Fine Books & Manuscripts
Tue, Jun 26, 2018 08:30PM EDT
Lot 462
Collection of 1927 World?s Heavy Weight Championship Memorabilia and Related Ephemera.
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[Sports. Boxing.] Dempsey, Jack and Gene Tunney. Collection of 1927 World?s Heavy Weight Championship Memorabilia and Related Ephemera. Comprising the official souvenir program (48pp.; pictorial color wrappers; 8 x 11?; illustrated; lightly soiled, very good); Soldiers? Field ticket stub (2 ? x 3?; bottom left corner repaired with tape on verso, creased, else good); official Soldier Field seating plan for the fight (16 x 14 ??; torn along folds, marginal tears and soiling, else good); several full-page articles and clippings from Chicago newspapers regarding the fight, compiled in a single scrapbook (examples from Chicago American, Chicago Evening American, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Evening Post, and Chicago Daily Journal; book 16 x 11 ??). An attractive collection from this historic fight.
