Athletic Sports
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.
Illustrated by Illustrated. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #16631
Spine darkened, cloth sun, light tone, 1897 owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "The chapters in this volume have appeared at different times in Scribner's Magazine, and having been revised by their authors, are published now for the first time in book form." Contents: The physical proportions of the typical man / by D.A. Sargent; Physical characteristics of the athlete / by D.A. Sargent; Golf / by H.J. Whigham; Lawn Tennis / by Robert D. Wrenn; Bicycling: The wheel of today / by P.G. Hubert, Jr; Woman and the bicycle / by Marguerite Merington; A doctor's view of bicycling / by J. West Roosevelt; Surf and Surf-Bathing / by Duffield Osborne; Country Clubs and Hunt Clubs in America / by Edward S. Martin.; The Out Of Door Library; xiii, 318 pages.
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