[BIBLIOPHILIA]. The Bibliophile’s Guest Book. - Lot 44

[BIBLIOPHILIA]. The Bibliophile’s Guest Book. An excellent trade association publication on illustrated books, reflecting the creative vitality of the interwar period. Paris, Trade Association of Art Book Publishers, 1925–1929. 3 small folio volumes, each bound in half-maroquin with a coarse fawn-colored grain on the corners, three-ribbed spine with gilt title and date at the bottom, covers and spines preserved. Unpaginated, with numerous black-and-white and color reproductions. Slight scuffing on the corners of the first volume. These 3 volumes (1925, 1926–27, and 1928–29) compile over 80 examples of books adorned with color and black-and-white reproductions, organized by publishing house and featuring an index of works, authors, and illustrators at the end. The first volume had a print run of 2,000 copies (no. 1531), and the third volume had a print run of 1,800 copies (no. 693). A very fine set.