Joseph de la Neziere — La Decoration Marocaine

Paris, Librairie des Arts Decoratifs, 1924. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce portfolio volume by Joseph de la Neziere, comprising of fifty-four plates showing the beauties of the various decorations to be found in Morocco. A vanishingly scarce work. Only six records of this book being held institutionally, last sold at auction with Sotheby's in 2003. In the original French. Illustrated with fifty-four plates, six of which are in colour. Collated, lacking one plate, Plate LV.A beautiful work on the decorative highlights of Morocco, perfectly exampled in the photographic plates.The plates depict the striking rugs, bags, shoes, jewelry, boxes, pots, and more in Morocco.By Joseph de la Neziere, a French painter who was well regarded for his art on various places in Africa and Asia. In the original quarter cloth portfolio style binding with paper to the board. Externally, generally smart, with some discolouration to the boards and just a few light marks, a little heavier to the rear board. Crack to the tail of the front joint. Loss to the spine label. Head of the spine is lifting. Lacking the majority of the rear ribbon tie. Label to the front paste down. Internally, unbound, as issued. Pages are bright and clean with only a couple of handling marks. Lacking one plate. Good . Ill.: Joseph de la Neziere. Good .