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light grey & gilt decorative nubbly full cloth hardcover ~ 2º (folio ~10"x13") large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. a few faint spots on cover. edges clean. tiny corner crease on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). glossy full color tipped in frontis. plate. 152p. 63 b&w illustrations. 48 full page glossy full color tipped~in plates, all present and counted. 7 full page full color poster reproductions. bibliography. biography. art history. french history. painting. impressionism. dance. ~ "Henri de Toulouse~Lautrec is one of the stranger figures in the galaxy of great French artists. Of noble birth, rich, mischievous, dissolute, and a dwarf: his characteristics are not those which one readily associates with the creation of great art. And yet it was this curious combination of personal characteristics which provided the mainspring of his artistic urge. Thus any study of Lautrec's work must begin with an elucidation of his personality. Lautrec was descended on his father's side from the semi~royal Counts of Toulouse; that is to say, he came of a family which could trace its ancestry back, without a break, to the time of Charlemagne.".…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 24 pages, illustrations (some colour); 33 cm. The Library of great painters. Portfolio edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is one of the stranger figures in the galaxy of great French artists. Of noble birth, rich, mischievous, dissolute, and a dwarf: his characteristics are not those which one readily associates with the creation of great art. And yet it was this curious combination of personal characteristics which provided the mainspring of his artistic urge. Thus any serious study of Lautrec's work must begin wtih an elucidation of his personality." - page 7. Size: Folio.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial boards, 97 pages, illustrations, plates (part colour), portrait; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to boards, light soiling, age toning. Stated First edition, Autumn 1961. Publisher's transparent mylar jacket worn & torn. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Size: 4to. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover copy, 97 pp, illus. in B/W and 4/C.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing. A Very Fine copy in grainy white-blue linen covered boards, in a Very Fine glossy frenchfold illustrated dustwrapper. In the publisher's standard Library of Great Painters series. 118 reproductions with 55 in large full color. A clean copy with no flaws. Q06499.…