first edition Hardcover
1955 · New York
by Graziano, Rocky with Rowland Barber
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white spine lettered in red and dark gray boards. Near fine in worn and chipped dust wrapper. 375 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. Signed presentation copy by Graziano "To Frank Mastro the swell fellow" in blue ink. Frank Mastro boxed before he became a boxing reporter for the Chicago Tribune from 1930 to 1969, known for his straw skimmer and big cigar. Laid-in Mastro's membership card "Chicago Press Veterans Association" dated 1969. illustrated with photographs.
(Inventory #: 23763)