Omnisport/ Match/ Olympic Games/ Tour de France/ Press - Lot 123

Omnisport/ Match/ Olympic Games/ Tour de France/ Press A rare and beautiful set of "Match" magazine in the form of the first 4 binders of the "Plus grand hebdomadaire sportif". In fact, with its 47.5 x 32 cm format, it was bigger than "Miroir des Sports" and "Sporting" (see elsewhere). In a beautiful red binding, we offer here the complete head of the collection from issue no. 1 (Nov. 9, 1926) to no. 225 (Dec. 30, 1930), i.e. 225 issues in perfect condition. Namely: binder 1 (1926-1927 from n°1, Nov 9, 1926 to 64, Dec 27, 1927; 2, 1928, from 65 (3/1/1928) to 120 (25/12/1928), with the Summer and Winter Games, and the Tour; 3, 1929, from 121 (2/1/1929) to 173 (31/12/1929); 4, from 174 (7/1/1930) to 225 (30/12/1930). All sports are explored, presented, analyzed and recounted by the best specialists: Jean Antoine, Jean de Lascoumettes, Robert Perrier, René Lehmann, A. Gentien, Armand Laffitte, René Bierre, Marcel Rossini, Emmanuel Gambardella, Gonnet, Toulot, Gondouin, Musnik, Encausse, Virot, Lewden, Avé. Among them were several Olympic medallists.