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Leni Riefenstahl

Schönheit Im Olympischen Kampf

Deutschen Verlag

1937

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Description

A first edition copy of Riefenstahl's photographic chronicle of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

  • Leni Riefenstahl (German).
  • Berlin: Deutschen Verlag, [1937].
  • With Gravure plates.
  • Includes a photograph of Jessie Owens taking off for his world-record jump (page 100).
  • At the end is a section on the photographer and her team at work. 
  • Text in German, French, English, Italian and Spanish.
  • Issued in conjunction with Riefenstahl's film, Olympia.
  • Bound in orange cloth gilt, in photographically illustrated dust jacket.

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Discreet previous owner's inscription in German on "Olympic Rings" page.

Light shelf wear.

Spine ends and joints re-enforced on verso.

Minor signs of age and handling.

Feature(s)

First Edition, Dust Jacket

Language

German, French, English, Italian, Spanish

Subject

Sport, Sport and Leisure, Modern first editions, Illustrated, Photographs, Photography, Art, Architecture, Design, Visual Art, History

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