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98399Paris Javal & Bourdeaux 1928. . Limited edition one of 50 copies on japon impérial with with an extra suite and a copper plate by Courbouleix and extra volume of original drawings by Carlo Farneti and Andre Dignimont; 4to 35 x 28 cm; text illustrated with 30 in-text colour etchings a la poupée and a suite with four additional states first state sans remarque avec remarque en noir and avec remarque en sanguine both with the original publisher's wrappers vol. II with 90 signed colour drawings avec remarque by Carlo Farnetti to illustrate an unpublished edition of the work 6 watercolours on thick paper signed by Dignimont 27 drawings mostly signed some hand-coloured by the same and over 100 proof sheets in colour and black and white after Dignimont also to illustrate a previously published edition of the work; both housed in modern maroon morocco boxes.<br /> One of 50 copies with an extra suite of plates and a copper plate. This copy also includes a collection of original drawings from two other artists<br /><br />Written by Jean Lorrain born Paul Duval and originally published in 1904 La Maison Philibert revolves around a Parisian brothel of the belle epoque. Although prostitution and debauchery was not an uncommon theme in fin de siecle literature Lorrain had his own reputation for being particularly outrageous in both his writings and his real life escapades. The erotic novel is here illustrated with 30 etchings with a suite of additional four states by Courbouleix. <br /><br />The second volume contains a large collection of drawings to illustrate the same work by two other artists. Carlo Farnetti 1892-1961 Neapolitan by birth moved to Paris where he illustrated works by Zola Baudelaire and Poe. He was later comissioned by Javal & Bordeaux to illustrate Les Cent Nouvelles but his drawings for La Maison Philibert were never published - making this collection of original drawings accordingly rare. <br /><br />André Dignimont a 'figure notable de Montmatre' was celebrated for perfectly capturing feminine beauty. The present volume contains a vast amount of proofs and signed drawings by Dignimont to illustrate an edition of La Maison Philibert that was published in 1925 by Collection des Arts.<br /> Paris, Javal & Bourdeaux, 1928. unknown
181926090London: vols.I-II published by Messrs. Boydell & Co printed by W.Bulmer & Co; vol.III: published by Hurst Robinson & Co. printed by Thomas Davison 1819. 3 volumes small folio. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 2 mezzotint portraits of Claude and Earlom 1 stipple-engraved portrait of John Boydell. 300 etchings with mezzotint all printed in bistre all by Earlom after Claude. Expertly bound to style in half russia over period marbled paper covered boards<br/> <br/> "The first complete edition with the engravings sic. in the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period" Abbey.<br/> <br/> "This capital work a landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings is . an important forerunner of later publications on Art Collections. It contains 300 etchings of drawings by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis Book of Truth for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine works from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance . The catalogues in each volume give a comprehensive description of each drawing indicating also for whom they were executed which pictures were painted from them and the ownership at the date of publication of the book - in short a real catalogue raisonné" Abbey.<br/> <br/> Abbey Life II 200; Lowndes II p.1398; Lewine 325; Cohen-de-Ricci 242; Wessely Earlom NR 149ff; Thieme-Becker x 283 and xiii 369. [vols.I-II] published by Messrs. Boydell & Co, printed by W.Bulmer & Co; [vol.III:] published by Hurst, Robinson & Co., printed unknown
122739London Printed by W. Bulmer for Messrs Boydell & Co volumes I-II and Thomas Davison for Hurst Robinson and Co. volume III 1777-1819. . First complete edition. Three volumes folio 44 x 30 cm mezzotint frontispiece portraits of Claude Lorrain and Richard Earlom volume I without the portrait of Boydell called for in Abbey but not always present 300 etched mezzotint and aquatint plates by Earlom after Claude printed in bistre and black; plate 6 vol iii with small piece of blank corner defective light scattered foxing to plates mainly marginal fine nineteenth century brown morocco gilt extra by Birdsall & Son gilt panelled covers with wide gilt borders gilt panelled spine in six compartments gilt lettered direct in second and fourth others richly gilt broad gilt inner dentelles top edges gilt a fine set.<br /> A "landmark in the history of reproduction of Master drawings" Abbey - a fine example of the first complete edition in a magnificent binding.<br /><br />"This capital work. contains 300 reproductions of works by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine work from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance. They were first produced in outline only but owing to the enormous demand Boydell caused Earlom to retouch and refresh the plates five or six times. <br /><br />This is the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period." Abbey.<br /><br />Claude's Liber veritatis was a bound volume in which he drew copies of his own paintings and recorded details of commissions from about 1635. Although there are omissions -- particularly in the early years -- the liber veritatis is a record of a major artist's oeuvre without parallel until the 20th century and one which served in Claude's own lifetime both as a safeguard against forgeries and as a visual resource. The volume of drawings was eventually acquired by the Dukes of Devonshire and Boydell's Liber veritatis reproduces both these drawings and examples of Claude's works from the great English collections of the period including those of Richard Payne Knight Alderman Hibbert the Earl Spencer Charles Lambert Joseph Farrington George Gosling and Edmund Turnor. The accompanying text not only translates and transcribes Claude's annotations on the versos of the drawings but also gives the names of the contemporary owners of the pictures and details of engravings of the pictures. The purpose of the work was to establish a corpus of works known to be by the artist in order to facilitate the detection of forgeries and the correct identification of genuine drawings and as Abbey states the result was 'a real catalogue raisonne'.<br /><br />With aristocratic provenance: Cyril Flower first Baron Battersea 1843-1907 was a Liberal politician and property developer. He was also a great collector and patron of the arts including James McNeill Whistler and was involved with the Pre-Raphaelite set. Lord Battersea married Constance daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild 1st Baronet in 1877.<br /> Brunet III 1169; Cohen-De Ricci col.242; Lewine p.325; Lowndes p.1398; Abbey Life 200. London, Printed by W. Bulmer for Messrs Boydell & Co [volumes I-II] and Thomas Davison for Hurst, Robinson, and Co. [volume III] unknown
18451375376London: Published by Messrs. Boydell & Co; Hurst Robinson & Co c. 1845. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small Folios Three Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in half contemporary red morocco with paneled spine elegant gilt decoration on spine two dark green labels. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. All edges gilt. With some general shelfwear including boards with moderate wear to edges and corners light wear to joints and light wear overall. Slight bowing to boards. Text blocks have light wear to gilt edges. Light age-toning and foxing throughout. Ex-libris partially removed or worn on front pastedown of all three volumes. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Complete with all 300 mezzotint plates printed in sepia plus frontispiece portraits of Claude Earlom and John Boydell. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> MU Consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized. A collection of 300 etchings based on works by French artist Claude le Lorrian Claude Gelee. Widely considered a landmark in the reproduction of master artworks and a precursor to modern catalogue raisonnés this is the second edition a reprint of the first from 1777-1819 with etchings from the original plates. The drawings by Claude Lorrain were done by Richard Earlom using etching for Claude's pen lines and mezzotint for the ink washes. The table directory lists sales of individual etchings up to 1843 helping to date this edition. 1375376. Special Collections. Published by Messrs. Boydell & Co; Hurst, Robinson & Co hardcover
1948140946791Chicago: Engelwood High School 1948. First Edition. Very Good. The high school year book of A Raisin in the Sun author Lorraine Hansberry pictured on page 36 and inscribed by her "Good Luck & Best Wishes" with an arrow pointing to her printed name. Hansberry also appears on page 105 in a group portrait of the school's debate forum. Another nationally known author appearing in these pages is Sam Greenlee on page 55; he has not signed this yearbook. <p>Bound in publisher's original padded leatherette embossed pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good with wear to extremities three vertical lines to the rear cover lightly soiled light foxing to textblock edge. Tear to bottom gutter at rear Autographs page. Additionally signed throughout by many classmates. Owner's name William Sharp to title page and front pastedown. <p>Although she does not appear here in the rolls of the school's drama club Hansberry was just 11 years away from being the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway. She died tragically young at age 34 of pancreatic cancer; items signed by her are scarce. Engelwood High School unknown
1959140947613New York NY: Playbill 1959. Near Fine. Signed by Lorraine Hansberry on the front cover. Bound in publisher's stapled pictorial wraps. 48pp. Near Fine with light toning light wear and small spot of staining to front cover. The play had opened in 1958 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger the brother At this point Ossie Davis had replaced Poitier and the play had moved to the Belasco Theatre. Items signed by Hansberry are scarce; the playwright died at age 34 of pancreatic cancer. Playbill unknown
190472398Paris: Librairie universelle 1904. Fine. Librairie universelle Paris 1904 14.50 x 20 cm relié First edition one of 25 copies on handmade laid paper numbered and justified by the publisher the only deluxe issue. Bradel binding in half chocolate-brown morocco with corners smooth spine gilt date at foot marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns illustrated wrappers by Manuel Orazi and backstrip preserved. Work illustrated with 136 black and colour drawings in- and out-of-text by Georges Bottini. Bookplate mounted. Our copy is enriched with a full-page original drawing signed by Georges Bottini and heightened in black ink depicting Jacques Beaudarmon wearing a bowler hat and conversing with the « môme ». This drawing appears as a woodcut illustration on page 133. The drawing is inscribed by Georges Bottini to M. Casanove « en grande sympathie ». Very rare deluxe copy of Jean Lorrains masterpiece. Librairie universelle hardcover
19860036547New York: Rock Foundation 1986-88. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 37cm x 28cm. 1073; 1405; 713 pages 3 volumes in 12 books continuous pagination illustrations some colour. Original grey cloth black lettering cloth slipcases Based on the Researches & Writings of Carl Schuster. Edited & Written by Edmund Carpenter. Assisted by Lorraine Spiess. A cornerstone of comparative anthropology mythology and art history. This monumental work draws on the vast ethnographic record assembled by American art historian Carl Schuster 1904-1969. Schuster died suddenly of cancer leaving the material unpublished. Carpenter spent nearly two decades editing Schuster's archive into this twelve-volume synthesis. The result is an epic survey of visual and mythic patterns: from Paleolithic Europe to the tribal societies of Oceania the Americas and Africa. Issued privately in a very small edition distributed directly to museums and researchers Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism is likely the most comprehensive documentation and analysis of traditional symbolism ever published. Very minor discolouration to spines. Very minor soil to upper board of Vol 3:3 and extremely minor to edges of 2:4 and 2:5. Category: Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; Art & Design. ISBN: 0937691038. ISBN/EAN: 9780937691038. Inventory No: 0036547. BZDB407 Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 0937691038 EAN: 9780937691038 Carl Schuster; Edmund Carpenter; Lorraine Spiess. Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art: A Record of Tradition & Continuity Rock Foundation hardcover
195447083Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press 1954. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company the Riverside Press 1954. First American Edition first impression. Octavo; Walter Lorraine-illustrated dust jacket with flaps lettered in red; blue cloth stamped in gilt; yellow-orange topstain; 423pp.; fold-out map to rear. Dust jacket chipped along edges and spine; dampstaining along spine principally visible at verso; rubbing. Shelfwear to boards; staining along edges of front board and spine; binding sound; moderate to heavy foxing to endpapers and edges of textblock; interior else unmarked; still a Very Good copy.<br /> <br /> The first volume of Tolkien's epic fantasy was praised by some W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison and derided by others Edmund Wilson in his "Oo Those Awful Orcs!" article but nevertheless it remains one of the most popular and beloved works of the twentieth century. Scholar Tom Shippey believes Tolkien's work more than mere escapism observing ".his continuing appeal rests not on mere charm or strangeness. but on a deeply serious response to what will be seen in the end as the major issues of his century: the origin and nature of evil;. human existence in Middle-Earth without the support of divine revelation; cultural relativity; and the corruptions and continuities of language." First printings of either the Mifflin or the Allen & Unwin editions rather scarce in retail. <br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Hammond A5 b.i<br /> <br /> Tom Shipped "J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century." Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2001. p. IX. Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press unknown
188282332Paris: Alphonse Lemerre 1882. Fine. Alphonse Lemerre Paris 1882 13 x 19.50 cm relié First edition one of the extremely rare copies printed on Holland paper We know of at least two unknown to bibliographies deluxe copy. Half black morocco binding with corners spine with five raised bands enhanced with gilt dots richly decorated with double gilt compartments with red morocco inlay in roundel date at foot gilt fillet on boards covers and spine preserved top edge gilt on deckled edges binding signed Blanchetière. Very beautiful autograph inscription by the author to José-Maria de Heredia ""Premier joueur flûte de ces modernes temps antiques au maître ami de Pan et des chèvres-pieds cet humble et lointain écho d'une syrinx adorable. Lorrain Jean"" ""First flute player of these modern ancient times to the master friend of Pan and goat-footed ones this humble and distant echo of an adorable syrinx. Lorrain Jean"" Our copy is expanded with an autograph letter signed by the author running over 2 leaves addressed to Léon Vanier bound at the front of the volume. Exceptional copy superbly established. Alphonse Lemerre hardcover
17031560A Paris: Chez Jean Moreau ruë S. Jacques ʹa la Toison d'Or vis-ʹa-vis S. Yves 1703. First edition. In contemporary calf. Panels with gilt frames. Spine with five raised bands the compartment richly gilt with floral motives and titled. Marbled edges and endpapers. A copy of the variant with no author’s name on title page. Ownership stamp on title page “Bibliothéque d’Eugène de Frobervilleâ€. Occasional light brown spots otherwise clean. Overall in very good condition. First edition. In contemporary calf. Panels with gilt frames. Spine with five raised bands the compartment richly gilt with floral motives and titled. Marbled edges and endpapers. A copy of the variant with no author’s name on title page. 12mo signatures: ã8 ẽ4 Ä©4 A–2A8/4 ã1 verso 2A4 blank; 6 xxiii 3 1–282 6 p. and 8 engraved plates one folded. Signature L bound into twice. <p><br /> Scarce late 17th-century travelogue of the West and East Indies.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Claude Biron’s scarce and interesting travel narrative and collection of curiosities. A rich collection of information about the natural history of the Indies gathered personally on his two voyages. In the West Indies he visited Cayenne Martinique and Guadeloupe. Illustrated with seven engraved plates of plants and animals as well as a folded portrait of Confucius.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Provenance: The French ethnographer explorer and geographer Eugène de Froberville’s 1790–1871 ownership stamp on title page.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Sabin 5582.<br /> <p>. Chez Jean Moreau, ruë S. Jacques, ʹa la Toison d'Or, vis-ʹa-vis S. Yves unknown
17862Paris Lemerre mai 1882. 1 vol. 125 x 185 mm de 2 et 1 f. 153 p. et 1 f. Broché sous emboîtage Goy et Vilaine. Édition originale. Frontispice en héliogravure de Gustave Moreau « La jeune fille Thrace portant la tête d'Orphée ». Un des 25 premiers exemplaires imprimés sur papier de Hollande celui-ci non justifié. Envoi signé : « à toi ma très douce et patiente mère à toi à laquelle est échue cette croix lourde entre toutes d'avoir pour fils un être insupportable entre tous fou pour les uns idiot pour les autres fantasque pour tous. puisqu'on veut bien m'appeler poète. ces vers sont encore plus tes enfants que les miens puisque tu es leur aïeule à toi donc le premier enfant de ton sang et du mien et puissé-je un jour à venir te faire oublier tous les mauvais mois et les dures années que t'ont fait et ma cervelle fantasque et les cruels instincts de tout être qui écrit. Ton Jean Paul. Juin 82 ». . Premier livre de Lorrain ce recueil paraît chez Lemerre avec l’aval symbolique de Moreau et reçoit dès août 1882 un long éloge dans Le Livre chronique attribuée à Octave Uzanne saluant la « variété des rythmes » les « rimes luxueuses » et l’« éblouissement » d’un véritable panorama poétique ; Thibaut d’Anthonay y voit l’« acte de naissance » du poète et « sans nul doute le plus beau parchemin qui soit pour tout aspirant à la littérature » Jean Lorrain Fayard 2005 p. 127. Notre exemplaire comporte sept corrections autographes de Jean Lorrain aux pages 26 37 39 42 95 101 et 134 : seuls les exemplaires de son ami de Fécamp Robert Duglé et celui de Gustave Moreau en comportent autant. Ils sont eux aussi sur hollande et comme le nôtre ne sont pas justifiés. Très bel exemplaire. Paris, Lemerre, [mai] 1882. 1 vol. (125 x 185 mm) de 2 et [1] f., 153 p. et 1 f. Broché, sous emboîtage (Goy et Vilaine). unknown
1949413909Bronx New York / Bethlehem New Hampshire / Arlington Virginia / Miami Florida 1949. Unbound. Near Fine. A collection of 219 letters 12 postcards and 14 greeting cards between Lorraine Horty Silbiger and Gerry Gersten in 1948 and 1949 during their summers apart from each other along with one 4†x 3†black and white photograph. All items are near fine with light creases from being mailed with clear handwritten and typed text.<br /> <br /> Gersten 1927-2017 grew up in the Bronx not far from Silbiger 1929-2002. While neither of his Polish Jewish immigrant parents supported his desire to be an artist Gersten persisted attending the Cooper Union Art School and Cooper School of Design. He found success starting in the 1960s as a caricaturist drawing for The New York Times New York magazine Sports Illustrated Time Newsweek Harper's Rolling Stone Esquire Playboy and later MAD Magazine from 1986 to 2009. Gersten and Silbiger married in 1951.<br /> <br /> During the summers of 1948 and 1949 Gersten worked in Bethlehem New Hampshire at the Park View Hotel bussing tables. During that time he wrote love letters to Silbiger who spent her summers traveling to Arlington Virginia and Miami Florida with family and friends. The couple wrote to each other nearly every day. Both Gersten and Silbiger were going to school for art and their letters to each other are covered in doodles and cartoons of them kissing chasing after each other with plenty of hearts. One particularly adorable drawing by Gersten features the couple kissing on a park bench holding a large heart with their initials inside. Another is of him being held in her arms in the apartment. In one letter Silbiger writes: “I looked at my face in the mirror. My mouth looks different since you haven’t been kissing me. I guess my mouth misses you also.â€<br /> <br /> Gersten’s letters are usually about lamenting his job at the hotel and the guests not tipping him “I used to light his cigarettes with your lighter. The ingrate never knew how close to heaven he was.†But more so he pines for his faraway girlfriend and later wife “I had planned to wait twelve days before answering your letter. I thought I’d play it hard and take you down a full two pegs but I couldn’t hold out. The longer I take to write means I have to wait that much longer for an answer from you. I’m a shadow of my former self. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep.†During the first summer Gersten counts “pegs†for every couple days he goes without a letter from Silbiger teasing her that she is slacking on writing letters. He affectionately calls her “Horty†“Bigger†and “Tzib†while his nicknames are “Cubbles†and “B.B.†for Beautiful Busboy. While the letters aren’t lewd a few hint at being more adult “Tonight I’m taking a shower to worship my hair – close your eyes and start thinking – dirty boy… Marry me†Included in one letter is a photograph of Silbiger lounging in her bathing suit on a bench by the beach.<br /> <br /> The pair frequently sent each other post cards and clippings of cartoons from newspapers and magazines. Often their initials will be written on the cartoon characters especially if the cartoon depicts a couple. Silbiger sends little cards illustrated with puppies hearts and kiss marks she also kissed a couple of the envelopes and letters that she sent with lipstick. Some of Silbiger’s letters contain various ephemera. One example is an unopened Pixie: X Ray Roundup bubblegum stick with a small collectable card of Guy Madison starring in When a Man’s a Man. Some other items includes a U.S. Navy recruitment letter from 1945 when Gersten was 18 a physical examination sheet with Gersten’s information on it and a typed poem from Jimmie J. Schneider referenced in some letters from Silbiger as one of her other suitors. <br /> <br /> An extensive collection of love letters between two young artists in the days following World War II. unknown
1988022752New York: Rock Foundation 1988. First edition. 12 volumes in 3 parts and 3 slipcases. Large folios gray cloth. Very slight rubbing to spines and slipcases; Near fine or better. No signs of previous ownership. Schuster 1904-1969 a pioneer in the Study of Folk Symbols spent his life traveling the world gathering them and compiled an extensive and organized file of examples. Carpenter compiled and wrote this book from those files. It is also a masterpiece of printing and book design by Meriden/Stinehour Press. Rock Foundation unknown
1979102434Hacker Art Books. New. 1979. Hardcover. 0878172440 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- TWO 2 VOLUME SET. Volume 1: Critical Catalogue; Volume 2: Illustrations One I II Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer . Hacker Art Books hardcover
91854Nürnberg Andreas Otto 1694. Kl.8° Kupferstich-Frontispiz Titelbl. in Rot und Schwarz 6 Bl. «Vorrede» 530 S. u. 23 Kupfertaf. Pgt. d. Zt. m. sauberem handschriftl. Rückentitel Frontispiz im Bund tlw. lose Schnitte min. tintenfleckig min. stockfl: allg. sehr schönes Exemplar. Erste deutsche Ausgabe des illustrierten Werkes mit dem Anhang S. 475 ff.: «Matthiae Willen Warhafftiger und gründlicher Bericht von der Wünschel-Ruthen Wie solche Vor einigen Jahren zu Sulza an der Ilmen bey Ausgehung eines Saltz-Quells ohne alle Superstition abgebrochen und öffters gebraucht worden» Nürnberg Andreas Otto. 010 Nürnberg, Andreas Otto, 1694 unknown
1979C102434Hacker Art Books. As New. 1979. Hardcover. 0878172440 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- TWO 2 VOLUME SET. Volume 1: Critical Catalogue; Volume 2: Illustrations One I II Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . Hacker Art Books hardcover
1989102432Yale University Press. New. 1989. Hardcover. 0300042221 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 310 pages; 281 illustrations in black and white. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Yale University Press hardcover
1979102436Hacker Art Books. New. 1979. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- VOLUME 2 TWO OF A TWO VOLUME SET. Volume 2: Illustrations I II 2 Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Hacker Art Books hardcover
1979102435Hacker Art Books. New. 1979. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- VOLUME 1 ONE OF A TWO VOLUME SET. VOLUME 1: Critical Catalogue. I II 2 Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Hacker Art Books hardcover
198291210Arthena. As New. 1982. Paperback. 2903239010 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- Text in French. 152 pages well illustrated. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer . Arthena paperback
44429México: Bindu Impresion de Arte 2019. First edition. Aluminum boards with inset photo illustration green cloth spine in illuminated electronic translucent clamshell display case. A fine copy. As new. 31 leaves. Illus. with 21 b/w photos of which 7 are double page panoramas one inset kodachrome slide five colored translucent sheets one white lace paper leaf. 20.4 x 22.3 cm. Artists' book. Signed by the author. 1 of 12 copies. Photographs by Lorena Velazquez. Text by Francisco Segovia. Translation by Fionn Petch. Printed by Carme Yael Diaz Carolina M. Escobar y Francisco Lara on Hahnemuhle 200 gr. paper. Green translucent illuminated box stamped in red made by Corona Display.<br /> <br /> Velazquez's briliant creation - a mix of metal and lace paper photographs and translucent papers illuminated case- play with the shifting perspective of reality that matches and incorporates Segovia's powerful poem of the coordinates that define our life our relation to the world and our death the three axis that are: I Here Now : Yo aqui ahora.<br /> <br /> Lorena Velázquez is a Franco-Mexican artist photographer and book artist with work held by many museums the Bancroft Library and the Library of Congress among others. Francisco Segovia is a renowned Mexican poet essayist and translator. Fionn Petch is a Scottish translator. Each of the ten pages of text contains both the Spanish and English versions. Copies at Brown Berkeley Stanford and Amherst. Bindu Impresion de Arte hardcover
1977102433Flammarion. As New. 1977. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee Flammarion hardcover
2019190646the author 2019. First edition. Slipcased. New. unpaginated photos boards 20 x 18 cm clamshell box. Fine art production featuring the work of French-Mexican artist Lorena Velázquez. Velázquez' work revolves around three axes of interest: the admiration and respect that the artist feels for trees silent and perennial witnesses of the human being's footprint on Earth; the city where her poetic gaze reveals situations that go unnoticed under the constant hustle and bustle; and the human being since the deep empathy that each person generates is manifested in her portraits taken spontaneously or in study. Limited edition of 12. Text by Francisco Segovia M. [the author] unknown
12614 p.l. xviii 452 pp. 8vo cont. half-sheep & speckled boards spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Brussels: J. Ermens 1781.<br/> <br/> The extremely rare auction catalogue of the books prints and drawings in the collection of Charles Alexandre Duke of Lorraine 1712-80 and governor of The Netherlands. This was one of the three greatest libraries and art collections sold in Belgium during the late 18th century. The sale contains the largest surviving group of copper plates of Rubens’ works. <br/> <br/> Charles Alexandre married the sister of Maria Theresa in 1744 and following a very successful military career retired in 1757 to devote himself to the governorship of Holland. In this position he also enjoyed great success encouraging the commerce and agriculture of the country as well its cultural activities. A man of considerable education he established an academy and a public library at Brussels as well as a free school to teach painting and sculpture. <br/> <br/> Charles Alexandre was an ardent book and art collector; he also formed a notable natural history cabinet. This catalogue lists 3354 lots of books 232 lots of prints and drawings 171 lots of “planches gravées†and 23 lots of “paquets d’hazard.†<br/> <br/> A fine copy. <br/> <br/> ⧠Blogie col. 27. N.B.G. Vol. 31 cols. 686-87. Peignot p. 89. unknown
