Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 19. (Budapest, 2000)

New acquisitions 1999

woodcut title-page, illustrations and embellishments all by József Divéky (Békéscsaba, 1918). It was presumably Divéky who coloured the distinctive paper binding and the typically Hungarian ornamentation of the endpapers. EGY FALUSI NÓTÁRIUS BUDAI UTAZÁSA The fourth book is connected with the work of the Kner family: this is James Thurber's Many Moons, published in Michigan in 1958 and bound by Erzsébet Kner. The artist featured at an exhibition of bookbindings staged at the Hungary's National Széchenyi Library in 1987. This particular book stands out among the works she produced in America: the leather binding is dark blue with embossed and gilded tooling depicting various phases of the Moon along with stars. The books purchased are important not only because they help preserve the memory of Professor Haiman, but also because although the Museum can boast many firstrate artefacts from around the turn of the 20th century, its collection from the 1910s is smaller numerically and of less significance. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA CONCERNING THE VOLUMES PURCHASED: Vitéz, Miklós: Évforduló. Színjáték három felvonásában (Anniversary. A Play in Three Acts). Budapest, 1911 In a cloth binding designed by Lajos Kozma. With a dedication by the author to Ferenc Klein on an inside page. Inv. No.: 99.50 Medgyes, László: Aranyfüst (Veneer of Gold). Budapest, 1913 With illustrations by the author. Numbered bibliophile edition (No. 5). Produced in Sándor Bartha's bookbinding studio. Inv. No.: 99.49 Gvadányi, József: Egy falusi nótárius buda utazása (A Village Notary's Journey to Buda). Békéscsaba, 1918 In a hand-painted paper binding. Illustrations by József Divéky. Numbered bibliophile edition (No. 4). Inv. No.: 99.48 Thurber, James: Many Moons. Michigan, 1958 With illustrations by Philip Reed. In a nonseries leather binding by Erzsébet Kner. Inv. No.: 99.47 Hilda Horváth