American athlete and author (1868–1957) who became the first modern Olympic champion when he won the triple jump event at the 1896 Games. Signed book: The Port of Gloucester. First edition. NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1940. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 333 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in fountain pen, “To the hospitable Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Adams, with the appreciation of James B. Connolly, Brookline, October 17, 1940.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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