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Leather Binding. Etat : Very Good. First Thus. 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.…

No Binding. Etat : Good. 20 hand coloured plates, including the Frontispiece only, NO TEXT. Some with Published by Jones & Co. Dated 1821 (one) & others 1822, other with no publisher details , one with Marks Fec, a few drawn and etched by H. Alken. Others with no artist or publisher details. Most in very good condition, 2 with edge tear, a couple with very minor edge wear, Frontispiece has edge tear, corner fold and a edge folding at top. It would appear originally published in 2 vols 1821 & 1822 with 30 plates in total. We found a single framed plate for sale at £85. Henry Alken, Pierce Egan (illustrateur).…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, [10], 542, [2]; engraved title page, 16 engraved plates; original pink paper-covered boards (soiled, worn at edges), rebacked without spine label, uncut; a good, sound and clean copy. Huth, 71; Schwerdt II, 173.