The Artist and the Book in France : The 20th Century Livre d'Artiste by Strachan, W. J - 1969

George Wittenborn, Inc., 1986. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Owen, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good- Cover has general wear. Bookblock has age tonigin, markings. Interior pages have age toning. Green cloth boards, gilt design elements. 368 pages : plates, illustrations. "Catalogue raisonne": pages 325-344./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-353).

Peter Owen,, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Book and jacket near fine, jacket in protective mylar wrap. Plain slipcase VG -- a few dings but no splits. A very nice copy of an indispensable reference work.

New York: George Wittenborn, 1969. First American edition. 368 pp. Full green buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, with the dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Mild edgewear to jacket, top jacket corners slightly bumped with some fraying; slipcase bumped at top corner with thumb nick to front edge; book fine. One of the standard references in the field. A heavy book, international shipping not advised.

London: Peter Owen, 1969. A gorgeous copy that appears unread. Very Fine condition in a Very Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. NOT price clipped (£16 16s). Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh, crisp and unmarked - apparently never read. A comprehensive history illustrated with 181 plates, a few in color. Includes an extensive catalogue raisonné describing the books illustrated by Bonnard, Braque, Chagall, Cortot, Dali, Ernst, Miro, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, and nearly 100 others. In addition there are detailed notes to the text, a glossary, bibliography and index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.5" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge… Read More

New York: George Wittenborn, Inc, 1969 4to (29.5 cm), 368 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "The French livres d'artiste - fine limited editions of literary texts designed and illustrated by artists - have a unique place in 20th century art. Most of the great painters and sculptors of the School of Paris have contributed to the genre. The monograph is the first comprehensive study of the l'ivre d'artiste intended for the general reader as well as the art specialist. The author traces the early origins of the genre, examines its history and development through the present century and discusses and illustrates the work of more than a hundred artists." (from the blurb)

Peter Owen, London, first edition, 1969. Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 8 colour plates and 81 monochrome illustrations. 368 pp, 173 ills, 8 colour plates. From a contemporary review by John Harthan: "Every page bears the stamp of knowledge and enthusiasm. While forming his own collection of livres ... the author has for many years been visiting artists, engravers, printers and binders in their studios, as well as writing and lecturing on his subject. The mass of information and experience thus assembled is now distilled into a soundly produced, well-organised volume containing 173 monochrome and eight colour plates reproduced by the photolithographic process. The choice and disposition of the illustrations is both attractive in itself and exceptionally well integrated with the text which never becomes a mere catalogue. The opening chapter defìnes the nature of the livre d'artiste as a book in which the visual impact predominates ..The term further implies direct participation by the… Read More

New York: Wittenborn, 1969. hardcover. fine. 181 black and white illustrations, 368pp., thick 4to, gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth. New York: Wittenborn, (1969). First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/>

London: Peter Owen, 1969. The 20th century livre d'artiste. Pp. 368, 8 coloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations (several full page), the title page printed in red & black, notes, catalogue raisonne, glossary, bibliography, index; tall demy 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle spotted; top edges red; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges slightly split, with short closed tear at foot of front panel; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Peter Owen, London, 1969. First edition..

London: Peter Owen, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 181 illus. Catalogue Raisonne. Glossary, biblio., index. Inscribed/signed "Peter" (the publisher).