VARIOUS ARTISTS ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. 12 bound volumes. 1927-1939. Each approximately 12 1/2x9 3/4 inches, 31 3/4x24 3/4 cm. Arts et Metiers Graphiques, Paris. Condition varies, generally A-: volumes bound in quarter red morocco over marbled boards. Contents clean. When bound most of the individual magazine covers were removed. Arts et Métiers Graphiques was a deluxe magazine that covered all graphic media - prints, books, posters, advertising and photography. "Until the Second World War forced the magazine to cease production, Arts et Métiers Graphiques was one of the highest standards for graphic arts magazines of its time" (http://amgweb.rit.edu/introduction.htm). From a poster perspective, the magazine provides innumerable reproductions (including posters that have never surfaced on the market) and articles about the best poster artists of the era. An indispensable reference for poster collectors and aficionados of graphic design.
