CONTES du Temps jadis.
by BRUNELLESCHI. -
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- first
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Zürich, Switzerland
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About This Item
Paris, Piazza, 1912. With 20 tipped-in color plates by Umberto Brunelleschi. 122, (1) pp., 2 leaves. Large 4to. Half calf, spine gilt with gilt lettering, orig. wrappers printed in blue and gold bound in (by Sim. Kra. rel.). Paris, Piazza, 1912. Collection of five fairy tales: La Belle aux cheveux d'or; L'Oiseau bleu; Gracieuse et Percinet; L'adroite Princesse; Le Prince chéri. With striking color illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi from Pistoia (1879-1949), active as fashion, costume and stage designer in Paris. He contributed to French de luxe magazines like "Journal des Dames et des Modes", "Gazette du Bon Ton", and "Les Feuillets d'Art". In the 1920s he made stage and costume designs for the Folies Bergères and other theatres; among his outstanding works are costumes created for Josephine Baker. Simon Kra (1853-1940), was a French bookbinder and publisher. Among his publiations is the first printing of André Bretons's first Surrealist Manifesto. - Slight even browning, plates clean, nice copy. - Monod 3120-21; Bénézit II, 180. MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ;
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- Bookseller
- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32069-69
- Title
- CONTES du Temps jadis.
- Author
- BRUNELLESCHI. -
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Paris, Piazza
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ;
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...