L’Oiseau Bleu.
by Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
A fine edition of Maeterlinck's play L'Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird), featuring stunning artwork by French illustrator André Marty (1882–1974).
Description: Quarter sheepskin over marbled paper covered boards, with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Octavo: 20 × 14 cm; pp. 171, [3]. 27 full-page and in-text illustrations. Top edge gilt.
Condition: Spine ends somewhat nibbled. Pages slightly toned due to their age, one mark in the margin of page 103. No foxing. Else a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000197
- Title
- L’Oiseau Bleu.
- Author
- Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Illustrator
- André Marty
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L'édition d'Art Piazza
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 1.17 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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About the Seller
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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Zurich
About Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
At Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints we believe that rare books are an important part of our cultural, natural and intellectual heritage that should be preserved and appreciated. Masterpieces of art that become an impressive experience not only through their content, but also through their form, material, design and printing. That is why we attach great importance to the authenticity and genuineness of the objects we offer. We are passionate about printed materials from the past five hundred years, that narrate the tale of exploration, discovery and shaping of our world.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...