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1 HOMAGE TO VENUS Laver, James
London Faber & Faber 1948 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket 
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages; With tipped in color plates, english language. A homage to somwhat lascivious female beauty. 1st with card covers. Very well done illustrations of famous artists, Reni, Rubens, Burne-Jones and others. 20263 
Price: 13.95 USD
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2 XIXTH CENTURY FRENCH POSTERS Laver, James (intro.) & Henry Davray (preface)
Nicholson & Watson 3613710943 / 9783613710948 Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket 
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; A few colored plates with other other illustration black-and-white. Depicting French posters mostly from the 1800s and a few from the very earliest of the 20th century. Published 1944. Dust jacket with some paper loss protected in acrylic 20948 
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