Amazing lost images from recto|verso, the blog of F. A. Bernett Books (“Rare Books on Art, Architecture, Design & Visual Culture”):
photograph of a theater set from Album de fotografias del decorado
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About the book: “Presentation of 59 mounted photographs (plates numbered 1 through 60; no. 27 missing), all original prints, documenting exquisitely realized stage designs for theatrical productions at the Teatro Novedades in Barcelona between (ca.) 1874 and 1918…”
Illustration by A. Scolari for Veni. VD. Vici.
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Illustration by A. Scolari for Veni. VD. Vici.
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Illustration by Fortunato Depero for Veni. VD. Vici.
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Illustration by Fortunato Depero for Veni. VD. Vici.
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Sedition, 1972
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Winter Soldier Back Ad
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Psychedelic poster printed in From Out of Sherwood Forest (1971)
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New spring hats from Lucien Vogel’s Le Style Parisien
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Early fashion photography, from Lucien Vogel’s Le Style Parisien
“‘Perle Grise,’ Robe d’interier de POIRET, en velours gris souris et chiffon, broderie de perles”
George Barbier
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George Barbier, La Guirlande des Mois
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Illustration for Imperator auf See, 1913, by Wilhelm Deffke
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Illustration for Imperator auf See, 1913, by Wilhelm Deffke
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Illustration for Imperator auf See, 1913, by Wilhelm Deffke
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from Nouveau Cours Élémentaire de Coloris et d’Aquarelle
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Sem (pseudonym for Georges Goursat), from Sem au Bois, ca. 1908
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Sem (pseudonym for Georges Goursat), from Sem au Bois, ca. 1908 (detail)
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Sem (pseudonym for Georges Goursat), from Sem au Bois, ca. 1908 (detail)
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Sem (pseudonym for Georges Goursat), from Sem au Bois, ca. 1908 (detail)
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Sem (pseudonym for Georges Goursat), from Sem au Bois, ca. 1908 (detail)
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Thank you Arthur at recto|verso for sharing these images on A Journey Round My Skull.
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“recto|verso is a place where we — the staff of F.A. Bernett Books — showcase some of the more spectacular, interesting and puzzling items we come across. If you see something you’d like to know more about, please visit our trade website (www.fabernett.com) or contact us by e-mail. Everything you see on the site is for sale (if it hasn’t already sold since you discovered the post). For visitors unfamiliar with us, there’s a bit more about the company’s history here.”
