THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF A WELL-KNOWN ATHLETE: Being the Autobiography of Edward Fideli Kennard...
J.H. Dyer: Cardiff, nd. Hardcover. Fair. Item #21-9272
Photos, 7.25 x 4.75", gilt-lettered glue cloth with inset photo on front cover, 322pp + publ. ads, covers heavily worn, extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracking, pp yellowed and spotted; a rather poor copy of this SCARCE title. INSCRIBED "To Mrs. Pearl Connor as a token of respect...August 23, 1913" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Also included are two postcards of Kennard (one portrait, same as on cover of book; other is a photo of his diving off of Plymouth Pier at age 68; both unused), plus an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED to Miss Connor, presenting this book; Connor had been "...helping us at the organ Sunday after Sunday..." and was leaving; letter in original envelope with inscription in Kennard's hand. Kennard was a famed bicycle and fitness enthusiast. SCARCE.
Price: $495.00