PASTEUR, Louis - Lot 122

PASTEUR, Louis Louis Pasteur A charming and unexpected evocation of Pasteur's precocious gifts. Commemorative booklet published "in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of the Institut Pasteur (1888-1938)", devoted to Louis Pasteur's early artistic talents. This elegantly illustrated booklet reproduces several drawings and portraits executed by Pasteur as an adolescent, revealing an early aptitude for drawing and composition before the scientist fully devoted himself to the sciences. The book is part of the vast movement of editorial tributes triggered by the Pasteurian celebrations of the interwar years, and offers an engaging insight into the personality of the scientist. Fine color typography on a lined cover, decorated with a motif evoking the graphic arts. An unusual document, sought-after both for Pasteurian iconography and for the history of French popular science. Some foxing and slight wear to cover.