Summerskill Edith (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A polemic against the corruption and brutality of Boxing. 8vo. 110pp. Very good. From our large stock of boxing books and publications.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. illustrated. A polemic against boxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Ignoble Art by Edith Summerskill, published by William Heinemann Ltd, first published 1956. This is a hardback with red cloth boards, the spine lettered in silver with the title, author initial and publisher device. The book is dedicated to "All Mothers of Sons" and includes a contents page listing fourteen chapters covering boxing history, medical evidence, and the author's own debate with Jack Solomons. The middle of the text includes photographic plates, including boxing action shots with printed captions, and an illustration captioned "A Century Ago - Tom Spring's second fight with Jack Langan" opposite the title page. The paper shows some light foxing in places. The front cover has a noticeable crease or mark towards the top right corner. The spine shows some light wear at the head. The rear board is clean. A name is written in pencil on the front free endpaper.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust wrapper sunned at the spine and a touch edgeworn; First edition. Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); pp 104; Includes: Black & white photographs; Frontispiece. || The book is on the shelf and ready to post from Bath by a real bookseller, packed properly, despatched promptly and personally guaranteed (in addition to your normal rights). My Book #208525 ||. …

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper with a short, closed, tear to the head of the upper panel; First edition. Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); pp 104; Includes: Black & white photographs; Frontispiece. || The book is on the shelf and ready to post from Bath by a real bookseller, packed properly, despatched promptly and personally guaranteed (in addition to your normal rights). My Book #188214 ||. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in plastic protected unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Wear to jacket spine and leading corners, and foxing to page block. Internally pages are clean and text is clear. AD. Used.

1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Very nice copy small octavo 104pp., frontis., b/w plates, Small chip to unclipped dust jacket o/w a nice copy.

8vo, HB, 104pp. Good condition, in fair d/w (much repaired with tape at one stage, battered, chipped, pieces missing from lower spine and upper edge and corners, faded, rubbed, creased, grubby, and generally in a sad state!). Owner's name on ffep, lightly foxed, bumped at lower edges. The other side of boxing, which the author believes to be 'a medically dangerous and morally dubious occupation which harms the participants physically and the spectators mentally.'.…

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains (x), 104 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Dusty to edge. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with internally repaired tears to the edges, not price clipped, 10s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Boxing].…

The author argues that boxing is medically dangerous and morally dubious - an impassioned challenge against pugilism. 8vo. 104pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed and torn with some minor loss. Internally good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (10s 6d net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 104pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (12/3).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second impression. 8vo. Pp 258. Original cloth. The price-clipped d/w shows some edge wear and soiling. A sound copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12 books 1939, 40, 41, 42, and 1944 are hard backs 128 to 324 pp red cloth with gilt titles to spine, remainder at red paperbacks with black titles120 to 176 pp all have bw photos. All are in good condition, cloth faded, paper covers rubbed and creased, general wear and signs of age, pages clean and firmly held . Set over 3.5 Kg will need extra postage outside UK. …

103 S. Erstausgabe. Wertiger Band in Englisch mit packenden Boxerfotos / Kämpfen etc z.B. Hein ten Hoff, Heinz Neuhaus usw. Buchperle über das Boxen - von der Autorin (+ anderer Person, Verleger oder Boxer ?) signiert, datiert (1958) + gewidmet. Ou min. Randspuren, sonst + Buch gut (wohl ungelesen, leichte Lagerspuren). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. REPRINT. Wrapper is in a protective plastic, wrapper is lightly rubbed and lightly marked, boards lightly marked. Clean throughout. Good. Book.

2pp, 18mo. On aged paper, with short closed tear to one edge. He has evidently sent her a present of a diary, and she write that it was 'very sweet' of him to remember her over Christmas, adding: 'I shall use your diary every day during the coming year.' She ends with her best wishes of the season and coming year.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of Dr. Edith Summerskill's compelling case against professional boxing. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In this work, Dr. Edith Summerskill presents her argument against professional boxing, reasoning that it is a sport which harms both the participants and the spectators physically and psychologically. She offers medical data, examples of damaging beliefs concerning the sport, and her thoughts on the human instinct for violence, making this volume an interesting read as well as well-written one. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper remains bright, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine and to the front of the wrap. Spotting to the rear of the wrap. Loss to the rear of the wrap. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [vi], 205, [1] pages. Hardback with the dustwrapper which is not price clipped. Some browning and creasing to the dustwrapper. Light browning to pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. 1ST edition 1956.

Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Good Minus. Jacket has sunned spine, chipping and spotting. Board edges and spine heavily sunned, closed edges foxed, pages clean and tidy Size: 8vo.