Art Nouveau Book in Britain Tapa dura - 1979

Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980. 175 pages, illustrations, bibliography. Minor wear, soiling to boards, contents unmarked, rubbing, edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. [761]. Reissue.. Green Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 245mm. x 170mm.. Book.

Edinburgh, Paul Harris Publishing.. Original publisher's light-green paper-covered boards, black title spine & frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, reissue [1966], 8vo: frontispiece, 176pp., very richly illustrated, chapternotes & references, epilogue, note on types, bibliography, index, table of contents. Fine copy.

Paul Harris Publishing, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0904505855

Paul Harris, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0904505855

P. Harris, 1980. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. VG yellow boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges including a small chip and small closed tear. 176pp. Index. Corners bumped. Published in 1980. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Edinburgh : P. Harris, 1979. New edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 176 pages, plate : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index. Contents: The beginnings -- The Victorian book -- Arts and crafts and art nouveau -- Art nouveau in the nineties (Charles Ricketts ; Aubrey Beardsley ; Laurence Housman and some others) -- Art nouveau in the 1900s. Subjects: 1800-1999 Illustration of books Great Britain. Decoration and ornament Art nouveau.Illustration des livres Grande-Bretagne. D�coration et ornement Art nouveau. Decoration and ornament Art nouveau.Illustration of books. Book design Great Britain History. Decoration and ornament Art nouveau Great Britain. Book design Great Britain History. Decoration and ornament Art nouveau Great Britain History. Book… Leer más

Paul Harris Publishing, Edinburgh, 1979 reprint of 1966 first edition. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. 176 pp, plates. From the blurb: "This is the long-awaited reprint of the only comprehensive study of the art nouveau book. Copies of the first edition of this definitive book are themselves now collectors' items and it is an important reference source for students and enthusiasts of the 1890s and early 1900s. This, the time of art nouveau and Arts and Crafts, the time when such presses as William Morris's Kelmscott Press and Charles Ricketts's Vale Press were flourishing and books and magazines were decorated by illustrators like Beardsley, Housman, Arthur Rackham and Jessie M. King, is the subject of John Russell Taylor's authoritative study. In it the author traces the rise of the art nouveau movement in Britain, suggesting a number of ways in which definitions of the style based primarily on Continental examples have obscured its true course and nature, and linking it with the… Leer más

P. Harris, 1979 8vo (24 cm), 176 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (small tears to the top of dj, binding and text fine). From the blurb: "This is the long-awaited reprint of the only comprehensive study of the art nouveau book. Copies of the first edition of this definitive book are themselves now collectors' items and it is an important reference source for students and enthusiasts of the 1890s and early 1900s. This, the time of art nouveau and Arts and Crafts, the time when such presses as William Morris's Kelmscott Press and Charles Ricketts's Vale Press were flourishing and books and magazines were decorated by illustrators like Beardsley, Housman, Arthur Rackham and Jessie M. King, is the subject of John Russell Taylor's authoritative study. In it the author traces the rise of the art nouveau movement in Britain, suggesting a number of ways in which definitions of the style based primarily on Continental examples have obscured its true course and nature, and linking… Leer más