DEVRIÈS, Marice. A century of French glory. - Lot 101

DEVRIÈS, Marice. A century of French glory. Published in Paris by Edition M. D. - collection "Girard". 1950. 12 in-4 Italian-style albums, in publisher's slipcase covered with beige percaline. Embossed cardboard covers, illustrated with a photo pasted on the front cover. Title in red and black arabesque decoration. Approx. 100 pages. (unpaginated) An important collection of photographic plates presented as a faithful reproduction of a collection begun in 1845 by Pierre-Marie Lizerolles, who wanted to bring together "a panorama of portraits of the highest personalities of the State, Sciences, Arts, Letters, Theater and other fields". Each album consists of 12 leaves, each bearing one to four laminated images, with a brief, sometimes amusing, biographical note in facsimile handwriting underneath. A fine copy.