Paris: Aux Bureaux du Journal des Dames, 1912-1914. First edition. Wraps. 25 x 16 cm. Limited edition, copies 14 & 15 of twelve examples numbered 6-17 on Japan Imperial with illustrations in two states -- monochrome and color (from total of 1270 copies). 184 pochoir plates, plus two supplemental unnumbered... More about Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes; 1912 -1914
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 240 pages. Folio, 156 illustrations -- 74 in color and 82 in duotone. Index of Works. Index. Presents a broad survey of his work with examples -- fashion, design, posters, objets d'art, graphics, sculpture et al. More about My Life / My Art
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First edition. Leather Bound. 240 pages. Folio, 36 x 27 cm. Limited edition, copy 635 of 1000 produced exclusively for Dyansen Galleries signed by Erte. 156 illustrations -- 74 in color and 82 in duotone. Index of Works. Index. Erratum slip. Presents a broad survey of... More about My Life / My Art
Toulouse: Arts Et Formes, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 265 pages. 35 x 25 cm. Limited edition, copy 376 of 450 with a descriptive inventory of 679 bindings on 204 plates, some in color printed on glossy, quality stock and unopened. Commentary by Germaine de Coster, Roger Devauchelle, Henri Dubreuil, Raoul... More about Georges Crette; Etudes par Harry Vinckenbosch
Paris: Librairie Auguste Blaizot, 1965. First edition. Stiff Wraps. 204 pages. 33 x 27 cm. Limited edition, copy 315 of 600 printed on Velin de Rives. Introduction by Professeur Jacques Millot. 243 reproductions of bindings in heliogravure, and seven tipped-in plates in full-color. Handsomely produced retrospective, spectacular Art Deco bindings... More about Pierre Legrain Relieur; Repertoire Descriptif Et Bibliographique De Mille Deux Cent Trente-Six...
Paris: Aux Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1919. Legrand, Edy. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated -- approx. 28 leaves -- each leaf illustrated. 34 x 33 cm. Born Edward Louis Warschawsky Leon, this his first book completed when he was eighteen years old, and the first children's book for the... More about Macao & Cosmage Ou L'Experience Du Bonheur
Paris: Aux Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1919. Legrand, Edy. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated -- approx. 28 leaves -- each leaf illustrated. 34 x 33 cm. Born Edward Louis Warschawsky Leon, this his first book completed when he was eighteen years old, and the first children's book for the... More about Macao & Cosmage Ou L'Experience Du Bonheur
Southampton: Lisle, Munday & Co., ca 1930. Stiff Wraps. 17 pages. 25 x 18.5 cm. This trade catalogue contains sixty variant designs of stained glass reflecting design details of domestic stained glass when suburban Britain was expanding rapidly with images in floral Art Deco and maritime motifs popular in its... More about Solent Brand Leaded Lights
Paris: Henri Jonquiere, 1924. Laborde, Charles. Hardcover. 146 pages. 22 x 17 cm. Limited edition, copy 401 of 650 on velin de Rives. Pochoir illustrations in Art Deco style by Chas (Charles) Laborde, a total of 31, including full page (each with tissue guards), vignettes; chapter headings and endings. Original... More about Malice
Paris: Charles Moreau, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 33 x 25 cm. The first two publications of L'Art International D'Aujourd'hue are scarce, the early and leading publication of the New International Architecture and Art Deco design. The first two volumes of Grand Constructions carry 50 plates from photographs -- by Mallet-Stevens... More about Grand Constructions; Vols. 1-2 of L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui
NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 278 pages. More than 275 black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. Bibliography. Index. Abook for collectors -- what's available, where to find it and how much to pay. France receives the greatest emphasis, but the work of Wiener Werkstatte in... More about Art Deco A Guide for Collectors
Paris: Librairie Grund, (1935). Hardcover. 8 pages in Text. 80 full page color plates printed recto only. Mostly Art Deco designs by a host of designers including E. Fahrenkamp, H. Kammerer, et al. Text in French. Plates clean and fresh, list of designer page slightly toned. More about La Couleur Dans La Decoration Des Interieurs Modernes
Paris: Charles Moreau, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Folio, 41 x 31 cm. 32 plates with multiple images per plate, many are Art Deco designs by Bigot, Binquet, Bourchard, Guenot, Lalique, Poisson, Seguin et al. Loose as issued, portfolio back cover rubbed. More about La Sculpture Decorative 2me Series
Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1927. First edition. Original Wraps. 101 pages. 30 1/2 x 23 1/2 cm. Forty-two plates with tissue guards reproduce Schmied's original compositions with accompanying text and a bibliographic chronicle of his work . This work created for exhibition at Arnold Seligmann Rey & Co. in New York... More about Catalogue Des Livres De F.-L. Schmied Exposes En Mars 1927 Chez Arnold Seligmann Rey And Co.;...
Paris: Chez F.-L Schmied, 1928. First edition. Boards. 327 pages. 29 x 18 cm. Limited edition, copy 86 of 175 on velin d'Arches. Frontispiece of the golden Roman eagle, and full page color wood engravings of the twelve emperors. Printed in red and black, full page art deco chapter designs... More about Les Douze Cesars by Tranquillus C. Suetonius
Paris: "Le Livre" 1923. Full Leather. 411 pages. 21 x 15 1/2 cm. Six full-page woodcut plates by Schmied colored in pochoir, and heightened in silver and gilt, plus a host of woodcut chapter heading designs. Limited edition, copy 479 of 850 on Velin de pur Chiffon des Papeteries de... More about Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
Koln: Benedikt Taschen, 1992. First edition. Stiff Wraps. 160 pages. 29.5 x 22.5 cm. Plethora of quality black and white and color photographs. Career of prominent French architect and designer, his house of glass considered a milestone in design. Bright copy. More about Pierre Chareau Designer And Architect
Paris: Le Livre Contemporain, 1925. leather_bound. 80 pages. 34 x 26 cm. 22 lithographic illustrations by Raphael Drouart. Limited edition, copy 56 of 120, signed by Paul Valery and Raphael Drouart. This copy dedicated to M.R. Delaine. Rouart was proficient in all the printmaking techniques; etching, engraving, mezzotint, relief and... More about L'Ame Et La Danse