About this title: 1884. Blaikie hopes this volume will give the reader a nudge to take better care of his body, and so of his health, and then to point out one way to do it. Contents: Do We Inherit Shapely Bodies?; Half-Built Boys; Will Daily Physical Exercise for Girls Pay?; Is it Too Late for Women to Begin?; Why Men Should Exercise Daily; Home Gymnasiums; The ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, N.Y.
Date Published: 1883
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 296pp, illustrated, name, address and date on front endpaper, library label inside and evidence of removed pocket, worn spine ends. read more
Description: Good. Hardcover. 1884, former owner stamp inside front cover. good general condition, fading, shelfwear to edges, NO marks or highlights. read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (300 pages) lang=english (Paperback) read more
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00296 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardback) read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Brown Reprints, NP
Date Published: 1970
Description: No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library An ex-library copy in green cloth lettered in gold of this facsimile reprint of the "new and enlarged" New York 1899 edition. The usual markings, tight and clean within. No date, but apparently c.1970. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Date Published: 1884
Description: Good. 12mo. 296 pp. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, some rubbing to covers. Some foxing to first several pages. Binding shaken. Outline for systematic exercise. A how to guide and the benefits one can expect. With some illustrations. Bright silver illustration to cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781417917662ISBN:1417917660
Description: New. 1884. Blaikie hopes this volume will give the reader a nudge to take better care of his body, and so of his health, and then to point out one way to do it. Contents: Do We Inherit Shapely Bodies? ; Half-Built Boys; Will Daily Physical Exercise for Gir... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780548019252ISBN:0548019258
Description: New. 1884. Blaikie hopes this volume will give the reader a nudge to take better care of his body, and so of his health, and then to point out one way to do it. Contents: Do We Inherit Shapely Bodies? ; Half-Built Boys; Will Daily Physical Exercise for Gir... read more
Description: VG. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884. Front hinge starting, even toning to contents, slight rubbing to spine and cover edges, else Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1879.
Date Published: 1879
Description: HC, brown cloth, gilt on cover. Cover bumped, rubbed, normal wear, pp. 296. Exercise. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Description: London: Sampson, Low, Martson & Co. 1899. (Early printing). Small stout octavo. Gilt illustrated olive cloth. Edges are faintly tanned. Extremities have a trace of scuffing. Edges have a trace of soiling else a near fine copy of this excellent book. Gilt front panel illustration of a "strongman" and his muscular arm on the backstrip are both fresh and bright. Previous owner's neat information on front fly. A great copy of a wonderful book. Scarce in this British edition. Harper & Brothers, New ... read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Date Published: 1883
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. A nice Copy of this early strongman book, includes exercise advice for women. Silver embossed Cloth hardcover, 296 clean pages, binding is tight, square and straight. Collectible Quality. read more
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, NY
Date Published: 1883
Description: With the ownership stamp of the Y.M.C.A. in Clinton, IA on verso of title and again on last page. Lacking rear wrapper; spine eroded, with cords broken and signatures separating. Text fine. A good copy of a later printing of the first edition. Orig. printed paper wrapps. 296 pp., with nine figures in the text, six full-page, seven tables, and a printer's device on the front wrapper and title-page. Sm. 8vo. Blaikie was born in 1843, and died in 1904. First published in 1879. See Atwater ... read more
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