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The Melbourne Invitation Committee Extends a Most Cordial Invitation to the Esteemed International Olympic Committee to Celebrate the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956

The Melbourne Invitation Committee Extends a Most Cordial Invitation to the Esteemed International Olympic Committee to Celebrate the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
The Melbourne Invitation Committee Extends a Most Cordial Invitation to the Esteemed International Olympic Committee to Celebrate the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
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Description
Melbourne: Melbourne Invitation Committee, 1948. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Small folio. Illustrated with maps and plates. Off-white suede over boards with the metal and enamel city coat-of-arms applied on the front board. Modest soiling at bottom of front board, slight foxing in text, else near fine in original unprinted acetate dustwrapper (and lacking the apparent box). Invitation and presentation card laid in from the Melbourne Invitation Committee, and a small pamphlet translating the text of the printed welcome letters into French. Book inscribed and dated in 1949 to Carl Dellmuth from Frank Beaurepaire. Beaurepaire was the Lord Mayor of Melbourne who won six Olympic medals is swimming for Australia between 1908 - 1924. Carl Dellmuth was the Director of Men’s Athletics at Swarthmore College.
Autograph Note Signed, 8vo, n.p., September 15, 1980

Autograph Note Signed, 8vo, n.p., September 15, 1980 by BARTH, JOHN SIMMONS

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Autograph Note Signed, 8vo, n.p., September 15, 1980
Author
BARTH, JOHN SIMMONS
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Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description
This is an inscription by Barth to a friend. He has written in black pen across the middle of this 8vo notepaper, "For D.W. - For whom is the funhouse fun?" Underneath he has signed in full, "John Barth 9/15/80

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