The Olympic Spirit
Adam Editions 1992. Publisher's cloth with dust-jacket, 365 (1) pp. Richly illustrated with photos, drawings and art reproductions. Fine copy. 30 x 22 cm.
An impressive journey - sports, history, culture - through the ancient Olympic history, from the beginnings of the games in the prehistoric period: the Panhellenic Games, the Pythian Games, the Isthmian Games, the Nemean Games, the Olympic Games - to the Athen Games in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games.