Art Deco Bookbindings: The Work of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler
by Peyre, Yves; Fletcher, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1568984626
- ISBN 13
- 9781568984629
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Princeton Architectural Press, 2004 8vo (23.5 cm), 120 pp. Publisher's cloth (binding slightly rubbed, bookplate tipped in front pastdown, collector's blind stamp on title). Published on the occasion of the exhibition jointly organized by the Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet and The New York Public Library Fabruary 27-June 12, 2004. Art Deco designs of Pierre Legrain and Rose Aldler transformed bookbinding into a medium of playful and dazling experimentation and craftsmanship. Among their brilliant array of bindings are those made especially for works by Colette, Paul Verlene, André Gide, Guillaume Apollinaire. These colorful, imaginative works, often made from exotic materials, are found only in few prized collections and have rarery been available to general public. Now a selection of more than fifty designs and realized bindings is collected in one volume.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008731
- Title
- Art Deco Bookbindings: The Work of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler
- Author
- Peyre, Yves; Fletcher, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1568984626
- ISBN 13
- 9781568984629
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography; Book exhibitions; Bookbinding;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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