Coubertin (Pierre de)/ Anthology/ Pottecher/ 70 ans. Superb - Lot 89

Coubertin (Pierre de)/ Anthology/ Pottecher/ 70 ans. Superb paperback volume in a beautiful green cover with the wonderful motto "Mens fervida in corpore lacertoso"...This anthology of some of the Baron's finest articles gives an idea of his volume of play: universal history, antiquity, the 1896 Games, hiking, conquerors, England, Napoleon III, the Iroquois...He was eclectic, universal and always on the warpath like the Algonquins, always airborne like Chavez... These articles, which appeared in the most diverse magazines (from the Revue des Deux mondes to the Revue Bleue), give a very small idea of his science, his erudition, his ideals (art competitions, the working-class condition, openness) tirelessly developed over more than 60,000 pages, for 55 years!!!! In 1933, his friends around Maurice Pottecher, the friendly prefatory editor, published this touching tribute volume for the renovator's 70th birthday... He doubts, he tires, but here we warm him up, we share the same fervor. Six Olympic committees, the UPU, the Swiss or Greek athletic societies and others all contributed, but no French contribution. A shame that only enhances the quality of this work, this perfectly unique life. 25X16,5. TBE. Uncut.