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Lot 53

First Olympic Report
Lambros (SP.P.) and N. G. Polites. Die Olympischen Spiele/The Olympic Games B.C. 776 - A.D. 1896

25 July 2012, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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First Olympic Report

Lambros (SP.P.) and N. G. Polites. Die Olympischen Spiele/The Olympic Games B.C. 776 - A.D. 1896, text in English and German, illustrated throughout, bookplate of Paul Kittel, ownership stamp on title, quarter cloth, folio, H. Greveland, 1896

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A SCARCE COPY OF THE FIRST OLYMPIC REPORT translated from the Greek into English and German, with a foreword by Timoleon Philemon (Secretary General of the 1896 Games).

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