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Best.-Nr. 6181Finely engraved frontis. with profile of Le Bas drawn by Cochin & engraved by C.E. Gaucher & finely engraved tailpiece at the end of the biographical sketch by same. xlix 92 19 pp. catalogue list. 8vo orig. semi-stiff boards head of spine a little split leaves uncut. Paris: Clousier & Joullain 1783. The very rare sale catalogue of the engraver to the Cabinet du Roi; with a valuable list of 133 catalogues produced by Joullain since 1763. Le Bas 1707-83 studied under Antoine Hérisset and is famous for his skilled imitations of works by Teniers Wouwerman Falens Coypel Watteau Oudry etc. This catalogue begins with a lengthy and most informative biographical sketch based on notes by Hecquet a connoisseur of prints and close friend of Le Bas. It discusses contemporary debates on the artistic merit of engraving and Le Bas’ reputation in the art world providing an intimate understanding of the man. The present catalogue describes 15 paintings 56 drawings 705 lots of prints some very large group lots 10 lots of artist’s tools a lot containing several reams of fine paper and three lots of furniture and several portfolios for a total of 787 lots. The auctioneer denotes whether or not prints are in “first state.” There is a table of artists at the end. Nice copy sporadic marginal dampstaining. The frontispiece portrait has a small stain just touching the image. ⧠Benezit Vol. 8 pp. 586 Le Bas. Blanc Trésor de la Curiosité… Vol. II pp. 84-87. Lugt 3639. N.B.G. Vol. 30 col. 65. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 164616 p.l. 398 pp.; 27 pp. Two parts in one vol. 8vo cont. calf extremities a little rubbed contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Rouen: A. Maurry for L. Billaine 1678. Third edition 1st ed.: 1664 “of the earliest extant bibliography of bibliographies. It is basically an alphabetical list arranged by authors’ first names followed by eight intricate subject indices among them one of publishers’ and booksellers’ catalogues. Appended is a very useful numismatic bibliography. The work enjoyed three later editions during the seventeenth century and provided the basis for Teissier. Labbé 1607-67 one of the most learned polymaths of his time was a Jesuit professor of philosophy in Paris.”–Grolier Club Bibliography 62–1st ed. The work attributed to John Selden on the title-page is actually by Alessandro Sardi 1520-88 and first appeared in 1579. There is also included a substantial bibliography on weights and measures. Haebler in his Handbuch states that this is the second book on incunabula and the first in which the word is used in connection with printing. A fine copy with some minor foxing. ⧠Taylor Book Catalogues pp. 176 208 & 219-20. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 294916 p.l. 394 i.e. 392 pp. 8vo cont. vellum over boards minor browning. Paris: L. Billaine 1664. “This is the first edition of the earliest extant bibliography of bibliographies despite the ‘curis secundis auctior’ on the title. It is basically an alphabetical list arranged by authors’ first names followed by eight intricate subject indices among them one of publishers’ and booksellers’ catalogues. Appended is a very useful numismatic bibliography. The work enjoyed three later editions during the seventeenth century and provided the basis for Teissier…Labbé 1607-67 one of the most learned polymaths of his time was a Jesuit professor of philosophy in Paris.”–Grolier Club Bibliography 62. Haebler in his Handbuch states that this is the second book on incunabula and the first in which the word is used in connection with printing. A fine copy and rare. Old stamp on verso of title and another on following leaf. ⧠Besterman The Beginnings of Systematic Bibliography pp. 50 & 54. Taylor Book Catalogues pp. 176 208 & 219-20. unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 37051London: Hamish Hamilton 1976. Hardcover. ix 244p. 16p. photos very good first UK edition in boards and price-clipped dj. Biography of Vita Sackville-West's lover who was also a novelist. Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
2004Best.-Nr. 21032New York: Howard Greenberg Gallery 2004. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Unpaginated. 25 x 20.5 cm. Signed and inscribed by Morine Halsman. 16 photographic plates. Unpaginated text by Mary Panzer -- Exhibition catalogue February 5 - March 13 2004. Halsman met Dali in New York in 1941; photographs of Dali and their collaborative effort from 1942 through 1965. Howard Greenberg Gallery unknown books
1969Best.-Nr. 3673New York: Viking 1969. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig mauve cloth. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. 138 pages. Forty-two tipped-in color plates and thirty-four black and white illustrations. English translation by Diana Imber. The first book devoted entirely to French watercolors of the 18th century -- Fragonard David Gabriel de Saint-Aubun Louis Moreau Hoin Hilair and other minor masters. Viking hardcover books
1961Best.-Nr. 322646Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1961. Hardcover. 307p. map endpapers corners bumped bottom edge of textblock lightly foxed else very good first U.S. edition in a price-clipped and soiled dj. Dj subtitle: "The story of the SOE resistance movement in France by one of the three brothers who organized and ran it. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 295209Bordeaux: Atlantiques; Les Cahiers du Centre regional des lettres d'Aquitaine 1997. Paperback. 305p. illustrated with b&w photos and facsimiles softbound in 9.5x6.5 inch photoportrait wraps. Both covers a little soiled and crimped with handling else entirely sound clean and unmarked. Atlantiques III. Automne 1997. The photographs of Duke Ellington and Marcel Duchamp together and Sonny Rollins and Jean-Paul Sartre together are more than memorable they explain the book. Sodden thought: note that Sartre looking at the photographer but turning to his right manages to conceal his walleye. Atlantiques; Les Cahiers du Centre regional des lettres d'Aquitaine paperback books
2000Best.-Nr. 295146Paris: Belin 2000. Paperback. 496p. softbound in 8.5x5 inch white wraps slight handling soil to the fore edge otherwise clean and sound this copy inscribed and signed by Verstraten with contact information. L'extreme contemporain. Belin paperback books
1915Best.-Nr. 295684n.p. 1915. Pamphlet. 5 page staplebound pamphlet neatly ex-library with a donation stamp on the first page. Translates a Dutch statement by the Dutch Sanskritist and archaeologist Vogel that describes the "Manifesto of the Indian National Party" as a slanderous and mendacious attack on the British colonial authorities. The introductory text added by the anonymous English publisher lists some of the claims made in the Manifesto calling them absurd propaganda and rebuts them with the argument that India had been highly supportive of England's cause in the war. Vogel's statement includes evidence that the Manifesto was distributed with German aid. unknown books
1980Best.-Nr. 265886London / Paris: Peter Stockham at Images / Kickshaws 1980. 38p. french-fold wraps 5.25x7 inches illus. pp11-18 have come loose from binding else good condition. Number 122 of a limited edition of 490. Peter Stockham at Images / Kickshaws unknown books
1949Best.-Nr. 258389Paris: Editions Domat 1949. 140p. wraps 4.75x7.25 inches wraps worn 3/4 inch closed tear on front wrap along tail of spine leaves unopened pages evenly toned else very good condition. Text in French. Overview of French anarchism with chapters on Max Stirner the Bonnot Gang the Panama Canal Scandal and more. Editions Domat unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 227293Paris: Salvator 2003. 88p. pocket-size paperbound in 7x4.5 inch wraps absolutely clean and sound a very good copy. Salvator unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 223004Valencia: Pre-Textos 1978. Paperback. 195p. text in Spanish lightly worn trade paperback edition in red sunned wraps. Pre-Textos paperback books
1987Best.-Nr. 223776Geneva: Editions Poesie Vivante 1987. Paperback. 173p. text in French illustrated with erotic drawings personal inscription in French signed by the author dated February 27 1987very good first trade edition after a limited edition in 1986 paperback in cream pictorial wraps. "The pebbles of hope" the next-to-last book by Congolese poet/playwright Elebe who lived and worked for the UN in Geneva until his death in 1996. Editions Poesie Vivante paperback books
1992Best.-Nr. 225922Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag 1992. Paperback. 272p. footnotes tables some highlighting otherwise good German-language edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Originally published in French. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag paperback books
1976Best.-Nr. 104139New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1976. Hardcover. xii 256p. 12p. photos very good first US edition in cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
2004Best.-Nr. 183907East Sydney Australia: Studio Magazines 2004. Magazine. 116p. 9.5x13 inches profusely illustrated with both color and b&w physique and homoerotic photography very good first edition oversized trade paperback quarterly magazine in color pictorial wraps. Studio Magazines unknown books
1869Best.-Nr. 135576Paris: Germer Bailliere 1869. viii 334p. marbled boards with banded Morocco spine heavily edgeworn interior pages very good with some foxing on outer pages. French history of English trade unions. Germer Bailliere unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 119485Paris: Creaphis 1990. 327 p. slightly creased and shelfworn wraps no internal marks. Creaphis unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 104600New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1976. Hardcover. xii 256p. 12p. photos very good first US edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 76374New York: Dutton 1997. Hardcover. 327p. personal inscription in silver marker signed by Tapon on the f.e.p. very good first edition in boards and unclipped dust jacket. Tapon's first novel focuses on the relationship between two American youths in Paris. Dutton hardcover books
1947Best.-Nr. 007887Paris assumed: Aljanvic Publicité pour le Bal des Petits Lits Blancs 1947. Wraps. Very Good. Spectacular souvenir of annual ball just as Paris was rapidly regaining its footing following the hardships and scarcities of the Second World War. No. 2455 of unspecified number of copies in "Limitation". Contributors include a good number of t he most distinguished men of French letters of the day including Camus Jean Cocteau 4to. 28 by 24 cm. Unpaginated 192 pages. With four full color plates on a thicker card stock as are a few other leaves. Many of the pages with color background and some vignettes with full color illustration. Also many full page photographs with the theme the children of France. The publication has full page advertisements from some of the leading French luxury brands of the day such as designers Jeanne Lanvin Schiaparelli Pierre Balmain furrier Revillon parfumiers Matchabelli and Paquin better known today as a couturier jeweler Boucheron Cartier Hermes etc. etc. Condition: Wraps spine chipped upper extremity not quite a third of the way down and elsewhere spine sunned and drained of color and with crease in center -- this probably typical from just moderate use. Otherwise light soiling front and back a small corner chip moderate wear. Interior tight generally clean age toned. Aljanvic Publicité pour le Bal des Petits Lits Blancs unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 63266Paris: Galerie Adrien Maeght 1984. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 37pp. Pages tanned else a very good paperback in a very good slightly darkened jacket that has a small closed etar to the bottom front. Inscribed and signed by Kirili on the title page. Galerie Adrien Maeght paperback books
1995Best.-Nr. 61137NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Abrams 1995. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 264pp index. Remainder mark to bottom edge of textblock else a very good hardback in a jacket that is sunned on the spine. Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Abrams hardcover books
