Sion / Sitten – Swiss Art & Heritage Booklets | Éditions de la Baconnière | Villes d’Art Series (1950s–60s)

This is a matching French and German-language pair of booklets from the Swiss heritage series “Villes et Régions d’Art de la Suisse” / “Schweizerische Kunststätten.” Each booklet focuses on Sion (Sitten), the picturesque and historically rich city in the canton of Valais/Wallis.

Published by Éditions de la Baconnière, these slim volumes include architectural and cultural overviews, local history, and regional maps. They were printed on high-quality paper with monochrome photo plates and were widely used in Swiss schools, libraries, and travel offices in the postwar years.

📐 Item Details:

• Publisher: Éditions de la Baconnière, Neuchâtel

• Series: Villes et Régions d’Art de la Suisse / Schweizerische Kunststätten

• Titles:

  • SION – VALAIS (French)

  • SITTEN – WALLIS (German)

• Date: Likely mid-1950s to 1960s (exact year not stated)

• Pages: ~48–64 pages each

• Includes: Historic essays, photos, and fold-out regional map of Sion & surrounding areas

• Condition: Very good – minor spine wear, clean interiors, crisp corners