Auction 58 · Lot 274
(SPORTS).
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $2,400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
London
Publication
v.d
Description
Group of seven volumes relating to Boxing and the career of the Anglo-Jewish boxer Daniel Mendoza:
Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza. 1816. * Daniel Mendoza, The Art of Boxing, England. 1789. * P. Egan. Boxiana. Volumes I-III. 1818-21. * The Complete Art of Boxing. 1788. * Modern Manhood, London, (1788).
summary
Daniel Mendoza’s ascendancy to sporting heights by means of his championing the theories of scientific boxing, led to his acceptance by Royalty - indeed, he received the patronage of the Prince of Wales. Subsequently, Mendoza helped ease the social position of the Jew in 18th-century England, proudly billing himself as “Mendoza the Jew.”
Previous owners’ signatures. Contemporary calf and marbled boards, some wear. 8vo.
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