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Herbst, Rene (1891-1982) Devantures Vitrines Installations de Magasins a L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs. Paris: Moreau, 1925.
Oblong folio, illustrated with sixty-seven photographic plates of modernist Parisian Art Nouveau store fronts and interiors, plates numbered 1-54, (the same number used for two different plates on thirteen occasions),title printed in red and black, conjugate with contents, all illustrations on separate sheets, loose, housed in original boards, spine and ties perished, chipping to contents, 12 3/4 x 10 in.
Estimate $300-500
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