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96 - LATOUCHE, Robert. History of Nice. Nice, City of Nice, 1951–…
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LATOUCHE, Robert. History of Nice. Nice, City of Nice, 1951–1954–1965. 3 vols. large quarto. Paperback, covers printed in red and black and lined. 85 photographic plates. Volume I: from the origins to 1860. Volume II: from 1860 to 1914. Volume III: the contemporary period. Print run of 3,000 copies; one of 2,000 printed on white vellum from the Moulin de l’Isle Fontaine for Volumes I and II, and on ‘Lourmarin’ matt offset paper for Volume III. Partially untrimmed copy. In perfect condition. Included: DUBREUIL, Jules. Life in Nice. From one season to the next 1909–1910, 1910–1911, 1911–1912.Nice, Imprimerie de l’Eclaireur, 1911–1913. 3 vols. in-8. Grey printed half-cloth, gilt fleur-de-lis and monogram ‘M. B. S.’ at the small end of the spine, red morocco title label, covers preserved. Foreword by Mr Emmanuel Ducros. The first three years of this annual publication, presented as the City Annals. Each year is divided into nine sections: Nice’s Administration, Local Affairs, Elections and the Work of Our Representatives, Around the World, Carnival, Theatres, Sports, In the Courts, Arts and Letters. A fine copy. - The Annals of the County of Nice. A historical, literary, scientific, dialectal and artistic journal (quarterly). Nice, Association typographique, 1931–1936. 6 volumes in 1 in-8 volume. Green half-calf, ribbed spine, title and dates in gold. Journal founded by Stéphane Bosio, Louis Cappatti, Eugène Ghis, Pierre Isnard and Edmond Raynaud. Its aim is to shed light on the past and to chronicle the intellectual life of the region bounded by the Var, the Estéron, the Roya and the Alps. A collection comprising the first 20 issues from 1931 to 1936. The last two issues from 1937 are missing. Damage to the upper case.
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About the sale Nice and the French Riviera: Over 200 lots – Mr X’s Collection – Antique books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts and collectable historical papers, photographs and tourist posters
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