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Publisher Cover 504p. The album is dedicated to Russian artists who found themselves after the October revolution in exile, began to cooperate with the French publishing houses as illustrators and designers book. It gave, on the one hand, livelihood, and with another allowed to create a priceless layer of a bibliophile and illustrated books. Rich illustrative graphic representing the work of thirty-three of the most popular artists to one hundred books, the first opportunity to see in its entirety synthesis of the activities of Russian artists and French publishers. Books from the personal library of the author, and the publication is timed to begin in 2010 "the Year of France in Russia" and "Year of Russia in France". From the book: Presentation at the fair "NON FICTION" December 2, 2009 .Before the official opening of the exhibition "Rendezvous. Russian artists in French book publishing in the first half of the XX century" Mikhail Seslavinsky told about how he created his unique collection: "Today I can hardly remember, but I think that my passion for the French book publishing began with children's books illustrated by Russian artist Ivan Bilibin. In addition, as to any person, the topic of France is very close to me. The Russian intelligentsia long before Hemingway discovered that Paris is "a holiday that is always with you." "The year 2010 was declared the year of Russia in France and France in Russia. Throughout the year there will be several hundred events dedicated to this significant event. Today, perhaps, the first of them," said the Seslavinsky.…