MULIER, W.J.H. (1865-1954), ARY PRINS, C.G. TEBBUTT, K. PANDER,
Wintersport. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Haarlem, Loosjes, [..], 1893. Small 8°., original clothbacked boards, illustrated chromolithographed front cover with bold black cover title. 190pp. Captioned chromolithographed frontispiece featuring interior of Thialf refreshment-tent. many monochrome illustrations in text of which portraits of skating champions, table of contents. Dutch language textbook featuring history and development of old Dutch and foreign winter pleasures, how to master various techniques of skating for beginners, various forms of skating: touring, long-distance (Elf Stedentocht Friesland province), speed-skating, figure-skating. warming-up excercises, competitive skating, champions, the international skating meeting at Scheveningen, Heerenveen city skating rink Thialf, etc. Rare. (covers heavily shaved at rims with wear to corners, contents clean and tight).
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