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1977ref. biblio 7530594736Dafhnis and Chloe by Longus. Braziller 1977. Translate by George Moore. Illustrated by Chagall with 42 plates in color of which several in double page reproducing Chagall's original limited edition of 1961. A fine copy in pictorical dust jacket in fine condition complete of slipcase. George Braziller hardcover books
1949ref. 47921Pantheon 1949. Maillol Aristide. 8vo pp. 175. With woodcuts by Aristide Maillol. Rust cloth. Edges little spotted cover somewhat faded owner's name and address on flyleaf o/w a VG tight copy. Pantheon unknown books
1925ref. 324883London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Translated from the Greek by George Thornley in 1657. Decorations by John Austen. Very good in cream colored cloth with a darkened spine light soiling a small stain spot on the front board. Geoffrey Bles hardcover books
1949ref. 6846New York: Pantheon 1949. First trade edition 8vo 174-175pp. illustrations from woodcuts throughout the text by Aristide Maillol. Fine copy in a slightly chipped jacket. Pantheon unknown books
1893ref. 1276951893. LAWRENCE T.E. LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe: A Most Sweet and Pleasant Pastoral Romance for Young Ladies. London: Vale Press 1893. Quarto contemporary full black crushed morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spine and covers raised bands top edge gilt uncut. $15000.An exceptional association copy: the finely printed and beautifully illustrated Vale Press Daphnis and ChloeÑone of only 210 copies 200 of which were for sale with 36 charming woodcuts in the Italian style by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon with ""T.E.L.""Ñlikely in T.E. Lawrence's handÑfaintly penciled in the upper right corner of the front free endpaper and a note from recipient Charles Francis Bell describing the circumstances in which Lawrence presented this copy to him. Beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by C. & C. McLeish.""There are works which will never cease to be reprinted and which artists will ever love to illustrate according to their own individual fancies"" Jules Claretie Preface. This classical Greek work whose author Longus has not been fully identified has been dated to the 2nd or early 3rd century CE. Described by one scholar as ""an unknown best seller"" Giles Barber Daphnis and Chloe is considered ""the original or earliest survivor"" of the idyllic/pastoral romance Hardin Love in a Green Shade 1. This large-format illustrated edition is one of the Vale Press' most impressive books. It uses the quaint 17th-century translation of Thornley designed to convert the lascivious tale into reading matter for young ladies. One homosexual passage is left in the original Greek. In the Art Nouveau style the illustrations by Ricketts and Shannon effectively capture Longus' combination of decadence and sweet innocence.Born in 1859 binder Charles McLeish was apprenticed to Andrew Grieve in Edinburgh then came to London in 1890 to work for Riviere. When Cobden-Sanderson founded the Doves Bindery in 1893 he hired McLeish as the firm's finisher. McLeish held that estimable position until 1909 when he left to go into partnership with his son Charles who had apprenticed under Roger de Coverly. Although the senior McLeish was no longer in the employ of Cobden-Sanderson all of the bindings that were signed ""Doves Bindery"" between 1909 and 1921 were actually done in the McLeish workshop. The work produced by the McLeishes was beautifully designed and impeccably executed as evidenced in the present volume. With publisher's scarce four-page prospectus bound in at rear. Bookplate of recipient art historian Charles Francis Bell with his handwritten note regarding the circumstances of Lawrence presenting this copy to him tipped to the front free endpaper: ""This book was bound by McLeish for Colonel T.E. Lawrence whose initials in pencil in his own writing are in the top corner of the opposite endpaper. It was given by him to me at All Souls College Oxford on November 16 1920. C.F. Bell."" Bell 1871-1966 was curator of the Department of Fine Art in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford where he met Lawrence when the latter had brought fragments of pottery into the Ashmolean for identification. The two became friends and frequently discussed their shared enthusiasm for Medieval art and architecture. Although the brevity and faintness of the initials on the front free endpaper make it difficult to verify it as being in Lawrence's hand it is consistent with Lawrence's known practice of initialing his own books.Mild offsetting from woodcuts; offsetting from morocco turn-ins partially obscuring penciled initials in upper corner of front free endpaper binding beautiful and fine. An excellent association copy with distinguished provenance. hardcover books
1937ref. 1720691937. MAILLOL Aristide. Les Pastorales de Daphnis and Chloe. By Longus. With 52 woodcuts by Aristide Maillol. Two volumes. 8vo. original illustrated wrappers and publisher's vellum-backed slipcases. Paris: Gonin 1937. A unique copy of the most beloved of all Maillol's books. This is the publisher's copy accompanied by 6 autograph letters from Maillol to the publisher discussin varuious aspects of the making of the book. As with all his books Maillol was closely involved in all aspects of production and the result is an extremely pleasing work "perhaps the most harmonious of Maillol's illustrated books" Garvey. This is copy number 1 of 25 hors commerce copies on large paper containing a double suite of the plates one in black and white and one in sanguine. It is also accompanied by a somewhat foxed example of the wedding invitation which Maillol printed for Gonin and a letter from Gonin to the original purchaser of this copy. Signed by Maillol on the colophon. The Artist and the Book 174. hardcover books
1977ref. 1419011New York: George Braziller 1977. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Quarto 222 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Rubbing and light soiling to dust jacket spine with small open tears at head and tail. Large closed tear on top edge of front cover. Rubbing to corners of dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved on the Front Table. 1419011. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. George Braziller hardcover books
1934ref. 002243France 1934. First Edition presumed. Wraps made of 18th Century French Vellum Documents. Near Fine. No text with fifteen color lithographed plates of a softcore sensibility with nudity. The only words in the story proper is the title rendered in Cyrillic. The illustrations are far from lewd yet do have a delicious kitschy quality of the second-rate book illustration and they were in their time meant to give the viewer a frisson of excitement from partaking of something mildly naughty and taboo. The illustrations feel anachronistic fitting more squarely in the twentieth century than the classical world being portrayed but perhaps that is also their charm. No one could find the illustrations pretentious or overblown and if nothing else they do capture a simplicity and innocence that are at the core of the tale. Perhaps the most special aspect of the booklet is the wraps or outer wraps to be precise made up of two sheets of vellum documents from the mid-18th century that may have come from a Royal Archive. These sheets were clearly meant to conceal the erotic contents. One of the documents is signed Besnard P and is a letter dated 25 9bre 1734 with a seal of the city of Rouen. Back to the Daphis and Chloe a few of the plates bear a stylized device of what appears to be "LG" and above the date of 1934. unknown books
1972ref. 68328Barre:: Imprint Society. 1972. Hardcover. Fine. Translated from the Greek by Christopher Collins. Limited edition of 1950 copies: this copy is not numbered. SIGNED by the illustrator. Fine in a fine slipcase. ; 152 pages; Illustrator . Signed by Illustrator . 0876360282 . Imprint Society, hardcover books
1956Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, page-edges very lightly browned, small blind stamp on half-title; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. First appearance in Rieu's renowned 'Penguin Classics' series, and first publication of Turner's translation. The cover roundel is by John Diebel. Penguin Classics, L59.
ref. 32774London: Vizetelly & Co. J. Miller and Sons Printers Edinburgh n.d. Extensively illustrated. 9 full-page engravings in two states one blue after designs by Prudhon Baron Gerard and Philippe D'Orleans frontispiece after P. Thomas portrait by Darval after Masson and Rouen title-page by P. Dien of Paris printed in blue many of vignettes and tail-pieces in two states with second state printed in blue several after Charles Eisen blue state generally on china. xi 155 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Olive green morocco by M. Ritter Rel. with repeating floral diaper pattern of stylized flowers within gilt borders turn-ins elaborately tooled with silk doublures and free endpapers in ribbon pattern. Upper joint skilfully restored some darkening of green head of spine gently bumped else a very good copy. Extensively illustrated. 9 full-page engravings in two states one blue after designs by Prudhon Baron Gerard and Philippe D'Orleans frontispiece after P. Thomas portrait by Darval after Masson and Rouen title-page by P. Dien of Paris printed in blue many of vignettes and tail-pieces in two states with second state printed in blue several after Charles Eisen blue state generally on china. xi 155 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Vizetelly & Co. [J. Miller and Sons, Printers, Edinburgh] unknown books
1937ref. 193981London: A. Zwemmer 1937. Signed by Aristide Maillol; Numbered 209 of 250. Hardcover. Good Slipcase is worn peeled foxed and smudged with the top open; vellum boards are heavily smudged and darkened; textblock edges are smudged and foxed; interior is super clean; binding is solid. Maillol Aristide. Full white vellum boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a personalized white slipcase that says "for Marion; from Ted 1938." 211 pp. unopened and untrimmed pages; richly illustrated; signature of Maillol in pencil on the final engraved page. Signature page reads "Aristide Maillol engraved with his own hand the wood-cuts which illustrated this book. The text is that of Thornley's translation of 1657 revised and augmented. Philippe Gonin of Paris undertook the achievement of this work and printed it on his hand-press for A. Zwemmer London." Extremely rare. Numbered 209 of 250 numbered signed by Maillol and printed on hand made paper. A. Zwemmer hardcover books
1931ref. 3890Paris: Se trouve ‡ Paris chez l'Artiste 8 Rue Lacretelle 1931. A superb production Limited to 250 numbered copies beige flexible wrappers with printed illustration and lettering on cover glassine wrapper contents entirely unbound and gathered in folded groups as issued. 192p. 3p. With 26 original etchings by Jean Dulac. 23 x 16 cm. In marbled cardboard cover and cardboard slipcase. Very fine. A wonderful production. Scarce. Se trouve ‡ Paris, chez l'Artiste, 8 Rue Lacretelle unknown books
ref. 0666028702.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1331893461.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 159490Baarn, Ambo, 1991.
1890ref. ST20732Paris: H. Launette et Cie 1890. No. 196 of 1000 copies and 100 Large Paper Copies with the etchings in multiple states. 255 x 165 mm. 10 x 6 1/2". 3 p.l. viii 190 pp. 3 leaves.Translated into French by Jacques Amyot. LOVELY DARK BLUE MOROCCO GILT BY CAPTAIN GLADSTONE stamp-signed C. E. G. on front dentelle covers divided into multiple compartments that at center a lobed mandorla all of the compartments densely gilt the inner compartments with swirls of leafy branches on a dotted background the others diapered by diagonal gilt fillets into lozenge-shaped compartments containing a single gilt dot smooth spine covered with leafy branches gilt lettering wide inner dentelles with sprays of leafy branches green silk pastedowns and endleaves top edge gilt imperceptible repair at top of spine. With 12 full-page etchings and 29 in-text illustrations by Champollion after the designs of Raphaël Collin. Ray "French" p. 377. Spine just faintly sunned though difficult to see with all its gilt occasional very minor foxing otherwise a fine copy clean and fresh internally with vast margins in a well-preserved binding bright with gilt. A unique combination of decadence and sweet innocence Longus' charming pastoral novel appears here with a series of engravings that were considered to be some of the most attractive of the period and in an impressive binding that emphasizes its pastoral setting and that has an origin clouded with mystery. Ray says that in a survey conducted in 1895 our "Daphnis et Chloé" with the Collin engravings came in fourth in a poll to determine the 10 most successful modern French illustrated books. Our edition uses the popular translation of Jacques Amyot 1513-93 first printed in 1559 and always recognized for its graceful style. Naval Commander Charles Elsden Gladstone 1855-1919 or "Captain Gladstone" as he is commonly called was an English bookbinder of great technical skill working in the late 19th Century but no one seems to know how or by whom he was trained. We know he had many hobbies including microscopy and optical magic lanterns per family accounts suggesting a curious mind and attention to detail both useful in bookbinding. Although testimony from the period indicates that Gladstone personally bound his books there are no known contemporaneous i.e. 1880-1910 exhibitions or auction records of the sale of any of his bindings and no information exists about his being an apprentice. Since the degree of complexity and beauty of his bindings--clearly in evidence here--is extraordinary one wonders if he did in fact personally bind the books. Yes he could have been a self-taught genius binding for his own pleasure but it is not inconceivable that he commissioned someone like Alfred de Sauty as finisher requiring that his own initials always be placed on the dentelles. Regardless of their origin Captain Gladstone bindings are exquisitely crafted filled with lovely all-over gilt-tooled work and characterized by innovative design features. Whoever produced them they are among the best to be found in England around the turn of the century. H. Launette et Cie unknown
1928ref. 78871Paris: A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé 1928. Fine. A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé Paris 1928 13.50 x 20.50 cm broché New edition of the French translation one of 300 numbered copies on Rives laid paper deluxe copy. Light sunning to head and foot of spine handsome copy with full margins. Work illustrated with wood engravings by François-Martin Salvat. A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé unknown
1934ref. 387853Librairie Floury 1934. Soft Cover . Fair. Softcover housed in blue cloth-covered slip-case; French Edition from mid-1930s w/ text in French; Wonderful full-color illustrations by renown French illustrator Georges Léonnec Byrrh Fantasio La Vie Parisienne etc.; Binding quite shaken w/ moderate creasing to spine hinges showing significant signs of separation w/ pages a bit loose though all still present; Clean wraps w/ mild staining near spine; Mild toning present; Previous owner book-plate present; Pages free of markings w/ illustrations bright an clear; Mild spotting/edge-wear to slipcase; A Fair copy overall; Still quite beautiful scarce. Librairie Floury paperback
ref. ria9783598719325_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
1890ref. 23130-A-62905Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier 1890. Original softcover. VIII 190 pp. many ills. -very good.-slight signs of use paper browned as usual slightly rubbed. Editions Jules Tallandier paperback
1890ref. 352173Paris: Librairie Artistique H. Launette et Cie Éditeurs-G. Boudet Succr 197 Boulevard Saint-Germain 1890. One of 1000 copies on papier vélin de cuve des papeteries du Marais numéroté n° 980. VIII 190PP. 8vo. Contemporary half brown morocco and marbled boards red and green leather spine labels original wrappers bound in. Very good some foxing. One of 1000 copies on papier vélin de cuve des papeteries du Marais numéroté n° 980. VIII 190PP. 8vo. Librairie Artistique H. Launette et Cie, Éditeurs-G. Boudet, Succr 197, Boulevard Saint-Germain unknown
ref. 2103SB068Illustrations de Luigi Rossi et Conconi. Collection Guillaume. Librairie E. Flammarion. Paris. M DCCC XCII 1892. De 185x125 cm. Com vi 242 iii págs. Encadernação com lombada em pele com ferros a ouro. Profusamente ilustrado no texto com vinhetas da autoria de Luigi Rossi e Conconi. Exemplar com etiqueta da «Livraria M. Gomes Lisboa» na folha de guarda anterior dedicatória manuscrita na folha que precede a de anterrosto leve falha de revestimento ao pé da pasta posterior e pequena falta de pele na coifa superior. I-25-F-5 hardcover
1890ref. 192342Paris France: Editions Jules Tallandier 1890. Hardcover. VG light darkening to vellum spine w/ scuffing. vellum board edges have rough areas. upper corners softly bumped & slightly curled. pgs edge tanned. cream marbled vellum boards w/ inlaid marbled paper; illustrated spine & title. marbled & gilt endpapers. top edge gilt. 190 pgs w/ bw illustrations plates. A beautiful elegantly bound copy. Original wraps bound-in with original gilt illustrated spine perserved at back endpaper. Lovely black/white illustrations by Raphael Collin. Editions Jules Tallandier hardcover
1930ref. mon0000017855Nilsson 1930-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. in x in x in. French Edition - Leather - rnNilsson c.1930 no printed date rnSTATED FIRST EDITION - Limited to 100 copies Printed in Japan rnG. P. Joumard watercolors throughout. rnIt is bound nicely in leather edges with colored boards in the center. Well preserved - very little wear to the cover - no visible wear to the pages - the watercolors are PERFECT! rnTight binding.rn7x9.25x1 inches Nilsson hardcover
