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an old book with a black and white title on itan open book with a list of different things on it
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Sport Eiselen, Ernst W. B. Gymnastics Charts. That is: All gymnastics exercises on individual sheets to serve as a guide in gymnastics schools and as a reminder of what has been learnt. Berlin, G. Reimer, 1837. 49 leaves. Folio. Half leather with mounted title label (heavily rubbed, spine broken). Very rare. – Revised edition of *Deutsche Turnkunst*, published in 1816. Across 46 plates, the gymnastics educator Ernst Eiselen explains a series of different gymnastic exercises. Eiselen was a pupil of the founder of the German gymnastics movement, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, and himself a proponent of the movement. The introduction of German fencing terminology is also attributed to Eiselen. – Margins slightly browned. Well preserved overall. Half leather with mounted cover title (heavily rubbed, spine broken). - Very rare. - Revised edition of *Deutsche Turnkunst*, published in 1816. On 46 plates, the gymnastics educator Ernst Eiselen explains a series of different gymnastics exercises. Eiselen was a student of the founder of the German gymnastics movement, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, and himself a proponent of the movement. The introduction of German fencing terminology can also be attributed to Eiselen. - Margins browned. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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