RICHESSES DE FRANCE - LE PAYS BASQUE, Ch. De Commerce de Bayonne (dir.), 4th trim. 1949 Vintage paperback in cardboard slipcase with color illustrations by Ramiro ARRUE, Paul BAZÉ, José GARCIA DE LA PEÑA, François-Maurice ROGANEAU. Deals with tourist topics in the French and Spanish Basque Country. Interesting chapter on Basque arts, edited by Benjamin Gomez, with frontispiece illustration by Pierre-Albert BEGAUD. Includes a folding map of the Basque Country by Henri PEDEZERT. (Dust jacket, spine a little damaged, illustrations fresh). Provenance: Collection Yves Gastou, Biarritz

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