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SCIENTIFIC BOXING

SCIENTIFIC BOXING

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The great fighter Gentleman Jim Corbett's guide to delivering and avoiding blows together with hints on training and the official rules of boxing, featuring 50 photographs illustrating each lesson.

8vo. 110pp. Original paperback rebound in cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. A small section torn from back cover, otherwise a very good copy.

Date
1912
Publisher
New York: Richard K. Fox Publishing Company
Author
James J. CORBETT

£65.00 (Code: 96091)

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