Null Set of five drawings, one double-sided

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Set of five drawings, one double-sided

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Set of five drawings, one double-sided

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Estim. 50 000 - 75 000 EUR

Steve Genter's Collection of Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Gold, Silver, and Bronze Winner's Medals Historic offering of three winner’s medals that were awarded to legendary American swimmer Steve Genter at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, consisting of his gold medal in the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay, his silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle, and his bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle. The gold (gilt silver) medal weighs 160 gm (without chain) or 211 gm (with chain), the silver medal weighs 152 gm (without chain) or 203 gm (with chain), and the bronze medal weighs 130 gm (without chain) or 176 gm (with chain); each medal measures 85 mm. The Munich 1972 winner’s medals were designed by Gerhard Marcks and share the same design to both sides: the front is inscribed, “XX. Olympiade Munchen 1972,” and depicts the 'Seated Victory' with the Colosseum in the background; and the reverse portrays the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, the patrons of competitive sport and friendship, with the artist's monogram below. This was the first winner's medal since 1928 to feature a new design on the reverse, replacing the traditional depiction of a victorious athlete carried by a jubilant crowd. The top edge of each medal is engraved “Genter, Steven,” with the name of the event: “Schwimmen 4 x 200 m Freistil Herren” (gold), “Schwimmen 200 m Freistil Herren” (silver), and “Schwimmen 400 m Freistil Herren” (bronze). The medals, which each retain their original chain, bear slight instances of marks or discoloration, most noticeable to the bronze reverse. The winning bidder will be granted a one-on-one phone call with Steve Genter. The Munich massacre. Mark Spitz’s gold medal glory. The controversial ending of the men’s basketball final. These and several other storylines dominated the headlines of the historic 1972 Summer Olympics. It’s perhaps no wonder then that the inspiring tale of American swimmer Steve Genter didn’t receive an outpouring of publicity. At least, not immediately. A 6-foot 4-inch undergraduate from UCLA, Genter entered the Olympics as a podium favorite and as the chief competitor to teammate Mark Spitz. He also entered Munich with a nagging cough, a lingering effect from bronchitis developed during the Olympic trials. A week before his first scheduled event, the 200-meter freestyle, Genter complained of a ‘gushy’ feeling in his chest. Concerned, he visited a Munich hospital. The news was not good: he had a collapsed lung. Doctors inserted a chest tube to release the trapped air, with Genter himself assisting in the process by squeezing rubber inflation balls for five days and nights. Determined to compete, Genter refused any pain medication, fearful that it might contain a controlled substance. By the fifth day, his lung had inflated back to normal and, with the consent of coaches and doctors, Genter was permitted to swim. On August 29th, a day after being released from the hospital, Genter hit the water for the finals of his 200 freestyle event. His plan to build from the first 100 meters was working, he was leading the pack, Spitz was in his wake. Then, at the 135-meter mark, everything changed. Pain pierced through Genter’s chest. His stitches had ruptured. Seconds later he blacked out. But Genter didn’t stop swimming. With no feeling in his extremities, he doggedly pushed forward, finishing second with a miraculous last-ditch effort. Two days later, a recovered Genter split a 1.52.48 on the 4 x 200-meter relay, a blistering time that would have won the gold medal in the 200 freestyle event and set a world record. Genter’s bronze medal is just as impressive, albeit for very different reasons. On September 1st, Genter placed third in the 400-meter freestyle, with 16-year-old teammate Rick DeMont taking gold and Australian Brad Cooper taking silver. However, Genter was later officially declared as the second-place finisher after the IOC stripped DeMont of his gold medal; Team USA doctors errantly allowed DeMont to use his asthma medication (Marax) that contained the banned substance ephedrine. When the IOC gave Genter the ultimatum of returning his bronze and accepting the silver, or facing a lifetime ban from Olympic competition, Genter chose the latter in support of his American friend and teammate. An exemplary complete winner’s medal set that embodies the Olympic odyssey of Steve Genter, whose elite displays of athleticism, courage, and sportsmanship define precisely what it means to be a champion. Genter’s incredible Olympic story was showcased in ‘Conviction,’ the premiere episode of John MacLeod’s award-winning documentary series Beyond Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Woodblock printing. PAPILLON. Traite historique et pratique de la gravure en bois. 2 volumes in 4to. 205x135 mm. Contemporary quarter calf binding, richly gilt spines with 3 labels. Pages [7], VI-XXXII, 540; XV, [1], 388; [4], 124. With woodcut-portrait, 5 plates on chiaroscuro printing and numerous (24 full-page) woodcuts and vignettes within the text. Ink marginalia. Small hole to p. 535-540 of 1st vol. with loss of pagination, tear to leaf i8 and ink-stain to outer margin of p. 154 and on the opposing plate in 2nd vol. Defects on the bindings, some browning and foxing, occasional stains. First complete edition. Classic work on woodblock printing, including a history, a technical manual and a supplement with glossary. The dating of the third volume with the supplement comes from a marriage speech of June 13, 1768, on page 97.Royal Academy of Arts: "The frontispiece portrait in Volume I is signed as drawn by J. Bap. Noel Gamot junior and engraved and drawn by Caron. The plates are unsigned. The title-page vignette of Volume I and several other in-text decorations are signed as designed and engraved by Papillon. ... The publication date of 1766 is given on the three title pages, but the third volume contains a 'Discours Nuptial ... 1768'. ... The frontispiece of Volume I shows a portrait of J. Baptiste Michel Papillon. The plate in Volume I, showing St Andrew, is a chiaroscuro woodcut; and the five plates in Volume II, showing a draped figure carrying a book, are an unusual series of prints from five variant chiaroscuro woodcuts, which would be used in succession to compose one final image. In-text illustrations show technical aspects of wood-engraving. The whole book is copiously decorated with examples of the vignettes, headpieces and tailpieces for which Papillon is now best known. Papillon was indeed so much in demand for this type of decorative wood-engraving and spent so much time at it that he wore out his own eyesight and was suspected by his wife of infidelity."

Estim. 100 - 240 EUR

Reunion of 4 books on ballooning: 1. FLAMMARION (Camille): Mes voyages aériens. Impressions et études. Journal de bord de douze voyages scientifiques en ballon avec plans topographiques. Third edition. Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, 1883. 10.5 by 17.5 cm. (4)-390 pages. Contemporary black half-chagrin, spine ribbed. Binding slightly rubbed. Some in-text illustrations, including 1 map. 3rd edition (E.O.: 1881). 3. BÉTHUYS (G.): Les aérostiers militaires. A volume containing numerous illustrations by Gil Baer. Paris, H. Lecène and H. Oudin, 1889. One volume. 16 by 26 cm. 319 pages. Contemporary full blue cloth, with the plaque of the Ecoles Communales de la Ville de Lyon on the 1st plate. Very good condition (traces of price label on title page). In-text illustrations, including 11 plates (1 map). First edition. Brockett, Bibliography of aeronautics 1817. Les aérostiers de Coutelle - Pendant le siège de Paris - Les précurseurs de la navigation aérienne - L'école de Chalais et les aérostiers modernes. 4. TISSANDIER (Gaston): Histoire de mes ascensions. Account of forty-five aerial voyages (1868-1888). Ninth edition. Illustrated with numerous drawings by Albert Tissandier, Férat and Adrien Marie, diagrams by the author and reproductions of photographs. Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, s.d. [1890]. One volume. 16.5 by 25 cm. 1 portrait included in pagination-XXIV-308 pages. Publisher's red illustrated boards, gilt edges. Minor foxing, otherwise very good condition. In-text illustrations, including 19 plates. "Edition entirely recast and enlarged by several chapters." 6. TISSANDIER (Gaston): Souvenirs et récits d'un aérostier militaire de l'Armée de la Loire, 1870-1871. With an autograph letter from General Chanzy and numerous illustrations by V.A. Poirson. Second edition. Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, 1896. One volume. 19 by 27.8 cm. 1 frontispiece included in pagination-X-356 pages + 1 h.t. facsimile + 16 h.t. plates. Contemporary half-basane, smooth spine, corners, cover boards preserved (some foxing). Two pages lightly wet, otherwise good condition. 2nd edition (E.O.: 1891). A fine set.

Mixed lot of paper toys - collection of toys from the estate of Countess Nina von Stauffenberg, Heimeran Schenk Graf Stauffenberg in a cardboard box, self-made toys made of paper, cardboard and matches, mainly military vehicles and tanks, airplane damaged, unfinished warship, plus small box with glass beads, paper picture, pencil box and exercise book with Latin exercises, drawings and designs by Heimeran Schenk Graf Stauffenberg, some heavily damaged, signs of age. Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was the second of five children of the then first lieutenant Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and Nina, née Freiin von Lerchenfeld.

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