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(SWIMMING.) Thévenot, Melchisédec. L'Art de Nager, avec des Avis pour se baigner utilement . . . Nouvelle édition. 22 (of 23) engraved plates; lacks the frontispiece. [3]-363, [1]; 12, [5] pages. 12mo, modern 1/2 morocco gilt, spine faded; title stained, cropped at bottom with loss of imprint date and mounted, light marginal dampstain on plates; uncut. Paris: Serviere, 1786
Early manual of swimming originally published in 1696, including sections on the history of swimming and bathing in European and non-European societies; health benefits; the various strokes; attire and paraphernalia; resuscitation of drowning victims; and the design of a school for swimming.
