London: MacMillan and Co. . Poor. 1866. 1st ed.. Training in Theory and Practice. London MacMillan and Co. 1866. 1 st ed., Oblong 8vo, blue cloth. 202 pp. Gilt titles and spine wit h gilt artwork of the Oxford Eight rowing team on the front cover ; two folding plates. An early treatise on the sport of rowing. M aclaren was a Scottish expert on physical education. In 1860, he was asked to develop a new training program of physical education for the British Army. In Training in Theory and Practice he appl ies his principles in detail to a single sport, rowing -- â€œan a rt of considerable intricacy involving the possession of both mus cular and respiratory power, to promote which is the object of al l training'". CONDITION: Poor: text block is generally clean and tight but the last leaf, along with the rear cover are detached. Elsewhere, covers are worn, bumped at corners; split front pasted own hinge has been tape repaired, small chips at head and tail of spine; three contemporary book plates inside front cover. One of the two folding plates has a 6-inch closed tear where it attache s to the text block. .

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Bookseller: Armadillo & Dicker Books & Ephemera (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: k190121i
Title: Training in Theory and Practice [Rowing]
Author: MacLaren, Archibald
Book Condition: Used - Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: MacMillan and Co.
Date Published: 1866
Keywords: sports,, rowing,, crew,, training,, water
Bookseller catalogs: Games & Sports;

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