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JIM THORPE'S HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS

JIM THORPE
JIM THORPE

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A personal account of the development of the Olympic Games by the legendary Native American sportsman, who won two athletics golds at Stockholm in 1912 and was a professional American football and baseball player for the New York Giants, with photographic and other illustrations.

8vo. 336pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed to edges and corners bumped. Rear gutter exposed and coming loose. Contents are very good. Previous owner's bookplate to inside cover. A good copy. First edition. Scarce.

Date
1932
Publisher
Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Co.
Author
Jim THORPE with Thomas F. COLLISON

£480.00 (Code: 101683)

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