2012, ISBN: 0867ed5d970cc993ac5a98d97a5616d1

-McFarland & Co (2012)-. First edition 2012. viii+231 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. Used, like new. Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of … More...

-McFarland & Co (2012)-. First edition 2012. viii+231 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. Used, like new. Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years' boxing, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring. A chance meeting with a local fight promoter who recognized the potential in his iron chin and hard punch turned Walcott's fortunes around, launching one of the greatest comebacks in boxing history. This biography details Walcott's youth, his dismal early career, and his legendary climb to become the heavyweight champion of the world at age 37, at the time making him the oldest man to ever win the coveted title. Along the way, he battled some of the most feared contenders of his day, including Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, and Rocky Marciano. With numerous period photographs and a foreword from Walcott's grandson, this work provides an intimate look at one of the grittiest, most determined boxers of the 20th century. Many boxing titles in stock, please ask for our list, or link., -McFarland & Co (2012)-, New York: Bantam Books, 1961. Vintage Paperback -- Bantam A2236: An early novel from L'Amour's celebrated western series featuring the Sackett family. This one is about Tell Sackett, brother of Tye Sackett, the Mora gunfighter. Tell had to leave Texas after killing a man in a gunfight and now, in "high, lonesome country" he's found a lode of gold. But there's a woman, and gold and women attract all kinds of men, not all of them good. Paperback original, True First Edition, First Printing. Mass Market Paperback, about 4 x 7 inches, 120 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's ads. Pictorial wrappers with front cover showing, against a yellow background, a lone man holding revolver looking down from hill to small town in distance. Two, small, light creases in upper corner of front cover, o/w only very minimal surface and edge wear. Text block edges dyed yellow. Text complete, clean and unmarked. No tears, no creasing or bumping. A collectable copy of this Sackett classic, which, along with "The Daybreakers," was the basis for a 1979 television movie starring Tom Selleck, Glen Ford, Jack Elam and Slim Pickens.. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good., Bantam Books, 1961<

1971, ISBN: 0867ed5d970cc993ac5a98d97a5616d1

Bantam Books, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket., Bantam Books, 1971

1965, ISBN: 0867ed5d970cc993ac5a98d97a5616d1

Bantam H4678, 1965. 8th. Paperback. VG. paperback, Bantam H4678, 1965