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LE SPECTACLE EST DANS LA RUE. by (CASSANDRE, A. M.) CENDRARS, BLAISE - 1933
by (CASSANDRE, A. M.) CENDRARS, BLAISE
LE SPECTACLE EST DANS LA RUE.
by (CASSANDRE, A. M.) CENDRARS, BLAISE
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
Paris: Draeger, 1933. 4to, stiff white wrappers, spiral bound, with part of the cover title printed in raised letters and the remainder in giant letters in red, black and green. Fine copy in original glassine envelope (tattered and torn). Signed by Cassandre in ink on front endpaper. Erased line, probably previous owner's signature , on preliminary page. A veritable chef d'oeuvre of the typographic art and a major work by Draeger, the firm that printed Cassandre's posters and other wonderful promotional pieces for many firms. Fifteen classic posters by Cassandre in black and white and color. From the introduction by Blaise Cendrars, printed in red, black and green: " ( Cassandre) découvert dans la Publicité la fleur de la vie contemporaine...une affirmation d'optimisme et de santé...je suis reconnasissant à Cassandre de n'avoir pas seulement été un peintre, mais surtout un des plus fervents animateurs de la vie moderne: le premier metteur en scène de la rue." . Signed. Stiff White Wrappers. Fine. Illus. by Cassandre. Quarto.
- Bookseller Marilyn Braiterman Rare Books (US)
- Illustrator Cassandre
- Format/Binding Paperback
- Book Condition Used - Fine
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Draeger
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1933
- Keywords Cassandre, Typography, Draeger, Posters, Blaise Cendrars
- Size Quarto