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Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow. First Edition.

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Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow

First edition, first printing of this scarce bodybuilding manual by "the father of bodybuilding," Russian strongman Eugen Sandow (1867-1925). After time in the circus, Sandow began entering strongman competitions, performing in matches against leading figures in the sport such as Charles Sampson, Frank Bienkowski, and Henry McCann. In 1901 he organized what is believed to be the world's first major bodybuilding competition. Set in London's Royal Albert Hall, Sandow judged the event alongside author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and athlete/sculptor Charles Lawes-Wittewronge. An important volume.

London: Gale & Polden, 1897. Original red cloth boards, illustrated and lettered in black; pp. 157 + [v ads], photographic plates and illustrations throughout. An about very good copy. Binding firm, boards show light wear and a bit of soiling. Contemporary owner's signature to verso of flyleaf, tear to rear endpaper, scattered foxing and minor stains, else internally quite clean. Uncommon, protected in a removable archival jacket.

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