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L'Album Japonais; Motifs Inedits de Decoration Japonaise d'Apres les Originaux
by None
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Paris]: Not Stated, c1879. Leather. Good Only. 14.5" by 12.5". Gustave Fraipont. A very scarce study on the patterns of Japanese art by Gustave Fraipont, impressively illustrated with chromolithographs. A very scarce work.Illustrated with twenty-nine plates, six of which are chromolithographs.Collated, bound without the title page and plate 17.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries.A beautiful work on Japanese art, showing striking patterns in Japanese design, both commonly found and more unique designs.Reproduced from the originals by Gustave Fraipont, a painter, illustrator, and poster-designer. He is particularly well known today for his posters for railway companies.In French. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, a little worn. Leather to the spine is rubbed with a little loss and some lifting, particularly to the tail. Some bumping and wear to the extremities. Label to the front board. Cloth to the front joint is lifting. Some marks and a little rubbing to the boards. Hinges are starting. Internally generally firmly bound, most plates detaching to the tail. Pages are lightly age toned with a few minor marks. Plates 7, 8, 22, 23, and 30 are detached but present. Lacking plate 17. Pencil marks to the margins of a few plates. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831P26
- Title
- L'Album Japonais; Motifs Inedits de Decoration Japonaise d'Apres les Originaux
- Author
- None
- Illustrator
- Gustave Fraipont
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Not Stated
- Place of Publication
- [Paris]
- Date Published
- c1879
- Size
- 14.5" by 12.5"
- Keywords
- L'Album Japonais; Motifs Inedits de Decoration Japonaise d'Apres les Originaux l'album japonais japanese japan l'album japonais gustave fraipont
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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