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Spiral-bound, hard cover format. 317pp. 'Using the asanas of the Primary Series of Astanga Yoga this manual presents: Principals and benefits of adjusting; detailed alignment and guidance for each asana; key teaching points for verbally instructing a class; illustrates a wide range of adjusting methods including Partner Yoga and Thai Massage; over 210 photographs with adjustments and detailed instructions; over 70 beautiful photographs of Partner Yoga and Thai Massage.' Ideal for both Yoga teachers and students. Slight wear to spine at top and base, generally in very good clean condition.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition, fourth impression June 1919. Printed just a month after the first impression. 12mo. 86pp. Quarter cloth with marbled boards, faded paper label to spine. Illustrated with a portrait frontis of the author aged nine years old and a facsimile of the first page of the original manuscript. With a preface by J M Barrie of Peter Pan fame. Written when the author was nine years old and published (many years later) as it was written, with some idiosyncratic spelling and grammar. Part of its enduring appeal is the innocence of the author and the child’s eye view of adult affairs. At the time some were dubious that it was written by a child, many thought that it was Barrie’s work. Despite these doubts, it was a runaway best seller on both sides of the Atlantic and inspired a stage play. Some edge wear etc to boards. Inner binding cracked at end of preface and in a couple of other places. Generally lovely and clean inside and… Read More