Fewtrell (Thomas)

Boxing Reviewed; or, the Science of Manual Defence, displayed on Rational Principles. Comprehending a Complete Description of the Principal Pugilists, From the earliest Period of Broughton's Time, to the present Day,

First Edition, [ESTC N62554; Hartley 664], folding stipple frontispiece by Bassett depicting Thomas Johnson ‘the first Pugilist in the World’, some spotting throughout, ink presentation inscription dated 1900 to front pastedown, printed label to spine, original paper-covered boards, parchment-backed, worn with some loss to extremities, 8vo, for Scatcherd and Whitaker, et al., 1790.

***"This is an interesting item in that it is possibly the first book written by an active pugilist" - Hartley.