Category: Art Deco

Buick 8 1936

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Flint, Michigan, Buick Motor Company : 1935

Seller ID: 006969

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Beautiful Art Deco car catalogue. Oblong 8vo, 22.5 by 30.5 cm. 16 of which can be described as color plates, generally of car exteriors. Profusely illustrated besides with full color. Design infused with Art Deco aesthetic. Scarce, with no copies found on OCLC First Search. Condition: soiling of cover. Upper cornes mashed a bit. Generally clean, lightly toned, within.
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Charles & Co. Catalogue. May, 1937

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, : 1937

Seller ID: 006135

Binding: Leatherette

Condition: Very Good

Attractive culinary catalogue from a prestigious high-end gourmet grocer in New York, one that began in 1848 and continued in business into the 1980s (when it was acquired by Red Apple.) 8vo. 21 by 14 cm. 319 pp. With 8 page supplemental brochure dated September, 1937. The catalogue proper has color plates on both endpapers and two other pages, and many other b/w photos and drawings of products throughout. The outstanding feature of the catalogue aesthetically, though, is its two toned binding, which is high Art Deco, with relief stylized lettering and an image of Hermes! Otherwise, the...
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Douglas Kitchen Master and Dinette Sets. Confidential Catalog No. 148

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Cicero, Illinois, Douglas Furniture Corporation

Seller ID: 006782

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

N.d., circa 1950. Oblong, 21 by 27.5 cm. Unpaginated, [36] pages, plus content on inside wrap covers. With color detailing -- one bright color per page -- added to black and white illustrations of mostly stainless steel constructed kitchen and dinette furniture, with tabletops of formica typically. The kitchen sets were sold primarily to middle class families back when, but today well-preserved specimens of the furniture are highly prized under the rubric of "Fifties Modern". Color highlighting are most often red or yellow. The catalogue, besides a green cover, also has some blu...
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Image for Les Portmonteaux Les Porte-Parapluies Les Poussiers de Porte de Dejonckheere-Andries. Magasins d'Exposition et de Vente. Alimentation Catalogue No. 294

Les Portmonteaux Les Porte-Parapluies Les Poussiers de Porte de Dejonckheere-Andries. Magasins d'Exposition et de Vente. Alimentation Catalogue No. 294

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Bruxelles,

Seller ID: 006462

Binding: String tie

Condition: Very Good

4to. 28 by 20.5 cm. 20 pages, plus wraps. (Page numbering doesn't relate to this brochure, and pages within would appear to have been pulled from a larger stockpile of promotional leaves.) Store displays for food businesses -- groceries, delis, restaurants, cafes, etc. Among items are etageres for kitchens, bakery display, and the like, coffee machines, various meat racks with hooks, a wide variety of display vitrines. This company tailored the brochure for the type of business it was serving, and thus, "Alimentation" is stamped, not printed, on the front cover, and it pulled sheets it d...
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Miniature Boncilla Trade Catalogue/Promotion

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Indianapolis, Indiana, Boncilla Laboratories, Inc.

Seller ID: 004772

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Delightful cosmetics and health products trade promotion from the 1920s. (No exact date.) Diminutive, oblong, 7 by 7.5 cm. Unpaginated, 28 pp., plus wraps. Virtually every other page with color illustrations, and color decoration on text pages. Two page color plate in center, capturing perfectly the Art Deco style of the period. A miniscule edge tear. Otherwise, pristine.
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Renault. L'Automobile de France

Price: $650.00

Publisher: Paris, Draeger : 1932

Seller ID: 005385

Binding: Metal spiral. Card stock boards, with silver

Condition: Near Fine

With its silver foil pictorially embossed cover and bold interior graphics, an unusually striking automobile catalogue or sales brochure -- even by comparison with other catalogues of the same era, when glossy and resplendent catalogues were something of a norm. One can fairly liken this car brochure to the spectacular sales annuals created by Hollywood studios at the time, Also scarce, with no copies located on OCLC. Folio, 31.5 by 23.5 cm. Unpaginated, [28] pp, with fold-out centerfold, a four page spread, showcasing the Stella car. Profusely illustrated, with a combination of partial...
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The Buick Eight for 1932. Series 90-80-60. The Outstanding Buick of All Time

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Flint, Michigan, Buick Motor Company : 1931

Seller ID: 006970

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Beautiful Acar catalogue. Oblong 4to, 25 by 33 cm. 35 pages. 21 of the pages can be categorized as color plates, mostly of car exteriors. Profusely illustrated besides with full color. A number of illustrations are lifestyle-oriented, showing affluent smart people doing what affluent smart set people do. Scarce. Copies at Met Museum and Windsor Public Library according to OCLC First Search. Condition: light wear of cover. Minor soiling of title page. Prices of car written neatly in ink by ruled border of plates -- many might find this a plus.
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[Faux Books] Deskset Set of Six Faux Books, with a classic Art Deco period bucolic cottage image spanning all the spines, and a dedicated bookrest for the set

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Boston, Dennison Mfg. Company

Seller ID: 004429

Binding: Paper pastedown on card stock boxes

Condition: Near Fine

Handsome desk set of faux books! N.d., circa 1940-1942, based on the quintessential image, one represented in paper catalogues of that date. Each volume is a miniature, measuring 6 by 4 cm. The bookcase is 14.5 cm across, 7.5 cm tall and 7 cm deep. Each faux book box is given a volume number and title: Vol. I, Gummed Labels, Vol. II, Rubber Bands, Vol. III, Gummed Patches, Vol. IV, Key Tags, Vol. V, Paper Clips, and Vol. VI, Stamp Container. The boxes open like matchbooks, and all of them are full with what appears their original content other than the Gummed Patches and Stamp Container ...
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[Saleman's Sample Album] Méry Hungarian Industry-Arts Budapest

Price: $1,750.00

Seller ID: 005145

Binding: Hardcover. String ties.

Condition: Very Good

Probably a salesman's sample album showing original designs for napkins or handkerchiefs, all with decorative, generally colorful and representational artwork. N.d., circa 1930s. Oblong album, 29 by 34 cm. 17 samples, including the one on the front cover, and one sample which is essentially repeated, with minor variations. Stylistically there is considerable variety, from folk art-ish and cartoon-ish to more fluid and fluent Art Deco stylized imagery. We don't know whether Méry was the artist or the name of the company, or both, but clearly these are samples of commercial artwork. That i...
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[Saleman's Sample Album] Méry Hungarian Industry-Arts Budapest

Price: $2,400.00

Seller ID: 004846

Binding: Hardcover. String ties.

Condition: Very Good

Probably a salesman's sample album showing original designs for napkins or handkerchiefs, all with decorative, generally colorful and representational artwork. N.d., circa 1930s. Oblong album, 29 by 34 cm. 20 samples, including the one on the front cover. Stylistically there is considerable variety, from folk art-ish and cartoon-ish to more fluid and fluent Art Deco stylized imagery. We don't know whether Méry was the artist or the name of the company, or both, but clearly these are samples of commercial artwork. That is not pejorative, for the images are delightful, evocative and even h...
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[Sales Promotion] Art Deco Paint Color Advertisement

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Celle, Germany, Chr. Hostmann Steinberg'sche Farben Fabriken G.M.B.H.

Seller ID: 005165

Binding: NA

Condition: Fine

A high Art Deco sales promotion for paint colors. 27.5 by 19 cm. Depicted in a highly stylized illustration is a Deco tower with trees in the foreground, and a kiosk in the center. The ad's text is as follows: "Plakat-Farben von eminenter, beständiger Leuchtkraft ein Erfolg besonderer fachmännischer Bemühungen".
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[Trade Catalogue] Cent Ans ou Quelques Réflexions sur la Collection Particulière

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Paris, Hermès : 1928

Seller ID: 005560

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

Beautiful promotion, with original stylized artwork, for Hermes! Oozing luxury and a sleek Art Deco sensibility. 4to. 27 by 20.5 cm. 42, [2] pp. Featured are the company's equestrian tack, women's handbags, other sporting equipment and clothing Marbled papers cover boards. Light wear to boards. Clean within.
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[Trade Catalogue] The Montjoy's Pen

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Barcelona, Graficos Casamajo

Seller ID: 005788

Binding: Mid-weight card. Staples and tacks.

Condition: Very Good

Art Deco panache from the heyday of sleek fountain pens, featuring the Spanish-made Montjoy. N.d., circa 1920s. Folio, 31 by 24 cm. 9 glossy leaves, each following the title with a color image of the pens and pen sets. These color plates are a composite of photo imaging and illustration. We believe that the designer worked off of photos, but with his original work created something with a distinctly soft lens effect and that is definitely something other than a photo. The first of these plates features five colorfully sheathed fountain pens. The following plates showcase desk sets, with...
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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Testo di Roland Barthes seguito dai ricordi di Erté

By: Barthes, Roland.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Parma, Franco Maria Ricci : 1970

Seller ID: 007225

Binding: Cloth (Silk). Slipcase.

Condition: Near Fine

Folio, 36 by 24 cm. 189 pp. With 80 mounted color plates. Included are Erte's designs for letters of the alphabet, together with a selection of his celebrated theatrical and fashion illustrations, all embodying high Art Deco aesthetics. Spine sunned. Gift inscription (not from Erte) in red ink on front blank leaf. Interior clean and tight. Light to moderate wear and soil to slipcase, which remains structurally strong and sound.
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Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches

By: Benedictus, [Edouard]. Pochoir by Jean Saudé

Price: $5,750.00

Publisher: Paris, Éditions Albert Lévy. Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts : 1928

Seller ID: 007095

Binding: Paper pastedown on boards of folder.

Condition: Very Good

Folio. 48 by 37 cm. 20 plates of very bright pochoir of bold, visually exciting floral patterned decoration, the designs of which straddle what we regard as Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The Art Deco element enters into the geometric patterns, which are overall a recessive piece of the designs overall. Benedictus (1878-1930) was a polymath -- he was also a composer and a chemist. In the latter capacity, he invented bullet-proof glass. Condition: wear to the folio folder, with some discoloration and staining to its paper pastedown, and lifting of the spine. Fraying of spine cloth. Card stock...
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Vues de Paris. Bois en Couleur

By: Bonfils, Robert

Price: $1,750.00

Publisher: Paris, Louis Rouart and J. Watelin : 1920

Seller ID: 007276

Binding: Portfolio

Condition: Near Fine

No. 42 of 300 copies on Alfa, mounted onto Arches paper, out of a total limitation of 323. The Arches backing is a folded sheet, with the top piece having a window cut-out, creating the look of matting around the print. Folio. 46 by 32 cm. Two loose text sheets (table of plates, and the Justification du Tirage, followed by 16 color linocut plates. The artwork has the stylization associated with Art Deco. The presence of people, horses, cars, etc. liven up the depiction of monuments and landmark buildings. Scarce -- only three institutional copies listed on OCLC First Search, and only o...
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La Belle Poule. A l'Enseigne des Mille Pertuis

By: Fay, Clark(1894-1955)

Price: $3,000.00

Seller ID: 004181

Binding: Folder. Paper pastedown.

Condition: Very Good

N.d., circa 1930s. Folio, 39 by 29 cm. Eleven plates, including title page, housed in a silver folder. The artwork depicts showgirls and their patrons of the shadowy Parisian nightlife demimonde. The style is very much in the style of George Grosz, who almost certainly was a strong influence on Fay in this project. Here we see the lecherous patrons, generally looking like gluttonous capitalists, and the jaded, lewd showgirls generally in a state of dishabille. Coming across very clearly, though, is their solidarity with one another, and there is a strong whiff of lesbianism in their bond...
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Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives 2me Série

By: Gladky, Serge, artist (1880-1930)

Price: $3,500.00

Publisher: Paris, Éditions d'Art Charles Moreau : 1930

Seller ID: 007074

Binding: Portfolio -- quarter cloth, paper pastedown on bo

Condition: Near Fine

Spectacular, eye-catching collection of Art Deco Cubist-informed designs often incorporating slightly abstracted animal forms into a mix of geometric patterns and formations. Folio, 33.5 by 25 cm, with contents slightly smaller. Half title, title, 48 color pochoir plates. Plates loose, as issued, housed in publisher's portfolio. Gladky was a French architect and Cubist artist best known today for the stunning designs contained in Nouvelles Compositions Decoratives. This here is the second series, which it is our belief is considerably less common than the first series, issued a few years ...
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Phili ou Par-de-la le Bien et le Mal Conte Moral orné d’Aquarelles

By: Hermant, Abel. Illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi

Price: $6,000.00

Publisher: Paris, Édition de la Guirlande : 1921

Seller ID: 004659

Binding: Half Morocco. Marbled Boards.

Condition: Near Fine

No 273 of 275 copies, this one on Vergé D'Arches. 4to. 27.5 by 18.5 cm. Unpaginated, about 155 pages. With 12 pochoir plates, and 93 color vignettes dispersed through the text. The pochoir was done by Jean Saudé. The story concerns princes in exile hopping from one grand hostelry to another, a louche lifestyle brought on by the overturning of the old order by the First World War, and the Nouveau Riches and gold-digging Flappers they encounter in the new age of faster automobiles and the like. The illustrations glamorize the new silhouette and streamlined fashions and capture the rage for ...
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Der Raum

By: Spieler, Frank

Price: $2,000.00

Publisher: Bregenz, Austria, Frank Spieler Verlag. Lithography by G. Fischer, of Graz.

Seller ID: 005947

Binding: Folio. Card stock

Condition: Very Good

Scarce, with no copies found on OCLC First Search, KVK, Kunstbibliothek (Berlin) or other catalogues checked. N.d., circa 1920s. 33 by 25 cm. 24 color plates of Art Deco interior walls, with bold colors and interesting color combinations, stylized geometric and lineal design elements. In terms of Art Deco, a tilt more towards the Bauhaus aesthetic than the more ornate and frilly end of the spectrum. Orange folio with light soiling. Bottom interior flap (of three flaps to hold in plates) missing. Light wear to plates themselves -- a few minor flattened creases, and the like.
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Category: Art Deco