- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
AbeBooks seller since July 26, 1999
Condition: Used
US$ 1,708.65
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition of this salesman's sample catalogue for the Paris firm active in the post-war revival of historical, artistic, and regional playing-card designs. The samples include miniature German decks, cards after 17th- and 18th-century costume types, medieval costumes, Swiss folk dress, Le Florentin luxury cards after Renaissance-style paintings by Paul-Émile Bécat, Jean Picart Le Doux's tapestry designs for International Playing Card Week in 1957, Aubusson and Gobelins-style tapestry cards, Carlos Sáenz de Tejada's Romance Español, and designs by Andrés Martinez de Leon. The cover design is by Paul Mathison, a Malibu artist and designer connected with Kenneth Anger and Curtis Harrington's experimental film circle. Oblong octavo (165 x 230 mm), 16 leaves. With 51 colour-printed playing-card samples. Original black quarter cloth, brass screw posts, gilt boards, pictorial paper cover to front board, black endpapers and pages. Binding a little rubbed and marked, internally fresh. A very good copy indeed.…
Seller Inventory # 162776
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Our Imported Playing Cards.
- Author
- CARD GAMES.
- Publisher
- [Paris: Editions Philibert, c. 1957]
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
London, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 12 business days | 2 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 29.20 | US$ 39.81 |
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Store description
Peter Harrington Antiquarian Bookseller has grown to become one of the largest and best known rare booksellers in Europe. Member of the ABA and ILAB. Visit us in the UK at 100 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW3 6HS Phone +44 (0)20 7591 0220 Fax +44 (0)20 7225 7054 www.peterharrington.co.uk
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Original Artwork & Illustrations, Economics, Colour-Plate Books, Fine Bindings, Landmarks in Science & History, Voyage, Travel & Atlases, Bound Sets, Children's & Illustrated Books, English & American Literature, Modern First EditionsAssociation member
Seller's business information
Peter Harrington Ltd
100 Fulham Road
London, United Kingdom SW3 6HS
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