The Story of the Artist's Life

Levinson, Andre; Bakst, Lev (Leon) Samoilevich

Published by Bayard Press, London, with sheets from Alexander Kogan, 1922, 1923

About this Item

First Limited Edition for Great Britain, with lithographs and sheets printed in Berlin for Bayard Press in UK and for Brentano's in America by Alexander Kogan's press, in 1922, this is one of 250 copies for Great Britain. Heavy elephant folio. The portrait of Bakst by Modigliani, followed by 67 plates by Leon Bakst for the Ballets Russes, the lithographs are under monogrammed tissues. Text on heavy grey Fabriano type paper. TEG (Top Edge Gilt), others rough cut/deckled. Superbly bound in recent parchment, with burgundy endpapers and new silk ribbon. Some occasional spotting and dusting, glassine tissues lightly warped by age and some slightly wrinkled as is typical for this paper and edition, an exceptional bright, clean, solid, tight and impressive copy of this incredible large volume, without bookplates or inscriptions. Superb and impressive lithograph volume with fascinating text by Andre Levinson. Seller Inventory # ABE-1728315737393

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Story of the Artist's Life

Publisher: Bayard Press, London, with sheets from Alexander Kogan, 1922

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Limited Edition