A First Class menu card for the steamship 'Polynésien' of the Messageries Maritimes shipping line, completed with the manuscript bill of fare for luncheon on 8 May 1895, 'En mer'

Published by Imprimerie Marseillaise [for Messageries Maritimes], [Marseille], 1895

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Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaMichael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB

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Condition: Used - Very good

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Item description from seller

[Marseille], Imprimerie Marseillaise [for Messageries Maritimes], 1895. A thin card (235 × 152 mm), printed recto only, with a colour-pictorial border. Card a little tanned; light crease to the top left-hand corner; in excellent condition. One of a series of pre-printed pictorial menu cards produced for the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. This example has 'No. 3' below the bottom border, and a design featuring a maritime scene and the company crest. The printed and manuscript text (in a calligraphic hand) are both in French. The words 'En mer' have been overwritten with what appears to be the word 'Canal'. Shipping reports in Australian newspapers indicate that the 'Polynésien' cleared Suez on 8 May 1895, en route from Marseille to Australia, confirming that this meal was served while passing through the Suez canal.

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Bibliographic details

Title
A First Class menu card for the steamship 'Polynésien' of the Messageries Maritimes shipping line, completed with the manuscript bill of fare for luncheon on 8 May 1895, 'En mer'
Author
[Paquebot 'Polynésien']
Publisher
Imprimerie Marseillaise [for Messageries Maritimes], [Marseille]
Publication year
1895
Condition
Very Good
Seller catalogs
Australia, Food and Wine, Maritime

Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB

Adelaide, SA, Australia

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Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, established in March 1976, deal in fine and rare books, photographs and manuscripts. Treloars conduct regular specialist book auctions, maintain a retail outlet in the heart of the city of Adelaide and are longstanding members of Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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Photographs, Autograph material, Australiana (especially exploration and Aboriginal history), Large out of print and antiquarian stock

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Michael Treloar Pty Ltd

GPO Box 2289
Adelaide, SA Australia 5001