Click for full-size.
Ardeur
by Arrabal, F
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Moreau, 1983. Halska, Véronique. Oblong 12mo. (26) pp. Illustrated by Baltazar. From an edition of 220 copies, this is one of forty signed by the author and by the illustrator, and hand-colored. Reproduced entirely by serigraphy, the text is from the author's own manuscript. The abstract black and white illustrations have been colored with pencils by Baltazar. In a unique binding by Véronique Halska of full red snakeskin, with a nickel-plated brass tubular spine. Protected by a black morocco chemise, titled in silver, with a slipcase of morocco and gray paper. The original pictorial wrappers have been mounted on black morocco, which is edged with red snake skin, and fit into the opposite end of the slipcase. Véronique Halska, a Belgian binder, has been widely exhibited in Europe, her bindings appearing at the Centre Pompidou and at the exhibition "Petits Formats Relis" at the Wittockiana Museum in Belgium. Her goal is to "integrate in bindings very diversified materials, always trying to insert in the work fineness and equilibrium, all in harmony with the text." This is a very elegant and tasteful example of her work, and a fine copy.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6580
- Title
- Ardeur
- Author
- Arrabal, F
- Illustrator
- Halska, Véronique
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Moreau
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Cleaning and repairing leather books
Wondering how to take care of the leather books in your collection? Renowned book care expert Bern Marcowitz explains how and when to clean and repair leather books.
Collecting the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
