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Paris, Imprimé pour CHARLES MEUNIER, 1919. In-4 ; plein maroquin brun, dos à 4 nerfs sertis de filets à froid se prolongeant sur les plats, titre doré, plat supérieur orné d'une grande plaque de cuir repoussé signée Charles Meunier et datée 1922, figurant Jésus debout devant une croix, contreplats bordés de même maroquin ornés d'un encadrement de 4 filets dorés et 1 à froid, fleurons dorés aux angles (croix), contreplats en reps moiré violet, double garde en reps moiré violet et en papier marbré, tranches dorées sur témoins, couv. et dos conservés, chemise en demi-maroquin de même à rabats doublée, étui bordé de même et gainé (reliure de Charles Meunier). 29 bois en bichromie (noir et sanguine, sauf 2 en noir et bleu) ; vignette de couv., de titre, 4 évangélistes, 19 hors-texte, 3 véritables triptyques et vignette de l'éditeur. Texte serti de filets jaune moutarde, texte en grec en noir et texte en français en rouge sur pages paires, les pages impaires étant réservées aux illustrations. TIRAGE A 165 EXEMPLAIRES, DONT 150 réservés aux membres de la Société du Livre Moderne. EXEMPLAIRE UNIQUE ET PERSONNEL DE CHARLES MEUNIER (n° 1), sur JAPON teinté accompagné de tous les dessins originaux, sauf les vignettes de couverture et titre, tous les états des gravures sur bois en épreuves d'artiste, une suite en bichromie, sur chine avec monogramme rouge de l'artiste, une suite en bichromie sur papier pelure, une suite en noir sur papier pelure, une suite en noir sur chine, une suite des bois du tirage en sanguine sur chine, une suite en bichromie sur chine, plusieurs essais de bois en tirage noir avec rehauts à l'aquarelle sanguine. (La bichromie est une technique par laquelle on reproduit par l'impression une image à l'aide de deux couleurs tramées). Il est enrichi de deux longues notices autographes de Kharis, l'une à contenu philosophico-religieux, mettant en perspective le mysticisme oriental et l'influence qu'il eut sur les premiers chrétiens, l'autre à propos de son idée de l'art et de son illustration pour " L'Evangile", Paris 19/12/1917 ; 3 lettres autographes signées de Léon Mésonier (réviseur du texte grec ?) et deux l.a.s de Kharis (Päl Burger Diether) à propos de la réalisation de cet ouvrage ; UN DESSIN ORIGINAL au trait et au lavis d'encre de Chine sur papier vélin fort ; UNE AQUARELLE ORIGINALE SIGNEE, sur papier d'aquarelle titrée " Marie visite Elisabeth " ; UN BOIS ORIGINAL NON RETENU, sur Japon pelure, dédicacé à Charles Meunier et signé par PÄL BURGER DIETHER. Provenance : P. Brunet (ex-libris). (Mahé; Carteret, Monod 4394). Très belle édition dont l'illustrateur est le suédois PÄL BURGER DIETHER, caché sous le pseudonyme de KHARIS.
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first UK edition of Miller's infamous if pioneering novel. It was first published by Obelisk Press in Paris in 1934, and in the US in 1961 where it became the subject of a series of obscenity trials.
Édition originale de la traduction française. Un des 86 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin, seul tirage en grand papier. N° 3. Très bel exemplaire.
Features: Great cover photo of Miss Seattle speeding across Lake Washington at over 100 mph. Features: Cruising Mexican Waters - From the Sea of Cortes to Acapulco - Part II; Seattle Bids for Harmsworth Trophy race - Stanley S. Sayres' Miss Seattle is groomed as a possible 1950 defender of the international trophy - article with photos of Sayres and his boat; Coasting Home the Hard Way - Clarence E. Walter describes his solo voyage of 1188 miles, from San Pedro to Olympia, with two LCVPs (article with photos of Walter and his converted LCVP, Thomas Kestle); Duwamish - The World's Most Powerful Fireboat - article with photos; Remote Ocean Falls, B.C. Yacht Club - article with photo; New Sardine Research Vessels - the Crest, Horizon, and Yellowfin study the life cycle of the Sardine - article with photos; NCPCA Honors Cruiser Skippers; Julie - A Model Craft for Judge John J. Miller; "Perhaps You Might Fish a Man Out of the Drink" - A Story of Flotilla 21 - USCGA; Imperial Makes Her Last Mail Delivery to Communities on the Columbia River - article with photo; Mourning the Loss of the old "S.S.Tacoma"; Pleasure and Commercial Boat Plans; Two 28-Foot Chris-Craft Patrol Boats Equipped for S.E. Alaska Waters - article with photos; and more. 52 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous fantastic vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 12 plates and very numerous full-page facsimiles in the text; cloth, back lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the finest bibliographies of any single author and a model of its kind. Covers over 1500 items in immense detail and provides valuable and extensive contextual introductions to each individual work. A masterly achievement. Extremely scarce, especially in this condition
First edition of this early book about Miller (which includes Miller's previously-unpublished "Sympathie"). ONE OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON FINE "ALMA DU MARAIS" WOVE PAPER. 8vo. Original wraps. Uncut, unopened, fine, and bright.
Paris, Corrêa, Le chemin de la Vie, mars 1952. In-12, broché, 193 pp. Edition originale française. Un des 300 exemplaires numérotés sur Alfa (seul tirage en grand papier après 50 papier d'Arches).
6 pages. Features photo of Glenn Miller on front cover. Average wear. Name on front cover otherwise unmarked. Short openings at each end of coverfold. A quality copy. Sheet music
36 pages. Nice two-colour cover illustration of Montreal Canadiens hockey player Butch Bouchard. Features: Nicolet - Region agronomique florissante; L'Habitation en Suede; Chantiers Miniatures de Deux Jumelles - Mmes Philias Dagenais et J. Meunier; "Wendy" Voit la Vie en Rose; Le Mond Sportif - with photo and brief write-up about Elmer Lach; Magnanarelle; Le Visage de Lumiere; Miserables Destinees; Jean L'Atome. Tom L'Intrepide. All text in French. Moderate wear. A nice vintage collectible for fans of the Montreal Canadiens. Magazine
32 pages. Many colour and black and white photos. Features: Cover photo of bush pilot Berna Studer; Rev. Ernest Harrison of the Anglican church wrote "A Church Without God" and became a priest without a pulpit; Nice one-page colour-photo Rexall ad features Millerd Kelly of the Detroit Lions encouraging three of his players to take their vitamins; Photo-illustrated article on the Cleaning Staff of the Prime Minister's Office [PMO] - Mrs. Anne-Marie Graveline, Jeanette Richard, Lucille Garneau, and Berthe Miller; Berna Studer Flies the Frigid Barrens - she is the only girl bush pilot north of the 55th parallel; Buyer's Guide to Blue-chip [Women's] Fashion - colour photo feature; American Tourists flock to Canadian National's annual rail excursion from Winnipeg to Hudson Bay; How to Kill a Sponge - Alexander Gerolimatos is Canada's largest and longest-established sponge dealer; Colour-photo one-page ad for Expo '67 features youthful dancers; The First Taste of Power and Profit - Junior Achievement; Sir Francis Chichester describes what it's like to be alon in the vast sea; Jehane Benoit tells how to make an omelette; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Millenni einaudi con nuova veste editoriale. Legatura rigoldi Firenze in mezza pelle, scritte e decorazioni in oro su costa, taglio superiore in oro zecchino. Con cofanetto in carta marmorizzata
form. 21x14,5. Legatura edit. Tutta tela con sovraccoperta pp. 404. Con una foto in B/N di Miller al controfrontespizio. PRIMA EDIZIONE
Paris, Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1909. In-4, cartonnage illustré en couleurs (volcan en éruption), trois tranches dorées, 240 pp. Première partie : les catastrophes contemporaines. Messine, Nice, La Jamaïque. Charleston. San Francisco. Le Japon. La Grèce et la Turquie. La provence. Un peu partour. Deuxième partie : L'histoire. Les livres saints et les poètes. Les tremblements de terre de l'ancien monde : L'italie. La grèce. L'Asie des anciens. L'Afrique. L'espagne et le Portugal. La France. La Suisse et l'Angleterre. La Chine et la Sibérie. Le Japon. Les îles du Pacifique. Les tremblements de terre du Nouveau monde : L'équateur. Le Pérou. Le Chili. La Jamaiïque. Troisième partie : La science.
Paris, Grasset, 1955. In-12, broché, non coupé, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 250 pp. Edition originale tirage à 93 exemplaires numérotés. Un des 70 exemplaires sur Alfa, N° VI. Etat neuf.
Lettera manoscritta, 19 righe su una facciata, inviata a destinatario non identificato, Miller comunica : "Ho fornito volentierissimo il Sig.re Ponteo .. con farlo promuovere à maggior carica militare e spero haverò la fortuna di ciò fare. Mic reda che le spese fatte per la Campagna imminente ed haverò bisogno di d'altri cento scudi, oggi sarà partito al suo Regg.to ... non lo abbandoni acciocchè non abbia occasione di pentirsi e ritornare con vergogna dell'Ill.ma Sua Casa ..."
98 pages. 7.3" x 5.5". Cartoons of sensuous cuties on sexual themes. Includes tempting black and white photos of Eve Eden, Lisa Davis, Monica Lane, Charlotte Norwood, Lindy Anderson, Lynn Carter, Marie Smyth, Renee Rogers, Chris Maybach, Jacqueline Priest, Cynthia Carter, Barb Miller, Jeani Mack, and Gigi Havjo, plus a great 'Supersonic Sammy' feature. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. (Sloane pg. 352) Magazine
352 pages. A very colourful and sumptuously produced publication. Features include: Melissa Changon; Vladimir Ribatchok; Nicola Prinsen; Shinah Lee; Carole Freeman; Hashim Hannoon; Michael Hermesh; Susie Cipolla; Greg Miller; Brent Heighton; Steven Lamb; and many more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, price sticker residue, no tears. 192 pages. Follows the history of fairs and exhibitions in Vancouver from 1907 to 1982. Short section of photographs.
Exhibition catalog for a show held at the publisher's gallery. Book is in excellent condition with a sticker on the front cover from private library, no other library marking. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows light wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Exhibition features the New York galleries Gain Ground, Apple, 98 Greene Street, 112 Green Street Workshop, 10 Bleeker Street, Idea Warehouse, 3 mercer, with detailed histories of shows in each gallery, performances, readings, installations, with featured artists from each with examples of their work in the form of prints of gallery photos. Featured artists include: Virginia Piersol, Douglas Davis, Christopher McNeur, Stefan Eins, Dieter Froese, Stuart Sherman, Janie Davidovich, Bill Beirne, Peter Downsbrough, Nancy Holt, Cecile Abish, Jene Highstein, Jeffrew Lew, Richard Nonas, Larry Miller, Suzanne Harris, Tim Girouard, Grodon Matta-Clark, Brad Davis, Susan Hall, Robert Kushner, Bill Beckley, Roger Welch, Billy Apple, Artwiser/Artweiser, Jerry Vis, Davi Det Hompson, Eleanor Antin, John Perreault, Robert Newman, etc.
2 vols., roy. 4to., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present) and 62 fine sepia-toned facsimiles (one double-page); original brown cloth, gilt backs, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 400 COPIES. This magnificent library, assembled principally by W.H. Miller, was dispersed by Sotheby between 1920 and 1927. The books registered in the 'Handlist' comprise some of the rarest and most interesting works both of English and of foreign authors. The catalogue was compiled by Herbert Collmann until his death in 1930 and thereafter to completion by G.A. Paternoster Brown. A standard reference. THE 'HANDLIST' IS UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION SINCE MANY SETS WENT STRAIGHT TO INSTITUTIONS NEVER TO EMERGE UNSCATHED.
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with only light traces of wear. The jacket is virtually complete, a small chip out of the top of the spine. Otherwise very good. Completely clean inside and out. This is a limited edition of 375 numbered copies. This collection of 32 sculptured heads from Bunraku theater represents the best work of its kind. All 32 puppet heads reproduced in full-page color plates and full catalog entries. Additionally there are twelve black & white photographs of more heads. And 26 figures in the text. Foreword by Roy Andrew Miller who also translated this edition. 14.5" high X 10" wide, 91 pages. A beautiful production. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the P & O passenger liner Chusan in San Francisco Bay; Photo inside front cover of RMS Sceptre; Full-page photo of the topsail schooner Mary Miller in 1938; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; New Ship News; European Commentary; The Irresistible 'Ark Royal' - part 3; Ships of the Seven Seas - Traviata, Eeklo, Wild Flamingo, Aegis Baltic; The Elegant 'Chusan' - part 2 of a review of the career of the famous P & O liner from her trials in 1950 to her last voyage in 1973; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy - part 9; The Last of 'The Vessels' - Michael Bouquet recalls the last of the coastal sailing craft trading in British waters (part 1 of 2); Readers' Album - Paddle Steamers; Ship Sales; Casualties; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Petard' in 1946 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The long-awaited authorised biography, complementing Slim's own masterly 'Defeat into Victory'. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS ALREADY SCARCE.
A Lyon chez Marc Barbezat, 9 automne 1944. In-4 ; 266 pp, broché, couverture avec une composition photographique, à rabats grise et illustrée d'un dessin de Jean Martin. Numéro spécial consacré à la littérature américaine et contenant 22 contes et nouvelles traduits en français. Tirage limité à 2.150 ex et numérotés sur pur fil Johannot à la forme, n ° 218. Textes de : Gertrude Stein : Langage et Littérature américains. - Dorothy Parker : Le jeune homme à la trompette. - Erskine Caldwell : L'homme de Dieu. - Donald Henderson Clarke : Autobiographie de Frank Tarbeaux. - Peter Cheney : La môme vert-de-gris. - Ernest Hemingway : C'est aujourd'hui Vendredi. - Horace Mac Coy : on achève bien les chevaux ?...- Walter Edmonds : La résurrection de Solly Moon. - William Faulkner: Wash. - Norah Zeale Hurston : La calebasse de Jonas. - Henry Miller : Mona. - Damon Runyon : Lily de Saint-Pierre. - William Sorayan : Amour, amour, parmi les pauvres déjà tombés amoureux d'une naine ? Moi sur la terre chère Gréta Garrbo - Comme le soleil. - Nathanael West : Miss Lonelyhearts. - Thorton Wilder : Le ciel est ma gare d'arrivée. - Thomas Wolfe : Point de porte. - Rchard Wright : Le départ de "Big Boy". Traductions de Marcel Duhamel, Georges Magnane, R.-N. Raimbault, Jean de Frotté, Marcelle Sibon, Henri Fluchère, R.-L. Istre. Plusieurs textes originaux proviennent de la bibliothèque de Sylvia Beach. Bel exemplaire.
Paris, Gallimard, Collection du Monde Eniter, 16 janvier 1957. In-8, demi-chagrin, couvertures et dos conservés, 430 pp. Première traduction française. Bel exemplaire.