VALLET L.Livre Rare Book
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réf. 10994préface de M. Roger de Beauvoir. In folio broché, dos factice muet, couverture à rabats illustrées en couleurs, faux-titre, frontispice en couleurs, titre, XVI, 300 pages, non rogné, 300 gravures dans le texte et 48 hors-texte en couleurs (sur 50 annoncés) par L VALLET. (y compris le frontispice) Paris Librairie Firmin Didot é Cie 1893
réf. 109568Tarbes, Chez l'auteur, 1982 in-4, VII-227 pp., cahier central de 88 pl. d'ill., broché, couv. ill.
19402 v., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
London, Norman Military Publications, 1962-1967, 5 tomos, 25 x 19,5 cm., símil piel original con sobrecubiertas, frontis en color + XVI + 213 págs. con 118 figuras = frontis y lámina en color + XVI + 276 págs. con 220 figuras = frontis y 2 láminas en color + XII + 264 págs. con 133 figuras = frontis y 3 láminas en color + X + 197 págs. con 131 figuras + 2 hojas = frontis y 2 láminas en color + VIII + 184 págs. con 133 figuras.
19718vo., with 50 plates of line-drawings; navy pebble-grain cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 382). High-quality facsimile reissue of the original Clowes edition of 1852.
1981Crown 4to. Pp. lxx, 812. Portrait frontispiece. With nearly 60 halftone illustrations. Hardcover, original blue artificial calf, lettered and decorated in gilt, with original glassine dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent, handsome copy, practically unused. ~ A facsimile reprint of the 1911 limited edition.
1892Crown quarto. Unpaginated. With 30 plates, almost all chromolithographed. Chromolithographed title-page. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. Includes List of Subscribers. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's red full cloth, gilt decoration to cover within decorative frame; back cover with light waterstains, corner-tips rubbed. In a very good condition, fine interior, excellent plates. ~ First edition. This beautifully illustrated book come from the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1784Two volumes bound in one. Octavo. Pp. x, 285; 268. Plus 82 engraved plates including frontispiece. Hardcover, bound in later handsome three-quarters blond calf and marbled boards, crimson gilt morocco lettering-piece to spine, gilt fleurons, gilt-tooled raised bands, date stamped in gilt at foot; index and blank verso of few leaves with scholarly annotations inked in a very neat contemporary hand. In about fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
19588vo., with plates, some light marginal damp-marking; original wrappers printed in red and black, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. The catalogue lists 2645 items, arranged in sections by unit seniority. Includes general and regimental indexes. A splendid and historically invaluable assembly of military art collected and offered by The Parker Gallery, established in 1750 and a Royal Warrant holder. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
réf. 189178S.l., s.d. in-4, 6 planches finement aquarellées, de 21,5 x 28 cm, avec sujets dans une large bordure citron, légendées en allemand (sauf la dernière, en français), en feuilles sous chemise de chagrin azur à recouvrements de toile et lacets, dos lisse muet (reliure moderne). Bon exemplaire.
A suite of 14 original copperplate etchings, on 7 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. With two impressions on each print, measuring ca. 90 x 110 mm each. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins soiled & foxed to various degrees, slightly affecting 2-3 images). - - First edition. Martinet and Lacouchie, along others, are signed on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Lacouchie cut himself the metal, and his signature, as well as those of other craftsmen, is succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved". The prints, involving both etching and engraving, depict a beautiful array of military and civilian uniforms and costumes, very finely executed. An impressive visual representation of the military and civilian human landscape of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce. ADDED: 4 similar prints, each depicts a costume study and a landscape view (2 prints foxed.)
A suite of 13 original copperplate etchings, on 7 single sheets, for "La France Militaire". Overall size ca. 270 x 180 mm. With two impressions on each of the first 6 prints, measuring ca. 90 x 110 mm each. Plus one single-image print, size ca. 110 X 155 mm. Good impressions with ample margins all-round. In overall good condition (margins foxed & soiled to various degrees, hardly affecting images, save one). - - First edition. Martinet's and Bullura's signatures are on the metal, succeeded by "del." implying this is the artist from whose drawing the engraving or etching was made. Various craftsmen signatures, succeeded by "sculp." meaning "carved", implying he who has drawn on the metal. The prints, involving both etching and engraving, depict various scenes of uniformed soldiers and officers. Represented are Grenadiers à pied; Géneral et Chevau léger Bavarois; Hussards volontaires, Gendarmerie Nationale; and Russian Grenadiers, Dragons, Fusiliers, and Carabiniers. Furthermore included views of military life and at least one battle scene. The accompanying general views of places and sites are all identified by name and location. An impressive visual representation of the military and landscapes of the Premier Empire (1805-1815). Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper. Scarce.
réf. 228628Paris, Goupil, Vibert & Cie [Imprimé par Lemercier], s.d. (1848) grand in-folio (50 x 39 cm), 12 planches lithographiées sur papier teinté, et rehaussées de couleurs, montées sur onglets, manque le feuillet de titre, demi-chagrin havane, dos à nerfs fleuronné, tête dorée (Lemardeley). Dos uniformément insolé.
Original single-sheet chromolithograph print of fine quality. Overall size 250 x 310 mm. Image size 220 x 270 mm. Printed with strong, bright dyes, heightened with gold and copper. With ample margins all round. In fine condition. (Vague centre fold-mark.) Excellent. - - First edition. Depicts over 40 fine examples of the main German and Prussian medals, order, and decorations of the time, as well as some of other nations. Each is numbered, and captioned at bottom. Excellent printing. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced Renaissance archival paper.
réf. 209562S.l., 1878 in-4 (25 x 18 cm), En feuille sous verre et baguettes de bois noir à décor doré.
1844Original single-sheet, hand-coloured print of fine quality. Overall size 24.5 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper with ample margins. Bearing at foot the legend "Régiment des Dromadaires, 1798. Armée d'Égypte". Fine (very light marginal soiling, far away from image area). - - Beautiful, exquisitely produced print from a highly acclaimed work, Bellangé's hallmark series of Napoleonic military uniforms. It is rich in fine details and delicately hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper. Colas 287. Glasser p. 59/60.
1844Original single-sheet, hand-coloured print of fine quality. Overall size 24.5 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper with ample margins. Bearing at foot the legend "Mameluck, Garde Impériale". Fine (marginal spotting). - - Beautiful, exquisitely produced print from a highly acclaimed work, Bellangé's hallmark series of Napoleonic military uniforms. It is rich in fine details and delicately hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper. Colas 287. Glasser p. 59/60.
1844Original single-sheet, hand-coloured print of fine quality. Overall size 24.5 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper with ample margins. Bearing at foot the legend "Légion polonaise, 1810. Régiment de la Vistule". Excellent. - - Beautiful, exquisitely produced print from a highly acclaimed work, Bellangé's hallmark series of Napoleonic military uniforms. It is rich in fine details and delicately hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper. Colas 287. Glasser p. 59/60.
1844Original single-sheet, hand-coloured print of fine quality. Overall size 24.5 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper with ample margins. Bearing at foot the legend "Général républicain et son Guide, 1795". Excellent. - - Write for a full list of these prints. - - Beautiful, exquisitely produced print from a highly acclaimed work, Bellangé's hallmark series of Napoleonic military uniforms. It is rich in fine details and delicately hand-coloured by contemporary hand. Preserved in acid-free, pH-balanced archival paper. Colas 287. Glasser p. 59/60.
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Veld- en Vesting Artillerie". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from a highly acclaimed work. The 19th century industrial revolution produced bigger guns for use in sieges and fortresses. The plate depicts two battery officers. The first is mounted, and the second, a Sergeant, is attending to the horse's bridle. A very charming plate, with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Tamboer". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from a highly acclaimed work. In a military context, music can serve to create and maintain a warlike spirit, act as a means of communication, assist movement, and enhance morale. With the regimentation of battle tactics and the increasing importance of the need to keep step, drummers became an essential part of European armies. The plate depicts a drummer in a field outfit. In the background a mounted commander watching an infantry platoon slowly advancing towards the horizon. A very lovely plate, with dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Koninklijke Militaire Academie". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from "Onze Krijgsmacht", P. F. Brunings' highly acclaimed work. A lovely plate with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Jagers". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from "Onze Krijgsmacht", P. F. Brunings' highly acclaimed work. It depicts a mounted Rifleman, a field officer by definition. He wears dark-green battle dress with yellow facing, looking solemnly towards the horizon, while a column of marching infantry, just vaguely depicted in the background, descends behind a grassy hill. A lovely plate with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Invaliden - Leiden - Pupillen". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from "Onze Krijgsmacht", P. F. Brunings' highly acclaimed work. A lovely plate with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
Original single-sheet chromolithograph of exceptionally fine quality. Overall size 24 x 16.5 cm, printed on heavy paper. Bearing at foot the legend "Inlandsche en Afrikaansche Troepen". Fine. - - Beautiful and exquisitely produced chromolithographic plate from "Onze Krijgsmacht", P. F. Brunings' highly acclaimed work. A lovely plate with dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened in gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. The plate is in its original state; one margin is yet untrimmed, with the original stab-holes. First and only edition of Brunings' hallmark series of Dutch military uniforms of the 2nd half of the 19th century. (Lipperheide 2260; Colas 464).
