Apr 24, 2006 - Sale 2076

Sale 2076 - Lot 305

Price Realized: $ 690
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
(SWIMMING.) Thévenot, Melchisédec. L'Art de Nager, avec des Avis pour se baigner utilement. 23 engraved plates. [4], 363, [5]; 12 pages. printed on blue paper. 12mo, early 19th-century 1/4 sheep, needs rebacking. Paris: chez Lamy, 1782
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Fourth edition of an 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, various strokes, attire and paraphernalia, resuscitation of drowning victims, and the design of a school for swimming.