269 - DESHAIRS (Léon). French Decorative Art. 1918–1925. A collection of articles originally published in the journal *Art et Décoration*. Paris, Éditions Albert Lévy, [1925–1926]. Large folio format, with an introduction by Léon Deshairs and a preface by Fernand David. Extensive photographic illustrations in black and white and color. Publisher’s Bradel binding in black half-cloth with a band, featuring Art Deco-style decorative paper with the title on the covers. Binding shows signs of wear.

DESHAIRS (Léon). French Decorative Art. 1918–1925. A collection of articles originally published in the journal *Art et Décoration*. Paris, Éditions Albert Lévy, [1925–1926]. Large folio format, with an introduction by Léon Deshairs and a preface by Fernand David. Extensive photographic illustrations in black and white and color. Publisher’s Bradel binding in black half-cloth with a band, featuring Art Deco-style decorative paper with the title on the covers. Binding shows signs of wear. XIV pp., 182 (of 188) pp. of black-and-white or color illustrations, [1] f. of subscription information. Missing pp. 57–58, 113–114, 137–138. Some minor wear (tears, stains, etc.). Pencil marks in places. Working copy. Essential reference on French decorative arts from 1918 to 1925: furniture, interior architecture, objets d’art, ceramics, glassware, silverware, and bookbinding, as seen through the creations of the era’s leading decorators, notably Ruhlmann, Süe and Mare, Pierre Chareau, Jean Dunand, Lalique, and Puiforcat.