Sandow Eugen (1867-1925) Sandow on Physical Training Signed Copy. ed. G. Mercer Adam.

Sandow, Eugen (1867-1925) Sandow on Physical Training , Signed Copy. ed. G. Mercer Adam. New York: J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894. First edition, signed by Sandow with an inscription in another hand to Dr. Karl Buenz, Consul General of Germany to New York, dated January 23, 1895; in original publisher's salmon cloth, with gilt stamping, illustrated throughout; binding worn, 7 1/2 x 10 in. Buenz also served as managing director of the Hamburg-American Steamship Line, where he apparently formulated a conspiracy during the first World War to use his shipping business to help the Germans. He was convicted of this crime and died in an Atlanta prison in 1918. Sandow's pioneering career in bodybuilding has made him a household name in the sport. The statue given to each year's winner of the Mr. Olympia contest is modeled on this great turn of the 19th century athlete, and is simply called the Sandow.