Clean Pair Heels Murray Halberg by Gilmour Garth (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy with a tiny closed tear to the rear of the jacket. 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: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. AH & AW Reed Wellington 1963 First Edition VG (green cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, extrems bumped and chipped).

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG- (scuffing, light foxing and tanning, tape stains to pastedowns, prev. owner's details in pen) in d/w VG- (scruffy, torn: segment missing to top of spine, closed tears and scuffing, tape stains to flaps).

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.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean olive green cloth on boards with gilt titles. Very faint small old sunning to foot of spine. Bumping to boards front/rear bottom fore corner. Edges: foxing. Eps: ffep inscribed 1964; faint sprinkles of foxing; 2 tiny splits to refp fore-edge. Light foxings to a few pages, albeit mostly to the margns. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is As New. 212p Dj: light dusting of a little soiling and mild rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear & chips; 5cm split to foot on frontside edge, tape repair on the front & inside. Front flap spine: head with 1cm split, foot with old tape repair. Price-cut to front flap foot.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy with a small name in front and foxing in the edges. The dust jacket is intact and bright, wear to corners, small scuff on front panel.

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).