(SOLD): GISORS-ISABEY, V. and Lila MARABINI. L’art de Decorer Les Vitrines.

(Paris): Hachette, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. 22cm by 15.8cm. 351 pages. An extensive and richly illustrated survey of post-war French window display and visual merchandising, examining the aesthetics, psychology, and commercial function of the modern shop window. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of black-and-white and colour photographs depicting Parisian department stores, boutiques, mannequins, seasonal displays, exhibition stands, lighting, floral arrangements, and avant-garde retail presentation. A significant document of mid-century French design and consumer culture. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Really nice book.