FORTY-THREE DRAWINGS BY ALASTAIR. With a Note of Exclamation by Robert Ross.
Language: English
Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1914
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBjarne Tokerud Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 16, 1998
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Condition: Used - Very good
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London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914. Limited edition, 106/500. xxxiii + 84 unpaginated sheets. 4to. White coated cloth. Gilt decoration and lettering on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's ex-libris blind stamp on rear free endpaper. Includes full-color frontispiece, small closed tear on frontispiece page. Complete with all 43 drawings, both b/w and in color, influenced by Aubrey Beardsley and the Art Nouveau movement. Minor foxing throughout, overall very good. Alastair (1887 - 1969) was the pseudonym of Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt. A German artist, musician, and mime, Alastair was born into nobility. After joining a circus and studying mime, Alastair explored other artistic mediums, including illustration. His artistic career was launched by the publication of Forty-Three Drawings by Alastair. John Lane (1854 - 1925) founded The Bodley Head, a small controversial publishing house. His three sons carried on his publishing legacy, creating Penguin Books in 1935.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- FORTY-THREE DRAWINGS BY ALASTAIR. With a Note of Exclamation by Robert Ross.
- Author
- Lane, John, pub.
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head, London
- Publication year
- 1914
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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Proprietor: Bjarne Tokerud. Past President of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Canada + member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association--(UK). 43 years' in business. Items and condition are guaranteed as described. We pack carefully with stiff, fresh cardboard and light, but firm packaging. We buy and sell rare books in most fields, including exploration and discovery, especially the Arctic. We are particularly interested in purchasing historical ephemera such as historical letters, photographs and photograph albums, and large book collections. We carry out appraisals for fair market value.…
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