daniel mendoza paul magriel (2 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. ex-library copy with usual markings, no dj, covers have heavy wear and areas of discoloration where red of cover damaged, title on spine mostly rubbed off, heavy edge fraying with small pieces of cloth over boards missing on corners and spine, corners and ends of spine bumped, binding tight, xii + 116 pages including appendix and index, all tipped in illustrations present including color frontispiece and one color illustration, autobiography of a young Jewish man who fought various people for insulting him and turned his talent into a career in the 1700s, bw and color illustrations Size: 6.25 x 9.25.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Not Stated (illustrateur). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated memoir from English prize fighter Daniel Mendoza. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and sixteen monochromatic plates. Collated complete. The memoirs of Daniel Mendoza, an English prize fighter in the 1780s and 90s of Sephardic or Portuguese Jewish descent, who also instructed pugilism Mendoza played a significant role in advancing the scientific technique in boxing by publishing two books on the subject (The Art of Boxing and The Modern Art of Boxing) and by conducting frequent public exhibitions. Edited with an introduction by Paul David Magriel, an American authority on boxing. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and sunning to the extremities. Sympathetic reinforcement with tape made to the internal side. With the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed. book.