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1922 [1922 MARSEILLE COLONIAL EXHIBITION]
See original version (French)
35
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1922 [1922 MARSEILLE COLONIAL EXHIBITION]
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
1922
[1922 MARSEILLE COLONIAL EXHIBITION]
Collection of documents:
- The National Colonial Exhibition of Marseille, as described by its organisers.
Large folio, hardback, beige cloth binding. Marseille, published by the General Commission for the Exhibition, 1923. Preface by Albert Sarraut, Minister for the Colonies. A richly illustrated volume in black and white comprising forty-three articles, four watercolours, eight hundred and eleven black-and-white illustrations, and twelve plans. Copy numbered 325. 311 pages. Dimensions: 34x25 cm.
- *L’Illustration*. Issue 4155 of 21 October 1922 devoted to the Colonial Exhibition.
- Souvenir album of the Colonial Exhibition, postmarked (small tear), complete with its 24 detachable postcards. Dimensions: 9 x 15.5 cm. (Water stains).
(In two slipcases).
Following on from the Colonial Exhibition held in Marseille in 1906, this second edition was a major event, a genuine promotional campaign with a commercial focus aimed at the general public. It attracted nearly 3 million visitors between April and November 1922.
See original version (French)
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