Lot 202: LAURE ALBIN-GUILLOT

LAURE ALBIN-GUILLOT

Micrographie décorative. Paris: Draeger Frères, 1931.

Folio (425 x 360mm). 20 photogravures on coloured and metallic paper, original guards. (Some spotting, mainly on edges and index leaf.) Original spiral-bound black and white textured paper-covered boards, front cover ruled and lettered in silver (lacking the slipcase, spotting on covers and blanks, a few short tears and light wear).

FIRST EDITION. 'SUMPTUOUS... A CLASSIC ART DECO PHOTOBOOK' (The Photobook). A luxurious production, the images shimmering against the metallic and coloured papers on which they are printed. Micrographie décorative is a rare collaboration not only between scientist and photographer but also between husband and wife. One of 305 copies only, this one number 58. Auer, p. 176; The Photobook, vol. I, p.80; Regards à travers le livre 43.

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