Birch lane press 2013 (2 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Pbk, 107pp, warmly INSCRIBED by the author on title page, illustr photos and drawings, an excellent, clean, tight, and unmarked copy. McFadden, Kraig (illustratore). Inscribed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First edition. Four first editions telling the story of the life and career of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson. Four volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, except for 'Mike Tyson: The Release of Power', which has a price-clipped dust wrapper.Mike Tyson was the undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1987 to 1990, and is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, and was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles. He competed from 1985 to 2005, and is scheduled to compete again in 2024.This set includes three biographies of Tyson, and one autobiography by Tyson himself with the assistance of Larry Sloman. Together they weave a narrative of a controversial yet fascinating sports personality, known for his intimidating boxing style as well as his transgressions outside the ring, which led to his imprisonment on more than one occasion.The set comprises:Tyson: The No-Holds-Barred Biography of The World Heavyweight Champion by Peter Heller (Robson Books; London; 1989). First edition, first impression.Mike Tyson: Money, Myth and Betrayal by Montieth Illingworth (Birch Lane Press; New York; 1991). First edition, second printing.Mike Tyson: The Release of Power by Reg Gutteridge and Norman Giller (Queen Anne Press; Harpenden; 1995). First edition, first impression.Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography by Mike Tyson with Larry Sloman (HarperSport; London; 2013). First edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, except for 'The Release of Power', which has a price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers are bright and smart, with just a little fading to 'The No-Holds-Barred Biography'. Bookseller sticker to the front panel of the dust wrapper to 'Undisputed Truth'. Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). book.…