Lot of vintage books The Secrets of Our Regions France retro old works

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

Description

This lot brings together eight books from the "Les Secrets de nos Régions" (Secrets of Our Regions) collection. The volumes, aligned on their spines, each feature a dark-dominated hardback cover, decorated with small colorful vignettes depicting characteristic landscapes or monuments of the French regions covered. Each spine bears the title of the work in white letters, allowing identification of the regions covered: Pays du Rhône, Vendée et Pays Poitevin, Provence, Franche-Comté, Limousin, Périgord et Bordelais, Bretagne.

The presentation of these works highlights a sober and classic design, typical of regional editions from the second half of the 20th century. The visible covers are well preserved, without gaudy illustrations, suggesting content focused on the heritage, historical, and tourist discovery of French regions. The spines are uniform, which facilitates the integration of these books into a library or on a shelf dedicated to regional culture.

Each visible volume offers a clear and legible title, accompanied by an illustrated band featuring photographs or paintings of emblematic sites. The whole offers a coherent and elegant aesthetic, ideal for lovers of beautiful regional books or for anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of French heritage.

The books are photographed on a wooden table in front of a bookcase filled with old bindings, which highlights their retro character and their place in a collection of old or vintage works. No apparent dust jacket or visible publication date is mentioned in the image, but the graphic appearance suggests a publication probably dating from the 1980s to 1990s.

The overall condition of the works appears good on the visible side: the corners of the covers appear neat, the spines show no major deformations, and no significant visual defects are observable on this side.

Condition

Used books sold as is, with satisfactory visual preservation on the exposed side. Some traces of wear may be present, with no guarantee of absence of marks on other sides or inside.

AFW Reassurance

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