$308
WWII, French Campaign in North Africa, Eight Posters. Algiers, circa 1943. Pour la France, Emprunt Africain by Gaston Ry [aka René Rostagny] (1902-1978), Algiers: Baconnier, 1943-1944, featuring a bearded North African soldier in traditional garb riding a white horse, sword aloft, with fighter planes, warships, tanks, and soldiers in the background carrying the flags of France, Britain, and the United States, old folds, marginal chips, closed tears, 36 x 24 in.; two identical posters featuring French General Henri Honoré Giraud (1879-1949) in a portrait by Tona, printed in Algiers by Carbonel, with the phrase, "un seul but: la victoire," 36 x 24 in.; Pour la France by Louis Fernez (1901-1983), Algiers: Baconnier, 1943, winged liberty calls to the fleet, old folds, closed tears, 36 x 24 in.; three text only posters from the Giraud campaign, featuring his signature slogan, varying sizes; [and] a small-format full-color poster from the Giraud campaign in Arabic, Algiers: Baconnier, 1943, with a portrait of Giraud topmost, and colorful graphic vignettes beneath, old folds, good color, 22 1/4 x 15 in. (9)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-18
