Mary macfadden (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Originele glanzende geïllustreerde hardcover met bijpassend stofomslag, geïllustreerde schutbladen, geïllustreerd met veel (paginagrote) foto's in kleur, 4to.

Zustand: Very Good. 1956. Hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age. Ownership details on ffep. Lightly toned, light spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy. . . . .

Zustand: Very Good. 1956. Hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age. Ownership details on ffep. Lightly toned, light spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this 'physical culture' cookery book compiled by unorthodox bodybuilder and nutritionist, Bernarr Macfadden. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding.This uncommon cook book was compiled and written under the direction of Bernarr Macfadden by Mrs. Mary Richardson, with emphasis on nutritional and medicinal qualities above all else.Macfadden was an American proponent of of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories. In 1899 he founded 'Physical Culture', a magazine on bodybuilding, health and fitness, and advocated for several unorthodox practices including fasting. He developed a controversial reputation and was denounced by the medical establishment, who Macfardden viewed as quacks.With six leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, fading to the spine and light instances of rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few marks to the front board and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

A biography of the American bodybuilder known as the 'Father of Physical Culture' written by his widow. 8vo. 272pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards lightly rubbed. Stain to edge of text-block and rear endpapers. Good condition.