Pugilistica: Being One Hundred and Fourty-Four Years of The History of British Boxing. Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists, Full Reports of Their Battles From Contemporary Newspapers and Periodicals, With Authentic Portraits From Original Prints, Paintings and Busts.... In Three Volumes. [VOL. I INCORRECTLY BOUND AS VOL. II BUT CONTENTS ARE CORRECT]
by MILES, Henry Downes
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Weldon & Co. London. [1880-1881]. Weldon & Co. No date stated in vols. I and III, vol. II dated 1880. 1880-1881. In Three volumes. Early editions, vol. II is a first edition. Vol. I has been incorrectly bound in boards for vol. II but the contents are correct for vol. I. Original brown cloth decorated in gilt and black. Illustrated with engravings. Pagination: xii, [i], 507, [2] adverts; [iv], 533, 6 pages index; [ii], 528, 6 pages index. Vol. I - inner hinges re-enforced, hinges visible but sound, pages browned. Vol. II - cloth very worn and frayed particularly to extremities of spine. Front hinge reapired, hinges visible but holding, endpapers marked. pages browned and occasionally foxed. Vol. III - Head and tail of spine frayed, inner hinges cracked, contents slightly shaken, top corner torn fron title page so that "TICA" from Pugilistica is absent. Frontis. loose, pages browned and foxed. The set is poor but complete.
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- Addyman Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100435
- Title
- Pugilistica: Being One Hundred and Fourty-Four Years of The History of British Boxing. Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists, Full Reports of Their Battles From Contemporary Newspapers and Periodicals, With Authentic Portraits From Original Prints, Paintings and Busts.... In Three Volumes. [VOL. I INCORRECTLY BOUND AS VOL. II BUT CONTENTS ARE CORRECT]
- Author
- MILES, Henry Downes
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Weldon & Co. London. [1880-1881]
- Keywords
- SPORTS and RECREATION boxing
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORTS and RECREATION;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
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- Tail
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