Olympic Games / Stockholm 1912 - Lot 261

Olympic Games / Stockholm 1912 The official report and album of the 1912 Games: - OFFICIAL REPORT of the Olympic Games – Vth Olympiad, BERGVALL, published by the Swedish Olympic Committee and written in Swedish. A comprehensive 1,067-page report (18 x 24.5 cm) in good condition, well-documented and illustrated. Blue percaline cover, showing signs of use, detached from the book block. Describes the organization, competitions, and results of the 28 countries representing all five continents for the first time. Finland’s Hannes Kolehmainen won three Olympic titles, notably in the 5,000 m against Jean Bouin. Sweden won the most medals (65, including 24 gold). - COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM, gold binding on a green background, in Swedish, 384 pages (31 x 24 cm). Organized by sport. Numerous photos with historical descriptions of the first Games of the modern era, the ones that crowned Coubertin, who was also an Olympic champion under a pseudonym.

Stima:€180

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