Tipton Slasher (6 results)

Condition: Poor. Publication date unknown.This book has soft covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN:

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Applicable. 1st. 152pp; illus. Bare-knuckle boxer William Perry, who claimed the heavyweight boxing championship of England twice, in 1850 and 1856. Includes eye witness accounts of his major fights and tells of his fall from grace.

Condition: Good. First Impression. 112 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Staple bound. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Tape marking to inside of covers and first and final pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Damp stains to covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No date, c: 1968. A good copy with light spotting and marks to cover. A scarce boxing item.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Margaret Langley (illustrator). First edition. The first edition, first impression of this fascinating account of the fights of William Perry, nicknamed "The Tipton Slasher". The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original wraps.Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.A brilliant portrait of the life and historical fights of William Perry, also known as "The Tipton Slasher", a British heavyweight prize-fighter of the 19th century.The author uses additional materials, such as the poems that had been published about the fighter in magazines as well as offering step by step accounts of his matches. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, smart, with marks to the wrap and light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'The Tipton Slasher His Life And Times' ~ by Tom Langley; Pub by The Black Country Society, nd; a short history of William Perry, 1820-1880, Champion of England 1850-1857. White covers, paperback, 8vo, 112pp, some b&w illustr, a few stains on front cover, o/w in very good condition. (Tom Langley was the author who wrote the titles in the series of boxing books I published in the early 70's); quite scarce.