harold abrahams adolphe (4 résultats)

Cloth. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Not stated (illustrateur). First edition. A vanishingly scarce discussion of sports-related injuries, from the hugely authoritative founder of British sports science, Adolphe Abrahams. The first edition, first impression of this vanishingly scarce work.With the publisher's original unpriced dust wrapper.Adolphe Abrahams was a British medical doctor and is considered to be the founder of British sports science. He was the medical officer of the British Olympic teams from 1912-1948 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.In this work, Abrahams discusses the importance of understanding injuries resulting from various sports-related accidents. With the intention of being referenced by gym teachers, coaches and GPs.With a foreword from his brother and Olympic champion, Harold Abrahams, who won the 100 metres sprint in 1924, an achievement depicted in the 1981 film 'Chariots of Fire'.Illustrated with two pages of x-ray scans. In the original cloth binding. In the original unpriced dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With shelf wear and slight discolouration to the cloth edges. Dust wrapper is smart, with edgewear and marks to the wrap. Small closed tears to the spine head and tail and instances of rubbing to the wrap colour to the front and rear. Internally, firmly bound. Endpapers have light spotting, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Good. book.

Athletics instructional book by Harold Abrahams and his older brother Adolphe, who is regarded as the founder of British sports science. This is an adaptation, with a much broader focus, of their 1928 book "Training for Athletes" and was produced to coincide with the 1936 Olympics. First edition. 8vo. 192pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue. Original orange cloth boards, contained with the original dust-wrapper which is in very good condition.

Athletics instructional book by Harold Abrahams and his older brother Adolphe, who is regarded as the founder of British sports science. First edition. 8vo. 189pp. School prize plate to fly-leaf. Original blue cloth boards. Contained in a good quality (but home-made) facsimile dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

Athletics instructional book by Harold Abrahams and his older brother Adolphe, who is regarded as the founder of British sports science. First edition. 8vo. 189pp. Original blue cloth boards, lightly rubbed and spine a little faded. Harold Abrahams' personal business card is laid down neatly to front pastedown. To the same page is the ownership signature of Bevil Rudd, who won three medals for South Africa, including gold in the 400m, at the 1920 Olympic Games. A very rare book with excellent provenance.