Boxers and Beggars, Aptly Battered c. Late 18th C. Papier Mache Snuff Box sea monster giving accurate instructions for becoming

giving accurate instructions for becoming proficient in the Science of Boxing" --so reads the brief summary on the title page of this 1929 Spalding's Athletic Library Boxing guide

really) of my favorite recent Brimfield finds--I could photograph these two all day

stains and a few scratches (I have not touched it) but overall good condition and still just great looking

with a bit of bead loss on the reverse side in a couple of edge spots

Boxers and Beggars, Aptly Battered c. Late 18th C. Papier Mache Snuff Box sea monster giving accurate instructions for becomingAn early one, and a scarce one, the surface of which most definitely shows its age, but I've got a special weakness for images of boxers, including, or perhaps especially, very beaten up ones! And here, in addition to the two gloved men, fists raised, at right, there's a forlorn looking man sitting on the floor, and another hunched over at left rear, who looks aiming to the steal what look to me like a couple of bags of money. Seems likely a late 18th