Books and Manuscripts · Kavel 52
[Bookbinding. Fore-edge paintings]. Venturi, L. (introd.). Bibliothèque Pillone. (Exposition de la Bibliothèque Pillone, Paris, 18 Juin-13 Juillet, 1957).
Paris, P. Berès, 1957, (100)p., 38 (partly full-p.) tipped-in plates (13 col.), printed in 600 copies on Vélin d'Arches, orig. wr., 4to (spine sl. rubbed). = Most plates depicting beautiful fore-edge paintings, for which this library is famous.
Weber, C.J. Fore-Edge Painting. A Historical Survey of a Curious Art in Book Decoration. New York, Harvey House, 1966, XIII,(3),223p., (mounted col.) plates, full-p. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 1 other: J. BENNETT, Hidden Treasures. The History and Technique of Fore-edge Painting (n.pl., 2012, col. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. 4to).
- Kavel
- 52
- Veiling
- Auction 84, 19-22 May 2026
- Afdeling
- BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY
- Schatting
- € 70 – € 90
- Opbrengst
- € 140
- Foto's
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