ref. 979524 color-printed panels with 12 illus. & 12 panels of love poems on verso on reverse 20 erotic color-printed panels pasted-in. Miniature book 48 x 50 mm. orig. color-printed pictorial boards with color-printed endpapers. Japan: n.d. A very rare example of a miniature shunga book color-printed on the one side with a conventional but rather "suggestive" series of love poems and on the reverse with a series of 20 erotic prints pasted-in. Each of these erotic prints has a medallion with a gently erotic title. There is no author title place of publication or date for this rare object. We suspect that it was printed in the late Edo period. Fine copy a little thumbed. unknown books
1788ref. 4617London: T. Carnan 1788. Contemporary elaborately gold-tooled red morocco the gold-tooled boards are beautifully decorated with a white morocco trellis-like mosaic pattern with red and green lozenge shaped morocco inlays gilt edges marbled endpapers. 24mo 5.7 x 3.3 cm. With an engraved armorial title page 4 full-page engraved portraits of the King of Prussia the Prince of Orange the Duke of Brunswick and the Duke of York and a half-page engraved view of St. Paul's Cathedral. Rare remarkable "pocket" London almanack; an entirely engraved miniature publication for the year 1788. The almanac contains an explanation of its use on the title page four full-page portraits of the King of Prussia the Prince of Orange the Duke of Brunswick and the Duke of York common notes including the dominical letters golden number and religious festive days for 1788 beneath a half-page view of St. Paul's Cathedral a calendar an overview of all British Kings and Queens and the dates of their reign a list of mayors and sheriffs 1767-1788 one page listing bank holidays and an overview of the Royal family King George III and Queen Charlotte and their children can be found on the final page. The long series of the London Almanack is according to Bondy of special interest for the beautiful bindings which were issued or commissioned by the publishers themselves.The binding shows signs of wear with some minor loss of material around the foot of the spine and a small worm hole in the fore edge of the back board. The final page shows a light red stain slightly affecting the text. Lacking its matching decorative slipcase. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bondy p. 39 ff. and p. 164; Welsh p. 32 and passim; Coll. Arthur A. Houghton Jr. 194; this ed. not in WorldCat. T. Carnan, hardcover
ref. 36477probably England 20th century. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. Glazed and framed in black wood and gilt metal frame of earlier date. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. An amusing jeu d'esprit very possibly done by the artist to oblige the owner of a old and previously empty frame. The elegant scene is not very lacivious--everybody is fully dressed although the surprised lady who turns away from the evidently unwelcome visitor shows a fair amount of leg and the gentleman is holding his tricorn hat in what might be regarded as a somewhat compromising position. The artist an Englishman born at the end of the 19th century studied with the eminent Walter Sickert and went on to exhibit landscapes and portraits at various prestigious venues in England and France. unknown
ref. 36477probably England 20th century. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. Glazed and framed in black wood and gilt metal frame of earlier date. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. An amusing jeu d'esprit very possibly done by the artist to oblige the owner of a old and previously empty frame. The elegant scene is not very lacivious--everybody is fully dressed although the surprised lady who turns away from the evidently unwelcome visitor shows a fair amount of leg and the gentleman is holding his tricorn hat in what might be regarded as a somewhat compromising position. The artist an Englishman born at the end of the 19th century studied with the eminent Walter Sickert and went on to exhibit landscapes and portraits at various prestigious venues in England and France. unknown books
ref. 117476Rajasthan circa 1820. . Single illuminated miniature on card ink and gouache on paper heightened in gold and silver depicting various figures wrestling performing actobatics and weightlifting reverse blank full leaf 255 x 180 mm miniature 148 x 102 mm; single text-block to upper edge of miniature with script in black devangari script against a yellow back-drop miniature framed within multiple rulings of navy and silver edges painted red some light singer-soiling one small worm-hole. Traditionally this raga song is depicted by a group of men performing skill and strength exercises. Here three male figures appear to be performing in an open space with their garments piled up in the foreground reinforcing the image of a public display. Rajasthan, circa 1820. unknown
1988ref. 2816MONACO. EDITIONS ARTS ET COULEURS. 1988-1990. 2 VOLUMES IN-FOLIO (30 X 39,5 X 13 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 140 + (8) ET 134 + (8) PAGES, RELIURE DE L'EDITEUR PLEIN CHAGRIN NOIR, DOS A NERFS ORNE D'UN DECOR A FROID ET EN DORE, TITRE ET TETE DORES, PLATS BISEAUTES ORNES D'UN DECOR A FROID ET EN DORE, LETTRES CHINOISES METALLIQUES LAQUEES EN ROUGE AU CENTRE DES PLATS SUPERIEURS, DENTELLE INTERIEURE DOREE, GARDES DE SOIE MOIREE, NON ROGNES, SOUS ETUI BORDE DE L’EDITEUR RECOUVERT EGALEMENT DE SOIE MOIREE. ILLUSTRE DE NOMBREUSES COMPOSITIONS IN ET HORS-TEXTE, DANS LE STYLE DE L'ENLUMINURE, MISES EN COULEURS A LA MAIN. PREMIER TIRAGE LIMITE A 1280 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES, DONT 30 HORS-COMMERCE, TOUS SUR VELIN D'ARCHES, CELUI-CI PORTANT LE NUMERO 818 ET ACCOMPAGNE DE SON CERTIFICAT D'AUTHENTICITE AU MEME NUMERO SIGNE PAR L'ARTISTE ET L'EDITEUR. TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
ref. 20538Paris, L. Curmer (Jouaust), 1866. 2 vol. in-4, 214 pp., maroquin brun de Louis Curmer, décor à la Grolier mosaïqué sur les plats, dos à nerfs mosaïqué de maroquin rouge et orné de filets dorés, bordure intérieure ornée de dentelles dorée, doublure et garde de papier rouge et doré, tranches dorées (quelques petits frottements, rares rousseurs et décharges, quelques petites déchirures au niveau des onglets).
1927Illustrazioni di Rainforth Armitage Walker. Prefazione di Aymer Vallance. No. 149 of 300 copies. This volume has been extra-illustrated with 17 full-page highly-erotic (explicit) pencil illustrations by J. Martin Pitts. The extra illustrations are lithographed on the versos of the Beardsley leaves. Bound with original brown cloth, spine lettered in gold, cream-colored vellum-backed front and back covers, front cover bearing gold Beardsley design. Vellum covers, overall very good condition. London, 1927; cartonato, pp. 45, tavv. b/n. italiano cartonato
ref. 130418aafMaison Alphonse Giroux, vers 1846-1852, pt. in-8vo, très bon état général, le meuble présente qqs petits défauts et manques surtout aux côtés. Le dos a une petite fente. Les livres comportent en tout 2 frontispices gravés ainsi que 7 planches gravées. Légères brunissures. Charmant petit meuble avec 9 ouvrages richement ornés, en parfait état.
2006Herbolaire Estense o Grant Herbier. Dictionar Gallicum Herrbarum.(Erbolario Estense). Modena, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria (Est.28=α.M.5.9). Imago, 2006. Riproduzione del manoscritto (XV secolo) con all’interno la traduzione di uno dei più importanti libri di medicina dell’epoca medioevale, attribuito a Plateario, medico della Scuola Salernitana. Sono circa 500 le piante e i rimedi trattati. Legatura in pelle con riquadri a secco sui piatti, sul dorso fregio della Biblioteca Estense in oro a caldo. Formato 20x28 cm. Pagine 340. Commentario, in italiano, a cura di Ernesto Milano. Cofanetto di custodia, per i due libri, in tela editoriale. Tiratura limitata e numerata di 299 esemplari. Condizioni ottime.
2002Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis (Libro d'ore del Maestro di Modena). Biblioteca Estense Universitaria di Modena, Lat. 842=Alfa.R.7.3. Tre cartelle (28,5x39,5 cm.) contenenti 18 riproduzioni di miniature a piena pagina della vita della Vergine, di Cristo e l’iconografia dei Santi (legatura in mezza pelle, impressioni a secco sul piatto anteriore e decori in oro sul dorso e prima di copertina). Contenitore (32,5x43,5cm.) in pelle con decori in oro sul dorso e sul piatto anteriore. Apertura sul dorso. Commentario (8 pagine) a cura di Ernesto Milano, Paola Di Pietro Lombardi e Anna Rosa Venturi. Il contenitore, le cartelle tematiche e le cartelle singole sono tutte numerate. Tiratura mondiale di 360 copie.
2006Ms Pluteo 40.52 - Biblioteca Mediceo Laurenziana, Firenze. Scritto da Francesco Stabili di Simeone, noto come Cecco d’Ascoli, nel 1476 in un volgare umbro-marchigiano arcaico, in forma allegorica vengono trattate questioni naturali, come la proprietà degli animali e delle pietre, concetti filosofici, psicologici, etici e teologici. Commentario (83 pagine ; 20,5x29 cm.)in italiano, a cura di Ida Giovanna Rao, funzionario della Biblioteca Medicea, e di Giordana Mariani Canova, docente di Storia dell’Arte Medievale e Storia della Miniatura all’Università degli Studi di Padova. Il Codice e il Commentario sono custoditi in un contenitore a forma di libro. Tiratura limitata a 500 copie.
2016Canzoniere, Trionfi (Petrarca Queriniano). Brescia, Biblioteca Queriniana, Inc. G V 15. Salerno Editrice, Roma, 2016. Riproduzione in facsimile dell’ incunabolo veneziano di Vindelino da Spira del 1470, con figure dipinte da Antonio Grifo. Suntuoso manoscritto cartaceo corredato di un grandioso apparato di chiose manoscritte e di rappresentazioni figurative che occupano ogni spazio bianco della pagina, in una ricchissima decorazione pressoché continua dalla prima all’ultima pagina. Legatura in piena pelle con capitelli e tagli in colore, fregi e incisioni in oro e a secco sui piatti e sul dorso. Commentario a cura di Ennio Sandal, Giordana Mariani Canova, Giuseppe Frasso. Cofanetto in plexiglass. Tiratura di 499 esemplari numerati. Condizione di nuovo.
ref. 117474Rajasthan India circa 1840. . Single illuminated miniature on card ink and gouache heightened in gold depicting the ruler standing proud with his sword and shield in the holster full leaf 298 x 215 mm miniature 235 x 150 mm; leaf double-ruled in black with borders painted red reverse blank a bright and attractive example. Maharana Sangram Singh also known as Maharana 'Sanga' 1482-1528 was an important ruler in sixteenth-century India. He was the ruler of Mewar from 1508 to 1528 and his territories included parts of present-day Rajasthan Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. He is known for being a defiant leader turning Mewar into a formidable state in the eyes of the Indian subcontinent with the Fortress of Chittorgarh standing as a symbol of Rajput resilience and pride. Rajasthan, India, circa 1840. unknown
ref. 108953Qajar Persia and later late 19th century. . Single large board composite panel comprising two sections of nasta'liq calligraphy and an illuminated miniature total 330 x 200mm; opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt bordered with calligraphic panels in nasta'liq the Fatiha to the left attributed on reverse to Mir Imad and a couplet by Ahmad al-Husayni to the right laid on gold sprinkled ground bright and attractive condition. An unusual triptych composition formed of two early calligraphic panels to the right placed above one small illustration of a youth horizontally placed one miniature painting of Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness from c. 1820 and then a printed reproduction of verses in nasta'liq to the left. Qajar Persia and later, late 19th century. unknown
1991A cura di Lapo Binazzi. Introduzione di Andrea Del Guercio. Prefazione di Fabrizio Gori. Tiratura in 200 esemplari con 5 litografie originali contenute in una tasca al secondo piatto e firmate dagli autori. Ogni copia di questa tiratura è eseguita artigianalmente e nella rilegatura e nella veste tipografica ogni esemplare è unico. Esemplare n. 58. Firenze, 1991; cartonato, pp. 137, ill. b/n e col., tavv., cm 51,5x35. italiano
1825ref. 1696811825. MINIATURE BOOK. Journee des Enfans ou le Trvail de la Recreation. Illustrated title-page and 9 plates in contemporary hand-colouring. 12mo 86 x 63 mm. contemporary full red morocco. Paris: Pierre Blanchard ca. 1825. An exquisite little book enhanced with delicately handcoloured engravings showing children at work and at play. Of great rarity with no listing on OCLC. unknown
1825ref. 1696811825. MINIATURE BOOK. Journee des Enfans ou le Trvail de la Recreation. Illustrated title-page and 9 plates in contemporary hand-colouring. 12mo 86 x 63 mm. contemporary full red morocco. Paris: Pierre Blanchard ca. 1825. An exquisite little book enhanced with delicately handcoloured engravings showing children at work and at play. Of great rarity with no listing on OCLC. unknown books
1983German Text. Landau/Pfalz, 1983; 6 vols., clothbound, pp. 4185, 2519 numbered b/w and col. plates, cm 24x31. I. J.A. Backer. A. van Dijck. II. G. van den Eeckhout. I. de Joudreville. III. B. Keil. J. Ovens. IV. Ch. Paudiss. Anonyme. V. Nachträge. Ortsregister. Ikonographisches Register. Bibliographie. VI. Einleitung und Schlusswort. Corrigenda und Addenda. Nachträge 2. Orstregister. Ikonographisches Register. Bibliographie. Künstlerverzeichnis I-VI. deutsch 3-87629-01 clothbound
1993998 numbered copies. Arranged and introduced by Carlo Pedretti. Catalogue by Patricia Trutty-Coohill. English Text. Firenze, 1993; hardback in a leather case, pp. 118, b/w ill., 80 b/w plates, cm 33,5x49. (Opere). english 88-09-2031 Opere. Leonardo da Vinci
18643 monumentali voll. in-4° (cm.28,3x21,4), di complessive pp. LX, 361, (4), V + le tavole n.n. 1) pp. (4b) + occhiello e front. + 6 TAVOLE + 246 TAVOLE tutte cromolitografiche oro argento e colori, di cui almeno 171 totalmente figurate, 3 su fondo nero con velina; le altre con testo o calendario o indice in ampie ricche cornici e larghe bordure ornate e fondini. 2) pp. (4b) + 267 TAVOLE (di cui almeno 200 totalmente figurate, 8 su fondo nero o verde con velina. 3) Appendice: Les évangiles des dimanches et fêtes de l'année suivis de Prières à la Sainte Vierge et aux Saints. Pp. XXXI. (1) + pp. 166, (2) + pp. 154 + 4 tabelle di classificazione d. scuole di pittura + pp. 258; con 80 FOTOGRAFIE applicate a collage (da antiche raffiguraz.: una dei 7 doni, di cm. 20,1x14,1; le altre di cm. 7x4,6) con scene bibliche, effigi di molti santi. I primi 2 voll. in sontuose LEGATURE FIRMATE "L. Curmer" (dunque curate dall'editore) piena pelle rossa a perla schiacciata, 5 nervi, tit. e ricchi fregi oro al ds., cornici di doppi tripli filetti con fregi ai piatti, elaborate dentelles oro al verso dei piatti incorniciano le lussuose sguardie in seta rossa marezzata. Ottimi es., minime escoriazioni. Il 3° vol. in mz. pelle coeva, 5 nervi, con gli stessi tit. e fregi oro al ds., piatti in lussuosa tela rugosa rossa con filetto oro, sguardie in carta decorata (solo a questo volume diffuse e fastidiose fioriture, ma intatte le fotografie) Minima ondulazione dei fogli a questo solo 3° volume, avvertibile solo guardando il taglio esterno. Tagli oro ai tre voll. Il 3° vol. è una vera dettagliatissima enciclopedia della MINIATURA, con ampi testi storico-bibliogr. e critici sui codici miniati e sui singoli artisti; ed apparati superlativi (indici, bibliografia, fonti), accompagnati a ogni pagina da illustrazioni xilogr. e litogr. b.n. (tra cui molti antichi MESTIERI e le tematiche dei miniatori, stemmi, emblemi ecc. con dovizia di preziose indicazioni su codici (tra cui il Breviario Grimani) e MINIATORI ital. franc. fiamminghi ecc., e commentati. Impareggiabile capolavoro tipografico e cromolitografico di Léon CURMER (1801-1870), non ci sono parole per descrivere l'accuratisisma splendida riprod. CROMOLITOGR. di più di 400 miniature dai mitici "livres d'heures", tutti puntualm. citati nel 3° vol. Vicaire III, 622 / Carteret III, 226. Impareggiabile omogeneo insieme in prima edizione.
1988ref. 1163MONACO. EDITIONS ARTS ET COULEURS. 1988-1990. 2 VOLUMES IN-FOLIO (30 X 39,5 X 13 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 140 + (8) ET 134 + (8) PAGES, RELIURES DE L'EDITEUR PLEIN CHAGRIN NOIR ET PLEIN CHAGRIN ROUGE, DOS A NERFS ORNE D'UN DECOR A FROID ET EN DORE, TITRE DORE, PLATS BISEAUTES ORNES D'UN DECOR A FROID ET EN DORE, LETTRES CHINOISES METALLIQUES LAQUEES EN NOIR ET EN ROUGE AU CENTRE DES PLATS SUPERIEURS, DENTELLE INTERIEURE DOREE, TETE DOREE, NON ROGNES, SOUS ETUI BORDE DE L’EDITEUR RECOUVERT DE SOIE MOIREE. ILLUSTRE DE NOMBREUSES COMPOSITIONS IN ET HORS-TEXTE, DANS LE STYLE DE L'ENLUMINURE, MISES EN COULEURS A LA MAIN. PREMIER TIRAGE LIMITE A 1280 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES, DONT 30 HORS-COMMERCE. UN DES 200 SUR VELIN D'ARCHES COMPORTANT UNE PLANCHE HORS-TEXTE, ENCADREE, ET UNE SUITE DU TRAIT EN LAQUE ROUGE DES ILLUSTRATIONS IN ET HORS-TEXTE, CELUI-CI PORTANT LE NUMERO 274 ET ACCOMPAGNE DE SON CERTIFICAT D'AUTHENTICITE AU MEME NUMERO SIGNE PAR L'ARTISTE ET L'EDITEUR. EXEMPLAIRE ENRICHI D'UN ENVOI AU CRAYON DE L'ILLUSTRATEUR : «HOMMAGE DE L'ARTISTE, J. GRADASSI». TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
ref. 16715AB1999. Leipzig Miniaturbuchverlag 1999 55 : 4 cm. 351 pages. Original cloth back label top edge gilt Slipcase. One of 250 numbered copies. - MORE MINITURE BOOKS AT MY BOOTH. hardcover
2020Bibbia moralizzata, Vienna 2554 (Bible moralisée, Bible moralisée de Vienne 2554). Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Codex Vindobonensis 2554). Imago, 2020. Riproduzione in facsimile di uno dei più antichi codici miniati pervenuti di Bible moralisée. All’interno delle 131 carte sono rappresentate scene che illustrano l’Antico e il Nuovo Testamento, per un totale di 1032 miniature. Legatura in velluto rosso con cantonali dorati. Tagli dorati. Formato 26x35 cm. Pagine 262 (131 carte). Cofanetto di custodia in tela editoriale con impressioni in oro. Tiratura di 200 esemplari. Condizione ottima (leggera mancanza di doratura sul cantonale inferiore sinistro del primo piatto, vedere foto). Commentario (italiano/inglese) a cura di Louis Godart e Antonia Martinez Ruiperez.
ref. 124217India probably Delhi circa 1870. . Single miniature painting on ivory ink and gouache depicting the Taj Mahal oval shape c. 85 x 125 mm; under glass in silver mount inlaid onto bespoke carved ebony frame brass stand to reverse removed total c. 250 x 235 mm. An attractive easel-backed carved frame contaiing a magnificently painted view of the Taj Mahal likely produced for export in Delhi around 1870 AD. India, probably Delhi, circa 1870. unknown
