Le surmâle: Roman moderne (Superman: A Modern Novel)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 289

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Mary Reynolds

Title

Le surmâle: Roman moderne (Superman: A Modern Novel)

Place

Paris (Object made in:)

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1945

Medium

Full black morocco binding with onlay; metal corset stay attached to spine; title stamped in gold on spine; mauve endpapers printed with wire-mesh pattern; original paper covers bound in

Dimensions

22.3 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm (8 13/16 × 5 7/16 × 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Reference Number

2019.179

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