Olympic Games/ summer, 1924/ Paris/ Roowy. Artistic sports s - Lot 78

Olympic Games/ summer, 1924/ Paris/ Roowy. Artistic sports series for Pautauberge by H.L.Roowy. The complete set of 10 color cards illustrated by HL Roowy, new, plus two duplicate cards (written, soccer and fencing). This punchy, colorful series is by the mysterious Stanley-Charles Rowles, born 1887, who signs H.L. Roowy. It was commissioned by a pharmaceutical laboratory for its Pautauberte-Kolarsine solution, a restorative antiseptic effective in lung and bronchial diseases (8-line advertising text on reverse). This series is logically dominated by athletics (3), the king of sports, with sprinting, hurdling and discus throwing; soccer and rugby in team sports (2); boxing, fencing and wrestling in combat sports (3). Swimming and tennis round off this dazzling lithographed series...(8.7x13.7). TBE