Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia
New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press, 1986. First Edition. A very good copy in original green cloth lettered in gilt. Pp.xi,323. Frontispiece. This is the history of the production by Leni Riefenstahl of the film "Olympia" which was the film of the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany. Uncommon. (Book ref. 5869) £50.00
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The equestrian world.
London: George Harrap, 1963. Foreword: Bill Steinkraus. 1st. VG mottled black/white cloth h/b with black lettering to spine; VG col illus d/w with black lettering, not p/c, sl chipping, dark marks to reverse. 22cms x 28.5cms, 192pp. White/blue autographed eps; col frontis; b/w & some col photos + b/w line drawings. Clean, unmarked copy. Weight 984g. (Book ref. 2926) £5.00
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Equestrian Olympic Games Ancient and Modern
Welnbecson Press Ltd., 1948. 1st Impression. Hardback. Good/Poor. 12mo A tight first impression with red covers with black titles on the spine and black olympic rings on the front cover. Some fading, water mark paler marks on the top edge and lower spine. The unclipped dusty dustwrapper has been internally repaired with a large piece missing from the lowerspien and half the length of the from bottom edge the top edge has creases and smaller pieces missing. The back cover has closed tears. After a short Account of the ancient Olympics and another of modern Olympic games, there are more detailed accounts of- Stockholm 1912 ; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924 ; Amsterdam 1928 ; Los Angleles 1932; Berlin 1936 and the London 1948 Equestrian Olympic Games. (Book ref. 026833) £15.00
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The Olympic Games The First Thousand Years
London: B C A, 1976. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 138 pages illustrated with 32 b&w plates, 8 colour plates, 2 maps and 16 figures. The book gives a backcloth of the growth of Greek civilisation and the Greek states, and the social, religious and political importance of the Games. (Book ref. 026553) £6.00
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Fodor's Modern Guides Scandinavia in 1952 with Finland and the Olympic Games Continental Edition
Travel Publications, Inc., 1952. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Fair. 12mo The book is very clean and tight. The dustwrapper has some pieces missing and has supportive repairs (Book ref. 010313) £9.00
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Equestrian Olympic Games: ancient and modern
Welbecson Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which has chipping at the corners. Appears little used. 98 pages, 17 photos on plates, preface by the Duke of Beaufort (Book ref. 35715) £15.00
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1972 Olympic Games Munich and Kiel Phrase Book English-German
Coca-Cola, 1972. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1972 British Bottlers of Coca Cola first edition 53-page booklet produced by the British Olympic Association, paperback; VG, near as new condition; rare item; UK dealer, immediate dispatch (Book ref. 12492) £20.99
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BRITISH OLYMPIANS A Hundred Years Of Gold Medalists
Enfield, Guiness Publishing Ltd., 1991 8vo, 191pp, Over 100 Colour and Black & White Illustrations, Blue Cloth (Good), D/W (Good) (Book ref. 6174) £4.50
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Athletics of the Ancient World
London: Oxford University Press, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall B001A4FRKS (Book ref. 019649) £50.00
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Athens Olympic Games 2004: Media Guide and Media Transport Guide (2 volumes)
Athens: Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, 2004. Spiral. Fine. A5 Privately Printed Unmarked copies of two spiral bound volumes intended for members of the press covering the 2004 Olympic Games, held in Athens. They contain organisational details and transport arrangements. The Media Guide has 340 pages and the Media Transport Guide 162 pages. (Book ref. 008189) £20.00
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Tessa: My Life In Athletics.
London: Willow Books, 1986. 0002182114. First Edition. 8vo. 181pp. Illustrated. Grey cloth. Fine in dust-jacket. A presentation copy inscribed and signed by Tessa Sanderson. (Book ref. 8346) £20.00
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Olympics 76 Official Preview
Sportfolio Harlesden 1976 Paper covers 30x21cm 46pp, no inscriptions, stapled pages, many bw and colour illustrations of competitors past and present, clean copy in VG condition. Official Preview of the Montreal Olympic Games (Book ref. 5706) £4.00
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Winter Land: Norwegian Visions of Winter. Winter themes through two centuries of Norwegian art. A travelling exhibition within the framework of the official cultural programme of the XVII Olympic Winter Games in the Lillehammer in 1994, with works personally selected by H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway
The Norwegian Oil Company / Statoil, 1994 226p, numerous colour illustrations, large format: 9.9”x 11.7”, paperback, a fine copy in a fine dust-jacket [8252526004] (Because of the weight of this book, the default postal charge will not suffice and we will request an additional charge for this item.) (Book ref. 109686) £18.00
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Steve Cram: the making of an athlete
W. H. Allen & Company, 1984. 0491032137 First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. 208 pages, many b/w photos on plates, statistics (Book ref. 34085) £7.00
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Berlin Games - How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream (1st edition trade paperback)
John Murray, 2006 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. VG- 1ST IMPRESSION 2006 LARGE JOHN MURRAY TRADE PAPERBACK, 2006, WITH PHOTO SECTIONS. IMPRESSIVE ACCOUNT OF THIS FASCINATING OLYMPIC GAMES. TWO LIGHT SPINE CREASES, REST IS VG. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; ISBN: 071956865X. ISBN/EAN: 9780719568657. Inventory No: 023472. (Book ref. 023472) £7.00
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Athletics Sportsgraph
Young World London 1972 first edition Hardcover 24x34cm 92pp, no inscriptions, bw pictorial eps, bw and colour illustrations throughout, blue cloth, gilt lettering on frt cover and spine, pictorial dw has 1cm split on top of frt flap fold, not price clipped, book and dw both in VG condition (Book ref. 5660) £9.00
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THE ROAD TO OLYMPIA Origins of the Olympic Games
Periplus, 2003. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xv + 300 (no inscriptions), with coloured plates. (Book ref. 52039) £14.00
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The Sporting Chronicle Annual for 1937: A Handbook of Records for Every Branch of Sport with Special Olympic Games Section
Manchester: Sporting Chronicle Office, 1937. 57th annual edition. VG little PB, 5.5" x 4". Front cover has an action photo of Jesse Owens, back cover advertises "rush preventive Turnstiles". 232pp with b/w photos. A blue section covers the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games: Jesse Owens won the 100 metres, the 200 metres (new world record) and the long jump, to Hitler's discomfiture. Pages clean & tight with no inscriptions, nice copy. (Book ref. 64660) £25.00
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One Jump Ahead
London; Cassell & Co.Ltd, First edition, 1956 xi + 2452pp. 8" x 5". Hardback with green cloth boards. Illus frontis. & 59 further illustrations.Good clean copy. (Book ref. 5389) £5.00
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Olympic Gymnastics
London: Oak Tree Press, 1976. First Edition First Printing Ex Library. Pictoral Softcover. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 070612202x Non Fiction wonderfully illustrated with photographs and illustrations.a little creasing to book cover and a little wear to book edges.internally clean.256pp including index (Book ref. 054344) £9.95
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