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"The Fancy Gazette For May 1822" - June 1822

"The Fancy Gazette For May 1822" - June 1822
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"The Fancy Gazette For May 1822"

Issued - June 1822

Sporting publication put out in 1822 with the complete title "The Annals Of Sporting and Fancy Gazette; A Magazine" in monthly sections. Covered the sports of the day. These are the sections of this publication titled "The Fancy Gazette" which were edited by Jon Bee and devoted to Pugilism goings on from the previous month along with in-depth fight reports of the last month or so.

These rare vintage pieces of boxing history appear to have been previously removed from a bound volume.

Some of the Fights covered and subjects include:

Listing of past Pugilistic occurrences in the month of June
Joel Harris vs. Gilbert
Duke Hurly vs. Edmunds
Joe Nash vs. Thos. Emmett
Bishop Sharp and Jack Coopers no-battle
Jack Cooper and Tom Oliver, or how to buy and sell a battle
Dick Curtis vs. Gipsey Cooper Benefit for John Martin at the Fives Court
Benefit for Joe Parrish at the Fives Court
Benefit for Aby Belasco at the Royal Tennis-Court
Benefit for Tom Hickman at the Fives Court with description of sparring exhibitions by prominent fighters of the day
Tom Cribb's "Farewell To The Ring" benefit at the Fives Court
and other assorted boxing news of the day

SIZE - About digest sized at 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" inches. 12 pages including covers.

CONDITION - About GD/VG condition. Fragile condition. Some pages may be loose but contents are readable and there are no major rips or tears.

PRICE - $34.95