Abrahams sir adolphe (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1952. First Edition. 170 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback. Clean, solid edition.

Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Vintage Pelican. #A373. The Human Machine by Sir Adolphe Abrahams, in its Pelican edition, is a clear, accessible exploration of how the human body functions when viewed through the lens of physiology and physical performance. Abrahams, one of Britainâs pioneering sports physicians, explains muscular action, circulation, respiration, fatigue and recovery in straightforward terms, showing how everyday movement and athletic effort rely on finely balanced biological systems. He emphasises the importance of training, nutrition and sensible habits, arguing that understanding the bodyâs mechanics is key to maintaining health and improving capability. Itâs a tidy, informative volume that distils early sports-science thinking into a practical guide for readers interested in how the body works and how to look after it.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 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. Not stated (illustrator). book.…

Two pages, obl.12mo, good condition, small neat hand. Text: Your recent sympathetic reference to Leslie Stuart encourages me once more to be reminiscent - nostalgically. | I claim to know all he wrote - a bold assertion this, considering his output. I wonder how many know that an early song, perhaps his first, and quite different from all others was the comic 'The dandy-coloured coon' [quotes the name sequence from the song] | Sweetheart May - was an early one in my opinion (Vesta Tilley sang this). Then Little Dolly Daydream, Soldiers of the Queen - perhaps about 1895. By this time he was well established. I have been told that he wrote this as a skit [underlined] on Jingoism, not a patriotic song, which I find difficult to believe. | What happened to him? I presume a financial debacle [.]" He speculates on possible reasons ("the loss of standardisation"; "failure to realise probable revolutionary changes in public taste"). "And at the end I suppose he was glad to pick up a few pounds playing his songs on the piano. I know he perpetually inveighed against 'pirated music' but that could hardly have made all the difference financially". He concludes by making critical remarks about modern "cacophony and jumping about like lunatics". Note: "Leslie Stuart born Thomas Augustine Barrett was an English composer of Edwardian musical comedy, best known for the hit show Florodora and many popular songs. He began in Manchester as a church organist, for 14 years, and taught music while beginning to compose church music and secular songs in the late 1870s." [Google].…