Author: Nat Fleischer
Title: Sockers in Sepia: A Continuation of the Drama of the Negro in Pugilistic Competition Volume V
Description: New York, The Ring Pub. Co. 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the fifth and final volume of Nat Fleischer's study of the history and influence of African American boxers on the sport. First edition. Volume V of a work that ran to a complete five volumes. Illustrated throughout. A detailed history of boxing, with discussions on the careers and achievements of many individuals, including Jack Blackburn, Bob Armstrong, Young Peter Jackson, Harry Wills, Bill Tate, and more. Written by Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer, a noted American boxing writer and collector. In the original orange cloth binding. Protective plastic wrap over the boards with white tac attaching it to the pastedowns. Externally, smart with ight wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the endpapers. Light discolouration marks from the white tac to the pastedowns. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Sockers Sepia Boxing Pugilistic Sepia Fleischer Not Stated


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