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Biography of one of Scotland's greatest boxers. First edition. 8vo. 224pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.
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'Hero of the Gorbals - Champion of the World'
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John Burrowes is a journalist and the author of several books, including Great Glasgow Stories, Great Glasgow Stories II, Glasgow: Tales of the City and Irish. It was his research for Benny that gave him the inspiration for his Jamesie's People trilogy, which detailed life in the Gorbals from the 1930s to the '70s.
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- PublisherMainstream Publishing
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0906391326
- ISBN 13 9780906391327
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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BENNY: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend -by John Burrowes ( The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland / Glaswegian / Scottish Boxer / British, European and World Bocing Champ )( Biography / History -Benny Lynch )
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine (see desciption). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (see description). Photo Cover (illustrator). First Edition. -------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket with some small chips at the tips, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, ink name on verso of front board, 224 pages, b&w photos, NAT FLEISCHER and The RING MAGAZINE rated Lynch as the 63rd best of the top 80 boxers of all time, he had 119 fights (from 1931 to 1938/9) with 88 wins (34 by KO ), 14 losses, 17 draws, he was made a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998, ---raised in The Gorbals in the roughest part of Glasgow he became British, European and World Flyweight champion, in his later years Lynch battled the bottle and other personal problems, he died in 1946, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. Not Signed. NOT Price Clipped. Seller Inventory # 169699
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