Concours Delas. L'Imprimeur. Chef d'Industrie et Commerçant
by DELMAS, G
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About This Item
Paris & Nancy,: Berger-Levrault,, 1909.. x, 322, [ii] pp.Large 8vo (18,5 x 27 cm.). Finely bound in plain brown grained morocco; gilt border on sides; spine with 5 gilt tooled raised bands, compartments with gilt decoration, top and bottom of spine with double gilt rulers, gilt lettered; marbled end-papers. With a portrait and several illustrations. Delmas, Président de l'Union syndical des Maitres Imprimeurs de France, did much to improve the entire French printing and typographical industry. A very fine copy especially bound for O. DE RYCKER, a master lithographer, who was one of the most famous producers and publishers of posters in Europe during 1895 and 1928. Their fine work led them into printing other high quality items such as stock certificates. They also printed many artist signed postcards in continous tone lithography and are noted for the cards and posters published or the Red Star Line, chiefly after the illustrations by Henri Cassiers.
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- Bookseller
- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books (BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1789
- Title
- Concours Delas. L'Imprimeur. Chef d'Industrie et Commerçant
- Author
- DELMAS, G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berger-Levrault,
- Place of Publication
- Paris & Nancy,
- Date Published
- 1909.
- Keywords
- printing trade unions typography typographique imprimerie economics professions fine binding art noveau publishing o. de rycker posters pgraphic art
- Bookseller catalogs
- books about books - printing;
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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