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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 […]

Sportspages is on holiday

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 […]

TEXT BOOK ON SPRINTING

TEXT BOOK ON SPRINTING

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Classic early sprinting manual by the Olympic South African and English champion and multiple world-record holder, featuring excellent instructional photography throughout.

8vo. 73pp. Illustrated stiff-card covers with cloth spine. Covers lightly rubbed and marked. Previous owner's name in ink to fly-leaf. Good condition. Scarce.

Date
c1900
Publisher
Health & Strength Ltd.
Author
R.E. WALKER

£30.00 (Code: 95693)

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