[Art Nouveau Highpoint- Bound by Kauffmann] L'Art Dans La Decoration Exterieure des Livres en France et a l'Etranger. Les Couvertures illustrees les Cartonages d'Editeur la Reliure d'Art
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art, 1898. First edition. First edition. Thick quarto (11 x 8 1/2). Bound by Kauffmann in three quarter crimson morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine. Repaired by MacDonald (CT). A classic Art Nouveau illustrated book with fabulous color pictorial wrappers by Louis Rhead (bound-in at end in expanding form). Numbered 246 of 1060 copies. Profusely illustrated throughout. Decorative elements on preliminaries by Leon Rudnick. Slight joint rubs, else fine and bright 1 of 1000 copies, this an unnumbered copy. The book is hard to find and a very valuable source regarding period book covers, bindings and bibliographic as well as artistic information.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5867
- Title
- [Art Nouveau Highpoint- Bound by Kauffmann] L'Art Dans La Decoration Exterieure des Livres en France et a l'Etranger. Les Couvertures illustrees les Cartonages d'Editeur la Reliure d'Art
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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