Jiu-jitsu
Subtitle: Lesson A[-Z, AA]
By: by President Roosevelt's instructor
Publisher: American College of Physical Culture
Published: 1905
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Jiu-jitsu; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Title and statement of responsibility from envelopes.

Issued in 27 illustrated envelopes. Each envelope contains 3 lesson cards, except for envelope A, which contains port. of Prof. John J. O'Brien, port. of O'Brien with James Clinton Gavigan, president of American College of Physical Culture, facsim. of O'Brien's Japanese jiu-jitsu diploma and 2 lesson cards; and envelopes V-Z and AA, which contain 4 lesson cards each.

The illustrations are reproductions of photographs, most depicting O'Brien and Gavigan demonstrating jiu-jitsu positions.

Each card captioned: American College of Physical Culture and Jiu-Jitsu.

Ill. on envelopes include port. of President Roosevelt (lesson A-G); "physical culture girl, Tokyo, Japan" (lesson H-N); port. of O'Brien (lesson O-U). American College of Physical Culture and Jiu-Jitsu.

Imperfect: wanting packets H, I, and Z.

As issued, in individual paper envelopes; in phase box.