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165656236Amsterdam: Elzevir 1656. Modern ink gift inscription on verso of title lacks front free endpaper. 12mo. 404pp. Engraved title. Contemporary vellum manuscript lettering on spine. Provenance: Princes of Liechtenstein bookplate. Willems 1193; Copinger 186; Brunet I 633; Berghman 1408; Berghman Supplement 332; Rahir 1216; Tchemerzine I 427. <br/><br/> Elzevir hardcover books
1900UDEBHON00CZCPeter Fenelon Collier & Son 1900. Very Good. de Balzac Honore. Honore de Balzac in Twenty-five Volumes: The First Complete Translation into English. New York: Peter Fenelon Collier & Son 1900. Illustrated. 8vo. 3/4 burgundy leather with gilt lettering on spines. Book condition: Very good with small chips and tears in heads of backstrips. Lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Previous owner's name written on front pastedown of Volume XI. Peter Fenelon Collier & Son hardcover books
192919310Paris and London: Le Livre Du Bibliophile Georges Briffaut Editeur 1929. 113 pages some unopened; Limited edition No. 272 "Trois cent quatre-vingt-quinze exemplaires sur Velin d'Arches Contenant L'Etat Definitif des Eaux-Fortes"; title page printed in red and black nice decorative red & black initial ornamentation; Imprime par Coulouma Maitre Imprimeur a Argenteuil H. Bathelemy Etant Directeur; plates printed by Les Ateliers De Leblanc et Trautmann; French text throughout; tissue-guarded frontispiece engraving as are all the illustrations in the text; large format 12 1/4" x 8 1/2" approx. size wide margins; original printed stiff paper wrap covers; some edge tips wear to the wraps soiling chipping to ends of spine; contents in very good condition outstanding illustrations. Very Good. Illus. by Fernand Hertenberger. Le Livre Du Bibliophile Georges Briffaut, Editeur paperback books
1925122339Paris: Rene Kieffer 1925. Softcover. VG. H. Grand'Aigle. Off-white illus. wraps; 53 pp.; Profuse color illustrations one or more per page. Text in French; Title roughly translated is The Danger of Being Too Innocent; Vivid and whimsical illustrations; Number 441 of 500 copies in this edition. Rene Kieffer paperback books
1953172331Kentfield: L.D. Allen PRess 1953. hardcover. near fine. Decorative title page and 4 other colored woodcuts by Mallette Dean. Printed throughout in blue and black. 55 leaves handsomely printed in letterpress. 8vo two-toned marbled boards uncut edges. Kentfield CA: L-D Allen Press 1953. Limited edition of only 160 copies. Small ink inscription inside cover otherwise a near fine copy.<br/><br/> L.D. Allen PRess unknown books
1902Embry 174110The Renaissance Society 1902. The Renaissance Edition number 3 of 6 copies for members only. Spine and edges sunned a shade to soft brown else fine. Seven plates including frontis in two states one state of which is hand colored hand colored title page. Full plum crushed morocco exquisitely and elaborately stamped in gilt with green and cream leather onlays and with hand colored inset to verso of front board withing gilt dentelles. The Renaissance Society, 1902. The Renaissance Edition, number 3 of 6 copies for members only. hardcover books
1938122371Paris: Editions Valere 1938. Softcover. VG Light wear to extremities. Guyot. Off-white wraps; Dark yellow dj. with color plate affixed to front cover; 60 pp.; 27 color illustrations. Text in French; Balzac's short story Passion in the Desert in English wonderfully and vividly illustrated by Guyot; No. 427 of 500 copies in this edition. Editions Valere paperback books
195319052011Kentfield: The L D Allen Press 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Dean Mallette. One of 160 copies octavo size 55 pp. The thirteenth publication from The Allen Press this story by Honore de Balzac 1799-1850 was originally titled "Maitre Cornelius" and first appeared in 1831 in the "Revue de Paris"; it was published in book form in 1832. Balzac was a prolific French novelist and playwright perhaps best remembered today for "Eugénie Grandet" his first bestseller; in this famous wayward love story set in fifteenth-century France Marie de Saint-Vallier daughter of Louis XI is unhappily married and becomes entangled in an unusual love affair. <br/><br/>The book features four wood engravings by the incomparable Mallette Dean 1907-1975 painter and illustrator who worked for most of his career in San Francisco on projects such as the WPA Mural Project the murals in Coit Tower and for fifteen years illustrated books for the Grabhorn Press and other Bay-Area presses such as the Allens'. Dorothy Allen hand-colours each wood engraving bringing a bright simplicity to the scenes of the story.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter blue paper with marbled paper boards red lettering on the spine fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with wood-engraved historiated initial "T" by Mallette Dean with hand-colouring by Dorothy Allen running heads in blue throughout four wood engravings by Dean with hand-colouring by Allen throughout; Romanee type handmade Highclere paper octavo size 9" by 5.75" pagination: i-v vi-lv one of 160 copies unnumbered. With prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down. In publisher's original acetate wrapper.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright; some faint sunning to the spine an Ex-Libris on the front pastedown of James Wilson Mull else fine. The acetate wrapper is near fine clean with some light scuff marks without wear but for small chips to the corners and a very small closed tear to the head of the spine.<br/><br/>___CITATION: The Allen Press Bibliography no. 13.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge 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 L D Allen Press hardcover books
25444Paris: Flammarion vd. 6 vols. 8vo. Uniformly bound in half brown morocco and marbled boards gilt spine. Fine copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Flammarion unknown books
1923041495Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier 1923. Hardcover Vellum. Near Fine Condition. A. Robida. In a Chivers style binding of full painted vellum with ties and added paste paper endpapers with an elaborate scene on the front cover and decorative leather hinges laid on. Undated ca. 1923 - with full page and vignette illustrations by Robida. Slight browning soiling and warping to vellum fading to one corner of the cover of volume 2 slight damage to one of the leather hinges. Overall a fine and unique binding. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrator: A. Robida. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Poetry. Inventory No: 041495. <br/><br/> Editions Jules Tallandier hardcover books
1901008011London: Downey & Co. Limited 1901. SCARCE in fine binding and such lovely condition. Both volumes stamped "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London England for Gelber Lilienthal Inc.". Handsomely bound in half polished blue calf ruled in gilt over marbled boards the backs with two calf labels lettered in gilt and four gilt stamped fleurs-de-lys in gilt ruled boxes top edges gilt marbled end papers. Near Fine light rubbing to boards at edges. Interior pages quite clean. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Downey & Co., Limited Hardcover books
1878008010London: Richard Bentley and Son 1878. SCARCE in fine binding and such lovely condition. Both volumes stamped "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London England for Gelber Lilienthal Inc.". Handsomely bound in half polished blue calf ruled in gilt over marbled boards the backs with two calf labels lettered in gilt and four gilt stamped fleurs-de-lys in gilt ruled boxes top edges gilt marbled end papers. Near Fine light toning at pages nearest frontispiece engraving Vol. I and facsimile letter Vol. II light rubbing to boards at edges. Interior pages quite clean. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Richard Bentley and Son Hardcover books
194422239Paris: L'Enseigne De La Trireme. 1944. Softcover. Unbound signatures laid into printed wraps #18 of only 25 copies from an edition of only 125 copies with Colucci's illuminations hand-colored by Ferrariello on Auvergne rag paper with extra suite of black and white illustrations at rear. A stunning book. Fine. In very good hardcover chemise and box. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . L'Enseigne De La Trireme paperback books
1855145459Paris: Ez Bureaux de la Societe Generale de Librairie 1855. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VG Average wear and age to outer surfaces and edges; "extra" title block on spine is lifting slightly; hinges are only a tad loose; some limited foxing throughout the book; otherwise this one's in great shape for its age. Tan boards with brown leather spine gilt letters and decoration on spine blue marbled flyleaves 614 pp. 425 BW illus. housed in a library's custom archival box. An early and very nice edition of Balzac's "droll stories" well illustrated by French artist Gustave Dore 1832-1883. An old book in terrific shape and protected by a library's archival box. Ez Bureaux de la Societe Generale de Librairie hardcover books
1991145836Paris: Pierre Grise Productions 1991. Collection of 5 vintage borderless photographs from the 1991 film including one of Jacques Rivette and Emmanuelle Beart on the set. <br/><br/>Inspired by Balzac's novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" Jacques Rivette's "La Belle Noiseuse" "The Beautiful Troublemaker" is a masterful 4 hour study of the creative process and the emotional tolls taken on artist model and family. <br/><br/>A once famous now reclusive painter Frenhofer Piccoli and his wife Liz Jane Birkin are visited by a young artist Nicolas David Bursztein and his girlfriend Marianne Beart. Frenhofer is inspired to take up work on a painting "La Belle Noiseuse" he abandoned a decade earlier with Marianne replacing the former model Liz. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Assas Herault France. <br/><br/>One photograph 5 x 7 inches remaining four photographs 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine very light edgewear. <br/><br/>Cannes Palme d'Or Nominee 1991. Cannes Grand Prix 1991. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert III. Pierre Grise Productions unknown books
1902263396Paris: Ch. Carrington 1902. One of 245 copies this being copy 192. Illustrations by Leon Lebegue hand colored. 1 vols. 8vo. Full navy blue morocco signed by Granghaud with double marbled endpapers in a slipcase covered with marbled paper boards. Outer joints cracked text itself is fine. Slipcase shows wear to all edges and some joints split. One of 245 copies this being copy 192. Illustrations by Leon Lebegue hand colored. 1 vols. 8vo. From the press of Charles Carrington notorious publisher of erotic literature. Balzac's tale of the King's mistress illustrated in the style of a medieval manuscript by Léon Lebègue. Carteret V-19 Ch. Carrington unknown books
1842045839Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin 1842. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Grandville. Two volumes in contempoary leather backed boards wear at edges old repairs at corners some rubbing in spots very sound overall. Scattered mostly minor foxing throughout including to the plates a few minor stains and tears endpapers stained and with a neat pencil illustration of a boat on the front endpaper; a very good set overall with 201 full page plates and vignette illustrations throughout. 386pp; 390pp table. One of Grandville's most likable creations. Size: Quarto 4to. 2-volume set complete. Illustrator: Grandville. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 045839. <br/><br/> J. Hetzel et Paulin hardcover books
1924147892Leipzig: Insel Verlag 1924. hardcover. very good. In Germand. Deutsche Ausgabe in Zehn Banden. 10 volumes. Frontispiece tall 12mo flexible red leather with gilt-decorated spines with green labels some corners are a bit bumped and darkened; front outer hinge of volume 4 repaired else very good top edge gilt. Leipzig: Insel Verlag 1924-1926. Very good.<br/><br/> Insel Verlag unknown books
1904255158London: Abbeville 1904. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes illustrations with tissue guards. 8vo handsomely rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco decoratively gilt spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie: Privately Printed 1899. A near fine set.<br/><br/> Limited edition one of 100 copies on Imperial Japan Paper.<br/><br/> Abbeville unknown books
1926028182Paris: Impr. Curcros et Colas Rene Kieffer Editor 1926. Limited Edition. Octavo. No pagination. Limited to 500 copies of which this a "Reserve copy" for H. Monnier and signed by the publisher Rene Kieffer. Pochoir art was at its height in Paris in the early 20th Century and no publisher produced more of them than Rene Kieffer. One of the masters of the art form was Jean-Paul Quint 1884-1953 who used this technique in illustrating Balzac's work. The stunning pochoir are often spread out over two pages creating a "stage" for the text which is entirely in French. Custom made paper with watermark on title page and other pages with "Editions Rene Kieffer". From 1922 to 1928 La Quint and Kieffer worked together creating some of the finest books aimed at the bibliophile collector limited editions of Blaise Cendars see the Morgan copy. the Voltaire as well as the Balzac versions. The process of creating each work has been well described and today it is considered too costly both in time and materials to produce. A stunning copy bound in self jacketed wrappers lettered and decorated in red black blue olive and white. An absolute fine copy. Impr. Curcros et Colas, Rene Kieffer, Editor unknown books
1845WRCLIT29295Paris: Publie par J. Hetzel 1845. Two volumes. Thick quarto. 19th century three quarter crimson morocco raised bands spines gilt extra t.e.g. Profusely illustrated with plates and vignettes in text the large majority being after drawings by Gavarni. Very shallow snag at crown of one spine light occasional rubbing at edges otherwise a large generally clean largely untrimmed set. First editions of this ambitious undertaking featuring contributions by Balzac Sue Sand Stendahl Musset Nodier Gautier Nerval and many others preceded by a general history of the city by Theophile Lavallee. The over two hundred wood-engraved plates are based on Gavarni's drawings and Ray lauds them as being "of even greater interest than the 320 wood engravings of his OEUVRES CHOISIES.The engraving is superior for the most part and they are new conceptions not versions of his lithographs.His designs make LE DIABLE A PARIS the culmination of the Romantic tradition of DIABLERIE which began with the lithographic albums of the 1820s. It is also the last of the big books of collaborative illustration." RAY 236. CARTERET III:203-7. Publie par J. Hetzel hardcover books
1904174914London: Abbeville 1904. Private. hardcover. fine. Tall thick 8vo handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco raised bands and gilt ruled lines on spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. London: Privately Printed 1904. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Abbeville unknown books
1876WRCLIT17928Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1876. Twenty-four volumes. Large octavo. Contemporary calf and marbled boards ribbon markers. Binder's blanks tanned a few spines have small nicks or rubs occasional minor foxing but a very good set. The important "Edition Definitive" concluding with the volume of correspondence 1819-1850. TALVART & PLACE I p.176. Michel Levy Freres hardcover books
164864600First English Edition of Balzac's "The Prince" BALZAC Jean Louis Guez. The Prince. Written in French.Now Translated into English. London: Printed for M. Meighen and G. Bedell 1648. First English edition. Twelvemo 5 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches; 130 x 73 mm. 82 15 163-326 pp. Bound without final errata leaf. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in modern full tan calf. Spine lettered in gilt. Dentelles in blind. Some light worming to top outer margin of leaves E9-K3 not affecting text. Fore-edge lightly soiled and chipped. Overall a very good copy. Balzac has been acclaimed for his prose innovations which lent a somewhat mannered precision and clarity to French letters. He is also credited with the development of a French national style of prose writing. That is his emphasis on the "idiomatic elements" of the French language contributed significantly to "the development of the language on national lines" Encyclopedia Britannica 1913 p. 301. Balzac's fame can be attributed primarily to his great abilities as a letter writer and to the publication of a collection of Lettres 1634. Originally written as an eulogy of Louis XIII The Prince was published in 1631 and contains two substantial letters together fifty-six pages in length written to Cardinal Richelieu. He was elected to the Academy FranÃaise in 1634. Wing B615 ESTC R32936 HBS 64600. $1250 Printed for M. Meighen and G. Bedell unknown books
19112094Paris: Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne 1911. Special copy from an edition of 150 copies on Arches paper this copy with an original charcoal drawing signed by Jeanniot and two "bons a tirer" etchings of the drawing which is hors texte in chapter 7 together with a blue sheet that is filled out by hand noting the name of the collector for whom this copy was printed. Bound by David: full olive green morocco with purple border onlay between two triple gilt fillet borders on front and back panel top edge gilt seven gilt borders on turn-ins watered chestnut sil spine panelled raised bands with author and title in gilt onlay of purple morocco with triple gilt fillets in each panel replicating design on panel spine faded to tan tiny bit of rubbing on bottom spine edge else fine; original wrappers bound in; binding signed on lower front turn-in "David" and dated "1914." Page size: 11-3/8" x 8-1/8". A handsome binding on a lovely book lavishly illustrated with full page etchings and many etchings in-texte. Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne unknown books
