Guinness Book of the Marathon - Tapa dura

The Guinness Book of the Marathon

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J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
(Peter Tavy, Reino Unido)

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Descripción Black Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine Price Clipped. Black and White and Coloured Illustrations Ilustrador. First Edition. This book includes a myriad of information from every corner of the globe; the highlights of all important Olympic Games marathons and international races, biographies of the leading runners - past and present, coverage of all the world's major marathon nations and such unusual information as: the British runner who turned professional at the age of 15 and ran 31 distance races in the following year: the South African who was deprived of a world record because the time-keepers had not expected his arrival and were drinking tea : the American who first ran at Boston in 1928 and has missed only four races in 55 at that venue since, winning twice : the Japanese runner who dropped out of an Olympic marathon and made his way home without telling any of the officials : the Italian who travelled to the Olympics on foot at his own expense only to be refused entry to the marathon on his arrival. As well as the closest finish to an Olympic marathon - largest number of runners in a single marathon - runners who have run the most marathons - oldest runner to complete a marathon - the runner who set a world record in her first marathon - who held a national record for over 35 years - who ran a marathon every week for a year and many more interesting facts and figures.168pp Please email for further details NO EXTRA POSTAGE BEYOND OUR STANDARD RATES! Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK. Nº de ref. del artículo: 557881

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