Inter-War (Nazi Germany) Olympia 1936: The Olympic Winter Games - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

This is an authentic copy of Olympia 1936, Volume 1 (Winter Olympics), a vintage German trading card or "cigarette card" album (Sammelbilderalbum) published following the 1936 Winter Olympics. It contains comprehensive coverage of the IV Olympic Winter Games held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and provides a preview of the upcoming Summer Games in Berlin.

Cover Text:
Volume 1
The Olympic Winter Games
Preview of Berlin

This book is unique in that it has a personalized hand-written note of the original owner, it translates....
"Dedicated to dear willi on his birthday 1936, from Hilde"

It was published in 1936 by the Cigaretten-Bilderdienst (Cigarette Image Service) in Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg.

During the 1930s, German tobacco brands frequently included collectible photo cards inside cigarette packs. Customers would collect these cards and paste them into specially printed hardcover albums like this one to create a complete illustrated chronicle of major events.

It's a heavy blue, hardcover with embossed gilt lettering with the official Berlin Olympic bell & the Olympic rings emblem within the bell. It contains approximately 127 total pages and is a complete set with all color & black and white photos.

Condition:
The cover shows some typical wear & the book will have some age deterioration. Mostly intact, clean, and effective however, standard age wear/use should be expected. The book is without the dust-jacket.

Measurements:
9 1/4" (Width)
12 1/2" (Height)
3/4" (Thickness)