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Spalding's Athletic Library: ”Bag Punching” by Jules Franks, 1895 - An original late 19th-century American softcover instructional booklet, part of ”Spalding's Athletic Library,” titled ”Bag Punching” by Jules Franks, Champion Bag Puncher of America. The publication is dated October 1895, identified as Volume 4, No. 42, and copyrighted in the same year by the American Sports Publishing Co. It features numerous line illustrations detailing bag punching techniques and exercises. The interior pages are interspersed with period advertisements for A. G. Spalding & Bros. athletic equipment, including striking bags, platforms, and bicycles.