Boxing

The Art of Boxing,

engraved frontispiece and title, later half morocco gilt sold by G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Church Yard, [1821 or 1822]***Copac lists only one copy (British Library). // Furniss (Harold) Famous Fights Past and Present, a collection of issues, illustrated throughout, Vol. V – No. 55, Vol. IX No. 105-117, Vol. X No.118-130, Vol. XI No. 131-143 and Vol. XII No. 144-156, the first of these issues lose, and frayed at edges, the last few pages of collection frayed at edges, sewn together, lacking upper board lower board almost lose, Police Budget Edition, [c. 1901-08] // Little Fistiana, F. K. Lanpher, 2 copies illustrated rebound, quarter calg, gilt, 1897 & 1898 // Reynolds (JohnHamilton) The Fancy, first edition, illustrated by Jack b. Yeats, original cloth, faded, collection of newspaper cutting pasted to endpapers front and rear with regards to Yeats, n.d. // Prestidge (Dennis) Tom Cribb at Thistleton Gap, illustrated by Rigby Graham one of 450 copies, original cloth, dust-jacket, Brewhouse,1971;together with a small collection of latter books on and about boxing, v.s. (30)