INDELIBLE JOAN MIRO Prints Lithograph Illustration ART BK 1972 Taillandier HC/DJ
Item History & Price
Title: Indelible Miro: Aquatints, Drawings, Drypoints, Etchings, Lithographs, Book Illustrations, Posters Author: Yvon Taillandier, with Introduction by Joseph Young, Translated from the French by Phyllis Freeman
Publisher: Tudor Publishing Company, New York (printed in France)Copyright Date and Edition: 1972, likely first U.S. edition, copyright by Societe Internationale d'Art XXieme Siecle, Paris, FranceISBN: 814805116Pages: 202 pagesFormat, Size: Hardcover with dust ja...cket and slipcase, Slipcase measures 10 1/2" by 14 1/2"Language: EnglishIllustrations: 115 total illustrations: two interior lithographs created especially for this book, plus other full-color and black-and-white illustrations, including some gate-fold plates
This hardcover (with dust jacket and slipcase) volume is a survey of the Joan Miro's achievements as a printmaker and illustrator from the 1930s to the early 1970s. It is beautifully illustrated with 115 examples of his aquatints, drawings, drypoints, etchings, lithographs, book illustrations, and posters, ranging from the sombre Barcelona Series through his prodigious Equinox to two new interior lithographs created especially for this book (the frontispiece and between page 16-17), plus the lithographed dust jacket design. Yvon Taillandier contributes two essays on the artist -- Miro as a Printmaker and Miro as an Illustrator. The Introduction by Joseph Young and the Index of Illustrations complete this volume.
"This book has been made possible by the collaboration of Joan Miro and Yvon Taillandier, and through the kindness of M. and Mme. Aime Maeght, Mme. Ben Houra, and Mm. Jacques Dupin and Daniel Lelong. We also thank M. Jean Hugues, Mm. Le Moigne and Dutrou, Foremen of the Studios of the Imprimerie Arte, as well as mm. Fernand Mourlot and Jean Celestin."
Condition: Fair plus to good minus condition, coming from a smoke-free, pet-free environment. Binding tight, pages complete and intact (pages and text block have age toning, light foxing to text blocks, yellowish age spots to many pages and inside covers -- however mostly along borders, a few affecting images (please see an example in my photos), covers have general light wear (corner and edge wear). dust jacket has general wear (age toning, general surface wear, corner and edge wear, laminate is lifting near spine folds), slipcase has much general wear (corner and edge wear, much surface wear). The book does have a slight musty odor (which can be remedied with a baking soda fix). THE TWO LITHOGRAPHS ARE IN NICE CONDITION!
Shipping: Domestic winner pays 6 pounds Media Mail or Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box shipping -- both which include DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. International winner pays Priority International Mail. Please note: Standard Priority Mail International comes with tracking to most countries and insurance. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
Payment: I accept Paypal only. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction close.
Refunds: After communicating with the seller, buyer may return the item (shipped using identical method as originally sent with delivery confirmation/insurance) for a refund.
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Publisher: Tudor Publishing Company, New York (printed in France)Copyright Date and Edition: 1972, likely first U.S. edition, copyright by Societe Internationale d'Art XXieme Siecle, Paris, FranceISBN: 814805116Pages: 202 pagesFormat, Size: Hardcover with dust ja...cket and slipcase, Slipcase measures 10 1/2" by 14 1/2"Language: EnglishIllustrations: 115 total illustrations: two interior lithographs created especially for this book, plus other full-color and black-and-white illustrations, including some gate-fold plates
This hardcover (with dust jacket and slipcase) volume is a survey of the Joan Miro's achievements as a printmaker and illustrator from the 1930s to the early 1970s. It is beautifully illustrated with 115 examples of his aquatints, drawings, drypoints, etchings, lithographs, book illustrations, and posters, ranging from the sombre Barcelona Series through his prodigious Equinox to two new interior lithographs created especially for this book (the frontispiece and between page 16-17), plus the lithographed dust jacket design. Yvon Taillandier contributes two essays on the artist -- Miro as a Printmaker and Miro as an Illustrator. The Introduction by Joseph Young and the Index of Illustrations complete this volume.
"This book has been made possible by the collaboration of Joan Miro and Yvon Taillandier, and through the kindness of M. and Mme. Aime Maeght, Mme. Ben Houra, and Mm. Jacques Dupin and Daniel Lelong. We also thank M. Jean Hugues, Mm. Le Moigne and Dutrou, Foremen of the Studios of the Imprimerie Arte, as well as mm. Fernand Mourlot and Jean Celestin."
Condition: Fair plus to good minus condition, coming from a smoke-free, pet-free environment. Binding tight, pages complete and intact (pages and text block have age toning, light foxing to text blocks, yellowish age spots to many pages and inside covers -- however mostly along borders, a few affecting images (please see an example in my photos), covers have general light wear (corner and edge wear). dust jacket has general wear (age toning, general surface wear, corner and edge wear, laminate is lifting near spine folds), slipcase has much general wear (corner and edge wear, much surface wear). The book does have a slight musty odor (which can be remedied with a baking soda fix). THE TWO LITHOGRAPHS ARE IN NICE CONDITION!
Shipping: Domestic winner pays 6 pounds Media Mail or Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box shipping -- both which include DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. International winner pays Priority International Mail. Please note: Standard Priority Mail International comes with tracking to most countries and insurance. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
Payment: I accept Paypal only. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction close.
Refunds: After communicating with the seller, buyer may return the item (shipped using identical method as originally sent with delivery confirmation/insurance) for a refund.
PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS and combine shipping. Please e-mail me for combined shipping options and rates. Thanks!
