Kinderlust
by Jespers, Floris, ill. Jan Peeters
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Antwerp: J.F. Bogaerts & R.R. Dodson, 1923. First edition. Original pictorial wrappers, front and rear wrapper with a different color lithographed illustration. Some edgewear, rust stains from staples at spine edge. Colors bright and fresh. Twelve verses for children by Jan Peeters, with 12 full-page linoleum block color prints by Floris Jespers. A spectacular and early avant-garde children's book. Jespers' abstracted and representational color plates interplay geometric and decorative styles drawn from Cubism, Constructivism, Expressionism, De Stijl, and Art Deco. An outstanding example of post-World War I book illustration. OCLC locates five copies in the US.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Triolet Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2190
- Title
- Kinderlust
- Author
- Jespers, Floris, ill. Jan Peeters
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J.F. Bogaerts & R.R. Dodson
- Place of Publication
- Antwerp
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2020
Los Angeles, California
About Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
Triolet Rare Books, member ABAA/ILAB, specializes in twentieth century art and literature with a focus on modernism, livres d'artistes, poetry, and the avant-garde.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Wrappers
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