THE VINTAGE

BOXING & WRESTLING COLLECTION

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OVER 50 FABULOUS VINTAGE BOOKS ON DVD DATA DISC COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF BOXING, FIGHTING AND WRESTLING.

A REAL INSIGHT INTO THE ORIGINS OF THE SPORT WE ALL LOVE TODAY AND THE GLADIATORS OF MODERN DAY. AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ALL FANS OF COMBAT / DEFENSE SPORTS WITH LOADS OF TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FROM THE MASTERS OF OLD. ALSO LIKELY TO IMPRESS ANY COLLECTOR OF OLD SPORTS MEMORABILIA OR SPORTS HISTORIAN. THE FULL LIST OF TITLES BELOW SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!

This superb collection of full, original vintage books have all been professionally scanned in high quality, compiled and preserved forever in pdf format on a DVD data disc.

This unique DVD contains 54 titles in total, providing thousands of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations (see some of the photos as example pages). All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or Kindle / ebook reader.

The full list of titles is as follows:

Athletics and manly sport by J. O'Reilly (1890)

Boxers and their battles - anecdotal sketches and personal recollections of famous pugilists by Thormanby (1900)

Boxing and self defense taught by the Marshall Stillman principle by A. Geer (1919)

Boxing by J. Sullivan (1893)

Boxing for skill and health by I. Wood (1901)

Boxing Made Easy (1865)

Boxing Reviewed by T. Fewtrell (1790)

Boxing, and how to train by S. Austin (1904)

Complete Handbook Of Boxing And Wrestling by J. Ed (1878)

Counter back on a counter; boxing without a teacher by O. Westerman (1916)

Doran's science of self-defense by B. Doran (1889)

Ethics of boxing and manly sport by J. O'Reilly (1888)

Fights for the championship - the men and their times Vol. 1 by F. Henning (1902)

Fights for the championship - the men and their times Vol. 2 by F. Henning (1902)

Heavy-weight champions by W. Naughton (1910)

Jake Kilrain's life and battles by W. Harding (1888)

Knuckles and gloves by J. Lynch (1922)

Law, rules and regulations for the government of boxing in the state of Wisconsin (1919)

Laws and rules for the government of boxing in the state of New York adopted by the New York State athlete commission (1916)

Life & battles of Sir Dan Donnelly - champion of Ireland by E. James (1879)

Life and battles of James J. Corbett, the champion pugilist of the world by R. Fox (1892)

Life and battles of Tom Hyer by E. James (1879)

Life and battles of Yankee Sullivan by A. James (1854)

Life and reminiscences of a 19th century gladiator by J. Sullivan (1892)

Life, battles and career of Battling Nelson, lightweight champion of the world by B. Nelson (1908)

Modern Art Of Boxing (1789)

My fighting life by G. Carpentier (1920)

Our Jim ... the world's champion by L. Irvine (1892)

Physical culture and self-defense by R. Fitzsimmons (1903)

Pugilistica - The history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists by H. Miles (1906)

Ring record and fistic facts by N. Innes (1895)

Rules for Boxing (1918)

Scientific Boxing by J. Corbitt (1912)

Spalding's Boxing Guide (1917)

The abysmal brute by J. London (1913)

The art of boxing, swimming and gymnastics made easy by H. Williams (1883)

The complete boxer by B. Lynch (1914)

The complete handbook of boxing and wrestling by E. James (1878)

The fighting man by W. Brady (1916)

The life and battles of Jack Johnson, champion pugilist of the world by R. Fox (1909)

The Roosevelt that I know; ten years of boxing with the President and other memories of famous fighting men by M. Donovan (1909)

The teacher of sparring by E. Shaw (1886)

A hand-book of Wrestling by H. Leonard (1897)

Amateur wrestling by E. Gallagher (1920)

How to wrestle by F. Toombs (1916)

Practical training for running, walking, rowing, wrestling, boxing, jumping, and all kinds of athletic feats by E. James (1877)

Professional wrestling by E. Smith (1912)

Self defense for the individual by B. Sandow (1919)

Standing Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (Bacon's Style) by S. Bacon (1921)

Wrestliana; or, An historical account of ancient and modern wrestling by W. Litt (1823)

Wrestling and wrestlers by J. Robinson (1893)

Wrestling Part One By B. Sandow (1921)

Wrestling; catch-as-catch-can style by E. Hitchcock (1912)

The most amazing and comprehensive collection of vintage books for fans of boxing and wrestling available on eBay today!

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All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

 

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the DVD if requested.

 

Please note that this is a data DVD that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer but will not work on a DVD player or audio CD player.

* Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the disc *

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