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Chêne et chien: roman en vers

A work made of full goatskin with dotted-blue-calfskin onlays and gold stamping; tan wove endpapers speckled with gold leaf.

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  • A work made of full goatskin with dotted-blue-calfskin onlays and gold stamping; tan wove endpapers speckled with gold leaf.

Date:

Published 1937; rebound 1937-1942

Artist:

Mary Reynolds (American, 1891-1950)
Written by Raymond Queneau (French, 1903-1976)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 289

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

Mary Reynolds

Title

Chêne et chien: roman en vers

Place

Paris (Object made in:)

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1937

Medium

Full goatskin with dotted-blue-calfskin onlays and gold stamping; tan wove endpapers speckled with gold leaf

Dimensions

H.: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Reynolds Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Reference Number

2024.844

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