London, Gale & Polden Ltd [1901]

8vo., frontis. portrait, [i]-xvii title page, intro, contents, list of illus., 168 incl. full page illus., 8pp ads., orig pictorial cloth, light wear and fading. 158 by 120mm (6¼ by 4¾ inches).

First issued in 1895, this is presumably the 1901 re-issue with some additional material in the text. The contents cover all aspects of boxing, including - Position of Hands, Right Hand Lead at Head, Countering, Left Hand Counter at Body, In Fighting, Ring Tactics, The Punching Ball, Judging, Boxing in the Army, The Knock-Out Blow, Profiles of some Boxers; George Lavigne, Pedlar Palmer, Frank Craig, Bob Fitzsimmons, J. Jefferies, Tom Sharkey and with Boxing Rules of the National Sporting Club.

Capt. Johnstone was Amateur Heavyweight champion of England 1895-1896

Bibliography: Hartley 575