Eugen Sandow (1867–1925) - Lot 146

Eugen Sandow (1867–1925) Strength and How to Obtain It: The Original English Edition and Its French Translation Set of 2 in-8 volumes: - *Strength and How to Obtain It*. London, Gale Polden, 1897. Publisher’s red percaline cloth, black titles and decoration on the front cover. Full-page portraits of the author. First edition. The fold-out anatomical plate is missing (torn out) - *La Force et comment l’obtenir*. Paris, Librairie Richonnier, n.d. (circa 1900). Half-bound in green grained imitation leather, spine titled in gold, marbled paper covers, yellow and black cover and spine preserved. Complete copy, including the exercise plate and the publisher’s advertisements at the end of the book. A treatise by the athlete considered the father of modern bodybuilding, who organized the first major physique competition at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1901.