A Village in France: Louis Clergeau's Photographic Portrait of Daily Life in Pontlevoy, 1902-1936
by Clergeau, Louis; Couderc, Jean-Mary
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Abrams, 1997. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1997. 4to., 9 1/2" x 11 1/4", 142pp., illustrated with 150 b/w photograqphs. Black cloth with silver spine titles, pictorial endpapers. "a selection of 150 superb images devoted to key events and themes in the history of Pontlevoy depict the village itself, family life, and the great inventions and changes that affected life everywhere during the first decades of this century. Clergeau's camera captured winegrowers, early aviators, bicycle races, automobiles maneuvering the narrow village streets, and marching bands. We see cobblers, seamstresses, lumbermen, people picnicking with their children, fishing, chatting at the local cafe." Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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- The Wild Muse (US)
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- 010006
- Title
- A Village in France: Louis Clergeau's Photographic Portrait of Daily Life in Pontlevoy, 1902-1936
- Author
- Clergeau, Louis; Couderc, Jean-Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 4to
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- Photography;
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