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ZATOPEK THE MARATHON VICTOR - A REPORTAGE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER

ZATOPEK THE MARATHON VICTOR - A REPORTAGE OF THE WORLD
ZATOPEK THE MARATHON VICTOR - A REPORTAGE OF THE WORLD

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Athletics book. Biography of the great Czech distance runner, who won three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

8vo. 216pp. Many photographic illustrations. Internally very good. Original dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed to edges. Good condition. Signed very nicely by Zatopek in ink to fly-leaf. 

Date
1954
Publisher
Artia
Author
Frantisek KOZIK

£300.00 (Code: 101226)

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