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193338743Paris: Javal et Bourdeaux 1933. An extraordinary suite of 30 etchings by Ablett in his purest boudoir style printed on extremely fine laid Japanese paper. EACH ETCHING IS SIGNED IN THE PLATE AND EACH ETCHING HAS A REMARQUE DRAWN IN PENCIL BY THE ARTIST as a rule remarques are engraved but in this case each one is an original drawing. Folio. Loose as issued. In perfect condition. EXTREMELY RARE. <br/><br/> Javal et Bourdeaux unknown
190635294New York: Edwin C. Hill Company 1906. Limited edition. Vellum. Good. L. Alma Tadema. Limited edition of 206 this hand numbered 17 and signed by the Edwin C. Hill Company 1906. A Good copy. 4to. 312 pp. with 2 etched plates bound in decorated full vellum with top edge in gilt. Overall light wear and soiling to vellum. Upper spine is partially detached. Spine is tanned. Front and rear hinges starting to crack. Tear and small loss to the paper covering the rear board End papers are lightly toned with some finger soiling to title page otherwise text is clean and unmarked. Edwin C. Hill Company unknown
1966106619New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Minor chip to crown near rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Thomas Y. Crowell 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
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
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
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
197983595Kent Ohio: Volair Limited/Capra Press 1979. Hardcover Octavo in slipcase. Hardcover. Very good. black leather spine marbled boards gilt lettering cardboard slipcase unpaginated inscribed by the author on the half title page slipcase lightly worn <br /> <br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Volair Limited/Capra Press 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
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
198012801FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1980. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Softcover. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Fine in plain white printed wrappers. . FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1980 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
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
1926007159Paris 1926. LImited Edition. Full Decorated Crushed Morocco. Very Good. Example L of 20 containing the suite "en sanguine". These copies were reserved for Eduoard Champion. Beautiful pochoir coloring of illustrations contained in text. 4to. 26 by 17 cm. 141 3 pp. Beautiful decorated morocco by Princevel with floral onlays in corners of boards and on spine onlay bands around around perimeter crimson doublures with gilt ruling surrounds etc. Silk moire free endpapers marbled paper pastedown succeeding two pages. Condition: heavily rubbed along joints. Corners and edges also rubbed. Scattered foxing and at times quite conspicuous. unknown
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
191252175Essen Germany: Krupp A. G. 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Inscribed to "Max von . in friendship Krupp Bohlen Halbach Herbst 1912" on front free endpaper. <br /> <br /> Folio. 416 2pp. 4 plates 2 foldouts. Original ochre cloth with brown lettering and publisher’s device on cover brown lettering and ruling on spine. Black edges. Title page with publisher’s device. Green ribbon marker. Head and endpieces with drawings and woodcuts by Robert Engels and C. Thiemann throughout depicting factories factory grounds and company products of the manufacturer. Three full page etchings of Alfred Krupp and one of Friedrich Alfred Krupp by W. Conz. Contains twofold color lithograph of the cast steel factory and a twofold color lithograph with plans of Krupp factories from different years in pocket at rear. Text in German. Light water-staining along bottom of front cover and spine. Imprint at rear with light foxing at top near spine and some water stains at bottom of back free endpapers. Krupp A. G. hardcover
1977SKU1033467THE FRIENDS OF THE DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. DURHAM 1977 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. The Friends of Duke University Library; Durham 1977. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on front free endpaper also signed by author directly on limitation page in rear. A Very Good red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorative design on boards binding sturdy and intact bit of handling/rub marks to boards some rubbing to board and spine edges age toning to pages without Dust wrapper. A nice clean and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. Unpaginated b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. THE FRIENDS OF THE DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. DURHAM 1977 hardcover
1977265828The Friends of Duke University Library 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 5-6/8 by 9-1/4 inches. One of 300 signed and numbered copies signed by Reynolds and Roquet. Gold pattern on red cloth binding based on a thirteenth century mosaic in the Church of S. Giovanni battista in Florence. First edition first printing. A touch of edge wear else a fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Signed by both the author and illustrator. Copy number 108.<br> The Friends of Duke University Library hardcover
197759363Durham: The Friends of Duke University Library 1977. First Edition. One of 300 numbered copies of which 250 are for public sale specially bound and signed by the author and illustrator this being copy no.92. Octavo 23.75cm; red cloth with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; 46pp; illus. A Fine copy with the original prospectus laid in. The Friends of Duke University Library unknown
193024172Maestricht & Bruxelles: A.A.M. Stols 1930. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. stiff wrappers lettered in black and red in fine slipcase. Fine. 94 pages. 25 x 19 cm. Limited edition one of 200 this copy not numbered printed in Garamond on Hollande paper. Six original eaux-fortes etchings by Alexeieff. The latter a Russian Empire-born artist and illustrator who lived and worked mainly in Paris. Laid-in a facial portrait of Alexeieff. The author Alexander Pushkin is considered the greatest Russian poet. He was born into the Russian nobility -- dead at age 37 in a duel. As new copy in original glassine. A.A.M. Stols unknown
192339215Paris: Aux dépens d'un amateur 1923. A great example of erotica with 16 delicate and extremely obscene hand-colored etchings by Chas-Laborde 15 of which are full-page and hors-texte graphically depicting both heterosexual and homosexual acts having both in the same book is extremely unusual for French erotica before 1950. From a total edition of 260 numbered copies this is one of 250 on fine Montgolfier wove paper. Large 8vo. Original wraps lightly worn. Internally uncut FINE AND BRIGHT. <br/><br/> Aux dépens d'un amateur paperback
1926x08627<p>Privately Printed 1926. 8vo. 284 pp. Orange morocco over marbled paper with raised bands and gilt illustrations and lettering. Very Good. Lower corner slightly bumped small spot of wear to rear board. Chip to top corner of last blank leaf. Number 186 of 650 printed. Hardcover. Very Good.</p> Privately Printed hardcover
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
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
197642138Las Vegas: Nevada Publications 1976. First printing. Hardcover. vg. 1/200. Folio 12 1/4 x 9 1/4". 63 17pp. Original gilt-stamped grey cloth with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Limitation page signed by both the author and the artist. Original etched frontispiece hand-numbered 74/190 and signed by Roy E. Purcell. Illustrated title page. Book housed in its original gilt-stamped brown cloth slipcase. <br /> <br /> "The Cerbat Mountains and other barren ranges in western Arizona along the Colorado River offer to the inquisitive visitor a wide range of unexpected experiences. Tucked away in several canyons are the skeletal remains of abandoned mines and towns. Delight in making friends with these desert ghosts awaits the traveler who can discriminate between solitude and loneliness. <br /> <br /> Illustrated with stunning color illustrations and etchings by Roy E. Purcell as well as numerous "period photographs of the families who lived in this isolated area the small towns with their general stores and saloons and the men who endured the daily drudgery of mine work this book serves as a reminder of the hardships faced by those seeking a living in this remote western area of our country in the late 19th century." From the Publishers.<br /> <br /> Minor shelf-wear to slipcase. Slipcase binding and interior in very good condition. Nevada Publications hardcover