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Group lot of eight items signed by famed English runner Roger Bannister, the first man to record a sub-4-minute mile. Includes: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Roger Bannister and pacemaker runner Chris Chataway in the run up to the finish line during Bannister's historic four-minute mile, signed in blue felt tip by both; a commemorative cover honoring the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, signed in ink by Roger Bannister, Chris Chataway, and Chris Brasher; five miniature collectible cards depicting Roger Bannister issued with Junior Service candy cigarettes, Brooke Bond Tea, Lyons Maid, and Typhoo Tea, each signed in ballpoint by Bannister; and a revised and enlarged 50th-anniversary edition of The First Four Minutes, one of a limited edition of 239 issued copies, published by Sutton in 2004, signed on the title page in blue ink by Roger Bannister. In overall fine condition.
