Explosive Acts: Toulouse-Lautrec, Oscar Wilde, Felix Feneon and the Art & Anarchy of the Fin De Siecle by Sweetman, David - 1999

Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 512 pages. B&w illustrations. With this handsome book, David Sweetman, a biographer of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, brings together the dissolute lives of various artists who came to represent decadent fin-de-siècle Paris: Oscar Wilde, Félix Fénéon, Alfred Jarry, and, of course, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. As the author reminds us, imitations of the latter's work adorn the walls of French-themed bars worldwide and have become a shorthand for sanitized debauchery. Toulouse-Lautrec--absinthe drinker and brothel frequenter--was instrumental in the development of the poster, but what is his artistic legacy? Although Toulouse-Lautrec dominates the book's subtitle, Sweetman's sweep is much grander. In much the same way as his main subject was, Sweetman proves a sympathetic host to the women of Montmartre, tragic figures such as La Goulue, Jane Avril, and Suzanne Valadon, and he is… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0684811790 . New York: Simon & Schuster, (1999). First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Lg 8vo. 512pp, Index, Bibliography. Illustrations in b&w. Hardcover. Near fine in fine dj. ISBN 0684811790; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages .

Simon & Schuster, January 2000. Hardcover . Good/Good. Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ, including small tear. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock mildly soiled. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Some pages have rippling. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.