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ref. LITT3341MAux éditions du livre, Monte-Carlo 1951. Broché 23 x 17, couverture illustrée couleur rempliée. L'un des 5'000 exemplaires numérotés sur grand vélin crèvecoeur. Lithographies couleur, tirées sur les presses de Mourlot, et de dessins en noir de Dubout.
ref. 72362Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1870. Poetry FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED a later edition. Quarto 26 x 19cm pp.12 268 2. With frequent wood engraved vignettes by the Patons. Contemporary red full straight-grained morocco by RAMAGE of London with raised bands gilt titles and decoration to spine and gilt armorial decoration to boards including coloured on-lays. All edges gilt and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Plain bookplate of J.E.A. Steggall Dundee to front pastedown. Two previous catalogue descriptions pasted to title page and gently toned throughout otherwise internally crisp and clean. Light general wear to binding. Very good. Two verse collections first published together in 1849. One contains martial lays of Scottish battle-tragedies and heroes laid low; the other is miscellaneous and largely Classical in subject. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870 unknown
1925ref. 1399370Carcassonne: Editions d'Art Michel Jordy 1925. Hardcover. Quarto 72 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; wear to spine caps hinges and corners. toning to spine peripheral toning. Text block has marbled endpapers deckle edges. Illustrated: “Décorée de nombreux bois gravés originaux et de deux dessins”— title page; b&w woodcuts and drawings. Two title pages one engraved one printed. Text in French. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Quarto and Folio Case. 1399370. FP New Rockville Stock. Editions d'Art, Michel Jordy hardcover books
1917ref. 001174Paris: La Vie Parisienne 1917. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 13.75" x 10.5. Vincent Rene; Leonnec Georges; Giris Cesar et al illustrators. Paris: La Vie Parisienne 1917. The Decembre 29 1917 Issue 55e annee No 52. Illustrations by Rene Vincent Cesar Giris Georges Leonnec et al. Text in French. Illustrated wraps folio 13.75" x 10.5" 19 pp. 1159 through 1177 for the 1917 year plus 1 unnumbered ad leaf and covers. Slender but at folio size a bit too large for full scans. Some cover soiling wrinkling wear and small scale chips; contents sharp bright Very Good overall. Glossy covers; first and last few internal pages are on newsprint else all glossy. Rather spectacular full-page color illustrations by Leonnec Giris Vincent et al front cover "Est-ce vous le grand enfant qui veut.une poupee pour son jour de l'an" which I believe means roughly "Are you the Big Baby who wants.a doll for your birthday" featuring a winter-clad but nonetheless fetching young lady pointing at us and Giris' "Petite Secousse au Vieux Marcheur" on the rear cover. Mild nudity sporadically in these issues but quite soft. All of the full page efforst are eminently frame-able and at this time of a sensibility midway-evolved between nouveau and deco as is much of the uncredited b&w illustration. An original - and of course first and only edition - of the 12/29/1917 issue of this memorable and long-lived French weekly offering of very soft very artful light erotica. The captioned illustrations by the eminent luminaries named above are what what really "make" this issue as was generally the case through the era but cartoons serial fiction and around-town pieces nicely compliment those. Gorgeous oversized large color illustrations are what you collect these for. l-lng1 La Vie Parisienne paperback
1903ref. 225326 illustrated silk leaves including title sizes from 140 x 170 m to 400 x 180 mm mounted within blind embossed frames on 22 white cardboards. The illustrations woven color images are after various French Fin de Siècle and Art Noveau artists like Alphonse Mucha 6 including a series of 4 leaves illustrating the seasons Ernest Meissonier Lionel Royer Achille Fould P. A. Cot and others. Loosely contained in cont. green half morocco portfolio with gilt title on front cover La section Stéphanoise de la société de géographie commerciale de Paris. A son secrétaire perpétuel M. Charles Gauthiot Décembre 1903. Doublures. Paste-downs with watered silk covering framed by richly gilt green morocco borders. Folio 540 x 335 mm. Ties lacking front cover rubbed extremeties slightly worn. Charles Gauthiot 1832-1905 was a French journalist and secretary-general of the Société de Geographie Commerciale de Paris founded in 1873 by M. Meurand E. Levasseur C. Gauthiot M. Tourasse B. Garnier M. Dietz-Mounin E. Berge F. de Lesseps M. Peghoux. No other copy found unique a fine specimen of the French craftsmanship of silk weaving with only minor traces of use. Title-leaf with a yellowish spot in lower right corner probably due to the adhesive used. Société de géographie commerciale de Paris
2010ref. C15NF-OA071526G6Barcelona Spain: Editorial Juventud S.A 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine. 10 x 10.5. Near Fine. Spanish language edition. 2010. Editorial Juventud Barcelona. Unmarked. Hardcover. 10x10.5". Lovely full color illustrations. Binding tight solid & square. Spanish translation by Teresa Farran i Vert of Demi's The Empty Pot a Chinese folk tale in which a boy named Ping wins the throne through honesty. Ships from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Spanish Language Edition. La maceta vacia is the Spanish edition of Demi's The Empty Pot translated by Teresa Farran i Vert and published by Editorial Juventud in Barcelona. The story retells a Chinese folk tale about Ping a boy gifted with plants who is given a seed by the Emperor as a test of character. When his seed will not grow Ping brings the Emperor his empty pot rather than a false bloom and his honesty wins him the throne. Demi is an American author-illustrator known for picture books drawing on Eastern art traditions and multicultural folk tales. Editorial Juventud, S.A hardcover
1958ref. 17090807Buenos Aires: Francisco A. Colombo 1958. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near fine/near fine. Veroni Raul Vassena Leonor. Number four of ten printed on Pergamino Fabriano in Spanish octavo size 64 pp. signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. A book of poetry in Spanish with haunting illustrations offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps with original glassine wrapper. ___DESCRIPTION: Paper wrappers with glassine jacket front wrap and spine printed in red and black unbound leaves mostly unopened title-page printed in red and black frontis and one signed etching Pergamino Fabriano paper octavo size 9" by 6.75" pagination: 1-8 9-52 53-64 index and colophon limited edition this number IV of ten copies I to X printed on Pergamino Fabriano total edition 50 signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. ___CONDITION: A bright clean copy sole signature with minimal foxing that containing the plate the other signature bright and without foxing in the original glassine; a miniscule amount of wear to the glassine wrapper near fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Francisco A. Colombo unknown
1958ref. 17090807Buenos Aires: Francisco A. Colombo 1958. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near fine/near fine. Veroni Raul Vassena Leonor. Number four of ten printed on Pergamino Fabriano in Spanish octavo size 64 pp. signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. A book of poetry in Spanish with haunting illustrations offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps with original glassine wrapper. ___DESCRIPTION: Paper wrappers with glassine jacket front wrap and spine printed in red and black unbound leaves mostly unopened title-page printed in red and black frontis and one signed etching Pergamino Fabriano paper octavo size 9" by 6.75" pagination: 1-8 9-52 53-64 index and colophon limited edition this number IV of ten copies I to X printed on Pergamino Fabriano total edition 50 signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. ___CONDITION: A bright clean copy sole signature with minimal foxing that containing the plate the other signature bright and without foxing in the original glassine; a miniscule amount of wear to the glassine wrapper near fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Francisco A. Colombo unknown books
1945ref. 38405Angers: Editions Jacques-Petit 1945. WITH TWO IMPRESSIONS IN FIRST AND SECOND STATES OF ONE OF KIYOSHI HASEGAWA'S MOST IMPORTANT PRINTS. Etched half-title 16 pp. plus 12 loose engravings. A monograph on engraving followed by short biographies of each of the six artists accompanied by a suite of large engravings by Cami Cottet Decaris Jeannisson Hasegawa and Lemagny. From a total edition of 320 copies all printed on fine Marais wove paper this is ONE OF ONLY 60 SETS WITH THE ENGRAVINGS IN TWO STATES: THE FIRST STATE ON RIVES WOVE PAPER SIGNED IN PENCIL AND THE SECOND STATE ON MARAIS WOVE PAPER. Hasegawa's engraving "Anemones et fleurs de champs dans un verre a facettes" Kyoto 368 also known as "Bouquet sur fond de dentelle" is considered one of his masterpieces. Folio 38 x 28 cm. Loose as issued in the original folding case. Folding case lightly worn and spotted. CONTENTS FINE AND BRIGHT. ALL OF THE PRINTS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION. Editions Jacques-Petit unknown
ref. 3086Angers: Editions Jacques-Petit 1945. WITH ONE OF KIYOSHI HASEGAWA'S MOST IMPORTANT PRINTS. 12 pp. plus 6 loose engravings. A monograph on engraving followed by short biographies of each of the six artists accompanied by a suite of six large engravings one each by Cami Cottet Decaris Jeannisson Hasegawa and Lemagny. From a total edition of 320 copies all printed on fine Marais wove paper. Hasegawa's engraving "Anemones et fleurs de champs dans un verre a facettes" Kyoto 368 also known as "Bouquet sur fond de dentelle" is considered one of his masterpieces. Folio 38 x 28 cm. Loose as issued. Missing title-page and justification but with complete text and all prints. The Cami and Jeannisson prints have a bit of mat burn on the recto and the Lemagny a bit on the verso. The other three prints including the Hasegawa are FINE AND BRIGHT. Angers: Editions Jacques-Petit, 1945 unknown
ref. 16-3401Saint-Paul: Maeght Éditeur 1974. Pictorial boards in protective Mylar1st Edition. Folio -100 pp - Color Plates & Photo-reproductions. Published on the Tenth anniversary of the La Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght. text in French . Original pictorial boards. and original protective Mylar. In Very good condition Saint-Paul: Maeght Éditeur, 1974. hardcover
ref. 42716Paris Piazza 1941 in 8 (23x17) 1 volume broché, couverture rempliée (dos légèrement et uniformément jauni), plat supérieur titré et orné du vignette centrale en couleurs, 324 pages [1], avec de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs par Henry Cheffer, étui. Tirage limité, celui-un des 825 exemplaires sur vélin pur chiffon des papeteries de Rives. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
ref. LITT5394MEditions de l'Amitié, G.-T. Rageot, Paris, 1948. frontispice, 210x165mm, sous cartonnage illustré, In-8° 43pages, avec illustrations bicolores blanches et bleues.
ref. 19692Paris Piazza 1941 in 8 (24,5x18) 1 volume broché, couverture rempliée, plat supérieur titré orné du vignette centrale en couleurs, 187 pages [2]. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs par E. Malassis. Tirage limité, celui-un des 175 exemplaires sur Hollande van Gelder, sans la suite en noir annoncée. Très bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
ref. 27972Paris Piazza 1938 in 8 (24x18) 1 volume reliure demi maroquin marron à coins de l'époque, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, couverture illustrée conservée, 198 pages [2], avec de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs par Théodore Linden. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1882ref. LITT3195M1882, A. Quantin, Paris. In-8, broché, couverture et dos illustrés, 138 pages. Dessins de Paul Avril encadrant le texte. Édition originale sur vergé, tirage non justifié.
ref. 2359Paris: Rene Kieffer 1926. Illustrated with drawings by Braun printed in sepia. Limited and numbered edition printed on good wove paper. This copy is EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH A SUITE OF 14 DRAWINGS BY HENRIETTE BELLAIR IN TWO STATES hand-colored and uncolored. Only 200 of these suites were printed. 8vo. Bound in decorated boards. Original wraps bound in. Moderate wear to extremities of binding. Endpapers browned internally otherwise bright and fine. Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1926 paperback
1970ref. 65456(Paris, Éditions L.C.L. [Livre club du libraire], 1970). 136 S. Mit mont. Titel sowie zahlr. Illustr. im Text u. auf Taf. (= Les peintres du livre). OLn. mit Goldpräg.
1954ref. VOY464MARTHAUD. 1954. In-8. Broché. 236 pages - nombreuses photos et cartes noir et blanc hors texte - 2 cartes nori et blanc dépliantes 2 volets hors texte sur feuillet volant.
ref. 114998Moscow Izobrazitel'noe iskusstvo 1972. . First edition; folio 38 x 28.5 cm; complete with 34 plates of which 16 are double page each with descriptive text on the verso 36pp. of text by Denisov and Alimov in a separate booklet also with an introduction by Yuriy Gagarin; housed together in the original blue leatherette portfolio enamel and metal USSR medallion to upper cover and title in silver an excellent copy. Inscribed presentation copy of the first edition. First edition presentation copy inscribed by artist Andrei Sokolov to Fuad Borisovich Yakubovskiy Soviet minister for 'special construction projects'. A striking portfolio of Soviet space art with thirty four plates depicting imaginary spacewalks satellite constructions curious spacecraft dreamy constellations and unexplored planets and moons. One of the artists A. Leonov was the pioneering cosmonaut who made the first spacewalk exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission. Art however was his first love and he was the first person to sketch earth from space. He often collaborated with his close friend Andrei Sokolov who unlike Leonov did not have first hand experience of space and instead chose to paint a more fantastical picture. The album was published to mark the 15th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik and is a glorious example of ambitious propaganda. It was clearly designed to make an impact with the elaborate portfolio case and wonderful illustrations which are often highlighted with silver. The inclusion of real life space missions alongside imagined realities of the future is an assertion of the potential for Soviet cosmonauts. Moscow, Izobrazitel'noe iskusstvo, 1972. hardcover
ref. 0267900198.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1974ref. 67092Wien, Edition Tusch, (1974). 132 S. Mitr zahlr. ein- u. mehrfarbigen Abb. u. 1 doppelblattgr. Original-Linolschnitt (= Österreichische Graphiker der Gegenwart, 11). Gr.-8vo (24 x 23 cm). Illustr. OKart.
ref. r5809Stuttgart: Manus Press. VG : in very good condition. Slip case rubbed. Contents loose as issued. 1972. First Edition 165/500. Original orange cloth chemise with slipcase. 430mm x 300mm 17" x 12". 50pp. 12 coloured lithographs on Arches Paper. Text in German. Signatures of illustrators on final page of contents with publication details. Signed by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning on limitation page. . Manus Press hardcover
ref. 90615Berlin, Hatje-Cantz, (2017). 544 S. Mit 515., tls. farb. Abb. (= Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, Jahresgabe). 29 cm. Illustr. OPp.
1988Folio, with coloured and numerous fine coloured plates (many full-page) throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Fine copy of this modern reissue.
