Boyhood Photos of J.-H. Lartique: The Family Album of a Gilded Age
Hardcover
1966 · Lausanne, Switzerland
by Guichard, Ami
Lausanne, Switzerland: Ami Guichard, Publisher, 1966. Hardcover. NF. Maroon cloth/oblong boards. Art Nouveau gilt decoration and lettering; oval sepia photo tipped on. 127 heavy, grey photo album-style pages with duotone photos throughout, interspersed with text. Made to look like a period photo album of family photos. With an introduction and text that continues at intervals throughout the album. Each photo is annotated by Lartique. Ami Guichard himself is a photographer, and Lartique's son a painter/naturalist. A wonderful, often humorous look at another era, when photography was a real art. Much better than selfies! (Inventory #: 150306)