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1969ref. 73349Columbia:: University of South Carolina Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0872491307 . Volume One only. Edited by Samuel Kinser. Translated from the French by Isabelle Cazeaux. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of South Carolina Press, hardcover books
1951ref. 018567Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1951. Their second collaboration inscribed by Thoby-Marcelin to Barbara Howes in 1971. Howes/Smith bookplate front pastedown causing offsetting to flyleaf at inscription. Introduction by Edmund Wilson with Howes' pencilled markings in the text of the introduction; spine cloth faded; very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with several small edge chips. Uncommon especially signed. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1750ref. 28667Madrid 1750. 83473pp. Two folding maps folding view and folding table. Tear in margin of first map closed tear in the view. Contemporary mottled Spanish calf spine ornately gilt with leather label. Second Spanish edition translated from the French. A history of the kingdom of Algiers written by the French Consul first published in Amsterdam in 1725. The view shows Algiers while the map shows the greater Barbary states. Palau 328227. unknown books
ref. 69441 p.l. 120 pp.; 21 p. & 19 leaves of author index in a contemporary hand. Two parts in one vol. 8vo attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin 1752. One in a series of the very rare later auction catalogues issued by Gabriel Martin the Paris de Meyzieu of 1761 being his last. This library was formed by Gravelle 1699-1752 a magistrate in the court of inquiry of the Paris Parliament who is today best remembered for his Recueil de pierres gravées antiques published between 1732 and 1739 and for his parody L’Amant déguisé which was performed after his death. He was an expert engraver who prepared the etchings for his book on engraved gems. This was a fine and scholarly library of 1723 lots rich in literature and books on antiquities and art. There are many 16th-century works. The final 21 pages describe his large collection of prints and drawings 113 lots including works by Watteau van Dyck Boucher Guercino Le Brun Rembrandt Teniers An. Carracci etc. Fine copy. The first part has been priced throughout in a contemporary hand. There is also a most unusual manuscript index at the end. ⧠Lugt 785. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Esprit des Livres website. Not in Grolier Club Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions.1643-1830. unknown books
ref. 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
ref. 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
ref. 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
1976ref. 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
2004ref. 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
1969ref. 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
1961ref. 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
1997ref. 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
2000ref. 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
1915ref. 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
1980ref. 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
1949ref. 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
2003ref. 227293Paris: Salvator 2003. 88p. pocket-size paperbound in 7x4.5 inch wraps absolutely clean and sound a very good copy. Salvator unknown books
1987ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1978ref. 223004Valencia: Pre-Textos 1978. Paperback. 195p. text in Spanish lightly worn trade paperback edition in red sunned wraps. Pre-Textos paperback books
1976ref. 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
2004ref. 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
1869ref. 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
1990ref. 119485Paris: Creaphis 1990. 327 p. slightly creased and shelfworn wraps no internal marks. Creaphis unknown books
1976ref. 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
