Harte James Lambert (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Very light edge wear to jacket. A nice copy.

Hardcover. [viii], 206p., frontis. portrait of Sinclair, uneven browning of blank end papers due to binders glue, remains of tipped in piece of paper on front blank end paper else very good first edition in a like unclipped dj with only minor soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First book-length biography of Sinclair. Out of print. Illustrated with photo frontispiece. Binding is cloth boards.

Hard Cover. First Edition. 206pp. Frontis. Good Plus. (loc 1040).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fade marks to the purple boards, light fading to spine o/w sharp corners, firm hinges, internally clean pages. KRM/Sports-Boxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No. First Edition. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1938. Externally worn first edition of the story of James J. Braddock (1905-1974), professional boxing heavyweight champion from 1935-37, later adapted to the movie Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe. Includes two black and white plates, from photographs. Purple hardcover, 183 pages, no dustjacket. Covers lightly rubbed at the edges, spine faded to a purplish gray with the gilt lettering dulled but still legible, additional uneven fading and coloration, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A bright, first edition of James Lambert Harte's biographical work on boxing world heavyweight champion of the past, James J. Braddock. First edition, in the publisher's original purple cloth binding. Scarce. This biographical work tells the story of James J. Braddock, who was boxing heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. Braddock's unique style involved a powerful right hand, an iron chin and impressive spoiling. His interesting story was adapted into a 2005 film starring Russell Crowe as the lead. Written by James Lambert Harte. With two photographic depictions of Braddock. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original purple cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the spine. Light offsetting to endpapers. Front free endpaper has been clipped to the top right corner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.