1954. No Edition Remarks. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Flatsigned by Emile Zatopek, former record holder Jim Peters, and Geoffrey Iden, all of whom ran in the 1952 Olympic marathon. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Slight water staining to both boards and spine. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.