Memorabilia. 1924 Paris & Chamonix official report, fine

1924 Paris participant's diploma on card awarded to William Hammond for fencing, very fine and beautiful diploma. (Image)

1924 "Très Sport" magazines, two editions, the first from May 1924 entitled "Série des Nos Olympique I: Le football olympique", the second from September 1924 which includes a report about the football at the 1924 Olympics, highly attractive pair. (Image)

1923-24 "Très sport" magazine, four editions incl. 1st June 1924 "Série des Nos Olympiques II - La formation du coureur olympique", 1st July "Série des Nos Olympiques III - Ce que furent, ce que seront les jeux olympiques", and 1st May 1923 and 1st March 1924 editions with technical articles about field events and illustrations from previous Games, very fine. (Image)

1924 Paris group of books and brochures incl. three copies of "Die Olympischen Spiele - Paris 1924" report of the Games produced by the Swiss Olympic Committee (one HB, two SB), American "The Literary Digest" August 1924 magazine with Olympic report, "La Domencia del Corriere" 20th July newspaper depicting illustration of the Olympic Oath at the Opening Ceremony, "Science et la vie" (missing covers) with report about the construction of the Colombes stadium for the Games, two versions of the Thomas Cook guide to "Paris & The Battlefields", "Aire Libra" 26th August sports magazine, and New York Herald travel guide "Olympic Games 1924 Issue".

1924 Paris and 1928 Amsterdam, collection of 50 glass slides from both Games (roughly 2/3rds Paris and 1/3rd Amsterdam), including photos from a spectator in the stand at Paris incl. the Opening Ceremony, and roughly half of which are hand painted images/caricatures of famous athletes from both Games, a few with damage, a very interesting lot. (Image)

1924 Paris group of 9 press photos & 2 picture book prints, with photos incl. one of Eric Liddle, two of Paavo Nurmi (one of him competing) as well as USA's D. Kensey, Harold Osborne and Morgan Taylor (competing at the Olympic trials), US team aboard SS America and one of an RCF plaque, plus two prints (from a picture book) by NSP Paris showing US Swimming team and France at the Opening Ceremony.

Photograph of GB's Malcolm Nokes who won the bronze in the hammer at the 1924 Games, taken in 1921 at Oxford & Cambridge vs Harvard & Yale, 177x127mm. (Image)

1924 Paris, "Pathé Baby" film reel of the Equestrian competition with handwritten label "Concours Hippique 1924 Officiers", one from a series of Pathé movies on the 1924 Summer and Winter Games.