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T. Fisher Unwin signficant water damage and staining throughout, , together with cirtical essay on the art of vierge by Edmund Gosse, one of limited folio editions. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket.

London: T Fisher Unwin, no date [c. 1896]. First edition thus (hardback). 4to (32cm by 22cm), xxxi, 156pp. 60 illustrations by Daniel Vierge. Original brown cloth, gilt titling and elaborate gilt design to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt. There is some chafing to the edges of the binding, and some foxing of the preliminary pages; overall, this book is in good plus condition.

NY: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good-. N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oversized cloth decorative gilt. First edition thus; limited to 650 copies, 125 on sale in America. This is equivalent to the T. Fisher Unwin work, but the American edition. Cloth rubbed/cockled, edges exposed in spots. Hinges starting, mild scattered foxing. With portrait of Vierge on China paper, and 49illustrations by Vierge, some full-page; four of the full large plates are in two states, one on China paper. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 156 pages .

1890. London, T. Fisher Unwin, (ca. 1890). 22 cm x 33 cm. 155, (1) pages. Hardcover. Original cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. One of only 650 copies of a limited edition. Exlibris of Gordon Sloane (Lamh Dhearg). Blindstamped "Oaklands, St.Peters, Isle of Thanet". Daniel Vierge (1851–1904) was a Spanish-born French illustrator who with the photo-engraver Gillot revolutionized the reproduction of illustrations. In 1882 the publication of his edition of Francisco de Quevedo's Historia de la vida del Buscón llamado don Pablos (The Life Story of a Swindler Called Don Pablos) brought the technique of photo-reproduction to a high level of finish. Prior to that time, most artists and engravers had been forced to rely on tracings and other manual methods which often resulted in interpretations of the artists' works. He was never prolific and suffered a stroke at the age of 30, which forced him to learn to draw with his left hand. He died… Read More

Paris: Librairie Ch. Tallandier, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Outer boards have general wear, discoloration, edge damage, staining. Inner wraps have general wear. Bookblock has age toning, page edge damage. Interior pages have age toning. French language text. Green cloth outer boards with gilt lettering on spine. Original paper wraps inside with illustration, blue writing and red decorative elements. 83 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portraits. This is numberd volume 476. Includes a preface on the art of Vierge by José-María de Heredia.