Selections From The Fancy; Or True Sportsman's Guide
by An Operator [authorship attributed to Jonathan Badcock or to Pierce Egan]; Plimpton, George (Foreword); Jones, Randy (illustrator)
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Imprint Society, 1972. First Thus. Leather Binding. Very Good. One of 1950 copies signed by artist (this copy unnumbered), with original etching laid in. A very good copy in original brown leather over boards (slight wear; some dampstaining to edges of endpapers; no slipcase). Contents: Introduction Cursory remarks on the origin, rise and progress of pugilism in England Memoirs of the life of Thomas Cribb; with additional anecdotes of female pugilism, other pugilists, pedestrianism, etc Memoirs of the life of Thomas Hickman; including miscellaneous reports on sporting ardour, an altercation between two ladies, and the brutality of the American mode of fighting Memoirs of Tom Shelton, the Navigator; with a discussion of the cruel amusements of the Westminster Pit, life in London, and related subjects On the advantages of training Memoirs of Tom Molineux; with further observations on the progress of pugilism, and an account of bull baiting Memoirs of Jack Slack; as well as sundry items on badger baiting, the bilking of an Archbishop, and combats between such varied participants as animals, labourers, and rival lovers Memoirs of Joshua Hudson.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 628757
- Title
- Selections From The Fancy; Or True Sportsman's Guide
- Author
- An Operator [authorship attributed to Jonathan Badcock or to Pierce Egan]; Plimpton, George (Foreword); Jones, Randy (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Imprint Society
- Date Published
- 1972
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