Berlin: Im Deutschen Verlag, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Folio. 280, (4)pp. Original photo-illustrated dust jacket and orange cloth, with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrated with 273 spectacular captioned photogravures, this seminal work in the history of sports begins with the pillars of the Parthenon and ends with the stacks of film reels on Leni Riefenstahl's shelves. The photographs were taken from the author's groundbreaking film "Olympia," the first documentary feature film of the Olympic Games ever made and widely noted for its technical and aesthetic achievements. Although Josef Goebbels told Riefenstahl to ignore non-Aryan athletes, she filmed and photographed (as seen in this work) competitors of all races, including African-American Jesse Owens. Includes two photos of Hitler, one as the German team enters the stadium, the other with Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten. The last section of the book documents the preparation of the Olympic film, showing cameras on dollies, and tracks, cranes, and swivels submerged in pits and suspended from balloons. There are underwater cameras, miniature and giant cameras, cameras on towers and boats. Foreword in German, captions in German, French, English, Spanish and Italian. Dust-jacket with light wear along edges, very small chips and closed tears. Front cover of jacket with light rippling, not affecting image. Dust-jacket in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50545
Title: Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf
Author: Riefenstahl, Leni
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - g to vg
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Im Deutschen Verlag
Place of Publication: Berlin
Date Published: 1937
Keywords: 1936 Berlin Olympics, Nazi Germany, Olympia, b/w photography, Sports, Olympic games

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