French Riviera (18 results)

Condition: Very Good. 38 pages, illustrated in colour. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 12 pages. some foxing. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 23 cms. Category: Cornhill Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 36 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 16 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 26.5 x 39 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 26.5 x 39 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 26.5 x 39 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 36 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unbound pages. Condition: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated with black & white photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 36 cms. Category: Country Life Houses; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

4pp., folio. Bifolium. On aged and creased paper, with slight damage at spine. Tastefully laid out. The front page carries the Programme (from 'A 8 heures: Arrivée de l'Escadre devant Cannes.' to 'A Midi: Départ pour Villefranche.'), the two central pages carry the 'Règlement' (19 articles under the headings 'YACHTS A VAPEUR', 'VOILIERS', 'VAPEURS PORTANT DES PASSAGERS' and 'PLAISANCIERS & EMBARCATIONS DIVERSES') by 'Le Commissaire de l'Inscription maritime, | BLANC' and 'Le Maire, | HIBERT'. The whole of the last page is taken up with a lithographic map of the route ('LITH ROBAUDY CANNES').…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Album containing 95 photographs mounted on thick card, most measuring approximately 215 x 280 mm. or 116 x 165mm., showing scenery, street scenes, architecture, and costumes from Grasse, Avignon, Arles, Nîmes, Pont du Loupe, Cannes, Nice, Villefranche, Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Roque-brune, Menton, &c. oblong folio. pp. 72. ms. captions, a few photos with captions printed within the image. contemporary half chagrin, gilt edges. …

Oblong 8vo. 9 x 6.75 in. [50 pp (unpaginated).], with 24 sepia-tinted photo-mechanical photographs, w/ explanatory text below in French & English. Textured gray softcovers, sepia-tinted photo-mechanical images mounted on front & back covers, yapp fore-edges (minor shelfwear, rubbing), still a VG copy. First edition of this splendid souvenir album for passengers who had booked their seats at P.L.M. Autocar offices in Toulon to take the luxurious 172 mile/277 km scenic automobile excursion along the French Riviera during the Roaring 20's. Included are photos of the Carnival in Nice, the St. Cassien Hermitage beyond Cannes (25 miles); the Antheor Viaduct at Cape Roux (42 miles); the newly opened Le Rayol health and seaside resort developed by Company Entreprise Immobiliere (90 miles), and more. P.L.M. was the most important railway for tourists in France, and heavily investedin their network of hotels, automobile tours, and railways along the Mediterranean and through the Alps, transforming Southern France into a fashionable international tourist destination. No copies in Worldcat.…

An example of a charming pamphlet advertising the Grand Hotel Du Cap Martin on the French Riviera. The brochure contains aerial views of the hotel and surrounding area and lists the amenities patrons would enjoy, such as tennis courts, swimming pools, and a private beach. The Grand Hotel Du Cap Martin was designed in the late-19th century by the architect Hans-Georg Tersling (1857-1920) after being commissioned by the Black & White Whiskey Company. The hotel became a tourist destination for royals and the upper echelon of society, with Franz Joseph I of Austria staying at the hotel four times. His wife, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, lived in the hotel during the last few years of her life. The hotel served as a hospital during the First World War and reopened as a hotel in 1919, but a series of fires, water damage, and bombings in the Second World War led to the building being converted into flats in 1959. Quarto pamphlet, concertina-style. With blue-tinted heliogravure photographs on recto, half-tone photos on verso, panelled in gilt. Damp staining along top edge, a little rubbing. A very good copy.…

Soft cover. Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Very minor closed tears along bottom edge professionally repaired on verso. Text on verso. Size 9.75 x 29.25 Inches. This striking 1903 chromolithograph panoramic view of the Côte d'Azur or French Riviera was drawn by C. Legresle for the Syndicat d'Initiative in Nice. It represents an early appearance of the term 'Côte d'Azur' on a map or view at a time when the region (through local tourist offices or syndicats d'initiative ) was promoting itself as a seaside paradise to the outside world. A Closer Look This view covers from Saint-Raphaël and Fréjus in the west to Menton on the Italian border in the east, with interior features (hills, valleys, and mountains, especially the French Alps) in the middle and background. Cities and towns are labeled throughout, while roads, railways (including the coastal, international Marseille - Ventimiglia railway and the Crémaillère, a rack-and-pinion line between La Turbie and Monaco), waterways, and other features are illustrated. Surrounding the view are depictions of local flora, including imported 'exotic' plants such as palm and citrus trees. Promotional text and images appear on the verso, including descriptions and travel information for the area's major destinations (Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo, and several alpine valleys). The British influence on the region, reflecting their prominence among tourists, can be seen with 'Colf Club' west of Cannes on the recto and the advertisement for the Grand Hotel d'Angleterre on the verso. Promote the Côte This view reflects the early phase of the branding or rebranding of the French Riviera in the early 20th century. Neither 'Côte d'Azur' nor 'Riviera Française' (riviera being an Italian word) was a common historical name for the area, which would have been referred to using geographic and cultural terms like Provence or Languedoc. The term 'Côte d'Azur' was first used in 1887 by writer Stéphen Liégeard, who was a native of the Côte-d'Or in northern France. Yet, the term caught on quickly, and in 1902, the Syndicat d'Initiative de Nice changed its name to Syndicat de la Côte d'Azur (both names are used here), further expanding its use throughout the region. Meanwhile, 'French Riviera' became a popular term among English-speaking tourists, who often combined sojourns in France and Monaco with a trip along the neighboring Italian coastline. The uncertainty over the region's name reflects an even more basic uncertainty over its exact extent. Its eastern boundary at the Italian border is less controversial, but the western end of the Côte d'Azur has been extended by some definitions as far as Toulon, nearly 50 miles from Saint-Raphaël. The area had long been known as a beautiful coastal region, but it was only in the late 19th century that it began to emerge as a sought-after destination for tourists, particularly among the European elite. The British were among the first foreigners to flock to the French Riviera, seeking a mild and dry winter climate, which was particularly attractive to convalescents. The expansion of railway networks was also critical, allowing the region to become a magnet for distant tourists (the Gare de Nice-Ville began operating in 1864, providing a connection from Paris). Effective and coordinated promotion, similar to the contemporary 'boosterism' of Southern California, successfully projected an image of the French Riviera as a sun-soaked paradise on earth, complete with beaches and palm trees. Simultaneously, the Principality of Monaco was undergoing a transformation that would likewise make it an international destination and inspire other nearby cities along the Mediterranean coast. What was a seemingly Medieval vestige led by a chronically indebted absolutist monarchy in the mid-19th century in a matter of decades transformed into a glittering paragon of luxury. Much of the credit goes to Prince Albert I (r. 1889 - 1922), who modernized the microstate's in.…

Very good. Minor wear along original centerfold. Minor foxing. Size 14.5 x 20.5 Inches. This is a beautiful 1790 map of the Dauphine region of France by the French cartographer Louis Brion de la Tour. It covers part of the Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azure regions and the departments of Drome, Isere and Hautes-Alpes. Color coding divides the map according to region and notes numerous towns, cities, rivers, forests, mountains and other topographical features. This region, known as the playground of Europe's elite, is admired for its stunning natural beauty, distinctive culture, superb cuisine, delightful beaches, and fantastic wines. Isere is known for its production of Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, a mild cow's milk blue cheese, and Saint-Marcellin, a softer cheese, while Drome is famous for its production of Picodon, a spicy goats-milk cheese. The Hautes Alpes area of France is known for its production of Coteaux and Collines Rhodaniennes wines, and is also famous for its chestnuts. A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the top right quadrant of the map. To the left and right of the map are paste downs of French text with remarks and description of the map. Surrounding the whole is an elaborate decorative border featuring floral arrangements. This map was issued as plate no. 16 in Desnos' Atlas National de France , bound with the most deluxe edition of his 1786 Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire, Pour l'Etude de la Geographie et de l'Histoire Moderne . References: OCLC: 956292377.…

Very good. Minor wear along original centerfold. Original platemark visible. Some spotting and offsetting with water stains near borders. Size 20 x 21 Inches. This is a fine 1751 map of the Dauphine region of France by Robert de Vaugondy. It covers the southeastern region of France from Rossilon south to Guillaumes and from Privas east as far as Susa, Italy. The map includes the whole or parts of the departments of Drome, Isere, Savoie and hautes-Alpes and renders the entire region in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information with forests and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. This region, known as the playground of Europe's elite, is admired for its stunning natural beauty, distinctive culture, superb cuisine, delightful beaches, and fantastic wines. Isere is known for its production of Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, a mild cow's milk blue cheese, and Saint-Marcellin, a softer cheese, while Drome s famous for its production of Picodon, a spicy goats-milk cheese. The Hautes Alpes area of France is known for its production of Coteaux and Collines Rhodaniennes wines, and is also famous for its chestnuts. The map includes a beautifully engraved title cartouche in the top left quadrant. This map was drawn by Robert de Vaugondy in 1751 and published in the 1757 issue of his Atlas Universal . References: Rumsey 3353.046. Pedley, Mary Sponberg Belle et Utile: The Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 159.…

Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. French text on verso. Size 10.75 x 16.5 Inches. This is a charming c. 1950 O. Poisson pictorial map of Nice, France. Situated over the Baie des Anges , the map depicts Nice from the south. Famous tourist sites, such as the Promenades de Anglais, Victorine Studios, the castle of Nice with its famous waterfall, and Notre Dame de Nice are all illustrated. Major roads are illustrated and labeled as well, many of which are lined by trees. The city's many train stations and parks are also noted. A large depiction of the city's coat of arms is situated in the upper right corner. Dating this Piece Although undated, three pieces of modern technology place this map firmly in the post-war period. The airplane illustrated in the lower left corner is certainly a post-World War II commercial airplane, as something of that design would not have been flying out of a commercial airport before the war. The second is the thoroughly modern train engine leaving the Gare de St. Roch in the upper right quadrant. The most convincing, however, is the helicopter flying over the Baie des Anges . Igor Sikorsky, the first man to design and fly a working helicopter with a single main rotor and a tail rotor, took to the air for the first time on September 14, 1939, which was after the beginning of World War II in Europe. This firmly places this piece in the post-World War II era, because there would not have been advertisements for 'helicopter rides' in Nice before the war. Publication History and Census This map was created by O. Poisson and published by the city of Nice and its tourism office. Two examples of this map are catalogued in the OCLC as being part of the institutional collections at the Library of Congress and at the National and University Library of Slovenia in Ljubljana. References: OCLC 958138306. …

Very Good. Some wear and verso reinforcement at original fold intersections and along edges. A few old blue pencil marks related to a voyage - cold be erased. Size 37.25 x 40.75 Inches. A spectacular c. 1920 large-scale chromolithograph map of the French Riviera by Blondel la Rougery. The map, a lavish production meant to highlight the Cannes region for tourists, was issued as part of the Syndicat d'Initiative de Cannes's ongoing and outrageously successful mission to turn the French Riviera into a playground for the elite. Its issue corresponds with the Rivera's, and specifically Cannes', emergence as a mecca for the intelligentsia, hosting Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia, and Jean Cocteau, among countless others. A Closer Look The map is drawn on a large scale with coverage embracing the Côte d'Azur from San Tropez to Ventimiglia (IT), including St. Raphaël, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Monte Carlo, and Menta, along with other smaller cities. Coverage extends inland towards the Alpes-Maritimes, to include the Var River valley as far as, roughly, Puget-Théniers and Annot. The map offers meticulous detail, illustrating roads and other transportation networks, forests, ruins, and mountains with subtle topographical shading. An inset in the lower right details Cannes, with important buildings, particularly hotels, highlighted in red. Monumental structures, including the Casino Municipal, churches, and the railway station, are illustrated pictorially. There is manuscript annotation in blue pencil by a previous owner recording travels through the region. Romanticizing the French Riviera In the 1920s, Cannes and the French Riviera emerged as glamorous destinations for the international elite, transforming from quaint coastal towns into vibrant hubs of luxury and leisure. The region attracted aristocrats, artists, and Hollywood stars who flocked to its sun-drenched shores, drawn by the stunning Mediterranean landscapes and the burgeoning social scene. Cannes, in particular, became synonymous with opulence, where grand hotels, such as the Carlton and the Martinez, hosted lavish parties and soirées. The French Riviera's allure was further immortalized in the works of authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, who captured the era's spirit of excess and carefree indulgence, marking the 1920s as a golden age for this enchanting stretch of the French coastline. Much of the work in romanticizing the French Riviera was accomplished by its stunning natural beauty; the rest can be attributed to the sponsor of this map, the Syndicat d'Initiative de Cannes (SIC; 1894 - present). The SIC played a pivotal role in transforming Cannes into a world-renowned tourist destination. Originally founded to promote Cannes and its surrounding areas, the SIC was part of a broader movement in France aimed at developing local tourism through organized efforts. This organization was responsible for enhancing the city's appeal to visitors by improving infrastructure, promoting cultural events, and offering information services to tourists. The organization's efforts were instrumental in establishing Cannes as a premier destination on the French Riviera, particularly during the Interwar Period. The SIC also contributed to the city's cultural identity by supporting events such as the Cannes Film Festival, which further cemented the city's status as a glamorous and culturally rich location. Chromolithography Chromolithography, sometimes called oleography, is a color lithographic technique developed in the mid-19th century. The process uses multiple lithographic stones, one for each color, to yield a rich composite effect. Generally, a chromolithograph begins with a black basecoat upon which subsequent colors are layered. Some chromolithographs used 30 or more separate lithographic stones to achieve the desired effect. Chromolithograph color can be blended for even more dramatic results. The process became extremely popular in the late 19th and early.…