THE ART OF KARL FABERGE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. With a Foreword by Majorie Merriweather Post

1965 1st, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 75 color plates and a plethora of textual illustrations. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. First edition. Fully detailed, systematic study of the artistic achievements of Karl Faberge (1846-1920) and his ilk in the fields of gold and silversmithing, portraits, mementos, decorations, and watches, based almost solely on the contributions of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, one of the world's great collectors of Faberge and his contemporaries. Among the more unique works produced by the University of Oklahoma Press, a publisher more closely identified with Western Americana, this handsome tome is printed on heavy, quality stock, with top edge gilt and gilt decorated boards. Bookplate. Some minor rubbing to the dust jacket; otherwise a very good copy. (Inventory #: 15121)