Beschreibung:

Ozenfant, Amédée, “Tour de Grèce”, Published by Éditions M. I. E. U. X. Exclusivité Hachette, Paris (1938). First edition. Folio. [2], [16]pp (text), 32 loose photographic plates, as issued. Text in French. Book and plates housed in later green cloth box with original marbled covers. This exquisite work contains a 16page essay on Greece and the Acropolis, 6page AirFrance advertisement, as well as 32 stunning photographic plates (28 b/w and 4 duotone) depicting scenes, views, monuments, and people from various places of Greece: Santorini (6), Mykonos (5), Mount Athos (2), Thassos (2), Delos, Egina (4), Olympia (3), Delphi, AthensAcropolis (4), Sunion, Mycenae, Epidauros. Amédée Ozenfant (18861966), the author of this rare work, was a painter active in Parisian avantgarde circles. Sheets with photos are in Fine condition with some green marks from the bookcase on the upper edge, the side parts of case are torn but in place.