P.M.C. Toepoel - Weerbaar. Handleiding voor zelfverdediging. Met ruim 30 afbeeldingen

P.M.C. Toepoel - Weerbaar. Handleiding voor zelfverdediging. Met ruim 30 afbeeldingen - Amsterdam - N.V. Uitgevers-Maatschappij "Kosmos" - 1935 - 1st edition - [112] pp - Hardcover - 16 x 23 cm.

Condition: Good - some wear, rear endpaper cut out. Neat copy.

Handbook with self-defence course by the Dutch boxer Pieter Toepoel (1881-1960). Illustrated with black and white photos. With table of contents. Hardcover first edition. Photo montage 'typo photo' cover in the style of Piet Zwart (Henny Cahn?).

¶ This manual with martial fighting techniques for laymen contains tips and tricks on i.a. defense for women, leading away an attacker, jiu-jitsu, the hip throw, the leg lock, what to do against a knife, a revolver, etc.

Toepoel, who became boxing champion in 1902/1903, also wrote an influential manual on the sport of boxing (1912) that was reprinted several times. He was a friend of Dutch author Louis Couperus.