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

1996. Excellent signed photograph -- an 8" x 10" color promotional image of de la Hoya, waist-up, in the ring, in a fighting stance. Boldly signed with outstanding contrast at the height of his dramatic career: "Oscar de la Hoya, '96." Near fine condition. American boxer who defeated 17 World Champions and won 10 World Titles in six different weight classes. He holds the distinction of generating more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport... 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: Vanguard Press, 1933. Foreword by Damon Runyon. 8vo, green cloth, spine ends and corners lightly worn, corners bumped, a few pages with a small amount of foxing. New York: Vanguard Press, (1933). From the library of Jose Ferrer with his ownership signature. Also from the library of Victor Jory with his bookplate. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Very good. 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

San Francisco: 1958. 1 page, 14 x 8.5 inches, San Francisco, November 3, 1958. In this letter, Moore tells a writer that he is interested in talking with her, in part: "...I thought I would wait on you directly to talk. When will you be back in Cal. I will probably be in S.F. 19th Nov. to be interviewed by Jack Drees between rounds at the fight Spider Webb vs Joey Giardello..." Horizontal folds; several small stains; handwritten name erased..... More

New York: 1955. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York, February 11, 1955. Written at a time when Moore was having difficulties getting a fight with undefeated Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. Written to boxing sportswriter and historian Johnny Hauck, in part: "...I am happy in my way to attempt to help the game of boxing and I'm sure that if most other boxers would try to understand that the game must be kept clean, it would be a wonderful..... More

New York: World, 1972. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: World Publishing, (1972). Biography of Joe Louis, the boxer. Presentation copy from the author. More