Physical Culture / Gymnastics / Desbonnet / Loti - Lot 46

Physical Culture / Gymnastics / Desbonnet / Loti Set of 3 books, including 2 copies of: - MARIE, Pierre, *The Triumph of Physical Culture*, in collaboration with Professor Desbonnet, with a preface by Dr. Rouhet, Paris, 1st edition 1929, Librairie Athlétique et Hygiénique, printed by Les Presses Modernes, 220 pages, ecru cloth binding, in-8 format. The other copy is bound in 8vo, soft percaline in the publisher’s red and gold, with the original cover preserved; it is inscribed and signed by Desbonnet to Mlle Marie-Thérèse Pagès in 1930 - DESBONNET (Professor), CHEVILLET (Doctor), *La Gymnastique des Organes: A New Method of Physical Culture*, 1st edition 1936, Paris, Librairie Athlétique de la “Culture Physique,” 216 pages, hardcover in-8, soft red and gold percaline in the publisher’s original binding, cover intact: copy inscribed and signed in 1947, also dedicated to “Mlle Marie-Thérèse Pagès, who worked zealously for 12 years...”. Bookplate featuring the coats of arms of Paris and Lille and the motto: “I shall not fail in this”