Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Commemorative Book: Mexico City Hosts The 1968 Summer Olympic Games
- Price realized
- $153
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $125
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- July 12, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 2- JULY 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 3-Day Auction Event
Lot description
Commemorative sports book: "Mexico Sede XIX Juegos Olimpicos (Mexico Hosts the Games of the XIX Olympiad)," commemorating the official bid for Mexico City to host the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, published by the Mexican Olympic Committee and the Mexican Spots Confederation, designed and edited by Lorenzo Carrasco, printed by Litografica Machado, French and English translations by Brigitte Alexander, Claire Grognard, and Mary Cooper de Labadie, wear to binding at spine and corners, approx 15.5"h, 11.5"w, 0.75"d, 4.5lbs
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.