6 727 résultats
19972849HEYNE WILHELM 04/1997-02/2000. 1. softcover. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis 101001056313035 HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
19611410971961. Avedon on Coward: "He was shallow but surface never got more perfect than that" Inscribed by Coward "For Jack Daugherty With Best Wishes Noël Coward"; additionally signed and dated by Avedon with his studio wet stamp verso. Richard Avedon's "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style beauty and culture for the last half-century " New York Times obituary. A pleasing inscription to American musician and producer Jack Daugherty 1930-1991 a trumpeter in Woody Herman's band probably best known for his later role in the development of the career of The Carpenters. Of Coward Avedon said: "Deep down - to the marrow of his bones - he was shallow but surface never got more perfect than that". Gelatin silver print portrait photograph 340 x 170 mm flush-mounted on board. Inscribed top right by Coward signed and dated bottom left by Avedon. Presented window-mounted in a white gold leaf frame with conservation acrylic glazing. Frame size 515 x 435mm. In good condition with the corners a tad creased. Stevens & Aronson Avedon: Something Personal. unknown
19076241London and New York: Harper & Brothers 1907. Fine. Quarto 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches; 238 x 188 mm. xviii 409 1 blank pp. Colored frontispiece and nineteen photogravure plates with tissues printed in red & brown extra-illustrated by the insertion of twenty-five engraved plates of which six are hand-colored. Bound ca. 1925 by Bayntun stamp-signed in gilt "Bayntun. Binder. Bath. Eng." on front turn-in. Full dark blue crushed levant morocco over beveled boards covers with elaborate gilt frames spine with five raised bands elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt ruled board edges wide elaborate gilt turn-ins all edges gilt. Front doublure of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Set into the front doublure are two very fine oval miniature paintings set under beveled glass within a double gilt frame. The upper miniature is of Margaret de Valois Queen Margot of Navarre. The lower miniature is of her spouse Henry III of Navarre later Henry IV of France. Both miniatures measure 3 3/16 x 2 1/2 inches; 81 x 63 mm. The rear doublure is of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Blue watered silk end-leaves. A very fine example housed in its original felt-lined blue cloth clamshell case.<br /> <br /> Margaret of Valois 1553-1615 was a French Princess who became Queen of Navarre and France. Highly educated and a patroness of the arts Margaret would kind herself embroiled in political upheavals. Her marriage to Henry III of Navarre later Henry IV of France was organized to promote reconciliation between Catholics and Huguenots. However she would find herself at odds with her husband during continued religious tensions and unable to conceive an heir. Margaret also faced conflict with her brother Henry III. Eventually she would choose to side with the Catholic League survive prison annul her marriage and eventually live out her life in her an intellectual court pursuing her own scholarly devours. <br /> <br /> George Bayntun 1873-1940 was the founder of Bayntun Bindery. Trained by apprenticeship with the Taylor family Bayntun opened his own book bindery in 1894 dedicated to using traditional hand-crafted techniques and high-quality materials. The Bath-based firm acquired the Rivière Bindery also based in Bath in 1939 transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery" which is still in existence and family owned. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway 1742-1821 the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie 1849-1940. As the style grew in popularity other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine. Harper & Brothers unknown
198850792Paris Dutrou 1988 In-8, 5 grandes feuilles plies en accordon et montes sur onglets, reliure crneaux avec quatre plats en polycarbonate; dos en PVC. Les deux plats extrieurs et les deux intrieurs sont ajours et fraiss diffremment: ceux de l'extrieur, traitrs comme des grilles orientales, laissent apparatre une partie des plats intrieurs qui eux-mmes permettent d'entrevoir les pages de gardes, le tout dans des couleurs blanches, rouges et orange; couverture imprime (Edgard Claes, 7 janvier 2019).Edition originale, illustre par Bertrand Dorny de 4 grandes eaux-fortes originales en couleurs estampes en relief, chacune signe par l'artiste et couvrant respectivement toute la surface de chaque grande feuille. Tirage limit 130 exemplaires numrots sur vlin d'Arches, signs par l'auteur et l'artiste. Un des 7 exemplaires accompagns sur le faux titre d'un grand collage original sign de l'artiste. Exceptionnelle reliure en polycarbonate de frre Edgard Claes, conue avec quatre plats ajours.
1901320726London and New York: Harper & Brothers 1901. First edition Number 370 of 600 copies signed. Illustrated. xiv 350pp. 4to. Full brown morocco with a Cosway style miniature on the upper cover of Madame Récamier reclining after Jacques-Louis David a.e.g. by Bayntun Riviere Bath England. Fine in brown cloth dropbox. First edition Number 370 of 600 copies signed. Illustrated. xiv 350pp. 4to. Harper & Brothers unknown
200044463Sans lieu chez l'Auteur et l'A 2000 In-8, reliure entirement en aluminium charnires doubles, plats orns d'une grande composition verticale sculpte dans la masse et travaille l'acide, avec sur le premier plat les noms de l'auteur et de l'artiste ainsi que le titre de l'ouvrage gravs en petites capitales; dos carr muet; gardes de daim velours bleu ciel, non rogn, couverture imprime. Etui (Alain Taral, 2013).Edition originale, constitue par le texte manuscrit recopi 15 exemplaires par l'auteur, accompagns chacun par Michel Roncerel d'un dessin original la mine de plomb, d'une gravure originale hors texte et de vignettes linograves. Le texte a t crit par Bernard Nol en pensant aux frottages de Michel Roncerel sur les schistes de Sgalirette. Tous les exemplaires ont t tablis sur papier vlin de Rives et signs par l'auteur et l'artiste. Exceptionnelle reliure d'Alain Taral.
19206825Paris GRASSET 1920 1 20 dessins originaux de Bernard Boutet de Monvel, à la mine de plomb, préparatoires au livre "Le Général Bramble" de André Maurois, 1920, montés sur papier fort dans un étui, in-4, aux motifs Art Déco.
1924355490714129London: Oxford University Press 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. A History of Tennis Oxford: Oxford University Press 1924. First UK Edition. In Two Volumes. Illustrated with numerous plates and a large folding chart at rear of volume II. Bound in blind-panelled navy open weave buckram titled in gilt at the spine. The definitive history of Real Tennis 'La Paume' in two volumes. Both volumes are in fine condition in the VERY RARE ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPERS. Copies in D/W are almost un-heardof and I can find no other examples on sale at this time. The D/W on Volume I is in VG condition with a couple of closed tears and some inevitable browning to the spine. It is though complete. The D/W on Volume II is in good only condition as it is missing a large piece approximately half of the back panel. The back panel has no text on it so archival restoration would not be un-duly difficult. Supposedly limited to 820 copies the actual limitation is probably much smaller as it is rumoured that 100 were pulped in 1929 and perhaps as many as 380 copies were pulped in 1932. For the 2 Volumes in their Original Publishers Dust Wrappers Oxford University Press hardcover
1943122334455741A 2 Vols. set : Both books are First UK printings and published by William Heinemann London in 1943. The books are signed by Noel Coward and all the cast : Joyce Carey and Judy Campbell on the initial blank and on the half-title: Gerald Case Beryl Measor Molly Johnson Billy Thatcher James Donald Dennis Price Gwen Floyd Meg Titheradge and also that of the Peggie Dear the stage manager. Loosely inserted is a rare advertising handbill flyer promoting the original West End production of these plays at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London. Following a Provincial Tour 'Present Laughter' opened April 29th 1943 and 'This Happy Breed' opened April 30th 1943. Both productions played just over five months at the Haymarket Theatre. Both BOOKS are in Very Good or better condition. The wrapper has adhered in a very small area to the lower edge of the rear cover of 'Present Laughter'. A little toning and spotting to the text-blocks. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers with a little toning to the page edges due to the cheap quality of the war-time paper stock used. The WRAPPERS are in Very Good condition with a little edge-wear and some age related markings but are remarkable survivors. Both wrappers are protected in removable Brodart archival covers. Provenance: Matthew Bell 'Matt' props master whom the books were inscribed to by the author. In 2019 there was a revival stage production of 'Present Laughter at 'The Old Vic Theatre' for which Andrew Scott won the 'Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play'. A wonderful two volume set with such unique attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. William Heinemann, London hardcover
193798019London: Arthur Barker Ltd 1937. First edition first impression. The first edition was split into a small and large paper issue with variant dust jackets with this being the latter more desirable format. A scarce title especially so in the dust jacket. Quarto. Colour illustrations throughout by the author. Original green cloth spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Spine rolled rubbing to cloth at lower edges and corners light occasional spotting. A very good copy in a slightly soiled jacket with light chipping to spine ends light spotting to rear panel and reinforcement paper to edges at verso. hardcover
193623843London: Dent 1936. First editions first printings. Original publisher's cloth Ballet Shoes in green cloth lettered and illustrated in white to the spine and Tennis Shoes in orange cloth lettered and illustrated in green. Neither volume is in dust wrapper. Both volumes are inscribed to the front endpaper by Noel Streatfeild to Rosalind. Ballet Shoes is inscribed: "To Rosalind from the person who wrote this book Noel Streatfeild 1940." Tennis Shoes is inscribed: "To Rosalind when she holds her own. Noel Streatfeild. Feb. 1940." A very good pair with rubbing marking and wear to the cloth. Ballet Shoes shows fading and soiling to the boards and spine with notable wear fraying and splitting to the spine ends and hinges. Tennis Shoes is rubbed and marked to the cloth with wear to the spine ends and corners and some darkening and soiling to the page edges. Contents toned with some spotting and handling marks. A charming association pair: the first two "Shoes" titles both first printings and both warmly inscribed by Streatfeild to the same recipient in 1940. Ballet Shoes the author's best-known and most enduring work is especially desirable signed and the presence here of a similarly inscribed copy of Tennis Shoes makes for a very appealing Streatfeild pairing. Dent hardcover
196448570Hengelo Netherlands Copenhagen Paris: The Situationist Times 1964. First edition. Softcover. Near fine condition. Quartos. Original illustrated stiff wraps with lettering in variant colors on covers protected by modern mylar.<br /> <br /> The Situationist International SI was formed by a group of international social revolutionaries from a variety of fields including avant-garde artists intellectuals and political theorists in 1957. The theoretical foundation was derived from so-called libertarian Marxism and avant-garde art movements like Dada and Surrealism. Its theoretical underpinnings relate to the concept of the spectacle as it was developed by Guy Debord in his book "The Society of the Spectacle."<br /> <br /> Jacqueline de Jong a Dutch artist and graphic designer had joined the movement in 1960 and advanced quickly into its Central Committee. She decided to start "a completely free magazine based on the most creative of the Situationist ideas" and published the first issue in 1962 a broad representation of the movement and its efforts to synthesize the diverse fields and theoretical disciplines into a comprehensive critique of advanced capitalism.<br /> <br /> Six issues of the magazine were published until 1967 before the student uprising of May 1968 leaving the seventh issue compiled but unpublished. The first two issues were co-edited by the French pataphysician Noël Arnaud. The magazines contained literary contributions artwork found objects and used quotations relating to such issues as topology politics and "spectacle culture." It was originally released in offset print and starting with issue # 4 switching to full color lithography printed to different quality paper of variant color and weight with text in English French and German.<br /> <br /> Issue one: 30 leaves. Includes an essay by Noel Arnaud an extensive certified transcript of the Criminal Court in Munich relating to accusations of production and distribution of lewd writings in the magazine "Spur" and public slander against Dieter Kunzelmann Helmut Sturm Heimrad Prem and Hans-Peter Zimmer including facts of the case and an answer of the court comics by R. Gasché and others a Proclamation for L'Internationale Situationiste! and other contributions. Small strip of sunning along top and foredge.<br /> <br /> Issue two: 32 leaves two folding. Includes a declaration concerning the conviction and imprisonment of the Situationist Uwe Lausen various contributions relating to the trial mentioned in issue one including the verdict and a reaction to the trial by Rodolphe Gasché artwork by Gail Singer and others a musical concept on two folding pages poetry by Marcel and Gabriel Piqueray among other contributions.<br /> <br /> Issue three International British Edition: 48 leaves. Includes an essay by Anton Ehrenzweig "Meditations on the Future of Art" artwork by Ann Hagen an extensive contribution on the patterns of Situological Aspects found in a the "Early Christian monuments in Scotland and b the "Principles of topological psychology" by Kurt Lewin with a mathematical analysis situs introduction by Max Brucaille and other contributions. Some light staining on front cover.<br /> <br /> Issue four: 184pp. Focusing on labyrinths this issue includes contributions Lech Tomaszewski by Italian artist Piero Simondo the Max Bucaille W. Lietzmann H. L. C. Jaffé the Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck Lars-Ivar Ringbom Julius Schwabe Gaston Bachelard Kalevalla A Finnish Myth and Franz Kafka An Imperial Message and James Joyce among other contributions. Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout.<br /> <br /> Issue five: 110 leaves. Articles by Asger Jorn "Mind and sense" and "Art and Orders" various contributions by Max Bucaille excerpts from the opera "The Labyrinth" by Jim Ryan "Kreisen Kreissegmenten und Wellenlinien etc." by F. van der Waals "Some mathematical aspects" by H. C. Doets drawings and poems by Karl Pelgrom and Jim Ryan and many other contributions. Editor's note at rear: "In this No. of the Situationist Times 5 do we try to open up the problem of the ring interlaced rings and consequently chains. Half an inch chip on edge of back cover.<br /> <br /> Issue six: 32 card stock leaves: Contains thirty-three full page original lithographs including cover in color and b/w by Pierre Alechinsky René Bertholo Martin Engelmann Maurice Henry Jacqueline de Jong Asger Jorn Peter Klasen Wilfredo Lam Lea Lublin Milvia Maglione Roberto Matta Lucio del Pezzo Antonio Saura Yasse Tabuchi and others. Cover by Ulf Trotzig. The Situationist Times unknown
1981864ROGNER & BERNHARD 1981-85. Schweiz!. softcover. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis 171192205211 ROGNER & BERNHARD paperback
1985LIQ-4228Vence, Editions Chave 1985. In-plano en feuilles, plats en bois (texte inséré dans le premier plat sous plexiglas), dos et rabats de toile écrue.
1931189678Paris & New York: Harrison & Minton Balch and Company 1931. With original artwork First Rose edition extra limited issue letter C of five copies only on imperial japan vellum signed by the illustrator each containing four original colour drawings by the surrealist artist Sir Francis Cyril Rose from a limited edition of 725. Rose 1909-1979 was vigorously championed by Gertrude Stein who famously said of him "Rose is a rose is a rose". His wife Frederica Lady Rose 1910-2002 became a well known travel writer notably on Corsica under the name of Dorothy Carrington. Rose was however a noted homosexual and their marriage ended by a divorce in 1966. Quarto. With 25 illustrations of which five full-page by Sir Francis Cyril Rose printed in collotype by Daniel Jacomet most with tissue-guard and four original illustrations in gouache ink and crayon. Publisher's deluxe red morocco by Huser of Paris spine lettered in gilt triple gilt fillet to turn-ins gilt edges. Housed in a morocco-entry paper slipcase. Joints expertly restored a little rubbed internally fine. A very good copy. hardcover
1924178399London & New York: Samuel French 1924-1971. Ex Libris Noël Coward First Samuel French acting editions and one later printing of Private Lives each play with the author's elegant art deco bookplate combining the masks of comedy and tragedy into a single persona. The bookplate was designed by Gladys Calthrop 1894-1980 who worked as a set and costume designer on many of the original productions of Coward's plays including Private Lives 1931 Design for Living 1933 and Present Laughter 1943. The plays later passed into the collection of Geoffrey A. Johnson Coward's close friend and US representative with his ownership stamps. Johnson 1930-2021 cast over 100 Broadway shows including Cats The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. He first met Coward in 1961 when Johnson worked as the stage manager for the Broadway production of Coward's Sail Away. The two went on to work together until Coward's death in 1973. Johnson acted as a trustee of the Noël Coward Foundation and was the Life President of the Noël Coward Archive Trust. Hands Across the Sea Family Album The Astonished Heart and Fumed Oak were part of the Tonight at 8.30 series. This was a cycle of ten one-act plays which stared Coward and Gertrude Lawrence. Each of these plays has a "Tonight at 8.30" sticker on the front cover. 8 works octavo. With 7 photographic plates. Original wrappers lettered in black. Housed in a custom black cloth flat-back box with chemise by the Chelsea Bindery. Library stamp of W & G Foyle Music & Drama Dept. to front panel of The Young Idea UK edition. Wrappers a little toned chips to spine and head of front panel of The Young Idea US edition a few closed tears faint damp stain at head of The Young Idea UK edition Hands Across the Sea and Fumed Oak slightly cockled: a very good set. hardcover
198632296Lille, Alain Buyse / Gérard Duchêne / Gérard Durozoi, 1986-1995. Ensemble de neuf numéros de la revue "Pièces" (qui en a compté dix, regroupant 165 travaux de Sérigraphies) : en feuillets sous coffret cartonné et titré (35 x 25,5 cm).- Le premier numéro de la revue est tirée à 100 exemplaires, le nôtre étant l'un des 10 premiers (signé E. A.), toutes les planches y sont signées de leurs auteurs : Vera Molnar, Marcel Alocco, Arden Quin, René Bonargent, Philippe Boutibonnes, Jean-Luc Coatalem, Danie Deleuze, Pierre Dhainaut, Martine Diemer, Jochem Gerz, Jacques Herold, Joël Hubaut, André Lambotte, Jean-Pierre Le Goff, Ghérasim Luca, Pierre Tual). Les 8 numéros suivants ont chacun une sérigraphie signée. Le second n° est tiré à 130 ex., celui-ci le n° 86 dont seule est signée la planche originale au pochoir de Gérard Duchêne, et comporte 17 sérigraphies des artistes : Pierrette Bloch, Yves Buin, Pierre Buraglio, Max Charvolen, Eddy Devolder, Jean-François Dubreuil, Gérard Duchêne, Gérard Durozoi et Dominique Grisor, Shirley Jaffe, Jean Mazeaufroid, Jean Messagier, Alberto Parres, Gérard Pascual, Jeanpyer Poels, Patrick Saytour, Pierre Tilman, Endre Tot.- Le troisième n° est tiré à 155 exemplaires, celui-ci le n° 113 : Alain MARTIN (signée). Annick Blavier & Pierre Vandrepote / Michel Butor & James GUITET / Marie-Line Debliquy / Eugénie DUBREUIL / Gaspar Hons / Charles Juliet / Jean LE GAC / Baudouin LUQUET / Pascal Mahou / Alain MARTIN / Jean MAS / Georges Merillon / Patrick ROUSSEAU / Gérard TITUS CARMEL / Luc Van Malderen / BEN Vautier.- Le quatrième n° est tiré à 180 ex. : Arthur Aeschbacher, Mireille Andrès, Jean l'Anselme et Ch. Zeimert, Yves Brochard et Claude Darras, Pierre Buraglio et Anne Deguelle, Michel Butor, Stig Dagerman, Noël Dolla, Danièle Gibrat, Bernard Guerbadot, Monique Kissel, François Martin, Bernard Messing, Patrick Raynaud, James Sacré.- Le cinquième n° est tiré à 190 ex., celui-ci le n° 149 : Gilles ARNOULT. ANTOINE / Gilles Arnoult / Philippe Compagnon / Gérard DUCHÊNE et Gérard DUROZOI / Christian Hibon / Gervais Jassaud / Joël KERMARREC / Jean-Clarence Lambert / Jean-Philippe Mattern / Françoise Paressant / Rémy Penard / Yves POPET / Joan RABASCALL et Pierre Restany / Herbert Titz / Jacques VILLEGLÉ / Marie Redonnet.- Le sixième n° est tiré à 180 ex., celui-ci le n° 103 : ARMAN & Lepage / Brochard & Darras / Alain BUYSE / Tom Drahos / Paolo Faber / Bernard Lallemand / Jacques Lizène / Baudouin LUQUET / Paul Marie / Jean Mazeaufroid / Bernard Messing / Vera MOLNAR / Raphaël MONTICELLI / François MORELLET / Christine O'Loughlin / Hervé TÉLÉMAQUE / André Théval.- Le septième n° est tiré à 180 ex. : Jean-Jacques OSTIER. Andreu ALFARO / Alin Anseeuw / Waldo BALART / Jeanne Bresciani / Jean-Pierre Broux / Sara GIBERT / Sonia Guérin / Robert Guillermet / Bernard HEIDSIECK / Carlos KUSNIR / Eugéne LEROY / Daniel NADAUD / Jean-Jacques Ostier / Mehdi QOTBI / Joan RABASCAL / Michel SOHIER / Dirk Verhaegen / Francesc Vidal.- Le huitième n° est tiré à 200 ex. : Ramon Alejandro, Arden-Quin, Octavio Blasi, Louis Bouchard, H. Braun-Vega, Peter Downsbrough, Joachin Ferrer, Ruth Francken, Shirley Jaffe, Fernand Leduc, Jonier Marin, Gregory Masurovsky, Ricardo Mosner, Jean Noël, Antoni Segui, Charles Semser, Hugh Weiss, Zuka.- Le neuvième n° est tiré à 200 ex., celui-ci le n° 87 : Véronique Bigo, Florent Chopin, Chema Cobo, Patrice Delva, Gérard Duchêne, Esther Ferrer, Joël Hubaut, Pascale Lefebvre, Claide pasquer, Rémy Pénard, Philippe Richard, Gérard Serée, Wim Smits, Nancy Sulmont, Léonid Tishkov, Antonio Tocornal, Mateo Vinas-Martin.- /// On joint cinq sérigraphies insérées dans une carte double (24,2 x 16,2 cm), dont l'une, dessinée par Philippe Richard, est écrite par Alain Buyse pour une bonne année 1995.- Superbe état pour les neuf revues sous coffrets, rare.
1943409156London: Heinemann 1943. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine and portion of front cover faded the latter also spotted. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth. First edition. A dedication copy "To Hugh 'Binkie' Beaumont the play's producer inscribed by the playwright on the front free endpaper: "For Hugh from Noel Coward." .all Noel's plays had been presented in England since 1939 and through the war years by H. M. Tennent Ltd. which was exemplified in the attractive persuasive amusingly talkative person of Binkie' Beaumont. Violent and occasional business flare-ups excepted Noel and Binkie were more than friends: they were the deepest closest cronies." Cole Lesley 'Remembered Laughter: The Life of Noel Coward' NY 1976 p. 287. It was Beaumont who had persuaded Coward to return to the stage to act in a trio of plays - This Happy Breed was one - after the latter's nervous breakdown in 1937. <br /> <br /> Another dedication copy to Beaumont of This Happy Breed was in the sale of Masterpieces of Modern Literature: The Library of Richard Rechler Christie's NY 11 October 2002 lot 54. It was inscribed by Coward also on the front free endpaper: "For Binkie with love from Noel / See Dedication dear Hugh." BA. Heinemann unknown
1995128844Arthena. Near Fine. 1995. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- Text in French. 717 pages; approximately 800 illustrations including 32 in color. Hallé Noël Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee Arthena hardcover
1995102815Arthena. Near Fine. 1995. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- Text in French. 717 pages; approximately 800 illustrations including 32 in color. Hallé Noël Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee Arthena hardcover
198191516Hales & Iremonger. New. 1981. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 168 pages; illustrated with both black and white and with color images. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Hales & Iremonger hardcover
196978970Paris: Jérôme Martineau 1969. Fine. Jérôme Martineau Paris 1969 14.50 x 21 cm broché sous une boîte cartonnée Rare first edition of this masterpiece of erotic literature one of 120 numbered copies on pure laid paper the only deluxe copies. This issue complete with its cardboard box bears the cover of ""Fata Morgana"" editions while the ordinary issue bears the name of Jérôme Martineau editions. The covers of the ""Fata Morgana"" edition are slightly and uniformly sunned without gravity. Our copy N°22 indeed contains like the first 50 pure laid paper copies the original engraving by François Lunven which he signed in pencil. Jérôme Martineau unknown
1930173615Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh Limited 1930. With six folding maps and many illustrations First edition first printing in a presentation binding inscribed by the master of the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club on the first leaf "Major-General Sir Arthur Wardrop C.B.E. From N. L. Sparke. Master S.P.H.C. 1930". Alexander Ernest Wardrop 1872-1961 here called "Arthur" by accident served as Commander-in-Chief North China Command between 1927 and 1929. Equestrian pursuits were extremely popular in the international settlements. Businessmen diplomats military officers and the well-to-do used them to affirm their status and build connections and Shanghai was perpetually gripped by a "mania" Weirather p. 59 for racing. Founded in 1863 the Paper Hunt Club was one of the oldest expatriate groups in the city and by 1930 it included members from 19 different nationalities. Davis's history anthologizes a large amount of information from the club's archives such as the names of stewards past and present the rules of the hunt information on preferred breeds and poems celebrating the club's traditions. A special section pays tribute to Ah Pau the head boy responsible for laying the paper trail for riders to follow. Ah Pau was invaluable when dealing with locals who objected to riders careering across their land: "in his dealings with his fellow countrymen he is usually the embodiment of imperturbability and good humour but when their rapacity and obstructiveness pass all reasonable bounds he lashes them with stinging invective and withers them with biting scorn" p. 29. The text is supported by detailed maps of Shanghai's rural environs and photographs from the private collections of members as well as drawings provided by the Shanghai-based artist Edmund Toeg and the leading cartoonist H. W. G. Hayter. Copies bound in pink cloth include a portrait of the editor bound facing page 36. Here this plate has been replaced by a special leaf bound facing the preface with a tipped-in silver print after a portrait of the author. The verso of the print has adhesive skinning suggesting it was borrowed from another source. Quarto. Large half-tone frontispiece after a photograph of the Christmas 1929 hunt by the Ah Fong Photography Studio; tipped-in silver print after photograph of author; 50 plates 2 colour 1 folding many after drawings by Edmund Toeg and 2 after caricatures by Henry William Goodenough Hayter; 6 folding maps of riding country in and around Shanghai; pen and ink illustrations by Toeg in text; red embossed vignette of horse and rider on title page. Original red padded morocco-grain skiver spine lettered in gilt front cover with gilt vignette of horse and rider pictorial endpapers edges untrimmed. Binding toned expertly recoloured in places wear at foot of spine fragile maps in excellent condition with just a little creasing: a very good copy. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography p. 105; not in Mellon. Larry Weirather Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China 2015. hardcover
1981780ROGNER & BERNHARD 1981-85. Deutschland!. softcover. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis 171192205211 ROGNER & BERNHARD paperback
1924129278London: Oxford University Press 1924. In two volumes. Pp. xvi282last blankx283-580 coloured frontispiece with tissue guard Volume I plus 128 black & white plates including the frontispiece to Volume II 2 folding tables appendices index; impl. 8vo; rebound in later dark green half morocco the spines lettered and ruled in gilt between raised bands dark green cloth boards; a.e.g. others uncut Volume I partly unopened; later endpapers; a few tiny edge splits or chips occasional minor pencilled marginalia a little light foxing and soiling; Oxford University Press London 1924. First edition limitation not stated. Apparently limited to about 800 copies of which nearly half were subsequently pulped according to records in the Oxford University Press archive. A comprehensive history of the game including sections on the Literature of Tennis Laws of Tennis Construction of Courts etc. Oxford University Press unknown
