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The History of the Commonwealth Games

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It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]

ATHLETICS

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Instructional work on athletics, a volume in the All-England series.

Second edition. Small 8vo. 119pp. Illustrations and photos in text. Original illustrated clothboards,rubbed and stained. The book has been damp in the past and there is some light staining to endpapers. Some minor surface loss with minimal text loss to List of Illustrations and page 1. Otherwise internally very good and fine for reference. 

Date
1893
Publisher
George Bell
Author
H.Hewitt GRIFFIN

£40.00 (Code: 82703)

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