Rare book: Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932, Official Report. First edition. Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932, Ltd, 1933. Leatherbound hardcover, 9.75 x 12.5, 814 pages. Book condition: VG-/None, with cracked joints, substantial wear to exterior, and an ownership inscription to free end page; the interior is clean, crisp, and in fine condition. This beautiful special presentation edition of the official report, published in a deluxe binding of full brown calf, was given to VIPs. It is an exhaustive and extensively illustrated chronicle of the Games, covering everything from the planning stages of the event to the athletic competitions themselves.
