[Rarebooks] FS: Ile de France - colorful, relaunching booklet

[Bob Petrilla]

French Line. S.S. ILE DE FRANCE -- "the Rue de la Paix of the Atlantic" NY:
French Line, circa 1949. First Edition. 20pp; illustrated throughout from
photographs and full-color watercolor drawings by Richard Lindner. The text
sets the scene as the Ship leaves New York harbor: "You are aboard the Ile
de France--a completely rebuilt Ile de France." Described are: the
Versailles Suite, the Chantilly Suite, the Cafe de Paris; First Class and
Cabin Class dining and smoking rooms; theatre; reading room; gymnasium;
tourist class salon, smoking room and bar. A 24-inch centerspread from a
Lindner painting shows the Ile de France in full color.  12" x 8.25" Very
Good. Pictorial Paper Covers.
Originally launched in 1927, the S.S. Ile de France was converted to a
troopship in 1941. In 1947, the ship was returned to France, rebuilt, and
launched on her second maiden voyage in 1949. This brochure celebrates the
post-war, transatlantic Ile de France.   $100.00

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