Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature
by Jane Lahr [ed]; Lena Tabori [ed]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 12.5" by 9.5". William Dyce; Pablo Picasso. A heavily illustrated first edition of this work celebrating love as seen in art and literature, edited by Jane Lahr and Lena Tabori. The first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a double page illustrated title page in full colour with 68 full page illustrations and various vignettes and labelled illustrations. This work edited by Jane Lahr and Lena Tabori is a celebration of love as seen in art and literature. The work features beautiful full colour illustrations of artwork from various important artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Pablo Picasso and Gustav Klimt. The work also features select pieces of literature including poems from popular writers such as Shakespeare and Edward Leaur. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. A small price label to the front free end paper only. The wrap is also lovely. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876Z27
- Title
- Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature
- Author
- Jane Lahr [ed]; Lena Tabori [ed]
- Illustrator
- William Dyce; Pablo Picasso
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stewart, Tabori & Chang
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 12.5" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- First editon Art Literature Love Art
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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