De Meyer

Brandau, Robert ( Editor); Philippe Jullian (Photographs and Biographical Essay). De Meyer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First edition. Folio. 50pp (text), 51 leaves of plates, [4]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over cloth, with blind-stamped lettering on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Fascinating photographic work on Baron de Meyer, whose camera defined the beauty and elegance of the 1920’s and helped establish the new genre of fashion photography. It is profusely illustrated with 51 sepia-toned plates and additional illustrations finely printed in New York by Rapoport Printing, using their “Stonetone” process. Minor age wear on wrappers with slight rubbing along upper edge of front cover, and minor soiling on back cover. Wrappers in overall good, binding and interior in very good to near fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (25157) $50