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'JACK DEMPSEY THE IDOL OF FISTIANA,' by NAT FLEISCHER, 1929, ORANGE CLOTH COVERED FRONT & BACK BOARDS & SPINE, ILLUSTRATED BOXING BOOK, PUBLISHED in 1929 by 'The Ring Athletic Library,' Book # 5

[The volume was not found with a dust jacket]

(Published in 1929)

Early 20th century illustrated books on American boxers & notable sporting personalities

An intimate narrative with numerous illustrations,

NAT FLEISCHER Editor and Publisher of 'THE RING'

world's greatest boxing magazine, former sports editor:

The New York Sun-Press

The New York Evening Telegram

author of

'Young Griffo, The Will O' The Wisp

of the Roped Square'

'Early History of American Boxing'

'Training for Boxers'

'How to Box'

'How to Second a Boxer'

'The Negro and the Prize Ring'

'Shadows of the Past'

'They Almost Made It'

COPYRIGHT, 1929

by Nat Fleischer

Strictly Forbidden Without the Author's Permission

ALL SERIAL RIGHTS RESERVED

Registered in Canada, England, Australia, France, Germany,

Holland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Argen-

tine Republic, Colombia, and Ecuador, 1929

Printed in the United States

All photographs in this book are copyrighted and furnished by

THE RING, INC.

Special ringside cartoons by TAD, used through the courtesy of

the New York Evening Journal and TAD, who turned

these cartoons over to the author several months

before his death.

Press of C. J. O'Brien, Inc, New York

DIMENSIONS:
9 ¼" Height x 6 ¼" Width

Weight: 1 lb. 9 oz.

INSCRIPTIONS:

309 complete pages

With pencil and pen inscriptions on the first blank pages

'Fred P. Rich'

123 Nater St., Wakefield, MA

'To the Junction Cubs, 9/19/34'

DESCRIPTION:

This very popular and now hard-to-find cloth bound volume about the infamous American boxer Jack Dempsey, aka 'Kid Blackie' and 'The Manassa Mauler' was of both Irish and Native American ancestry (Cherokee.) There wasn't a fighter alive at the early part of the 20th century who was more famous and even slightly overshadowed the once Heavyweight Champion of the World, Jack Dempsey. He went on to star in Vaudeville and then later in Hollywood. Literally everyone alive it seemed, wanted to get a picture taken with him. He was an American cultural icon with nearly no parallel in the 1920's. This original orange cloth volume by Nat Fleischer, 1929, has embossed black ink typography and graphic iconography of Dempsey on the front board cover, showing the prize fighter in his favorite boxing pose. The cover's orange color is only slightly diminished along the edges of the spine, which remain intact and unbroken. All the interior pages are present and intact. The book is clean, with no interior tears, loss, foxing, tanning or stains. The book has two hand-written inscriptions. Published in 1929 by 'The Ring Athletic Library, Book 5' with many photographs and illustrations, written by the venerable and well-known, celebrated boxing writer Nat Fleischer. Absolutely terrific and a wonderful addition for any sporting library of consequence.