Search Results: Titles starting with B from Adam Weinberger Books

1921. BARBIER (George). Dramatic Panorama. Casanova, sets and costumes by George Barbier. Paris : Lucien Vogel, [1921]. - Portfolio album in small 4to. , 242 x 193 : (3 ff. first blank), IV pp., (3 ff. last 2 blank), 24 plates. In sheets as issued. Some toning to boards. The Vogel printing of George Barbier's "Casanova" is a notable example of early 20th-century book illustration and fine printing. George Barbier, a French artist and illustrator, was a key figure in the Art Deco movement, known for his elegant and stylized designs, especially in fashion illustration. Handsome and rare album presenting the sets and costumes made by George Barbier for Casanova, a play in three acts by Maurice Rostand, performed at the Bouffes-Parisiens in February 1919, with Jane Renouart in the title role. The work consists of a preface by Barbier and 24 plates by the same author, including 22 costumes and 2 sets, coloured by Jacomet.

{MANUSCRIPT] [ALBUM AMICORUM ] Bohemian Manuscript Friendship Album. Prague various dates, c. 1810-18. 18 x 11 cm., Approx 57 original drawings and replete with inscriptions including a paper folding compartment to hold a lock of hair. Early 19thcentury marbled calf with neoclassical elements in gilt. "JosephRichter" to front board in gilt and additional JAR monogram to onedrawing. Provenance: Joseph Anton Richter (1782-1846), Prague.owner of the sugar refinery at Zbraslav.

Méthode de danse de salon : par G. Desrat ... Texte, dessins. Musique de Mm. Maxime Alkan, Emile Desgranges, J. Mikel, Wallerstein, Musard, Strauss et Ph. Stutz. Méthode de danse à l'usage des familles et des pensionnats. [10] leaves, 8 plates, 1-40 pages of music. Binding nearly detached, on corner of the frontboard tender. Oblong folio.(26 x 34 cm).Paris, Heugel, No date (1864?) Ballroom dancing method. for families and boarding schools. With 8 delightful plates with the several postures that one should take during the dance.OCLC lists 6 copies. Not in the trade.

Le livre de Demain
1884, 240 x 160 mm
Original covers, loose fascicles.
In November 1884, Jean Marchand printed a curious book by Albert de Rochas in Blois entitled: Le Livre de demain, the book of tomorrow. It contains chapters on the possibilities of color in books, by means of paper and ink.
In his introduction, Albert de Rochas (1837-1914) explains that the majority of contemporary bibliophiles have only a vague (and often wrong) idea of ​​printing techniques, paper and ink. When they publish something themselves, they leave the layout and choice of paper and the like to their publisher or printer, who usually chooses the safest route by not trying out something new.
Modern industrial resources remain untapped, says the author, and one of the things that can easily be done differently is the introduction of more color into books, which are usually printed in black ink on white paper. De Rochas wants to set an example in his book by printing on dozens of different colors of paper in a range… Read More