Published by The Author (c. 1925), Sydney, 1925
Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
First Edition
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Add to basketBoards. 1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, pp.(96), (vii, explanatory notes), profusely illus with full page plates, previous owner's contemporary notes to last pages with some markings and loss mainly along edges and cnrs., now professionally repaired and recased in new boards retaining remains of original foxed front cover. Good condition A rare publication on jiu-jitsu with detailed images. Published in Sydney, c.1925. The author, Captain Sydney Temple Leopold McLaglen (1884-1951), was one of the most colourful 'characters' of the early 20th century jiu-jitsu scene.