Tennis / Omnisport / Facilities - Lot 187

Tennis / Omnisport / Facilities "Joseph Paquin, Bertholle & Co. Belle Epoque sports and leisure equipment catalog, 1909 (Bd des Capucines) Illustrations SEGUIN, Pierre RUDAUX (1870-1927) Imp. Henon, 128 p., 28 x 19 cm (traces of folding) Enclosed: a period advertisement One of the finest equipment catalogs of the belle époque, for civilian and sports tailors. 128 artistically and technically illustrated pages (from automobiles to loungewear, fencing, boxing, canoeing, golf, horseback riding, travel and indoor games) review all the accessories and outfits for all sports and leisure activities for men and women. The many illustrations are by Seguin or Henri Rudaux (1870-1927). Prices and materials make for an edifying dive. Monsieur Paquin equipped Maurice Garin for his victory in the 1903 Tour de France.