DE VYLDER G. a;o; - ASSOCIATION BELGE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE ( publishers ) : - Bulletin de l'Association Belge de Photographie ( BABP ). Tête de collection. Année 1 - 8.

12. Bruxelles, Association Belge de Photographie, président prof. G. De Vylder, format in-8°, monthly issues of approx. 36 pp, illustrated with original photographs, woodburys, photo engravings etc.. The bulletin started in 1874 and ran until 1936 (suspended during the first world war). AVAILABLE ; Year 1 (1874) until year 8 (1881), complete with all the plates. Vol. 1 - 5 are bound in uniform contemporary green half leather. Vol. 6 is sewn, with the original yearly wrapper. Volumes 7 and 8 are loose, in the original monthly wrapper ( as issued). Nice set with minimal staining or foxing. Text in French. Rare run of the first years of this important photography periodical. Among the original illustrations ; in vol.1; a héliotype, héliotype of d'Hoy (Gand) (2), a photo-autotypie (Maes, Antwerp), a photolithographie (Alker & Chotteau), albumine portrait by Dupont, albumine landscape by Hallez, and several photogravures. vol.2; photogravure (Goupil), pantotypie (Thiel), héliotypie (Ghemet & Alker), photographie au charbon (Braun), woodburytypie (Woodbury), photolithographie, photographie au sels d'argent (Hallez), héliographie, woodburytypie (Braun), héliotypie (Creifelds), aubeldruck (Aubel) ....( periodical , history of photography , belgian, original photographs ).. .