{"product_id":"original-german-pre-wwii-1936-winter-olympics-volume-1-cigarette-card-album-all-cards-and-fold-out-present","title":"Original German Pre WWII 1936 Winter Olympics Volume 1 Cigarette Card Album - All Cards and Fold-Out Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a great Pre-WWII \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlympia 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e German Winter Olympics hardcover \"cigarette card\" album collectors book, which has unfortunately lost the dust cover. This is the first volume of a two part set published by \u003cem\u003eCigaretten-Bilderdienst\u003c\/em\u003e (Cigarette picture service) of Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. These books were originally purchased empty and customers would get a photograph cards with every purchase package of cigarettes. These served the dual purpose of helping to stiffen the packaging, as well as being collectible items. This wonderful example contains\u003cb\u003e EVERY\u003c\/b\u003e photo, yes, none are missing!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has a dark blue cover fabric cover with an embossed gold \"bell\" bearing a German eagle perched on the 5 Olympic rings, the emblem of the 1936 Olympics in Germany. The bottom of the bell has the script \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIch rufe die Jugend der Welt!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (\"I Call the Youth of the World!\"), and surrounding the emblem is the following text:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlympia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAND 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIE OLYMPISCHEN WINTERSPIELE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVORSCHAU AUF BERLIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subscript translates to \"Volume 1, The Winter Olympic Games, Preview of Berlin\". The book is 127 pages long with short a introduction and a fold out map of the Olympic Stadium at the very end, which is still intact. It measures 9 3\/4\" x 12 3\/8\", and is in very good condition. The pages give a summary of the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a ski resort town in the very south of Bavaria in the Alps. Following this is a history of the modern Olympic Summer games, going back to the first held in Athens, 1896, and then the rest of the book is a preview for the Summer games in Berlin. At this point in history, the Winter Olympics had only occurred 3 times previously, and the Summer Olympics were really the major draw, featuring the classic \"Olympic\" sports, well as many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover does show a bit of wear and light staining, and there is just a bit if wrinkling to the pages, so it was probably stored someplace a bit damp for a time, but otherwise it's a lovely example. Ready to research and display!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43475818184773,"sku":"ONJR25JYAU038","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25JYAU038__01MAIN.jpg?v=1756408122","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-pre-wwii-1936-winter-olympics-volume-1-cigarette-card-album-all-cards-and-fold-out-present","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}