Lot 30108 – “Spalding’s Athletic Library: Marathon Running”, 1909, presentation copy given to Baillet-Latour
Lot 30108 – “Spalding’s Athletic Library: Marathon Running”, 1909, presentation copy given to Baillet-Latour
Lot 30108 – “Spalding’s Athletic Library: Marathon Running”, 1909, presentation copy given to Baillet-Latour
Olympics » 1908 London
Price realised
100 EUR
Estimate
100 – 150 EUR
Auction date
Wed 15 Jun 2022 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
“Spalding’s Athletic Library: Marathon Running”, 1909, presentation copy given to Baillet-Latour (ex President of the IOC) with red HB cover with Baillet-Latour’s name inscribed on front, with many images of marathon runners from the 1908 Games incl. Dorando and Hayes, as well as from the marathon in 1904 St. Louis, very fine, ex Baillet-Latour (Christie’s June 1995, lot 8). Auction
Catalogue
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