| Notes: Used softcover exhibition catalog, 29 years old, in good condition. Light shelf and edge wear to the cover and a slightly rounded spine, as photographed. The interior pages shown are clean and bright. The shadows at the page edges in some photos come from the book curving in the scan and are not damage. Inscribed and signed on the title page as described. Zsolnay nővérek / The Zsolnay Sisters, the bilingual Hungarian/English exhibition catalog from the Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs, on the designers Teréz Zsolnay (1854-1944) and Júlia Zsolnay (1856-1950). This copy is signed and inscribed.Signed copy:Inscribed on the title page: “Ottawa, October 26th 1999. To Dora in appreciation of her interest in Hungarian art and her contribution to share it with the English speaking world.”Signed Nicholas M. Zsolnay, with a second signature below that appears to read “Elizabeth M. Zsolnay”Please see the photo of the inscriptionContents and details:Published for the exhibition at Múzeum Galéria, Pécs, Káptalan u. 4, 25 April to 22 June 1997Exhibition and catalog arranged by Kovács Orsolya; photography by Füzi István; English translation by Surányi ÁgnesSponsored by Zsolnay Porcelángyár Rt. and the City of PécsSeries: A Janus Pannonius Múzeum Művészeti Kiadványai 79 (Artistic Publications of the Janus Pannonius Museum 79)ISBN 963 7211 30 6, ISSN 0324-7694Printed by Reproflex Kft., PécsFull-color plates of Zsolnay ceramics and original design sheets, with bilingual captionsPages shown include a 1883 planter (shape 1012, decor by Júlia Zsolnay, 39 cm), an Art Deco-style vase, and a 1883 design sheet, No. 499, by Teréz Zsolnay (50 x 40 cm)Cover: a winged dragon medallion design in blue, green and red on a cream groundOf interest to Zsolnay porcelain and pottery collectors, Hungarian decorative arts and Art Nouveau/Secessionist ceramics buyers, and collectors of signed and inscribed books. Please see all photos and ask any questions before bidding. |