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Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First Edition. *The Welsh Wizard: Howard Winstone* by Les Miles is the inspiring biography of one of Wales's greatest sporting heroes and a former World Featherweight Champion. Tracing Winstone's remarkable journey from the mining town of Merthyr Tydfil to the pinnacle of professional boxing, the book recounts his determination to overcome a devastating factory accident that cost him the tips of three fingers on his right hand, forcing him to reinvent his fighting style. Illustrated with photographs and packed with memorable contests, including his epic rivalry with Vicente Saldivar and eventual world title triumph in 1968, it celebrates the courage and resilience that earned Winstone his enduring nickname, **"The Welsh Wizard."** An essential addition for readers and collectors of boxing history, Welsh sporting biography and twentieth-century sports literature. Previous owner inscription inside.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Black cloth. Signed by Howard Winstone opposite title page. Dustwrapper complete but some edge wear.

Original Black Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Ed. 1994. 223pp. B&W images. Foreword by Hugh McIlvanney "Howard Winstone - The Welsh Wizard - was born in Merthyr Tydfil on 15th April 1939. Despite being born in a hard town, in hard times he epitomises the sheer determination of the people of the South Wales valleys, rising from the streets to become the British, European and World Featherweight Boxing Champion, winning two Lonsdale belts outright along the way". Dust jacket has light wear to edges and corners with minor rubbing to panels and a few small closed tears; not price-clipped. Book is in NF condition with no inscriptions.…

Reprint 1995. Signed and inscribed by the boxer. 223 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. Many boxing titles in stock, please ask for our list, or link.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First Edition. The "Welsh Wizard" by Les Miles is a fast-moving, sympathetic account of Howard Winstone, the Merthyr Tydfil boxer whose skill, resilience and remarkable comeback story made him one of Walesâs greatest sporting figures. Miles follows Winstone from his dazzling amateur success through the horrific hand injury that threatened to end his career, showing how he rebuilt his style to become a world-class fighter. The book captures his technical brilliance, quiet determination and the emotional weight of his pursuit of a world title. A compelling portrait of a man whose ingenuity and heart earned him a lasting place in boxing history. First Edition.…

Biography of the Welsh world champion boxer. 8vo. 223pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

Hard with Dust Jacket. Etat : Fine in like dust jacket. Second printing. SIGNED PRESENTATION COP. Fine in like dust jacket. Includes two loosely inserted sponsor photo` cards of Winstone. 223pp. Lavishly illustrated. (illustrateur).