Description: HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY ILLUSTRATES "LIBERTY BELLES" 1ST EDITION AMAZING CONDITION!! 1912 RARE AND BEAUTIFUL With Amazing Color Plates! ALL WITH NO CREASES!! HUGE - APPROX 18" x 12" ELEPHANT FOLIO!! This is a beautiful Original 1st Edition of the Classic Howard Christy Illustrated Art Nouveau Masterpiece LIBERTY BELLES PUBLISHED BY BOBBS MERRILL COMPANY IN 1912 This beautifully illustrated book is the scarcest and most sought after of Howard Christy's books ever printed - Especially in this AMAZING CONDITION!!! It is just dripping in Art Nouveau / Pre-Raphaelite artwork WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS!!INCLUDING SOME OF CHRISTY'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER ILLUSTRATIONS Original 1st Edition!! Absolutely fantastic!! THIS IS HARRISON FISHER AT HIS ART NOUVEAU BEST!! Of course together with the American Glamor Girls topic of which Christy was the master, makes this a book that is a real classic Just look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic!! So many of these books are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete - Because of its unwieldy size - so many are absolutely wrecked over the last 109 years!! Marvellous!!! The Covers a little rubbed and marked - but minimal. Neat early inscription to blank endpaper - Classic Color Plates by the wonderful artist famous for his Postcards and Books Howard Chandler Christy of course is contemporary with Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, Florence Harrison, Jessie M. King, Edmund Dulac, Mabel Lucy Attwell, and many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration - He was influenced by Alphonse Mucha, Gustave Dore, and influenced immensely the works of Charles Gibson, Harrison Fisher , Henry Hutt and others This complete 1st Edition is in beautiful condition indeed - One of the Best I've ever seen!!! A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection - Check out my other auctions for amazing Pre-Raphaelite, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco Books!! T The successful bidder to pay $9.95 Priority shipping or $4.00 media mail - International extra. Sales Tax might be collected by Ebay for your State.
Price: 249.95 USD
Location: Mona, Utah
End Time: 2025-01-11T18:48:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Illustrator: HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1912
