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193122772New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1931. First American Edition. Limited to 300 copies printed on Utopian laid paper of which this is no. 276. Quarto 24.5cm.; original rigid cream pictorial card wrappers glassine dust jacket with the original paper-covered slipcase; 2ix1156pp.; color illus. throughout by Dos Passos. Just a hint of wear to book extremities one-inch tear to rear jacket panel slipcase in pieces five to be specific. Very Good to Near Fine in a poor slipcase. Signed by Cendrars and Dos Passos on colophon. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
1949140939521Paris: Pierre Seghers 1949. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. 135pp. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with light toning light rubbing at extremities a closed tear to the top edge of the front panel with light associated creasing and a torn chip at the tail of the spine. A beautiful copy. Pierre Seghers unknown books
2014CNJL1218Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. d'Arbeloff Natalie. No. V of X total edition 160 folio size 44 pp. signed by Dick Jones and Natalie d'Arbeloff. Blaise Cendrars nom de plume for Frederic-Louis Sauser 1887-1961 the "heir of Rimbaud" greatly influenced the European Modernist movement with his early works including this one which tells of the voyage of Cendrars through Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express in 1905 during the Russian Revolution. First published in 1913 it is still considered a milestone in the evolution of artist's books; it was interlaced with an abstract pochoir by Sonia Delaunay-Terk bound accordion style and would have measured almost 7 feet tall when unfolded. This version by The Old Stile Press illustrated in vinylcuts by Natalie d'Arbeloff keeps the almost-abstract nature of the original but with a modern sense. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in red and blue paper boards gold cloth spine with bronze lettering the front cover being red and the back being blue the covers have the title printed in silver wrapping from the back to front in large woodcut type endpapers are of the same red and blue but with the the front blue and the back red half-title in French with a vinylcut of the author double-spread title page in black woodcut title and gold text Natalie d'Arbeloff's vinylcut images are printed direct from her original blocks in black ink the text was printed in twenty-four different colours "chosen at random from a battery of inks deemed suitable" N. B. info from colophon typeface Storm Sans on Canaletto Liscio designed at The Old Stile Press; folio size approximately 13" tall unpaginated with 22 printed leaves signed by translator Dick Jones and artist Natalie d'Arbeloff; this copy no. V of X special edition copies total edition 160 copies. The special edition is accompanied by four black ink vinylcut prints with colour brushed over contained in tissue envelopes all four images encased in a grey paper wallet; volume and prints are both enclosed in a dark metallic bronze cloth clamshell box with an illustration of the author stamped in black on the front cover. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume prints and box are all in fine condition; clean crisp as new. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Due to the weight of this set additional postage will apply; we are happy to ship at cost for both domestic and international customers please inquire for more details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Old Stile Press hardcover books
19171674331917. CENDRARS Blaise. Profond aujourd'hui Prose par Monsieur Blaise Cendrars et 5 Dessins de Monsieur A. Zarraga. 20 pp. Illustrated with 5 illustrations by Angel Zarraga. 12mo. bound in original wrappers preserved in an new light brown cloth folding box. Paris: La Belle Édition 1917. A fine copy of this curious book with futuristic illustrations by the little-known Mexican artist Angel Zarraga. The book is elegantly printed as were almost all the books published by La Belle Edition and the 5 illustrations have a wonderful surreal quality which makes them all the more remarkable for their date. One of an edition of 305 copies of 331 printed including 26 lettered copies. hardcover books
1919344891919. CENDRARS Blaise. Dix-Neuf Poèmes Élastiques. 30 ff. Illustrated with a portrait of the author by Amedeo Modigliani. 16mo. 195 x 125 mm bound by S. Jacques in three-quarter crushed burgundy morocco over matching paper boards author and title gilt on spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. with original printed wrappers bound in. Paris: Au Sans Pareil 1919. Fourth in the Littérature series printed by Firmin-Didot et Cie. this is number 1050 of 1050 copies numbered 51 to 1100 on velin d'Alfa inscribed by Cendrars to Francois Laya on the flyleaf "a Francois Laya/ en lui reclament/ toujours et encore/ ce manuscrit inpubliable/ de poemes./ Blaise Cendrars." This is one of the only examples of Modigliani's work in a book featuring his portrait of the author after the title-page. In excellent condition with the original wrappers bound in. Jentsch I Libri d'Artista Italiani del Novocento 392. hardcover books
201827935Playa Vista California: Two Hands Press 2018 2018. First Two Hands Press edition a facsimile - or "recreation" as the press prefers to describe it - of the first edition of 1913 letter "J" of 30 lettered copies hors de commerce; there are also 150 numbered copies for a total edition of 180 copies. As new. 78.25 x 14.25 inches folded accordion style once vertically and 21 times horizontally to create a 7.25 x 3.625 inch "book" that is enclosed in painted vellum wrappers with a separate essay by Kitty Marryat proprietor of the Two Hands press on the history of La Prose du Transsibérien. A seminal avant-garde artist book of the 20th century. Of the 11 copies of the original edition that have sold at auction in this century the average price realized has been about $200000. This is the first true facsimile using similar methods and materials as the first edition of 1913. ¶ La Prose du Transsibérien was written designed and printed by letterpress and illustrated by pochoir in an edition that was stated to be 150 copies in three subsets in the French manner. The actual number completed has long been in dispute as has the number of surviving copies. A census by Kitty Marryat of the Two Hands Press located 40 copies; a French scholar claims to have recorded 73 copies but will not produce his list for examination. The poem by Blaise Cendrars 1887-1961 Swiss-born modernist poet and novelist is a free verse free wheeling look at the poet's life and the events of the Russian Revolution as contemplated during a journey on the Trans-Siberian railway followed by a short poem about Paris. The letterpress text is printed in over 38 typefaces in four colors printed in 22 panels on a narrow long sheet. Cendrars's collaborator the artist Sonia Delaunay-Terk 1885-1979 interwove the text with colorful abstract pochoir that when folded made a relatively small accordion book but when fully opened was 78.25 x 14.25 inches. Cendrars and Delaunay-Terk called it the "first simultaneous book." It created a sensation among those who saw it when it was first displayed particularly among those who were involved in the avant-garde artistic movement. <br/><br/> Playa Vista, California: Two Hands Press, 2018 hardcover books
2018CNBR360Playa Vista California: Two Hands Press 2018. Limited Edition. Accordion. Fine. Delauney Sonia. Lettered copy "X" of 30 lettered copies hors de commerce artist book folded accordion style. This the first Two Hands Press edition a facsimile - or "recreation" as the press prefers to describe it - of the first edition of 1913 lettered copy "X" of 30 lettered copies hors de commerce; there are also 150 numbered copies for a total edition of 180 copies. "Transsibérien" is considered a seminal avant-garde artist book of the 20th century; of the eleven copies of the original edition that have sold at auction in this century the average price realized has been about $200000. This is the first true facsimile using similar methods and materials as the first edition of 1913. <br/><br/>The original "La Prose du Transsibérien" was written designed and printed by letterpress and illustrated by pochoir in an edition that was stated to be 150 copies in three subsets in the French manner. The actual number completed has long been in dispute as has the number of surviving copies. A census by Kitty Marryat of the Two Hands Press located 40 copies; a French scholar claims to have recorded 73 copies but will not produce his list for examination. <br/><br/>The poem by Blaise Cendrars 1887-1961 Swiss-born modernist poet and novelist is a free verse free wheeling look at the poet's life and the events of the Russian Revolution as contemplated during a journey on the Trans-Siberian railway followed by a short poem about Paris. The letterpress text is printed in over 38 typefaces in four colors printed in 22 panels on a narrow long sheet. Cendrars's collaborator the artist Sonia Delaunay-Terk 1885-1979 interwove the text with colorful abstract pochoir that when folded made a relatively small accordion book but when fully opened was 78.25" by 14.25". Cendrars and Delaunay-Terk called it the "first simultaneous book." It created a sensation among those who saw it when it was first displayed particularly among those who were involved in the avant-garde artistic movement. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Artist book created by letterpress printing in four colours in sixteen print runs on a Heidelberg press which was digitally produced to match the original typefaces with the abstract artwork created using pochoir; when extended the "book" measures 78.25 by 14.25 inches folded accordion style vertically one time and horizontally twenty-one times which creates a 7.25 by 3.625 inch "book" paper label on one side of the folded "book" with the title and Kitty Marryat's signature that is enclosed in painted vellum wrappers. The folding pattern is deliberate such that "you can't actually see anything in the book neither the text nor the imagery until the book is completely unfolded" creating "a frisson of excitement as the book finally reveals itself". With a separate essay by Kitty Marryat proprietor of the Two Hands press on the history of La Prose du Transsibérien and how this re-creation was brought to life this also accordion style printed on one side only consisting of twelve panels with the colophon at the end this copy X of 30 lettered copies total edition 180 and signed by Kitty Marryat enclosed within a three-panel folding wallet which itself is enclosed within the vellum wrap which also protects the artist book this encased in a clear plexiglass slipcase. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine as new having been acquired directly from the Two Hands Press; the plexi-glass slipcase also fine clean and without wear. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Two Hands Press unknown books
19241689821924. DO AMARAL Tarsila. Feuilles de route I. Le Formose. By Blaise Cendrars. 80 pp. With 8 illustrations by Tarsila do Amaral cover illustration repeated on title-page. 8vo. 165 x 120 mm bound in contemporary cloth over marbled boards original wrappers bound in. Uncut partially unopened. Preserved in a new blue cloth folding box. Paris: Au Sans Pareil 1924. A fine copy of the de-luxe version of this little-known illustrated book by the Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral. In 1923 Tarsila returned to Brazil after a year in Paris. She was accompanied by Cendrars and with him rediscovered her country. The book combines the work they did together in the form of his poems and her drawings. The importance of the book is confirmed by the extensive coverage it was given in the 2017 retrospective devoted to her art by the Museum of Modern Art. One of 20 on Velin from a total edition of 800. Tarsila do Amaral. Inventing Modern Art in Brazil 47. hardcover books
194916797Paris: Pierre Seghers Editeur 1949. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT DOISNEAU TO HIS AGENT CHARLES RADO owner/manager of Rappho Agency in Paris on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 1st edition in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG light soiling at the panels and along the spine in a bright VG to VG dustjacket with light chipping at several spots along the spine. Still though attractive and very presentable. Octavo 130 first-rate Doisneau heliogravures. Widely considered Doisneau's finest work cited by both Andrew Roth and Martin Parr for its brilliant look at the suburbs "La Banlieue" of Paris. <br/><br/> Pierre Seghers, Editeur hardcover books
