Fitzsimmons Boxings First Triple by Tobin Christopher (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 48 pp b/w illus. Sunned staple bound spine, light stains & rubbing to f ront cover. Light foxing to end paper edges - a firm clean copy.

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Card covers. Slight rubbing to spine and edges. No publication date stated but c1980. 48pp. Previous owner's name on Introduction page. Contents tight with slightly rusty staples. Nice copy.

Author's inscription & signature tipped in, quarto, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & verso, 56pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (slight foxing inside, v slight creasing to edges).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 48p Strip browning spine Slight paper disturbance front cover With illustrations, a short biography, and the boxing career, of New Zealand's first boxing champion.

Quarto stapled light card covers (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. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Fitzsimmons: Boxing's First Triple World Champion. By Christopher Tobin. Publisher: David A. Jack and C.P. Tobin (Herald Print), 2000. SCARCE LIMITED COLLECTOR"S EDITION of only 500 copies. EX-Library copy with minimal library markings, a very good hardback with jacket. Faint ghosts of sellotape to boards, clear reinforcing tape to internal hinges of front and back cover, withdrawn stamp to publishing page and inside rear board plus a blank sticker, otherwise in excellent condition. New Zealand's first boxing champion. 264 pages with photos. Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 - 22 October 1917) was a professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 165 pounds when he won the title. Born in Britain he moved to New Zealand aged 9 and lived in Timaru where his father established a blacksmith's forge.Amateur career In the early 1880s Jem Mace, an English bare-knuckle boxer, travelled to New Zealand, and Timaru hosted both his boxing school, and the first boxing championships held in New Zealand. Fitzsimmons entered the tournament and knocked out four opponents on his way to winning the competition. He successfully defended his title in the subsequent competition. After these tournaments, Fitzsimmons boxed at least six times in New Zealand, including some bare knuckle bouts, but it is unclear if he received payment for his fights during this time. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited. 56p Paper over boards A limited (500) collector's edition, with additional text and illustrations, a nice copy of the biography, and the boxing career, of New Zealand's first boxing champion.