1908 London commemorative vesta case with enamelled logo depicting the Olympic stadium with "Franco British Exhibition Stadium for Olympic Games" legend below, a very rare commemorative item from this Olympics. (Image)

1908 Imperial Sports Club enamelled medallion for the Franco-British Exhibition, with club name and date on front, Exhibition legend and issue no. on reverse, very fine and scarce. Note: The Imperial Sports Club was the headquarters of the British Olympic Organising Committee. (Image)

1908 Participant's card for Olympic Trials in Haarlem ("Vooroefeningen Olympische Spelen"), Netherlands, June 19th-21st at HFC stadium, signed "T. Reinhold", reverse with invitation to a dinner, fine and very scarce. (Image)

"Spalding's Athletic Library: Marathon Running", 1909, presentation copy given to Baillet-Latour (ex President of the IOC) with red HB cover with Baillet-Latour's name inscribed on front, with many images of marathon runners from the 1908 Games incl. Dorando and Hayes, as well as from the marathon in 1904 St. Louis, very fine, ex Baillet-Latour (Christie's June 1995, lot 8).

"Världsmästare af Torsten Schonberg / Skisser Fran Olympiska Spelen I London 1908" book which consists of 25 illustrations of the world's most famous athletes, minor cover imperfections, scarce. (Image)

1908 London real photo postcard of a British athlete, produced by Wilhelm Lamm, very fine and scarce. (Image)

Real photographic picture postcard of the famous marathon race showing Dorando Pietri running past the crowds at Harlesden, unsent but with message from an American spectator on reverse that "one of our own country men won this great Race, but Dorando (an Italian) pretty near won but fell in the stadium three times...", plus modern print of Pietri crossing the line. (Image)

Real photographic picture postcard of the famous marathon race just after the start at Windsor Castle, showing Thomas Longboat of Canada leading the way ahead of Dorando Pietri, sent from Windsor Aug 16th 1908, minor creasing, fine. (Image)

"Carte de Visite" photograph card of Real Tennis (Jeu de Paume) player Edwin Anthony Biedermann, who placed 5th in the men's singles in the 1908 Games. (Image)

Real photographic picture postcard of George Wilkinson in his 1908 Olympic jersey, who won gold in men's polo in 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, very fine and rare. (Image)