Le Dessin des Animaux en Grece d'Apres les Vases Peints (Feodor Rojankovsky's Copy)
Paris: Librairie Renouard -- Henri Laurens, Editeur, 1911. 1/2 Vellum. A lovely copy of the 1911 1st edition, bound in a sumptuous 1/2 vellum over marbled boards. Crisp, clean and Near Fine, with just a touch of very light spotting toward the front panel's bottom-edge and along the spine. (The original wrappers, crisp and well-preserved with very minor soiling, have been bound-in). Quarto, fascinating study of animal representation in Classical Greek vase paintings. THIS COPY BELONGED TO A CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATOR OF THE FIRST-RANK, FEODOR ROJANKOVSKY, whose wonderful bookplate adorns the front pastedown. Near Fine. Item #16789
Price: $500.00
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