Lot 145: A Collection of Vintage European and North African Travel Souvenir Booklets and Postcard Albums
This lot consists of a collection of mid-20th century travel ephemera, primarily comprising souvenir booklets and postcard albums from various international destinations. A prominent item is a Belgian booklet titled Ruines de Dinant, featuring a beige card cover with a decorative border and the circular NELS publisher’s mark for Ernest Thill of Brussels. The cover indicates it contains detachable view cards (Cartes Vues Detachables), documenting historical ruins. Also present is a grey-blue card-covered booklet titled Tanger featuring four circular medallions, a blue and white graphic souvenir album titled Recuerdo de Mallorca, and a greenish-brown booklet titled 12 Vedute Artistiche Milano. A dark-bound volume is partially visible with gilded lettering on the spine starting with GUID. The items are constructed from printed card and paper, representing typical tourist souvenirs of the era.
Dimensions vary by item.
Condition report:
The collection shows typical signs of age-related wear, including noticeable paper toning and areas of foxing to the covers. There is light bumping to the corners and rubbing along the edges of the card covers. Several items bear modern adhesive price stickers on the front.
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