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ATHLETICS OF TO-DAY: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

ATHLETICS OF TO-DAY: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

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A comprehensive delve into the development of the various events within athletics. Part one covers the growth of "modern athletics" (from c1817); the second section deals with the track events, while the third part covers the field events. Also notable for some exceptional plates.

First Edition. xvi + 368pp. Frontispiece (Montague Shearman at Queen's Club, London), 62 plates. Owner's signature to fly-leaf. Contained in the original dust-wrapper, rubbed and chipped to edges with some closed tears. A good copy in a rare dust-wrapper.

Date
1929
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Author
Frederick Annesley Michael WEBSTER

£80.00 (Code: 102053)

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