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1923212181923. S.l. Les Bibliophiles comtois 1923. Un fort vol. au format in-4 292 x 226 mm de 258 pp. en feuilles sus couverture titrÂŽe ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs et ÂŽtui-chemise cartonnÂŽ dos lisse piÂce de titre contrecollÂŽe. Tirage unique ˆ 140 exemplaires seulement dont 15 seulement furent mis dans le commerce. Celui-ci comptant parmi les 115 sur Arches seul papier rÂŽservÂŽs aux membres de la SociÂŽtÂŽ et ˆ ce titre imprimÂŽs nominativement pour Charles EstÂve. ''Edition bien illustrÂŽe''. L'ouvrage renferme - ici en premier tirage - les eaux-fortes originales de Lucien Madrassi. ''ElÂve des peintres Rapha‘l Collin Gervais et GÂŽr™me Madrassi exposa au Salon des Artistes franÂais. En 1924 il est ˆ Cracovie o il ÂŽtudie sur place les moeurs et les types juifs pour Un Royaume de Dieu des frÂres Tharaud dont l'ÂŽditeur Lapina lui avait confiÂŽ l'illustration. Il fit ˆ cette occasion 86 eaux-fortes''. in Osterwalder. ''Membre de la SociÂŽtÂŽ des Artistes FranÂais depuis 1906 Madrassi a entre autres illustrÂŽ Un royaume de Dieu de Jean et JÂŽr™me Tharaud''. in BÂŽnÂŽzit. ''Lamartine peint avec une apparente justesse l'ÂŽtat des esprits en 1814 et pendant la premiÂre Restauration. Oeuvre mÂŽconnue dont l'intÂŽrÂt documentaire est certain.'' Absent de MahÂŽ RÂŽpertoire des ÂŽditions de luxe - Carteret IV Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile / IllustrÂŽs modernes p. 230 - Osterwalder II Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 732 - BÂŽnÂŽzit VII Dictionnaire des peintres p. 55 - Tulard Bibliographie critique des MÂŽmoires sur le Consulat et l'Empire pour l'originale de 1870. Petites marques d'usage affectant le dos de la chemise ainsi que les angles et coupes du coffret ; dont un plat prÂŽsente quelques marques d'eau sans gravitÂŽ. Quelques rousseurs affectant les trois premiers et derniers feuillets. Nonobstant belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1883058370New York: Henry Holt and Company 1883. First American Edition . Green Stamped Cloth. Very Good /No Dust Jacket. 8" Tall. Xlvii 339 Pages . Green Cloth Lettered In Gilt Decorated In Red And Black And Gilt. First American Printing With 1883 Date On Title Page. Some Slight Foxing. Previous Owner's Bookplate On Front Pastedown "Young Folk's Library Of The New Jerusalem San Francisco #13 ". . Gilt Lettering And Stamped Cover Designs All Clean And Bright. An Attractive Copy. Contents Crisp A Little Light Foxing On Some Pages. The Two Etchings By Tadema Are Plates Without Plate Marks And Are The Frontispiece And Another Facing P. 49 As Called For In The Table Of Contents. <br/> <br/> Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1896013618Edinburgh: T.C. and E. C. Jack 1896. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Centenary Burns four volumes 8vo tan cloth decorated in gilt in the MacKintosh/ Art Nouveau style volumes 1 and 2 published 1896 3 and 4 in 1897 gte sides untrimmed each in near fine condition. Set owned by Victorian author Ella Napier Lefroy 1854-1919 with her bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. A Glasgow native and eldest daughter of merchant and politician Alexander Hastie of Luscar in 1873 she married Thomas Charles Perceval Lefroy an Irish businessman who worked for the brewers Guinness and Bass. The couple lived in London and had four children. In the 1890s Lefroy wrote two novels - "A Scots Thistle" 2 vols. London: Bentley 1892 and "Janet Delille" 2 vols. London: Hurst and Blackett 1894 under the pseudonym "E. N. Leigh Fry." Thereafter it appears she gave up literature. Her husband died in 1893 which may have influenced her decision. T.C. and E. C. Jack hardcover
96510<p>Paris circa 1805 through 1814. . Very good. - A suite of 18 plates by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux engraved on creamy white stock measuring between 10-1/2 inches by 8 inches and 11 inches by 8-1/2 inches with large margins there is one smaller exception. The images depict the various cries of Paris merchants. All but three are signed "JDB" in the plate. Most of the images are identified and titled in French in pencil by a previous owner. The collection is as follows:</p><p>"Marchand de gravures etalagiste" portrays street vendors of engravings offering their merchandise to customers some of whom are handling the prints. Several prints hang from a wire stretched between poles in the background and a large blank canvas hangs from the center of the pole. In some editions what is here a blank canvas bears the printed title "Suite de Marchands ambulants de Paris par J.D. Bertaux" and serves as frontispiece to the work. The image measures 3-1/4 inch high by 2-1/4 inch wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. The edges are very slightly creased with two tiny tears to the left edge and a couple of tiny stains or spotting to the bottom margin of the page.</p><p>"Decrotteur et ramoneur" portrays a man shining the shoes of an officer as chimney sweeps and other shoe-shiners are pictured in the background. A small dog stands at the side of the officer. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing.</p><p>"Parade de comediens ambulants" portrays traveling actors performing and parading on the porch of a house with spectators in the foreground. The image measures 2-3/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There is light foxing throughout.</p><p>"Colleur d'affiches" portrays a bill-poster perched on a ladder pasting a poster or bill to the corner wall of a building. Another worker stands around the corner and a family looks on with their dog. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor faint stains and minor foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Gagne petit" portrays a knife grinder or sharpener carrying his grinding wheel on his back with a dog at his side. Another knife grinder wheels his equipment in a wheelbarrow. A house and people are pictured in the background. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is minor foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Remouleur" although the title differs the image is identical to the prior one. "Gagne petit" and "remouleur" both translate to knife grinder or sharpener. There is some scattered foxing and the paper is lightly darkened.</p><p>"Titre" possibly the title page to the work. The image portrays men filling water containers from a city's monument fountain with water pouring from the mouth of a troll. The image measures 2-1/2 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. The edges of the plate are darkened with a short tear to the top edge and just a hint of foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Serrurier" portrays a locksmith grinding keys near the open gate leading to a mansion. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is a minor crease to the bottom right corner with just a hint of foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Cardeuses de matelats" portrays mattress carders. 3 women are seated with their carding tools and sections of stuffed fabric. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the corners with a couple of faint specks to the margins.</p><p>"Menuisiers" portrays carpenters working on furniture at their work table. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is light scattered foxing mostly to the margins.</p><p>"Marchands de parapluies et de soufflets" portrays an umbrella merchant carrying several on his back and a bellows merchant with several fireplace bellows attached to this clothing. The image measures 3-1/4 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks.</p><p>"Batteurs de platre" portrays plaster beaters. A man is beating away at plaster spread out upon the ground as another carries a basket of plaster to spread over it. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Charrons" portrays wheel builders constructing wooden carriage wheels. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing throughout.</p><p>"Scieurs de bois" portrays sawyers at work as an empty horse-drawn cart rides away and another stacks wood upon a ramp leading to a barn's loft. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor sports of foxing or browning to the print.</p><p>"Lingere au petit crochet" portrays an elderly woman cloth merchant carrying her linens in a basket on her back. Several dogs are near her and another cloth merchant can be seen speaking to a man in the background. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/8 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the edges.</p><p>"Porteur d'eau" portrays a water carrier and his wife pulling a large barrel of water on a cart. Another water cart and houses are depicted in the background at left. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inches high by 3-7/8 inches wide plate marks. There is creasing to the bottom right corner and some foxing to the margins.</p><p>"Tomeliers" portrays coopers at work constructing wooden barrels to which they affix metal rings. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing throughout.</p><p>An untitled image portrays barbers working on customers hair and beards and a wigmaker at her loom. Several wigs hang from the wall. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-7/8 inch wide plate marks. This print is engraved on a sheet which is slightly smaller than the others measuring 7-3/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. There is a piece chipped from the bottom left corner with some foxing and darkening to the margins. The artist's name here spelled "Duplessis-Berteaux" by an early owner is penned on the verso.</p><p>The engravings are in overall very good condition with a paper tab mounted along one edge of the verso of each print.</p><p>The French painter and draughtsman Jean Duplessis-Bertaux 1747-1819 produced etchings and burin engravings. Having taken part in the French Revolution Duplessis-Bertaux produced a series of prints entitled "Scenes de la Revolution" followed by "Campagnes de Napoleon" which illustrated scenes from Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaigns engraved after paintings by Carle Vernet. He also produced a series of engravings portraying the street cries of Paris "Cris de Paris". Duplessis-Bertaux also collaborated on some prints with Jean-Louis Delignon and produced several pornographic prints many of which were printed anonymously but were later re-attributed to him. The work entitled "Recueil de cent sujets de divers genres" published in 1814 gathered together in one volume 100 of Duplessis-Bertaux' engravings from eight of the suites including military scenes and those from his Cries of Paris which had previously been distributed seperately.</p> Paris, circa 1805 through 1814. hardcover
198938629Barcelona: Antonio Agra 1989. Poems by Gras Balaguer and FIVE ORIGINAL ETCHINGS with aquatint BY ROUGEMONT. Edition limited to 75 numbered copies plus ten artist's proofs and ten hors commerce all printed on extremely fine wove paper. 4to. Two booklets: poems loose as issued in original wraps; etchings also loose as issued in original wraps. House together in folding paper case SIGNED on the colophon by the author and the artist. FINE AND BRIGHT. <br/><br/> Antonio Agra paperback
1884D11324London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary full morocco ornately gilt-stamped on boards and spine a.e.g.; 4to; pp. viii 304 plus frontispiece and 24 plates. Translated from the French. Spine and edges of boards scuffed and lightly bumped; small chip at fore-edge of upper board. Small ink scribble in margin of p. 3; some foxing here and there but overall internally nice and clean. A lavish production. <br/><br/> J. C. Nimmo and Bain hardcover
Arkö, Jordi, Karl HaskelIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1940110021940. Paris Guy Leprat s.d. 1940. 1 vol. in-plano 443 x 318 mm de 11 pp. et 12 planches en feuilles sous chemise cartonnÂŽe d'ÂŽdition. Edition originale. Tirage unique ˆ 500 exemplaires seulement sur vÂŽlin d'Arches seul papier. Exemplaire numÂŽrotÂŽ et signÂŽ ˆ la mine de plomb au colophon. ''Penser Paris. Comment songer ˆ vaincre ˆ rÂŽduire ˆ quelque forme intelligible un tel monstre de grandeur de rapports de diffÂŽrences concentrÂŽes '' Paul ValÂŽry. Premier tirage des 12 dÂŽlicates eaux-fortes de FlorÂs donnant ˆ voir : La rue des Francs-Bourgeois - Notre-Dame et les bouquinistes - L'aiguille de Notre-Dame - Le Pont-Neuf et la CitÂŽ - Notre-Dame vue des Quais de Seine - La Sainte-Chapelle - Tour de l'Horloge et marchÂŽ aux fleurs - L'Eglise Saint-Germain-des-PrÂs - MarchÂŽ rue Mouffetard - Rue Brise-Miche - Place de la Concorde - Arc de Triomphe / Place de l'Etoile. Chemise prÂŽsentant des marques d'usage ÂŽparses dont deux manques de papier affectant tÂte et queue du dos. Feuillets de garde fortement roussis. Rousseurs affectant texte et planches quoique davantage concentrÂŽes en marge. Du reste bonne condition. Rare. b42961 unknown
1879271041879. Bourg / Lyon Imprimerie EugÂne Chambaud / Martin-Bottier / A. Brun 1879. Un vol. au format pt in-4 275 x 223 mm de 2 ff. bl. 1 titre gravÂŽ n.fol. vi - 134 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-chagrin maroquinÂŽ vert-bronze ˆ coins filets dorÂŽs portÂŽs sur les plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid filets maigres dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ tÂte dorÂŽe. Edition originale de cette soigneuse publication. Belle impression sur vergÂŽ d'ÂŽdition agrÂŽmentÂŽe de 12 sur 12 eaux-fortes originales ainsi que d'un titre-frontispice gravÂŽ ; signÂŽs Paul Morgon dans la plaque. Natif de Thoissey en 1852 Paul Morgon ''participe avec une douzaine dÕartistes dont LÂŽon Dallemagne et Horace Fonville ˆ la fondation de la SociÂŽtÂŽ des amis des arts de lÕAin dont la premiÂre exposition a lieu en avril 1878''. in Rh™ne Estampes. ''Nous ne craindrons pas au travers de cette publication de faire des excursions dans le domaine du passÂŽ et de rechercher ses lÂŽgendes et ses drames ; nous espÂŽrons lorsqu'il sera possible de redresser sur leurs fortes murailles les ch‰teaux qui gardaient la vallÂŽe ; nous pÂŽnÂŽtrerons dans les ÂŽglises nous fouillerons dans les archives des communes.'' Table : Journans - Tossiat - Montagnat - Saix - Bourg-en-Bresse - Challes - Viriat - Attignat - Craz - Malafretaz - La Baume - Jayat - Saint-Julien - Lescheroux - Chartreuse de Montmerle - Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes - Pont-de-Vaux. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Petites altÂŽrations superficielles en marge des plats. Frontispice dÂŽsolidarisÂŽ. Gardes tachÂŽes. Quelques claires rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1930042244Paris: G. Cres 1930. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. 201 Ii Pp. Full Black Niger Gilt And Blind-Stamped In An Art Deco Design Top Edge Gilt Black Gilt And Blindstamped Turns With Blue Silk Doublures And Additional Blue Marbled Endpapers Matching Leather And Marbled Paper On Slipcase. Front Board Neatly Detached Long Ago Reattached With Nearly Invisible Silk Now Again Detached But Can Be Invisibly Reattached Using New Cords Without Any Rebinding. Slipcase With Wear At Corners Split Along One Top Edge. Tipped In Is A Calling Card Of Emile Rossignol With Handwritten Message "Avec Tous Les Voeux De Bonheur Pour L'an Qui Vient" Rossignol." Very Faded Abbreviated Signature At End Of Contents Page. Roland Dorgelès 1885 - 1973 Was A French Novelist And A Member Of The Académie Goncourt. Born In Amiens Somme Under The Name Roland Lecavelé He Adopted The Pen Name Dorgelès To Commemorate Visits To The Spa Town Of Argelès He Spent His Childhood In Paris. A Prolific Author He Is Most Renowned For The Prix Femina-Winning Wooden Crosses Les Croix De Bois A Moving Study Of World War I In Which He Served. It Was Published In 1919 In English By William Heinemann In 1920. Dorgelès Served As A Juror With Florence Meyer Blumenthal In Awarding The Prix Blumenthal A Grant Given Between 1919 And 1954 To Painters Sculptors Decorators Engravers Writers And Musicians. <br/> <br/> G. Cres hardcover
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
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
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
Randström, StigJackets not in perfect condition/books in good condition. 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
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
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
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
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
