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1933CNJL365Chelsea: The Ashendene Press 1933. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Raverat Gwendolen; Hewitt Graily. Quarto size 171 pp. one of 290 copies with an ANS by St. John Hornby text in French. Limited edition of 290 copies printed on paper unnumbered plus 20 printed on vellum; laid in are i a short ANS on Shelley House letterhead from St. John Hornby to the original owner of the book thanking him for payment and stating "I too feel sad at the thought that this is practically my last book"; and ii the original order form blank on vellum.<br/><br/>Numerous versions of the story of Daphnis and Chloe have been published and the story continues to enthrall readers. This version the final book published by the Ashendene Press other than their own bibliography is one of the loveliest: the woodcuts by Gwendolen Raverat the marginal notes in red and the initial capitals filled in by hand by Graily Hewitt all form a harmonious whole that pleases the eye and the mind. <br/><br/>The translation of Jacques Amyot published in 1559 was the first vernacular edition and remains widely used. Many of us are familiar with the sad tale of the first printing of this book which had to be destroyed due to the sheets having been packed before the ink had sufficiently dried; deeming the results unworthy of the Press Hornby ordered all but 10 specimen copies to be destroyed and the entire book re-printed.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Original binding of green paper boards with a vellum back and vellum tips with a gold stamp on the cover being a vignette of Daphnis and Chloe with some lambs encircled with greenery fore- and bottom edges uncut plain endpapers title page in red and black the 26 woodcut illustrations scattered throughout the text text in French red marginal notes throughout blue initials and paragraph indicators printed in Ptolemy type on Batchelor paper; quarto size just over 10" tall pagination: i-iv being the half-title and title pages i-iv being the Editor's Preface 1-162 colophon page. The ANS is on a small sheet approximately 8" by 5" headed "Shelley House / Chelsea Embankment S.W. 3." and has a hand-written note covering the front and about a third of the back dated 1 June 1934 and signed "C St.J Hornby"; the blank order form is printed on vellum is approximately 7.25" by 5" printing in red and black setting forth the prices for the copies on paper 6 guineas and on vellum 40 guineas. The volume is lacking the original slipcase but is housed in a custom drop-back box of gold cloth with a parchment spine gilt lettering and rules on the spine lined with ivory paper.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: The volume could almost be called fine it has a strong square text block solid hinges perfectly straight corners with no rubbing the interior is clean and bright and it is entirely free of prior owner markings; there is some extremely minor edgewear else fine. The ANS has two horizontal original folds else fine; the order form has a few extremely shallow creases else fine; and the custom box has some light offsetting from the green boards on the lining paper else fine.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Ashendene Press Bibliography XXXIX.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us 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. The Ashendene Press hardcover books
1949D14047Paris: Jourde et Allard 1949. Limited Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Green cloth portfolio with paper spine label in decorative paper slipcase; contains illustrated wraps in glassine with loose gatherings as issued of text and illustrations. Number 33 from a limited edition of 25 copies on Rives paper from a larger limitation of 125 copies with an additional suite of plates and 3 original drawings tipped onto a glassine-protected plate. Cloth portfolio rubbed; spine sunned; spine label chipped. Tiny faint speck of staining on front panel of glassine otherwise dust jacket wraps and contents are fine. In lightly scuffed and worn slipcase. A lavish production. <br/><br/> Jourde et Allard paperback
1925mon0000023607London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. Hardbound VERY GOOD illustrated in color by John Austen with the DJ GOOD and with the original glassine GOOD. London: Geoffrey Bles hardcover
194823422Lausanne 1948. Les pastorales. Eines von 10 Expl.nicht für den Handel bestimmt mermod 8°. br. Literatur unknown
1998__3598719329K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Co 1998. Paperback. New. 130 pages. French language. 9.21x6.14x0.38 inches. K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Co paperback
1954002315Paris: Manuel Bruker 1954. First Limited Edition. Wraps. Very Good. No. 12 of 20. With a folio of three original ink drawings signed by Vertes a folio of 10 engravings that were rejected for use in the book proper and a suite of all the engravings used in the book. This copy is also inscribed by the artist to the collector/owner which is not something called for in the limitation. 204 pp. Stylistically the Hungarian-American Vertes brought a loose near-abstraction sensibility to what nonetheless remained lucidly representational art. He executed his images with a spare economy while keeping his lines fluid and flowing. At times his output could look slapdash and improvisational; this effect though splendidly captured the emphemeral moment in an ever-changing scene and we can sense easily movement and motion. Vertes was a modernist very much of his time and place. His was an oeuvre that dared to please the average man and thus his work decorate such places as the lobby of the Carlyle Hotel in New York. Vertes was also a costume designer who won an Academy Award for his art direction and costume designs in the movie "Moulin Rouge" released in 1952. <br/><br/> Manuel Bruker paperback books
1934002243France 1934. First Edition presumed. Wraps made of 18th Century French Vellum Documents. Near Fine. No text with fifteen color lithographed plates of a softcore sensibility with nudity. The only words in the story proper is the title rendered in Cyrillic. The illustrations are far from lewd yet do have a delicious kitschy quality of the second-rate book illustration and they were in their time meant to give the viewer a frisson of excitement from partaking of something mildly naughty and taboo. The illustrations feel anachronistic fitting more squarely in the twentieth century than the classical world being portrayed but perhaps that is also their charm. No one could find the illustrations pretentious or overblown and if nothing else they do capture a simplicity and innocence that are at the core of the tale. Perhaps the most special aspect of the booklet is the wraps or outer wraps to be precise made up of two sheets of vellum documents from the mid-18th century that may have come from a Royal Archive. These sheets were clearly meant to conceal the erotic contents. One of the documents is signed Besnard P and is a letter dated 25 9bre 1734 with a seal of the city of Rouen. Back to the Daphis and Chloe a few of the plates bear a stylized device of what appears to be "LG" and above the date of 1934. <br/><br/> hardcover books
193368500Chelsea: Ashendene Press 1933. First edition. iv 163 pp. Very near fine in decorated paper-covered boards and half vellum. One of 290 of 310 copies. Translated by Messiere J. Amot. Illustrated with wood engravings by Gwen Raverat. Chelsea: Ashendene Press, hardcover books
1937017038London: A Zwemmer 1937. First Thus. . Hardcover. Good. First thus limited edition this being no 54 of 250 full vellum with simple gilt titling to spine laced-in ties to joints. Printed on hand-made paper "manufactured by an old process rediscovered by Aristide Maillol". Simple stiff card slipcase. 20.5 13.5cm vi 211p 1 collophon. This copy has been signed by Aristide Maillol to the limitation page. Additionally this copy belonged to Belgian artist and writer E L T Mesens and given to him by Anton Zwemmer with a warm personal inscription to the ffep "Pour mon vieux copain Edward Mesens en toute sympathie A Zwemmer May 28 1946". In 1937 Zwemmer and Roland Penrose bought the London Gallery and Mesens was appointed the gallery's director. Under Mesens' directorship and with Zwemmer's financial backing it became the centrepoint for Surrealism in England with exhibitions of Joan Miro and Picasso both in the gallery and in Zwemmer's shop. A Greek pastoral poem ascribed to Sophist Longus 4th or 5th century AD which tells the story of the tender love of Daphnis and Chloe the children of a goatherd and a shepherd. This being the George Thornley translation of 1657. This copy with 52 illustrations by Maillol title page vignette fifty within the text and one to the collophon printed by Philippe Gonin of Paris. Condition: There is surface fading to the upper board's vellum but otherwise this copy remains in very good solid condition. The pages are clean and the inner binding is secure. The slipcase has slightly dusty edges but is in solid shape. <br/> <br/> A Zwemmer hardcover
19771824W W Norton & Co Inc 1977. Hardcover. Fine. Fine hardcover in dustjacket and in slipcase W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
192570093London: Greffrey blies 1925. First with John Austen illustrations. Hardcover. near fine/very good. Quarto 10 1/4" x 8". Cream cloth withgilt lettering to spine and small design to front cover.In pictorial dust jacket. Some tanning with edge wear to jacket.Twelve color illustrations and decorations by John Austen. Greffrey blies hardcover
1925182188London : Geoffrey Bles 1925. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Marginal scattered foxing. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 199 pages; Physical desc. : 199p. plates : illus. ; 33 cm. Subjects: Ancient Greek literature - translations into English. Classical literature. Daphnis Greek mythology - Fiction. Language: English. London : Geoffrey Bles hardcover
196722577Paris: Editions L. C. L. 1967. Hardcover. #120 of 3000. Gray boards are fine in very slightly worn green box.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Editions L. C. L. hardcover books
1954002315Paris: Manuel Bruker 1954. First Limited Edition. Wraps. Very Good. No. 12 of 20. With a folio of three original ink drawings signed by Vertes a folio of 10 engravings that were rejected for use in the book proper and a suite of all the engravings used in the book. This copy is also inscribed by the artist to the collector/owner which is not something called for in the limitation. 204 pp. Stylistically the Hungarian-American Vertes brought a loose near-abstraction sensibility to what nonetheless remained lucidly representational art. He executed his images with a spare economy while keeping his lines fluid and flowing. At times his output could look slapdash and improvisational; this effect though splendidly captured the emphemeral moment in an ever-changing scene and we can sense easily movement and motion. Vertes was a modernist very much of his time and place. His was an oeuvre that dared to please the average man and thus his work decorate such places as the lobby of the Carlyle Hotel in New York. Vertes was also a costume designer who won an Academy Award for his art direction and costume designs in the movie "Moulin Rouge" released in 1952. Manuel Bruker unknown
1925120538London : Geoffrey Bles 1925. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked fine-ribbed cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Scans and additional detail on request. ; 199 pages; Physical desc. : 199 1 p. plates : ill. ; 33 cm. Wheatley's own copy SIGNED and captioned 'Used by me for. My book 'Mayhem in Greece''. Complete with his distinctive Bookplate. London : Geoffrey Bles hardcover
19252053London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. White cloth hardcover with gilt design on cover slightly soiled. 199 pages SIGNED by John Austin. Internals clean and tight Very Good condition Geoffrey Bles, hardcover
1937193981London: A. Zwemmer 1937. Signed by Aristide Maillol; Numbered 209 of 250. Hardcover. Good Slipcase is worn peeled foxed and smudged with the top open; vellum boards are heavily smudged and darkened; textblock edges are smudged and foxed; interior is super clean; binding is solid. Maillol Aristide. Full white vellum boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a personalized white slipcase that says "for Marion; from Ted 1938." 211 pp. unopened and untrimmed pages; richly illustrated; signature of Maillol in pencil on the final engraved page. Signature page reads "Aristide Maillol engraved with his own hand the wood-cuts which illustrated this book. The text is that of Thornley's translation of 1657 revised and augmented. Philippe Gonin of Paris undertook the achievement of this work and printed it on his hand-press for A. Zwemmer London." Extremely rare. Numbered 209 of 250 numbered signed by Maillol and printed on hand made paper. A. Zwemmer hardcover
1950465224Paris : Editions Nilsson 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback with somewhat worn illustrated crystal dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly dust-dulled with small nicks to front panel joint and both ends of spine. Mild warp from storage with text block remaining tight. Light foxing to preliminary and final leaves only. Plates well-preserved with very minor rippling to margins. A well-preserved copy overall. Physical description; 154 pages 6 leaves of plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Date conjectural. Illustrated with six mounted watercolours by G.P. Joumand. Subjects; Daphnis. Chloé. Greek mythology. Fiction. Pastoral romance. Ancient literature. Greek novel. 2nd century. French edition. Longus. Paris : Editions Nilsson paperback
192337013Paris: Georg & Cie 1923. Fine. Georg & Cie Paris 1923 16.50 x 25.50 cm relié sous étui Illustrated edition with 13 original lithographs by Charles Guérin one of 10 numbered copies on old Japan paper deluxe issue. Full hazelnut morocco binding spine very slightly faded with four raised bands date at foot gilt rolls on caps frame of a gilt fillet on the mint morocco endpapers almond watered silk pastedowns following endpapers of handmade paper double gilt fillets on edges covers and spine preserved all edges gilt slipcase with hazelnut morocco entry handmade paper boards blue felt lining elegant binding signed by Klein. Our copy as stipulated in the print justification is indeed complete with its suite on China paper. Moreover our copy is expanded with an original drawing signed in pencil by Charles Guérin representing the composition illustrating page 13. Very handsome copy perfectly executed. Georg & Cie hardcover
1934117528Paris : Librairie Floury 1934. 265x210mm. 30 illustrations en couleurs reliure demi-maroquin rouge ˆ bandes avec titre dorÂŽ au dos lisse. Plat papier marbrÂŽ. Couverture supÂŽrieure conservÂŽe. Belle reliure rÂŽalisÂŽe par R. Rouiller. TrÂs bel exemplaire hors commerce numÂŽrotÂŽ n.¡ XLVI / C. 1227 Librairie Floury unknown
193139584Paris: Chez l'artiste 1931. Jean Dulac. ONE OF A HANDFUL OF COPIES WITH ALL OF THE ENGRAVINGS BEAUTIFULLY COLORED BY HAND. A wonderful livre d'artiste with 26 ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS most lightly erotic BY JEAN DULAC. From a total edition of 340 numbered copies this is ONE OF A FEW COPIES ON FINE RIVES LAID PAPER IN WHICH ALL OF THE ENGRAVINGS WERE BEAUTIFULLY COLORED BY HAND FOR A GROUP OF COLLECTORS. The colophon / limitation statement in these copies ends with a printed note not included in other copies: "Cet exemplaire est l'un de ceux qui ont été coloriés à la main spécialement pour un groupe d'amateurs." I have seen thousands of livres d'artiste but this is the only time I've ever seen a printed note like this one distinguishing it from virtually all of the other copies of the edition. Large 8vo. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT in the original board chemise and slipcase lightly worn. OF THE GREATEST RARITY WITH THE ENGRAVINGS COLORED BY HAND. And very beautiful. <br/><br/> Chez l'artiste paperback
1977292470New York: Braziller 1977. hardcover. fine/fine. Chagall. Translated by George Moore. With 58 full-page single-sided color illustrations by Marc Chagall. 222 pages. Small folio natural cloth d.w. slipcase. New York: George Braziller 1977. Fine in fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Reprint of the illustrations published by Verve in 1961 here integrated with the text in George Moore's translation.<br/><br/> Braziller unknown books
1939262391939. Paris Le Vasseur et Cie 1939. Un vol. au format pt in-4 293 x 238 mm de 184 pp. en feuilles sous couvertures imprimÂŽe ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs chemise de demi-vÂŽlin ivoire dos lisse titre dorÂŽ sous coffret de plein papier gauffÂŽ crÂme. Tirage unique ˆ 425 exemplaires numÂŽrotÂŽs ; celui-ci comptant parmi les 350 sur grand vÂŽlin d'Arches ˆ la forme. Il s'agrÂŽmente - ici en premier tirage - des dÂŽlicates compositions gravÂŽes et en couleurs par Paul-Emile BÂŽcat. ''Publication recherchÂŽe surtout en grand papier''. in Carteret. ''ElÂve des peintres Gabriel Ferrier et FranÂois Flameng BÂŽcat a exposÂŽ aux Salons des Artistes franÂais ˆ partir de 1913 et obtint le Grand prix de Rome. En 1933 il commence une carriÂre d'illustrateur ˆ la pointe-sÂche et se spÂŽcialise dans les textes galants. Ses nus trÂs soignÂŽs sont recherchÂŽs''. in Osterwalder. Daphnis et ChloÂŽ roman grec est attribuÂŽ ˆ Longus auteur dont on ne sait pour ainsi dire rien. Si ce n'est qu'il pourrait Âtre nÂŽ ˆ Lesbos. Le sujet de Daphnis et ChloÂŽ - InfluencÂŽ par les Idylles de ThÂŽocrite - se distingue pourtant des autres romans grecs de par son dÂŽcor bucolique et lÕironie constante qui prÂŽside au dÂŽroulement de lÕaction. Ce roman pastoral - et chef dÕÃuvre de la poÂŽsie classique - met en exergue le thÂme mythique de lÕexposition des enfants sous lÕantiquitÂŽ. Carteret IV Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile / IllustrÂŽs modernes p. 243 - Osterwalder II Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 84 - BÂŽnÂŽzit I Dictionnaire des peintres p. 558. Coffret prÂŽsentant des marques d'eau. DiscrÂtes rousseurs affectant le dos de la chemise. DiscrÂtes piqžres affectant le premier plat de la couverture papier. TrÂs rares rousseurs dans le texte. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
1925890083London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated edition. Page block fore and lower edges untrimmed. Spine slightly darkened. Small scuff along upper edge of back cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 200 pages . Geoffrey Bles hardcover
193141188New York: Rarity Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Purple cloth with silver stamping fading to extremities in a good to very good edgeworn tan dustjacket with chipping and now in protective mylar. Many illustrations including color frontis all by John Austen. ; MCF04644; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 199 pp . Rarity Press hardcover
