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1989ref. 74642Quadrante. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Italian. 220 pp. With 173 ills. 18 col. . 22 x 23 cm -- with a bonus offer--; Italian Edition . 1989. 8838100659 . Quadrante paperback
2007ref. 89466Editorial RM. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 296 pp. ; 288 ills. -- with a bonus offer--; Thirty years after the founding of Mexico's Fototeca Nacional this big bold first catalogue of the archive's holdings offers a panoramic history of the art of photography in Mexico--a look into one of the most important image collections in Latin America and testimony to over 130 years of social political cultural artistic scientific and economic happenings. Its concise descriptions and rich samplings from 40 of the Fototeca's most important collections include views of Mexico's past and its indigenous heritage; the work of nineteenth-century pioneers Desire Charnay William H. Jackson Alfred Briquet and Francois Aubert; photographs of Mexican colonial architecture by Guillermo Kahlo Frida's father; and the collections of Tina Modotti. The great figures of modern Mexican history stand alongside documentation of the country's varied social classes and ethnic groups spaces both public and private historical events and scenes of daily life ancient pre-Hispanic cities and the modern metropolis. Linenbound with powerful gold stamping this remarkable evocation of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexican life and history is both modern and classic at once. It is necessarily selective in its variety of photographers subject matter techniques and materials but the resulting vision is all-embracing. It is at once a family album of the Mexican nation a social and cultural history a sourcebook and a delight for photo lovers. Spans from 1847 to the 1970s. . 2007. 9685208751 . Editorial RM hardcover
2015ref. 113305Actar. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - -- with a bonus offer-- . 2015. 0989331709 . Actar paperback
2011ref. 104061Editions Du Seuil. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French. 240 pages; many illustrations most in color. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2011. 2021044122 . Editions Du Seuil hardcover
1925ref. 25022Aventuros 1925. 1/2 morocco. Near Fine. Rockwell Kent. The 1925 limited edition. #8 OF THE FIRST 150 COPIES WITHIN A LARGER LIMITATION OF 1000 COPIES BOUND IN A SUMPTUOUS DEEP-RED HALF-MOROCCO WITH WONDERFUL GILT-TOOLING ALONG THE SPINES. Complete in 12 octavo volumes with top-edges gilt. All 12 volumes bright clean and Near Fine. "Translated into English by Arthur Machen with an Introduction by Arthur Symons a new Preface by the translator and twelve drawings by Rockwell Kent". Additionally stated along the limitation page: "The Type Used is Derived from a Fifteenth Century Italian Handwrought Face and the Paper Has Been Specially Made and Watermarked to Reproduce an Early Italian Handmade Paper Aventuros unknown
1925ref. 25022Aventuros 1925. 1/2 morocco. Near Fine. Rockwell Kent. The 1925 limited edition. #8 OF THE FIRST 150 COPIES WITHIN A LARGER LIMITATION OF 1000 COPIES BOUND IN A SUMPTUOUS DEEP-RED HALF-MOROCCO WITH WONDERFUL GILT-TOOLING ALONG THE SPINES. Complete in 12 octavo volumes with top-edges gilt. All 12 volumes bright clean and Near Fine. "Translated into English by Arthur Machen with an Introduction by Arthur Symons a new Preface by the translator and twelve drawings by Rockwell Kent". Additionally stated along the limitation page: "The Type Used is Derived from a Fifteenth Century Italian Handwrought Face and the Paper Has Been Specially Made and Watermarked to Reproduce an Early Italian Handmade Paper Aventuros unknown books
1950ref. 144798Paris & Nice: Éditions de la Vieille France 1950. First edition thus number 338 of 900 copies on Vergé du Marais from a total edition of 964. This illustrated edition selected from Casanova's memoirs and illustrated by the artist Kees Van Dongen 1877-1968 was created as part of the publisher's "Les Petits Maîtres Érotiques" series. Small octavo. Woodcut frontispiece and plates by Kees Van Dongen. Publisher's sheep spine gilt-tooled in compartments with black morocco title labels spotted edges marbled endpapers. An exceptional copy with minimal rubbing to ends and corners otherwise fine. unknown
ref. 4649900In Russian. Casanova Giovanni Giacomo. Memoirs. St. Petersburg: 1887 V.I. Gubinsky The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4649900 unknown
ref. 4649900In Russian. Casanova, Giovanni Giacomo. Memoirs. St. Petersburg: 1887, V.I. Gubinsky The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU4649900
1946ref. 880Éditions Georges Guillot, Paris 1946. In-4 (325 x 255 mm)en feuilles sous couverture rempliée imprimée, étui-chemise de l'éditeur. 25 eaux-fortes originales en couleurs par Louis Icart dont 5 refusées. 1 des 100 exemplaires réimposés sur vélin de Rives (2ème papier, n° 68)) accompagné d' une suite complèteen sanguine et UNE AQUARELLE ORIGINALE DE GRANDE QUALITÉ SIGNÉE PAR LOUIS ICART (325 x 255 mm). Notre exemplaire est enrichi d'une SECONDE TRÈS BELLE AQUARELLE ORIGINALE SIGNÉE SUR UN FEUILLET LIBRE, AU FORMAT DU LIVRE. - English description : Éditions Georges Guillot, Paris 1946. 1 vol. 4° (325 x 255 mm) in sheets under printed folded cover, publisher's slipcase. 25 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS IN COLOR by Louis Icart, 5 of which were refused. 1 of the 100 copies in large size sheets on Rives vellum (2nd paper) with an extra a suite in sanguine and A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SIGNED BY LOUIS ICART. This copy is enriched with a SECOND SUPERB ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SIGNED ON A LOOSE SHEET (each 325 x 255 mm).
1927ref. 145168Paris: Le livre du bibliophile 1927. Casanova's exploits beautifully illustrated First edition thus first printing number 226 of 414 copies printed on velin d'arches paper of a total print run of 500. The text is extracted from Casanova's memoirs describing his relationship with "M.M." a nun from the convent at Murano. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Gerda Wegener likely using her wife Lili Elbe as a model. Gerda Wegener 1886-1940 was a Danish artist working in art deco and art nouveau styles known for her eroticized depictions of women her pioneering reconsideration of the female gaze in portraiture and her stunningly decadent backgrounds which are well-exemplified here. In 1925 Wegener represented France at the world exhibition in Paris where she was awarded two gold and one bronze medals. Wegener was married to fellow artist Lili Elbe having met at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. The two lived in Paris from 1912 where Elbe was one of Wegener's most frequent models. Elbe is also known for being one of the first documented recipients of gender affirming surgery and as the subject of the novel The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff and 2015 film of the same name. 2 vols quarto. Text in French. With 8 full-page colour etchings by Andre Lambert after Wegener's watercolours with tissue guards and wood engraved headpieces initials and vignettes by G. Aubert printed in sepia after her designs. Original plain paper wrappers titles to spines and front covers in black and red edges untrimmed. With the original glassine wrappers. Slight chips to spine ends gatherings a little fragile a near-fine copy in the faintly toned glassine jackets. unknown
1922ref. 194825London: The Casanova Society 1922. The publishing industry's "l'Affaire Casanova" Limited edition this set signed and dated by the translator on the front free endpaper of Volume 1 "Arthur Machen. February 4th 1926". This set is out-of-series from a limited edition of 1000 copies previously revised by the translator and cult fantasy author Machen and now including an additional two chapters maps of Casanova's itineraries and a new translator's preface. The Casanova Society imprint was established to produce this handsome edition of the great libertine's autobiography and it continued to release luxurious reprints until 1926. Its publisher John Rodker 1894-1955 was like Casanova an amorous man and his turbulent venture was satirized in Wyndham Lewis's Apes of God 1930. Rodker published the first British edition of Ulysses in the same year he founded the Casanova Society to issue salacious literary classics in sumptuous editions. He "knew the literature; he had taste and judgement and a fine flair for producing a handsome volume" Warburg p. 106. Casanova's autobiography is a notably authentic source for the customs and norms of 18th-century European social life and his name remains synonymous with the art of seduction. Machen's translation was first published in 1894. 12 vols quarto. Frontispieces of which 4 folding 17 maps of Casanova's itineraries at end of vol. 12. Title pages with floral border. Original white quarter parchment spines lettered in black and white on black ground blue sides top edges gilt others untrimmed. Pencil annotations to endpapers from previous owner; spot of soiling to vol. 7 spine. Board edges faded and bumped bindings a little rubbed with light wear to some corners gentle foxing to outer leaves and edges clean overall. A very good set. Childs 198. Fredric Warburg An Occupation for Gentlemen 1959. unknown
ref. 98880Paris Le Livre du Bibliophile Georges Briffaut 1927 . Limited edition signed by the illustrator to Doctor Potel on papier japon; large 4to 27.5 x 21.5 cm; 27 wood engravings in-text by G. Aubert and 10 coloured etchings hors-texte by André Lambert all after original watercolours by Gerda Wegener with an extra suite in black and yellow; original wrappers with covers ink inscription to top left corner of cover some wear to edges but internally fine. Gerda Wegener 1886 1940 was a Danish illustrator and painter best known for her erotic works. After moving to Paris in 1912 she became highly successful both as a painter and as illustrator for Vogue La Vie Parisienne and Fantasio. Her work comes with a sensational backstory: Gerda's husband Einar also a successful artist posed as a model for many of her works dressed in women's clothing and later underwent the world's first sex-change operation. The actress Alicia Vikander won an Oscar for her portrait of Gerda in the recent film adaptation of this story Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl. Paris, Le Livre du Bibliophile, Georges Briffaut, 1927 hardcover
1926ref. 11004Paris: Chez l’artiste 16 rue Cassini 1926. 2 volumes. No. 371 of 450 printed on papier vergé d’Arches but this a rare hand-coloured copy. 33 engravings by Sylvain Sauvage engraved in collaboration with Emile-Henri Feltesse including an engraving on each wrapper all expertly hand-coloured in gouache. Tall thin 8vo. loose in the original wrappers each volume with its own maroon cloth backed chemise and both in the matching maroon cloth edged slipcase. Slipcase and chemises with a little wear or rubbing at edges a little darkening to the wrappers but otherwise very good.Sylvain Sauvage 1888-1948 whose real name was Felix Roy was an illustrator and engraver who published his own artist’s books with the imprint of his home in Paris as well as creating illustrations for other publishers. Sauvage had originally intended to produce illustrations to the whole of the memoirs of Casanova but the task was too great so he settled on the erotic story of Casanova and the Nun of Murano - hence it being a singular adventure. His first version was a large paper edition of 75 copies being a portfolio of 20 full page plates and 13 smaller ones which was published in 1920 and quickly sold. In 1924 he produced another portfolio containing 50 watercolours illustrating Casanova’s memoirs. Eventually in 1926 this two volume edition as the first in ‘La rose mal defendue’ The Poorly Protected Rose series. The illustrations included all the original plates in their black and white version. A very few hand-coloured copies exist as here thought to have been coloured by Sauvage for special clients. These have certainly been done by a professional sensitive hand. Carteret IV 92 An expertly hand-coloured copy possibly by Sauvage himself Chez l’artiste, 16, rue Cassini hardcover
1833ref. ABC_50290Paris 1833. 8vo. Paulin Contemporary gold-tooled quarter calf with the title author and volume number lettered in gold on the spine marbled paper boards green marbled endpapers brown sprinkled edges. The set is housed in two blue marbled paper slipcases. 10 volumes. 4 427 3; 4 422 2; 4 432 4 480; 4 455 1 blank; 4 468; 4 475 1; 4 455 1 blank 4 426; 4 394 pp. First complete French edition of Giacomo Casanova's 1725-1798 Mémoires comprising 10 volumes. The original French manuscripts were acquired in 1821 by the German publisher Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus 1772-1823 who first published an expurgated German translation prepared by Willem von Schütz 1776-1847 between 1822 and 1828. Its success prompted a French retranslation from the German by Victor Tournachon 1771-1837 published in 14 volumes between 1825 and 1828.The Brockhaus firm subsequently undertook a French-language edition based on the original manuscripts revised and rewritten by Jean Laforgue 1782-1852. The first four volumes appeared in 1826-1827 but publication was then delayed by censorship with the next four volumes published in 1832 and the final four only in 1838.During these delays the Parisian publisher Paulin published a rival edition. After reprinting the first eight Laforgue volumes in 1833 he commissioned Philippe Busoni 1804-1883 to complete the work. Their two concluding volumes published in 1837 contain material not found in the Laforgue text and may derive from a free combination of the Schütz translation and earlier French adaptations. The 9th volume bore the imprint Paulin Libraire-Éditeur Rue de Seine 33. 1837 and the tenth volume Chez E.-B. Delanchy Imprimeur Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre 11. 1837.The Mémoires are celebrated not only as an extraordinary autobiography but also as a rich historical and cultural record of 18th-century Europe. Casanova recounts his travels amorous adventures encounters with royalty intellectuals and artists as well as his experiences in prisons courts and salons. The work combines vivid storytelling with keen observation offering a unique window into the social political and cultural life of the Enlightenment. This edition as the first complete French version preserves the full scope of Casanovas narrative and remains a cornerstone for both literary and historical study.Volume 10 bears a pencil ownership inscription on the verso of the second flyleaf reading Monsuur Dehor a modern manuscript volume number label mounted on the front pastedown of each volume The upper spines of volumes 1 and 5 are slightly rubbed brown stains on some of the boards. The leaves are somewhat foxed p. 455 of volume 5 has been reinforced pp. 82-88 of volume 6 show some brown staining consistent with the quality of the paper. Otherwise in good condition.l Rives Childs no. 12 p. 137-139; WorldCat 800403619 4887572. hardcover
1963ref. 1371Les Heures Claires, Paris 1959-1963. 6 volumes in-folio (34 x 26 cm) en feuilles sous couvertures imprimées rempliées, chemises et étuis décorés de l'éditeur. 100 AQUARELLES ORIGINALES HORS-TEXTE DE SALVADOR DALI GRAVÉES SUR BOIS EN COULEURS par Raymond Jacquet. - Exemplaire : 1 des 3900 ex. numérotés sur pur chiffon de Rives filigrané. Les 6 ouvrages sont en excellent état et bien complets des 100 gravures et des 3 doubles-feuillets de justification numérotés. Les planches belles aux couleurs lumineuses. Les emboîtages sont en excellent état de conservation.
ref. 34967Paris Garnier Frres sans date 8 volumes in-8, demi-maroquin lavallire, plats de papier peigne, dos nerfs finement orns petits fers dors; doublures et gardes de papier peigne, ttes dores, non rogns (Dupr).Nouvelle dition, collationne sur l'dition originale de Leipzig. Bel exemplaire.
ref. 35600943, Paris, Paulin, 1833-1837; 10 vol. in-8, demi-basane violette, dos lisses, ornements dor., tr. jasp. (Reliures de l'époque). 2 ff., 427 pp., 1f.-2 ff., 422 pp., 1 f.- 2 ff., 432 pp., - 2 ff., 478 pp., 1f.- 2 ff., 455 pp.- 2 ff., 468 pp.- 2 ff., 475 pp.(1 p.).-2 ff., 455 pp.- 2 ff., 426 pp.- 2 ff., 394 pp. Au sujet de cette édition très rare, voir la longue notice de Pollio pp. 218-19. Pour les 8 premiers volumes Paulin a copié le texte de l'édition française de Brockhaus-Laforgue, dont les 8 premiers volumes étaient en circulation dès 1832. Mais les quatre derniers se faisant attendre ( jusqu'en 1838!), Paulin que sa clientèle harcelait sans répit, chargea un écrivain du nom de BUSONI de terminer d'une façon quelconque l'édition suspendue en 1833. De quoi faire perdre la tête ) tous les Casanovistes! Voir à ce sujet: Rives Childs. Casanova. Trad. Mars, p. 24-25. Rives Childs. Casanoviana p. 137 n°12- Pollio pp.215-219 - Clouzot p.34. Bel exemplaire.
1963ref. 1406Les Heures Claires, Paris 1959-1963. 6 volumes in-folio (34 x 26 cm / 13.4 x 10.2 in.), en feuilles sous couvertures imprimées rempliées, chemises et étuis décorés de l'éditeur. 100 AQUARELLES ORIGINALES HORS-TEXTE DE SALVADOR DALI GRAVÉES SUR BOIS EN COULEURS par Raymond Jacquet. EXCEPTIONNEL EXEMPLAIRE COMPRENANT 33 PLANCHES SUR 100 SIGNÉES DU CACHET ROUGE DE LA SIGNATURE DE SALVADOR DALI IMPRIMÉ DANS LA COMPOSITION. l' un des 3900 ex. numérotés sur pur chiffon de Rives. (Références : Michler & Lopsinger, 1039 à 1138 ; Field pages 189 à 200).
1972ref. 016607Haarlem Holland: Limited Editions Club 1972. Original Art. Fine. Rene Ben Sussan. The complete publisher's archive of 16 ORIGINAL watercolors some mildly erotic in theme and 17 ORIGINAL line drawings by Rene Ben Sussan used for the book. The watercolors are 5" x 8" on 7-3/4" x 11-1/4" paper with the line drawings on smaller various sized sheets. All are lettered in the upper corner in red ink with pencil annotations below the image. Housed in a paper folder from the publisher. Accompanied by an out-of-series copy of the book SIGNED by the artist that was bound upside down. Rene Ben Sussan was active from the 1920s to the 1960s and illustrated many books including 8 for the Limited Editions Club alone. [Limited Editions Club] unknown books
1776ref. 88BECZ01U79OLondon =Venice 1776. 19th-century blank wrappers. 8vo. With the engraved portrait of Louis Goudar on the title-page. First and only edition of this rare polemical pamphlet written in defence of Giacomo Casanova's 1725-1798 Italian translation of Homer's Iliad against the vehement criticism of Louis Goudar.The work was published in response to the attacks levelled by the controversial French writer Goudar on the first two volumes Books I-XII of Casanova's Italian translation of the Iliad published in 1775-1776. Goudar's hostile review prompted this spirited and often highly personal rebuttal which not only defends Casanova's literary achievement but also launches a fierce counterattack on his critic.Although the pamphlet bears the name of Antonio Piazza 1742-1825 it is generally accepted that Casanova himself collaborated closely in its composition. Drawing on biographical details and personal knowledge the text goes well beyond a conventional literary defence exposing episodes from Goudar's private life in an attempt to undermine his authority. As Rives Childs observed Casanova's hand is unmistakable: "Although not mentioned by Pollio there can be no doubt that Casanova collaborated with Antonio Piazza in the drafting of this pamphlet." The passage referring to Goudar's life in London his lavish household and his questionable associates has long been regarded as one of the clearest indications of Casanova's direct involvement.Uncut copy the last quire is loosening. Otherwise in good condition.l ESTC 136850; Rives Childs pp. 37-42. unknown
1785ref. ABC_50287Vienna or Venice 1785. 8vo. Contemporary half vellum with marbled boards gold-tooled spine and a black leather spine label lettered in gold: Miscellanea. Ads 1 and 2: with a woodcut decoration on the title page rococo-decorated titling capitals used for one word in the title and one initial thick-and-thin rules ad 3: with the same decorated initials as ad 1 and 2 and with woodcut headpieces throughout. 3 parts in 1 volume. LXX 4 blank; LXIX 5 blank; 48 pp. Convolute of three works relating to the diplomatic and journalistic confrontation between the Republic of Venice and the Dutch Republic in which Giacomo Casanova 1725-1798 played an active role between 1784 and 1785. The conflict originated in a large-scale financial fraud perpetrated between 1772 and 1776 by the Venetian brothers Zannovich against Dutch merchants. Venices perceived failure to prosecute the perpetrators combined with suspicions that a Venetian diplomat had assisted them led to growing resentment in Amsterdam and eventually prompted the States General to adopt coercive measures against Venetian shipping.In January 1784 the States General resolved to exert pressure by authorising the seizure of Venetian vessels in Dutch ports in order to indemnify creditors for losses estimated at approximately 68000 guilders. The Prince of Orange 1748-1806 was instructed to alert Dutch naval commanders in the Mediterranean to safeguard Dutch commercial interests. Both parties sought mediation from Emperor Joseph II 1741-1790 in Vienna which consequently became the focal point of the dispute.At this juncture Casanova entered the scene. Residing in Vienna as secretary to the Venetian ambassador Sebastiano Foscarini 1718-1785 he gained access to diplomatic documentation and was encouraged to intervene in the European press. His publications were intended to compensate for the limitations of traditional diplomacy and to defend Venetian interests in an increasingly influential international public sphere.Ad 1: First Italian edition of Exposition raisonnée du différent qui subsiste entre les deux républiques de Venise et dHollande published first in French the same year and followed the same year by two Italian editions printed from the same typographical materials.Ad 2: First Italian edition of the supplement Casanova published in the same year. This pamphlet marks a decisive shift in tone structure and argumentative method. Abandoning the literary narrative of the Esposizione Casanova adopts a systematic and analytical approach. Casanovas stated objective is no longer to impress or entertain the reader but to convince through what he calls the authenticity of the exposition.Notably the Supplimento also contains an implicit and at times explicit critique of Venices oligarchic political system. Casanova warns that the Republics rigid aristocratic governance would inevitably lead to political and economic decline revealing the ambivalence of an author who simultaneously defended Venice abroad while criticising its internal structures.Ad 3: First Italian edition of Casanovas most direct polemical engagement with the European press. Originally published in French on 31 March 1785 and immediately translated into Italian and Dutch the text responds to articles printed in numbers XXI and XXII of the Gazette de Leyde edited by Jean Giovanni and Étienne Stefano Luzac.Written in the form of an open letter the present work criticises the Dutch Republic for acting in contradiction to the very ideals of liberty and tolerance it claimed to embody. Casanova accuses the United Provinces of exploiting Venices weakness and of presenting a distorted narrative of the conflict to the European public. Unlike the broader argumentative scope of the Esposizione and the Supplimento this text is sharply focused on journalistic responsibility and the political consequences of editorial choices.Taken together these three publications illustrate Casanovas multifaceted intervention in a late 18th-century diplomatic crisis. Acting simultaneously as observer propagandist and legal commentator he attempted to shape European public opinion at a time when the press had become a central arena of international politics.With three ownership inscriptions on the title page of each work Giorgio Cristiano Pozsony all three the works are slightly foxed. Otherwise in very good condition. hardcover
1967ref. 003131Paris : Cercle du Livre Precieux 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Loose sheets in illustrated wrappers. In gray silk covered chemise and matching slipcase with both sides decorated with a velvet floral design. Artist book comprising 14 full-page color engravings and 7 engraved vignettes at the beginning of each story. All full page engravings are signed in the plate and protected by tissue guards. Text by Giacomo Casanova. This is number 262 of a limited edition of 390 copies. Printed on Rives paper. Tiny tear in the bottom edge of the wrapper otherwise in very fine collectible condition. . Cercle du Livre Precieux Hardcover
1972ref. 016607Haarlem Holland: Limited Editions Club 1972. Original Art. Fine. Rene Ben Sussan. The complete publisher's archive of 16 ORIGINAL watercolors some mildly erotic in theme and 17 ORIGINAL line drawings by Rene Ben Sussan used for the book. The watercolors are 5" x 8" on 7-3/4" x 11-1/4" paper with the line drawings on smaller various sized sheets. All are lettered in the upper corner in red ink with pencil annotations below the image. Housed in a paper folder from the publisher. Accompanied by an out-of-series copy of the book SIGNED by the artist that was bound upside down. Rene Ben Sussan was active from the 1920s to the 1960s and illustrated many books including 8 for the Limited Editions Club alone. [Limited Editions Club] unknown
1785ref. 85NGWX01U79OVienna or Venice 1785. Contemporary blue-grey marbled wrappers. 8vo. With a woodcut vignette on the title page. One of the rare first two Italian editions possibly by the same printer priority uncertain of a diplomatic pamphlet by Giacomo Casanova 1725-1798 famous for his romantic adventures. The work first appeared in French in 1785 with both Italian editions following the same year; Casanova likely translated it himself to publicise the affair and his own role in Venetian political circles.Casanova began his propaganda about the affair with Lettre historico-critique sur un fait connu dependent dúne cause peu connue Dessau 1784 then wrote the "much more extended" Rives Childs present pamphlet in 1785 but it is not clear whether it was published in Vienna or Venice. The French edition appeared under the title: Exposition raisonée du différent qui subsiste entre les deux républiques de Venise et d'Holland. There are two different 1785 Italian editions using much of the same printing materials Rives Childs says the text "appears to be identical" but with different collations: the present A-C8 D12 = 6 ll. LXX 2 blank pp. and the other A-C8 D6 = 30 ll. LX pp. but some catalogues do not distinguish them. Later the same year Casanova also wrote and published a Supplément.The spine is somewhat discoloured a pen marking on the back wrapper. The leaves are slightly creased. Otherwise in very good condition.l Pollio p. 119; Rives Childs Casanoviana XXXII.2 p. 74; WorldCat 3 copies this edition 3 another ed. & 2 ambiguous. unknown