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18496294Paris & Leipzig: G. De Gonet & Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1849. First edition. Two parts in one quarto volume 11 x 7 3/8 inches; 280 x 187 mm. 4 xvi 252; 4 186 2 pp. With added hand-colored wood-engraved vignette title in each part hand-colored engraved portrait of Grandville by Ch. Geoffroy and twelve hand-colored engraved plates eleven in the first part one in the second part by Ch. Geoffroy after Grandville all with original tissue-guards. Handsomely bound by Charles Meunier stamp-signed in black on front turn-in "Ch. Meunier. 1905". Full blue morocco covers decoratively rued in gilt with gray morocco inlaid borders enclosing an elaborate design of inlaid gray cream and green inlaid flowers with decorative gilt stems. Spine with four raised bands decoratively inlaid in various colored morocco's decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Decorative gilt board-edges gilt ruled turn-ins with inlaid gay morocco borders gray-green marbled endpapers top edge trimmed others uncut. Original printed paper wrappers and spine bound in at end. Unidentified bookplate "Nec Tu Semper Eris" You will not always be on verso of front flyleaf. Housed in the original blue leather edged patterned paper board slipcase. A wonderful copy of this lovely book with exquisite plates after Grandville. <br /> <br /> This posthumously published work Grandville died on March 17 1847 was originally issued in fifty parts the first part appearing in September 1849. "The compositions of this 'last fairy-tale' brilliantly engraved on steel by Charles Geoffroy and delicately colored form a fitting memorial to Grandville.The pattern which he follows is similar to that of Les fleurs animées. Nearly every plate has its beautiful lady clad in white and adorned with stars looming in the sky with varied scenes of earthly life below her. These designs Grandville's tranquil refuge from the turmoil that beset his mind are as charming as they are mysterious. Also included in the volume are an unsigned essay which remains the most considerable source of biographical information about Grandville and a fine portrait of him by Geoffroy I xvi with a border of his creations animals paying him tribute as well as his flower- and star-ladies" Ray. <br /> <br /> The talented Charles Meunier 1865-1940 was first apprenticed to a book binder at the eleven years old. After training with Marius-Michel he began his own binder in 1885 where he sought to be innovative and nontraditional. ". Drawing on traditional and modern techniques and forms of decoration Meuniere mixed classical punches. with newly fashionable incised and modeled leather panels. His output was prodigious; by 1897 he had produced roughly six hundred bindings" Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 200. Vicaire V col. 770. Grandville. Dessins Originaux p. 398. G. De Gonet & Chez Charles Twietmeyer unknown
04602Paris & Leipzig : G. De Gonet Éditeur & Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1849. Grandville's "Last Fairy-Tale" <br/>In a Superb Inlaid Binding by Charles Meunier<br/><br/>GRANDVILLE J.J. illustrator MÉRY Joseph. MEUNIER Charles binder. Les Étoiles. Dernière féerie par J.-J. Grandville. Texte par Méry. Astronomie des dames par le Comte Foelix. Paris: G. De Gonet Éditeur & Leipzig: Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1849. <br/><br/>First edition. Two parts in one quarto volume 11 x 7 3/8 inches; 280 x 187 mm. 4 xvi 252; 4 186 2 pp. With added hand-colored wood-engraved vignette title in each part hand-colored engraved portrait of Grandville by Ch. Geoffroy and twelve hand-colored engraved plates eleven in the first part one in the second part by Ch. Geoffroy after Grandville all with original tissue-guards.<br/><br/>Handsomely bound by Charles Meunier stamp-signed in black on front turn-in "Ch. Meunier. 1905". Full blue morocco covers decoratively rued in gilt with gray morocco inlaid borders enclosing an elaborate design of inlaid gray cream and green inlaid flowers with decorative gilt stems. Spine with four raised bands decoratively inlaid in various colored morocco's decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Decorative gilt board-edges gilt ruled turn-ins with inlaid gay morocco borders gray-green marbled endpapers top edge trimmed others uncut. Original printed paper wrappers and spine bound in at end. Unidentified bookplate "Nec Tu Semper Eris" You will not always be on verso of front flyleaf. Housed in the original blue leather edged patterned paper board slipcase. A wonderful copy of this lovely book with exquisite plates after Grandville. <br/><br/>"The compositions of this ‘last fairy-tale' brilliantly engraved on steel by Charles Geoffroy and delicately colored form a fitting memorial to Grandville. They show that his powers remained unimpaired to the end of his short career. Grandville told his wife on the day he began these designs: ‘for too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens' p. ix. The pattern which he follows is similar to that of Les fleurs animées. Nearly every plate has its beautiful lady clad in white and adorned with stars looming in the sky with varied scenes of earthly life below her. These designs Grandville's tranquil refuge from the turmoil that beset his mind are as charming as they are mysterious. Also included in the volume are an unsigned essay which remains the most considerable source of biographical information about Grandville and a fine portrait of him by Geoffroy I xvi with a border of his creations animals paying him tribute as well as his flower- and star-ladies" Ray. <br/><br/>This posthumously published work Grandville died on March 17 1847 was originally issued in fifty parts the first part appearing in September 1849. <br/><br/>Charles Meunier 1865-1940 began his apprenticeship as a bookbinder at age eleven. Five years later at age sixteen he joined master binder Marius-Michel's workshop. He soon grew weary of producing traditional bindings and established his own bindery in 1885 at the tender age of twenty years old. CM was thought to be innovative and instinctive with great reserves of energy and undeniable artistic talent. Drawing on traditional and modern techniques and forms of decoration Meuniere mixed classical punches. with newly fashionable incised and modeled leather panels. His output was prodigious; by 1897 he had produced roughly six hundred bindings" Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding p. 194.<br/><br/>Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 200. Vicaire V col. 770. Grandville. Dessins Originaux p. 398. Paris [&] Leipzig : G. De Gonet, Éditeur [&] Chez Charles Twietmeyer, 1849 unknown books
185024595Paris G. de Gonet [1850] 2 volumes in-4, plein chagrin granit rouge sur les plats, dos quatre nerfs orns de filets et petits fers l'toile pousss or; doublures et gardes de papier marbr, non rogn (reliures d'poque).Ravissant ouvrage consacr aux accessoires de mode fminine, illustre d'un frontispice (le mme pour les deux volumes) et 32 planches colories hors texte sur papier de dentelle de Gavarni gravs sur acier par Geoffroy, dont 17 planches pour le premier volume et 15 pour le second.
184979131Paris: G. de Gonet 1849. Fine. One of the rarest Romantic illustrated books in the publishers pictorial binding G. de Gonet Paris s. d. 1849 18 x 27 cm relié First edition of this posthumous work illustrated with 15 hand-coloured steel engravings by Charles Geoffroy including two frontispieces and a portrait of Grandville. Publishers full pictorial cloth binding the spine slightly faded signed ""Haaraus"" in the plate original yellow endpapers and pastedowns a little soiled at the margins. Discreet restoration to the head of the upper joint. Foxing to the half-title the first endpaper and some leaves also affecting the tissue guards and more lightly the plates. A splendid publication undoubtedly one of Granvilles most poetic works in whichas in his Fleurs animéesthe artist personifies the celestial bodies as young women. G. de Gonet hardcover
185047343Paris / Leipzig.: G. de Gonet Editeur . &c; Chez Charles Twietmeyer. 1850. Original publisher's midnight blue percaline with elaborate polychromatic decoration front boards with elaborate gilt decorative oval titles to surround central vignettes matching gilt vignettes to rear covers smooth spines with elaborate decorative tooling and titles in gilt all with additional colour heightening cream glazed endpapers vol. 1 and yellow vol. 2 a.e.g. 2 vols. Large 8vo. 270 x 184 mm. Half-titles with printer's credit verso engraved pictorial titles with additional colour by hand printed titles to each vol. and text illustrated with 31 engraved plates by Gavarni each with additional colour by hand and with the margins cut 'à la dentelle' and backed with pink paper final leaf of each vol. with 'Table des Matières'. The most desirable issue of 'Perles et Parures' with the hand-coloured plates on vélin 'découpés en dentelles' and in the original polychromatic percaline bindings.Published under the collective title 'Perles et Parures' these first editions of 'Les Joyaux Fantaisie' with 'Minéralogie des Dames' and 'Les Parures Fantaisie' with 'Histoire de la Mode' are here in the most desirable form with Gavarni's plates printed on vélin delicately hand- coloured and with the leaves stencil-cut to a lace pattern to form delicate frames and backed with pink paper. The two volumes contain jewel- and fashion-inspired texts with matching illustration as stated by Ray: 'They are studies of beautiful women fashionably attired . which were drawn in London'.' . more appealing than the normal edition is this special edition in which the steel engravings are printed and delicately colored on paper with borders cut to various lace patterns. So presented Gavarni's designs become fashion plates of the first order.' Ray.'La réunion des deux ouvrages avec les gravures à marges de dentelles est assez rare à recontrer.' Carteret.Ray 209A / 210; Carteret III 460 / 461. G. de Gonet, Editeur ... &c; Chez Charles Twietmeyer. hardcover
184979131G. de Gonet | Paris s. d. [1849] | 18 x 27 cm | relié
184978256Paris: G. de Gonet 1849. Fine. G. de Gonet Paris s. d. 1849 19.50 x 28.50 cm relié G. de Gonet Paris 1849 19 x 285 cm publishers binding First edition of this posthumous work illustrated with 15 insert steel-engraved plates by Charles Geoffroy and enhanced in color including two frontispieces and a portrait of Grandville. Publisher's binding with full historiated cream boards first board illustrated browned endpapers as is usual for this period. Rare interior foxing. Superb publication arguably one of Grandville's most poetic in which as for his Fleurs animées the artist represents celestial bodies with young women. G. de Gonet hardcover
185028101850 Paris, G. de Gonet, Martinon, Vve L. Janet, à Leipzig, chez Ch. Twietmeyer, (1850), (3ff) 300pp & (3ff) 316pp Deux grands volumes in-8 d'une fraiche reliure en pleine percaline marine d'époque aux plats entièrement ornés d'un décor polychrome à fers spéciaux dorés et à froid reproduisant les couvertures, dos lisses ornés de même, tranches dorées (reliures des éditeurs). Quelques rares piqures intérieurs mais exemplaire est dans un etat de conservation excellant (la reliure des parures est légèrement passée en rapport avec le tome des joyaux). Agrémenté d'un frontispice répété et de 30 ravissantes planches gravées sur acier par Geoffroy h. t. d'après Gavarni.
1798261897Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by the Author 1798. hardcover. good. Containing general observations on the climate population and productions; On the character and manners of the inhabitants; With an account of the several branches of the government. Translated from the French by William Cobbett. 2 volumes. 8vo contemporary mottled calf leather labels lacks last two pages of text in volume I head of spine and edges of corners worn on volume I spine ends lightly worn on volume II both volumes rubbed very lightly dampstained on title-page and 8pp. list of subscribers of volume I light browning to many pages of both volumes with some scattered light foxing. Philadelphia: Printed by the Author 1798.<br/><br/> The second edition in English. This edition was published without the map that is present in the first American edition in English. The author was born in Martinique. After being admitted to the French bar he moved to Cap Francais Santo Domingo. In addition to his law practice there he researched colonial law in Santo Domingo and funded the restoration of the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Evans 34138. Sabin 50572.<br/><br/> Printed and Sold by the Author unknown books
184978256G. de Gonet | Paris s. d. [1849] | 19.50 x 28.50 cm | relié
R320140929G.de Gonet / Martinon. 19e. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Quelques rousseurs. XVI + 252 + 186 pages - cartonnage polychrome - tranches dorées - nombreuses gravures en couleurs hors texte sous serpente - coins frottés - coiffe en pied abîmée - quelques rousseurs à l'intérieur de l'ouvrage sans conséquence sur la lecture - 7 photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.08-XIX ème siècle
1849247352Paris: G. de Gonet 1849. First. hardcover. near fine. Grandville Jean-Jacques. Including the 2 extra illustrated title pages and portrait page there are 15 fantastic engraved plates by Grandville each delicately hand-colored the protective tissues are discolored but the plates are spotless. 4 xvi 252; 4 186 2 pages. Imperial 8vo contemporary morocco-backed pebbled boards with ornately gilt spine all edges gilt. Paris: G. de Gonet & Leipzig: Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1849. First edition. A near fine copy of this uncommon book.<br/><br/> Published posthumously this is Grandville's last work which was done in 1847 just before he died at the insane asylum in Vanves.<br/><br/> G. de Gonet unknown books
5049Paris Librairie antisemite 1899 112p broche partie du coin manque etiquette au dos - unknown
1850WRCLIT46300Paris: G. de Gonet et al.& a Leipzig: Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1850. Two volumes. 4316pp. plus frontis and fifteen plates; 2300pp. plus frontis and fifteen plates. Large octavo 27.5 x 18.7cm. Very handsome 20th century half tan morocco raised bands ruled in blind lettered in gilt and marbled boards t.e.g. others rough-trimmed with the original decorative pictorial rose-on- cream wrappers bound in. Occasional very minor foxing or dust-soiling wrappers a trace soiled with a couple of small edge mends a handful of small creases or snags to the edges of the lace borders see below light rubbing to extremities but a near fine large crisp set. First editions in the most desirable form with the texts printed on vélin and with the frontispieces and plates engraved by Geoffrey after Gavarni delicately hand- colored. The plates are of particular interest because in this format they are printed on sheets with elaborate and delicate stencil-cut lace pattern frames and borders. The plates "are studies of beautiful women fashionably attired for the most part which were drawn in London. Méry wrote the 'fantasy' accompanying them to fit Gavarni's designs.in this special edition.Gavarni's designs become fashion plates of the first order" - Ray. "La réunion des deux ouvrages avec les gravures à marges de dentelles est assez rare à recontrer" - Carteret. RAY FRENCH 209a-210. CARTERET III:460-1. VICAIRE V:770-1. G. de Gonet [et al]...[&] a Leipzig: Chez Charles Twietmeyer hardcover books
185079613Paris: G. de Gonet 1850. Fine. G. de Gonet Paris 1850 S.d 18.80 x 27.80 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition illustrated with a repeated frontispiece and 30 plates by Gavarni engraved on steel by Geoffroy. Printed on fine vellum. Copy from the deluxe issue with plates finely heightened in watercolor; These engravings are presented in very beautiful frames with lace-cut margins. Illustrated orange-tinted covers preserved spine and back covers with advertisements also preserved. Half lemon yellow morocco binding with corners late 19th century. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated with roses in compartments ornamented with stars and other decorations. Red morocco title labels second title labels in soft green shagreen. Some rubbing. Small brown spots on the leather of the upper cover. Uncut copy shorter titles in margins. Some occasional foxing. Handsome copy. Méry's texts are short stories centered around a precious stone or jewel. The engravings illustrate various feminine adornments in the first volume around jewels pearl reliquary pendant rosary sapphire bracelet. in the second volume shawl muff mantilla turban bouquet crown. G. de Gonet hardcover
185079613G. de Gonet | Paris 1850 (S.d) | 18.80 x 27.80 cm | 2 volumes reliés
185077587Paris: G. de Gonet 1850. Fine. G. de Gonet Paris 1850 S.d 19 x 28.50 cm relié First edition illustrated with a repeated frontispiece and 30 steel-engraved plates by Gavarni engraved by Geoffroy on China paper laid down. Printed on fine white wove paper. Blue or neutral tissue guards. Illustrated orange-tinted covers preserved spine and back covers with advertisements also preserved. Half lavender morocco binding with corners and long grain signed Mercier 1920 at the top of the first endpaper in Romantic style. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated with two complex mirrored tools in each compartment blind fillets and rolls on the bands. Separation fillets on the boards. Uncut copy full-margined. Perfect paper freshness. Light rubbing traces impact at foot of the Parures volume with a dent of 0.8cm. Very handsome copy rare in this condition. Blue leather bookplate P. Villeboeuf with his gilt monogram also at top of pastedowns. Méry's texts are short stories centered around a precious stone or jewel. G. de Gonet hardcover
185077587G. de Gonet | Paris 1850 (S.d) | 19 x 28.50 cm | relié
185079132Paris: G. de Gonet 1850. Fine. G. de Gonet Paris s. d. 1850 18 x 27 cm relié First edition and first issue illustrated with 16 hors-texte engravings by Paul Gavarni engraved on steel by Charles Geoffroy and heightened in colors. Each plate features lace-cut decorative borders standing out against a pink paper background. Publisher's full pictorial boards original yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns somewhat soiled at margins as usual. Some corners slightly rubbed as well as the headcaps; rear joint very slightly opened. Scattered foxing more pronounced on certain leaves. Very handsome publication preserved in its romantic pictorial boards. G. de Gonet hardcover
185091065Paris: G. de Gonet 1850. Fine. G. de Gonet Paris 1850 S.d 18.80 x 27.80 cm ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND Edition originale exemplaire du tirage de luxe illustré d'un frontispice et de 16 planches rehaussées finement à l'aquarelle de Gavarni gravées sur acier par Geoffroy dans d'élégants encadrements découpés en dentelles et montés sur papier rose. Impression sur beau velin. Reliure en plein cartonnage historié de l'éditeur gardes et contreplats de papier jaune d'origine un peu salis en marge coins inférieurs émoussés coiffes frottées avec d'infimes manques à la percaline. Rousseurs. Bel exemplaire. Les textes de Méry sont des nouvelles autour d'une pierre précieuse ou d'un bijou. Les gravures illustrent divers parements féminins dans le premier volume autour des joyaux perle reliquaire pendentif rosaire saphir bracelet. dans le second volume le châle le manchon la mantille le turban le bouquet la couronne. G. de Gonet unknown
1842142381842 P., Ernest Bourdin, s.d. (1842), 1 vol. grand in-8° (266 x 173 mm) relié plein chagrin vert empire, dos lisse, richement orné de volutes dorées, médaillon représentant Bonaparte, général en chef doré au centre du plat supérieur et Napoléon devant les pyramides au centre du plat inférieur, le tout très richement encadré de fers dorés et à froid, toutes tranches dorées, couvertures illustrées en bistre sur fond jaune conservées (BOUTIGNY Relieur, avec son étiquette), de (2) ff. (faux-titre et titre) XVI pp. (notice et préface) 330 pp. (1) f. (table). Avis au relieur sur feuillet bleu conservé.Somptueux exemplaire, avec seulement très peu de rousseurs marginales et dans une reliure éditeur éclatante.
185079132G. de Gonet | Paris s. d. [1850] | 18 x 27 cm | relié
185091065G. de Gonet | Paris 1850 (S.d) | 18.80 x 27.80 cm
185080371850 Paris: G. de Gonet, Martinon, Vve Janet; Leipzig: Charles Twietmeyer, s. d. [1850]. Complet en deux parties en deux vol. in-4: 18 x 27 cm. I/ 3 ff. n. chiff. [faux-titre, titre grav., titre], 316 pp. + 16 pl. grav.; II/ 3 ff. n. chiff. [faux-titre, titre grav., titre], 300 pp. + 15 pl. grav.; Édition originale et premier tirage de ces deux volumes de fanatises de Gavarni délicieusement surannés, illustrés de 32 planches hors-texte, gravées daprès Gavarni, y compris les frontispices identiques dans les deux volumes. Rare exemplaire avec les compositions imprimées sur papier vélin, finement coloriés, avec les encadrements découpés en dentelles et montés sur papier rose. (Carteret, pp. 460-461). Louvrage a été publié en 100 livraison dont la première a paru en juin 1850. (Brivoix, pp. 316-317). «Livre recherché: un exemplaire dans sa reliure à fers spéciaux, les planches avec marges de dentelles (comme pour les papiers de boîtes de dragées) découpées à jour et fixées sur un transparent de papier bleu (cest le dernier mot du mauvais goût, mais il faut avoir le livre ainsi).» (Beraldi, VII, no. 242). Beaux cartonnages déditeur en toile bleue avec fers dorés et mosaïqués reproduisant les couvertures. Très rare rousseurs marginales. Cartonnages en superbe état.
18462521846 Paris, Pétion, 1846 ; 2 vol. in-8., demi-maroquin tabac, dos à nerfs, pièces rouges et bleu nuit, têtes dorées (Petit).
