"the Marvel of Anatomists, Sculptors, and Artists in the Nude; embracing the great Athlete's simple method of Physical Education for the Home, the Gymnasium, and the Army Training School; preceded by a Biography dealing with the chief incidents in Mr. Sandow's Professional Career, his Phenomenal Prowess and Gladiatorial Skill, in Competitive Matches, Contests and Exhibitions; with Mr. Sandow's Scheme of Dumb-bell and Bar-bell Exercises, and his Views on the Physiology of Gymnastics, the Function of the Muscles, etc. Richly illustrated from photographs expressly taken for the work by Sarony of New York, Morrison of Chicago, and White of Birmingham, and of Drawings by A. Casarin." Very Good Plus, bound in red cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, black and white, front hinge cracked yet holding well, light rubbing to cloth at the tips, the stamp of "The Tarr System Library" front paste down, which would seem to be a prior owner's obvious reference to Edgar Allen Poe's 1850 story THE SYST