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18869854326John C. Nimmo 1886. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. 8vo cloth binding. Gilt lettering on cover and backstrip. Some shelf-wear and scuffing. Hinge split. Light foxing. B/w illustrations. Frontispiece in good condition tissue guard with light foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN: John C. Nimmo hardcover
1869268151869. A Paris chez D. Jouaust 1869. Un vol. au format in-8 238 x 162 mm de 1 f. bl. 1 f. n.fol. xxxiv pp. 1 f. n.fol. 206 pp. 3 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine percaline satinÂŽe marine plats jansÂŽnistes dos lisse ornÂŽ de double filets dorÂŽs large fleuron central dorÂŽ piÂce de titre de maroquin vieux-rouge titre dorÂŽ. Belle impression sur vergÂŽ d'ÂŽdition. Exemplaire agrÂŽmentÂŽ au colophon d'une note manuscrite de Daniel Jouaust : ''Offert ˆ M. G / par l'ÂŽditeur / signature''. L'ouvrage renferme 4 sur 4 jolies planches gravÂŽes montÂŽes sur Chine appliquÂŽ d'aprÂs Victor Foulquier. Lequel fut ''ÂŽlÂve d'Abel de Pujol et qui acquit une considÂŽrable rÂŽputation principalement au travers de ses illustrations'' in BÂŽnÂŽzit. Issus de deux familles diffÂŽrentes Paul et Virginie sont ÂŽlevÂŽs en commun comme frÂre et sÃur dans la splendeur naturelle des paysages tropicaux de l”le Maurice. Mais ˆ l'adolescence des sentiments amoureux naissent entre les deux personnages. La mÂre de Virginie Madame de la Tour dÂŽcide alors de l'ÂŽloigner de Paul en envoyant sa fille ÂŽtudier en France laissant Paul ˆ son chagrin. Plusieurs annÂŽes aprÂs Virginie annonce son retour sur l'”le mais le navire qui la ramÂne de France est pris dans une tempÂte. Appartenant au registre pathÂŽtique Paul et Virginie dÂŽcrit avec force les sentiments amoureux et la nostalgie du paradis perdu. Au-delˆ du cadre exotique et de la description d'une sociÂŽtÂŽ idyllique Bernardin de Saint-Pierre expose dans ce roman sa vision pessimiste de l'existence. BÂŽnÂŽzit IV Dictionnaire des peintres p. 458 - Osterwalder I Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 383. Angles et coiffes lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽs. Frottements affectant la piÂce de titre. Rares rousseurs dans le texte ; quoique davantage marquÂŽes aux feuillets liminaires. Du reste belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1898142603260005George Barrie Philadelphia 1898. Hardcover. Good. Set of Three Hardcovers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned and foxed. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! George Barrie, Philadelphia hardcover
200055192Rochester New York: The Black Bird Press 2000. First limited edition. Hardcover. Very good to fine condition. 29/100. 30 6pp. Original gray cloth with black lettering on cover with small drawings on covers housed in same color slipcase. Half-title with drawing and black and blind-stamped lettering. Signed by poet and artist hand-numbered on colophon. Contains thirty poems and is illustrated with three full page etchings one sepia toned initialed by artist. <br /> <br /> Designed and produced by The Black Bird Press with text hand set in 18 point Centaur and Arrige with titles in Goudy Old Style on Rives BFK paper. Etchings and type are printed by the artist. The edition is numbered one through one hundred. An additional ten copies numbered I through X contain an original graphite drawing. All copies are hand sewn and bound at Olde Ridge Bookbindery Rochester N.Y. Slipcase with very light wear book in fine condition. The Black Bird Press hardcover
1829D11985London: to be had at the Principal Booksellers and Printshops 1829. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary gilt-ruled blue calf gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands a.e.g. inside gilt dentelles decorative endpapers; volumes 1-4 12mo. Richly illustrated with etchings by Reveil. Leaves printed illustrated and numbered on the recto only. Text in French. Front board of Volume 2 detached. Front board of Volume 4 heavily scratched and spine lettering chipped. Otherwise all volumes a bit scuffed along joints and edgs of boards; lightly chipped at spine tips; some light foxing to prelims and terminals but overall internally bright and clean. A pretty little set worthy of repair. <br/><br/> to be had at the Principal Booksellers and Printshops hardcover
19259013300Paris: Le Groupy 1925. paperback. Very good condition. One of 575 numbered soft cover copies loose bound with an original etching on the front cover stamped in black and red. Chips and closed tears to the extremities of the wrapper. Interior is clean. <br/><br/> Le Groupy paperback
1940318481940. S.l. Paris chez l'artiste s.d. circa 1940. Un vol. au format in-4 353 x 252 mm non paginÂŽ en feuilles sous couverture ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs dont le premier plat est occupÂŽ par une large composition gravÂŽe. Tirage unique ˆ 220 exemplaires seulement de cette ''ÂŽdition recherchÂŽe''. in Carteret. Celui-ci comptant parmi les 200 exemplaires du tirage sur Arches ; justifiÂŽ au colophon exemplaire d'artiste et revÂtu de la signature autographe ˆ la mine de plomb de LÂŽon Courbouleix. ''Ce livre contient dont premier plat de couverture 59 planches dont les ornements le texte et les illustrations ont ÂŽtÂŽ gravÂŽs ˆ l'eau-forte. Chaque planche a ÂŽtÂŽ imprimÂŽe ˆ la poupÂŽe en plusieurs couleurs sur la presse ˆ bras de l'artiste. Les lettres capitales ont ÂŽtÂŽ rehaussÂŽes de gouache et d'or ˆ la main''. ''LÂŽon Courbouleix grava ˆ la pointe-sÂche et ˆ l'eau-forte des illustrations pour des auteurs libertins notamment pour l'ÂŽditeur Maurice Glomeau''. in Osterwalder citant la prÂŽsente contribution de l'artiste. ÇÊPrince des poÂtes et poÂte des princesÊÈ Pierre de Ronsard est une figure majeure de la littÂŽrature poÂŽtique de la Renaissance. Auteur dÕune Ãuvre vaste qui en plus de trente ans a touchÂŽ aussi bien la poÂŽsie engagÂŽe et ÇÊofficielleÊÈ dans le contexte des guerres de religions avec Les Hymnes et les Discours 1555-1564 que lՎpopÂŽe avec La Franciade 1572 ou la poÂŽsie lyrique avec les recueils Les Odes 1550-1552 et des Amours Les Amours de Cassandre 1552Ê; Les Amours de Marie 1555Ê; Sonnets pour HÂŽlÂne 1578. Imitant les auteurs antiques Ronsard emploie d'abord les formes de l'ode Mignonne allons voir si la rose et de l'hymne considÂŽrÂŽes comme des formes majeures mais il utilisera de plus en plus le sonnet transplantÂŽ en France par ClÂŽment Marot en 1536 en employant le dÂŽcasyllabe Mon dieu mon dieu que ma maistresse est belle! Les Amours ou Je vous envoye un bouquetÉ Continuation des Amours comme le mÂtre ÇÊmoderneÊÈ de l'alexandrin Comme on voit sur la brancheÉ Second livre des Amours ou Quand vous serez bien vieilleÉ Sonnets pour HÂŽlÂne. Monod II Manuel de l'amateur de livres illustrÂŽs modernes 9902 - Osterwalder III Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 419 - Carteret IV Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile / IllustrÂŽs modernes p. 347. Petite coupe au dos de l'exemplaire. Rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
1929005691New York: MacMillan 1929. 179 pp.with 51 high-quality reproductions of etchings nad drawings of churches and cathedrals including Notre Dame Rouen Chartes Bayeux Albi Quimper much more. First printing. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. MacMillan hardcover
1947B50032Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. One of fifteen hundred copies! Brown stamped beige cloth boards in dust jacket folio 244pp. illustrated in color and b&w. Book has faint foxing and wear to boards and spine binding tight text clean and unmarked but gently toned throughout. DJ shows mild rubbing and edgewear now in protective mylar wrap. THIS LARGE HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES. University of Pittsburgh Press hardcover
1946B7264New York: Heritage Press. 1946. Light wear to slipcases interiors clean and crisp. . Binding: Pictorial paper boards backed in brown cloth. Spines with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edges purple. Housed in brown paper slipcases. <br><br> Notes: A very good example of this set illustrated with reproductions of Piranesi’s renown etchings of Rome. <br><br>Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Piranesi 1720 – 1778 was an Italian classical archaeologist architect and artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" Carceri d'invenzione. He was the father of Francesco Piranesi Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.<br><br> Size: 8vo. 240 x 160 mm Volume: 3 volumes. Category: Book Classics; Heritage Press. hardcover
1889319711Troy NY: Nims and Knight 1889. Paperback. Fair. Oversize paperback book in FAIR condition - with nine original engraved portraits. Covers and spine are extremely chipped but now protected in a clear plastic wrapper. The first main page biography of Jane Hading has a 1.5" closed tear. Otherpages have light edge wear due to years of page-flipping. Some spotting foxing and other age-related blemishes on the edges of the portraits. The portrait of Mary Anderson is nearly detached from the cardstock. Some dampstaining along the very edges most visibly on the last text page. Otherwise text clean and pages tightly bound despite external damage. Portraits of eminent stage actresses of the late 19th century each with a brief biographical profile. The tissue portraits are mounted on cardstock. Includes Jane Hading Julia Marlowe Lillie Langtry Helena Modjeska Fanny Davenport Ada Rehan Sarah Bernhardt Ellen Terry and Mary Anderson. Measures approx. 14" x 11.25 Nims and Knight paperback
197771157Chatham NY: Sagarin Press 1977. Limited edition signed and hand-numbered #155 of 200 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed by the author and the illustrator in ink on the colophon. 48 pp. Quarto 27 cm; full tan colored cloth with title blind stamped on the front board and printed in brown on the spine. Forest green endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Only hints of shelfwear and the boards are very subtly bowed at their fore-edges. A nice copy. With the signed and numbered etching by Brauer titled "Offering" and tissue guard laid-in at the front. Four etchings printed and bound within the text by Bauer alongside the twenty-four poems by Fox.<br /> <br /> The colophon reads: "This is the special limited edition of The Juggler by Siv Cedering Fox. It is printed on 70 lb. Mohawk Soft White Superfine text paper and set in Optima type. Printed at the Studley Press and bound by hand at the Bridgeport National Bindery. This edition is limited to 200 copies of which this is #155 hand-numbered Siv Cedering Fox signed Bill Brauer signed. Sagarin Press hardcover
198612352Lewisburg PA: Bucknell University / The Press of Appletree Alley 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Quarto 29pp. illustrated. From The Bucknell University Fine Editions: A Series in Contemporary Poetry edited by John Wheatcroft. A crisp clean copy near fine in the publisher's pale blue cloth. Cloth a tinge faded at extremties and the page block edges just a trifle toned. A few forgivable smudges to one blank leaf. Per the colophon: "The book was set in 16 point Spectrum and printed on a Vandercook No. 4. The volume was designed hand-set and printed by Mary Chenoweth and Barnard Taylor and bound by Don and Pam Rash. The three full-page etchings were created by Rosalyn Richards and printed by Kathy Kaminskas at Bucknell University Department of Art. The edition was printed on imported mould made Rives Heavyweight." This is number 57 of 125 limited copies SIGNED by Shapiro and Richards on the limitation page. Bucknell University / The Press of Appletree Alley hardcover
1898028733Philadelphia: George Barrie 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xxi.353; Vii 318 Pp.; Vii 321 Pp. Three Volumes. Volumes One And Two Of A Three Volume Set Are #337 Of A Limited Edition Of 1000 Copies The Bibliophilist's Library Series Two. Full Navy Blue Morocco Five Bands Gilt Title And Volume Number On Spines Elaborately Gilt Turns Marbled Endpapers Top Edges Gilt. Deckled Edges 8 3/4" Tall. Volume Iii Is #111 Of 1000 But Original Gray Cloth Paper Spine Label No Gilt On Top Edge 9" Tall. Vol. I And Ii With Light Wear Fraying At Corners Bindings Solid With Hinges Tight No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Volume Iii Is Near Fine And Unopened Pages Still Attached Along Edges. <br/> <br/> George Barrie hardcover
1967BOOKS074344ISterling Junction MA: The Scarab Press 1967. HC. very good gray paper covered boards hardcover light fading. etchings by Besnia. One of two hundred copies. Signed by Howard John Besnia on the colophon. Laid in is the fold-over prospectus for the book open measures about 6 1/2 by 17 inches with a relief etching from an original plate for the book. Light fading to gray paper covering the boards. unpaginated. The Scarab Press unknown
188344485Paris: E. Plon et Cie 1883. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Folio 14 3/4 x 11 1/4". 8 414 2pp. Uncut and unopened copy. Later 3/4 brown cloth over marbled paper covered boards with gold-lettered title label to spine. Original wrappers bound in. Front cover and title page in red and black lettering. Frontispiece.<br /> <br /> Monumental monograph on the life and work of Benvenuto Cellini 1500-1571 the renown Italian goldsmith sculptor and draftsman of the Renaissance. Cellini is one of the most important artists of Mannerism and is remembered for his skill in making pieces such as the Cellini Salt Cellar and Perseus with the Head of Medusa both reproduced in this book.<br /> <br /> This work is splendidly illustrated throughout with 16 eaux-fortes by Paul le Rat one by Baudran 25 heliogravures by Dujardin 4 by Lemercier 40 b/w illustrations by Kreutzberger and 2 woodcuts by Peulot.<br /> <br /> Some fraying and moderate abrasion to tail of spine. Minor foxing to very first leaves. Fore-edge of pages 321 to 348 slightly and partly water-stained not affecting text or illustrations. Plate 61 detached but present. Text in French. Binding in overall good interior in good to very good condition. E. Plon et Cie hardcover
1951299321951. Paris Alphonse Lemerre s.d. circa 1900. Un vol. au format in-16 158 x 97 mm de 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. 336 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein maroquin glacÂŽ cerise plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid titre dorÂŽ tÂte dorÂŽe double filet dorÂŽ sur les coupes tranches dorÂŽes dentelle intÂŽrieure dorÂŽe. Exemplaire revÂtu d'une dÂŽlicieuse reliure de plein maroquin. Il s'ouvre sur un portrait-frontispice figurant Barbey par Rajon et recÂle en outre 6 dÂŽlicates eaux-fortes par FÂŽlix Buhot. ''Du point de vue pictural le meilleur de l'oeuvre de Buhot rÂŽside dans les dÂŽlicates illustrations qu'il exÂŽcuta pour quelques romans de Barbey d'Aurevilly et notamment pour L'EnsorcelÂŽe le Diable amoureux de Cazotte aussi ainsi que les Lettres de mon moulin de Daudet. Comme graveur il s'est particuliÂrement fait remarquer par l'expression intense de ses estampes et sa science approfondie des effets de lumiÂre et d'ombre''. in BÂŽnÂŽzit. ''Au rang des oeuvres de Buhot les plus dignes d'intÂŽrÂt figurent ces esquisses demeurÂŽes ˆ l'ÂŽtat d'ÂŽbauches destinÂŽes ou non ˆ servir de modÂles ˆ d'ÂŽventuelles gravures''. in Centorame. ''Dans une atmosphÂre de campagne barbare o interviennent des p‰tres jeteurs de sorts et des vieilles femmes hantÂŽes par le souvenir de leurs dÂŽbauches Jeanne Le Hardouey une aristocrate claudÂŽlienne mÂŽsalliÂŽe d'‰me et de corps ˆ un acquÂŽreur de biens nationaux est ÇensorcelÂŽeÈ par un prÂtre l'abbÂŽ de La Croix-Jugan qui a tentÂŽ de se suicider par dÂŽsespoir de la cause perdue et dont le visage monstrueux porte la trace des tortures que lui ont fait subir les Bleus. ÇJ'ai t‰chÂŽ disait Barbey de faire du Shakespeare dans un fossÂŽ du Contentin.È Centorame Les Illustrateurs de l'oeuvre de Barbey p. 48 - SÂŽguin Barbey / Etude de bibliographie critique p. 42 - Boucard & Goodfriend p. 45 et suivantes - BÂŽnÂŽzit II Dictionnaire des peintres p. 385 - Monod I Manuel de l'amateur de livres illustrÂŽs modernes 957 pour une ÂŽdition antÂŽrieure. Dos lÂŽgÂrement t‰chetÂŽ. TrÂs rares autant que claires rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Nonobstant belle condition. b42961 unknown
1974000652Land's End Press 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Scarce edition. From dust Jacket: "Here in one volume are facsimiles of three rare and valuable works of fencing by the noted eighteenth century fencing masters Domenico and Henry Angelo." Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Landscape 6½'' x 9¼''. Contains printed pages of text with full-page monochrome etchings and engravings throughout.Very Good condition book with minor rubbing of the cloth along the spine. Good condition dust jacket with some damage. Not price clipped.Names stamped on First page. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. <br/> <br/> Land's End Press hardcover
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1987JC12731The Limited Editions Club 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Black morocco with rough maroon silk side panels gilt-stamped lettering on spine; folio; in black cloth slipcase. With full-page etchings by Roberto Juarez on hand-made Richard de Bas paper. Number 67 of 750 copies on mould-made Cartiere Enrico Magnani paper signed by Hersey and Juarez. Book is fine in lightly rubbed slipcase. A lavish production. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover
198318613West Islip NY: Universal Limited Art Editions ULAE 1983. First Edition First printing. Hard Cover. Inscribed on title page by Jim Dine to fellow artist R.B. Kitaj. FINE BOOK IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET WITH SLIGHT EDGEWEAR AND TINY CHIPS. Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) unknown
1988007027New York: The Limited Editions Club 1988. Limited Edition. Quarter Morocco. Cloth buckram boards and slipcase. Fine. No. 411 of 850 copies signed by Welliver on limitation page. 4to. 33.5 by 24 cm. xiii 93 3 pp. Two color plates with many blank leaves beginning by plates rear. A beautiful production by LEC with text paper made at Cartiere Enrico Magnani in Pescia Italy and the etchings printed on Arches paper by Peter Pettengill and by Paul and Clary Taylor in Hinsdale New Hampshire. Other than the subtlest hint of sunning to the green leather of the spine the copy is pristine. The Limited Editions Club unknown
1945179421945. Paris Editions de La CitÂŽ 1945. Un vol. au format pt in-4 ÂŽtroit 258 x 168 mm de 79 pp. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein chagrin maroquinÂŽ havane semis de fleurons dorÂŽs sur les plats dos lisse ˆ l'identique titre dorÂŽ tÂte dorÂŽe sur tÂŽmoins gardes de pleine moire havane sous ÂŽtui bordÂŽ couvertures et dos conservÂŽs. Exemplaire sous pleine reliure du temps. ''IntÂŽressante et charmante publication''. in Carteret. Un des 60 exemplaires du tirage sur Arches deuxiÂme papier aprÂs seulement les trois exemplaires de tÂte sur Japon. Outre les compositions originales gravÂŽes - ici en premier tirage - par Paulette Humbert que l'ouvrage se doit de contenir ce dernier recÂle par ailleurs in fine une suite en noir desdites planches. ''Dipl™mÂŽe de l'Union centrale des Arts dÂŽcoratifs et sociÂŽtaire du Salon d'Automne Paulette Humbert a - entre autres - illustrÂŽ RenÂŽ de Chateaubriand''. in BÂŽnÂŽzit. ''Chateaubriand se plait ici ˆ dÂŽpeindre la mÂŽlancolie du hÂŽros-narrateur. Lequel narre ici sa vie passÂŽe en dÂŽcrivant les ÂŽvÂŽnements qui l'eurent pu conduit ˆ ce mal de l'‰me ainsi que son habitude ˆ chercher refuge dans une rÂverie qui devient poison.'' in Espace franÂais. Carteret V Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile / IllustrÂŽs modernes p. 47 - BÂŽnÂŽzit V Dictionnaire des peintres p. 168. Frottements affectant le dos de l'exemplaire. Nonobstant trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
189949449Philadelphia: The Walpole Press 1899. Grand Edition De Luxe. Hardcover. Very good condition. 7/1000. Octavo. 365pp. 10 plates in two states with printed tissue guards. Three-quarter red leather over red cloth with gilt ruling on covers gilt lettering on spine; raised bands. Top edge gilt. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece in two states with tissue guards. Title page printed in red and black<br /> <br /> Beautiful publication of this novel by Alphonse Daudet 1840-1897. Delightfully illustrated with reproductions of etchings by Eugene Abot and Albert Duvivier as well as b/w reproductions of drawings by Stanislas Rejchan. Engravings in two states protected by captioned tissue guards. This edition printed on Japanese vellum paper. Some scuffing along edges of binding. Ex-libris of Seymour Nebenzal on inside of front cover. Block lightly age-toned. The Walpole Press hardcover
198539383Torino Turin: Edizioni d'Arte Tuttografica Torino 1985. Giacomo Soffiantino. A privately-printed livre d'artiste in which the author recounts one of his experiences as a hunter. ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE HORS TEXTE ETCHINGS BY GIACOMO SOFFIANTINO BOTH OF WHICH ARE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Edition limited to 120 numbered copies printed on extremely fine wove paper this copy printed for noted artist Franco Ghisotti and his wife Carla. Folio. Bound in the original handmade paper boards and dustjacket. Housed in the original folding board slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT with no defects. <br/><br/> Edizioni d'Arte Tuttografica Torino hardcover