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Peter Owen,, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Book and jacket near fine, jacket in protective mylar wrap. Plain slipcase VG -- a few dings but no splits. A very nice copy of an indispensable reference work.

London: Peter Owen, 1969.. 1st ed. "The author traces the early origin of the genre, examines its history and development ...and discusses and illustrates the work of more than a hundred artists..." 29.5cms x 22cms. Pp.368, 8 colour plates, 181 b/w plates. Dark blue cloth with gilt raven motif, d/w edges slightly rubbed with 1cm tear to rear top edge. VG/VG.

New York: George Wittenborn Inc., 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green buckram gilt, DW, large 4to., 368 pages, 189 plates, including 8 in color. With extensive notes, catalogue raisonne of books covered, glossary and bibliography. Single sheet folded repeating four of the color plates laid in. A fine copy in a clean, very good DW with light edgewear and one small hole to the front panel near outer margin, in archival mylar.

New York: George Wittenborn, 1969. First American edition. 368 pp. Full green buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, with the dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Mild edgewear to jacket, top jacket corners slightly bumped with some fraying; slipcase bumped at top corner with thumb nick to front edge; book fine. One of the standard references in the field. A heavy book, international shipping not advised.

Peter Owen, London, first edition, 1969. Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 8 colour plates and 81 monochrome illustrations. 368 pp, 173 ills, 8 colour plates. From a contemporary review by John Harthan: "Every page bears the stamp of knowledge and enthusiasm. While forming his own collection of livres ... the author has for many years been visiting artists, engravers, printers and binders in their studios, as well as writing and lecturing on his subject. The mass of information and experience thus assembled is now distilled into a soundly produced, well-organised volume containing 173 monochrome and eight colour plates reproduced by the photolithographic process. The choice and disposition of the illustrations is both attractive in itself and exceptionally well integrated with the text which never becomes a mere catalogue. The opening chapter defìnes the nature of the livre d'artiste as a book in which the visual impact predominates ..The term further implies direct participation by the… Read More

London, Peter Owen Ltd. 1969. Original publisher's green cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine, gilt illustration frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 4to: 368pp., 8 coloured plates, 181 bl. & wh. illustrations, list & references illustrations, chapternotes & references, index catalogue raisonné, glossary, general bibliography [French works - English works], index. Very fine copy - in firm green paper-covered board slipcase.

London: Peter Owen Limited, 1969. Cloth/dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. Very good/good. blue cloth, gilt lettering & design, dust jacket, 368 pp, b&w plates, some chips and stains to dj, edges marked.

George Wittenborn, 1969. First American. Hardcover. Very good except for a gift inscription with an artistic swirl (both in ink) on the front flyleaf; in a very good price-clipped dj and slipcase. 4to, cloth. 368 pp, 189 illustrations (8 in color), bibliography, index. A standard reference, although overlooked by Arntzen/Rainwater. 6829813

New York: Wittenborn, 1969. hardcover. fine. 181 black and white illustrations, 368pp., thick 4to, gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth. New York: Wittenborn, (1969). First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/>

New York., George Wittenborn, Inc., 1969. Large 4to. Hardcover with d.j. , cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 368 pages. ¶First U.S. edition. The French livres d'artiste- fine limited editions of literary texts designed and illustrated by artists - have a unique place in twentieth-century art. Most of the great painters and sculptors, such as Marcoussis,Picasso, Matisse, and Miro, etc. have contributed to this genre. These productions are still relatively unknown outside France, except to specialists and collectors. This is the first comprehensive study of the livre d'artiste intended for the general reader as well as the art specialist. The majority of the plates have been prepared directly from the originals in the author's own collection. With 181 illustrations including 8 full color plates. Contains a bibliography of the subject. Good condition.