R. Doisneau - Paris du 19 au 26 Août 1944 - 1945

Paris from August 19 to 26, 1944 - Prefecture of the Seine, original edition, printed in February 1945 on the presses of the Master Printers Draeger Frères - Published in a very limited edition (only 500 copies on rag white wove paper - No. 469) - Sending of Marcel Flouret on the flyleaf (see photos) -
A direct visual testimony: the book highlights the work of reporters and street photographers such as Robert Doisneau, alongside other great names (Lucien Beaugers, Daniel Citerne, René Zuber, Serge, etc.) - Reproduction of a manuscript by General de Gaulle dated August 25, 1944, presented by Marcel Flouret, Prefect of the Seine, with an address by Mr. Georges Bidault, President of the National Council of the Resistance and General de Gaulle - Texts by André Tollet, President of the Parisian Committee of Liberation, and François Mauriac -
The core of the work consists of 41 pages and 99 black-and-white photographic plates reproduced by heliogravure -
Soft cover, with a spine title on the upper cover, under a brown marbled slipcase and box -
An official and political document, it was designed immediately after the war to fix the visual memory of the insurrection week -
The book integrates official and literary texts (pieces by François Mauriac, André Tollet, as well as speeches and manuscripts of General de Gaulle and Georges Bidault) - It is therefore a work of art and photojournalism that serves as an immediate historical document. A rare collectibles piece for photography enthusiasts - Very Rare Copy in Excellent condition, except the cardboard slipcase which is worn -