Description
Scott, George H. ‘The Master Fistic Science. Improved Method. Manly Art of Self Defence. World’s Most Scientific Book on Fighting’ 1939 1st ed. 67 pages. Very scarce. Good condition.
The Master Fistic Science. Improved Method. Manly Art of Self Defence. World’s Most Scientific Book on Fighting is a 67-page boxing manual written by George H. Scott and published as a first edition hardcover by the Kimball Press in Warren Point, New Jersey in 1939.
Book Summary & Description:
This highly specialized and exceedingly rare historical training manual dates back to the golden era of pre-WWII American prize-fighting. True to the grandiose title styles of early 20th-century physical culture literature, the book was marketed as a definitive instructional system for the “manly art of self-defence”.
Scott outlines an “Improved Method” of scientific boxing, emphasizing technical biomechanics, footwork, spatial defense, and precision punching mechanics. Because of its publication date, it captures the raw, practical style of classic American boxing prior to mid-century modernizations. The book has achieved legendary, near-mythic status among historical martial arts collectors specifically because a copy of this rare book was part of Bruce Lee’s personal martial arts library (with Lee’s personal collection holding a comb-bound archival copy).
Physical & Publication Details:
• Author: George H. Scott
• Publisher: Kimball Press (Warren Point, NJ)
• Publication Date: 1939
• Format: Hardcover
• Length: 67 pages
• Rarity: Structurally scarce. Institutional records show only a couple of known copies held in global university special collections (such as Princeton and Notre Dame).
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