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192521553Paris, Floury, 1925 ; cartonnage d'éditeur in-folio illustré en couleurs sur fond ocre ; 76, [1] pp., gardes de papier art-déco.
192859105London: Cresset Press 1928. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes. viii 175; viii 163pp. Folio 37 cm Full black parchment vellum with gold spine lettering and raised bands. Top edges gilt. Light wear to covers; corners lightly worn; spines spotted; spines a bit chipped at the foot. No slipcase. Printed in an edition limited to 195 numbered copies printed by Bernard Newdigate at the Shakespeare Head Press on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. This copy is numbered 66. The text for volume I from the 11th edition published 1688 which represents Bunyan's final revision; Vol. II taken from the 2nd edition published 1687. Beautiful wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes. The text for Vol. I from the 11th edition published 1688 which represents Bunyan's final revision; Vol. II taken from the 2nd edition published 1687. Cresset Press hardcover
1930242951930 Sculpture en bronze à patine noire signée et titrée sur la terrasse, (1930), 22 x 7 cm.
19143708London: Hodder and Stoughton 1914. First edition. Finely bound ca. 1914 by Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp-signed on rear turn-in in full dark blue morocco covers decoratively paneled in gilt with inlaid red morocco floral corner-pieces and in the center in gilt the Royal stamp of Princess Mary. Spine with five raised bands paneled and lettered in gilt in compartments all edges gilt cream watered silk liners and endleaves.Quarto 9 7/8 x 7 5/16 inches; 251 x 186 mm. vi 140 pp. Fourteen color plates tipped-in to captioned tan stock with brown line frame many black and white text drawings. Four figure ink number upside down on verso of rear blank leaf. An exceptional copy.<br /> <br /> A relatively common book but scarce in fine condition. This may well be a special presentation binding that was done at the time of publication. "This was the first of a group of wartime books sponsored by prominent people and sold to raise money for worthy causes. The most popular it sold 604884 copies during the two years 1914-1916 that is was in print. The Times in an article November 21 1914 sought to promote the cause "The Queen's Fund" by directing the public to the display of the original drawings at the Leicester Galleries" Hughey.<br /> <br /> The fourteen tipped-in color plates include:<br /> <br /> "So nobody can quite explain Exactly where the rainbows end" Arthur Rackham "True Spartan Hearts" Edmund Dulac<br /> "The Ant Lion" E.J. Detmold<br /> "A Holiday in Bed" W. Russell Flint<br /> <br /> There are also many black & white drawings by C.E. Brock; E.J. Detmold; Arthur Rackham; Byam Shaw; H. M. Brock; Lewis Baumer and Edmund J. Sullivan.<br /> <br /> Arthur Rackham 1867-1939 is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper 1892. Over the next few years he took on more and more commissions for children's books hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe.<br /> <br /> Latimore and Haskell 93. Riall 120. Hughey 34. Hodder and Stoughton unknown
19053802New York: McLoughlin Brothers 1905. First edition. New Chimney Corner series No. 37 1/2. Full color glazed pictorial wrappers. Black and white illustrations throughout including ten full-page by Louis Wain of which two are signed and a title-page vignette by Palmer Cox. Transparent tape repairs to spine and the fore-edge to a few leaves. Pale gift inscription to upper wrapper. A scarce and attractive survivor to children's enthusiastic hands. Unrecorded by Dale.<br/><br/>At the end of the last century Louis Wain 1860-1939 the Edwardian cat artist who went mad became a household name as an illustrator of cats whom he depicted in all sorts of activities from skating and playing cricket to driving motor cars attending dances and playing musical instruments. "He invented a cat style a cat society a whole cat world. English cats that do not look like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves" H.G. Wells. Here alongside illustrations from Palmer Cox who also specialized in Scottish fairytales and rhymes. McLoughlin Brothers unknown books
197450895New York et al: Limited Editions Club 1974. First editions thus. 34 volumes of the Limited Editions Club each housed in the publisher's original slipcase. They are all in very good to fine condition unless otherwise described. Many are from the private collection of Abraham and Edita Spiegel All 34 of which marked below with have "donated by" rubber stamps that includes their names within.<br /> <br /> 1. The Alhambra /<br /> Author: Irving Washington 1783-1859.; Freitas Lima de<br /> Publication: Mount Vernon N.Y. : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1969 <br /> <br /> 2. Barchester Towers /<br /> Author: Trollope Anthony 1815-1882.; Kredel Fritz<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958 <br /> <br /> 3. Bel-Ami /<br /> Author: Maupassant Guy de 1850-1893.; Lamotte Bernard<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1968 <br /> <br /> 4. The Birds /<br /> Author: Aristophanes author.; Fitts Dudley; Parry Marian and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1959. slipcase joint with partial split <br /> <br /> 5. The Book of Ballads /<br /> Author: Leach MacEdward; 1896-1967 ; editor.<br /> Kredel Fritz; 1900-1973 ; illustrator. Salter George; 1897-1967 ; book designer.<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club Mt. Vernon New York : A. Colish 1967. <br /> <br /> 6. The Chronicle of the Cid /<br /> Author: Southey Robert 1774-1843.; Ben Sussan René; Pritchett V. S.<br /> Publication: New York : Printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1958. <br /> <br /> <br /> 7. The Eclogues /<br /> Author: Virgil author.; Calverley Charles Stuart; Hadas Moses and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1960. <br /> <br /> 8. The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan : containing the librettos of the fourteen operas exactly as presented at their première performances / Author: Sullivan Arthur 1842-1900.; Gilbert W. S.; Allen Reginald.<br /> Publication: New York : for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1958. slipcase lightly rubbed.<br /> <br /> 9. The History of Pendennis : his fortunes and misfortunes his friends and his greatest enemy / 2 vols.<br /> Author: Thackeray William Makepeace 1811-1863.; Stewart Charles W.<br /> Publication: Ipswich England : Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd. for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1961<br /> <br /> 10. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella /<br /> Author: Prescott William Hickling 1796-1859 author.; Freitas Lima de; Gardiner C. Harvey<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club Baltimore : Garamond Press. 1967. <br /> <br /> 11. Man and Superman : a comedy and a philosophy /<br /> Author: Shaw Bernard 1856-1950.; Casson Lewis.<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1962. <br /> <br /> 12. The Man of Property /<br /> Author: John Galsworthy; Evelyn Waugh; Charles Mozley; John Dreyfus<br /> Publication: New York : Printed by A. Colish for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1964. <br /> <br /> 13. Memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon covering the years 1691-1723 / 2 vols.<br /> Author: Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy duc de 1675-1755.; Flower Desmond; Brissaud Pierre<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959 <br /> <br /> 14. The Mill on the Floss /<br /> Author: Eliot George 1819-1880.; Daiches David; Manning Wray and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. <br /> <br /> 15. Nostromo : a Tale of the Seaboard /<br /> Author: Conrad Joseph 1857-1924.; Freitas Lima de; Croft-Cooke Rupert<br /> Publication: Sam Francisco : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by Taylor & Taylor 1961. 2 splits at slipcase joints<br /> <br /> 16. Omoo /<br /> Author: Herman Melville; Reynolds Stone; John Dreyfus; Vivian Ridler<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1961. slipcase lightly soiled<br /> <br /> 17. Peter Ibbetson /<br /> Author: Du Maurier George 1834-1896.; Du Maurier Daphne; Salter George<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. slipcase with minor split<br /> <br /> 18. The Pilot /<br /> Author: Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851.; Winterich John T.; Quackenbush Robert<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1968.<br /> <br /> 19. Quo Vadis /<br /> Author: Sienkiewicz Henryk 1846-1916.; Curtin Jeremiah; Fiume Salvatore and others<br /> Publication: Verona : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni 1959 <br /> <br /> 20. The Rise of Silas Lapham /<br /> William Dean Howells; Henry Steele Commager; Mimi Korach; Richard W Ellis<br /> Publication: New York : The Limited Editions Club 1961. <br /> <br /> 21. The Romance of Tristan & Iseult /<br /> Author: Bédier Joseph 1864-1938.; Belloc Hilaire; Rosenfeld Paul and others Publication: New York : Printed at the Thistle Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1960. 1/4" chip at foot of spine<br /> <br /> 22. Saint Thomas Aquinas /<br /> Author: Thomas Aquinas Saint 1225-1274.; Shuster George N.; Stone Reynolds and others<br /> Publication: Chatham England : Printed by W. & J. Mackay for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1969. <br /> <br /> 23. The Spectator : Essays /<br /> Author: Addison Joseph; Steele Richard and others<br /> Publication: London : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Curwen Press 1970. <br /> <br /> 24. The Spy : a Tale of the Neutral Ground /<br /> Author: Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851.; Pitz Henry C.; Winterich John T.<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1963. <br /> <br /> 25. Tartuffe ; & the Would-Be Gentleman /<br /> Author: Molière 1622-1673.; Baker Henry; Miller James and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. <br /> <br /> 26. The Three-Cornered Hat /<br /> Author: Alarcón Pedro Antonio de 1833-1891.<br /> Publication: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Plantin Pr. 1959. <br /> <br /> 27. Tono-Bungay /<br /> Author: Wells H. G. 1866-1946 author.; Lamb Lynton; Clarke Bert and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club 1960. <br /> <br /> 28. Two Plays for Puritans /<br /> Author: Bernard Shaw; George Him<br /> New York : Limited Editions Club 1966. <br /> <br /> 29. Twenty Years After /<br /> Author: Dumas Alexandre 1802-1870.; Legrand Edy; Redman Ben Ray and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958. slipcase lightly rubbed<br /> <br /> 30. The Wall /<br /> Author: John Hersey; William Sharp; George N Shuster Publication: New York : Printed at the Marchbanks Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1957. slipcase soiled & rubbed<br /> <br /> 31. The Wanderer : Le Grand Meaulnes /<br /> Author: Alain-Fournier 1886-1914.; Dignimont André<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958. <br /> <br /> 32. The Way of the World : omedy in five acts /<br /> Author: William Congreve; T M Cleland<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959. <br /> <br /> 33. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship /<br /> Author: Goethe Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832.; Schoenberner Franz; Carlyle Thomas and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959. <br /> <br /> 34. Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford love story /<br /> Author: Max Beerbohm Sir; Douglas Cleverdon; George Him<br /> Publication: Baltimore : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Garamond Press 1960. . Limited Editions Club unknown
19143708London: Hodder and Stoughton 1914. First edition. Finely bound ca. 1914 by Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp-signed on rear turn-in in full dark blue morocco covers decoratively paneled in gilt with inlaid red morocco floral corner-pieces and in the center in gilt the Royal stamp of Princess Mary. Spine with five raised bands paneled and lettered in gilt in compartments all edges gilt cream watered silk liners and endleaves.Quarto 9 7/8 x 7 5/16 inches; 251 x 186 mm. vi 140 pp. Fourteen color plates tipped-in to captioned tan stock with brown line frame many black and white text drawings. Four figure ink number upside down on verso of rear blank leaf. An exceptional copy.<br/><br/>A relatively common book but scarce in fine condition. This may well be a special presentation binding that was done at the time of publication. "This was the first of a group of wartime books sponsored by prominent people and sold to raise money for worthy causes. The most popular it sold 604884 copies during the two years 1914-1916 that is was in print. The Times in an article November 21 1914 sought to promote the cause "The Queen's Fund" by directing the public to the display of the original drawings at the Leicester Galleries" Hughey.<br/><br/>The fourteen tipped-in color plates include:<br/><br/>"So nobody can quite explain Exactly where the rainbows end" Arthur Rackham "True Spartan Hearts" Edmund Dulac<br/>"The Ant Lion" E.J. Detmold<br/>"A Holiday in Bed" W. Russell Flint<br/><br/>There are also many black & white drawings by C.E. Brock; E.J. Detmold; Arthur Rackham; Byam Shaw; H. M. Brock; Lewis Baumer and Edmund J. Sullivan<br/><br/>Latimore and Haskell 93. Riall 120. Hughey 34. Hodder and Stoughton unknown books
1919MONROHAR015345The Poetry Bookshop London. 1919-1925. Twenty-five broadsheets each measuring about 35 x 17.5 cm. Several were printed at the Curwen Press. The last in the series no. 25 is rare and Woolmer was able to locate only the copy in the Bodleian Library.1. BROWN T.E. Vespers. Ninth thousand. 9-line poem with two illustrations by C. Lovat Fraser.2. NOEL Roden. The Old. First edition. 4-stanza poem illustrated by Paul Nash.3. ANONYMOUS. There is a Lady Sweet and Kind. Fifth thousand. 3-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.4. POPE Alexander. On a Certain Lady at Court. First edition. 3-stanza poem illustrated by John Nash.5. ALLINGHAM William. A Memory. Fifth thousand. 7-line poem illustrated by John Nash.6. CAMPION Thomas. Song. Third thousand. 3-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovart Fraser.7. DRAYTON Michael. The Parting. First edition. A sonnet illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.8. DRUMMOND William. For the Baptist. First edition. A sonnet illustrated by Charles Winzer.9. FLETCHER John. Melancholy. First edition. 3-stanza poem illustrated by Rupert Lee.10. FLATMAN Thomas. The Sad Day. First edition. 19-line poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.11. LESLIE Shane. Bog Love. First edition. 4-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.12. DRINKWATER John. For a Guest Room. Eighth thousand. 3-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.13. BLAKE William. Love's Secret. First edition. 3-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.14. WORDSWORTH William. To a Butterfly. First edition. A 19-line poem illustrated by John Nash.15. MONRO Harold. The Rebellious Vine. 16-line poem illustrated by James Guthrie.16. COTTON Charles. Epigramme. First edition. 10-line poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.17. FRASER C. Lovat. The Wind. Ninth thousand. 7-line poem illustrated by the poet.18. DAVIES W.H. Leisure. Fifth thousand. Sonnet illustrated by John Nash.19. FRASER C. Lovat. Summer. First edition. 14-line poem illustrated by the poet.20. FARJEON Eleanor. Meeting Mary. First edition. 5-stanza poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.21. HONEYWOORD Richard. The Robin's Song. First edition. 19-line poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.22. DAVIES Oliver. Staffordshire. First edition.16-line poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.23. STEPHENS James. The White Window. Sixth thousand. 2-stanza poem illustrated by Philip Hagreen.24. HODGSON Ralph. A Song. First edition. 8-line poem illustrated by C. Lovat Fraser.25. MONRO Harold. Overheard on a Salt Marsh. First edition. 19-line poem illustrated by Charles Winzer. The Poetry Bookshop, London. unknown
1936208701936 Aquarelle et gouache signée en bas à droite, titrée, (1936), 36 x 24.5 cm., encadrée.
1920GITf435Tours Mame et Fils sans date vers 1920. In folio 2 feuillets non chiffrés V-XII 1-95pp. Demi maroquin acajou à coins signés, dos à 4 nerfs rehaussés d'un filet doré, entrenerfs élégamment ornés d'une couronne dorée sur un semis d'étoiles, pièce de titre ocre, pièce grenat en queue avec le nom de l'illustrateur, tête dorée, non rogné, plats de la belle couverture illustrée en couleurs conservés, reliure de l'éditeur. Abondamment et très joliment illustré par Job en noir et en couleurs. Rare.
1928126121928 1 Affiche lithographiée en couleurs signée en bas à droite dans la planche, Paris, imprimerie Chachouin, 1928, 120 x 80 cm.
194816338Paris, Marcel Lubineau, 1948 ; in-4 en feuilles sous couverture crème rempliée, chemise-étui de l’éditeur en suédine rouge ; 236, (6) pp., 28 gravures de Camille Josso.
19038306New York: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards are worn - see image. 2" closed tear at bottom edge of title page. ; Interior of the book is in excellent condition - exception noted. A truly oversize "lap" book that was meant to entertain a child as depicted on front cover. This copy was admired and enjoyed carefully while being read which remains clean and unmarked. Tight binding. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
19043810London: John F. Shaw 1904. First edition. Publisher's quarter decorated cloth over full-color glazed pictorial boards corners a little worn.Small quarto 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in; 245 x 180 mm. A few illustrations hand-colored by a child. Closed tear to bottom edge of page. 17. Early ink presentation dated "Christmas 1905" on front paste-down. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color with fifteen drawings by Louis Wain and an unrecorded text drawing by Arthur Rackham so initialed on page 40. Unrecorded and scarce with no copies noted in the Wain or Rackham bibliographies.<br/><br/>Anytime an unrecorded book illustration by Arthur Rackham comes to light it's an item for collectors to note. Buried within this book unheralded on page forty is a black and white text illustration of four chickens in various states of distress as they observe in high dudgeon and with no little annoyance a cat within their food bucket chowing down the chicken feed. And at the lower left of the bucket as small as can be are Rackham's initials as typically drawn. Latimore and Haskell and Riall make no mention of this illustration in their Rackham bibliographies and the Arthur Rackham Society expressed no knowledge of it when we inquired. A true scarcity -- a previously unknown Rackham during his transitional period when his fairies and goblins were emerging but had not yet fully vanquished the simple pay-the-bills work of his early years.<br/><br/>Cf. Dale 34 and 35. John F. Shaw unknown books
19043810London: John F. Shaw 1904. First edition. Publisher's quarter decorated cloth over full-color glazed pictorial boards corners a little worn.Small quarto 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in; 245 x 180 mm. A few illustrations hand-colored by a child. Closed tear to bottom edge of page. 17. Early ink presentation dated "Christmas 1905" on front paste-down. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color with fifteen drawings by Louis Wain and an unrecorded text drawing by Arthur Rackham so initialed on page 40. Unrecorded and scarce with no copies noted in the Wain or Rackham bibliographies.<br /> <br /> Anytime an unrecorded book illustration by Arthur Rackham comes to light it's an item for collectors to note. Buried within this book unheralded on page forty is a black and white text illustration of four chickens in various states of distress as they observe in high dudgeon and with no little annoyance a cat within their food bucket chowing down the chicken feed. And at the lower left of the bucket as small as can be are Rackham's initials as typically drawn. Latimore and Haskell and Riall make no mention of this illustration in their Rackham bibliographies and the Arthur Rackham Society expressed no knowledge of it when we inquired. A true scarcity -- a previously unknown Rackham during his transitional period when his fairies and goblins were emerging but had not yet fully vanquished the simple pay-the-bills work of his early years.<br /> <br /> Arthur Rackham 1867-1939 is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper 1892. Over the next few years he took on more and more commissions for children's books hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe.<br /> <br /> Cf. Dale 34 and 35. John F. Shaw unknown
193622802Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1936-1937. 15 volumes, petit in-4°, demi-chagrin rouge à coins, titre doré entre deux nerfs pincés, filet doré à épaisseur croissante et décroissante, auteur en pied du dos, tête dorée, couverture en couleur et dos conservés, non rogné (reliure de l'éditeur).Aziyadé (ill. de Auguste Leroux) 18 H.T.Les désenchantées (ill. de A. Calbet) 18 H.T.Madame Chrysanthème (ill. de Sylvain Sauvage) 12 H.T.Le Mariage de Loti (ill. J.G. Domergue) 13 H.T.Matelot (ill. Charles Fouqueray) 13 H.T.Mon frère Yves (ill. Emilien Dufour) 12 H.T.Pêcheur d'Islande (ill. Mathurin Méheut) 19 H.T.Ramuntcho (ill. Pierre Brissaud) 12 H.T.Le Roman d'un spahi (ill. Charles Fouqueray) 12 H.T.La troisième jeunesse de Madame Prune (ill. Sylvain Sauvage) 13 H.T.La mort de Philae (ill. Deluermoz) 6 H.T.Un pèlerin d'Angkor (ill. Maurice Lalau) 7 H.T. suivi de : Le livre de la pitié et de la mort (ill. idem) 6 H.T.Prime jeunesse. Suivi de : Un jeune officier pauvre (ill. Marty) 14 H.T.Le roman d'un enfant (ill. Marty) 12 H.T.Vers Ispahan (ill. Deluermoz) 15 H.T.Soit en tout 202 illustrations hors-texte en couleurs plus de nombreuses illustrations dans le texte.
19202558Paris Mishan Publishing Co. Editions d'art "La Cible. 1920. Dvenadtsat. Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen". Art Editions "The Target". 13 rue Bonaparte. Paris. 1920. 8vo 24 x195 cm 27 ff. : flexible printed card covers. This book contains the two most famous poems of Alexander Block One of Russia's most famous poets. Two plates by Gontcharova six plates and a small illustration by Larionov refined typography. Natalia Gontcharova 1881-1962 was one of the most famous artists of the Russian Avant-garde. Trained in Moscow where she met Larionov 1881-1964 he was to become her life companion. She contributed to a great number of important exhibitions and both Gontcharova and Larionov played a crucial role in the development of Russian art. They settled in Paris shortly before the present edition became French citizens in 1938 and were married in 1955. Larionov exhibited his Rayonnist works at The Target exhibition in 1913 in Moscow. . The illustrations by Larionov showed his freedom in changing from one style to another within the same book as he liked to do in 1912-1913. Name chosen by the bookseller Jacques Povolozky for his publishing house. The most striking work of the symbolist poet Alexandre Block 1880-1921 the twelve red guards representing the new world. Printed by "Union" The most outstanding work of the poet ALEXANDRE BLOCK 1880-1921 were The TWELVE Red Guards and THE SCYTHIANS Both are poems announcing the revolution. REF:Goncharova Larionov. Centre Pompidou. Paris. 1995. Mishan Publishing Co. Editions d'art "La Cible. paperback books
199838037Barcelona 1998. FIRST EDITION of these poems and prose poems by Gimferrer in Catalan with Japanese translation laid in illustrated with EIGHT ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS four by Fusako Yasuda and four by Lluís Pessa. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY TWELVE 12 NUMBERED COPIES. Signed by the author and the artists. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps and very attractive board slipcase covered with Japanese paper. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. Like new. A LIVRE D'ARTISTE OF THE GREATEST RARITY. <br/><br/> paperback
193539424Paris: Arts & Métiers Graphiques 1935. Edouard Vuillard. A BEAUTIFULLY-BOUND COPY OF AN OUTSTANDING LIVRE D'ARTISTE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND LUXURIOUS COOKBOOKS EVER PUBLISHED with 18 full-page hors-texte original prints. Complete with SIX ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE LITHOGRAPHS BY VUILLARD Roger-Marx 54-59 SIX FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS BY DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC Cailler 780-785 AND SIX FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS BY VILLEBOEUF. One of 150 numbered copies printed on several different colors of fine Arches laid paper. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY THREE-QUARTERS CALF AND DECORATED PAPER with red and white checkerboard mosaic meant to recall typical French kitchen linens. All edges gilt. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. Housed in a custom chemise which has kept the binding entirely unfaded and calf-lined board slipcase. <br /> <br/><br/> Arts & Métiers Graphiques unknown
1944131286<p>A complete 7 volume set of 'New Excursions into English Poetry' published between 1944 and 1947 by Frederick Muller Ltd London during war time economy standards. All 7 BOOKS are the First UK printings. All wrappers are protected in removable Brodart archival covers. 'This series is something of an experiment and demands original work both from the anthologer and the artist who have worked in collaboration though there has been no attempt to give literal and pictorial illustrations of the actual poems.' A superb collection of important poetry anthologies in original wrappers and illustrated with original lithographs by some of the leading Neo-Romantic artists of the period. Vol.1 : 'English Scottish & Welsh Landscape Verse' chosen by John Betjeman and Geoffrey Taylor with lithographs by John Piper. The BOOK is in Very Good or better condition. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good condition with small losses to the spine ends. Vol.2 : 'The Poets Eye' anthology chosen by Geoffrey Grigson with 16 lithographs by John Craxton. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The WRAPPER is complete and also is in like near Fine condition with some light age related markings to the rear panel. This title is the scarcest of the set to find with its wrapper in such collectible condition. Many copies have been broken up with the striking lithographs having been sold separately some for very high prices. Vol.3 :'Sea Poems' chosen by Myfanwy Piper with original lithographs by Mona Moore. The BOOK is in Very Good or better condition. Neat dated previous owner's name to the upper front paste-down. Some spotting to the upper text-block which has just lightly encroached on the page edges in a few places. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with very slight edge-wear and toning to the spine and folds. Vol. 4: 'A Soldiers' Verse' with lithographs by William Scott. Both the BOOK and WRAPPER are in Very Good or better condition. Internally clean. The wrapper has slithers of loss to the spine ends and lower corners. Vol. 5: 'Poems of Death' verses chosen by Phoebe Pool with lithographs by Michael Ayrton. The BOOK is in near fine condition.The WRAPPER is complete and is also in near Fine condition with very slight loss to the lower spine end. Vol.6 : 'Travellers' Verse' chosen by M.G. Lloyd Thomas with lithographs by Edward Bawden. The BOOK is in near fine condition. Neat dated penned previous owners name to the front blank end-paper. The WRAPPER is complete and is also in near Fine condition with only the very slightest of edge-wear. Vol.7 : 'Poems of Sleep and Dream' chosen by Carol Stewart with lithographs by Robert Colquhoun. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Internally clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with slight slither of loss at the spine ends and a little toning to the spine. This title has become increasingly scarce to find with its wrapper in collectible condition. A handsome complete set and rarely found in such condition with their wrappers. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> Frederick Muller Ltd, London hardcover
1935277439Budapest: George Vajna 1935. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Translated by Frances Shires. Ten original colored etchings by Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Thin 8vo unpaged bound in linen with an embroidered decoration. Budapest: Dr. George Vajna & Co. n.d. ca.1935. Limited Edition.<br/><br/> Number 103 of 250 copies signed by both artists. The etchings are printed by hand-press and are hand-colored. Small damp-stain on the upper corner of the binding otherwise a fine copy of this exquisite and quite rare book printed in Hungary.<br/><br/> George Vajna unknown books
1935277439Budapest: George Vajna 1935. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Translated by Frances Shires. Ten original colored etchings by Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Thin 8vo unpaged bound in linen with an embroidered decoration. Budapest: Dr. George Vajna & Co. n.d. ca.1935. Limited Edition.<br/> <br/> Number 103 of 250 copies signed by both artists. The etchings are printed by hand-press and are hand-colored. Small damp-stain on the upper corner of the binding otherwise a fine copy of this exquisite and quite rare book printed in Hungary.<br/> <br/> George Vajna unknown
1949191021949 Gouache, et encre de Chine, signée en bas à droite, (1949), 36 x 24 cm., encadrée.
1927007641Paris: Éditions Albert Lévy 1927. First edition. Portfolio. Ribbon tie. Paper pastedown on boards. Very Good Plus. Beautiful folio of Parisian shop windows epitomizing the pinnacle of Art Deco design. Folio 33 by 26 cm. 12 pp. including introduction and table of contents followed by 48 plates of Parisian shop windows from the 1920s each on a heavy card stock. 24 of the 48 plates are pochoir color plates executed by the great master of the pochoir print Jean Saudé. The shops depicted are of a wide variety: perfumeries furriers jewelers furniture stores ceramic or china stores hatters hair salons etc. With each the designers is credited. The folio was intended to make the case for modern design and one can not deny it succeeded magnificently. Condition: The cloth on the spine is torn the entire length both front and rear joint with fraying and the board beneath revealed. The top of the spine also has layers of lower cardboard meant to be hidden now exposed and fanning slightly outward. Light soiling of the paper pastedown on the portfolio boards but much of this can be erased if one applies oneself. Plates are generally clean and bright. Éditions Albert Lévy unknown
196239231Paris: Editions d'Auteuil 1962. André Dunoyer de Segonzac. A superlative pristine and complete copy on Imperial Japanese paper with fifteen original etchings and AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF BILL TILDEN BY ANDRE DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC. From a total edition of 225 numbered copies this is ONE OF ONLY 27 COPIES tête on Imperial Japanese paper with 15 etchings by Dunoyer de Segonzac and 50 wood-engravings by Jacques Beltrand after Dunoyer de Segonzac; a second suite of the 15 etchings printed on antique Japanese paper; a suite of the 10 planches refusées on another kind of antique Japanese paper; a suite of the 50 wood-engravings on fine Rives wove paper; and another suite of the 50 wood-engravings before champlevage. This copy exceptionally includes AN ORIGINAL INDIA INK DRAWING OF BILL TILDEN generally rgarded as the greatest tennis player of the first half of the 20th century TITLED AND SIGNED BY ANDRÉ DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC. Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps two chemises and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. It is safe to say that depictions of American sports heroes by great artists of the School of Paris are of the greatest rarity. <br/><br/> Editions d'Auteuil paperback
