Über Körper und Seele der Frau
Stuttgart: Grethlein & Co., 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 63 pp. [66] Plates. Original illustrated dustjacket, designed by Ludwig Holwein, over boards. Treatises on significance of the Mensendieck Gymnastic as well as its development. Bess Mensendieck was a Dutch-American medical doctor and gymnastics teacher. She is credited with the development of a series of exercises to revitalize the body and relieve pain. Chapter focusing on 'nude gymnastics' and 'nude culture'. Text with some illustrations. Appendix of visuals with 66 plates of nude gymnastics by Olga Lickelmann and Georg Riebicke. Text in German. DJ pasted down, diagonal closed tear through author name, 1" chip above title as well as back cover top left. DJ in overall fair, interior in very good condition. fair to vg. Item #34335
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