GIESEN, Joseph. - Lot 181

GIESEN, Joseph. Photography from a Legal Perspective. A talk given at the Conference of the Young Bar Association of Antwerp on March 7, 1890. Brussels, Veuve Ferdinand Larcier, 1890. Large 8vo, (4)-40 pp. Modern taupe half-cloth binding, retaining the publisher’s illustrated cover and the back cover, in a half-cloth slipcase with bands (cover slightly faded, edges frayed, a few foxing spots). First edition illustrated with 4 original prints, 2 of which are signed; one mounted on cardstock as a frontispiece, the other a silver-print in either in-12 or in-18 format. Copy enhanced with a dedication from the author: “ To my dear and excellent / colleague Maître Marc Bausart / former president of the bar / J. Giesen.” Only one copy in the CCFr (BnF). Front cover illustrated by phototype based on a plate by M.A. Dupont. Joseph Giesen, attorney at the Antwerp Bar