235 - WORLD WAR I - TREATY OF VERSAILLES

WORLD WAR I - TREATY OF VERSAILLES [Program] Versailles Peace Congress 1919. Session of June 28, 1919...; Versailles Peace Congress 1919. Session of June 28, 1919..., 4 pp. on a bifolium, text in French and English, printed in red and black, SIGNED BY GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI, ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS, SIDNEY SONNINO, IJUIN HIKOKICHI, and MATSUI KEISHIRŌ; horizontal and vertical creases where previously folded; edges slightly frayed; small tear on the right margin (approx. 2 cm); slight discoloration (315 x 215 mm), 1919 Footnotes: Program issued for the historic signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Our copy is signed by French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, Polish Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sidney Sonnino, and Japanese Ambassadors to France Matsui Keishirō and Ijūin Hikokichi. The olive-branch designs adorning the program—which symbolize the spirit of reconciliation central to this treaty—are by Bernard Naudin (1876–1946), a World War I infantry sergeant who became a war illustrator by depicting life in the trenches. His work on the front lines earned him a knighthood in the Legion of Honor. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: # # A reduced VAT rate of 5.5% will be charged on the buyer’s premium. This is subject to change by the government, and the rate payable will be the rate in effect on the date of the sale.For books, the buyer’s premium is subject to a reduced VAT rate of 5.5%. This rate is subject to change by the French authorities, and the rate payable will be the one in effect on the date of the sale. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com