The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle Tapa dura - 1995

Toronto: Doubleday Canada [0-385-15863-7] 1981. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 282pp. Photographs, appendix. The dust jacket is price-clipped. Book about Yvon Durelle. (Sports, Boxers, Boxing).

Toronto & Garden City: Doubleday Canada Ltd. / Doubleday & Company Inc., 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Durelle, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fraser tells the compelling story of "one of the all-time greatest contenders in the history of professional boxing -- Yvon Durelle -- the 'fighting fisherman' who brawled his way from obscurity in a remote fishing village in New Brunswick to the top of the boxing world." Mustard boards, black cloth backstrip w/gilt spine lettering, 292 pages (including appendix), illustrated. This copy inscribed and signed by Durelle, on behalf of himself and his wife, "To Dr. Jeweett (sic) a man/that will never forgotn (sic)/Yvon & Theresse (sic)." This is presumably the same Dr. Jewett of whom Theresa Durelle says, on page 224, "If it hadn't been for Dr. Jewett, I don't know where he [Durelle] would have landed," and of whom Durelle says, on page 225,… Leer más

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1981 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original gold paper boards backed in black cloth. Yellow dustjacket has black and white photo of Durelle, and green, red and black lettering. Dustjacket is price-clipped, and has edgewear and small tears, including three small holes where price tag was carelessly removed. This is the story of a man from a small New Brunswick fishing village who made it big in the professional boxing world! Appendix of records from 1947 to 1963..

Toronto & Garden City: Doubleday Canada Ltd. / Doubleday & Company Inc., 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fraser tells the compelling story of "one of the all-time greatest contenders in the history of professional boxing -- Yvon Durelle -- the "fighting fisherman" who brawled his way from obscurity in a remote fishing village in New Brunswick to the top of the boxing world." Mustard boards, black cloth backstrip w/gilt spine lettering, 292 pages (including appendix), illustrated. Mildly cocked, moderate cover soil, bumped spine ends, light corner wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/slightly faded spine, chipping/short tears to spine ends, rubbing, general wear. Dust jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.