Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling (Badminton Library) (1889)
Summary
Badminton Library volume (1889) in three parts: fencing, boxing (E. B. Michell) and wrestling (Walter Armstrong).
Why it matters
It is a full portrait of combat sports in Victorian England, written by practitioners of each.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: fencing00poll
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.