Ville de Nice Comite des Fetes et des Sports, Saison 1926-1927
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Nice: L'Eclaireur de Nice, 1926. Softcover. Very good. 8 x 5.25 inches, [20] pp, in illustrated stapled wrappers. Light dust soiling and general wear from handling; very good. Scarce program for the 1927 Nice Carnival and related festivities, with text in French and English. Six pages list parades, fetes, balls, races, and other events taking place over several weeks in February and March. There are also lists of committee members involved in planning the events and many advertisement for hotels, car services, and high-end shops in Nice. In addition to illustrations on the front and back covers, there are two color plates by Brun, an artist known for his travel posters of the French Riviera. The Nice Carnival is one of the world's most prominent carnival events, along with those held in Venice, Rio, and New Orleans. It it believed to have been held as early as the thirteenth century, and it now attracts several hundred thousand visitors each year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21716
- Title
- Ville de Nice Comite des Fetes et des Sports, Saison 1926-1927
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- L'Eclaireur de Nice
- Place of Publication
- Nice
- Date Published
- 1926
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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