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192944148Paris: Devambez 1929. Limited edition. Softcover. g to vg. 1/20. Folio 13 1/2 x 11". 137 5pp. Original glassine over decorative dust-jacket and blind wrappers. Book housed in its original chemise with title label to spine. Chemise itself housed in its matching slipcase. Color illustrated title page.<br /> <br /> Originally published in 1895 "Les Villages illusoires" by Belgian symbolist Émile Verhaeren is one of two works the other being "Les Villes tentaculaires" expressing the writer's growing concern for social problems based on the 'illusory character' of human perception. <br /> <br /> This striking limited edition is splendidly illustrated by Belgian artist Julien van Santen who studied under Brussels engraver Jeff Codron. Our copy contains 50 of the 51 etchings 17 etchings in 3 states as the 17th etching is in two states only.<br /> <br /> One of 20 artist copies after 40 copies on japon impérial 30 on japon and 130 on Vélin d'Arches total edition 220.<br /> <br /> Minor shelf wear and age-toning to spine. Minor and sporadic foxing along paper edges not affecting lettering or illustrations. Text in French. Slipcase and chemise in overall good to good condition glassine dust-jacket wrappers and interior in very good condition. Émile Verhaeren 1855-1916 foremost among the Belgian poets who wrote in French. The vigor of his work and the breadth of his vision have been compared to those of Victor Hugo and Walt Whitman. Devambez unknown
190540530Bedford Park Chiswick: The Caradoc Press 1905. Limited edition. Hardcover. g to vg. 1/350. Large octavo. 14 155 1pp. Striking contemporary gilt-ruled full calf with gold decoration and lettering to spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Izaac Walton. Title page in red and black lettering. Decorative initials and tailpieces. <br /> <br /> This splendid limited edition of Walton's masterpiece "The Compleat Angler" is the exact reprint of the first edition published in 1653. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton's frontispiece portrait as well as the decorative initials and ornaments were designed and engraved by Harry George Webb a recognized artist of the time. <br /> <br /> One of 350 unnumbered copies on paper out of a total edition of 364. <br /> <br /> Binding rubbed along joints with head of spine slightly chipped. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. The Caradoc Press hardcover
192639221Paris: Librairie de La Collection des Dix Veuve Romagnol 1926. Henri Le Riche. An outstanding copy of an outstanding livre d'artiste devoted to the glamorous and sensual side of early 20th-century Saigon illustrated with 53 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS mostly with drypoint and aquatint by Henri Le Riche one of the great masters of color etching. From a total edition of 300 numbered copies this is ONE OF 100 ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER. This copy includes A A remarque suite also on Imperial Japanese paper of the 36 color-printed en-têtes in first state without text; B A remarque suite of the 17 hors-texte etchings in first state before the reduction of the plates; C A suite of the 17 hors-texte etchings in second state before the reduction of the plates; D The two planches refusées in two states with and without remarque. Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS in the original board chemise and banged-up slipcase. <br/><br/> Librairie de La Collection des Dix, Veuve Romagnol paperback
19304072Pilsen: Pilsnensii Svázek Druhy Olga Skábková 1930 Octavo 20x14.5 cm. stiff wrappers 304pp. No. 45 of 125 copies. With two etchings by Jan Konupek signed in pencil. A fine bibliophile production with two stories by Nohejl 1896-1974 was a member of the Literární skupiny contributed to Host and other avant-garde journals. His prewar work focused on romance and sexuality through storytelling. His postwar positions landed him in jail for a few years and he took disability retirement which allowed him to continue his literary work in privacy. One copy in British library none in North America. Pilsen: Pilsnensii Svázek Druhy (Olga Skábková) paperback
1883174158Paris: E. Plon et Cie imprimeurs-editeurs 1883. Leather bound. VG only with some wear to cover tips and ancient and faint spotting here and there on leather light wear to hinges still very tight. Pages are extremely fresh. A beautiful binding in red. Full Red leather with 5 raised-bands t.e.g. plain end-papers. Original vellum binding bound-in at front and rear. 414 pages lxxxii leaves of plates : illustrations in the forms of etchings heliogravures woodcuts etc. Title printed in red and black./ "L'ouvrage renferme seize eaux-fortes de Paul Le Rat une eau-forte de Bandran.--Vingt-cinq héliogravures de Dujardin quatre héliogravures de Lemercier quarante dessins de Kreutzberger gravés par Guillaume frères deux gravures sur bois de Peulot"--Half title page verso./ "Appendices": pages 377-401. In a full-leather Zaehnsdorf binding with expectional gilt tooling and features. Shipping weight is 16 pounds. E. Plon et Cie, imprimeurs-editeurs hardcover
190253698London: Freemantle & Company 1902. Hardcover. Collectible: Good. Full leather with five raised bands on the spine. #12 of 150. Interior is VG. Mild wear to the edges this has been stored properly throughout its existence. Not musty or moldy. The gutters were cracked in both volumes: they have been properly preserved/restored professionally. The interior hinges have been reinforced with appropriately colored tape. Signed by Strang and Cameron. Board tips are slightly through on a few of the tips. Mild wear only. Not bowed. Gilt leather VG interior. 11 lbs. <br/><br/> Freemantle & Company hardcover
199337567San Francisco: Arion Press 1993. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 126 of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist on his artist's statement preceding the text. There were also 26 lettered copies for private distribution. This was the forty-first publication of the Press. The text of this book is "From the History of an Infantile Neurosis" that was reprinted in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud Volume XVII pages 7-122 translated from the German under the editorship of James Strachey. The Wolf-Man was the pseudonym given by Freud to his patient a young Russian man named Sergei Pankejeff. Freud's analysis of the Wolf-Man became his most famous case centering on the interpretation of dreams and childhood sexuality. In addition to the text of Freud's study this book includes an erudite and detailed discussion of Freud's work and influence by Richard Wollheim. Wollheim was a British philosopher noted for original work on mind and emotions especially as related to the visual arts specifically painting. <br /> <br /> The striking woodcuts and etchings illustrating the book were done by Jim Dine b. 1935. He is a well-known American artist who rose to prominence in late-1950's New York. He was closely associated with the Pop Art movement. An innovator throughout his long career Dine's extensive output includes paintings assemblages sculptures drawings prints and over twelve books of poetry. He has been the subject of more than 300 solo exhibitions around the world including eleven major surveys and retrospectives since 1970. The book was designed printed and bound at the Arion Press under the direction of Andrew Hoyem. <br /> <br /> Bound in gray cloth with a black cloth spine with titling in silver. The front cover has an image by Dine of a young boy confronting a wolf. Printed in Century Old Style type for the text with Century Expanded italic and Miller & Richard Old Style capitals for display. The text paper is Johannot mouldmade in France. The etchings and woodcuts are on T.H. Saunders Drawing paper mouldmade in England. The intaglio prints were editions by Pace Editions in New York. The book is housed slipcase covered in black paper with gray cloth trim with a black title label to spine. Accompanied by prospectus. Book is in fine condition in a near fine slipcase. Measures 10 x 12.5 inches. 114 pages plus illustrations. PRI/103024. Arion Press hardcover
2000CNJL795Baltimore Maryland: Dolphin Press / Maryland Institute College of Art 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Lorenz Hilary. No. 7 of 40 copies of the deluxe edition total edition 100 elephant folio size 40 pp. signed by Albert Mobilio and Hilary Lorenz. "The Handbook of Phrenology" is a collaboration between artist Hilary Lorenz an artist and printmaker whose work has been exhibited throughout the United States Europe and Asia and the co-founder of the Dolphin Press and writer Albert Mobilio a poet and literary critic whose work has appeared in The Village Voice Harper's Fortune and The New York Times Book Review n. b. artist bios from the book. <br /> <br /> The book is a collection of five prose fiction pieces that revolved around the nineteenth-century science of phrenology or "the reading of one's head shape to determine personality" n. b. from website of Hilary Lorenz and is a provocative examination of what is now recognised as a pseudoscience.<br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Full black Japanese Asahi cloth gilt vignette and lettering on the front board hand-marbled paste-down endpapers hand-sewn binding six etchings interspersed throughout the text both etchings and text printed on the rectos only; Dante monotype on Rives Heavyweight elephant folio in size 16" by 13.5" unpaginated with 20 leaves excluding front and back blank leaves per the colophon page a limited edition of 100 copies this being number 7 per the web site for Hilary Lorenz numbers 10-100 were for sale signed by Albert Mobilio and Hilary Lorenz on the colophon. The slipcase is covered in matching cloth gilt vignette and lettering on the front which mirrors the book lined with maroon paper. With a sheet with a description of the book serving as the prospectus one sheet printed on one side.<br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: Volume is fine with 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 - crisp as new. Slipcase is also fine strong and sturdy clean without wear. The prospectus sheet is near fine clean with very light toning to the edges and light wear to the corners else fine.<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an oversize book and 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. Dolphin Press / Maryland Institute, College of Art hardcover
1867309991867. A Paris et ˆ Bordeaux chez LÂŽon Gaucherel / chez LÂŽon Drouyn 1867. Un vol. au format in-plano 503 x 373 mm de 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. iii pp. 19 planches et 19 ff. n.fol. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-chagrin glacÂŽ noisette dos lisse ornÂŽ de filets gras en noir doubles filets dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ roulette dorÂŽe en queue tranches mouchetÂŽes. Edition originale rare de cette soigneuse publication ; prÂŽsentÂŽe dans un format des plus attractifs. Exemplaire agrÂŽmentÂŽ en tÂte de la page de titre d'un envoi autographe signÂŽ de Jules de Verneilh. L'ouvrage recÂle 20 sur 20 ; dont frontispice ''magnifiques'' in Linfort planches gravÂŽes ˆ l'eau-forte montÂŽes sur onglets et tirÂŽes sur Chine ; chacune lÂŽgendÂŽe et signÂŽe dans la plaque LÂŽon Gaucherel. Gaucherel ''obtint plusieurs mÂŽdailles. Il fut dÂŽcorÂŽ de la LÂŽgion d'Honneur. Il exposa au Salon de 1847 ˆ 1879. Ses gravures figurent dans de nombreux musÂŽes.'' in BÂŽnÂŽzit.''Gaucherel se rÂŽvÂle vitre Âtre un prÂŽcurseur dans la technique de l'eau-forte et occupe de ce fait une place intÂŽressante dans la gravure.LÂŽon Gaucherel que l'on surnomme le ''pÂre de l'eau-forte'' ou ''le prÂŽcurseur'' fut un des membres fondateurs de la SociÂŽtÂŽ des aquafortistes ˆ laquelle il a donnÂŽ trois planches dont Nature morte. L'intÂŽrÂt de l'artiste pour l'architecture et l'archÂŽologie se produit ˆ la suite d'un voyage en Italie en 1836. Il a donnÂŽ vingt planches pour Le Vieux PÂŽrigueux''. in Bailly-Herzberg. ''La conscience archÂŽologique du grandiose qui s'ouvre ˆ l'altÂŽritÂŽ du PÂŽrigord avec LÂŽon Drouyn fut partagÂŽe par Jules de Verneilh. Le PÂŽrigord province romaine retrouvait ses airs antiques dans les dessins publiÂŽs par Verneilh ; et le Bulletin de la SociÂŽtÂŽ historique et archÂŽologique du PÂŽrigord ˆ la naissance de laquelle il participa s'orna d'un bel album d'eaux-fortes du Vieux PÂŽrigueux. Jacques Lassaigne de souligner en 1969 combien l'artiste avait alors fait revivre l'ÂŽtat de triste abandon dans une puretÂŽ architecturale altÂŽrÂŽe depuis. L'ouvrage de Verneilh se proposait de poser un ÂŽtat des lieux qui garantirait la conscience monumentale d'un riche patrimoine. La plume face ˆ l'altÂŽration de la pierre allait ainsi promouvoir son altÂŽritÂŽ dans l'inachevÂŽ.'' BÂŽnÂŽzit IV Dictionnaire des peintres p. 633 - Bailly-Herzberg Dictionnaire de l'estampe en France p. 130 - Linfort Le PÂŽrigord des peintres pp. 16 et suivantes sont reproduites cinq compositions extraites de l'ouvrage reproduites. Angles ÂŽmoussÂŽs. Coupes lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽes. Quelques claires rousseurs dans le texte ainsi que dans la marge des planches trÂs bien conservÂŽes et contrastÂŽes. DÂŽchirure affectant l'onglet du frontispice gravÂŽ entra”nant une dÂŽsolidarisation partielle de la planche. Nonobstant ce rare recueil demeure dans une condition satisfaisante. b42961 unknown
199138627Barcelona 1991-1996. A gorgeous livre d'artiste with TEN LARGE COLOR ETCHINGS with aquatint BY JAUME RIBAS each SIGNED and numbered in pencil by the artist. This is copy 7/35 printed on extremely fine Arches wove paper and SIGNED by the artist and the author in the justification / colophon. Square folio. Loose as issued in printed wraps housed in an elaborate wooden and metal box. FINE AND BRIGHT exactly as issued. VERY RARE. <br/><br/> paperback
69941E-394. Very Good. Hardcover. Vellum. 8vo. Published by Edwin C. Hill Co New York 1906. Xlv 312 pgs. Illustrated with a frontispiece etching of a bird being shot by a bow and arrow and one other etching by Alma Tadema. Signed by the Publisher Edwin Hill on the limitation page. No. 72 of an edition of 206 copies. Bound in full vellum with titles present to the spine and decoration present to the front board. Top edge gilt. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities light soil present to the edges of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Shah-nameh is considered the national epic of Persian-speakers and the Iranian world. It was written over the span of 35 years by Hakim Abu L-Qasim Firdawsi Tusi known commonly as Ferdowsi as a celebration of the Persian Empire before the coming of the Arabs and Islam beginning 7000 years ago. He based his masterpiece on other historical works available to him at the time c. 1000 A. D. . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
CA16B-00053Printed for Richard Worthington / Villon Society. Collectible - Very Good. New York: Printed for Richard Worthington The Book. Vol. I and II / Printed for Subscribers Only The Book. Vol. III - IX and Alaeddin. / Printed for the Villon Society Tales from the Arabic Vol. 1-3 1884 1889 Alaeddin. 13 Volumes 9 3 1. Limited Edition. The Book of a Thousand Nights and One Night printed on Holland paper limited to five hundred copies No. 3 as stated on limitation page of Vol. I. Tales from the Arabic No. 90 as stated on limitation page of Vol. 1. Alaeddin unnumbered on limitation page. Sm 4to blue cloth hardcovers with paper spine labels with black text. Top edge in gilt. Blue endpapers. Illustrations. Very Good set. The volumes of The Book of a Thousand Nights are each only lightly shelfworn with the majority of the edgewear to the spine head and top-edge of the boards. Spine labels are browned with a couple of chips. Volume VII's first 30 or so pages have minor brown staining along the lower edge. The volumes of Tales from the Arabic each have scuffs to the tops of each board and small stains to the paper labels. Otherwise only lightly shelfworn. Alaeddin shows a dime-sized red rub to the front board and a few white rubs that have left dents to the rear board. Each volume shows little foxing or spotting inside and are in wonderful condition for their age. A fantastic set! Arab Folklore Arab Folklore Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Printed for Richard Worthington / Villon Society hardcover
1927D10945Paris: Editions d'Art de l'Intermediaire du Bibliophile 1927. Limited Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Printed wraps with aquatint vignette on front cover; folio 286 x 380 mm; contains 12 loose color etchings of prostitutes of Marseille each one signed in the plate and numbered in the lower margin. Number 47 from a limited edition of 100 copies on Rives paper. Glassine and tissue-guards wrinkled chipped and torn; portfolio lightly rubbed and wrinkled along the edges. Auction records suggest that this copy may be missing a slipcase box or "board portfolio" -- difficult to say. Nonetheless contents are fine suitable for display. A lovely item. <br/><br/> Editions d'Art de l'Intermediaire du Bibliophile paperback
058622Berkeley Ca: Pacific Editions / Arif Press 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Box. 36 Pp. #143 Of A Limited Edition Of 165 Copies Of Which 130 Were For Sale. Unique Rag Papers In Two Colors Commissioned From Twinrocker Paper Mill And Hand Bound In Gold Stamped Leater Gray Boards In A Custom Made Box Covered In Gold-Stamped Van Heel Cloth From Holland With A Printed Spine Label. Signed By Thomas And Goldyne On The Limitation Page. Fine. Also With The Prospectus 8 Pp Covers Also Fine. Box Fine But Small Bump To Lower Front Tip. With The Printed Folder Enclosed A Signed Color Print By Goldyne Apparently Issued Only With The 35 Copies Not For Sale. <br/> <br/> Pacific Editions / Arif Press hardcover
12124San Francisco: The Arion Press 1996. Limited Edition. Stab-sewn stiff printed wrappers within chemise and slipcase. Fine/Slipcase: Fine. Michael Mazur. Folio. Pp. 102. Printed retrograde. Printed in Hebrew with translation in facing text by Robert Alter. Frontispiece etching by Michael Mazur signed. Bound in stiff plumb-colored handmade paper housed in a chemise and matching slipcase printed title label mounted on spine. Of an edition limited to 200 numbered copies this is hand-numbered copy 22. Signed by Robert Alter at the colophon. A bright fresh copy of this refined publication from the Arion Press a leading practitioner of fine press publishing and the natural heir to San Francisco's exemplary fine printing tradition. The Arion Press unknown
35988Guenrouet France: Pre Nian Editions 2005. Very Good . Guenrouet France: Pre Nian Editions 2005. Limited Edition of 10 copies numbered and signed by Bracaval and Ferlinghetti at limitation this being No. AC VI; from a full print run of 45 copies. Nine loose sheets laid into heavy paper wrapper and including title page colophon two sheets featuring Ferlinghetti's poem and five etchings with tissue guards each signed by Bracaval and numbered 05. Housed in hand-made box designed by Frere. Shelfwear and a few scuffs to box; a couple minor smudges to paper wrapper; Very Good or better. An attractive and scarce collaboration between poet and artist. Pre Nian Editions unknown
42463Paris: Georges Fall 1975. Limited First edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/150. Folio 15 1/2 x 11 3/4". 30 6 loose pages as issued. Original printed wrappers with blue and black lettering to front cover. Portfolio housed in a red cloth chemise with blue lettering to spine. Chemise housed in its matching burgundy cloth slipcase. Hand-signed etched frontispiece.<br /> <br /> Accompanying a text by Arturo Schwarz this portfolio contains four striking color etchings including frontispiece by André Masson one of the pioneers of Surrealism. Each etching is tissue-guarded and hand-signed by the artist in pencil at lower right margin.<br /> <br /> One of 150 numbered copy on Vélin d'Arches paper of which this copy is. unnumbered! <br /> <br /> Text in French. Slipcase chemise wrappers and interior in overall very good condition. Arturo Schwarz born in 1924 is an Italian scholar art historian poet writer lecturer art consultant and curator of international art exhibitions. He lives in Milan where he has amassed a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art including many works by personal friends such as Marcel Duchamp André Breton Man Ray and Jean Arp. Georges Fall hardcover
196139362Paris: André Dérue 1961. Lars Bo. A STUNNING LIVRE D'ARTISTE with 12 haunting etchings with aquatint by Lars Bo. From a total edition of 200 numbered copies this is one of 150 printed on fine Lana wove paper. 4to. GORGEOUSLY BOUND BY R. MARCHAL signed IN FULL MOROCCO WITH "REPAIRED TEARS" ON FRONT AND BACK COVER IN IMITATION OF THE TORN OVERCOAT IN THE STORY. Watered silk endleaves. Original wraps and backstrip preserved. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Silk ribbon page marker. Housed in a matching half-leather chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. A WONDERFUL BOOK IN A WONDERFUL and unique MASTER BINDING. <br/><br/> André Dérue paperback
196039092Paris: Pierre Lecuire 1960. A stunning livre de peintre featuring previously unpublished poems by Pierre Lecuire and 22 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY LANSKOY his very first etchings. From a total edition of 190 copies this is one of 145 printed on extremely fine Auvergne laid paper and SIGNED BY LECUIRE AND LANSKOY. Folio 33.5 x 18 cm. Loose as issued in the original wraps with the front cover adorned with an original etching. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. A beautiful production. <br/><br/> Pierre Lecuire paperback
19816136New York: Sweetwater 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto 163pp. illustrated. A fine copy in the publisher's full chieftain deep red morocco with gilt detail. In the publisher's slipcase also fine. Of a total limitation of 475 copies SIGNED by Singer and Moskowitz this is the best edition being number 18 of just 50 copies in the full morocco binding accompanied by a suite of ten signed etchings and also an original ink drawing by Moskowitz. These artworks are housed in a slim clamshell box itself housed in the slipcase. Rare and with no other copies of this most prized limitation in commerce as of this listing. An elegant production; and a high spot in any collection of Judaica or illustrated fine press books. Sweetwater hardcover
H9223Montauk NY: Monument Press 2003. First printing. No. 20 of 30 copies signed by Brendel with each of the etchings signed by Nama of a total edition of 60 copies. Tall dark blue silk clamshell box 20 inches tall housing loose folded sheets hand printed by Darrell Hyder at the Sunhill Press in North Brookfield MA on Arches Velin with thirteen etchings and accompanying poems in German and English with two smaller tinted etchings for the title bifolium and for the colophon. Fine but for the slightest fading to box: contents perfect. Brendel known as a world class pianist is also a gifted author as these works reveal. Nama who grew up and lived for a long time in Pittsburgh is now located in Montauk and is a nationally known artist and print-maker whose work is in many of the best museums. A lovely collaboration rarely on the market with no recent copies at auction. Monument Press unknown
1793140941779London: John Stockdale 1793. First Thus. First Stockdale edition first issue with the long "s" throughout and list of subscribers. xi 1 225; 2 vii 187 1 pp. Two engraved title-pages with vignette "Gay Monument" frontispiece and 68 illustrations including 12 etchings by William Blake. Later full calf polished with gilt borders gilt decorated spines; marbled endpapers and edges. Very Good with joints expertly repaired and strengthened some general light wear and scuffing to calf offsetting to endpaper edges illustrated bookplates of author and bibliophile Louise Ward Watkins and Frances and Jourdan Hoyt scattered light foxing to interiors. The first edition of Gay's classic Fables to have etchings by William Blake who is listed as one of the subscribers at the rear. John Stockdale unknown
193935481Baltimore: The Etchcrafters Art Guild 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 69 of 200 copies. The 100 etchings in these two volumes are all artist proofs individually signed by Don Swann. Inscribed from the artist and author: "Aunt 'Madge' and Uncle 'Ed'. December 25th 1941 with Best Wishes. From Don Sr. & Don Jr." <br /> <br /> Don Swann Sr. 1889 - 1954 grew up in Baltimore attending Maryland Institute College of Art and is known for his etchings of colonial and Neo-classical American architecture. In addition to houses he also did multiple etchings of Baltimore cityscapes. His son Don Swann Jr. 1911 - 1998 followed in his father's footsteps to become a master etcher. He continued to operate the Etchcrafters Art Guild after the death of his father. <br /> <br /> Both volumes are bound in blue leather over blue leatherette boards with gilt titles to spines. Minor scuffing to both spines and light stain to spine of second volume. Minor foxing to interiors heaviest on tissue guards and browning to endpapers. All etchings have the original tissue guards bound in. Bound by the Elliott Bookbinding Company in Baltimore. Printed on Rives Woven Imported paper with Old Style Caslon type at the Monumental Printing Company in Baltimore with typography by Norman T.A. Munder. Continously paginated - 425 pages. Size: Folio. MD/122121. The Etchcrafters Art Guild hardcover
195139403Paris: Ambroise Vollard / Georges Leblanc 1951. André Derain. An outstanding copy of this important livre d'artiste illustrated with 33 HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS BY ANDRE DERAIN. Derain executed the etchings in 1934 but they were not published until this livre d'artiste appeared in 1951. Large folio 45 x 35 cm. ENTIRELY UNTRIMMED WITH WIDE MARGINS IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION. Housed in the original chemise and slipcase. Johnson 184; Rauch 40; MoMa 57; Strachan p. 330; Stern 33. Rare and important. <br/><br/> Ambroise Vollard / Georges Leblanc unknown
194939175Paris: Maeght 1949. A STUNNING AND IMPORTANT LIVRE DE PEINTRE. The first edition of Eluard's text illustrated with 87 ORIGINAL COLOR ETCHINGS BY ROGER CHASTEL. From a total edition of 196 numbered copies this is one of 148 on extremely fine Lana wove paper. Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. In this original lightly worn board chemise and slipcase. The Artist & the Book 55; Strachan pp. 116-118 and 328; Chapon pp. 172-175. A PRISTINE COPY OF A RARE BEAUTIFUL AND IMPORTANT BOOK ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT MODERN BESTIARIES. <br/><br/> Maeght paperback
