Villages of France by Sullam, Joanna - 1988

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Charlie Waite – Photographer. For word by John Ardagh, introduction by author, photographic notes, bibliography and index. Brown coloured and pages. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs taken by Charlie Waite. Yellow coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dust wrapper, again by Charlie Waite, with yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A photographic essay by Charlie Waite, with accompanying text by Joanna Sullam, of the small tucked away villages of France. They give a photographic and wordpicture of the idiosyncrasies of each village, describe a little of their history and their way of life.  Sunning to the book edges with scattered foxing to the book panels. Uniform tanning of the text block edges with scattered fine foxing. Gift inscription to the verso of the free front end page. The title page has become a little grubby from colour loss of the coloured frontispiece. Creasing of the dust wrapper edges and there is a 0.5 " tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel, with associated creasing. Fading to the back strip and there is foxing to the verso.  Size: Oblong 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" tall but wider. [4], 5 - 160 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Charlie Waite – Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; Sociology; France; Photography. ISBN: 0297793098. ISBN/EAN: 9780297793090. Inventory No: 0124647. . 9780297793090