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Lot # 90: 1920-1968 Olympic Report High Quality Books (7)

Category: All Sports

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Item was in Auction "January 2008 Internet",
which ran from 2/2/2008 12:00 AM to
2/2/2008 9:00 PM



This lot is a collection of Official Reports to the U.S. Olympic Committee beginning with the 7th Olympic Games in 1920 in Antwerp. This earliest edition in the lot is a soft cover bound book that is in EX condition and is followed by the hardcover 1932 10th Olympiad book, covering the games in Los Angeles, this book is in VG condition with some wear on the binding. The next is a hard bound copy of the 1948 Olympiad in London and the 5th Winter Games in St. Moritz, and is in VG/EX condition with only some minor wear on the binding. There is a copy of the 1952 report in EX condition which covers the 15th Olympiad in Helsinki and the 6th Olympic Games in Oslo as well as the 1st Pan-American Games in Buenos Aires. The 1960 book covers the 17th Olympiad in Rome, the 8th Olympic Winter games in Squaw Valley and the 3rd Pan American games in Chicago. This book is in VG condition with some minor wear on the binding. The cover of the 1964 book is made to look like the American flag and covers the 18th Olympiad in Tokyo, the 9th Olympic Winter games in Innsbruck and the 4th Pan American games in Sao Paulo. This book is in VG/EX condition with very minimal wear on the book's binding. The last book in the collection is the report from 1968 covering the 19th Olympiad in Mexico City, the 10th Winter games in Grenoble and the 5th Pan-American games in Winnipeg. This book has the original jacket which features a color photograph of the Olympiad's opening ceremonies, there are some tears in the jacket but the book itself is in EX condition.

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