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18534676London: John Murray 1853. Two volumes. Bound in full red morocco by Riviere signed in ink on paper pastedowns with all-over gilt interlacing floral and leaf design on both covers and spine literally every square centimeter covered with this attractive repeating design. Some light foxing All edges gilt with attractive and intricate interweaved goffering to all edges on both volumes. Near fine. Exquisite. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
1848103118<p> Large 4to 9" x12" original red cloth gilt title top cover and gilt decorated spine illustrated with 42 hand colored plates xii. 137 1 pp. and 206 pp. Spine is split and torn lower portion may have been reattached frayed at head and foot hinges weak some minor foxing and toning a little some staining to half title probably from and old flower; otherwise about very good. Plates bright and clean. Henry Noel Humphreys 1807-1879 was a graphic artist and author born in Birmingham. His illustration work ranged from natural history and book illumination to works of fiction. He would do the incredibly attractive illustrations in Jane Loudon's Ladies' Flower Garden Series 1839-1848. The present title was first published in 1841 but several editions followed. Humphreys would also publish a similar work on Moths in 1845 and a second work on moths and butterflies in 1859. The 42 plates in this volume illustrate most of the known British butterflies at that time. ODB.</p> William Smith, books
1969144541Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1969. Collection of six vintage oversize borderless photographs from the 1969 British film. With holograph annotations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. <br/><br/>One of the best heist films of the twentieth century: funny complex and altogether beautiful to watch. Michael Caine and Noel Coward bring the erudite and the cockney together to make a quintessentially British film with as fine an ending as one could ask for. <br/><br/>13 x 9 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Lee The Heist Film. Paramount Pictures unknown books
193713885London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. The first volume of memoirs by the English playwright actor director and wit signed and inscribed on the half title to Maurice Chevalier: "Maurice / From one 'old Ham' / To another! / Noël / Arras 1939." The memoir written in Coward's amusing style covers his life until 1931; it was followed by Future Indefinite and Past Conditional. 431 pp. Blue cloth binding. Some light shelf wear and fading to the spine; overall in fine condition.<br style="">The French actor cabaret singer and entertainer Maurice Chevalier is perhaps best known for his signature songs including "Louise" "Mimi" "Valentine" and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond. His trademark attire was a boater hat which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo. In 1958 he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi and in the early 1960s he made eight films including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year.  The success of Gigi prompted Hollywood to give him an Academy Honorary Award that year for achievements in entertainment. <br style=""> William Heinemann Ltd hardcover books
1861e0064Part I "General Report": 131 pages with the 2 large folding maps profile of area 12 engraved plates including frontispiece one "Interior of Moquise House" being colored 7 colored chromolithic plates titled "Indian Portraits" 8 folding panoramas and 41 wood cut illustrations in the text; Part II "Hydrographic Report: 14 pages; Part III " Geological Report": 154 pages with 3 plates 3 lithographic plates 27 wood cut illustrations in text tables 2 maps; Part IV "Botany": 30 pages; Part V "Zoology": 6 pages; and Appendices 32 pages. Quarto ll 3/4" x 9" 36th Congress 1st Session Senate EX Document. Original gilt pictorial blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Howes 194 First edition.<br /><br />Ives was born in New York City in 1828 and was a graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1852. As a Lieutenant from 1853 to 1854 he was appointed by the U.S. Army to the Topographical Engineers as assistant to Lt. A.W. Whipple in the Pacific Railroad survey along the 35th parallel. From 1857 to 1858 Ives commanded an expedition to explore up the Colorado River from its mouth. At Robinson's Landing he built then used the 54 foot paddlewheel steamboat Explorer to map and survey the river. His party included Smithsonian associate John Strong Newberry as geologist. He led his party up the Colorado to the lower end of the Grand Canyon then struck out across the desert to Fort Defiance in Colorado. Ives Reported his findings in his 1861 Report upon the Colorado river of the West. The Ives expedition produced one of the important early maps of the Grand Canyon drawn by F. W. v. Egloffstein topographer to the expedition. Ives next served as engineer and architect for the Washington National Monument from 1859 to 1860. During the American Civil War he joined the Confederate Army and served in several engineering capacities and was finally appointed aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis from 1863 to 1865. After the war he settled in New York City where he died November 12 1868<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />New spine and paste downs some maps repaired else a very good copy. Government Printing Office hardcover books
184922424London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Black leather spine papier mache boards decorated in blind inner dentelles marbled endpapers. Aeg. Very good. Unpaginated. 19 x 14 cm. Title page printed in red and black. Illustrated with six chromolithographed vignettes four chromolithographed borders two wood engraved borders with numerous wood engraved initials. The author a British illustrator naturalist entomologist and numismatist took advantage of the Victorian craze for for gift books as well as aquariums providing practical instruction for creating them at home. This work exemplifies the former as GORDON N. RAY 233 notes in his Chromolithography section: "'Not content merely to imitate his medieval predecessors he created fresh designs in their spirit thus producing the most attractive of chromolithographic books." Chips to back cover lower corner and front cover upper corner. ABBEY LIFE 228. McLEAN. Victorian Book Design p.104. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover books
1745262419Paris: Le Veuve Estienne 1745. Reprint. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece in each volume and illustrated with a profusion 162 folding and 34 single-page engravings. 8 volumes bound in 9. Thick 12mos contemporary leather with gilt-decorated spines still firm but several volumes have cracked joints and worn ends; marbled endpapers all edges red. Paris: Le Veuve Estienne & Jean Desaint 1732-1755. A mixed edition in matching bindings. 2 volumes with dampstaining on fore-edge otherwise rather clean inside.<br/><br/> Volume I 1732 Les Animaux & Les Plantes. Volume II 1735 Les Dehors & l'Interior de la Terre. Volume III 1735 Les Dehors & l'Interior de la Terre. Volume IV 1755 Le Ciel & l'Universe. Volume V 1755 l'Homme considere en lui-meme. Volume VI 1755 l'Homme en Societe. Volume VII 1755 l'Homme en Societe. Volume VIII & IX 1751 l'Homme en Societe avec Dieu.<br/><br/> Le Veuve Estienne unknown books
19621121Hengelo The Netherlands: Situationist Times 1962. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Quarto 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches; 275 x 220 mm 52 multicolored pages in stapled illustrated wrappers. <br /><br /><p>The scarce first issue of The Situationist Times an avant-garde periodical that focused on art and politics. Articles in German French Danish and English. Heavily illustrated on different colored pages with collages and comics in addition to the texts. <br /></p><p>Many of the articles highlight the differences between various factions of the Situationists. For instance there's a spirited defense of the Spur group which had been expelled from the Situationist International. A statement on the penultimate page suggests that 1090 copies had been printed.<br /></p><p>Further reading: "The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International" by McKenzie Wark Verso 2011.<br /></p><p>Scarce in commerce.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: A few small nicks and creases to the wrappers but internally clean bright and unmarked. Near Fine. </p><p><br /></p> Situationist Times paperback books
18191064London: John Murray 1819. First thus. First thus. Three volumes. Very attractive bound in contemporary black pebble grain morocco with swirling gilt foliage and ruling on both covers spine elaborately gilt; both covers with ornate blindstamped central medallion and border design. Glazed endpapers with gilt leaf pattern inner dentelles with gilt impressed borders. First collected edition of a contemporary printing including the complete "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" the final part having been finished only a year before this publication. A very attractive fine copy in a most pleasing full morocco binding. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
195915892JLondon: Heinemann 1959. First Edition First Printing. Laid in is an June 26 1967 Autograph Postcard Signed from Vivien Leigh to actress Lilli Palmer and her husband Carlos Thompson: "Quite obviously you and Carlos think they are a bore but I am far more worried about L. I would love to see you fondly as always Vivien". â€L.†refers to Laurence Olivier by then married to Joan Plowright was Olivier’s new wife after the divorce. Leigh was worried about Olivier’s workload and onset of stage fright. The bores are believed to be the Lunts with whom Lilli Palmer’s husband Carlos had an unmotivated quarrel as he apparently had with so many others. The play Look After Lulu starred Vivien Leigh with its first night performance on July 29th 1959. This published book has a printed dedication of the play to Leigh by Coward. Additionally laid in is a printed card which reads: “With Mr. Noel Coward’s Compliments.†Former ownership signature whited-out on front flyleaf else a very good copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Heinemann unknown books
1965140940840New York / New Orleans: Lyle Stuart Inc. printed by the Loujon Press 1965. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing from a limited edition of 3100. Signed by Bukowski in red ink dated 4-4-65. Self-wraps with wrap-around belly band. Illustrated by Noel Rockmore. Near Fine with light rubbing at edges wear to corners light toning to spine. Belly band is slightly nicked creased at spine. A beautiful copy of a key early Bukowski poetry collection. Lyle Stuart, Inc., printed by the Loujon Press unknown books
1807267757Newark: S. & J. Ridge 1807. First edition Large Paper second issue with half-title. xiii i errata 187 pp. 8vo 9 x 5-7/8 inches. Almost contemporary plum cloth text uncut. Covers unevenly toned few blisters hinges strengthened. Laid into quarter blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition Large Paper second issue with half-title. xiii i errata 187 pp. 8vo 9 x 5-7/8 inches. LARGE PAPER. Byron's first regularly published book following the privately printed Fugitive Pieces and Poems on Various Occasions. This copy has the second issue points as follows: leaf D3 i.e. pp 21-22 is not a cancel; p. 114 'Thunder' in spelled correctly; p. 171 numbered as 71; and p. 181 has 'The' correctly printed in the penultimate line. Wise I p. 8; Randolph pp. 9-10 thinks this is a forgery S. & J. Ridge unknown books
1937403107London: William Heinemann 1937. 8vo 220 x 145 mm; 8 x 5¾ in. 431 pages. Black-and-white plates. Original cloth; dust jacket. Dampstaining to jacket and covers. Provenance: Paul Robeson; Huntly Carter ca 1862-1942 British writer and critic of performing and visual arts; Herbert P. J. Marshall 1906-1991 British writer filmmaker theater designer and director; Robert Hollister. FIRST EDITION PAUL ROBESON'S COPY signed by him on the pastedown. Paul Robeson's copy signed by him on the pastedown. Robeson was a contemporary of Coward's and had great success in England after his 1928 performance in Show Boat where he established the definitive version of "Old Man River." Paul and his wife Essie first met Coward in 1926 probably introduced by their mutual friend Rebecca West. Essie's diaries reveal that she saw Coward a great deal during the winter of 1930-31 when he was the recipient of her woes about her marital difficulties with Robeson. "His attentions were evident from a letter Robeson wrote to Essie in January 1931: 'I had a talk with NC. We talked frankly as he said he knew all the facts. He was noncommittal and rightly so. After all his business with you is your concern not mine.' Robeson's biographer. Martin Duberman found 'no evidence of a sexual affair. Nonetheless the oblique reference in Paul Robeson's letter leaves the matter in doubt.' Essie and Noël 'stopped traffic' when they arrived together at the NAACP . annual ball at the Savoy" Philip Hoare Noël Coward: A Biography. Laid-in: Playbill for Coward's Present Laughter at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. A fine association copy. . <br/><br/> William Heinemann hardcover books
1973320089New York: Chappell 1973. 2 vols. 4to. Wareppers VG. 2 vols. 4to. INSCRIBED. Inscribed in both volumes to Todd on his 23rd birthday by Noel. Chappell unknown books
195632321London: Heinemann 1956. First edition. Blue cloth slight foxing else a fine copy in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Coward to his great friend Gladys Calthrop nicknamed by him "Blackheart" or "Blackie" "for Blackie with love / Noel". Calthrop designed the sets and costumes for many of Coward's plays. <br/><br/> Heinemann hardcover books
1957320090New York: The Macmillan Company 1957. First Amertican Edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. VG in VG dustjacket. First Amertican Edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. WITH DRAWING. The Macmillan Company unknown books
1965232245Montreux Switzerland 1965. Black and white gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches. Matted and framed. Black and white gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches. The Wingèd Coward. A famous image of the playwright in his Swiss chalet taken by the celebrated Swiss photographer Horst Tappe INSCRIBED to the novelist aka "Patrick Quentin" and librettist HUGH WHEELER who wrote the book for musicals SWEENEY TODD A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and CANDIDE:<br/><br/>"For Hugh<br/>"with my love<br/>Noël unknown books
193059412New York 1930. 1 vols. Black and white photograph 9 x 7 1/4 with archival matt framed. Photographer's studio stamp on reverse. Framed. 1 vols. Black and white photograph 9 x 7 1/4 with archival matt framed. Photographer's studio stamp on reverse. The Master. Beautifully composed portrait of Noel Coward at his most suave and debonair by the noted photographer of society and stage. unknown books
196022519ELos Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1960. Original 132 page revised first draft shooting script with color rewrite pages for the film Snow White and the Three Stooges written by Noel Langley and Elwood Ullman dated October 24 1960 and November 10 1960. Bradbound. Fine copy in printed studio covers. The film was directed by Walter Lang and Frank Taschlin. With two 8’ x 10†black & white stills from the film - one showing all three Stooges and Edson Stroll as Prince Charming and the other of Stroll about to kiss the sleeping Carol Heiss as Snow White. Both stills are in uniformly fine condition with the one of Edson & Heiss showing two sets of very minor staple holes at the margin. This comic retelling of the classic fairy tale tells the story of an ice-skating Snow White who is forced to flee from her jealous stepmother played by Patricia Medina with the Three Stooges substituting for the Seven Dwarves. The film was released in the U.S. on May 26 1961 in Philadelphia PA. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
194034434'Oak Knoll': Privately Printed 1940. 1st editions. Cf Fleck Catalogue 86 B.15 - B.32. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copies 4 to R. W. Chapman presumed to be Newton's fellow Johnsonian Robert William Chapman. Blue paper wrappers. Cord tie. Housed in a custom blue quarter morocco clam-shell case. Lot is ranges from VG 1921 - Nr Fine 1940. Case is VG. Divers paginations. A few booklets are illustrated. 12mo. <br/><br/>The 13 Christmas booklets are: 'Madame Thrale Piozzi' 1921 inscribed 'Leech Drawing' 1923 'John Mytton' inscribed 1924 'My Library' 1926 'Reprimand' 1927 'Nelson' 1928 'I Want!' inscribed 1932 'Ascot' inscribed 1933 'Trollope Society' 1934 'Pope Poetry & Portrait' 1936 'Christmas Greetings' 1937 'George Dyer' 1938 including printed note on orange paper regarding coming year 1939 & 'A Letter From England' 1940. Privately Printed unknown books
280169Chez Bertrand. unbound. Stipple engraving. Image size 27.5 x 19.5 inches. Sheet size 30.25 x 23 inches. Expert repairs and lined image loss to lower right corner. Stamp at lower right corner.<br/><br/> Fabulous oversize portrait of Charles Philippe the Count of Artois - later Charles X of France. He was known as a charming frivolous and impulsive King and before the Revolution as a Count he was a close friend of Marie Antoinette. Text reads 'S.A. Royale Monsieur Charles-Philippe de France Comte d'Artois Colonel-General de Garde Nationale. Ne a Versailles le 9 Octobre 1757'. Henri Buguet a French historical and portrait painter was born at Fresne in 1761. He was a pupil of Jacques Louis David and painted in 1817 for the château of Pau 'Francis I. knighted by Bayard.' His portraits of Louis XVIII and Charles X have been engraved by Bertrand. He died in Paris about 1833. Hard to find.<br/><br/> Chez Bertrand unknown books
184841192London: Longman & Co. 1848. 8vo 17.1 cm 6.75". iv pp; 16 double-sided col. plts. <br><br>First edition of this Victorian interpretation of a medieval book of meditations: Biblical miracles delicately calligraphed and => framed in 32 vividly illustrated chromolithographed illuminated borders. The main figures were adapted from the Old Masters and the decorative details "all strictly original and not borrowed" according to the artist p. ii a successful illustrator with particular interests in natural history numismatics and classical and medieval studies.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Publisher's boards of papier-mâché and black plaster molded to resemble a medieval carved binding each cover with six figural medallions surrounded by a border of interlaced vines and strapwork incorporating small creatures; spine with embossed title edges and turn-ins with gilt roll. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Ray Illustrator and the Book in England 232. Binding as above small red shelfmark at foot of spine; corners and spine extremities chipped one small chip to outer edge of back panel design one very unobtrusive break in inner frame of front panel design nicely refurbished. Sewing loosening as is common with last leaf separated and previous one threatening; pages gently age-toned with occasional minor smudging in margins; text pages not plate pages foxed. => A striking binding and equally striking color-printing. Longman & Co. hardcover books
184822423London: Longman 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Black leather spine papier mache boards decorated in blind. Aeg. Very good. Unpaginated. 17 x 12 cm. Thirty two chromolithographed plates. The author a British illustrator naturalist entomologist and numismatist took advantage of the Victorian craze for for gift books as well as aquariums providing practical instruction for creating them at home. This work exemplifies the former as GORDON N. RAY 232 notes in his Chromolithography section: "'Not content merely to imitate his medieval predecessors he created fresh designs in their spirit thus producing the most attractive of chromolithographic books." Chips to upper cover corners last two text leaves Remarks of the Illuminator toned T. Bowler book label Manchester and gift inscription dated 1849. Longman hardcover books
1941722London: np 1941. No Binding. Fine. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Noel Coward with content pertaining to theater. Addressed to a young admirer Robert Bishop Coward writes: "I was very interested to get your nice letter. I had a miniature theater when I was younger than you & I have never forgotten all the pleasure it gave me. "I think taken all round it is a good plan to go to a training school such as Italia Conti - although I did not do so myself. I rather advise it as it is so much easier to get an opening through a school than on one's own. Anyway all good luck to you. "Yours Sincerely signed Noel Coward" Quarto 8x10 in. one sheet recto and verso 1.5 written pages; folds otherwise fine. WITH: Three letters three sheets total on Coward's letterhead to Robert Bishop from Lorn Lorraine Coward's secretary. np unknown books
1958152343N.p.: N.p. 1958. Collection of four vintage matte-finish borderless candid photographs of Jeanne Moreau on the set of the 1958 French film noir.<br/><br/>The film's new cinematic realism was both indebted and pivotal to the French New Wave and skyrocketed the career of actress Jeanne Moreau whose disaffected makeup-less performance was the scandal of Paris for months following the film's release. <br/><br/>12 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine some light corner and edgewear. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 335. Buss French Film Noir. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Grant US. Selby US. N.p. unknown books
