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Devantures de Boutiques; 48 Planches Publiées sous la Direction et Avec une Introduction de L.-P. Sézille. Collection Documentaire d'Art Moderne

1927 · 007641 — Paris: Éditions Albert Lévy 1927. First edition. Portfolio. Ribbon tie. Paper pastedown on boards. Very Good Plus. Beautiful folio of Parisian shop windows epitomizing the pinnacle of Art Deco design. Folio 33 by 26 cm. 12 pp. including introduction and table of contents followed by 48 plates of Parisian shop windows from the 1920s each on a heavy card stock. 24 of the 48 plates are pochoir color plates executed by the great master of the pochoir print Jean Saudé. The shops depicted are of a wide variety: perfumeries furriers jewelers furniture stores ceramic or china stores hatters hair salons etc. With each the designers is credited. The folio was intended to make the case for modern design and one can not deny it succeeded magnificently. Condition: The cloth on the spine is torn the entire length both front and rear joint with fraying and the board beneath revealed. The top of the spine also has layers of lower cardboard meant to be hidden now exposed and fanning slightly outward. Light soiling of the paper pastedown on the portfolio boards but much of this can be erased if one applies oneself. Plates are generally clean and bright. Éditions Albert Lévy unknown