Holmes, Burton – The Olympian Games in Athens

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Holmes, Burton ‘The Olympian Games in Athens’ 1996 reprint of a book originally published in 1908. VG condition in a VG slipcover. 101 pages. INSCRIPTION on the title page. Don’t know if it’s from the author. “The modern Olympis was born 100 years ago in Athens Greece. No television or film crews beamed the images of the games to audiences all over the world. Few spectators even had cameras with which to record the event. Fortunately, there was Burton Holmes. A professional lecturer and amateur photographer, he traveled the world and regaled paying audiences withtalks of his global escapades. Part history, part adventurer and part travel writer, Holmes provides us a priceless glimpse into the 1896 games and the backdrop against which they played.”