Title: Catalogue de Luxe of the Department of Fine Arts Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Author: Trask, John E. D. & J. Nilsen Laurvik, editors
Description: 2 volumes. xviii, 232; vi, 233-482, [3] pp. + plates. Photographic frontispieces, many plates from paintings, etc. 10¾x8, ¼ vellum & brown boards, embossed front covers, spines lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. No. 14 of 1000 copies. First Edition.Beautiful tribute to San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. At the time of this publication, the Palace had only just been finished by Bernard Maybeck specifically for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. This catalogue reproduces three striking photographs of the building, as well as nearly 200 artworks in the museum's collection.
Heading: (Elder, Paul)Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher: Paul Elder
Date Published: [1915]
Author: Trask, John E. D. & J. Nilsen Laurvik, editors
Description: 2 volumes. xviii, 232; vi, 233-482, [3] pp. + plates. Photographic frontispieces, many plates from paintings, etc. 10¾x8, ¼ vellum & brown boards, embossed front covers, spines lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. No. 14 of 1000 copies. First Edition.Beautiful tribute to San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. At the time of this publication, the Palace had only just been finished by Bernard Maybeck specifically for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. This catalogue reproduces three striking photographs of the building, as well as nearly 200 artworks in the museum's collection.
Heading: (Elder, Paul)Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher: Paul Elder
Date Published: [1915]
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Light shelf wear, mild soiling/spotting to spines, else clean and nice; very good better.
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Collection of Fine California Press Books
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