Description
Hardbound, without dust jacket, German text, 127 pages, black & white photographs, 1936, published by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. Dark blue fabric cover is embossed in gold with a gold Olympic bell with black eagle holding the five Olympic rings. Album covers the events of the Winter Olympics held in Gamisch-Partenkirchen 06-16 February 1936 (the last Winter Olympics before the beginning of WWII). Features photograph cards of the victors, to include the famous Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie. Also included is a section on the Summer Olympics to be held in Berlin in August 1936 Album includes a 33″ fold-out of the Olympics site. One missing photograph in the Summer Olympics section. Near MINT.
