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'THE FIGHT' (BILL NEATE V TOM HICKMAN 1821)

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Nicely produced booklet featuring an extract from William Hazlitt's essay describing the epic boxing match between the butcher Bill Neate and 'Gaslight Man' Tom Hickman on 11 December 1821, first published in the New Monthly Magazine 1822.

24 x 15cms. Paperback with additional illustrated wrapper. 12pp. Rusty staple. Good condition.

Date
1937
Publisher
Typography
Author
William HAZLITT

£18.00 (Code: 95940)

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