Herbert B Grimsditch Translator (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good +/NO DUSTJACKET. London, UK: The Studio Ltd. Good +/NO DUSTJACKET. 1927. . Hardcover. 4to., 48 pp. + Plates (text block measures approx. 0.75in. thick), cover light shelf wear to edges and corners, corners and spine tips lightly rubbed and bumped, spine and edges sunned, faded spots to top rear panel, otherwise good; interior hinge lightly cracked, light foxing to first and last few pages of text block, margins of text block age-toned, former owner's inscription penned small on half-title page, otherwise pages unmarked. . Black & White/Color Plates (illustrator). …

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A beautiful first English edition of The New Book- Illustration in France. This is a copy of the first English translation of this work, which considers French Illustration at the start of the twentieth century. The original French edition was written by Leon Pichon and this English edition was translated from the French by Herbert B. Grimsditch. With twenty four illustrations in colour and further illustrations throughout. Some of the artists included in this volume are George Barbier, Henry Chapront, Maurice Denis and Pierre Falke. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In full blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with a small mark to the front board and the spine is a little faded. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages with the odd scattered spot. In the original unclipped dustwrapper that is extremely smart. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…