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Sportspages’ New Stock Catalogue

3rd September 2026

It’s official: the Summer holidays are over and we are back! To celebrate, we’ve brought out our new catalogue . It captures some famous sporting moments, such as Botham in 1981, Laker in 1956, England football in 1966,the West Indies cricket team in 2003 and a signed (by James Hunt himself, Graham Hill, Tony Brise, Denny […]

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20th August 2026

The History of the Commonwealth Games

30th July 2026

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 […]

RUNNING RECOLLECTIONS - AND HOW TO TRAIN

RUNNING RECOLLECTIONS - AND HOW TO TRAIN

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The first of the great Jamaican sprinters, Alfred Downer was the fastest man in Victorian Britain and a hero in his adopted Scotland. This autobiography also includes short biographical sketches of his rivals. An important book for its insight into the early days of amateur and professional athletics.

1st edition. Small 8vo. 150pp. Original red pictorial cloth. Very good condition throughout.

Date
1902
Publisher
Gale & Polden
Author
A.R. DOWNER

£40.00 (Code: 101602)

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