Clean Pair Heels Murray Halberg by Gilmour Garth (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some foxing. The jacket only has some light rubbing The man behind the annual New Zealand Murray Halberg Sport Awards. He was a pioneer sub-four-minute miler, world record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire Games 3-mile champion.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good copy with a tiny closed tear to the rear of the jacket and light foxing as well as an inscription. The man behind the annual New Zealand Murray Halberg Sport Awards. He was a pioneer sub-four-minute miler, world record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire Games 3-mile champion.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good copy with a tiny closed tear to the rear of the jacket and light foxing. The man behind the annual New Zealand Murray Halberg Sport Awards. He was a pioneer sub-four-minute miler, world record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire Games 3-mile champion. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good copy with a tiny closed tear to the rear of the jacket and light foxing. The man behind the annual New Zealand Murray Halberg Sport Awards. He was a pioneer sub-four-minute miler, world record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire Games 3-mile champion. …

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG (light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG- (moderate chipping and creasing to spine extrems and corners, moderate scufffing and creasing to covers, price clipped). Photos available on request.

FIRST EDITION, Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A Clean Pair of Heels - The Murray Halberg Story. By Garth Gilmour. Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed, New Zealand, 1963, FIRST EDITION. Hardback with jacket. Binding firm, no inscriptions, bumping to edges, dent on front cover. First and last few pages are heavily foxed, foxing to some page edges. Dust-jacket is price clipped, scuffed, chipped edges, creased and foxed. New Zealand's pioneer sub-four-minute miler, World Record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire games 3-mile champion. Never beaten over two miles. Born in Eketahuna, Halberg later moved to Auckland, where he attended Avondale College. He was a rugby player in his youth, but suffered a severe injury during a game, leaving his left arm withered. The next year, he took up running, seemingly being only more motivated by his disability. In 1951, he met Arthur Lydiard, who became his coach. Lydiard had been a famous long-distance runner, and had new ideas on the training of athletes. Three years later, Halberg broke through, winning his first national title on the senior level.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine first edition copy. The dust jacket has a price clipping, otherwise intact and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New Zealands pioneer sub-four-minute miler, World Record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire games 3-mile champion. Never beaten over two miles, Halberg is an inspiration to all. Rare book. The flyleaf page has been removed - possibly due to previous owner's details, Jacket slight chips and edge wear - a must for the athletics library. SIGNED by Murray Halberg on title page no inscription. Signed by Murray Halberg.…

Inscribed, dated & signed by Murray Halberg, octavo, deep green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 212pp, plates, VG (light soiling & bruising to spine extrems, light water damage to boards, light soiling to rear lower board corner, moderate foxing/tanning to page edges & eps, 2mm closed tear to rear ep, bookseller's stamp to front pastedown, sporadic foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some surface loss, 3cm closed tear to rear corner, heavy water staining to inside, moderate foxing & tanning & staining).…

DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED, octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 212pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board extrems, spine sl cocked, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with sl surface loss, moderate chafing to covers).…

Biography of the New Zealand distance runner who won the 5000m Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympics. 8vo. 212pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good condition.