Spalding's Athletic Library 1929 Boxing Illustrated Instruction Guide carved woodblock Classic mid-mod design

Classic mid-mod design

The design is typically attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi

the face cards

I could easily see him at the helm of a train

with original surface

Spalding's Athletic Library 1929 Boxing Illustrated Instruction Guide carved woodblock Classic mid-mod design"A Guide to the Manly Art of Self Defense, giving accurate instructions for becoming proficient in the Science of Boxing" so reads the brief summary on the title page of this 1929 Spalding's Athletic Library Boxing guide, published by the American Sports Publishing Company, NYC. And indeed, it packs a lot in, from an intro section of great photos and bios of boxing greats to step by step instructions (again with great photos as illustration) to