84 Costumes des Provinces de France

Vichy, France: Société des Cartes Folkloriques de France, 1950. Wraps. Near fine. R. MARGOTTON. [FRENCH LANGUAGE] [POSTCARDS] [FASHION / TRADITIONAL DRESS]. R. MARGOTTON, illustrator.
6 1/8” x 4 1/8” ; 84 cards, numbered; half-bound tweed cloth folder with ties, marbled paper over board, color paper label to front folder; 3 black cloth folder ties; hand-colored, wood-engraved cards, verso is a divided back postcard with labeling and numbering within the series, and four printed lines on which to write an address; light age-toning of edges; near fine. OCLC locates 3 copies, all in the U.S. The art on the post cards is signed R. Margotton, and (truncated) it is possible this was Rene Margotton (1915-2009), although by the early 1950s he was a major French painter, and one of the cubists from the early part of the 20th century. The laid-in form in the rear pocket is a listing of the cards by area. (Inventory #: 1749)