Refine the List...

From this Category

Latest News & Items

What is the England v Australia Ashes Origin Story?

14th November 2025

What is the England v Australia Ashes Origin Story? As we all know, the England v Australia rivalry in cricket goes back a long way but do you know the details of the Ashes Origin Story?  The first test match between the two countries was in 1877 when James Lillywhite led an England team on […]

Nils Middelboe – Chelsea FC’s first Foreign Player

16th October 2025

A bit of Ryder Cup History

11th September 2025

We’re eagerly awaiting the start of this year’s Ryder Cup. We’ve been testing ourselves – and failing – on what we know about its history. So we did a bit of digging and here’s what we found: Samuel Ryder originally sponsored the Ryder Cup after watching a friendly transatlantic match at Wentworth in 1926. Ryder […]

Other Sports » Olympics & Athletics » Olympics & Athletics Books » Olympics History » THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

Click to zoom

Comprising a short history of the Ancient Games and the complete story of all the Modern Games since they were revived by Baron de Courbertin in Athens in 1896. The author was a leading authority on the history of the Games. At the back is a two-page Olympics bibliography. All text in English.

Large 8vo. 412pp. 62 plates. Original black cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. In the original dust-wrapper with publisher's band. Wrapper is rubbed to edges with a couple of small chips. Comes with the rare supplement with list of results from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Contained in the original plain cardboard slip. 

Date
1956
Publisher
Budapest: Pannonia Press
Author
Dr. Ferenc MEZO

£65.00 (Code: 90076)

Add to basket
Adding...