MERCURIALE, GIROLAMO. De arte gymnastica libri sex . . . secunda editione aucti, & multis figuris ornati.<> 24 woodcut illustrations, most full-page. [12], 308 [i. e., 312], [27] pages. 4to, late 19th-/early 20th-century vellum with morocco lettering piece, somewhat worn; contents browned, marginal dampstaining throughout. Venice: apud Juntas, 1573
First published in 1569. "One of the earliest books to discuss the theapeutic value of gymnastics and sports generally for the cure of disease and disability, and an important study of gymnastics in the ancient world. The second edition . . . is the first illustrated book on gymnastics"--Garrison-Morton 1986.1. Harvard/Mortimer-Italian 302; Adams M1321. From the collection of Witold Lemanski, M.D., with his gilt monogram on front cover and a 14-line autograph poem ("L'Art des Armes") dedicated to him by F. V. Delécraz dated Tunis, 17 April 1910 on front blank.<
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