French physicist who received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium. Handsome vintage 5.5 x 9.25 book bust portrait removed from a book (overall image is 4.25 x 6) boldly signed in fountain pen beneath the image with a sentiment in French. The page is affixed to a 7 x 10.5 matte board. In very good condition, with a few areas of minor soiling, mounting residue to edges, edge toning from a previous mounting. R&R COA.
