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two pamphlets for the revue of an artist ' s bookan old newspaper with a black and white image of a mapan open book with a drawing of a man on it
Hermitage Fine Art

775 - THE ARTISTS’ SPORTS MAGAZINE
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Estimate €50 - €70
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THE ARTISTS’ SPORTS MAGAZINE MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE UNION OF ARTISTS’ SPORTS CLUB 2 ISSUES, 3rd YEAR, APRIL 1935 No. 17 & MAY–JUNE 1935 No. 18. IN FRENCH. Paris, Les Publications Corporatives Périodiques Monthly journal of the Union of Artists’ Sports Club. Management and editorial team: Founding Director: Koval (René Koval) Editor-in-chief: Louis Lorsy (Louis Le Meur) Registered office: 4, rue de la Michodière, Paris (2nd arrondissement) Publishing and advertising: Robert Lajeunesse, 14, rue Brunel, Paris (17th arrondissement) No. 17 April 1935, Vol. 3, 12 pp.; No. 18 May–June 1935, Vol. 3, 18 pp.; press articles, advertisements, illustrations, photographs and black-and-white drawings, printed cover, two-colour on a cream background, stylised typography, central diamond-shaped logo featuring a theatre mask framed by the initials CSUA. 27 x 21 cm Shows signs of wear: creases, a central vertical fold, dog-eared corners, a few pages with yellowed paper, a few small stains, a few micro-tears along the edges; the cover and one page (No. 17) are detached. Text remains intact. The Union of Artists’ Sports Club (C.S.U.A.) brought together actors, musicians, journalists and figures from the entertainment world around sporting activities, frequently organising sporting events and competitions. These events received extensive media coverage at the time, such as the Artists’ and Journalists’ Cycling Grand Prix, won in 1935 on the Paris–Vernon route by Maurice Goddet (a French publisher and journalist), as well as football matches, horse-riding events and tennis tournaments that brought together famous figures from the French arts scene. The magazine’s articles were often written by writers or figures from the theatre and cinema who were passionate about sport. In these two issues of the magazine, one finds, amongst other things, No. 17: a text (2 pp.) entitled ‘La Renaissance Sportive’ by Frédéric Boutet (French short-story writer and novelist), tracing the evolution of the perception of sport in France from the 19th century to the early 20th century; a round-up of the month’s events; an article entitled ‘Cycling… 1935’ by Robert Ancelin (French actor and director) and the secretary of the C.S.U.A.’s cycling section (Jan Margatt): a review of the 1934 season, a call for member riders to get involved, and the programme for the 1935 season; an article on the horse rally held on 19 March 1935 in the Forest of Saint Germain, featuring a photograph of the winners; the newsletter ‘Billet de Service’ containing internal announcements (weddings, new members, changes of address, name changes, donor members, telephone numbers (updates)), dental and medical care (doctors offering preferential rates to Club members), athletics and football (training information); - No. 18: an article on the ‘Koval Athletics Cup’, a friendly sporting competition between the C.S.U.A. and the Association of Sports Writers, reporting the results and illustrated with a photograph; an article entitled ‘Tennis’ summarising the results and competitions of the C.S.U.A.’s tennis season; the ‘Service Notice’ page containing internal announcements (new members, changes of address and telephone number, deaths, births, marriages, honours and donors). René Renouard-Larivière, born René Kovalsky, known as René Koval (1885–1936) French singer and actor, appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour on 30 March 1935. Louis Le Meur, known as Louis Lorsy or Lorsay (1899–2002) French writer and actor. Involved in organisations supporting artists, he was a member of the Association of Actors who were War Veterans and secretary of the Union of Artists from 1931 to 1939. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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