Inspirations - Art Deco pochoir

Heading: (Pochoir illustrations)
Author: Durenceau, André
Title: Inspirations: Twenty-four plates, with 128 compositions
Place Published: Woodstock, NY
Publisher:H.C. Perleberg
Date Published: [1928]
Description:

8 pp. With 24 loose pochoir plates designed by André Durenceau and printed by Birnbaum-Jackson Co. 43x35.5 cm (17x14"), presented in publisher's cloth-backed pochoir-stencilled portfolio. First Edition.

Durenceau was a French artist who emigrated to America in 1929, bringing with him the French illustration technique of pochoir. Inspirations is an Art Deco textile pattern book, an increasingly rare find as a complete set.
Condition Report: Rubbing with some abrasions and dampstains to boards; light dampstaining to introductory folios; leaves and plates toned somewhat with minor edgewear; very good overall.