Author: QUERCETANI, R.L.
Title: A World History of Track and Field Athletics 1864-1964
Description: Oxford Univ. Pr. 1964.. Hardcover . Hardback, octavo, appx 5 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches, original light green cloth covers w/ gilt titling inside a black spine panel, pp xxiv + 370, VG to VG+/no dj. Tight square binding & hinges intact. Only light rubbing corners & spine ends. Interior very clean throughout incl front endpapers & all the plates (98 images on appx 30 plates) w/ only a small very light half-moon stain at the fore-edge of the rear free endpaper (& w/ 3 similar tiny spots nearby). Chapter headings incl 100-200 & 100-220, 400-440, 800-880, 1500-One Mile, 5,000-10,000-3 & 6 Mile, Marathon, 3,000 Steeplechase, 110-120 Hurdles, 400-440 Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw, Decathlon, Relays + Appendixes (Best Performers, Olympics, Empire & Commonwealth Games, European Championships, Select Bibliography) & Index. Very Good.

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