Product Description
A substantial and beautifully produced survey of French Art Nouveau and Art Deco bookbinding, covering the period 1880-1940.
Written by Alastair Duncan with Georges de Bartha and featuring a preface by Priscilla Juvelis, this volume documents the great French binders of the fin-de-siècle and interwar years, including Bonet, Cretté, Legrain, Schmied, Marot-Rodde, and many others.
Richly illustrated with high-quality color plates, the book reproduces intricate leather inlays, gold and blind tooling, geometric Deco abstractions, and flowing Art Nouveau ornament.
Includes bibliographies, notes, index, and biographical entries for individual designers.
Published in 1989 by Harry N.
Abrams, Inc.
, New York (copyright 1989 Thames and Hudson Ltd.
, London).
Printed and bound in Japan.
This is the first U.
S.
edition; number line not present, consistent with Abrams art monographs of the period.
Large-format hardcover in black cloth with gilt-stamped Art Deco design to front board and spine.
Condition: Near Fine.
Binding is firm and square with sharp corners and bright gilt decoration.
Light, superficial surface rubbing to rear board visible under angled light, but no fraying, bumps, or structural wear.
Spine ends intact.
Interior is clean and bright with no writing, marks, or stains; pages crisp and unmarked.
A very well-preserved copy overall.
Alastair Duncan (b.
1942) is a British-born decorative arts historian and curator specializing in Art Nouveau and Art Deco design.
He has served in senior curatorial roles at major institutions, including the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, and has authored numerous authoritative works on turn-of-the-century decorative arts, jewelry, furniture, and design movements.
Duncan is widely regarded as a leading scholar of French Art Deco and early 20th-century European design.
Georges de Bartha was a specialist in French decorative arts and fine bookbinding, associated with the celebrated Sutton Place Foundation collection.
His expertise in French luxury bindings and designer book arts contributed significantly to scholarship on late 19th- and early 20th-century French binders.
This collaboration reflects his deep knowledge of the craft traditions and collectors surrounding French Art Nouveau and Art Deco bindings.
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