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19779002271Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Gunter Böhmer. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Translation by Lafcadio Hearn and others. Chosen and with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrations from water-colors by Gunter Böhmer. Bound in the publisher's original red composition leather with the covers and spine stamped in gilt. Four raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. <br/><br/> Easton Press hardcover books
196355095London: Limited Editions Club 1963. No 1461 of 1500 copies. Bohmer Gunter. 8vo. pp. xii 472. Translated by Lafcadio Hearne and others with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrated by Gunter Bohmer. Signed on the colophon by the artist. Light blue cloth with tan cloth labels applied front and spine stamped in gilt. Monthly letter of the Club laid in. About as new in box covered with marbled paper. The colophon reads; "This edition of the tales of Maupassant was designed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club by Francis Meynell. The illustrations were drawn by Gunter Bohmer. The text was composed & printed in London at The Curwen Press There are fifteen hundred copies of which this is number 1461 and it is here signed by the artist Gunter Bohmer Limited Editions Club unknown books
1993277090Norwalk: Easton 1993. hardcover. fine. Legrand Edy. Illustrated by Edy Legrand. 216 pages. Thin 8vo gilt stamped blue leather a.e.g. Easton Press 1993. Fine.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
1998117382Edgewater FL: JEN Press 1998. cloth title gilt-stamped on spine and front cover dust jacket. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.4 x 4.8 cm. cloth title gilt-stamped on spine and front cover dust jacket. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies signed by publisher J. Ed Newman Bradbury JEN Press 13. Presentation from Newman to Donn Sanford. Frontispiece and illustrations in text hand colored. JEN Press unknown books
1920WRCLIT46406Paris: Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 1920. Printed wrappers. Engraved frontispiece by Georges le Meilleur woodcut head and tail- pieces. Very good. First edition with the text edited by Ad. Van Bever. One of 1750 numbered copies on Rives from a total edition of 1910. Very good or better. TALVART & PLACE MAUPASSANT 57. Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre unknown books
1998117388Edgewater FL: JEN Press 1998. cloth title stamped on spine and front cover dust jacket. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.2 x 4.8 cm. cloth title stamped on spine and front cover dust jacket. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies signed by publisher J. Ed Newman on colophon Bradbury JEN Press 12. Presentation by Newman to Donn Sanford on front free endpaper. Biographical sketch of Maupassant by Newman. JEN Press unknown books
1952110461New York: Limited Editions Club 1952. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Translated from the French by Marjorie Laurie. illustrations by Edy Legrand. Many hand- colored photogravures. 216pp. Tall 8vo leather-backed marbled boards leather label on spine marbled board slipcase. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Near Fine.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies. Owner's bookplate.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
1989154787New York: Xanadu 1989. Octavo boards. First edition mixed issue with Xanadu imprint on title page and Carroll & Graf binding and jacket. Collects thirty-one macabre tales selected translated and introduced by Arnol Kellett with foreword by Ramsey Campbell. Pulp paper text block tanned a fine copy in fine dust jacket. #154787 Xanadu unknown books
1963Embry 70961Limited Editions Club 1963. Limited edition one of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. Fine in fine publisher's slipcase with some rubbing to upper and lower panel. Illus. by Gunter Bohmer. Limited Editions Club, 1963. Limited edition, one of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. unknown books
192329779New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very good only dust jacket missing a quarter inch chip at top of spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
196819062604New York: The Limited Editions Club 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Lamotte Bernard. No 351 of 1500 quarto size 279 pp. signed by Bernard Lamotte with LEC Monthly Newsletter and Announcement. French writer Guy de Maupassant 1850-1893 best known for his short stories written in a naturalist style presents a story of power and corruption in "Bel-Ami"; one of Maupassant's few novels the story has been adapted numerous times to the screen and stage.<br/><br/>Illustrating this publication by the Limited Editions Club is French artist Bernard Lamotte 1903-1983 whose paintings have a dark energy matching the tone of deceit and political urgency in the text; Lamotte was also friends with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry best known for writing and illustrating "Le Petit Prince" and many of his aviation books were illustrated by Lamotte.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full blue cloth gilt lettering and line drawings and ruled borders in white on the front board and spine top edge gilt frontispiece a full-colour illustration by Bernard Lamotte title page in red and black full-page full-colour illustrations by Lamotte throughout; monotype Fournier cream-white Curtis wove paper quarto size 11.5" by 8.5" pagination: i-iv v-ix x-xi 1-2 3-266 267 1 colophon one of 1500 copies this number 351 signed by Bernard Lamotte on the colophon. With the announcement one sheet and LEC Monthly Newsletter one sheet folded once to make four pages with horizontal crease for mailing. In a glassine wrapper housed in a slipcase covered in purple paper with cream paper along the edges and line drawing ruled border and lettering on the spine.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean crisp as new. The announcement and Monthly Newsletter are fine clean and without wear. The glassine wrapper is fine clean without wear but for very light wear at the corners. The slipcase is fine strong and sturdy clean but for a few stray marks without wear with light sunning to the edges of the purple paper and light soiling to the bottom edge.<br/><br/>___CITATION: LEC Bibliography no. 405.<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. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
192429822New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very good to near fine dust jacket evenly tanned at spine panel with a one-inch closed tear at bottom of spine but with virtually no paper loss. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
195239574New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. 1st edition thus Newman & Wiche 226. LIMITED to 1500 copies of which this is no. 760. Quarter-bound white sheepskin spine maroon leather title label over dark green marbled paper boards. Marbled paper slipcase white printed paper title label to spine. Light wear to spine slight wear to slipcase. A Nr Fine copy in a VG slipcase. xiv 216 2 pp. Color frontis dry-brush & watercolor drawings by Legrand. 8vo. 11" x 7-1/8" <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
195122543Paris: La Trireme. 1951. Softcover. #181 of 200 unbound signatures laid into wrap some foxing throughout fine wraps. The marbled-paper covered clamshell box is sunned and soiled on one edge but still quite nice. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . La Trireme paperback books
192629780New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1926. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very good only dust jacket chipped at top of spine with some soiling/ darkening to spine panel. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192329821New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket evenly tanned at spine panel. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192429816New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket slighlty browned at spine panel with a couple minor closed tears. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192229782New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1922. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket a little tanned at spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192329781New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket a little soiled at spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1888015838Paris: Maison Quantin 1888. Limited Edition. Small Quarto. # 359/1000 copies 381pp. illustrated by Jules AugustHabert Dys frontispiece etching by E. Abot bound in original pictorial wraps plain paper wrapper used for protection. The etcher Felix Bracquemond discovered a volume of the Japanese artist Hokusai's sketches and soon became an early and fierce proponent of all things Japanese. Edouard Manet and Jules August Habert-Dys were among the artists he influenced with his avid admiration for Japanese creations or Japonism which soon became known as an art form. Maison Quantin unknown books
192429819New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a superb fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192429820New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a superb fine dust jacket faintly creased at spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192529818New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a superb fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192529812New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a superb fine dust jacket . <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192529783New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very nearly fine dust jacket . <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books