Storia dei Giochi Velici (A History of Sailing at the Olympic Games)

PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
Yachting Italiano

BINDING
Illustrated off white boards.

BOOK CONDITION
Very good, clean and largely unmarked. Images clear and bright.

DUST JACKET
Good, a little creasing at edges.

EDITION
First edition, 1969.

DESCRIPTION
Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, including posters of each Olympic games described. Cards of the two authors are attached inside by paperclip. 162 pp. From the collection of late British Olympic Yachtsman Vernon Stratton.

SYNOPSIS
In Italian. A history of sailing in the Olympic games from when it was first contested at the London games of 1908 (Racing off Ryde,) to Mexico in 1968. The chapters on each Games include the results in every class.