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Title: An Elementary Course of Gymnastic Exercises; intended to develope and improve the physical powers of man; with the report made to the Medical faculty of Paris on the subject; and a new and complete treatise on the art of swimming Author: Clias, Peter Heinrich Place: London Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert, et al. Date: 1825 Description: xvii, [2], 184 pp. With 9 folding copper-engraved plates. 21.2x13.5 cm. (8¼x5¼"), later half calf & marbled boards, new endpapers. Fourth Edition. An influential work on physical fitness, perhaps most notable for the section on swimming. Lot Amendments Condition: Foxing to the plates and some wear at their folds; very good. Item number: 211726