Description

• First book on the photography of Eug?ne Atget [1857-1927] and published posthumously
• Henri Jonqui?res, Paris, 1930; first edition – concurrent with US and German editions
• Selected by renowned American photographer and friend Berenice Abbott [all but seven of the photographs came from her personal collection; obtained after purchasing Atget’s estate] in collaboration with the publisher
• With preface by Pierre Mac-Orlan [in French]
• Frontispiece portrait of Atget by Abbott; 96 full-page b&w collotype reproductions of Atget photographs in and around Paris; fold-out Table des reproductions photographiques + colophon tipped in at end
• Spine restored by professional conservator and label affixed [noting Mac-Orlan]; small tear to fold-out list repaired; some rubbing and minor blemishes to silk boards; a very good copy
• A rare first printing of a most significant photography book
• French photographer Atget extensively photographed the buildings and streetscapes of Paris, creating an unparalleled documentation of this era