Jean WALBURG DE BRAY
Souvenir de Cannes et environs[Souvenir of Cannes and Its Surroundings]
s. n.|n. l. s. d. [1890]|19.7 x 12.5 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
First edition, illustrated with 11 photographic prints measuring 9 x 15 cm, mounted on heavy paper and hinged on stubs.
S.l., s.d. [circa 1890], oblong 12mo (12 x 19 cm),
Publisher's full green percaline binding, smooth unlettered spine, gilt and blind-tooled fillet borders on the covers, title stamped in gilt on the upper cover, a few stains to the covers, grey-blue paper pastedowns and endpapers.
A photographer active in Nice from the late 1860s to around 1883, Jean Walburg de Bray (1839-1901) subsequently moved to Cannes, where he remained until the early 1890s. His assistant Jean Gilletta (1856-1933) succeeded him in Nice and reissued part of the stock under his...
€500