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FRANCE ILLUSTRATION, NOEL 1948.
France: Societte Nationale Des Entreprises De Presse, 1948. Linen. First Edition. Unpaginated. Natural-colored linen binding with leather title block pasted on spine. Covers and spine are soiled and edge-worn. Spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed. Leather title block is deteriorating, but remnants of blind-stamped, bright gilt lettering and rules remain. Contents consist of mostly full-page, mostly full-color period advertising. Text, in French, is related to Christmas themes, particularly the nativity. Text augmented by numerous b/w photos and reproductions of religious art work. In addition, there are also full-color, tipped-in plates of nativity scenes: two from the Chinese artist Lou Houng-Nien plus Raphael's "La Saine Famille Canigniani." There is also a triptych tipped-in reproduction of "Triptyque Barnabas" mounted on stiff black paper as a tri-fold with text in gilt lettering. Interior slightly aged. Several pages have small closed tears in the margins. An approximately 1" square piece has been cut out of the bottom margin of one of the rear pages of b/w advertising. Cross reference: our book #06773. Very Good.
[Book #6772] Price: $20.00 
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