Vegetarian bodybuilder and philosopher.- Hackenschmidt (George) Man and Cosmic Antagonism to Mind and Spirit, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 1935 to front free endpaper, some light spotting, largely to endpapers and margins, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, 8vo, [1935].

⁂ Rare inscribed work by the influential bodybuilder and wrestler Hackenschmidt, credited with inventing the bench press and popularising the modern form of professional wrestling. Following his retirement from wrestling, Hackenschmidt became a strict vegetarian and advocate for strict diet. The present work is an exploration of his own esoteric philosophy, developed while a prisoner of war in Germany during the First World War.