Olympic Games/ summer, 1948/ London/ Ostermeyer/ Costes/ Pel - Lot 83

Olympic Games/ summer, 1948/ London/ Ostermeyer/ Costes/ Pelissard/ Vallerey/Hansenne/ d'Oriola/ d'Orgeix. Exceptional set of 14 items, two books, two autographs, three photos, two flyers, five magazines:a) Around the unforgettable Micheline Ostermeyer, triple medalist and concert performer, two historic flyers (Trophy, Recital), a moving thank-you card signed by Micheline, two beautiful original photos of the champion, but outside the Games; b) Biography of the mythical "Georges Vallerey, la vie et la mort d'un grand champion" by Andrée-MArie Legangneux, 1955, 176p. Georges, a war hero, was bronze medallist in the 100m backstroke in London, before being swept away by illness;, Original editions, double dedication; c) book by Olympic diving finalist Nicole Pellissard-Darrigrand: "Londres olympique, 1908, 1948, 2012" (Ed Athos, 2012). Nicole tells us about the 1948 Games, which she experienced from the inside, as did her prefaciere Monique Berlioux; d) beautiful original photo with dedication of Charles Coste, Olympic pursuit champion in London, in the ABCD team (Adam-Blusson-Coste-Decanali), photo of his victory in the GP des Nations 1949; e) three issues of L'Equipe Junior from 1951 (n°26,27, 28), with portraits by Uzelac of three London champions, fencer Christian d'Oriola (gold and silver in foil), knight-rider Jean d'Orgeix (bronze medal), and Jacques Dupont (the cyclist, double medalist); f) issue of "Miroir des Champions" n°6 devoted to Marcel Hansenne, the day after the London Olympics, where he was bronze medalist in the 800m.As well as No. 5 of Nos Champions (1955).