AFRICA — PHOTOGRAPHY — MICHEL HUET - Lot 26

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AFRICA — PHOTOGRAPHY — MICHEL HUET - Lot 26
AFRICA — PHOTOGRAPHY — MICHEL HUET HUET (Michel). — Afrique africaine. Lausanne, La Guilde du Livre - Clairefontaine, 1963. Large quarto, 143 pp., publisher’s hardcover with a photographic dust jacket illustrated in black and red, title in large red letters. Abundant black-and-white photographic illustrations, including full-page and double-page spreads. First edition, numbered, of this remarkable photographic album devoted to sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1960s. The book brings together photographs by Michel Huet and several important essays: Léopold Sédar Senghor, “Domaine noir”; Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow, a historical and geographical overview; F. N’Sougan Agblemagnon, on African life; Max Faladé, on architecture; Jean-Baptiste Obama, on African arts; and H. M. A. Onitiri, on the African economy. A beautiful photographic publication by the Guilde du Livre, characteristic of its major albums from the 1950s and 1960s. Michel Huet, photographer and founder of the Hoa-Qui agency, presents here an extensive photo essay combining portraits, villages, architecture, ceremonies, dances, masks, and scenes from daily life. The book’s appeal lies particularly in its modernist layout, which alternates between large, high-contrast portraits, full-page photographs, and spectacular double-page spreads. The red-and-black typographic cover and dust jacket are integral to the overall graphic design. A fine copy in its original dust jacket, which shows some rubbing, minor marks, and wear on the head and corners; the interior is in fresh condition. Based on your photographs, the copy remains very attractive.
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