Category
Books and Manuscripts
Medium
Book, Printed on BFK Rives paper
Distinguishing marks
Signed by Berenice Abbott
Condition
Excellent
Date Period
1930
Long Description
The title of the book is Atget Photographe de Paris published by E. Weyhe, New York City and printed in France and I believe it is a first edition. The text is in french and it contains a collection of Eugene Atget photography (Also contains several pictures by Berenice Abbott). He was a famous photographer born in 1856 and well known for his photography of Paris. When he died in 1927 Berenice Abbott purchasedĀ his remaining pictures and began to promoteĀ his work. This was the first of the books that she put together.Ā TheĀ copy of the book I have also contains a dated signatureĀ by Berenice Abbott.
(From the internet, but looks just like the copy I have)
History
I found the book at a thrift shop
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
A great find, my contacts
A great find, my contacts tell me a first edition goes for 1800.00- $2200.00 for a copy in good condtion.
Lovejoy