Fighter in a Naphtha Ring

New York: Carlton Press, Inc, 1967. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY OF A SCARCE BOXING MEMOIR: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL GOLDBERG (FORMERLY "YOUNG MCGOWAN", THE LEADING JEWISH LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER OF THE TEENS) TO JACK AMIEL, OWNER OF THE 1951 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER "COUNT TURF". A solid copy to boot of the 1967 1st --and almost certainly only-- edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the panel edges and at the spine ends. Octavo, 255 pgs. Very uncommon autobiography of larger-than-life Samuel Goldberg (1892-1980). Signed by Author.