235 - WORLD WAR I - TREATY OF VERSAILLES

WORLD WAR I - TREATY OF VERSAILLES [Programme] Congrès de la Paix Versailles 1919. Sceance du 28 Juin 1919...; Peace Congress Versailles 1919. Session of 28 June 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 crease where previously folded, edges a little frayed, small tear on right margin (c. 2cm), slight toning (315 x 215mm.), 1919 Footnotes: Programme 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 that adorn the programme symbolise the tone of reconciliation that was fundamental to this treatise are by Bernard Naudin (1876 - 1946), a WWI infantry sergeant who became a war illustrator by depicting life in the trenches. His frontline work earned him a knighthood in the Legion of Honor. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: # # A reduced TVA rate of 5.5% will be charged on Buyer's Premium. This is subject to government change and the rate payable will be the rate in force on the date of the sale.Pour les livres, la commission acheteur est soumise à un taux de TVA réduit de 5,5 %. Ce taux est susceptible à être modifié par les autorités françaises et le taux à payer sera celui en vigueur à la date de la vente. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com