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A. Tolmer. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Duffield & Company; Paris: A Tolmer, 1924. 12mo hardcover. Unpaginated. Illustrations. Fair book. Front hinge split. (Ducks, Juvenile Literature) Inquire if you need further information.

13. quai d'Anjou, Paris: A. Tolmer, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good+. Papered boards. Brown paper spine (with printed lattice design) and buff-colored sides with duck pictorial & title in green and black. Short split to front hinge at base of spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Pages printed in green & black with eight vivid, multi-color pages.[48] pages. 17.5 x 18 cm. Placed in a removable, clear archival sleeve. The around-the-world adventure of Ludovicus (''Ludo'') the duck, who sets off, feeling destined for greater things on account of his unique coloration. From his home in Normandy, he makes his way to see the people and places of the Alps, Venice, Turkey, Mecca, India, China, Japan, the South Sea Island, North America, and finally returns back home where he discovers his greatest happiness. Printed by the prestigious Paris printing house of Alfred Tolmer. English edition of ''histoire aventureuse de LUDOVIC le joli petit canard vert''.

Paris: A. Tolmer. Very Good. [1924]. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated tan boards. Minor bumps to the spine ends and corners. Some uneven toning to the boards. The textblock is a bit shaken. The hinges are fine. Unmarked. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Paris: A. Tolmer, 1924. Very good plus.. First edition, English-language issue, of publisher Tolmer's famous Art Deco picture book with stunning images hand colored in pochoir. Printing house Tolmer made their name in the 19th century by designing graphics for packaging and publications, and went on to design French propaganda posters in World War I. This poster aesthetic carried over into their books, which were known for their bold pochoir Art Deco illustrations. Alfred Tolmer's 1930 treatise on book design, MIS EN PAGE, was touted for "single-handedly smoothing the edges off orthodox modernism," and bringing Deco to the masses (Heller). This title, with its around-the-world plot, reflects the French fascination with and condescension towards foreign countries during a time when air travel was first beginning to make the world a bit smaller. LUDO describes caricatures of the people in nearly every country he visits, their different ways of living presented as a contrast to his ideal life in… Read More