Pugilistica : the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists ; full reports of their battles from contemporary newspapers, with authentic portraits, personal anecdotes, and sketches of the principal patrons of the prize ring, forming a complete history of the ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the last championship battle between King and Heenan, in December 1863 /
Miles, Henry Downes,1806-1889.
Edinburgh : J. Grant,
1906.
With newspaper cuttings describing fights in 1919 and 1920 secured at the back of vol. 3 and additional copies of some of the plates and a postcard of United College, St. Andrews, loosely inserted.
Includes indexes.
Boxing
Boxers (Sports)
Also available as an electronic resource via the Internet.