Olimpiadi. Numero Speciale Della Gazetta Dello Sport Dedicato Ai Giuochi Di Berlino (Olympic Games. Special Issue Of The Gazetta Dello Sport Dedicated To The Berlin Games)
Milan: La Gazetta dello Sport, 1936. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 79 (1)pp., 1 folding plate. Original illustrated pink wraps with black and white lettering on cover. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs of the opening ceremony, sport competitions and facilities of the XIth Olympiad 1936 in Berlin. Includes numerous b/w photographs with overprinted diagrams showing the improvement of the competition results from Athens in 1896 to Berlin in 1936. Photographs are credited to Paul Wolff (Alfred Trischler), Zeiss, Max Schirner and A. Bonacossa. Contains a five-wing panorama photograph showing the Olympic Stadium in Berlin and various smaller pictures of the opening ceremony. With various text contributions on the Olympic Games, including and article on the "German-American Duel" by Riccardo Moranzoni. The photo-illustrated Golden Book with results of the XIth Olympiad at rear. Text in Italian. Light wear along edges of wraps, small chips, a little more pronounced at head and tail of spine . Lower foredge corner with light bump. Covers lightly rubbed. Good+ to very good condition. Item #48902
Price: $650.00