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Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Inscribed by author on ffep. Light use wear to cover and edges. Unmarked text, secure binding. DJ has multiple chips and small tears along edges, a small tear that wraps from front to spine, bottom edge of spine has heavy wear, some general soiling and rubbing. Actual book in great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
Jack Dempsey as told to Bob Considine and Bill Slocum. Dempsey. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1960.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 249pp. Grey cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Signed by Dempsey on the page preceding title page. The front gutter is cracked. Spine is faded. A sticker has caused some losss to the front of the jacket. Some chipping ot the edges of the jacket.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 22 cm. [6], 249, [1] pages. Usual library markings, slight text darkening, some wear to board/spine edges. Signed by the author (Dempsey). Illustrations. Index. The inside story of the sport of boxing, an era, and a man who rode them to the top. William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 - May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie, and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. He pioneered the live broadcast of sporting events in general, and boxing matches in particular. Dempsey is ranked tenth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. In September 1926, Dempsey fought former U.S. Marine Gene Tunney in Philadelphia, a fighter who had only lost once in his career. Tunney was considered the underdog against Dempsey. The match ended in an upset, with Dempsey losing his title on points in 10 rounds. When Dempsey returned to his dressing room, he explained his loss to his wife by saying, "Honey, I forgot to duck." Fifty-five years later president Ronald Reagan borrowed this quote when his wife Nancy visited him in the emergency room after the attempt on his life. Dempsey finally achieved widespread popularity when he lost his championship title. On September 23, 1926, he was defeated by challenger Gene Tunney before a record crowd of 120,000 fans in Philadelphia. When the bruised and battered Dempsey returned to his hotel that night, his wife, shocked at his gruesome appearance, asked him what happened. "Honey," Dempsey famously answered. "I forgot to duck." The hilarious and self-effacing anecdote made Dempsey something of a folk legend for the rest of his life. A year later, in 1927, Dempsey challenged Tunney to a rematch in a fight that would become one of the most controversial in boxing history. Dempsey knocked Tunney down in the seventh round but forgot a new rule requiring him to return to a neutral corner while the referee counted, extending the pause in the fight. Dempsey's slipup afforded Tunney at least five precious extra seconds to recover and return to his feet, and Tunney eventually won the fight. Although Dempsey fans argue that he would have won if not for the "long count," Tunney maintained that he was in control throughout the fight. After his second loss to Tunney, Dempsey retired from boxing but remained a prominent cultural figure. He opened Jack Dempsey's Restaurant in New York City, where he was famous for his hospitality and willingness to chat with any customer who walked through his doors. He also tried his hand at acting. He and his wife, actress Estelle Taylor, co-starred in a Broadway play called The Big Fight, and Dempsey appeared in a handful of films, including The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) and Sweet Surrender (1935). During World War II, Dempsey put all questions surrounding his war record to rest by serving as a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Simon and Schuster January 1960 Binding: Hardcover signed by the author , inscribed by Dempsey , dust jacket has many chips and tears $NRP
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", cloth, 249pp with index, extremities a little bumped else a nice, clean copy in a rubbed and lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "To Carl S___ lots of luck pal." AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JACK DEMPSEY.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 8vo (6" x 9"). 8 pages. 9 b/w photographs. Signed and inscribed: "To Mrs. D. Amani best of luck Jack Dempsey."
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 249p. INSCRIBED BY JACK DEMPSEY. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. Spine slightly faded; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has some light wear at the corners and at the top of the spine, but is otherwise intact and protected in a mylar cover. First edition of the heavyweight boxing legend's memoirs, illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. This copy is inscribed and signed by Dempsey on the half-title page. Jack Dempsey was the most famous fighter of Boxing's Golden Age in the Roaring Twenties. A symbol of both the sport and the 20s, DEempsey was to boxing what Babe Ruth was to baseball or Bobby Jones to golf.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Embossed cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected, price intact dust-jacket. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. 249 pages, w/ Index; illustrated. This copy INSCRIBED by Dempsey on front fly, "To Charles Kogal / Lots of luck pal / Jack Dempsey (signed) and dated 5/16/60." Laid-in are Two Dempsey PHOTOGRAPHS, one is SIGNED, "To Chuck / Good Luck Pal / Jack Dempsey." Also Laid-in is the exceedingly SCARCE phamphlet, "How to Box" by Jack Dempsey, copyright 1936. The book is bright and tight, in a jacket showing minimal wear, the pamphlet in stapled wrappers (softcover) shows some minor edge wear. Overall, an unique and desirable grouping for the Dempsey or boxing sports collector. Size: Octavo
Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Simon and Schuster, 1960. This is a signed first edition copy of Dempsey: by the man Himself as told to Bob Considine and Bill Slocum. The book is in near fine condition, and the dust jacket, protected in a mylar shell, is in very good condition. An amazing gift for a fan of boxing.
Seller: Antiquarian Book Company, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$599.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. First printing, signed and dedicated by Dempsey: "To my good friend Bobby Mellin, you being a pal of Sammy makes you my pal. Good luck, Jack Dempsey, 7/21/60. P.S. Hurry up and get well we miss you, Jack + Sammy", with a doodle of a musical score (Robert Mellin known for prolific songwriting and music publishing in the mid-20th century, some of which were covered by the Rat Pack - could "Sammy" be Sammy Davis Jr.?). Stated first printing, in unclipped jacket, faintly marked and worn, with nicked extremities. Boards and interior are clean and sound. Very good in good jacket. A collectible signed copy with particular interest around the association. TS
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom