Books about the Olympic Games

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Title: STADE KIROV LENINGRAD
Author: -
Description: L\'UNION SOVIETIQUE JUIN 1951. Excellent X-large size magazine featuring a great two page full colour feature on the Kirov Stadium in Leningrad / St. Petersburg. 40 pages, 1951.
Country: USSR
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Title: SPORTJAARBOEK SEIZOEN 1951-52
Author: Klaas Peereboom
Description: Well-illustrated and very detailled Dutch sports yearbook. Detailled statistics. 260 pages.
Country: Holland
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Title: 100 JAAR PATER VAN CLE 1891 - 1991 SPORTA
Author: Sporta
Description: Speciale editie ter gelegenheid van de honderdste verjaardag van één van de belangerijkste persoonlijkheden uit de Belgische Sportgeschiedenis.
Country: Belgium
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Title: SOLOMON ISLANDS BIDBOOK 2011 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES
Author: Various
Description: Rare luxurious bidbook from the Solomon Islands featuring stadiums, sports and more in an attempt to host the 2011 South Pacific Games. Large size, 64 pages.
Country: Solomon Islands
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Price: € 24
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Title: OLIMPIADAS DE FUTBOL 1924 - 1968
Author: Ramon Melcon
Description: ExcellenT Spanish magazine illustrated trhoughout and featuring numerous excellent rare team-photos including a full colour page size photo of the famous Hungarian Wunderteam of 1952 with a.o. Puskas, Kocsis, Czibor, Boszik, Hidegkuti to name just a few. Olympic Games Soccer Football History. Large size, 24 pages. Published in 1971.
Country: Spain
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Price: € 14
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Title: SALT LAKE 2002 des JEUX OLYMPIQUES HISTORIQUES
Author: Ski Français
Description: Excellent well-illustrated special edition of the magazine "Ski Français" featuring the French team in action during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Large size, 116 pages, SB.
Country: France
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Title: SOCCER AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES 1924 - 1952
Author: Various
Description: Beautiful well-illustrated history covering soccer at the Olympics between 1924 and 1952. Also features a magnificent full colour page size team-photo of the Hungarian Wunderteam of the 1952 Olympics with Ferenc Puskas. Published in 1972. Large size, 24 pages.
Country: Spain
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Title: 1975 USA PAN AMERICAN TEAM MEDIA GUIDE
Author: -
Description: Very detailled info on each team-member including the soccer team. Large size, 64 pages. Pan-American Games.
Country: USA
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Title: 1959 USA PAN AMERICAN TEAM MEDIA GUIDE
Author: USOC
Description: Very detailled info on each team-member including the soccer team. Large size, 56 pages. Pan-American Games.
Country: USA
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Title: LUXEMBURG UND DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE
Author: Various
Description: VON ATHEN BIS SYDNEY. A truly fantastic illustrated history of Luxemburg at the Olympic Games. Hundreds of outstanding b/w and full colour photos. Statistics. Jeux Olympiques Olympische Spiele. A3 size, SB, 196 pages. One of the best books ever published on the history of the Olympic Games. 2000. Cycling, soccer, athletics, gymnastics, sports
Country: Luxemburg
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Price: € 45
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Title: HISTORY OF SPORTS IN NORTH-KOREA
Author: Various
Description: Excellent illustrated history of sports in North-Korea with great evocative photos. Large size, 16 pages. Published in 1985. The cover features World table tennis champion Pak Yong Sun.
Country: North-Korea
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Title: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS 2010 EDITION
Author: David Wallechinsky
Description: The ultimate Winter Olympics sourcebook. Statistics, scores and most dramatic stories from Winter Olympic history. 326 pages. Published in 2010.
Country: USA
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Price: € 30
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Title: U.S. SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE 1996 NATIONAL TEAM
Author: Various
Description: The official media-guide of the US National team for 1996 featuring both the men's and women's national team (1996 olympics) with complete statistics for every game. 160 pages.
Country: USA
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Price: € 6
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Title: II. OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE 1900 IN PARIS
Author: karl Lennartz and Walter Teutenberg
Description: Well-illustrated complete record of the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. Features complete statistics, brief bios of all the participants and much more. Published in 1995. Hard-back, large size, 240 pages.
Country: Germany
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Title: DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE 1906 IN ATHEN
Author: Karl Lennartz and Walter Teutenberg
Description: Well-illustrated complete record of the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. Features complete statistics, brief bios of all the participants and much more. Published in 1992. Hard-back, 264 pages.
Country: Germany
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Title: DIE SPIELE DER III. OLYMPIADE 1904 IN ST. LOUIS
Author: KARL LENNARTZ
Description: The huge well-illustrated complete record of the 1904 Olympic games. Large size, hard-back, 320 pages. The best book ever published on the 1904 Olympics. Published in 2004.
Country: Germany
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Title: LES JEUX INTERALLIES DE 1919 - THE INTER-ALLIED GAMES OF 1919
Author: Thierry Terret
Description: Excellent history of the 1919 Inter-Allied Games held in Paris. They were a sort of Olympic Games for the soldiers of the winning nations and in many ways a dress-rehearsal for the real Olympics in 1920 featuring many of the same athletes. Written in French. Medium size, soft-back, 146 pages.
Country: France
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Title: LES SOEURS GOITSCHEL - JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1964
Author: Christine et Marielle Goitschel
Description: The autobiography of the Goitschel sisters who are forever remembered in olympic history as the first sisters who won both a gold and a silver medal each by beating each other at the ski-events at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Published in 2008.242 pages, photos, statistics.
Country: France
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Price: € 18
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Title: LA FABULEUSE HISTOIRE DES ARTS MARTIAUX
Author: Christian Quidet
Description: Excellent book in the renowned series of O.D.I.L. featuring this time the martial arts. Excellent coverage of Judo at the Olympic Games, European and World Championships with numerous great photos and detailled statistics. 396 pages, hard-back, large size. Published in 1983. Also features other martial arts like Kendo, Ju-jitsu, Aikido, karate, tae-kwondo and other lesser know martial arts.
Country: France
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Title: JACQUES BORLEE : SA PASSION, SON CRI, SA COLERE, SA METHODE
Author: Various
Description: The thoughts of Jacques Borlée illustrated with many photos, including several full colour photos of his children' Olivia (2008 Olympic silver medallist 4 x 100 m), Kevin and Jonathan (4rth place 2008 olympics 4 x 400 m and NCAA champion with Florida State). Athletics, Track and Field. Medium size, soft-back, 174 pages
Country: Belgium
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Title: OFFICIAL REPORT VIII OLYMPIC GAMES 1924 PARIS
Author: Various
Description: The huge and scarce official report for the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Large size, well-illustrated and with complete details and statistics concerning everything to do with the 1924 olympics. Unfortunately the book is mssing its back-cover and the introduction-pages (1-12). Otherwise complete and in excellent condition. Jeux Olympiques rapport officiel. Olympische Spelen Olympische Spiele.
Country: France
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Price: € 240
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Title: LA GRANDE HISTOIRE DES MEDAILLES OLYMPIQUES FRANCAIS DE 1896 a 1988
Author: -
Description: Magnificent photo-book featuring France’s Olympic medallists with hundreds of photos. Olympic Games. Large size, hard-back, 254 pages. Featuring all sports a.o. cycling, boxing, athletics and much more.
Country: France
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Title: OLYMPIC GANGSTER – BIOGRAPHY JOSE BEYAERT OLYMPIC CYCLING CHAMPION 1948
Author: -
Description: The Legend of José Beyaert – Cycling champion, Fortune Hunter and Outlaw. A Tour de France rider in the sport's golden age, Jose was invited to open a new velodrome in Colombia, South America. He travelled, intending to stay a month. Instead, driven by his thirst for adventure, he stayed for fifty years, becoming by turns athlete, coach, businessman, emerald-trader, logger, smuggler, perhaps even hired killer.
Country: England
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Title: DER SKANDAL BEIM FINAL ANTWERPEN 1920 – THE OLYMPIC SOCCER TOURNAMENT 1920
Author: Various
Description: Excellent well-researched German-language book on the Soccer-Tournament at the 1920 Olympics. Well-illustrated packed with statistics and never before released information. Features also player A-Z. Olympische Spelen 1920 Antwerpen boek livre Jeux Olympiques Anvers Belgium.
Country: Germany
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Title: GOUDEN BOEK VAN DE NEDERLANDSE OLYMPIERS
Author: -
Description: Well-illustrated A-Z of Dutch Olympians featuring all sports including Track & Field, Athletics, football, cycling and others. Medium size, hard-back, 192 pages, published in 1996. Netherlands Holland Olympic Games Olympische Spelen boek book livre Jeux Olympiques.
Country: Holland
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Title: PROGRAMME BELGIJA – FNR JUGOSLAVIJA ATHLETICS 1-2. Juli 1950
Author: -
Description: Detailled official program for the athletics international between Belgium and Yugoslavia in Belgrade in 1950. Track & Field, Olympics.
Country: Yugoslavia
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Title: THE GAMES REBORN – THE VIIth OLYMPIAD ANTWERP 1920
Author: Roland Renson
Description: Excellent well-illustrated English language book on the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium. Very few books were ver published on the Olympic Games in Antwerpen and this is one of the best. Large size, soft-back, published in 1996.
Country: Belgium
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Title: XVI. OLYMPIADE 1956 – SOMMERSPIELE MELBOURNE
Author: -
Description: One of the best illustrated books published on the 1956 Olympiad. Large size, leatherbound, 160 pages. Olympic Games. Australia
Country: Germany
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Title: OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 1964
Author: -
Description: The excellent well-illustrated official report of the British Olympic Association. Large size, 104 pages. Jeux Olympiques livre book
Country: England
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Title: SPORT IN SOVIET SOCIETY
Author: James Riordan
Description: One of the first books on the subject. Well-researched study on the development of Sport and Physical Education in Russia and the USSR. Hard-back, 440 pages.
Country: USA
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Title: LEKSYKON OLIMPJCZYKOW POLSKICH 1924 – 2006
Author: Various
Description: Extremely well-illustrated and very detailled who’s who of Polish olympians. One of the best Olympic books of this type ever published. Medium size, hard-back, 1100 pages. Olympic Games, Jeux olympiques, cycling, cyclisme, soccer, athletics, sports history, statistics.
Country: Poland
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Price: € 40
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Title: JAVELIN – OLYMPICS 1952 - MES MEILLEURS LANCERS – GALINA ZYBINA
Author: GALINA ZYBINA
Description: Galina Zybina was the first real Soviet Olympic star. This is her biography. Written in French with several b/w photos. Soft-back, A5 size, 224 pages. Published in 1954. USSR Athletics Track & Field
Country: USSR
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Title: OLYMPISCHE SPIELE BERLIN 1936
Author: Gerhard Krause
Description: The superb well-illustrated oversized illustrated review of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. There have been several books published on the so-called Nazi-Olympiad, but this one ranks among the best. Hard-back, 144 pages. Only photos. No text. Published in 1936.
Country: Germany
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Title: HISTORIA DE LA NATACION HONDURENA
Author: Edeltraud Minar
Description: A well-illustrated and very detailled history of Swimming in Honduras. Very detailled statistics, numerous photos, portraits and much more. Medium size, 256 pages, 1996. Olympic Games - Olympics - Book - Livre - Libro - Boek - history - historia - histoire - Buchhandlung - Buch - bookshop - librairie - Libreria - boekhandel - sport.
Country: Honduras
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Price: € 21
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Title: AMBERES - ALLI NACIO LA FURIA ESPANOLA - OLYMPIC GAMES 1920
Author: Félix Martialay
Description: Excellent Spanish book dedicated to the 1920 Olympic football tournament in Antwerpen. Hundreds of photos, well-illustrated and much infos. Large size, 312 pages, 2000. Soccer - Football - Book - Livre - Libro - futbol - Voetbal - Boek - history - historia - histoire - fussball - Buchhandlung -futebol - Buch - bookshop - librairie - Libreria - boekhandel - sport.
Country: Spain
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Title: SEITSEMANNET OLYMPIALAISET KISAT V. 1920 ANTWERENISSA - OLYMPIC GAMES 1920 ANTWERPEN
Author: Yrjo Halme
Description: THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE Finland Olympic Association on the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium. Well-illustrated and very detailled complete statistics. Medium size, hard-back, 264 pages. Published in 1920. Olympics Olympic Games History book Jeux Olympiques livre Olympische Spiele Buch Boek Olympische Spelen. Een van de weinige boeken over de enige Olympische Spelen ooit in België georganiseerd.
Country: Finland
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Title: OLYMPIC GAMES ATHELTICS PICTORIAL SOUVENIR LONDON 1948
Author: Various
Description: Well-illustrated photo-book featuring a review of the track and field events at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Published in 1948. Medium size, 48 pages. Olympics. Olympics Olympic Games History book Jeux Olympiques livre Olympische Spiele Buch Boek Olympische Spelen
Country: England
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Title: THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF XIth OLYMPIAD BERLIN 1936
Author: BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION
Description: THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE B.O.A. on the Nazi Olympiad of 1936. Well-illustrated and very detailled complete statistics. A5 size, hard-back, 254 pages. Published in 1936. Olympics Olympic Games History book Jeux Olympiques livre Olympische Spiele Buch Boek Olympische Spelen. England.
Country: Great-Britain
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Title: OLYMPICS - THE INDIA STORY
Author: Boria Majumdar, Nalin Mehta
Description: 379 pages. Well-illustrated. A history of India at the Olympic Games. Published in 2008. Statistics history.
Country: India
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Price: € 45
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Title: 3 x ZWART OP WIT OLYMPISCHE SPELEN 1984 - OLYMPIC GAMES
Author: Various
Description: Three issues of the very rare Dutch sportsmagazine "Zwart op Wit" dedicated to a preview and review of the 1984 Winter Olympics and a preview to the 1984 Summer olympics. Issue n° 3 (03.84) features Torvill & Dean on the cover. Ice skating. Price is for 3 issues together.
Country: Holland
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Title: SELLING THE FIVE RINGS - The Ioc and the Rise of the Olympic Commercialism
Author: Various
Description: 448 pages - published in 2004 - Medium - 0874807131 - "Selling the Five Rings outlines the rise of the Olympic movement from an envisioned instrument of peace and brotherhood to a transnational commercial giant of imposing power and influence. Using primary source documents such as minutes of the IOC General Sessions, minutes and reports of various IOC subcommittees and commissions concerned with finance, reports of key marketing agencies, and the letters and memoranda written to and by t
Country: USA
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Title: JOHANSSON, BERNT - GULDCYKLISTEN
Author: JOHANSSON, BERNT - LARSSON, HÅKAN.
Description: Very rare excellent illustrated biography of the 1976 Swedish Olympic cycling champion. Rijkelijk geillustreerde biografie van de Zweedse olympische kampioen van 1976. Wielrennen - boek - cyclisme - livre - biographie. Medium size, 111 pages, 1977.
Country: Sweden
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Price: € 40
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Title: OLYMPIC GAMES - L'AFRIQUE A MOSCOU 1980
Author: Various
Description: JEUX d'AFRIQUE N° 23 - JULY 1980 featuring a well-illustrated presentation of the African athletes to be present at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow/Russia. Also features an excellent chapter on the African Club Championships with nuemrous team-photos. Africa - Statistics -Soccer - Football - Book - Livre - Libro - futbol - Voetbal - Boek - history - historia - histoire -X large - 32 pages - published in 1980.
Country: Africa
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Title: GUIDE DES CHAMPIONNATS D'EUROPE ATHELTISME / ATHLETICS
Author: Various
Description: THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRUSSELS FROM 23. to 27.8.1949. ATLETIEK ATHLETICS. A5 size, 128 pages, numerous photos. Olympic Games Olympics.
Country: Belgium
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Title: HET OLYMPISCH STADION - AMSTERDAM - THE OLYMPIC STADIUM
Author: Various
Description: Well-illustrated history of the famous olympic stadium of Amsterdam. Soccer - Football - Book - Livre - Libro - futbol - Voetbal - Boek - Soft-back - 146 pages. Published in 2000 - statistics - history - historia - histoire - medium size. Wielrennen cycling cyclisme.
Country: Holland
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Title: LIERSE SPORTGLORIËN
Author: Various
Description: Excellent illustrated magazine featuring the sporting champions of the city of Lier throughout history. Featuring athletics, canooing and basketball. Een overzicht van de Lierse sportkampioenen in de geschiedenis met kampioenen uit atletiek, basketball en kano. Stad Lier sport Large size, 44 pages.
Country: Belgium
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Title: DE DORDTSE MAGIER - DE VAL VAN VOLKSHELD KAREL LOTSY
Author: Frank van Kolfschooten
Description: Well-illustrated and very interesting biography of Karel Lotsy and sport in Holland between 1920 and 1950. Written in Dutch.
Country: Holland
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Title: LAS OLIMPIADAS DE BERLIN 1936 - UNA HISTORIA DEL FUTBOL PERUANO
Author: Guillermo Thorndike
Description: Well-illustrated history of the Peruvian team at the soccer-tournament of the 1936 Olympic Games when they fell victim of the Nazi-ideology which couldn\\\'t accept that a team fielding black players could beat Austria. A5 size, soft-back, 112 pages, published in 1975. Olympics football
Country: Peru
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Price: € 27
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Title: ARGENTINA BI-CAMPEON OLIMPICO
Author: Various
Description: Excellent special edition of the official FA magazine celebrating the 2008 Olympic soccer champions. Large size, 34 pages.
Country: Argentina
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Title: USA WOMEN OLYMPIC SOCCER CHAMPIONS 2008
Author: Various
Description: Excellent special edition of FAIR GAME (US women soccer mag) featuring a well-illustrated review of the US women winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. Women soccer football
Country: USA
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Title: CYCLING @ OLYMPIC GAMES MEXICO 1968 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
Author: Various
Description: The official programme for the cycling events at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
Country: Mexico
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Price: € 10
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Title: FIFA OFFICIAL REPORT OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 1996
Author: Various
Description: The well-illustrated official report of the soccer tournament at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Book covers both the mens and womens tournament in full detail and is illustrated with hundreds of photos. Large size, soft-back, 220 pages.
Country: Switzerland
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Price: € 24
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Title: OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE Xth OLYMPIAD 1932 - BRISTISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION
Author: Captain F.A.M. Webster
Description: The official report of the British Olympic Association packed with statistics and photos. Medium size, 152 pages, soft-back, published in 1933. Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games.
Country: United Kingdom
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Price: € 99
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