A leather bound softcover album with beautiful embossed cover design of peacocks drinking from a fountain and containing (22) portraits of boxers, (9) are autographed. Includes a series of images of a boxing match in Milan of Bruno Frattini VS. Mario Bosisio for the mid-weight Italian championship. (4) with ‘Farabola Photo Studio Milan’ credit on recto.
Photographer: Farabola, etc.
Date: 1920s
Location: Italy
Image Sizes: (10) Approx. 4 ½” x 2 ¾”; (12) Approx. 5” x 7”
Book Size: 8” x 12”
Pages: 34
Binding: Two-hole string tie softcover leather bound
Inscriptions: (9) are autographed; (4) with ‘Farabola Photo Studio Milan’ credit on recto
Condition: Very good condition, (11) images with silvering visible under direct light and (1) with silvering visible under normal viewing condition; Very minimal wear to image edges, (1) with two ¼” inch creases with emulsion loss (see last two images) and (1) with two 1” creases without emulsion loss (see last two images); Cosmetic wearing to front cover and spine as seen in images. Fantastic boxing content.
$2,200.00