Bidspirit auction | Atlas, Charles. Health and Strength.

Atlas, Charles. Health and Strength. Charles Atlas Ltd., c. 1950s. A Collection of Lesson Pamphlets and Ephemera. - A collection of vintage physical culture correspondence course pamphlets from the UK edition of the Charles Atlas Dynamic-Tension system. The lot consists of multiple softcover lesson booklets in landscape format, published by Charles Atlas Ltd. from the 2, Dean Street, London, W.1 headquarters. The booklets, titled Health and Strength, include instructional text and black-and-white photographic plates of Charles Atlas, notably in Lesson 7 titled The True Tonic of Life. Each booklet features a stapled binding and manual numerical notations on the front covers corresponding to the course sequence, including numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13. Included with the pamphlets is a typed introductory welcome letter on official Charles Atlas letterhead, which features a printed facsimile signature and describes the student's enrolment in the physique building course. The letterhead identifies Atlas by his famous title as the World's Most Perfectly Developed Man. Width: approximately 23 cm.