Un Jardin sur l'Oronte
by Barres, Maurice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Javal et Bourdeaux, 1927. Limited edition, #109/490 copies on velin d'Arches paper. Small folio. 123 pp; illustrated with 17 watercolors, including frontispiece, by Andre Suréda, engraved on wood by Robert Dill, and decorated by the artist's headbands, initials, motifs and culs-de-lampe in black and gold. A fine copy in wraps in near fine chemise with sunned spine & lightly split at bottom. Paper-covered slipcase is VG, with one split corner extending mid way down spine. An extravagant and beautifully illustrated edition of this classic. Between travel diary and geopoetic introspection, this is a story about Maurice Barres' passion for the Orient: exoticism, poetry, spirituality, anecdotes.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Andre Sureda.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014287
- Title
- Un Jardin sur l'Oronte
- Author
- Barres, Maurice
- Illustrator
- Andre Sureda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Javal et Bourdeaux
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Illustrated Pochoir French Orientalist Art Deco
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
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Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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