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GUNDER HAGG IN USA SUMMER 1943 - A RECORD OF HIS TOUR

GUNDER HAGG IN USA SUMMER 1943 - A RECORD OF HIS TOUR

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A lively account of the great Swedish runner's time in America, packed with photographic illustrations and original artwork.

4to. 64pp. Paperback. Minor rubbing to cover with rusted staples removed. The odd short closed tear to page edges. Good condition. Signed and dated 1953 by the author with a dedication to Lionel CF Blackman, the amateur runner and fellow author, to inside cover.

Date
1943
Publisher
New York: Albert Bonnier Publishing House
Author
Gerhard J. ROOTH

£80.00 (Code: 86181)

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