[Nadar] Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, "Nadar". (1820-1910)
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Paris: Flammarion. [ca. 1900]. First edition. 8vo (5 x 7.5 inches), 312 pages. Green period marble boards, demi-percaline corners with gilt details and title to spine. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page, in French to one William Lacroix, an as yet unidentified "old collaborator": "Le meilleur souvenir à mon ancien collaborateur William Lacroix, très cordialement, Nadar. Cannes, fev. 1904.” Light uniform toning throughout, scattered light wear and rubbing to boards, otherwise fine.A rare signed copy of the autobiography of the influential French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, and balloonist. Nadar remains a crucial figure in the history of photography for having created a type of modern portrait based on the direct psychological approach to his subject and for his pioneering technical feats and championing of the medium. (21213)
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