For many years, the photography book remained in the shadow of photography itself, but today it has established its own identity and has become an indispensable part of photography under its now-established English term: “photobook.”

Given the diversity and sheer number of publications—from the invention of photography to the recent craze for photobooks—the need for reviews has become apparent, leading to the creation of comprehensive compilations, such as the trilogy by Parr & Badger, as well as collections focused on specific areas: geographic regions, photographers, themes, and so on…

It is with great pleasure that L’INAPERÇU—for which the photobook is at the very heart of its identity—presents a selection of some fifty of these compilations, these “Books on Photobooks,” which are often rare because they are highly sought after by collectors.

To mark this “carte blanche” for L’INAPERÇU, Innocences and Les Yeux Ouverts are co-publishing *The Book of Books on Photobooks*, a compilation of books about photography books published around the world, featuring more than a hundred titles.