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MONT SAINT MICHEL / "Groupement National de la...

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MONT SAINT MICHEL / "Groupement National de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel": Rare 1927 "part de fondateur au porteur" share of this company, which wanted to develop the Tombelaine islet in the Bay (a few km north of the Mont) as a tourist resort, the company was never able to buy the islet, which was pre-empted by the State and classified (it is now a nature reserve closed to visitors); the company went bankrupt in 1933 - beautiful illustrations (32 x 41 cm) / Joint: booklet "Le Mont Saint-Michel" by Marcel Monmarché, published by Chemins de Fer de l'Etat, 1919, stapled, unpaginated (32 p in Italian, 19.5 x 14.5 cm, used condition), the 2 covers are illustrated by Luc Bourgeois, numerous in-texto photos.