Amiel

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 1241
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Albert, Salvador
Title
Amiel
Statement of responsibility
By Salvador Albert
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Publicacions de «La Revista»
Printer
Not identified
Date
1919
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona: Publicacions de «La Revista», 1919
Language
Catalan
Edition
First edition
Tirage
Early twentieth-century Catalan literary edition; tirage not stated
2. Physical description
Collation
148 pages
Illustrations
Small typographic vignette on title page
Maps
None
Format
Octavo
Dimensions
Approximately 19 cm
Typographic signatures
Visible final pagination: 148
Paper type
Wove industrial paper
Watermarks
Not visible in the supplied images
Printing condition
Good-quality typographic printing; clean composition and wide margins; Catalan serif typography of the early twentieth century
3. Binding
Binding type
Original printed wrappers
Colours
Cream and black
Decoration
Typographic cover within double-rule border and central publisher’s vignette
Spine
Spine not visible in the supplied images
4. Content
Content description
Literary and philosophical essay devoted to Henri-Frédéric Amiel; includes dedication “A en Frederic Pujulà”; spiritual and intellectual reflections within the context of early twentieth-century Catalan thought
5. General notes
Note 1
Work published within the editions of «La Revista»
Note 2
Representative example of the Catalan intellectual movement of the early twentieth century
Note 3
Preserves the original printed wrappers
Note 4
Shows moderate foxing and oxidation evenly distributed
Note 5
Copy with wet stamp of Librería Royo, Barcelona
Note 6
Manuscript signature of Alfred Gallart on the preliminary pages
Note 7
Elegant typography and airy composition characteristic of Noucentista editions
6. Subjects
Main subject
Catalan literature
Subsubjects
Noucentisme; Catalan essay; philosophy; Henri-Frédéric Amiel; Salvador Albert
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
1241
Condition
Good overall condition; moderate foxing and oxidation; wrappers preserved; clean and stable interior
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Preserves manuscript signature of Alfred Gallart and commercial stamp of Librería Royo, Barcelona