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THE DUNLOP BOOK OF THE OLYMPICS (SECOND REVISED EDITION)

THE DUNLOP BOOK OF THE OLYMPICS (SECOND REVISED EDITION)

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The history of the modern Olympic Games from 1894 to 1976, told Games-by-Games through a series of short snippets covering humorous, unusual and sometimes tragic epsiodes alongside defining moments of true greatness from the likes of Fosbury, Hemery and Spitz.

8vo. 176pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition. 

Date
1979
Publisher
Lavenham: Eastland Press
Author
David GUINEY

£5.00 (Code: 81744)

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