Alexandre, The decorative art of Leon Bakst, London, 1913, original half vellum

ALEXANDRE, ARSÈNE
THE DECORATIVE ART OF LÉON BAKST... NOTES ON THE BALLETS BY JEAN COCTEAU. LONDON: THE FINE ART SOCIETY, 1913

folio (400 x 270mm.), printed on blue paper, frontispiece portrait, decorative vignettes in the text, 77 tipped-in plates (some in colour), original half vellum gilt over marbled boards, top edge gilt, others uncut

Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate

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Provenance:
Evan F. Morgan, inscription dated 1913