Sayers, Henry – Fights Forgotten being the Story of the Chief Prize Fights in England and America

Description

Sayers, Henry ‘Fights Forgotten, being the Story of the Chief Prize Fights in England and America’ 1909 1st ed. Published by T. Werner Laurie, London. Decorative Cloth. ‘A history of some of the chief English and American prize fights since the year 1788.’ 260pp. NOTE: This book has all its plates, which is unusual. The one of Tom Sayers opposited the title page is loose, however. Corners are bumped but the book is otherwise in good condition and very clean internally.

Sayers, Henry ‘Fights Forgotten being the Story of the Chief Prize Fights in England and America’ 1909 1st edition. 260-pages. This book missing its plate of Jem Belcher, else good condition with blue cloth that’s protected in mylar.

Fights Forgotten: A History of Some of the Chief English and American Prize Fights Since the Year 1788 is a very scarce 1909 boxing history book compiled by Henry Sayers and published by T. Werner Laurie in London. Spanning 260-numbered pages plus a short publisher’s advertisement catalogue at the rear, this 24-chapter work chronicles the most legendary eras of pugilism from 1788 up through 1900. It features detailed accounts of standard bare-knuckle and early gloved matches involving iconic fighters like Daniel Mendoza, Tom Cribb, John Jackson, Tom Sayers, John L. Sullivan, and James J. Corbett.

Book and illustration Description:
• Illustrations: The book features 11 total illustrations—consisting of a portrait frontispiece and 10 standalone black-and-white plates. Because these early plates were glued into the binding separately rather than printed on the text sheets, many surviving copies suffer from missing or loose illustrations.