SOVIET YOUTH ON THE START.
Moscow: The Fizkultura Sport Publishing House, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto (4to). Near fine condition / Very good+ condition (DJ). Item #002165
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.
Price: $125.00