french restaurant menu (12 risultati)

1st Printing. Broadside. Five small vignettes. 10-1/2" x 8" We believe this to be a Washington D.C. restaurant, though we have no concrete evidence. A VG copy. Couple of pencil markings adjusting menu items, light soiling to edges, corners rubbed/bumped, and a small 2" tear to tail of menu, not affecting text. Overall, a nice bright copy. Tan paper, printed in dark brown, type in deep purple and lavender, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Broadside. Vignette of a lamp and lion to head. 14" x 9-1/2" Corners rubbed, light soiling. A VG copy. Off white paper leaf, printed in red and dark red with accents of gold. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. 12 pp. (different sizes), plus one napkin. 13-1/2" x 9-3/4" A VG+ copy. Some light soiling to wrappers, edges/corners a bit bumped, otherwise internally clean and bright. Napkin is NF. White card stock wrappers, embossed chef hat to upper wrapper, gray lettering. White semi glossy leaves, printed in red. Special items are printed in black to white paper. Stapled. Napkin is a red/purple color printed in black.

1st Printing. Single leaf. 12" x 8-1/2" A VG copy. Horizontal crease due to being folded, couple small tears around the edges, light soiling and age toning, overall a nice, bright copy. Speckled white paper leaf, printed in blue and black to recto and verso. Type in red ink are the specials. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Broadside. Illustrated by Georges Conrad (1874-1936). 12-1/2" x 9-1/4" Some age toning and rubbing to the edges, light soiling, couple ink markings adding menu items, horizontal and veritcal creases due to being folded. A VG copy. White paper leaf, printed in brown, typed in purple. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Illustration by Sem (1863-1934) to upper wrapper. 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" A VG copy. Light soiling to inner and outer wrappers, some age toning to wrappers, corners a bit rubbed, otherwise a nice, bright copy. Stiff card stock, self wrapper, color illustration to upper wrapper of a man balancing a basket on his head, red and black lettering/ribbon border decoration to inside, dark brown lettering to lower wrapper. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Illustrated bifolium. Illustrated wrappers of a birds-eye view of the city. 7-3/4" x 6" "The Cafà de la Paix opened June 30, 1862, to serve the Grand-Hà tel de la Paix (named after the nearby rue de la Paix), whose name was later shortened to Grand-Hà tel.[2] It serviced visitors of Expo exhibition in 1867. Its proximity to the Opà ra attracted many famous clients, including Jules Massenet, Ãmile Zola, and Guy de Maupassant. The Cafà is also the setting for the poem "The Absinthe Drinkers" by the Canadian poet, Robert Service." [wiki] The restaurant still sands today and was issued historical landmark status from the French government in 1975. A VG+ copy. Some very neat ink markings to menu items (crossing out of changing prices), overall clean and bright. Thin card stock, self wrappers, printed in green, black and yellow. Menu items printed in mustard yellow, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing, c. 1930(s). Broadside. Decorative border. 12-1/2" x 9-2/8" Some age toning to leaves, creasing due to being folded, some light shipping/small tears to head, light soiling. A VG copy. White paper leaf, printed in navy blue, menu items in purple, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Illustrated wrappers. 4-1/2 x 5-1/2" There are no prices on this menu. The last three lines of the upper wrappers reads (translated to English): "Take a look at the regional dishes presented inside the card they will allow you to perform a veritable culinary tour of France without leaving the capital." A VG copy. Some soiling to wrappers, vertical crease down the middle (due to being folded), corners a bit rubbed, overall a bright copy. Tan card stock, self wrappers, printed in red and black, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Bifolium housed in larger card stock wrappers. Illustrated wrappers done by Marcel Jeanjean (1893 - 1973). 12-1/2" x 9-1/2" The proprietor of the restaurant was René Ayral. Marcel Jeanjean was a famous illustrator primarily know for his images of aviation. A VG copy. Light soiling to wrappers, corners a bit rubbed cord tie faded and frayed, internally clean and bright. White, illustrated (in color) card stock wrappers, white paper leaves written in purple ink, all held together by a red cord tie. Now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing. Broadside. Small vignette ilustration done by "Caran D'Ache". 6-1/2" x 4-1/4" "Caran d'Ache was the pseudonym of the 19th century French satirist and political cartoonist Emmanuel Poirà (6 November 1858 â" 25 February 1909). "Caran d'Ache" comes from the Russian word karandash ( ), meaning pencil. While his first work glorified the Napoleonic era, he went on to create "stories without words" and as a contributor to newspapers such as the Le Figaro, he is sometimes hailed as one of the precursors of comic strips. The Swiss art products company Caran d'Ache is named after him." [wiki]. A VG copy. Some horizontal creasing, light soiling to recto and verso, gilt and illustration bright. Esnault's name written as the last line of the menu. White cards stock, color illustration, black lettering, AEG, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

1st Printing (presumed). Broadside. Illustrated. 6-1/2" x 4-1/4" Light soiling to leaf, edges and corners are rubbed, age toning, pencil markings to entire verso, Very Good. White card stock, illustration in light blue and light brown, lettering in black, now housed in a mylar sleeve.