271 - WAGONS-LITS // COOK — Group Travel in France and Abroad. Summer 1938

WAGONS-LITS // COOK — Group Travel in France and Abroad. Summer 1938 WAGONS-LITS // COOK. — Group Travel in France and Abroad. Summer 1938. Paris, Wagons-Lits // Cook, 1938. Oblong paperback booklet, illustrated cover; maps and illustrations throughout the text. An interesting program of organized tours published by Wagons-Lits // Cook for the summer 1938 tourist season. The brochure presents numerous tours in France and abroad, with detailed day-by-day itineraries, departure dates, transportation, excursions, and accommodations. Among the destinations offered: Brittany, Alsace and the Vosges, the Pyrenees and Southern France, Marseille, the French Riviera and the Alps, Italy, Hungary, etc. Numerous small route maps and an attractive layout characteristic of 1930s travel brochures. The back cover lists the many Wagons-Lits // Cook agencies in France, North Africa, and throughout Europe. A beautiful testament to the rise of organized and international tourism on the eve of World War II. Cover is scuffed and worn, with creases, tears, and small losses; spine and corners are brittle; interior is well-preserved.