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Paris: Me Etienne Ader; Leopold Carteret, 1938. 1st Edition. Card Covers. Good. 79 p. 29 cm. Tan card covers. Left edge of front cover darkened, chip in spine tail and tear in spine head. Some soiling to the exterior but clean inside. French text.
[FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. Le Tresor du Bibliophile, Livres Illustres Modernes 1875 a 1945 et Souvenirs d'un Demi-Siecle de Bibliophile de 1887 a 1945 par L. Carteret by Carteret, Leopold - 1946
by Carteret, Leopold
[FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. Le Tresor du Bibliophile, Livres Illustres Modernes 1875 a 1945 et Souvenirs d'un Demi-Siecle de Bibliophile de 1887 a 1945 par L. Carteret
by Carteret, Leopold
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Paris: Librairie L. Carteret, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. Dates: 1946-1948. Small 4to. 25.5 x 18 cm. COMPLETE SET of 5 vols. Original wrappers, uncut and largely unopened (wrappers slightly worn, spines darkened; the volumes with a slight lean). Featuring innumerable illustrations in the text, the most noteworthy being reproductions of original manuscripts and autographs not found elsewhere. THE INDISPENSABLE GUIDE TO FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE LATE 19th-CENTURY THROUGH WWII, THE TEXT BEING UNAVAILABLE ONLINE. This immense work contains a tremendous amount of information on authors, illustrators, publishers, book-collectors, book auctions, and of course the books themselves. ¶ Contents: Vol. I: 305 pp. (Avant propos; Les Bibliophiles; Livres illustres de la periode romantique; Autographes et livres dedicaces; Le livre moderne; L'art de la gravure); Vol. II: 261 pp. (La reliure et les relieurs; L'art de former une bibliotheque; Differentes bibliographies; Les grandes ventes; Societes de bibliophiles); Vol. III: 328 pp. (Editeurs et Artistes); Vol. IV: 412 pp. (Tables du Bilan artistique des 70 dernieres annees); Vol. V: 207 pp. (Table complementaire; Aide-memoire).
- Bookseller Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Format/Binding Softcover
- Book Condition Used - Very good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Librairie L. Carteret
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1946