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SYDNEY THOMAS 1868-1942 - WORLD CHAMPION HARRIER

SYDNEY THOMAS 1868-1942 - WORLD CHAMPION HARRIER

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Athletics biography of the London distance-runner of the Victorian age whose world-record performances were intertwined with the development of the 'harrier' clubs during the period , including records and photographic and archival illustrations.

8vo. 80pp. Paperback. Very good condition. Signed to flyleaf by the author with a dedication to Kevin (Kelly), the athletics historian from whose collection the item comes.

Date
c2010
Publisher
Hornchurch: Warren Roe
Author
Warren ROE

£24.00 (Code: 101570)

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