{"product_id":"original-german-pre-wwii-1936-winter-olympics-volume-1-cigarette-card-album-with-dust-cover-all-cards-and-fold-out-present","title":"Original German Pre WWII 1936 Winter Olympics Volume 1 Cigarette Card Album with Dust Cover - 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, complete with the original 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! It also has had papers inserted between pages to prevent the photos cards from sticking to the opposite page. With the original dust cover, this offering would be nearly impossible to improve upon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the dust cover, the 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 dust cover shows some wear and small tears near the edge, but is still in very good condition. The cloth cover underneath is in great shape, 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":45018608533573,"sku":"ONSV26NCS039","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26NCS039.jpg?v=1779113143","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-pre-wwii-1936-winter-olympics-volume-1-cigarette-card-album-with-dust-cover-all-cards-and-fold-out-present","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}