Nadar: Les Annees Creatrices, 1854-1860 de Nadar; Felix Tournachon; Francoise Heilbrun; Maria Morris Hambourg; Philippe Neagu; Sylvie Aubenas; Andre Jammes; Ulrich Keller; Andre Rouille - 1994

Paris: Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1994. Hardcover. First French edition, first printing. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends and lower tips and a small bit of white paper stuck to some sticker adhesive on the ffep in a Fine dust jacket with hints of soiling. A very nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The catalogue for an exhibition at the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, 1994, of portraits by Nadar (1820-1910), the French photographer, caricaturist, writer, and balloonist. The exhibition was presented the following year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. Photographs by Nadar (Felix Tournachon); curated with essays by Francoise Heilbrun, Maria Morris Hambourg and Philippe Neagu; essays by Sylvie Aubenas, Andre Jammes, Ulrich Keller, and Andre Rouille. 348 pages; 98 full-page tri-toned b&w plates + 153 text illustrations; 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Chronology, bibliography, plate notes, index. Text in French. LAID IN is a long illustrated article about Nadar from Art in America, 1988. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.