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Olympia 1932
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hamburg, Germany: H.F. & PH.F. Reemtsma, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fantastic book on the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Book is German and printed in Hamburg, Germany, Blue cloth just over 12 inches in height, Book is complete with all tipped in vintage black and white and color plates of athletes, venue and events. 142 pages plus fold out graph depicting the Olympic medal count of 11 countries. Book is Very Good Plus, boards show some light rubbing a few scratches and light wear on corners, gutters sound front board some play, sound binding and No previous owner bookplate or writing, small German bookstore label on front paste down, internally Fine. The very rare dust jacket is Very Good, collage of black and white photos with Olympia 1932 diagonally on front panel edge and corner wear, two- 2 inch square pieces missing from top edge of rear panel, very presentable and shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. A very rare title in much better than found condition. A superior edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001493
- Title
- Olympia 1932
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- H.F. & PH.F. Reemtsma
- Place of Publication
- Hamburg, Germany
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Olymics, Los Angeles Olympics, 1932 Olympics, Summer Olympics, Die Olympischen Spiele
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
Glossary
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- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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