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169956019Paris: Chez Charles Osmont 1699. First edition. Title page with printer's device. 11 leaves 382 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary speckled calf gilt spine leather label marbled endpapers. Fine. First edition. Title page with printer's device. 11 leaves 382 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Posthumous attack on the quietists by the immortal author of Les "Caractères" de Thèophraste 1688. After his death in 1696 La Bryère's work was completed by the editor Louis Ellis du Pin who wrote the final two dialogues "pour remplir le dessein de l'Auteur" and had them published. Brunet III: 723 Chez Charles Osmont unknown books
1881013031Paris: Librarie Des Bibliophiles. Very Good. 1881. Hardcover. Rebound two-volume set of Les Caracteres or The Characters by Jean de La Bruyere in French. Gray cloth covered boards over blue leather spine have gilt stripe on the front and back covers and gilt title on the spine and gilt top on the text block. This edition is number 297 of 500 printed on Hollande paper. Both volumes show minor shelfwear and faded spines. Volume I has a faint dampstain along the top edge of the cover and along one half of the spine. Volume II has minor chipping on the head cap and along the back edge of the spine. Interior pages of both books are lightly browned with age and occasional minor soil markings. Table of Contents title page and front wraps have been bound as the last three pages of each volume. First published in 1688 the tome is part philosophy part satire and part classical translation of Greek philosopher Theophrastus. Les Caracteres was La Bruyere's greatest work which he revised several times in his lifetime and is a critique of class disparaties in aristocratic society. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Librarie Des Bibliophiles hardcover books
1697294463Brussels: Jean Leonard 1697. hardcover. very good. Woodcut vignette engraved portrait. Thick 12mo 622 pages full contemporary calf with ornately gilt spine well-rubbed and spine ends worn but still sound and attractive. Brussels: Jean Leonard 1697. Dernier edition revue corrigee & augmentee. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Early heraldic bookplate.<br/><br/> Jean Leonard unknown books
172636162Amsterdam: Mortier 1726. hardcover. Nouvelle edition augmentee de la Clef etc. 2 vols. Thick 12mo full contemporary calf ornately gilt spines. Amsterdam: D. Mortier 1726. Very good .<br/><br/> Mortier unknown books
192654664Paris: René Kieffer 1926. No. 92 of 550 copies. Illustrated with woodcuts after drawings by George Bruyer. 1 vols. 11-1/4 x 8 inches. Bound in full brown pigskin embossed and stamped with an abstract design on both covers spine similarly stamped and lettered in gilt marbled endpapers t.e.g. with the binder's ticket of RENé KIEFFER on verso of flyleaf. Fine copy in beautiful binding. No. 92 of 550 copies. Illustrated with woodcuts after drawings by George Bruyer. 1 vols. 11-1/4 x 8 inches. René Kieffer unknown books
188517401New York: Scribner & Welford John C. Nimmo London Ballantyne Press 1885. One of 300 copies printed. This is number 46. 24 Etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier plates on tissue tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Black morocco gilt cornerpieces. Upper joint neatly repaired some light rubbing and light offsetting else a good handsome copy of this work. One of 300 copies printed. This is number 46. 24 Etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier plates on tissue tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. This was originally published in 1688 as "Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec avec les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle." The original contributions by La Bruyère are primarily observations on character and conduct describing portraits of people and their failings many were thinly disguised descriptions of living people. It was first translated into English in 1699 and is credited with greatly having influenced the English essayists of that time. Scribner & Welford, John C. Nimmo, London [Ballantyne Press] unknown books
1885294045London: John Nimmo 1885. hardcover. very good. Translated by Henri Van Laun. 24 etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier 7 full page with tissue guards. 494 pages. Thick 8vo 3/4 burgundy morocco; spine lightly faded with 2 small spots one corner rubbed internally fine. London: John Nimmo 1885. Very good.<br/><br/> Handsomely illustrated edition of fictional character studies based on actual people. One of 300 numbered copies.<br/><br/> John Nimmo unknown books
1885121414London: John Nimmo 1885. hardcover. Translated by Henri Van Laun. 24 etchings by B. Damman and V. Foulquier 7 full page with tissue guards. 494pp. 8vo 3/4 tan morocco; spine rubbed internally fine. London: John Nimmo 1885. Very good .<br/><br/> Handsomely illustrated edition of fictional character studies based on actual people. One of 300 numbered copies.<br/><br/> John Nimmo unknown books
175060084Paris: Chez David Pere Libraire 1750. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. frontises illustrated title-pages xii 380 438p. Contemporary leather. Extremities rather heavily worn. Ends of backstrips chipped. Joints quite tender. A few tiny worm holes. Scattered foxing mostly in margins. French text. First published in the late 17th century. <br/><br/> Chez David Pere Libraire hardcover books
18734200bdParis: Firmin-Didot Freres 1873. Octavo quarter morocco & pebbled cloth hardcover 526 ii pp. Frontis portrait. Near-Fine. Firmin-Didot Freres, 1873. hardcover books
6980Paris Laplace Sanchez n.d. ca. 1870. New edition. Half morocco and marbled paper boards lettered and stamped in gilt on the spine uncut and unopened xxv 528 pp. four full-page color plates text figures. Fine. <br/><br/> Paris, Laplace, Sanchez, n.d. (ca. 1870). hardcover books
18854981New York and London: Scribner & Welford; John C. Nimmo 1885. First edition of this translation; limited to 200 copies in the US and 300 in Great Britain. Acceptable/Google found the rave review that appeared in the Daily Telegraph when this book came out. Let the last line stand in for the entire review: "Six portraits specially etched by M. Damman a series of lovely headpieces etched by M. Foulquier and a portrait of La Bruyere by the same artist render the book one of the most sumptuous issued from the English press." . Octavo 23 cm; 3 preliminary leaves 9-31 v 7-494 pages. Engraved frontispiece portrait of La Bruyere six additional engraved portraits by Benjamin Damman of Montaigne Descartes Le Brun Louis XIV William III and Bossuet. Fifteen of sixteen vignette headpieces engraved on tissue by Valentine Foulquier and mounted at chapter titles lacks "Of the Affections" apparently left out in manufacture and not caught by the quality control department. Bound in original quarter cream vellum over green cloth stamped in gilt. Corners rubbed; upper joint splitting near crown; gilt images on vellum spine rubbed away. Scribner & Welford; John C. Nimmo hardcover books
198280872Yonkers:: Papyrus Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0943698006 . Black and white illustrations. First edition. Publisher's promotional material laid in. INSCRIBED by the author. "Review Copy" stamped on front free endpaper else very good in a very good dust jacket. . Papyrus Publishers, hardcover books
1975691491975. Lechtman Heather. Seven Matched Hollow Gold Jaguars from Peru's Early Horizon. Washington D.C.: Trustees for Harvard University. 1975. pb. Very Good. Art Archaeology. unknown books
1983133911London Englanc: Sowula 1983. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 4 pages. 2nd edition. Two tipped-in black and white illustrations. List of other publications follows text. Sowula unknown books
1993252137Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective 1993. Paperback. 128p. illustrations poetry stories very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective paperback books
2013147686London: The Cleveland Museum of Art / D Giles Limited 2013. Hardcover. VG. Taupe cloth taupe & color illus. dust jacket 151 pp. 88 color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2013 exhibition. "Highlights mroe than 50 drawings by British artists of the Georgian Victorian and Edwardian eras -- many published here for the first time. It is the first in a series of books exploring the Cleveland Museum of Art's extraordinary collection of light-sensitive treasures. It charts the progress of the watercolor from early examples by Francis Towne and John Robert Cozens to its triumphant culmination with one of J. M. W. Turner's prized late Swiss landscapes. Drawings in ink chalk pastel and graphite are equally varied." dj. The Cleveland Museum of Art / D Giles Limited hardcover books
2006103651Rizzoli 2006. Softbound. As New. Color illustrated wraps.192 pp. Profusely illustrated with 62 color plates 69 b&w and color figures. Published to accompany an exhibition that traveled America from 2006-2007. Beautifully illustrated. "A new look at the world's most beloved Impressionist Monet in Normandy examines some of the artist's most important paintings - including the famed Giverny canvases as well as the iconic haystacks and Rouen Cathedral series. This catalogue which accompanies a major traveling exhibition explores for the first time Monet's enduring ties to the region of Normandy. It was here that Monet began his painting career and it was here that he met his first great mentor Eugene Boudin. Monet developed a deep affection for the area which was becoming the first international tourist destination of the modern age. He would return time after time to depict its dramatic coastline picturesque villages and seaside resorts." "Featuring more than sixty masterworks Monet in Normandy marks one of the largest Impressionist exhibitions to travel the country. Included are many paintings from major museums and private collections across the United States Europe and Japan. Richard Brettell contributes three essays that track Monet's roots in this area and place him within the context of his contemporaries. Commentaries accompanying each painting in the catalogue are provided by the organizing curators Lynn Federle Orr Heather Lemonedes and David Steel."--Jacket. Rizzoli unknown books
2006140930New York: Rizzoli 2006. Hardcover. VG. White & color illus. boards color illus. dust jacket maps on flyleaves192 pp. Profusely illustrated with 62 color plates 69 b&w and color figures. Issued in conjunction with several 2006-2007 exhibitions. "Examines some of the artist's most important paintings -- including the famed Giverny canvases as well as the iconic haystacks and Rouen Cathedral series. . Explores for the first time Monet's enduring ties to the region of Normandy. It was here that Monet began his painting career and it was here that he met his first great mentor Eugene Boudin." dj Features more than 60 masterworks. A terrific introduction to the artist. Rizzoli hardcover books
2009127560Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag 2009. First. Hardbound. VG. Orange boards with color pictorial DJ 248 pp hundreds of color and BW illustrations. From the publisher--In 1889 Paris hosted the legendary Exposition Universelle World's Fair a massive cultural exhibition which transformed the face of French culture to come. The Eiffel Tower was built for it the composer Claude Debussy first heard Javanese music there and the painter Paul Gauguin 1848-1903 reacting against his exclusion from its arts component organized an exhibit called L'Exposition de Peintures du Groupe Impressionniste et Synthesiste on the walls of the Cafe Volpini. Presenting the newest works by himself and his friends it was here that Gauguin premiered what is now known as the Volpini Suite an amazing portfolio of 11 lithographs printed on radiant canary yellow paper which marked the coalescence of his various motifs and the commencement of his mature style. Paul Gauguin: Paris 1889 catalog to the exhibit illustrates the radical nature of the works produced by Gauguin and his friends by examining his paintings woodcuts ceramics prints and drawings related to that landmark exhibition. Hatje Cantz Verlag hardcover books
1994916418NY: Talese/Doubleday. 1994. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Talese/Doubleday hardcover books
1994915277NY: Doubleday/Talese. 1994. The advance reading copy. Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Doubleday/Talese paperback books
1997ULIENOV00MELKey Porter Books 1997. Very Good. Lief Charles. Nova Scotia Cooking. Mackenzie Heather. Toronto: Key Porter Books 1997. 220pp. Indexed. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped corners. Key Porter Books paperback books
1997130561Tempe Arizona: Arizona State University Art Museum Nelson Fine Arts Cente 1997. Softcover. VG. White wraps with color illustration. 64 pp. Many illustrations in color and b/w. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Arizona State University Art Museum 1 February - 27 April 1997. Covers the works of these artists: Charles LeDray Christine LoFaso Kerrie Peterson Elaine Reichek Beverly Semmes Jana Sterbak Nick Vaughn Anne Wilson. Arizona State University Art Museum, Nelson Fine Arts Cente paperback books
1997035235Tempe: Arizona State University 1997. 64p. colored and b/w illus. quarto format original stiff wrappers. Arizona State University unknown books
