Running Recollections and How to Train: being an Autobiography of A.R. Downer, Champion Sprinter of the World

Published by Gale & Polden, 1902

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Alfred Downer was Jamaican born but ran in Scotland and was one of the world's fastest men in the 1890s before being banned for professionalism. His autobiography includes tips on training as well as profiles of the leading sprinters of the Victorian era. 8vo. 150pp. Original illustrated red illustrated clothboards. covers worn and soiled, edges bumped, internally very good.

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Title
Running Recollections and How to Train: being an Autobiography of A.R. Downer, Champion Sprinter of the World
Author
Downer, A.R.
Publisher
Gale & Polden
Publication year
1902
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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