Late 19th Century Broadside: The Doony Song
A rare boxing broadside. 8" x 4 1/2." Published in San Francisco and containing a song telling the story of a fight between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in San Pablo California. American boxer Tom Chandler bested his English opponent in the first known middleweight championship fight. Air: When Johnny Comes Marching Home. [By P.S. Gilmore]. The first line reads: "There came a man from London Town--Hurrah, hurrah!" Celebrates the victory of Tom Chandler of California over Dooney Harris of England in a boxing match April 13, 1867Rare with only four copies listed in **OCLC** one each at University of California, Berkeley, Texas A&M, University of Texas, Austin and Mount Alison University in New Brunswick, Canada. Good with a chip on the upper right hand corner and staining to the bottom right. Item #300025
Price: $150.00