ARTHAUD (Claude) & HÉBERT-STEVENS (François) — The Andes - Lot 21

ARTHAUD (Claude) & HÉBERT-STEVENS (François) — The Andes, Roof of the Americas ARTHAUD (Claude) & HÉBERT-STEVENS (François). — The Andes, Roof of the Americas. Photographs and texts by Claude Arthaud and François Hébert-Stevens. Paris-Grenoble, Arthaud, 1955. In-4, publisher’s cloth binding, illustrated color photographic dust jacket. “Les Imaginaires” collection. First edition of this beautiful photographic book dedicated to the Andes and their peoples. The result of an extensive journey across the American continent, the book brings together the photographs and observations of Claude Arthaud and François Hébert-Stevens on the landscapes, peoples, and traditions of the Andean highlands. Extensive photographic illustrations, primarily in photogravure, including numerous full- and double-page spreads as well as a few color reproductions. Remarkable layout and spectacular polychrome dust jacket, particularly representative of the editorial and photographic aesthetics of the 1950s. A beautiful copy with a very fresh interior. The original dust jacket is preserved, slightly rubbed, with some minor wear and small tears along the edges.

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