first edition Hardcover
1964 · Moscow
by Blinov, G. M.; I. S. Prok
Moscow: The Fizkultura Sport Publishing House, 1964. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Small quarto (4to). Approximately 200 pages of text, in English. Decorative white hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear to extremities; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by color and black & white photographs by various photographers, and many drawings and sketches by E. E. Bendel. A large panoramic fold-out of the stadium is included. With the original publisher's bookmark. An interesting compendium on the history of sport in the Soviet Union. Hails the USSR as "the land of sport and good health." Communism, Olympics, Competitive Sports, Physical Education..
(Inventory #: 002165)