Bannister FIRST FOUR MINUTES Signed Anniversary E

Title: The First Four Minutes
Author: Roger Bannister
Publisher: publisher
Printing Year: 2004, signed limited anniversary edition

Condition/Details: Bound in bright blue cloth with bright gilt lettering, this is the limited re-printing of the English runner/author's autobiographical retelling of the first race run under four minutes. The anniversary edition was limited to 239 numbered signed copies of which this is number 160. This is the original work with a new introduction and an additional chapter to mark the 50th anniversary of the race. Bannister retired from racing shortly after the race immortalized in this volume and became a neurologist before retiring in 2001. The volume is bookstore new in its brodart covered dustjacket and is solidly bound with clean pages. The book measures approximately 9" x 5.5" and contains 244 pages including index. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50