Author: Sir Adolphe Abrahams; Harold Abrahams [foreword]
Title: The Disabilities and Injuries of Sport
Description: London, Elek Books Limited , 1961. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce discussion of sports-related injuries, from the hugely authoritative founder of British sports science, Adolphe Abrahams. The first edition, first impression of this vanishingly scarce work.With the publisher's original unpriced dust wrapper. Adolphe Abrahams was a British medical doctor and is considered to be the founder of British sports science. He was the medical officer of the British Olympic teams from 1912-1948 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. In this work, Abrahams discusses the importance of understanding injuries resulting from various sports-related accidents. With the intention of being referenced by gym teachers, coaches and GPs. With a foreword from his brother and Olympic champion, Harold Abrahams, who won the 100 metres sprint in 1924, an achievement depicted in the 1981 film 'Chariots of Fire&apos.Illustrated with two pages of x-ray scans.  In the original cloth binding. In the original unpriced dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With shelf wear and slight discolouration to the cloth edges. Dust wrapper is smart, with edgewear and marks to the wrap. Small closed tears to the spine head and tail and instances of rubbing to the wrap colour to the front and rear. Internally, firmly bound. Endpapers have light spotting, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good/Good.

Keywords: Sports Sports Science Harold Abrahams Medical Sports Science Not stated


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