Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding; French Masterpieces 1880-1940 by Alastair Duncan & Georges de Bartha

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / Helvetica Press, Inc., 1989. See below for details for possible SUBSTANTIAL extra shipping costs for international orders. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. SEE PHOTOS. PERFECT condition (just removed from the publisher's cardboard shipping carton so we could write this description. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp - obviously never read. 1989. First Edition. This extremely beautiful book has 252 illustrations, including 202 plates in spectacular full color. SEE PHOTOS. An incredible collection of full color reproductions of stunning, custom-made Art Nouveau and Art Deco bookbindings from 1880 through 1940. There are also useful biographies of the binders, gilders, and designers and bibliographies of writings about them. Preface by Priscilla Juvelis. Bound in the original… Read More

Harry N. Abrams. Used - Very Good. 1989. Cloth, dj. 4to. 200 pp. 252 illustrations, including 202 color plates. Slight shelf wear to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Books on Books.)

NY: Abrams, 1989. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 198pp+ index. Very good hardback in a jacket that is a bit sunned on the spine.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / Helvetica Press, Inc., 1989. A perfect copy of the 1989 First Edition. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Still sealed in the publisher's shipping carton [SEE PHOTOS for identical unsealed copy]. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. This extremely beautiful book has 252 illustrations, including 202 plates in spectacular full color. An incredible collection of full color reproductions of stunning, custom-made Art Nouveau and Art Deco bookbindings from 1880 through 1940. There are also useful biographies of the binders, gilders, and designers and bibliographies of writings about them. Preface by Priscilla Juvelis. Bound in the original gilt-decorated black cloth. Complete with flawless dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 10.25" wide by 11.5" tall.… Read More

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket, black cloth with gilt decoration. large, heavy item., very small spot of clouded laminate to dj, negligible impact. no other flaws or wear. clean, no writing or markings, strong binding, hinges. no bumps, tears, clips. a very well preserved copy.; 200pp., 252 illustrations, including 202 color plates. contains the work of 50 bookbinders. comprehensive.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Thames & Hudson, London & New York 1989. 28.0 x 26.0cms, 200pp, 202 colour & 50 b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper This book traces the history of fine bindings from 1880 to 1940 with biographies of the periods finest binders from Marius-Michel through to Victor Prouve, Reene Werner and many others.

Thames & Hudson, London & New York 1989. 28.0 x 26.0cms, 200pp, 202 colour & 50 b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper This book traces the history of fine bindings from 1880 to 1940 with biographies of the periods finest binders from Marius-Michel through to Victor Prouve, Reene Werner and many others.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 200 pages. Preface by Priscilla Juvelis. A very informative look at these two styles of fine binding. Includes 252 illustrations of which 202 are in color. A tight near fine copy with some very faint foxing to the page edges in a very near fine dust jacket. An invaluable reference.

hardcover. near fine/near fine. With 252 illustrations including 202 in color. 200 pages. Square 4to, black gilt-stamped cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1989). A near fine copy, one bumped corner, in near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

London: Thames and Hudson, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 200p. Ex-library copy of an oversize hardcover book and its dustjacket in fine condition. Apart from the usual library stamps and stickers (including on the exteriors of the book and dustjacket), the book is clean and tight, and the jacket is pristine. Large, captioned color photographs of books bound in France in ornate Art-Deco style. Measures approx. 11.75" x 10.5