Wrestling / Léon Ville / Philippe Daryl - Lot 166

Wrestling / Léon Ville / Philippe Daryl Set of 3 books on wrestling, including: - CLADEL, Léon, *Ompdrailles, the Tomb of Wrestlers*, 1882, published by Alphonse Lemerre (Paris), 324 pages. Beautiful binding. Cladel was a friend of Bourdelle and a supporter of the Paris Commune. A sculpture commemorates this memorable work in Ixelles, near Brussels - VILLE, Léon, *Wrestlers and Gladiators*, 1895, published by Tolra, 342 pages. Beautiful cover featuring the City of Paris Award (Municipal Gymnastics Prize, with the city’s coat of arms), title page illustrated by Léo Laporte, numerous illustrations. From modern wrestlers to strength-training exercises, including a catalog of all wrestling holds - VILLE, Léon, *La Lutte Française*, 1891, L. Breton et Cie, 108 pages. The holds are illustrated in detail with photographs. Preface by Philippe Daryl (alias Paschal Grousset, Coubertin’s adversary). (a few loose pages)