New York: William Morrow and Company, 1977 First edition first printing signed by the author on flyleaf " To Carl - Yours in health - Praise the Lord! Bruce L. Johnson 1 Corinthians 6:19,20" with black sharpie. Full number line on copyright page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Red cloth and black boards stamped in gilt on spine. 8vo. 220 pages. 11 chapters. 17 exercises with many photo illustrations of various exercise positions. Drawing illustrations by Joel Rogers. The author, a Grand Master, studied with Grand Master Dr. Ch'eng in China in 1945. "Chinese wand exercise dates back thousand of years in China when court physicians sought to devise a "perfect" exercising program for the royal family." Flyer with small photos of Johnson's many newspaper articles arranged on one sheet is laid-in. Clean. Tightly bound. Dust jacket in new clear jacket protector. Fine/ near Fine..

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Bookseller: Cultural Connection (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024681
Title: Chinese Wand Exercise
Author: Johnson, Bruce L
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0688031803
ISBN 13: 9780688031800
Publisher: William Morrow and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: Signed
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