1925 INGO SIMON Roving Shafts Signed Lmtd Ed book w/photo World Record Archer

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1925 INGO SIMON Roving Shafts Signed Lmtd Ed book w/photo World Record Archer :
$49.95

ROVING SHAFTS
BY INGO SIMON
Publisher: Thornton Butterworth Ltd. London.

Exterior:Brown paper, and what I believe is a vellum spine, gilt lettered. Foxing. Good+.

Interior:All hinges firm. Inserted Errata slip in front. Inscribed by Simon. A few foxing specks on end papers. A limited edition print, rear colophon states this is #32 out of 350 numbered copies. There seem to be pages missing from this book. There is a title page, followed by dedication, then \"To The Reader\" poem which is numbered as page 9. Also missing page 81/82. 166 pp. Included in this offer are a few items which include: photograph of Simon with bow drawn, the back states: \"Ingo again, using an old Persian bow. He has been teaching me, and hopes to make an expert of me but it takes time.\" I don\'t know who wrote this. A three page article is included that describes Simon breaking a 119 year record for the longest flight of an arrow from a bow. There is handwriting, I believe of Simon\'s, at the bottom of the last page asking for the recipient to keep the article, so it won\'t be lost. Lastly, there is a playbill for a performance by Ingo Simon and Harold Craxton on Wednesday, June 3rd, 1925 at Wigmore Hall. London. It lists the songs in Simon\'s performance.

Wikipedia states regarding Ingo Simon:

Ingo Simonwas an accomplishedarcher[1]and spent many years researching the history of archery and the development of bows. From 1914 to 1933 he held the world record for a flight-shot at 462 yards (422m);[1]he died in 1964[1]and his widow Erna (lady world champion, 1937, d. 1973[1]) endowed a trust in 1970,[1]to conserve and develop his collection of bows,arrowsand related equipment,[1]which he donated to theManchester Museumin 1946.[1]The collection includes artefacts from many countries including Great Britain, Brazil, Europe, India, Pakistan, Japan, Central Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands.[2]

In 1910 an archery contest was held on the beach atLe Touquet, France, where Simon was able to shoot an arrow 475 yards (434m) using an oldTurkish composite bowrequiring a force of 440 newtons (99lbf).[3]

Summary:An interesting bit of history and welcome addition for the home or office library.Please email any questions.
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