Ɵ BESANCENOT, Jean Girard. (1902-1992). Costumes et types du Maroc. (1942)

Ɵ BESANCENOT, Jean Girard. (1902 - 1992). Costumes et types du Maroc. Paris, Editions des Horizons de France, {1942). Limited edition, No. 127 of 310 copies, folio, loose as issued in original boards portfolio with printed label on upper cover, 60 coloured and plain plates by Besancenot, each numbered and identified on tissue guards, one double-page map, 8 plain plates printed recto/verso lettered A-H. Jean Besancenot, pseudonym of Jean Girard, was a French photographer, painter, draughtsman and ethnologist. His art and ethnography represent Moroccan costumes and customs of the first half of the twentieth century. Provenance: The Art Library of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, Weston Hall. Condition Report: text slightly spotted, portfolio worn (upper cover detached, lacking flaps, some fraying/tears, one tie detached) Condition Report Disclaimer