AUTOMOBILE. — VALLEE (Jean). Lot n° 6

AUTOMOBILE. - VALLEE (Jean). Raid Alger-Dakar-Alger by the Tanezrouft (December 1929-January 1930). Photo album in-folio oblong, half navy blue cloth, signed Bèque, case. 176 photos (17X12,5) pasted on 44 cardboard pages. Beautiful album of 176 photographs of set and/or extracts from the negatives of original photos. They are taken from the film of Jean Vallée, shot during a Raid between Dakar and Algiers directed by Isaac Koechlin, managing director of the Peugeot company. Jean Vallée was then in charge of advertising for the Peugeot car company. The photos represent the 4 vehicles: 1 truck, 1 sans-soupapes, 1 Peugeot 201 and 1 "12-six" during their different stages. Joint: VALLEE (Louis). Images of Africa. Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1931. In-4, paperback, uncut. Notes taken during the Raid Alger-Dakar-Alger by the Tanezrouft. Illustrated with a map and 64 photos reproduced in heliogravure.