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ART OF BOXING AND SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, TOGETHER WITH A MANUAL OF TRAINING by Edwards, William - [1888]

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ART OF BOXING AND SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, TOGETHER WITH A MANUAL OF TRAINING

by Edwards, William

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N.Y., : Excelsior, [1888]. First edition. 111,[16]pp. Illus., 26 plates, from instantaneous photographs Original pictorial printed boards with cloth spine, title page and first leaf foxed, there is a line going fron top to bottom of front cover in its middle, as if someone folded the front cover at stom point, front coveer soiling, back cover has ads for other excelsior publications. Contains a short sketch of Billy Edwards and Arthur Chambers, breakfast diet, swinging clubs, dumb bell exercise, the ring, ducking, guards, countering, body-blows, upper cuts, American fair pay rules, definition of an amateur, etc. The illusrations show boxing mover and positioning.
  • Bookseller Michael Ginsberg Books US (US)
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  • Edition First edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Excelsior
  • Place of Publication N.Y.,
  • Date Published [1888]

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ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING
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ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING: Illustrated From Instantaneous Photographs

by Edwards, William

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12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 inches) New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1888. Original hardcover, 111 pages, 16 pages of publishers' advertisements, illustrated with many black and white drawings taken from photographs, demonstrating various boxing positions. Very good condition, quarter cloth binding, with title on spine; decorative paper over boards.

After a short biography of the author, some of the many other subjects covered are: "Breakfast Diet," "Dumb-Bell Exercise," "Ducking," and "The Marquis of Queensberry Rules," to name a few.
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Art of Boxing and Science of Self-Defense, Together with a Manual of Training

by Edwards, William

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Near Fine, boards only very mildly rubbed/soiled. B/w illustrations, adverts.
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