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153 - Official propaganda of the Vichy regime and the National Rev…
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Official propaganda of the Vichy regime and the National Revolution, 1940–1944 A collection of approximately 60 documents, 1940–1944 FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Pages of history Appeals by Marshal Pétain June 1940 n.p., August 1940 First edition, hand-bound in pure linen in Auvergne Paperback, 24 x 19 cm Message from Marshal Pétain, Head of the French State, 11 October 1940 Grenoble, printed by Daniel Jacomet Booklet 18.5 x 13 cm 2 copies Marshal of France Philippe Pétain, Head of the French State 1940/1941 Booklet, 15 x 24.5 cm Marshal Pétain Appeals to the French People, 1940 Paris, Librairie Plon, 1941 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm The Marshal’s Work July 1940 – July 1941 Published by the General Secretariat for Information, December 1941 Paperback, 20.5 x 14 cm 2 copies The Marshal’s Messages Published by the General Secretariat for Information, December 1941 Paperback, 21 x 15.5 cm Noël d’Ornans The Marshal’s Thursdays Published by Éditions de la Générale Publicité, c. 1941 Paperback, 18 x 13.5 cm Marshal Pétain Addresses to the French People Messages and Writings 1934–1941 H. Lardanchet, 1941 Paperback, 19 x 12 cm New Destinies for French Intellectual Life Paris, Union Bibliophile de France/Ministry of Information, 1942 Paperback, 31 x 23 cm, blue embossed covers with gold lettering on the front cover and a Francisque motif on the spine First edition, copy presented by Marshal Pétain to René Benjamin Foreword by Charles Maurras (“The Future of French Intellectual Life”) and contributions by Gustave Thibon, Alexis Carrel, Abel Bonnard (Minister of National Education), Alfred Cortot, Jacques Copeau, Marcel Arland, Thierry Maulnier, Daniel Halévy, René Benjamin, Henri Gouhier, as well as numerous quotations from Marshal Pétain. Illustrated with around two hundred photographs reproduced in heliogravure by Laure Albin Guillot, Sougez, Parry, Roubier, Robert Doisneau, Dumas, Bovis, Paris, Zuber, Vals, Pierre Jahan, Arthaud, Schall, etc. A prestigious collective work published under the Vichy regime, conceived as a showcase for ‘French genius’ rediscovered under the aegis of Marshal Pétain, with themes covering philosophy, medicine, the performing arts, music and education. 150 Years of Winning Hearts: The Generous and Humane Work of Colonial France Editions Maurice Devriès, c. 1942 32.5 x 23.5 cm La Revue d’Arles Arles, Académie d’Arles No. 1, March 1941 Proofs with handwritten corrections Contains a tribute to Frédéric Mistral by Marshal Pétain, a detailed account of his visit to Arles, etc. Marshal Pétain La France Nouvelle Appeals and Messages 8 July 1941 – 17 June 1943 Volume II Paris, printed by Draeger, 1943 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm A collection of over 50 propaganda documents published by the Vichy regime: leaflets, booklets, pamphlets, postcards and posters, including: Primer; The Principles of the Community; To the Children of France; portraits of Marshal Pétain; Work, Family, Fatherland; Tuesday 12 August 1941: Marshal Pétain Decides; French People, Come to Me with Confidence!; To the French People! Words from the Leader; Young French People, My Friends; National Lottery, 10 August 1943 in aid of the National Relief Fund; He Will Triumph – Subscribe; National Committee for Armaments Vouchers, ‘French people, subscribe to the armaments vouchers’; French Legion of Combatants, Clermont-Ferrand, souvenir programme of the events organised on 30 August 1942 to mark the Legion’s second anniversary; ‘French people, remember!’ distributed by the National Relief Organisation; etc. Etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE SALES CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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