ART DECO: THE BOOKS OF FRANCOIS-LOUIS SCHMIED : ARTIST / ENGRAVER / PRINTER. With Recollections and Descriptive Commentaries on the Books, by Ward Ritchie.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1987. Limited edition, one of only 550 copies produced for members of the Club. The book was designed by Ward Ritchie.

Hardcovers, black cloth covered boards with gilt titling and a design on the front cover and spine, 9x12 inches oblong, 49 + [2] pages. Contains numerous b&w photographs of books Schmied designed, illustrated, and printed.

FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Lovely.

About FRANCOIS-LOUIS SCHMIED (from Wikipedia):

******François-Louis Schmied, b.1873 in Geneva d.1941 in Morocco, was a French painter, wood engraver, printer, editor, illustrator, and bookbinder.

Of Swiss origin, François-Louis Schmied established himself in France, where he was later naturalized. He is considered a major artist in the Art Deco style, particularly in the area of publishing for bibliophiles.******