Bakst: The Story Of The Artists Life
by Levinson, Andre
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Orig. publisher's full vellum, backstrip and cover lettered in brown. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Bayard Press, 1923. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. publisher's full vellum, backstrip and cover lettered in brown. Very good. Bakst, Leon. 240 pages. 37.5 x 29 cm. Limited edition, copy 136 of 315. Half title, 68 plates [mostly by Bakst] with printed tissue guards, 52 are color lithographs and mounted, plus illustrations, eleven colored and mounted, some printed in russet, host of black and white text illustrations. Printed by Dr. Selle & Co. A.G., Berlin. Stage decorations for "Orientales, Salome, Phaedra, Blue God, Cleopatra" et al. Costume designs for "Narcissus, Adoration, Bird of Fire, Le Chantre et la Devote," et al. Minor, scattered marginal toning, mostly marginal, vellum covers slightly darkened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20137
- Title
- Bakst: The Story Of The Artists Life
- Author
- Levinson, Andre
- Illustrator
- Bakst, Leon
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. publisher's full vellum, backstrip and cover lettered in brown. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bayard Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Design
- Bookseller catalogs
- Costume; Design; Theatre;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...