Offered here is a comprehensive book written in French explaining the techniques and intricacies of the sport of boxing. The book’s author, Pierre Lafitte, was a French journalist and author who collaborated with many of the world's top pugilists and boxing instructors to gather content for this book. The 112-year-old book shows longtime American heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson on the cover and lists boxers Joseph Charlemont, a French fighter and fighting instructor, along with heavyweight Bob Fitzsimmons and middleweight Willie Lewis as sounding boards and subjects for the book’s information. The title, translated in English, means: 1911 Sports Library of Boxing with Jack Johnson. The inside pages show plenty of boxing match recaps with Johnson and his many foes complemented by the best still photography available at the time. Overall condition is good.