La Vieille Photographie depuis Daguerre jusqu’à 1870

Jonquières, Henri. La Vieille Photographie depuis Daguerre jusqu’à 1870. Paris: Henri Lefebvre, 1935. Reprint. Quarto. III, [1], 144, [16]pp. Original scrim in red with gold lettering on spine and cover. Photographic portrait mounted on title page. Illustration mounted on page 3, and facsimile mounted on page 4. Remarkable collection of 169 nineteenth-century photographs featuring portraits of prominent personalities (heads of state, politicians, military officers, socialites), as well as urban and rural landscapes, still lifes, and others. All material is taken from private collections and is of unquestionable quality and historical interest. Some age wear on binding with spine foxed and sunned, and moderate abrasion along back joint. Upper corners rubbed. Text in French. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in very good condition. g+. Hardcover. (36597) $65