Blaise Cendrars: 'La Banlieue de Paris...130 photos de Rober...

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£130

Blaise Cendrars: 'La Banlieue de Paris...130 photos de Robert Doisneau', Paris, Pierre Seghers, 1949, 1st edition, 130 heliogravure photographic illustrations by robert Doisneau (1912-1994), French photographer, champion of humanist photography and pioneer of photo journalism, best known for his 1950 image Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (The Kiss by the City Hall), 4to, original printed cream paper covered boards, photographic illustrated wraparound dust wrapper (slightly worn). A copy of what is widely considered Doisneau's finest work, cited by both Andrew Roth and Martin Parr for its brilliant look at the suburbs ("La Banlieue") of Paris, in collectable condition and in the scarce dust wrapper