2019 Summer Premium Live and Catalog Auction Lots 1-82 Close Aug 1- 83-end close 8/10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2019
The highs, lows, and minutiae of the 1930 FIFA World Cup are captured in stunning detail in this book, the Primer Campeonato de Mundial de Football. Published in Montevideo shortly after Uruguay claimed the 1930 World Cup title by Arturo Carbonell Debali on behalf of the Uruguayan Football Association, this book contains more than 150 gorgeous photographs from the World Cup. The text is written both Spanish and French, the official language of FIFA. This book is 123 pages long and is a limited edition 2,986 of 3,000 copies. This book is in fair condition, exhibiting some weathering and minor rips on the covers due to aging. Relics such as this from the inaugural World Cup are few and far-between, with this fantastic tome representing the absolute best a soccer fan could wish for! This item comes with a LOA confirming it is part of the Rony Almeida Soccer Collection.