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The Flowering Of Art Nouveau, The International Style That Swept The Entire World Like A Flash Fire, And In A Few Years Changed The Appearance Of Of Almost Everything Man Made, From Skyscrapers To Intimate Jewelry
by Rheims, Maurice
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- first
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1966; First Edition; Quarto, 450 pages; illustrated. An expansive survey of Art Nouveau and its many forms of expression in painting, sculpture, architecture, furniture, bathroom design, ceramics, lighting, glass, jewelry, applied arts, fashion, wall paper, fabrics, carpeting, typography, book design, etc. Authoritative introduction by notable writer, poet, and art historian Andre Breton. First English language edition, translated from the French by Patrick Evans. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color and black & white. Near Fine, spine very slightly sunned, in a Very Good original acetate dust jacket that has small chips at the tips of the upper corners. Clean, crisp, and attractive.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6371
- Title
- The Flowering Of Art Nouveau, The International Style That Swept The Entire World Like A Flash Fire, And In A Few Years Changed The Appearance Of Of Almost Everything Man Made, From Skyscrapers To Intimate Jewelry
- Author
- Rheims, Maurice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York,
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Art Nouveau, Art, Applied Arts, Art History, Andre Breton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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- Fine
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