caesar's Palace: 1982. Original and complete $100 Heavyweight Championship ticket for the Holmes vs. Cooney fight at Caesar's Palace on June 11, 1982. Measures 7.5 x 3.25 inches. Don King and Tiffany Promotions. Signed on the front in blue ball-point pen by Neiman, who created the artwork for this item. Signed "Cooney" on the back in a thick, sprawling hand with a blue magic marker. Near fine condition. More

1954. Very attractive photograph, matte finish, sepia-tone, 8" x 10", a shoulder-up portrait shot of Dempsey dressed in a suit, boldly signed in green fountain pen: "To Richard - Lots of Luck Pal - From Jack Dempsey - 3/29/54." Fine condition with exceptional contrast. World heavyweight boxing champion who held the title from 1919 to 1926. More

Norwalk: O'Brien Suburban Press, 1947. 688pp of boxing records of current fighters, complete for the year 1946. 8vo, original black-lettered red cloth (lightly edgeworn and dusty; lacking front endpaper and with inner hinge neatly repaired). Norwalk CT: The O'Brien Suburban Press, 1947. A very good(-) copy. More

New York: 1947. Illus. 250pp. 12mo, red cloth. New York, (1947). First Edition. Very good From the library of Jose Ferrer with his ownership signature. Nat Fleischer was editor and publisher of the boxing magazine, "The Ring". Black Dynamite Boxing Series, Volume V. More

New York: Macmillan, 1996. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 213 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards. New York: Macmillan, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed by Frazier and his co-author on the title page. More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1986). Near Fine. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 544 pages (slight separation at the top of the publisher's logo page; otherwise near fine), 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper in a mylar sleeve. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1991). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed presentation copy from a book party (on June 5, 1991), accompanied by four color photographs taken at that event. More

1965. 6 pages (front and back), each three-page spread measuring 5.75 x 9.5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1965. The brochure has two photos of Huffman in a boxing pose, one as a young fighter and another as an older man, with his vertical signature nearby. The brochure, captioned "Former Champion of U.S. Navy Freed!" above the photos, focuses on Huffman's life with an evangelical theme. Fine condition. Huffman was a boxer who fought in the service and was... More

1995. 10.25 x 8 inches, no place, no date, circa 1995 -- a color image of Leonard in the ring, hands at his sides, gazing into the distance just past the camera. Boldly signed in full with "Best Wishes" written underneath. Near fine condition. American boxer who was the first to earn more than $100 million in purses and win world titles in five weight divisions. He was unanimously voted "boxer of the decade" for the 1980s by Ring Magazine. More

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. 188 pages plus a section of black-and-white photographs, 8vo, green cloth (corners rubbed; light staining, front endpapers heavily toned from an old newspaper clipping). New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1947). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Signed in full on a tipped-in leaf between the dedication and title page. More