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EDOUARD VII - Set of 5 menus relating to the visit of the King…
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EDOUARD VII EDOUARD VII - Set of 5 menus relating to the visit of the King of EDOUARD VII to France in May 1903 and that of President LOUBET to the United Kingdom in July 1903. These visits laid the foundations for the second Entente Cordiale. - Menu for the dinner offered to President Loubet at the British Embassy on May 1, 1903, 1 f. surmounted by the gilded monogram of Edward VII. - Menu du repas offert par le Président Loubet à Edouard VII le 2 mai 1903, 4 pp. sous couv. illustrée par Karbowsky et gravé par Stern, contrecollé sur papier cartonné. Menu cited by A. ESCOFFIER in his Livre des menus as a model for large presidential receptions. - Menu for the luncheon served to Edward VII on May 4, 1903 aboard the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest train from Paris to Cherbourg, cardboard, pitting, handwritten annotation on verso. - Menu for the luncheon offered by the Corporation of the City of London to President Loubet on July 7, 1903 at the Guildhall in LONDON, 4 pp. in-12 oblong bound with a tricolor ribbon under cover. with the coat of arms of the City of London with gold and silver highlights, surmounted by the monogram of Émile Loubet and surrounded by the British and French flags, spotting and marginal wetness in fine, enclosed is the invitation card in the name of Lieutenant-Colonel d'Amade, Attaché militaire, and the folded table plan (two small cuts at the fold). - Menu for the dinner offered to King Edward VII on July 7, 1903 at the French Embassy in London, 4 pp. in a handsome cover with gilded highlights drawn by Gorguet and engraved by Stern.

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EDOUARD VII EDOUARD VII - Set of 5 menus relating to the visit of the King of EDOUARD VII to France in May 1903 and that of President LOUBET to the United Kingdom in July 1903. These visits laid the foundations for the second Entente Cordiale. - Menu for the dinner offered to President Loubet at the British Embassy on May 1, 1903, 1 f. surmounted by the gilded monogram of Edward VII. - Menu du repas offert par le Président Loubet à Edouard VII le 2 mai 1903, 4 pp. sous couv. illustrée par Karbowsky et gravé par Stern, contrecollé sur papier cartonné. Menu cited by A. ESCOFFIER in his Livre des menus as a model for large presidential receptions. - Menu for the luncheon served to Edward VII on May 4, 1903 aboard the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest train from Paris to Cherbourg, cardboard, pitting, handwritten annotation on verso. - Menu for the luncheon offered by the Corporation of the City of London to President Loubet on July 7, 1903 at the Guildhall in LONDON, 4 pp. in-12 oblong bound with a tricolor ribbon under cover. with the coat of arms of the City of London with gold and silver highlights, surmounted by the monogram of Émile Loubet and surrounded by the British and French flags, spotting and marginal wetness in fine, enclosed is the invitation card in the name of Lieutenant-Colonel d'Amade, Attaché militaire, and the folded table plan (two small cuts at the fold). - Menu for the dinner offered to King Edward VII on July 7, 1903 at the French Embassy in London, 4 pp. in a handsome cover with gilded highlights drawn by Gorguet and engraved by Stern.

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