A Guide to Art Deco Style

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Hardcover with dust jacket. 1920-40 - Edited by Mike Darton. "An illustrated guide to the decorative style." Colorful jacket with boards matching the design. The old sales price is noted on the front endpage. "Art Deco embodied an age when there was a style to life, an age very different from the present. A little more than two decades, and it was gone, but never forgotten. This book celebrates that joyous era, marked by both misery and beauty, characterized by self-assured color, form, and utility." This comprehensive handbook covers the distinctive style of the age, detailing not only art pieces—sculpture, glass, silver, jewelry, ceramics, graphics, and fine art—but also how the style influenced everyday life, including architecture, furniture, textiles, and metalwork. The book compiles insights from some of the world's leading experts in the field. Fully illustrated with black and white and color photographs, the information is presented clearly, with a lively yet authoritative tone. The spine is tight and straight, and the pages are clean and free of markings or tears. The dust jacket shows light shelf wear and a small tear near the spine. Approximate size: 8.75 x 11.25. Total 128 pages with numerous illustrations. Published in the USA in 1996 by JG Press, distributed by World Publications, Inc. Illustrator: Lorraine Harrison. A nice book!