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[Theatre. Photography]. Paris-Theatre, Journal programme hebdomadaire paraissant le Jeudi [continued as:] Paris-Portrait. Year 1-3 and 5-6. Rare extensive run of 276 issues with 276 original woodburytype portrait photographs.

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[Theatre. Photography]. Paris-Theatre, Journal programme hebdomadaire paraissant le Jeudi [continued as:] Paris-Portrait. Year 1-3 and 5-6. No. 1 (22 - 29 Mai 1873) -142 and 209-345 (25 - 31 Decembre 1879). Ed. E. Paz. Rare extensive run of 276 issues with 276 original woodburytype portrait photographs. Paris, Paris-Theatre, 1873-1879, 276 issues in 5 vols., 4 to 8 pages per issue, ornamented title-pages, each with a central woodburytype portrait photograph, 276 mounted woodburytype portraits, each ca. 12,2 x 8,9 cm., by i.a. Nadar, Carette, Carjat, Frank, Gougenheim et Forest, Liebert, Pierre Petit, Alexandre Quinet, etc., all depicting actors/ actresses, singers, librettists/ playwrights, statesmen, artists, etc., vignettes, adverts, printed in three columns, contemporary uniform gilt red halfcalf, decorated endpapers, folio (38,5 x 28,4 cm.).

Price

£4500.00