Librería: Pastsport, London, Reino Unido Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
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Baker was one of Australia's greatest all-round sportsmen and Olympians and this scarce work covers everything from running and swimming to surfing and boxing. With full-page photos illustrating Baker's methods. Large 8vo. 126pp. Original pictorial boards, lightly worn, overall very good. From the library of Greg Growden, the Australian rugby reporter and signed by him on the title page. Growden wrote a full autobiography of Baker. From our large stock of boxing books and publications. N° de ref. del artículo 5143
Título: Snowy Baker's General Physical Culture
Editorial: George Robertson
Año de publicación: 1910
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good
Edición: 1st Edition
Librería: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condición: Good Plus. First Edition. 126pp, bw ills, ads. Pictorial red cloth. Some damp damage to front cover, spine flecked. No dtae but NLA suggests 1910. Extremely scarce guide to health and fitness by one of Australia's early Olympians. Includes a very early Australian chapter on surfing (by Harold Baker), as well as walking, running, swimming, the crawl stroke (by Cecil Healy), diving, and boxing. Further chapters include correct breathing, developmental exercises and measurement form as well as brief account of Snowy Baker's career. Size: 8vo. Nº de ref. del artículo: 050745
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