lklawson
Grandmaster
I just started work on Tousey's "How to Box." My original copy was so old and fragile that it was, quite literally, falling apart as I turned the pages. I decided to unbind it by removing the 130 year old staples. This allowed me to scan the pages without damaging them as much as would have happened had I continued to try to scan it while still bound. the pages were simply breaking apart at the fold point where they were being opened.
Interesting notes, Tousey is the Publisher not the author. The title page doesn't list an author but, instead, says, "Arranged by a Professional Boxer."
The images appear to be redrawn from Donnelly's boxing manual. The text in Tousey's manual is more abbreviated than in Donnelly but at first blush, like the images, it appears to be substantially similar to Donnelly's text.
This could be due to one of two reasons. First, Donnelly could have been the anonymous author, possibly preferring to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations. Second, it could be that Tousey engaged in plagiarism: Donnelly's book came out a few years earlier but was published in London while Tousey was publishing in New York. Tousey might have simply (and likely correctly) believed that it was unlikely that a London published book would be seen much in the U.S. Plagiarism was rampant at the time so this would not be surprising.
This looks to be a fun manual.
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
Interesting notes, Tousey is the Publisher not the author. The title page doesn't list an author but, instead, says, "Arranged by a Professional Boxer."
The images appear to be redrawn from Donnelly's boxing manual. The text in Tousey's manual is more abbreviated than in Donnelly but at first blush, like the images, it appears to be substantially similar to Donnelly's text.
This could be due to one of two reasons. First, Donnelly could have been the anonymous author, possibly preferring to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations. Second, it could be that Tousey engaged in plagiarism: Donnelly's book came out a few years earlier but was published in London while Tousey was publishing in New York. Tousey might have simply (and likely correctly) believed that it was unlikely that a London published book would be seen much in the U.S. Plagiarism was rampant at the time so this would not be surprising.
This looks to be a fun manual.
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
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