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ANOTHER HURDLE

ANOTHER HURDLE

Autobiography of David Hemery, the British hurdler. 8vo. 216pp. 16 b/w plates. Dust-wrapper, good.

£10.00

ANOTHER HURDLE

ANOTHER HURDLE

Autobiography of David Hemery, the British hurdler. 8vo. 216pp. 16 b/w plates. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed and dedicated by Hemery to the well-known sports journalist Sydney Hulls. 

£18.00

ARTHUR LYDIARD - MASTER COACH

ARTHUR LYDIARD - MASTER COACH

Illustrated athletics biography of the great running coach. 8vo. 247pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition.

£6.00

BLACK, WHITE & GOLD: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BLACK, WHITE & GOLD: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Autobiography of the double olympic gold medal winner. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Priceclipped, very good condition.

£4.00

BRENDAN FOSTER

BRENDAN FOSTER

Brendan Foster's autobiography, Britain's only athletics medallist in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.  Paperback. Small 4to. 220pp. Profusely illustrated. Good condition.

£8.00

BRING ME MY CHARIOT OF FIRE

BRING ME MY CHARIOT OF FIRE

The full story of the British sprint duo of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell and their triumphs at the Paris Olympics of 1924, with detailed appendices including the athletic records of both men and notes

£16.00

THE CELEBRATED CAPTAIN BARCLAY - SPORT, MONEY AND FAME IN REGENCY BRITAIN

THE CELEBRATED CAPTAIN BARCLAY - SPORT, MONEY AND FAME IN REGENCY BRITAIN

Biography of Captain Barclay who, in 1809, completed the great sporting challenge of 1000 miles in a 1000 hours for 1000 guineas. We are also given a glimpse into the Georgian world of pugilism, horse-racing

£7.00

CHAMPION IN REVOLT

CHAMPION IN REVOLT

Rowe won a gold medal in the shot put at the 1958 European Championships. Here he lifts the lid off amateur sport, exposing bribery, drug taking and other rackets in athletics. 8vo. 160pp.

£8.00

THE CHAVASSE TWINS

THE CHAVASSE TWINS

The biography of the brother athletes Christopher and Noel Chavasse who ran for Oxford and represented Great Britain in the 1908 Olympics. 8vo. 255pp. Dust-wrapper. Wrapper rubbed to edges. Ex-library

£12.00

COLIN JACKSON - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

COLIN JACKSON - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Athletics autobiography 8vo. 223pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00

CORBITT - THE STORY OF TED CORBITT, LONG DISTANCE RUNNER

CORBITT - THE STORY OF TED CORBITT, LONG DISTANCE RUNNER

Athletics biography of the American marathon and ultra-marathon star of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. 8vo. 154pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£24.00

DALEY THOMPSON

DALEY THOMPSON

Early biography of the great 1980s decathlete. 8vo. 96pp. Paperback. Very good condition.  

£6.00

DEVIL AT MY HEELS - THE STORY OF LOUIS ZAMPERINI

DEVIL AT MY HEELS - THE STORY OF LOUIS ZAMPERINI

Autobiography of Louis Zamperini, who ran the 5000 metres in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was a POW in Japan and later befriended the Evangelist Billy Graham, who helped launch his new career as a Christian

£200.00

THE DIANE MODAHL STORY: GOING THE DISTANCE

THE DIANE MODAHL STORY: GOING THE DISTANCE

Autobiography of the British distance runner. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

DREAMS DO COME TRUE - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

DREAMS DO COME TRUE - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

The illustrated autobiography of the enduring Great Britain Olympian rower and gold medalist. 8vo. 293pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition. Nicely signed by the author to title-page with a dedication to Sue

£12.00

EAMONN COGHLAN - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, MASTER OF THE MILE

EAMONN COGHLAN - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, MASTER OF THE MILE

Athletics autobiography. Paperback. 8vo. 264pp. Very good.

£5.00

A FIGHTER SECOND TO NONE - ROY FOWLER OF LEEK AND HIS WORLD OF RUNNING

A FIGHTER SECOND TO NONE - ROY FOWLER OF LEEK AND HIS WORLD OF RUNNING

Athletics biography of the great English distance runner of the 1960s, with photographic illustrations throughout. 8vo. 160pp. Paperback. Very good condition.    

£28.00

FIRST FOUR MINUTES

FIRST FOUR MINUTES

Roger Bannister's own account of his career in running which reached its climax in the legendary race at Oxford on 6 May 1954 where he broke the four-minute mile barrier and instantly earned

£145.00

FIRST FOUR MINUTES

FIRST FOUR MINUTES

Roger Bannister's own account of his career in running which reached its climax in the legendary race at Oxford on 6 May 1954 where he broke the four-minute mile barrier and instantly earned

£8.00

THE FIRST FOUR-MINUTE MILE AND TOM HULATT OF TIBSHELF

THE FIRST FOUR-MINUTE MILE AND TOM HULATT OF TIBSHELF

Biography of Tom Hulatt, one of the three forgotten runners in the famous "Four-Minute Mile" race in 1954, who ran alongside Bannister, Brasher and Chattaway. Paperback. 8vo. 138pp. Very good condition.

£14.00

THE FLYING SCOTSMAN - ERIC LIDDELL

THE FLYING SCOTSMAN - ERIC LIDDELL

Illustrated athletics biography of  the 'Chariots of Fire' runner Eric Liddle. 8vo. 191pp. Paperback. Binding is fragile with some pages coming loose. Good condition.

£4.00

FOUR-MINUTE SMILER: THE DEREK IBBOTSON STORY

FOUR-MINUTE SMILER: THE DEREK IBBOTSON STORY

Rare biography of the great middle-distance runner of the 1950s, who died in 2017. First edition. 8vo. 175pp. Illustrations. Original owner's name to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with large

£50.00

A GENTLE CYCLONE - THE RUNNING CAREER OF SYDNEY WOODERSON

A GENTLE CYCLONE - THE RUNNING CAREER OF SYDNEY WOODERSON

Detailed records of the great British distance runner from 1929 to 1969 prefaced by an appraisal of his career. 8vo. 43pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£35.00

GIL DODDS - THE FLYING PARSON

GIL DODDS - THE FLYING PARSON

Illustrated athletics biography of the American champion middle-distance runner of the 1940s who was also a man of the cloth. 8vo. 125pp. Cloth-covered boards, lightly rubbed. With the original book-sellers'

£16.00

THE GREATEST - THE HAILE GEBRSELASSIE STORY

THE GREATEST - THE HAILE GEBRSELASSIE STORY

Biography of the great Ethopian athlete who dominated distance running in the 1990s. 8vo. 287pp. Paperback. Good condition. 

£9.00

GUNDER HAGG - SLAR REKORD

GUNDER HAGG - SLAR REKORD

Athletics biography of the Swedish middle-distance running legend of the 1930s and 40s, with photographic illustrations; published in Swedish. 8vo. 63pp. Cloth-covered boards. Rubbing to boards otherwise

£30.00

GUNDER HAGG IN USA SUMMER 1943 - A RECORD OF HIS TOUR

GUNDER HAGG IN USA SUMMER 1943 - A RECORD OF HIS TOUR

A lively account of the great Swedish runner's time in America, packed with photographic illustrations and original artwork. 4to. 64pp. Paperback. Minor rubbing to cover with rusted staples removed. The

£80.00

HIGH ABOVE THE OLYMPIANS

HIGH ABOVE THE OLYMPIANS

Biography of the famous Stanford coach and international athlete, Dink Templeton. 1st edition. 8vo. A  good copy in dustwrapper, edgeworn with sections missing from head and foot of spine. Spine

£9.00

HOW LONG

HOW LONG'S THE COURSE? MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

The story of Roger Black, Olympic silver medalist behind Michael Johnson at the 1996 Atlanta game. 8vo. 250pp. 8 plates. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£4.00

THE IRON IN HIS SOUL - BILL ROBERTS AND MANCHESTER

THE IRON IN HIS SOUL - BILL ROBERTS AND MANCHESTER'S SPORTING HERITAGE

Biography of the Mancunian 400-metre runner who was part of the gold-winning British relay team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and went on to captain the national athletics team at the 1948 London Olympics. 8vo.

£8.00

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