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La librairie, l'édition musicale, la presse, la reliure, l'affiche à l'exposition universelle de 1900. Recueil précédé d'une notice historique par Lucien Layus

Cercle de la librairie (France), Layus, Lucien, 1858-1915 · 1900 · Paris : Cercle de la Librairie · 34 pictures

A French trade catalogue from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle, compiled by the Cercle de la Librairie with a historical notice by Lucien Layus, aimed at publishers, booksellers and the book trade. The pictures are mostly small black-and-white plates of bindings and book covers, with heraldic and armorial tailpieces and one colour illustration of two women in a bedroom interior; a designer might take from them the dense decorative tooled-leather bindings, ornate gilt borders, and Art Nouveau colour tone.

Book industries and trade

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