FRANCOIS LAGARDE (1949-2017) Set of 10 rare books illustrated with original photographs by François Lagarde, including one in duplicate and a copy of the famous Tangiers symposium.

9 PUBLICATIONS, GENEVA, IMAGES NUIT BLANCHE 1) 1977. VANITAS STILL LIFE Portfolio of 7 black and white photographs, with on the verso of each photograph, in ink, the photographer's stamp, year and monogram. Copy no. 10, numbered and signed ˝François Lagarde˝ in pencil. Edition of 25 copies numbered 1 to 25, signed by the author. Portfolio 24.5 x 18.3 cm - Photographs (including margins) 24 x 18 cm 2) 1978. LES EVIDENTS DE DANIEL MAUROC Italian-style paperback collection of 10 black and white photographic prints. Arnheim Prison, Village of the Obvious, Invalid Cemetery. Copy no. 2, numbered and signed in ink on the colophon by François Lagarde. Edition of 10 copies numbered 1 to 10, signed by the author. 12.2 x 18.5 cm 3) 1978. SUPPOT Portfolio of 5 black and white photographs, with the photographer's ink stamp and year and monogram in pencil on the reverse of each photograph. Copy no. 2, numbered and signed ˝François Lagarde˝ in pencil. Edition of 25 copies numbered 1 to 25, signed by the author. Portfolio 25 x 19 cm - Photographs (including margins) 23.5 x 17.5 cm 4) 1978. PRIG'DE VUE Portfolio of 5 black and white photographs, with the photographer's ink stamp and year and monogram in pencil on the verso of each photograph. Cover and marginal notes by Christian Prigent, preface in French, ˝L'mains˝ by Jean-Pierre Verheggen. Copy no. 2, numbered in pencil and signed ˝François Lagarde˝, ˝C. Prigent˝ and ˝Verheggen˝. Edition of 35 copies, including 5 head copies, numbered I to V, with original artwork by Christian Pringent and 30 copies numbered 1 to 30. Portfolio 25 x 19 cm - Photographs (including margins) 24 x 18 cm 5) 1978. VALERE NOVARINA. LA FUITE DE BOUCHE Portfolio of 7 black and white photographs, with on the reverse of each photograph, in pencil, the photographer's stamp, year and monogram. Accompanied by a text (in French) by Gérard-Georges Lemaire ˝L'échonomie du texte˝ and the poster for the show by Michel Rossignon. Cover by Valère Novarina. Copy no. 15, numbered and signed in pencil, ˝François Lagarde˝, ˝Gérard-Georges Lemaire˝, ˝Valère Novarina˝, ˝Michel Rossignon˝. Edition of 35 signed copies, including 5 head copies, numbered I to V, with an original drawing by Valère Novarina and 30 copies numbered 1 to 30. Portfolio produced for the first performance of the show directed by Bernard Ballet at the Nouveau Théâtre National de Marseille, Compagnie Marcel Maréchal. Portfolio 24.7 x 19 cm - Photographs (including margins) 24 x 18 cm - Poster 54 x 27.5 cm 6) SOLLERS, DROLE DE NUMERO, NO DATE [1978] Original black photograph mounted in a grey hardback cover. Signed in pencil by Philippe Sollers on the other page of the cover. Copy no. 1, numbered and signed in pencil by François Lagarde on the title page. Edition of 50 copies numbered 1 to 50, signed by the author and Philippe Solers. Portfolio and photograph 15 x 11 cm 7) SOLLERS, DROLE DE NUMERO, UNDATED [1978] Original black photograph mounted in a red hardback cover. Signed in pencil by Philippe Sollers on the other page of the cover. Copy no. 2, numbered and signed in pencil by François Lagarde on the title page. Edition of 50 copies numbered 1 to 50, signed by the author and Philippe Solers. Portfolio and photograph 15 x 11 cm 8) 1979. MAURICE ROCHE. Portfolio of 5 black and white photographs, with the photographer's ink stamp and year and monogram in pencil on the verso of each photograph. Copy no. 15, numbered and signed by Maurice Roche and François Lagarde, in pencil on the title page. Cover by Maurice Roche. Edition of 35 copies signed by Maurice Roche and François Lagarde including 5 first copies, numbered I to V, with an original drawing by Maurice Roche and 30 copies numbered 1 to 30. Portfolio 24.5 x 19 cm - Photographs (including margins) 18 x 24 cm 9) 1979. ERNST JÜNGER Portfolio of 11 black and white photographs, with the photographer's ink stamp and year and monogram in pencil on the reverse of each photograph. Accompanied by Ernst Jünger's astral sky, drawn up and commented on by Jacques Delord. Copy no. 19, numbered in pencil and signed by Ernst Jünger, Jacques Delord and François Lagarde. Cover designed by Ernst Jünger Edition of 35 signed copies, numbered 1 to 35. Photographs taken in conjunction with the film, Ernst Jünger, un veilleur solitaire by Jacques Delord, directed by Franco Contini for the T.F.1 television channel. Portfolio 24.5 x 19 cm - Photographs (including margins) 24 x 18 cm - PUBLICATION, GENEVA, ÉDITIONS OTTEZEC, 1976. 10) THE TANGER SYMPOSIUM Portfolio of 10 black and white photographs by Lagarde of William Burroughs and Brion Gysin at the Tangier colloquium in Geneva in September 1975, and of the group's performance ˝Plan K˝ of the ˝Penny Arcade Peep Show˝ during the colloquium. On the reverse of each photograph, stamp ˝Le colloque de Tanger˝ and monogram of the photographer in ink. One page of text by Gérard-Georges Lemaire, in French, titled ˝Temps-Rétention˝, dated March 1976. One page of proofs, in English. Copy no. 16, numbered and signed by François Lagarde, Gérard-Georges Lemaire, William Burroughs and Brion Gysin, in ink on the proof page. Edition of 80 copies, including 75 copies signed and numbered from 1 to 75 and 5 copies H.C. Portfolio 31.5 x 25.5 cm - Photographs (including margins) 30.5 x 24 cm François Lagarde French photographer, publisher and film-maker. In 1976, with Gérard-Georges Lemaire, he founded the "Terra Incognita" publishing house, followed in 1977 by "Images Nuit Blanche", where photography is combined with text. Prints rarely exceed fifty and are presented in portfolios produced entirely by François Lagarde himself.