Body of America, The : An Insider's Journey Through the Bumps & Pumps, Groans & Moans, Pecs & Wrecks, Sweat & Sex of the Fitness Explosion
by Sabol, Blair
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877958076
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958079
- Seller
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arbor House, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A reflection on the fitness craze in America during the 1970s and 80s, the various types of clubs that came into being, their members, the unusual personalities and trends that emerged, their overall effect upon the culture, Hollywood, etc. as well as the ideas and legacies generated for the future. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224pp. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00015286
- Title
- Body of America, The : An Insider's Journey Through the Bumps & Pumps, Groans & Moans, Pecs & Wrecks, Sweat & Sex of the Fitness Explosion
- Author
- Sabol, Blair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0877958076
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958079
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- FITNESS, EXERCISE, HEALTH CLUBS, WEIGHT TRAINING, AEROBICS, JOGGING, RUNNING
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- General;
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JB Books
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Garrison, North Dakota
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