Boyhood Photos of J. H. Lartigue. The Family Album of a Gilded Age
by Lartigue, Jacques Henri
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(Lausanne, 1966): Ami Guichard. First Edition. Oblong Octavo. 126pp. Illustrated by Jacques Henri Lartigue. An enchanting book of images of the early 20th century, with various sized photographs hand-mounted of early bicycles, gliders, airplane flight in France, and clothing fashions. and more. All captions penned in the humorous glib of a young boy. Bound in maroon cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, childhood photograph in black and white mounted to front cover. A near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009334
- Title
- Boyhood Photos of J. H. Lartigue. The Family Album of a Gilded Age
- Author
- Lartigue, Jacques Henri
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ami Guichard
- Place of Publication
- (Lausanne, 1966)
- Keywords
- 1900's, Bicycles, Gliders, Bi-wing airplanes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...