Null Jocelyn GILLE (20th c.), The liner Normandie cruising the Pierre Gustave, l…

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Jocelyn GILLE (20th c.), The liner Normandie cruising the Pierre Gustave, lithograph numbered 66/250 signed in the plate and countersigned in the lower right corner A vue 37,5 x 57 cm

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Jocelyn GILLE (20th c.), The liner Normandie cruising the Pierre Gustave, lithograph numbered 66/250 signed in the plate and countersigned in the lower right corner A vue 37,5 x 57 cm

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Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

LINER NORMANDIE PAQUEBOT NORMANDIE - Set of 2 rare menus and 2 programs relating to the launch and inauguration of the PAQUEBOT NORMANDIE under the Presidency of Albert LEBRUN. - Menu for the meal offered by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique on the occasion of the launch of the "Normandie" on October 29, 1932 at the Penhoët shipyard [in Saint-Nazaire], 4 pp. in-4, cover illustrated with a view of the liner as one of its stacks is being installed, inside: drawings of the ships "Impératrice Eugénie" (1846) and "Normandie" (1932) with their respective technical specifications, view of the Normandie shipyard on the 4th cover, meal served by the Grand-Hôtel de Saint-Nazaire, very slight marginal wetness, trace of fold. - Program for the Voyage de M. le Président de la République à Saint-Nazaire, launching of the ocean liner "Normandie", October 28-29, 1932, in-12, 16 pp. stapled, cover printed with presidential monogram and framed in the style of an antique pediment. - Menu du dîner offert à l'occasion de l'inauguration du paquebot Normandie sous la présidence de M. Albert Lebrun, Président de la République, le 23 mai 1935 [à bord du paquebot amaré dans le port du HAVRE], 4 pp. in-4, couv. illustrée du célèbre dessin de CASSANDRE montrant l'étrave du navire dans un camaïeu de bleu, qqs. légères salissures, morceau de ruban adhésif en 4e de couv. - Programme du Voyage de M. le Président de la République au Havre, May 23-24, 1935, in-12, 12 pp. stapled, cover printed with presidential monogram and framed in the style of an antique pediment. The liner Normandie was launched on October 29, 1932, in front of a large crowd. Marguerite Lebrun, wife of the President and godmother of the ship, broke the traditional bottle of champagne on her bow. After a lengthy refit, the liner was inaugurated in Le Havre on May 23, 1935, at a gala dinner for some 1,000 guests held on board. At the time, Normandie was the world's largest ocean liner, breaking the Atlantic crossing record on her maiden voyage. Attached is the menu for the banquet given to mark the INAUGURATION of the Quai de France and the CHERBOURG MARITIME STATION by Albert Lebrun, offered by the Conseil général de la Manche, the city of Cherbourg and the Cherbourg Chamber of Commerce, 4 pp. in-8, illustrated with 2 photographic views, banquet served by L'Hôtelier and Barabinot, with the program for the presidential trip, in-16, 12 pp.

Estim. 10 - 20 EUR

[PAQUEBOT NORMANDIE]

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

ATO, Made in France

Starting price 100 EUR

CALVADOS. CAEN: "Abbaye aux Dames and Église St Gilles." Lithograph by Eugène CICÉRI (1813-1890), 19th century. Series "La Normandie Illustrée." (31 x 47 cm) + "Carrefour Rue de Ham à CAEN." by A. Robida (30.5 x 22 cm)

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