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ALPHONSE XIII OF SPAIN ALPHONSE XIII OF SPAIN - Set of 7 menus relating to the visit of Alphonse XIII, King of Spain to France in May-June 1905. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on May 30, 1905 at the Palais de l'Élysée, 4 pp. in-4 in cover illustrated with a color composition by Eugène Morand, with the Spanish royal coat of arms at the top and a gold reproduction of the "France" medal by engraver Louis Bollée in the center, menu engraved by Devambez bound with a tricolor ribbon. Menu cited by A. ESCOFFIER in his Livre des menus as a model for a grand presidential reception. - Menu for the dinner offered by the city of Paris to the city of Madrid, May 31, 1905, 1 f. under a BEAUTIFUL allegorical COUV. by GORGUET in a nocturnal setting with arms of the two cities, menu engraved by Stern. - Menu for the meal offered on the occasion of the King of Spain's visit to the Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr on June 2, 1905, 4 pp. in-8, illustrated by P. Régis with the inscription "Regi hospiti amico juventutis gallicae salus!", heliogravure by Fortier et Marotte. - Menu for the military luncheon held in honor of the King of Spain on June 3, 1905 at the Élysée Palace. 4 pp. in-4 under color cover illustrated by Jules Chéret with Spanish royal coat of arms and two ribbons tied in the colors of France and Spain, menu pasted on card stock. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on June 3, 1905 at the Spanish Embassy in Paris, cardboard with royal arms, traces of glue on reverse. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on June 4, 1905 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4 pp. in-8 in a cover illustrated in color by Guillonnet with Spanish royal arms, menu engraved by Stern. Attached is the artistic program for the evening, 4 pp. illustrated cardboard engraved by Stern. - Menu for the banquet offered by the Comité industriel & commercial des fêtes franco-espagnoles, under the presidency of M. Dubief, Ministre du commerce, de l'industrie [...], on June 3, 1905 in the Salle des fêtes of the Grand Hôtel, 4 pp. in-4, color illustration by G. de Forster, music program on second plate, browned exterior, fold. On the night of May 31st to June 1st 1905 in Paris, the King of Spain was the target of a bomb attack attributed to Spanish anarchists. The King and President Loubet, who accompanied him, escaped unharmed.
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ALPHONSE XIII OF SPAIN ALPHONSE XIII OF SPAIN - Set of 7 menus relating to the visit of Alphonse XIII, King of Spain to France in May-June 1905. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on May 30, 1905 at the Palais de l'Élysée, 4 pp. in-4 in cover illustrated with a color composition by Eugène Morand, with the Spanish royal coat of arms at the top and a gold reproduction of the "France" medal by engraver Louis Bollée in the center, menu engraved by Devambez bound with a tricolor ribbon. Menu cited by A. ESCOFFIER in his Livre des menus as a model for a grand presidential reception. - Menu for the dinner offered by the city of Paris to the city of Madrid, May 31, 1905, 1 f. under a BEAUTIFUL allegorical COUV. by GORGUET in a nocturnal setting with arms of the two cities, menu engraved by Stern. - Menu for the meal offered on the occasion of the King of Spain's visit to the Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr on June 2, 1905, 4 pp. in-8, illustrated by P. Régis with the inscription "Regi hospiti amico juventutis gallicae salus!", heliogravure by Fortier et Marotte. - Menu for the military luncheon held in honor of the King of Spain on June 3, 1905 at the Élysée Palace. 4 pp. in-4 under color cover illustrated by Jules Chéret with Spanish royal coat of arms and two ribbons tied in the colors of France and Spain, menu pasted on card stock. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on June 3, 1905 at the Spanish Embassy in Paris, cardboard with royal arms, traces of glue on reverse. - Menu for the dinner offered to the King of Spain on June 4, 1905 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4 pp. in-8 in a cover illustrated in color by Guillonnet with Spanish royal arms, menu engraved by Stern. Attached is the artistic program for the evening, 4 pp. illustrated cardboard engraved by Stern. - Menu for the banquet offered by the Comité industriel & commercial des fêtes franco-espagnoles, under the presidency of M. Dubief, Ministre du commerce, de l'industrie [...], on June 3, 1905 in the Salle des fêtes of the Grand Hôtel, 4 pp. in-4, color illustration by G. de Forster, music program on second plate, browned exterior, fold. On the night of May 31st to June 1st 1905 in Paris, the King of Spain was the target of a bomb attack attributed to Spanish anarchists. The King and President Loubet, who accompanied him, escaped unharmed.
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