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Paris: Charles Moreau. [1925].First edition. [4], 48 black and white photographic plates of shop fronts and interiors. 323x250mm. The plates are loose and housed in a portfolio (337x255mm), backed with brown linen, boards covered with dark brown paper lettered and illustrated with a minimalist, modernist design. Ribbon ties. Lacks plate one but otherwise complete. The contents are in excellent condition, near fine. The front board has some wear and there is a tear to the linen spine. A superb collection of modernist shop designs some of which are by Herbst himself. Introductory essay by Herbst.