The Ceiling of the Paris Opera. Sketches, Drawings and Paintings.
Language: English
Published by Frederick A. Praeger, New York, Washington, London, 1966
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Redeemed Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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CHAGALL, Marc; LASSAIGNE, Jacques. The Ceiling of the Paris Opera. Sketches, Drawings and Paintings. New York, Washington, London: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. First English-language Edition, First Printing. Folio. 85, [5] pp. Original red pictorial cloth in the original dust jacket. Text by Jacques Lassaigne, translated by Brenda Gilchrist. With the original color lithograph frontispiece by Marc Chagall, six additional color lithographs after Chagall by Charles Sorlier, numerous color and black-and-white illustrations, and the large folding “Final Study” retained in the rear cover pocket. Published to document Chagall’s commission for the ceiling of the Paris Opera, undertaken at the invitation of André Malraux and unveiled in 1964. The volume traces the evolution of the project from preliminary sketches and studies through the completed ceiling, one of Chagall’s major late public commissions and a celebrated modern intervention within the historic Palais Garnier. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding remains sound and square; pictorial cloth bright and attractive. Dust jacket Very Good, with minor edge wear. A Near Fine complete copy retaining the original lithograph frontispiece, the six additional color lithographs, and the folding Final Study, the latter frequently absent from copies offered for sale. References: Mourlot 434; Sorlier 88. [Attributes: First Edition; First Printing; Hard Cover; Illustrated; In Dust Jacket.].…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Ceiling of the Paris Opera. Sketches, Drawings and Paintings.
- Author
- CHAGALL, Marc (1887–1985); LASSAIGNE, Jacques (1911–1983)
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger, New York, Washington, London
- Publication year
- 1966
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover, cloth
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- CHAGALL, Marc (1887–1985)
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 10 inches width by 12.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- 20th Century Literature, Art & Artists, Biography & Memoir, Fine & Decorative Bindings, Illustrated, Translated to English, Travel Essays & Exploration
Redeemed Rare Books
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Founded in 2002, Redeemed Rare Books specializes in rare and collectible literature, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century and Victorian works in both book and periodical form. Principal areas include Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe, together with related authors and illustrators. Our inventory includes first and early editions, illustrated books, original serial publications, fine bindings, and distinctive editions of enduring works of literature.…
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