Sought-after complete German-and-English official report for the Athens 1896 Olympics, the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Published by C. Meissner & N. Kardadouris and edited by Charles Beck of Athens and H. Le Soudier of Paris, the two-volume report has been custom-bound into a single book with the original lithograph cardboard covers applied to the boards, 10.5 x 13, with the first volume (107 pages) entitled “Part One, The Olympic Games In Ancient Times,” and the second volume (117 pages) entitled “Part Two, The Olympic Games in 1896.” The volumes contain numerous pictures and illustrations to support the ample information on both the ancient Olympic Games and the historic 1896 Olympiad. In very good condition, with some scattered foxing to textblock. Surviving copies of this dual-language (German and English) report from the first modern Olympic Games are exceedingly rare. This particular example, which has been impressively preserved for nearly 130 years, stands as a true Olympic relic of museum-quality stature.
