Omnisport / Paris / Crafty - Lot 152

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Omnisport / Paris / Crafty - Lot 152
Omnisport / Paris / Crafty "Paris-Sportif - Anciens et Nouveaux Sports", text and drawings by Paul Geruyez dit CRAFTY (1840-1906) First edition 1896, 322 pages, Librairie Plon Blue percaline cover, polychrome decoration, fair condition, slight traces of moisture, beveled boards, red edges. A cheerful overview, with hundreds of pochades and 45 hors-texts, of the state of sports in France on the threshold of the 1896 Olympic Games. Crafty illustrates and recounts horseback riding, cycling (superb images of apprenticeships), tennis (Puteaux), shooting, soccer, paume (at the Tuileries), swimming, athletics (high jump, pole vault) and canoeing. We roam the streets of Paris and the surrounding area.
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