Description: JAN TOOROP!! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED COVER TOOROP'S FAMOUS ART NOUVEAU COVER ORIGINAL 1898 EDITION - THE RAREST AND THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER DUTCH ART NOUVEAU COVER WONDERFUL!! EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL!! This is an Original (Not a modern reprint) 1898 1st Edition of the classic Jan Toorop illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece This beautifully illustrated cover is one of the scarcest and most sought after Art Nouveau books ever printed! Amazing!! Extremely Sought After!! Complete!! Absolutely fantastic!! Look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of this illustrated cover - the detail is fantastic!! WONDERFUL!!! Toorop of course was contemporary with Jessie M. King, Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Ricketts, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris and the Kelmscott Press, James McNeill Whistler, Will Bradley, Walter Crane, Loius Rhead, Paul Berthon, Privat Livemont, Alphonse Mucha and others who illustrated posters printed by Maitres de L'Affiche, Laurence Housman, Charles Rene Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, Talwin Morris, Katherine Cameron, C.R. Ashbee, Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Edmund Sullivan, Anning Bell, Harry Clarke, Eric Gill and many, many other!! and is regarded by many as the master of Dutch art nouveau This complete book is in Very Good condition!! Much less than usual wear or darkening to the boards - spine darkened and worn as usual - (See photo's), hinges holding strong - Couple of cut out to the top of the endpaper and half title resulting in browning to top of title - but it's the cover that this book is famous for - Very Clean covers - Amazing!!! - Especially considering this is over 120 years old! A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain an early Art Nouveau classic at a low reserve!! CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED ART NOUVEAU / JESSIE KING GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART AND ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOKS!! The successful bidder to pay $15.95 shipping - International extra. Sales Tax might be collected by Ebay for your State
Price: 549.95 USD
Location: Mona, Utah
End Time: 2024-11-10T22:39:05.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Language: English
Illustrator: JAN TOOROP
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition
Topic: ART NOUVEAU
Printing Year: 1898
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1898
