Art Nouveau Postcards
by Giovanni Fanelli and Ezio Godoli
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Phaidon & Christie's, 1987. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9". Not Stated. A beautiful collection and history of the art nouveau postcard, extensively illustrated. A beautiful collection of Art Nouveau postcards, considering their design, history and aesthetic appeal across Europe and America. This is the first English edition of this book. Art Nouveau peaked between 1890 and 1914 in correspondence to the emergence of the postcard as a new art form. This book examines the evolution of this art form and its importance. Profusely illustrated with 227 full colour pages, with 665 illustrations to the rear and further illustrations throughout the text. In the original clipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light fading to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. In the original clipped dustwrapper. Some marks to the spine and fading to the extremities. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 817B53
- Title
- Art Nouveau Postcards
- Author
- Giovanni Fanelli and Ezio Godoli
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phaidon & Christie's
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Giovanni Fanelli Ezio Godoli Art Nouveau Postcards art Ezio Godoli illustration
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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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