Title: Official report of the ninth championship games of the Far Eastern Athletic Association, held in Tokyo, Japan, May 24-31, 1930, under the high patronage of H.I.H. Prince Chichibu Author: Brown, Franklin H., editor Place: Yokohama, Japan Publisher: Far Eastern Athletic Association - Japan Contest Committee Date: 1930 Description: viii, 246 pp. Illustrated from photographs. 25.5x18.5 cm (10x7¼"), cloth. First Edition. Scarce official report on the Asian multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. The first such contest was held in Manila, in 1913, called the "First Oriental Olympic Games". Usually held every two years, but political issues caused a few to be delayed, and made participation sporadic. China, Philippines, Japan and India participated in the 1930 games, the only year India was in the competition. OCLC/WorldCat locates six copes, four of which are in United States institutions, and list another unlocated copy. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight offset to free endpapers; fine or nearly so. Item number: 279859
Title: Official report of the ninth championship games of the Far Eastern Athletic Association, held in Tokyo, Japan, May 24-31, 1930, under the high patronage of H.I.H. Prince Chichibu Author: Brown, Franklin H., editor Place: Yokohama, Japan Publisher: Far Eastern Athletic Association - Japan Contest Committee Date: 1930 Description: viii, 246 pp. Illustrated from photographs. 25.5x18.5 cm (10x7¼"), cloth. First Edition. Scarce official report on the Asian multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. The first such contest was held in Manila, in 1913, called the "First Oriental Olympic Games". Usually held every two years, but political issues caused a few to be delayed, and made participation sporadic. China, Philippines, Japan and India participated in the 1930 games, the only year India was in the competition. OCLC/WorldCat locates six copes, four of which are in United States institutions, and list another unlocated copy. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight offset to free endpapers; fine or nearly so. Item number: 279859
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