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BRING ME MY CHARIOT OF FIRE

BRING ME MY CHARIOT OF FIRE

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The full story of the British sprint duo of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell and their triumphs at the Paris Olympics of 1924, with detailed appendices including the athletic records of both men and notes on the 1981 film which gives the book its title.

8vo. 170pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. Nicely signed by the author to title-page.

Date
2017
Publisher
Tolworth: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Author
Hugh C. SHIELDS

£16.00 (Code: 99972)

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