Lagoutte, Stéphane. Mauritanie, Lumière Noire by Stéphane Lagoutte.

Trans Photographic Press, 2005.  Hardcover, panoramic illustration on front cover, not issued with dust jacket, with custom-made 4-mil archival polyester jacket.  On his website, it is stated, “Laureate of the Hachette Foundation in 2002, he began work on the frontier between the Maghreb and west Africa in Mauritania from which he produced a book: Mauritanie – Lumière Noire (Trans Photographic Press). This work was exhibited at the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles in 2006.” A very uncommon book, especially in hardcover.  Fine with blind stamp of previous owner on f.f.e.p.  9 x 13 inches with full page color illustrations. Notes with small reproductions of the photos at the end.  Text in French.