Omnisport / Vichy / Maghreb - Lot 160

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Omnisport / Vichy / Maghreb - Lot 160
Omnisport / Vichy / Maghreb Fields days in North Africa, April 18-May 5, 1941 Large format guestbook, beautifully bound, 116 pages. Important book-album published in a very small edition, as evidenced by 6 original watercolors by Pierre Falké (1884-1947). The book is dedicated to Marshal Pétain. This copy was a gift to Admiral Darlan of the fleet. This book takes us from stadium to stadium, from athletics competitions to rugby matches, and gymnastics demonstrations from Rabat to Tunis, via Marrakech, Meknes, Sidi Bel Abbès, Oran, Algiers, Constantine, Jemmapes and Bône. The greatest French champions, both male and female, are immortalized in high-quality silver prints. This album is an important record of these fields days, a veritable propaganda tour organized under the authority of the Vichy regime, with Jean Borotra at General Weygand's side.
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