Beschreibung:

Melbourne Invitation committee 1956 presentation invitation volume A Photographic introduction to Melbourne, 3 facsimile letters to the International Olympic Committee from the Governor and Premier of Victoria and the Mayor of Melbourne, each dated February 1948, supporting Melbournee's bid for the 1956 Olympics, with impressed gold and red wafer seals, 4 folding linen-hinged lithographed plates including 3 coloured 'Entrance to the proposed Olympic arena', 'Aerial view of the proposed Olympic Arena', 'Aerial view of the proposed Olympic swimming pool', numerous other views of Melbourne architecture, landscape and sport, (folding plates with soft crease in margin and fold, one with short fold split in blank margin), original buff suede, covers with blind-ruled borders, upper cover with applied metal arms of the City of Melbourne painted in coloured enamels, (covers rubbed, head of spine frayed, one corner worn), folio, 34.5 x 26.5 cm approx., Melbourne 1956 APPARENTLY UNIQUE COPY, CONTAINING 200 SIGNATURES IN INK, OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM, some identifying their event. Included are Shirley Strickland, Norma Croker, Kevan Gosper, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, David Lean Dave Power, Leon Gregory, Ian Bruce, Norma Austin, Mervyn Lincoln, Sandra Morgan, David Theile, Kevin O'Halloran, Roley Tasker, Mervyn Wood, Murray Riley, Kevin Hogarth