black and white photograph of a woman with short hair in profilea close up of a book on a table with a white backgroundan image of a person holding up a sign with a picture on ita sign that says etat de la photo graphiea black cat that is standing in the sanda close up of a spiral notebook with a photo on itblack and white photograph of a man holding a pole with a hat on top of his headblack and white photograph of a sailboat in a dock with other boats in the backgrounda black and white photo of a car with a big wheelblack and white photograph of a dog laying in the grass next to a persontwo people that are standing in the dirt with surfboardsa black and white photo of a person walking up a set of stairsthe menu for the dinner is displayed on the table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

211 - [PHOTOGRAPH]. Photo 1931.
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Estimate €180 - €280
Description
[PHOTOGRAPH]. Photo 1931. Paris, Arts et métiers graphiques, 1931. Quarto (31 x 25 cm), spiral-bound, original cover printed and lacquered by Dehon et Cie. Unpaginated [5 pages of text and 62 plates, most of which are double-sided, followed by advertisements and the ‘printed’ mark]. Slight soiling on the covers. A rare first edition of this issue of ‘Arts et Métiers graphiques’, a French bimonthly journal devoted to the graphic arts and photography, which was published from 1927 to 1939. Sixty-eight issues were published. This 1931 issue is devoted to photography and contains numerous photographic plates engraved and printed by heliogravure by “La Néogravure”. Among the photographers featured are: Kertesz, Germaine Krull, Man Ray, Maurice Tabard, Lee Miller, André Vigneau, René Zuber, Steichen, Eli Lotar, Florence Henri, Laure Albin Guillot, Karin Pellerin, Pierre Ichac, Aenne Biermann… Text by Philippe Soupault: “The State of Photography”. Copy in very good condition.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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