Pierre de Coubertin
de Coubertin, Pierre - Letters... Lot 22
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Pierre de Coubertin
de Coubertin, Pierre - Letters and Works
Wonderful set of 4 letters and a telegram, autographed and signed by Pierre de Coubertin, all concerning Rome's bid for the 1908 Olympics. First letter from Paris, dated 10/02/1904, addressed to Giovanni Giolitti, 4 pp. in 8°; second letter from Bern, 20/02/1905, addressed to the Mayor of Rome, Prince Prospero Colonna, two pp.in 4° on "Comité International Olympique" letterhead with envelope but no postage (hand-delivered); third letter also from Bern, 02/20/1905, addressed to Count Enrico di San Martino Valperga, two pp. in 4° on "Comité International Olympique" letterhead; fourth letter from Paris, dated 04/18/1904 addressed to an unidentified addressee, two pp. in 8° on "Comité International Olympique" letterhead. United is a telegram sent from London dated June 22, 1904 and addressed to the Mayor of Rome, Prince Colonna. Together in the lot several Decoubertian volumes, including the first 4-volume edition of Histoire Universelle, Société de l'Histoire universelle, Aix-en-Provence, 1920.
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