The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Toyko

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Official Program from The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964. The program has a white cover with black, gold, and red print. In the left side of the program there is a gold circle, followed by the Olympic rings and [TOKYO 1964], all in gold ink. A red bar runs along the left edge and features drawing of a figure in a sprinting position in white ink. On the right side of the cover has Japanese writings, the numbers [10 / 16] and English type in black and red print. The English text reads: [THE GAMES OF THE XVIII OLYMPIAD TOKYO / ATHLETICS / OFFICIAL PROGRAMME / THE NATIONAL STADIUM]. [No. 3] is featured in the bottom right corner. The interior consists of 60 pages of text with Japanese, French, and English writing. The pages contain athletes’ names, event information, stadium information, and blank memo pages and event score boxes.

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