Die Olympischen Spiele 1952 Oslo und Helsinki
Frankfurt am Main: Olympischer Sport-Verlag, (1952). 26.-35. Tausend. Hardcover. 4to. 512,[5]pp. Mottled tan cloth with Olympic rings stamped in gold on cover, gold lettering on spine. Lovely * inscription by previous owner on free front endpaper. Frontispiece. Decorative title-page. Detailed account of the 1952 Summer and Winter Olympic Games in Helsinki and Oslo. Profusely illustrated with annotated b/w reproductions of photographs, drawings in b/w, as well as decorative color drawings throughout. Some water staining on binding. Lettering on spine faded. Corners slightly frayed. "Das offizielle Standardwerk des Nationalen Olympischen Komitess.' Text in German. Tight copy in overall very good condition. vg. Item #22598
* "Zur bleibenden Erinnerung für immer - an unserer Eisenbahnbekanntschaft, Deine Freundin, H. S. (signed name in full) Weihnachten 1952." (May we always remember our encounter on the train. Your girlfriend, H. S. Christmas 1952).
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