The Official Report of The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad - 1948 London, The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. 1948. First edition. Grand 4to (29 x 24 cms) pp. 580. Bound in publisher’s original dark green cloth covered hard boards. Gilt titles and image of London House of Commons with Queen Elizabeth tower and Olympic rings to upper board. Black titles to spine. Half title present. Frontispiece of King George VI. Introduction by The Right Honourable The Lord Burghley, K.C.M.G. Features copious black and white full page and in text photographs, plans etc. It contains information on the preparation and organisation of the Games, opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the detailed results of all the sports competitions. The official final results, and covers the events of the games in 580 pages of text. Condition: Good. Tight binding, spine sunned, corners lightly bumped. Front free endpaper with previous owner’s signature together with a full handwritten account of his visit to the 1948 games in London. Also a newspaper cutting referring to Emile Zatopek pasted down to front fixed endpaper. Pages clean throughout.