Maurice Golesworthy; Jack Solomons — The Encyclopaedia of Boxing

London, Robert Hale, 1965. Cloth. A smart third edition of this complete encyclopaedia of boxing, signed by the author. Third edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated with twenty images across eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed encyclopaedia for boxing enthusiasts, with the answers to many queries and references to a multitude of records. With anecdotes, facts, and figures sorted into alphabetical order. Compiled by Maurice Golesworthy a British sports writer. With a foreword by Israel Jacob "Jack" Solomons, a British boxing promoter who has been called "one of the greatest boxing promoters in history". In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with creases to the panels. The odd small closed tear with a 1" closed tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Author's inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.