Scientific Boxing and Self Defence
London: Health & Strength, N.d. Hardcover : pp. [xii] xvii [xvii] 19-172 [176] : portrait frontispiece of Tommy Burns : 40 photo illustrations : rich green cloth boards : black lettering : previous owner's name in pencil to title page : pencil to front paste-down.
Head and tail of spine; corners gently pushed; general wear to boards; a little loose at hinge; age toning to endpapers and occasional fox mark. Good. Item #2255
Tommy Burns (Champion of the World) was born Noah Brusso near Hanover in 1881. He was the first Canadian to win the heavyweight championship of the world. Defeated by Jack Johnson in Australia in 1908, he did not retire from boxing until 1920.
Price: $120.00