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"The Cresta Run: History Of The St Moritz Tobogganing Club" 1976 SETH-SMITH, Michael (SIGNED)
$1,200
Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
SETH-SMITH, Michael
[272] pp.
Foulsham
1976
This edition is limited to 2000 copies. This is copy number 663
10" x 7 7/8"
Detailing the history of the famous natural ice track and the club that governs it in St. Moritz, Switzerland, covering its origins in the 1880s, the development of skeleton racing, and its evolution through the 20th century. The book chronicles the club's history, the building of the track, and the sport's development, including the famous "head-first" style of riding.