Fitness Exercise Weight Lifting Rare Antique Book, 1904

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TRELOAR'S SCIENCE OF MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT A TEXT BOOK OF PHYSICAL TRAINING By Albert Treloar (Ex-Harvard Varsity Oarsman, Winner of the $1,000.00 Prize for the Most Perfectly Developed Man in the World at the Recent Physical Culture Exhibition at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Formerly Physical Director St. Paul Athletic Club. Assistant Instructor, Harvard Summer School of Gymnastics. ) Assisted by Miss Edna TempestNY: Physical Culture Publishing Co. 1904 Presumed First Edition _____________________________________________________________________ This antique book is bound in brown cloth hardcover. It measures approximately 6 3/4 inches wide by 9 1/4 inches tall and contains 210 pages. It is illustrated with many black and white photo illustrations, several in fold-out panels. The illustrations show Treloar and his female assistant, Miss Tempest, working with weights, performing various floor exercises, or simply showing off their physiques. This is a book on developing physical fitness through exercise. It is recommended to bidders who collect vintage items related to sports, health, gymnasiums or fitness. The book has clean pages and a sturdy binding. It shows moderate cover wear with fading to its spine lettering. This item is exceptionally hard to find. Bidders should note that this is NOT a modern reproduction. read more

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