1820s BOXING PUGILISTS ILLUSTRATED w/ 62 PLATES antique

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Title: 1820s BOXING PUGILISTS ILLUSTRATED w/ 62 PLATES antique

Description: [Egan, Pierce]
Boxiana; or, Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism
[ London; c.1820s ]
engraved frontispiece, engraved title and 62 plates (manuscript inscription to verso of frontispiece and newspaper cuttings to verso of final plate)
Illustrations only, bound without any text
upper pastedown with bookplate of Rupert Cecil Chicken
top edge gilt
19th-century brown morocco-backed cloth,
some fading to boards
Size 8 by 11 1/3 inches
Very good condition, minor wear
Annotations to illustrations in English
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Reserve: $449.00

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1820s BOXING PUGILISTS ILLUSTRATED w/ 62 PLATES antique

Lot 0054

Estimate $550-$700

May 13, 2026, 7:53 PM EDT

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