A.J. Liebling Signed Firsts: A Reference

A.J. Liebling (1904–1963) was the New Yorker writer whose prose style — witty, allusive, and rhythmically perfect — set a standard that few journalists have approached. His subjects ranged from boxing (The Sweet Science) to food (Between Meals) to press criticism (The Wayward Press) to war reporting (The Road Back to Paris). Liebling wrote with the pleasure of a man who loved language, food, and the human comedy in equal measure.

Key Titles and Values

• The Earl of Louisiana (Simon & Schuster, 1961): $75–$200 signed (political reporting classic)
• The Sweet Science (Viking, 1956): $100–$300 signed (the greatest boxing book ever written)
• Between Meals (Simon & Schuster, 1962): $50–$150 signed

Liebling died in 1963, making signed copies definitively finite and relatively scarce.