first edition
1930 · New York
by Atget, Eugene
New York: E. Weyhe, 1930. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth over boards lettered in gilt, top edges stained yellow; in original stapled card slipcase. Near Fine with slight fading to spine cloth, contents toned. Slipcase is toned, lightly soiled and edge-worn with a partial split along one joint. With a frontis portrait of Atget taken by Berenice Abbott and 96 plates reproducing in collotype photographs mainly from the Abbott collection. A Roth 101 title, rare in such nice condition and in the slipcase.
(Inventory #: 140943608)