(3) Mike Donovan Boxing Books, Signed

Group of three books by or about celebrated American boxer and boxing instructor Mike Donovan. Includes The Roosevelt That I Know and Recollections of the Most Famous American Fighting Men by Mike Donovan, New York, 1909, signed on the front free endpaper by boxing referee Arthur Donovan; Mike Donovan: The Making of a Man by Marshall Stillman, 1918, with an author's presentation inscription on the front free endpaper dated September 13, 1918; and The Science of Boxing by Professor Mike Donovan, New York, 1893, in original cloth with gilt boxing gloves on the cover. The latter has some staining to interior pages. An excellent group of early boxing literature, including two inscribed examples. Estimate $150 - $300

Estimate:£111.47

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