Schonheit im Olympischen Kampf
signed first edition
1937 · Berlin
by RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
Berlin: Im Deutschen Verlag, 1937. First Edition. Laid in is a vintage postcard photograph of Leni Riefenstahl, a portrait from one of her films, signed in ink by the author - film director, Leni Riefenstahl. Large folio volume of still photographs of Riefenstahl’s filming of her motion picture Olympia. Generally considered the finest sports documentary ever produced, Olympia is well portrayed in this wonderful collection of photographs of the various sporting events of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Each of the full page photographs is captioned in English, German, Spanish, and French. At the rear of this 281 page coffee table book is a section showing many pictures of Riefenstahl shooting the film. Bound in full copper cloth with gilt stamping. Neat ownership signature, else fine in a near fine bright lightly used dust jacket. (Inventory #: 9103E)