Lot 40815 – THE LOARING LIBRARY A lifetime’s accumulation o

THE LOARING LIBRARY A lifetime’s accumulation of Olympic books, with Official Reports (incl. 1912 Stockholm (in English), 1932 Lake Placid, 1936 Berlin, 1964 Innsbruck, 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, 1984 L.A. & 1996 Atlanta), Olympic Session/Congress Reports (incl. 1905 Brussels, 1973 Varna, 1981 Baden-Baden, 1984 SISMO, 1985 Congress of Solidarity, 1996 Congress of Unity), Bid Books (incl. 1992 Anchorage, 1992 Lillehammer, 1994 Lausanne, 1994 Anchorage, 1994 Sofia, 1996 Athens, 2002 Graz, 2002 Salt Lake City, 2004 Istanbul, 2004 Stockholm, 2004 St. Petersburg, 2004 Cape Town, 2004 Rio and 2004 Lille), many official programmes, bulletins, results and newsletters from 1970s onwards, official books incl. a few media reports and training manuals, many from the 1936 Games and from 1970s onwards, although more interesting earlier books incl. « Une Campagne de Vingt-et-Un Ans » by Pierre De Coubertin amongst others, « Aurons-nous la VIIe Olympiade A Anvers? » published in 1914, NOC Reports incl. Finnish Reports for 1924-1932, British OC report for 1928 & 1932, Swedish for 1924, books by Carl Diem incl. one signed, with many unofficial books, biographies, cigarette card books and magazines produced during specific Games or about the Olympics in general, a fantastic offering and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, circa 1’500 items. Note: Any potential bidder must be able to arrange the collection of the lot from our premises in Geneva if the bid is successful Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000