DEUTSCHLAND - Olympics photobook from 1936 in different languages

[torstenbel]

I got this French language version of the Deutschland photobook, which was publiched in 1936 for visitors to Berlin for the Olympic Games. Very nice books, etc., which I know were published in a number of different languages. What I was wondering is, who got these and how were they given out? Did people have to buy them at stalls and bookstores or were they just given to foreign athletes and staff visiting Germany for the Olympics or were they for anyone and everyone and where were they handed out, if they were for free? At the olympic venues or at the tourist offices or at the borders??

Not sure if anyone knows answers to the above questions, but maybe the little french language card de visite that is with my book gives a clue to someone?

Cheers, Torsten.

[torstenbel]

couple of pics from inside the book

I got this French language version of the Deutschland photobook, which was publiched in 1936 for visitors to Berlin for the Olympic Games. Very nice books, etc., which I know were published in a number of different languages. What I was wondering is, who got these and how were they given out? Did people have to buy them at stalls and bookstores or were they just given to foreign athletes and staff visiting Germany for the Olympics or were they for anyone and everyone and where were they handed out, if they were for free? At the olympic venues or at the tourist offices or at the borders??

Not sure if anyone knows answers to the above questions, but maybe the little french language card de visite that is with my book gives a clue to someone?

Cheers, Torsten.

[Gerdan]

I think it was sold:

http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookD...ite=7952386858

http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk...DA00YjzDl01ZZ7
http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk...DA01fkaus01ZZX

Gerdan

[torstenbel]

Gerdan, I also think that it was sold rather than given away, but I don't know ... sadly, those for sale links that you have shown do not add any further information about the book of its history ... if you would like to see more details of the book itself then just let me know and I would be happy to show more pics. Cheers, Torsten.