Boulogne-sur-Seine: Editiond d'Auteuil, 1962. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1/27 copies from a total edition of 200. Folio. 120 (6)pp. Rest unpaginated. The entire work is housed in original cotton rag printed wrappers. In two slipcases bound in mottled beige cloth, titled: "Le Sport" and "Suites des Oeuvres" on spine. Seated within..... More

Berlin: Adolf Ecksteins Verlag, ca. 1916. Hardcover. Elephant folio. (Unpaginated). Maroon cloth with title stamped in gold on cover, corners of front board edged in decorative raised brass. Four raised studs on back cover. Elaborate publications with expensive bindings such as this were issued with brass studs to protect the..... More

NP, n/d. Limited publication. Hardcover. Oblong folio (17 3/4" x 16") 30pp. Bolted half blue cloth over marbled boards, as issued. Rare supplement volume to the 1960 bid by Garmisch-Partenkirchen to host the Olympic Winter Games. First page with b/w illustration of the Olympic rings. 32 original full-page b/w photographs..... More

München: Verlag von Franz Hanfstaengl, ca. 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Portfolio. Unpaginated. 12 loose plates, as issued. Original decorative red cloth, with gold lettering on front board. Decorative endpaper and flaps. Title-page in gold lettering, with publisher's device. Extremely rare and exquisite work on equestrian sport, profusely illustrated with 12..... More

Berlin: Reichssportverlag, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 449, [1]pp. Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped Olympic Rings and gilt lettering on cover, gilt lettering on maroon leather label on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket protected by modern mylar; housed in original plain cardboard slipcase with brown lettering on spine. Cream endpapers..... More

East Kent: NP, ND (ca 1910). First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. [6] thick cardstock leaves, as issued. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Striking collection of 24 original silver gelatin prints documenting the opening of a fox-hunting season in East Kent, a hunting ground located..... More

London: Ballantyne and Co., ND. Edition de Luxe. Hardcover. 1/25. Sm. folio. xxiii,422,[1],pp. Brown suede with gold-stamped illustration of medieval hunting scene, gold lettering on cover and spine. Age wear to binding. Two-inch split along head of spine on front board. Abrasions to parts of leather. Top edge gilt. Fore-..... More

New York/Chicago/Philadelphia: A.G. Spalding & Bros, ca. 1894. First edition. Softcover. Oblong octavo. Approx. 8x11". 80pp. Illustrated tan stapled wrappers with black lettering on the cover. The publication is an early catalog of gymnasium and other assorted sporting equipment from A.G. Spalding & Bros. The internationally famous sporting goods company..... More

Berlin: Volksverband der Bücherfreunde, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Portfolio. 3/4 cloth over paper covered boards, with a stone drawing illustration on front board. Title-page, [3]pp. of text, 8 loose-leaf plates of stone drawings. Fascinating Art work by one of the leading illustrators of his times. Gino von Finetti made his..... More

Lausanne: International Olympic Committee, 1983. Hardcover. Folio. Buff-colored heavy stock portfolio with folding flaps and 31 suites (off-set color prints). Includes Hans Erni short biographical notes and a list of plates. Olympic art featuring rowing, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, judo, wrestling, swimming, skating, skiing, and other sports. Includes..... More

Berlin: Reichssportverlag, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Folio.191, [1]pp. Original tan cloth with red lettering on front cover. Complete set of the photographic illustrated daily newspaper "Olympia Zeitung," covering the 1936 Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Issues No. 1 to No. 12, starting February 5th to February 16th, with continuous pagination..... More