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778 - PLAISIR de FRANCE ( * ) – FIVE ISSUES, approximately 70 page…
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PLAISIR de FRANCE ( * ) – FIVE ISSUES, approximately 70 pages, 31.5 x 24 cm per issue. A prestigious magazine renowned for its aesthetic appeal and graphic quality: APRIL 1950 + July/August 1950 + January/February 1951 + APRIL 1951 + MAY 1951. Excellent articles in the contents, including ‘ANNECY: a lake of memories’, ‘senior golfers of France’, ‘fashion’, MADAGASCAR, a rebirth: LE TOUQUET, at the Household Arts Fair, the decoration of ocean liners, philately, photography, urban planning and housing, the Besançon Festival, Franche-Comté cuisine, CORSICA, THE ISLAND OF AIX, NOIRMOUTIER, PORQUEROLLES, OUESSANT—a bastion of solitude, MARTINIQUE, CHAGALL, a chalet hotel in the high mountains, the Holy Year in ROME, fencing, exhibitions, major auctions, cinema, etc... ( * ) *Plaisir de France*: a luxurious magazine – now defunct – founded on 1 October 1934. Owned by *L’Illustration*. Its editor-in-chief was Olivier Quéant from 1936 to 1968. Roger Baschet, the owner of the publication, also served as editor-in-chief – famous photographers such as Pierre Jahan and Willy Maywald were commissioned to illustrate the magazine... A particularly luxurious monthly magazine, rich in articles but also featuring prestigious full-page advertisements from the leading brands of the time, illustrated by the greatest artists of the era.
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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