Dec 01, 2011 - Sale 2263

Sale 2263 - Lot 435

Price Realized: $ 132
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(FRENCH LINE.) "France" (IV). Group of over 340 company press releases, offering a very comprehensive history of the ship from the days of its construction through the mid-1970s. 1960-74

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with--Official Journal of the French Republic. Information and Reports of the Economic Council. Section of 1954. Section of 20 July 1954. 84 mimeographed pages, on loose 4to format sheets. Enormously interesting report looking at France's need for a superliner to compete with Cunard's Queens. Takes into full consideration the tremendous growth in airline travel and the possible consequences.