[Knokke. Numerous signatures 1936-1937] Casino - Kursaal - Communal de Knocke s/m.

Programmes des concerts saison 1936/ 1937 (morocco letterpieces on front boards). Two albums compiled by artistic director A. Mouru de la Motte for Joseph Nellens "Le fondateur de Knocke Balnéaire", with numerous signed programmes and (signed) photos of artists, 120/ 110 pages with numerous mounted programme flyers and portrait photos signed by the artists and at the end the complete programmes, original cloth with morocco letterpieces on front board, 31 x 24 x 6 cm.

Terrific albums, both with signed dedication to the endpaper: "À Monsieur G. Kellens Souvenir de la saison artistique 1936. Knocke/ mer 25/11.6, [signed]: A Mouru de la Cotte". Both albums also contain picture postcards of the building (and buildings in the area) and a portrait of Nellens. According to the programmes, the casino de Knocke guaranteed "une ambiance incomparable, les plus réputés chefs d'orchestre en toutes les vedettes internationales". Contains signed (dedications to) programme flyers and/or (signed) photos (sometimes signed by the photographer) of the following stars: Ewa Bandrowska, Aline van Barentzen, Roger Barsac, Adi Bernard, Denise Bertrand, Gertrude Bodenweiser (multiple), Rose Book, Claudine Marie Boons, Pierre Bonnaud, Gabriel Bouillon, Irma de Borger, Alexandre Brailowsky, Magna Brand, Berthe Briffaux, Marcelle Bunlet, Paul Cabanel (mutiple), Robert Casadesus, Clara Clairbert, Emil Colonne, Alfred Cortot, Blanche Deliny, Hector Dognies (multiple), Gabrielle Dorley, Ellen Dosia, Alfred Dubois, Jeanne Faes, Simon Fainsilber, Elisabeth Foucher (multiple), Zino Francescatti, Jean Gatti, Louis Graveure, Arthur de Greef (with signed musical greeting), Eve Govy, Desi von Halban Kurz, Dorothee Hermesse, Edouard Herriot (multiple), Albert Huberti, Catharina Jarboro (multiple), the trio Jean, Jac et Jo (as a trio and on individual photos), Raoul Jobin, Jozef Kalenberg, Tina Langbien, José Lesens, Dela Lipinskaja, Marex Liven, Albert Mancel, Marina, Giovanni Martinelli, Jeanine Micheau, Jean Nequeçaur, Marthe Nespoulous (multiple), Ginette Neveu, Richard Odnoposoff, Charles Panzera (multiple), Dorine Pauwels, Gregor Piatigorsky, Josee Pierre, Maria Prick, the quartet Quatuor de Saxophones de Paris, Maurice Raskin, Vladimir Resnik, Manuela del Rio (multiple), Josef Rogatchewski, Moriz Rosenthal, Tino Rossi, Max Roth, Joseph van Roy, Arthur Rubinstein, Walter Rummel, Pierre Saint-Pres, Erna Sack, Jules Sales, Clotilde and Alexandre Sakharoff (multiple), Paul Scapus, Henri Saint Crick, Jozef Schmidt (multiple), Karel Schmitz, Trudi Schoop, Madeleine Sibille, Olivier Sportiello, Anna Talifert, Mme. Tapales-Isang, Jacques Thibaud (multiple), Franz Toutenel, Marcelle Vernay (multiple), Miguel Villabella (multiple), Jean Villard, Georges Villiers (multiple), Jo Vincent, Henry Wood and Gerard Wouters. (total 2)