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New York: George H. Doran, 1915. rep. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover. 354 pages. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. Darkened spine. Light soiling to covers. Light rubbing to corners and spine. Record # 508527

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

This is an antique collection of boxing stories, "Taking the Count - Prize Ring Stories" by Charles E. Van Loan. 1915 1st edition; George H. Doran Company; New York. With a Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. There are 11 stories in all - please see the photos for the complete list. From the Foreword: "...(Van Loan) did not unduly burden his tales with character sketches nor yet make them staccato with dialogue. For descriptions of scenes of action he had a talent which was more than a talent; it was a genius. Read here any one of his accounts of ring battles and you are bound to tingle to the vividness of the bold, accurate drawing of the fight, even as, subconsciously, you marvel at the versatility of the narrator."Condition:Clean covers; light soiling to the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are lightly age-toned and clean with no notable issues found. Tanning to the end papers. There is a bookplate… Leer más

Toronto: Doubleday Doran & Company (Canada) Ltd.. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Yellow boards with black stamping, 354 pp, foreword by Irvin S. Cobb, although this is a later reprint it is apparently the first Canadian edition of this boxing classic,; some soiling/foxing to boards, toning to endpapers & page edges, still a bright, tight copy.

Toronto: Doubleday , 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover copy in very good condition. A handsome book. Gift inscription at FFEP. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada weekly. Packages leave our location Tuesdays, and are postmarked Wednesdays. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Doubleday, Doran and Co, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp.354 foreword by Irvin S Cobb clean tight yellow book. yellow cloth covers with black print, yellow d/j shows slight rubbing to front hinge and small tear top front outer corner, some crimping to top/bottom spines, tanning to text pages and endpapers some soiling to covers, shelfwear to board edges and corners Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: George H. Doran, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. First edition. 354 pp. Very good in publishers' cloth pictorial boards, with both panels and flaps of the dustwrapper laid in.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York:: George H. Doran,, [1915].. publisher's illustrated cloth.. Near fine in a jacket with a slightly tanned spine and minor edge wear.. 12mo,. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb.

New York: George H. Doran, 1915. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. 12mo. xi, 354pp. Light offsetting on the flyleaves with owner's bookplate on front pastedown, tiny soil mark on the spine, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few tiny chips and tiny tears, and a lightly toned spine with a couple small stains on the spine and rear panel. Dust jacket blurb by Ring W. Lardner on the rear panel.

New York: George H. Doran [1915]. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 354pp. Illustrated green cloth. Previous owner's stamp, the dust jacket has minor edgewear is lightly faded and soiled on the spine, there is a dampstain to bottom edge of the back cover with some spotting on the spine and bottom edges. There is some paste residue on the back flap of the dust jacket and the back inside cover. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb. (Fiction, Boxing, Sports).