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1967réf. 108948London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in near fine lightly worn dustwrapper. Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover books
1995réf. 216936Bruxelles: Centre Internationale d'Etude de la Peinture Medievale des Bassins de l'Escaut et de la Meuse / Reunion des Musees Nationaux 1995. Hardcover. VG. Previous owners bookplate inside otherwise clean and unmarked. Quarto. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding iwth git titles in grey illustrated jacket. Volume 2. X-303 CCXCIV p. : black-and-white and color plates ; 29 cm. French text. Corpus of painting from the ancient Southern Netherlands and the principality of Liège in the fifteenth century;; 17; Variation: Corpus of painting from the ancient Southern Netherlands and the principality of Liege in the fifteenth century; Micheline Comblen-Sonkes Philippe Lorentz; in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage and the Research Laboratory of the Museums of France. Centre Internationale d'Etude de la Peinture Medievale des Bassins de l'Escaut et de la Meuse / Reunion des Musees Nationaux hardcover books
réf. 101541Paris: Hachette 1962. 12mo. 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches 348pp. Bound in the style of Jean de Gonet by James Tapley with rubber boards. Numerous b/w illustrations. Slight shelving wear; light foxing to block edges; discoloration to edge of front matter and to p.32; two glue strips with paper remnants to half-title page; 1 inch tape strips to edges of p.23 24 25 26; ink to pp.83/85. AP LEC . unknown books
1997réf. 339434Geneva: Mamco 1997. paperback. near fine. BROODTHAERS Marcel. Two volumes. Illustrated largely in b/w with a few color images. 207 pages in French; unpaginated. Tall 8vos pale yellow wrappers. Geneva: Mamco 1997. A near fine pair. Mamco unknown books
1928réf. 1010151928. London: John Lane 1928. Small 4to 61 pp. 40 plates. Original blue cloth. § Translated by J. Lewis May. Bentley Blake Books 2726B: "The plates include all the engravings for The Grave and 14 for Young's Night Thoughts. The essay is factually unreliable but it criticizes Blake's art usefully.". unknown books
1966réf. 373638Montreux 1966. Gelatin silver print matted and framed; rubber-stamped on verso "Copyright by Philippe Halsman". 11 x 14 inches; matted to 11 x 12 inches. Fine. Gelatin silver print matted and framed; rubber-stamped on verso "Copyright by Philippe Halsman". 11 x 14 inches; matted to 11 x 12 inches. A rarely-seen portrait of Nabokov hunting butterflies an outtake from the shots Halsman made to appear with Herbert Gold's profile of the author in the Saturday Evening Post eventually published in January 1967. Nabokov apparently liked Halsman's portraits so much that he asked they be used on all subsequent dust jackets. unknown books
1950réf. 235330New York 1950. Gelatin silver prints. Large format 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches. Light edgewear at corners; docketed on verso with Halsman's studio stamp; prints numbered in pencil 17 31 40; Near Fine. Gelatin silver prints. Large format 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches. Three intimiate and suprisingly "straight" portraits from a photographer known for his unusual methods and and results. Shirely Kessel was the wife of LIFE photographer Dimitri Kessel. unknown books
1648réf. 311279A Leide: chez les Elzevirs 1648. First Elzevier edition. Engraved title 2476519pp. 1 vols. 12mo 13.3 x 7.5 cm. Beautifully bound in 19th century polished claret red crushed levant with spine and corners richly tooled in gilt with a intricately gilt center ornament of inlaid black morocco gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. by Duru dated 1850. Three bookseller's descriptions tipped to binders blank some minor foxing but a very near fine copy. With the bookplate of Thomas Westwood and of Ex Musaeo PIN Elzéar-Stern. First Elzevier edition. Engraved title 2476519pp. 1 vols. 12mo 13.3 x 7.5 cm. The celebrated memoirs of the foremost French Renaissance historian 1445-1509 notable as an important analysis of 15th century culture politics and personality. ".The graphic style of his narrative and above all the keenness of his insight into the motives of his contemporaries an insight undimmed by undue regard for principles of right and wrong make this work one of the great classics of history" - ENCYC. BRITANNICA. "Authoritative and rare.printed in Paris probably by Le Gras" - Rostenberg & Stern THE HOUSE OF ELZEVIR 27 referencing this edition in their offering of the 1661 edition. "Jolie édition dont les exemplaires grands de marge et bien conservés sont fort recherchés" - Brunet. Rahir 630; Brunet II:191. Willems 634 chez les Elzevirs unknown books
1792réf. 304899Speyer Austria 1792. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Old folds and light soiling paper repairs at folds. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Document payorder for firewood for the French Army encamped at Speyer "pour le chauffage de l'armée au Camp et Corps de Gardes" signed by General Adam Philippe Comte de Custine and Claude Blanchard. Both Custine 1740-1793 and Blanchard 1742-1802 fought in the American Revolution. Custine who lead the French forces in the Rhine campagins that seized Speyer and Mainz was guillotined in 1793 during the Reign of Terror. unknown books
1944réf. 266091Paris: Les Joies Secrètes 1944. First edition one of 1000 copies from an edition of 1053 this copy being number 200. 6 full page color illustarions 39 pp. 4to. Printed paper wrappers. First edition one of 1000 copies from an edition of 1053 this copy being number 200. 6 full page color illustarions 39 pp. 4to. Ilustrated throughout by De Hand. Les Joies Secrètes unknown books
1601réf. 62363London: Imprinted at London by Ar. Hatfield for I. Norton 1601. Second edition in English. Title page within large historiated woodcut border bearing the royal arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" the crest of Burghley and the printer's beehive device; several large inital woodcut capitals throughout and genealogical table in rear. 16 364 pp. 1 vols. Small folio. Bound in contemporary paneled calf central gilt lozenge last nine leaves of genealogical tables have contemporary manuscript notes. Upper covers split and pulling away from boards which are nevertheless firmly attached by cords; front free endpaper missing; internally very good. Second edition in English. Title page within large historiated woodcut border bearing the royal arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" the crest of Burghley and the printer's beehive device; several large inital woodcut capitals throughout and genealogical table in rear. 16 364 pp. 1 vols. Small folio. Second edition in English of a primary source for 15th century European history. Commines has been called "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times" Oxford Companion to English Literature principally for his shrewd and practical insight into the political realities of his day his psychological insight and his forthright account of the machinations of the politicians he described. His history is divided into 8 books the first six of which deal with the reign of Louis XI; the last two deal with the Italian wars of Charles VIII ending with his death Thomas Danett's English translation was first published in 1596. In his dedication to Lord Burghley dated 1 Nov. 1596 Danett states that thirty years before he presented Lord Burghley and "the late Earle of Leicester my Lord" his 'historie of Commines rudely translated into our vulgar toong' and that he later revised and enlarged his translation at the request of Sir Christopher Hatton. According to the DNB Danett fl. 1566-1601 was also the author of the following works: "1. The Description of the Low Countreys and of the Prouinces thereof gathered into an Epitome out of the Historie of Lodouico Guicchardini' London 1593 dedicated to Lord Burghley. 2. A Continuation of the Historie of France from the death of Charles the Eight where Comines endeth till the death of Henry the Second 1559 collected by Thomas Danett gentleman' London 1600 dedicated to Lord Buckhurst. ." STC 5603 Imprinted at London by Ar. Hatfield for I. Norton unknown books
1959réf. 339419New York: Simon & Schuster 1959. First. hardcover. very good/good. Philippe Halsman. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. 94 pages. Slim 4to orange cloth-backed black boards lightly faded at edges d.w. largely intact but battered and dusty. New York: Simon & Schuster 1959. First edition. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1962réf. 624007New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Early reprint of the American edition. Translated from the French by Robert Baldick. Octavo. 447pp. Illustrated. Owner name of a noted American psychologist on the front fly else fine in near fine dust jacket with the spine and rear panel lightly tanned and a few tiny nicks. Laid in as it came to us is a publisher's promotional pamphlet for the Review of Child Development Research. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1869réf. 54043Paris. 1869. Inscribed to McClellan A unique association copy of Louis Philippe d'Orléans' work in favor of trade unions inscribed by him to former Union General George B. McClellan. Prince Philippe volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War and served on McClellan's staff for almost a year. His inscription reads: "Au Général McClellan souvenir de son ancien aide de camp Louis Philippe D'Orleans." Prince Philippe a historian and author wrote several works of history including the present example and a multi-part history of the Civil War titled A History of the Civil War in America. His experiences on the staff of General McClellan greatly informed Prince Philippe's work generally considered a standard text on the War. The present work is a nice association copy between Prince Philippe and his one-time boss during the early years of the conflict. Publisher's printed wrappers. Wrappers and spine chipped front wrapper detached 20th-century bookplate on verso of front wrapper light occasional foxing. Good. unknown books
1949réf. 584411New York: Simon and Schuster 1949. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Illustrated with 24 black and white photographic plates of French comic actor Fernandel. Pictorial wrappers. Girft inscription in the upper margin of the first page. Wraps lightly toned rubbed nicks along the edges and with a few creases about very good. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1953réf. 564909London: Methuen 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrations by Philippe Julian. Errata slip. Oblong octavo. Rubbing and tiny tear at the crown very good or better lacking the dust jacket. Slightly melancholy Inscription by Wilson on the titlepage: "For Michael Curtis this book alas Phillippe is dead. Angus Wilson. June 1981. Methuen hardcover books
1951réf. 561101Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Introduction by Edmund Wilson. Translated by Leonard Thomas. Jacket by Anne Marie Jauss. Endpapers slightly toned cover edges and spine lightly tanned with modest edgewear very good in a price-clipped about very good dust jacket with a long tear at the front flap fold a bit of loss at the spine ends a couple of small chips and the spine and lower panel toned. Inscribed by the translator on front fly. A novel written by Haitian brothers. Houghton, Mifflin hardcover books
1976réf. 549891London: Hamish Hamilton 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. 244pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth. Faint foxing on flyleaves topstain lightly sunned very good in a near fine dust jacket with light foxing on the flaps. Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
1969réf. 300512New York: Viking 1969. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Translated by Violet Wyndham. Illustrated. 420 pages. 8vo two-toned cloth d.w. New York: Viking 1969.First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. A Gallic view of his whole extraordinary career drawing on fresh sources. Viking unknown books
1923réf. 53199München Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1923. First German edition. Hardcover. Very good. 257pp. Duodecimo 18.5 cm 1/4 tan cloth with tan paper over boards. Publisher's black topstain. The boards are very slightly toned and warped and the underlying boards are peeking through at the top fore-edge corner of the rear cover. Mit vierundzwanzig Holzschnitten von Frans Masereel. Ubersetzt von Annette Kolb. Kurt Wolff Verlag hardcover books
1923réf. 53133München Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1923. First German edition. Hardcover. Very good. 271pp. Duodecimo 18.5 cm 1/4 beige cloth with tan paper over boards. Publisher's black topstain. The boards are mildly toned and just a little bit warped. The front endpaper has a darkened patch. Mit zwolf Holzschnitten von Frans Masereel. Ubersetzt von Mario Spiro. Kurt Wolff Verlag hardcover books
1923réf. 53132München Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1923. First German edition. Hardcover. Very good. 271pp. Duodecimo 18.5 cm 1/4 beige cloth with tan paper over boards. The boards are subtly toned and the front pastedown has the lovely woodcut bookplate of German journalist Franz Pfermfert. Mit neun Holzschnitten von Frans Masereel. Ubersetzt von Hans Mardersteig. Kurt Wolff Verlag hardcover books
1927réf. 08303N.p. 1927. Very Good. ALS Octavo 6 pages to a friend "Christian." With three caricature drawings in the text - written in blue ink. Philippe Swyncop 1878 - 1949 was the older brother of Charles Swyncop both were accomplished artists. Philippe lived in Spain for 12 years produced valuable works in oil watercolor and prints. unknown books
2010réf. 1418596Cambridge New York Melbourne: Cambridge University Press 2010. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Octavo v viii x 256 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine gray and white with red and black lettering. Covers have very slight wear including faint sunning and previous bookshop's small sticker to the rear. Text block has very mild wear including faint age toning to edges and previous owner's information. First paperback edition. NOTE: Shelved in Column A. 1418596. FP New Rockville Stock. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1987réf. 73258Brussels: Thanh-Long 1987. 8vo pp. 113 7; text illustration; printed paper wrappers; fine. Institut Belge des Hautes Etudes Chinoises Conferences 2. Thanh-Long unknown books
