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Lot 789: "The Mirror of Life" and Boxing World Bound Volumes and Loose Issues

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $200.00
Winning Bid: $949.37
Price Realized: $1,134.50
Number Of Bids: 15
Auction Date:7/9/2010 9:00 PM EST

This is a group of bound and loose issues of the British weekly, The Mirror of Life And Boxing World. This lot includes a bound edition of The Mirror of Life covering 1/27/1897 through 3/16/1897. This includes an issue entitled The Life & Record of Bob Fitzsimmons by Arthur Lumley (Fair-Very Rare). Bound volumes in fair condition include: 1912 (3/16-12/28/12), 1913 (1/4-12/25/13), 1914 (1/3-12/26/14), 1915 (1/2-12/25/15), 1916 (2 volumes-1/1-7/22/16 & 7/29-12/30/16), 1917 (1/6-12/29/17), 1918 (1/5-12/28/18), 1919 (1/4-12/27/19), 1920 (1/3-12/25/20), 1921 (1/1-12/31/21), 1922 (1/7-12/23/22) & 1923-24 (1/6/23-3/1/24). There are in excess of 60 loose issues from 1906 to 1912 in fair condition. Bound additions of this publication are quite rare.

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