Merignargues, M — Georges Carpentier : douze croquis
good . Includes profile portrait of the French boxer, signed in pencil by the artist, and 12 full-length studies of action poses, with a portrait of a dog as a tail-piece, lithographs.Georges Carpentier was known as "The Orchid Man" and fought in front of the world's first $1million dollar gate, against Jack Dempsey, in 1921, paper covers with light wear & chip at top of spine, a couple of small splashes to front cover, feint age toning to pages, no markings, all plates present, Professional booksellers since 1981