630 résultats
48566Tallinn: "Aktsiooni" Kirjastus 1927-1933. Octavos 16.3 x 12.5 cm. Original pictorial wrappers by Peet Aren Märt Laarman and Jaan Vahtra; 28 4; 60 4; and 63 I pp. Very good or better. Antson 1899-1945 was an Estonian teacher journalist and writer who participated in the "Aktsioon" "Action" literary group and co-published the eponymous series of almanacs 1926 1927 and 1929. In addition to his travel writing Antson was known for his plays which were often leftist and pacifist in orientation. Much of his work was influenced by expressionism and detailed the horrors of war and revolution. This collection of satirical epigrams in three volumes published over six years a final fourth volume appeared in 1946 takes sharp aim at the literary cultural but also political establishment not only in Estonia but in Europe at large witness the "Hitler" epigram in the 1933 collection!. The set also represents a striking cross-section of Estonian modernist design of the late 1920s with one wrapper each designed by Peet Aren 1889-1970 Märt Laarman 1896-1979 and Jaan Vahtra 1882-1947. Laarman was one of the outstanding followers of cubism and constructivism in Estonia. His "numerous book-covers and illustrations present the possibilities of applying such a method in the field of book graphics that is based upon the constructive rhythm of simple and expressive planes. Moreover Laarman was the first to apply the principles of Elementary Typography new at that time in the design of architectonically expressive and homogeneous books" Rein Loodus 21. In addition to his own work Laarman was also instrumental in furthering public awareness of avantgarde art: "Laarman edited and published The Book of New Art 1928 the group's programmatic almanac which helped the public develop a better understanding of the avant-garde" Art of the Baltics 38. Rare; KVK OCLC show a single copy of vol. I at Göttingen of vol. 2 at Helsinki and of vol. 3 at UCLA. unknown books
oct76Piper Books 1979 paperback covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. paperback
1998Q-2880463165Rotovision 1998-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rotovision hardcover
192431628Los Angeles: The Rowny Press 1924. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 18 159 3pp. Uncut and partly unopened. Quarto. Original half cloth over paper covered boards with pasted illustration on front cover. Title label on spine. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Frontispiece. Collection of poetry illustrated by 10 delightful Art Nouveau style drawings of which 9 are tipped in. Minor shelf wear. Title label slightly chipped along edges. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. The Rowny Press hardcover
18701284910New York: Stroefer and Kirchner 1870. First Thus. Hardcover. Folio; VG-; Rebound with leather spine and original boards; Spine has raised bands and red label with gilt lettering; Gilt lettering to front boards with gilt and tooled designs; Bumping to the corners with some fraying; All edges gilt; Light wear/scratching to gilt in areas; Binding repaired with new end papers; Some foxing throughout affecting some of the illustrations; Tissue guards present for illustrations; Note book is heavy please contact us for expedited or international shipping. Shelved above case 2. 1284910. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Stroefer and Kirchner hardcover books
1889276169New York London: White & Allen 1889. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. In the publisher's green cloth with slightly faded titling and decorations in green and in gold. Illustrated throughout with quite attractive sepia chromolithographs and a few in green. There is very minor surface loss to the verso of the title page where the chromolithograph on the adjacent rector adhered slightly with a small amount of paper still on the illustration. Otherwise all plates and decorations are fine. Very Good binding. White & Allen unknown books
70010London: Collins 1974. Ornithology SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Fourth printing. Octavo 20 x 14cm pp.256. With colour plate illustrations and line drawings. Publisher's mid-blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine cartographic endpapers. With author's inscription to the title page; To Dick Sargent / James Bond. With occasional pencil and ink annotations by Sargent together with a note confirming the signed book was presented to him by Bond's colleague Lisa Salmon. A near fine copy without wrapper. The acclaimed work by the ornithologist James Bond whose name was famously appropriated for spy fiction's most celebrated hero. A rare signature in full as here the author usually signing as 'Jim Bond'. The recipient Dick Sargent was president and CEO of the Chubb Institute A dedicated conservationist he served as a trustee on the board of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey. Lisa Salmon founded the Rocklands Bird Sanctuary near Montego Bay in 1958. Laid in is a tri-fold checklist compiled by Salmon identifying birds to be observed at Rockland Feeding Station. Later part of the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert. Gilbert page 616. London: Collins, 1974 unknown
1785ST18172Turin: Michael Briolus 1785. FIRST EDITION. 410 x 270 mm. 16 1/8 x 10 5/8". Volume II with pp. 3-4 bound before pp. 1-2 but complete. Three volumes. <br/> INVENTIVE AND ELEGANT BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO BY ANNIE BOIGE stamp-signed "A. Boige" on front pastedown and dated 1996 on rear pastedown upper covers cleverly encrusted with botanical specimens leaves or branches smooth spines with silver titling leather hinges watermarked light gray endpapers. Housed together in the original suede-lined brown cloth drop-back box suede-covered separators preventing contact between volumes. WITH engraved frontispiece portrait of the king of Sardinia in volume I engraved allegorical vignette on title pages and 92 FINE ENGRAVED PLATES ILLUSTRATING 237 BOTANICAL SPECIES. A Large Paper Copy. Cleveland Collections 557; Dunthorne 6; Sitwell "Great Flower Books" p. 67 69; Nissen BBI 18. ◆One plate with minor repair to fore-edge margin another with tiny rust hole not touching image half a dozen plates with insignificant smudges made during the printing process other trivial imperfections but A VERY FINE COPY clean fresh and wide-margined in a flawless binding.<br/> <br/> This is a major work of 18th century botany describing more than 2800 species of plants found in Italy's Piedmont region illustrating 237 previously unknown specimens and--crucially--classifying them all according to the new Linnean system becoming one of the first regional botanicals to use that taxonomy; as a bonus our copy comes in a particularly appropriate and charming binding with prominent botanical design elements. "Flora Pedemontana" was the chief work of Italian physician Carlo Allioni 1728-1804 professor of botany at the University of Turin and director of its natural history cabinet and botanical garden. The illustrations were drawn and engraved by the botanical garden's resident artist Francesco Peyroleri and his son Pietro. Our flora is also an important source of information on Alpine flowers. The modern binding is by an artisan who was proclaimed the "Grande Dame of French bookbinding" by the journal "Art & Métiers du Livre." Annie Boige trained at the Estienne School and at the Vésinet Applied Art Workshop before establishing her atelier in 1985. An art bookbinder she is noted for her monochrome color schemes and her use of beautiful leathers and vegetal materials a felicitous choice here. Michael Briolus unknown
193746496New York:: Snellgrove Publications 1937. First edition. publisher's cloth illustrated in color. Cloth rubbed at extremities with tiny chips at the extremities of the spine. Folio. Illustrated by Willy Pogany and Natalie Harlan Davis including a color flower diagram with printed overlay. Snellgrove Publications, hardcover
112 p. Color and monochrome illustrations. Uncut. 8vo. Cloth spine over paper boards. Paper boards slightly soiled. Corners worn with loss. Limited Edition. Number 69 of only 500 copies. The Three Stories: 'A Lodging For The Night' - Illustrated by Barbara Crawford; 'The Bottle Imp' - Illustrated by Jacob Landau; and 'Markheim' - Illustrated by Don Cooke. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! PA 20
198872905Hamburg, St. Gertrude, 1988. [17] Bl. Mit 18 farbigen Wiedergaben nach Zeichnungen u. Radierungen Janssens u. sowie eines farb. Porträt-Fotos. Quer-8vo (22 x 30 cm). OBroschur.
198293747NY:: Random House. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. 0394854446 . Second printing paperback. All pieces are intact and well preserved. Very good in tall spiral-bound illustrated wraps. . Random House, paperback books
95553Paris Lucien Vogel 1914. . First edition. 4to. 6 original parts comprising January to June 1914 the second year of this periodical 61 hand-coloured lithograph plates en pochoir by Barbier and others later cream cloth lightly soiled.<br /> It may have been short-lived but the Gazette du Bon Ton was hugely influential reflecting all the latest developments in fashion and lifestyle at the beginning of the twentieth century at a time when styles changed dramatically in the space of a few years. The magazine was only available to subscribers at a price which equals $425 per year in today's money thereby creating a very exclusive image. Lucien Vogel the editor aimed to establish fashion as an art form and also to create 'good taste' for the Parisian elite. Publication was suspended in 1915 due to World War I and resumed in 1920 continuing through 1925. <br /><br />Contributing artists included all the greatest names of the day such as Dufy Bakst Barbier and Brunelleschi etc and these artists would depict the haute couture in a narrative and dramatic style using vivid colours and the pochoir technique on special handmade paper. Many of the designs were idealistic leisure scenes of the well-to-do illustrating the latest creations of Paris vintage fashion houses such as Worth Lanvin Doucet Poiret Callot Soeurs Paquin and Beers often without explanatory text. The literary content was also of the highest quality with essays by well known art historians playwrights and novelists of the day.<br /> Ray Art deco Book in France pp.29-30. Paris, Lucien Vogel, 1914. hardcover
192881465Ohne Ort, Selbstverlag (Druck: H. Baerer & Co., Harburg-Wilhelmsburg), 1928. [56] S. Mit zahlr. s/w Illustrationen. Folio (36 x 25,5 cm). Schlichte Privatbroschur.
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous fine coloured and monochrome reproductions throughout; grey cloth, gilt back, pale blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1800LCB64873London: Vernor & Hood. 1800 - 1801. 1st Edition english; First Impression. Original half leather boards. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Visible cracking to spine & corners. Marbled boards are rubbed & scuffed. Corners are scuffed. Some staining & foxing. Tear on page 81-82 >3 cm. Previous owner signature in ink on end paper. ; Ex-libris William Gibton of Mack Williams & Gibton a notable figure in Irish arts & commerce of the 19th century as evidenced by personal bookplate. Original half-leather with marbled boards with gilt lettering & bands on spine & corners. Frontispiece chapter headings & vignettes collaboration between T. Thurston Well-regarded artist & exhibitor at the Royal Academy & C. Warren renowned engraver. A handsome early 19th century compilation volume of three German plays bound together & translated by Benjamin Thompson a key figure in the cultural exchange between Germany & Britain at the turn of the 19th Century. ; 16.8 cm x 10 cm x 2 cm ; 82 pages . Vernor & Hood hardcover
197953059NY:: Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0810909553 . 171 illustrations including 141 in color. Devised by David Larkin. Text by Sarah Teale. First edition thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Abrams, hardcover books
197919407NY: Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0810909553 . 171 illustrations including 141 in color. Devised by David Larkin. Text by Sarah Teale. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Abrams hardcover books
197944688New York: Abrams 1979. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Abrams unknown books
197926409New York:: Abrams 1979. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This companion volume to "Faeries" and "Gnomes" chronicles the history and mythology of giants throughout the ages and gives examples of stories of gigantic creatures throughout written and pictorial history. Richly illustrated. Abrams, unknown
1979310052NY: ABRAMS. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1979. Poster. Promotional POSTER. 21" X 49" Close to fine on single printed sheet. Horizontal fold at middle. A few tiny hints of foxing at white margins. Long full-color illustration of a giant with "The Giants Are Coming!" printed at the base. Nicely suited for framing. MG . ABRAMS. unknown
1972Q-0603075045Dean & Son 1972. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dean & Son hardcover
mon0004006015Geo. Kirchner. hardcover. Acceptable. . boards detached cover shows wear tear rubbing. pages tanned and clean. 10 tipped-in albumen plates. Geo. Kirchner hardcover
197878044Tamerlane Press Edgewater Maryland 1978. Limited edition - Unnumbered 1 of 1500. Hardback. Signed by the illustrator Fabian . Fine cloth copy in an equally fine mylar-sleeved dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 267 pages; Description: p. 267. Subjects: Fantasy Novel. Notes: Impressively plate illustrated throughout. Tamerlane Press, Edgewater, Maryland hardcover
1934051736Blue Ribbon Press. 1934. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Hardcover. Very nice black color illustrated boards show edge wer and rubbing. 3 color illustrated pop ups in good condition. Occasional light finger soil to text. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Blue Ribbon Press hardcover
