Lejard Andre Introduction (10 results)

about very good condition in wrappers.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated. Worn cover, spine cloth peeling, yellowed pages. Otherwise good. 166 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Not paginated but about 1/4 inch thick. Colour and B&W illustations. Moderate wear to covers' corners and spine-ends. Beige background dustjacket, even though a soft cover which later is only a paper cover (plain) stiffened by cardboard) Damp mark to back of dustjacket to top area. Spine covering 2/3rds detached. Pages clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Thus. Text/Near New & Bright. Bi-color boards/VG w/light rubs to upper & lower edges. DJ/Good; intact w/tears & losses to lower portion,w/light soiling to surface; under mylar. Vintage 1947 First Edition, English translation of Le Livre, edited by Andre Lejard ((1899-1974). 12 centuries of art in French book production, from 9th century manuscripts to those illustrated by Picasso, Matisse & Braque. This English translation of Le Livre is edited by Andre Lejard ((1899-1974). 166 pgs, w/182 illustrations & plates from the Bibliotheque Nationale. Text in 7 parts: 1, Introduction; 2, Manuscripts; 3, The French Book in the 15th & 16th Centuries; 4, The French Book in the 17th & 18th Centuries; 5, The French Book in the 19th Century (1801-1870); 6, The French Book in the 20th Century; and 7, Bindings. Fine copy with lesser condition of dustjacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. NO JACKET. Hardback. Undated, circa 1946. Clean & tight book. Front paste-down has a book token tipped in, dated 1950 from "Form IIA". No other inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 460/26. The Art of the French Book, from early manuscripts to the present time. Edited by Andre Lejard. Introduction by Philip James. Published by Paul Elek, London.

1st British 4to, cloth. 166 pp, 197 illustrations (19 in color), bibliography. Very good, but edge wear, and paper discoloration; no dj.

weicher Einband. 24 Seiten, m. z.T. farb. Abbildungen, O.Kt. OU., Quart (in französischer Sprache) (Stempel a. Titel u. letzter Seite, Exlibris, Umschlag stockfleckig).

First Edition. Copiously illustrated in black-and-white Large 4to A very nice copy in a dust-wrapper that is somewhat worn and chipped. With the ownership inscription of the printer and typographer Vivian Ridler on the front free end-paper.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Folio (38 x 28cm). Eight page introduction followed by sixteen plates in colour tipped onto captioned card sheets, all loosely held within a card folder with dust-jacket lettered in red and blue to upper. Introduction uncut, some spotting, all plates present and correct, booksellers ticket to the inside of the covers. Covers toned with some chipping along the spine. Scarce. Very good.

Le musée des chefs-d'oeuvre - 1947 - grand In-8 broché, couverture rempliée - sans pagination - nombreuses reproductions photographiques, dont certaines encollées Bon état, légère ombre sur le quatrième plat.