1st. Edition ,2004. Light blue cloth hardcover with black letters and design to the covers and spine, 120 page book with color and black & white photo illustrations. Condition : NEW Size: 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall.

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Title

ART DECO BOOKBINDINGS : The Work of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler

Publisher

Princeton Architectural Press, New York

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

1568984626

ISBN 13

9781568984629

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket as Issued

Book Type

Book

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Art / Illustrated

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Synopsis

Before dust jackets wrapped every hardcover behind a shield of paper, a book's binding was its only advertisement, and the shelves of bibliophiles were lined with staid leather-bound tomes. Then came the Art Deco designs of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler, who transformed bookbinding into a medium of playful and dazzling experimentation and craftsmanship. Their colorful, imaginative works, often made in exotic materials, are found only in a few prized collections and have rarely been available to the general public. now, this selection of more than sixty designs, colored-paper maquettes, and realized bindings are collected in one exquisite volume, with insightful texts introducing the work and discuss its revolutionary effect on modern design.
Among the brilliant array of bindings are ones made especially for works by Colette, Paul Verlaine, Andre Gide, Guillaume Apollinaire, Stephane Mallarme, Michel Leiris, and Jean Giraudoux.
Art Deco Bookbinding accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Science Library beginning in February 2004.

About the Author

Yves Peyre is the director of the Bibliotheque litteraire Jacques Doucet.

H. George Fletcher is The New York Public Library's Brooke Russell Astor Director for Special Collections.

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