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Chicago: The Athletic Publishing Co.. Good+. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green cloth that has been skillfully rebacked . Text & hinges are tight & intact. Spine lettering faded & gilt lettering & decoration on front cover somewhat faded. No page numbers (200+) . Finger smudges on a few pages. This is a follw-up book to Edwards 1894 publication with a similar title "The Portrait Gallery of Pugilists of America and Their Contemporaries From James J. Corbett to Tom Hyer....." The volume features not only the history of boxing but also countless excellent prints of top name boxers in full page format. Some included are John L. Sullivan, James Corbett, Jake Kilrain, Peter Jackson, Paddy Ryan, and Bob Fitzsimmons. Sports. Boxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Athletic Publishing Company, Chicago, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Folio (15" x 11 1/2"). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped navy cloth over boards, unpaginated, approximately 150 pages illustrated with black and white images of celebrated boxers. Cover title: Gladiators of the Prize Ring: Heroes of All Nations. Covers lightly stained, corners and spine ends bumped and lightly worn, cigar box label affixed to front pastedown, ink stamp: "Library of A-W-Mynderse" on end papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014484. .