Beschreibung:

36 : 25,5 cm. 4 leaves, 265 pages with many b/w illustrations, 3 leaves, 204 full-page plates mostly in colours. Unbound signatures as originally issued, Publisher's embossed paper chemise binding in slip case.

Bemerkung:

First edition. - One of 450 numbered copies. - The major work and catalog raissone on Georges Crette (1893-1969), the successor of Marius Michel and one of the greatest twentieth century bookbinders. Documentation of 659 bindings, sorted by authors and with references to the sales in which they figured in and the prices that were realized (where available). - Témoinages par Germaine de Coster, Roger Devauchelle, Henri Dubreuil, Raoul Dufy, André Dunoyer de Segonzac, Pierre Ferri, Julien Flety, Charles Jouas, René Kiefer, Alexandre Loewy...