The Aesthetic Movement: Prelude to Art Nauveau

Book Description

London: Ferndale, 1981. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, owner signature at front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Navy textured paper boards, gilt lettering, decorative endpages. 4to. 192pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. A very well executed overview of the movement, from architecture to Oscar Wilde in the America and from Kate Greenaway to the shift from Queen Anne to Art Nouveau. N.B. This is *not* the more common Excalibur edition, but the somewhat more aesthetically appealing Ferndale. A very handsome copy.

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