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This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games
by Macloon, John J.; Macaloon, John J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0226500004
- ISBN 13
- 9780226500003
- Seller
-
Frontenac, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
University of Chicago Press, 1981-05-01. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. First edition. Very good hardcover in very good unclipped dust jacket, with light wear at top edge, now in mylar. From the front flap: "Because the Olympics owe their existence so fully to the actions of a single man, their history is one in which collective social forces and individual initiative intersect". An exemplar needed for our times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mythos Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14618
- Title
- This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games
- Author
- Macloon, John J.; Macaloon, John J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226500004
- ISBN 13
- 9780226500003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1981-05-01
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About the Seller
Mythos Books
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Frontenac, Minnesota
About Mythos Books
Mythos Center is a research and retreat center on the banks of the Ms. River. We have been selling on line since 1994. In addition to our general academic and speciality stock, we are beginning to put our personal collections in myth, ritual and folklore-- up for sale. Inquiries are invited. Appointments only.
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