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Préface à un livre futur (Preface to a Future Book)

A work made of full vellum binding with thick boards; author and title stamped in gold on spine; orange endpapers; gilt edges; original paper covers bound in.

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  • A work made of full vellum binding with thick boards; author and title stamped in gold on spine; orange endpapers; gilt edges; original paper covers bound in.

Date:

Published 1922; rebound 1930-1942

Artist:

Mary Reynolds (American, 1891-1950)
Written by Comte de [Isidore Ducasse] Lautréamont (French, born Uruguay, 1846-1870)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 289

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Mary Reynolds

Title

Préface à un livre futur (Preface to a Future Book)

Place

Paris (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1922

Medium

Full vellum binding with thick boards; author and title stamped in gold on spine; orange endpapers; gilt edges; original paper covers bound in

Dimensions

16.5 × 9.8 × 1.3 cm (6 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Reference Number

2019.185

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