1964 Meet the Olympians
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
In this scarce volume, Dimiter Mischev details the careers of the outstanding Olympic athletes who have participated in the games since the tournament's modern revival in 1896 to 1960. Having gathered data on 21 000 athletes from Olympians, Olympic committees, coaches, sports writers, and journalists, Mischev considers topics pertinent to all athletes such as specialisation and longevity, as well as spotlighting the careers of several notable Olympians. . A first edition of this work, found in its unclipped dust wrapper. Undated. Dated using WorldCat from a copy held at the Olympic Studies Centre.
Condition
In the publisher's original white cloth binding, with its unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with just some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a small tear in the wrap inside the rear cover. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout.
Near Fine
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