Extract Catalogue for Auction
Auction 244 Page:1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A BOXING 28 Collection including signed books 'The Method' by Johnny Famechon & 'Kostya: My Story' by Kostya Tszyu; signed postcards/photographs with Jimmy Clabby, Kid Doyle, Tommy Watts, Archie Moore, Anton Christoforiois & Max Schmelling; unsigned postcards (10) including Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Jersey Joe Walcott, George Cook & Fred Kay; small booklet 'Australia's Premier Showgrounds and Carnival Attraction' re promoter Harry Johns, condition variable. (19 items) 120 Ex Lot 29 29 - including song sheets for Lionel Rose's 'I Thank You' & Joe Louis 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide'; photographs (4) including Jack Johnson; 1905 share certificate 'The National Sporting Club Limited'; 1948-93 boxing magazines (36); 1944 Golden Wedding souvenir of Judge George Carpenter who in 1913 convicted & sentenced Jack Johnson to jail; 1949 programme & ticket for Dave Sand v Lucien Caboche. (60+ items) 400 Ex Lot 30 30 Autographs 1930s-2000s collection with signed postcards/photographs (18), pieces (16) & covers (2) including Len Harvey, Sigi Tennenbaum, Jackie Daniel, Bobby Dunlop, Manoel Santos, Carmen Rotolo, Bill De Belin, Rocky Gattellari, Jack Pettifer, Hughie Dwyer, Mickey Tollis, Tony Mundine, Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech, mainly fine condition. (36 items) 400 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au 17 & 18 June 2021 BOXING (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 31 31 Books including 'The All-England Series - Boxing' by Allanson-Winn [London, 1901]; 'The Life & Battles of Jas J Corbett - One of America's Most Famous Boxers' published by Health & Strength [London, 1909]; 'The Complete Boxer' by Gunner Moir [London, 1909]; 'Modern Boxing - A Practical Guide to Present Methods' by Bombadier Wells [London, c.1914]; 'The Art of Boxing with a Special Section on Physical Culture' by Billy Grime (signed) [Melbourne, 1944]; 'How to Second and How to Manage A Boxer' by Nat Fleischer [USA, 1951], mainly Good/Fine condition.
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