signed first edition Paperback
[1964] · [New York]
by CHARTERS, Samuel
[New York]: Portents, [1964]. First Edition. Paperback. Slim octavo (21cm.); original yellow pictorial wrappers; unpaged; illus. Spine a touch rubbed, else about fine. Signed and inscribed to fellow-folklorist Izzy Young (misspelled here "Izzie") inside front wrapper. Boxing poetry, adorned with reproductions of chiefly 19th-century boxing lithographs. Charters is best known for his literary works on the blues and jazz. (Inventory #: 22534)