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Goldberg, Samuel. Fighter in a Naphtha Ring. Carlton Press Inc., USA, 1967.
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 255pp. The author boxed in his yoiunger days under the name of Young McGowan; he fought with Benny Leanard, Ellis O'Keefe and other well-known lightweights.
Seller: Hedgerow Books est.1989, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Goldberg,Samuel (Signed Copy). Fighter In a Naphtha Ring. Carlton Press, New York, 1967.
Price: US$160.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a Very Good + Copy of this book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped.Signed on the Front Endpaper by Samuel Goldberg and the inscription reads '' To Henry one of my dearest friends with whom I spent many pleasant occasions From Samuel Goldberg formally Young McGowan." In the bottom corner of the page is affixed a gold " Young McGowan " sticker and also 2 small hologram type stickers,likely from Goldberg also.Lovely tight clean copy with NO loose pages,no folding to corners of the pages etc.Bright clean copy for the collector and the dust-jacket comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.8vo 255pp First US Edition 1st Impression This copy was acquired from a wonderful collection of over 1200 Rare and Desirable Boxing Books,Boxing Programmes and Boxing Ephemera.It was a lifetime's collection from a Private Gentleman with many significant highlights.Please contact us by e-mail or phone as we may have in stock just what you are looking for
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Goldberg, Samuel (Young McGowan). Fighter in a Naphtha Ring -- Signed. Carlton Press, 1967.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Near-fine with small ink mark to fore-edge, otherwise bright and clean. In a very good dust jacket with minor chipping at the spine ends and corners. SIGNED ON THE FLYLEAF: "Samuel Goldberg formerly Young McGowan." Directly above this is written, in a different hand: "To D. William Johnson, Sportsman and Collector, from." In the lower right corner of the page is affixed a gold "Young McGowan" sticker.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$270.54 + shipping
Description: 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 255pp. With rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Samuel Goldberg on fep. Inscription reads: 'To Charlie a gladiator of old in the ring, brave true and bold. From your pal Samuel Goldberg formerly Young McGowan'. Further inscription beneath in a different hand begins 'Handsome Larry' [Harry?] with the remainder illegible. G: in Good condition attached to boards with irremoveable laminate and tape
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Samuel Goldberg. Fighter in a Naphtha Ring. Carlton Press, Inc, New York, 1967.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY OF A SCARCE BOXING MEMOIR: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL GOLDBERG (FORMERLY "YOUNG MCGOWAN", THE LEADING JEWISH LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER OF THE TEENS) TO JACK AMIEL, OWNER OF THE 1951 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER "COUNT TURF". A solid copy to boot of the 1967 1st --and almost certainly only-- edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the panel edges and at the spine ends. Octavo, 255 pgs. Very uncommon autobiography of larger-than-life Samuel Goldberg (1892-1980). Signed by Author.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.