[Civil War] [Folk Art] Barber, AlexanderBiblio.com
1863réf. List308N.p. 1863. Dark carved wood 11 ½ x 11 ½ x 1 inches with bone border and star inlays in corners an inlaid tree with carved names of Civil War battles as leaves. During the Civil War wounded or captured soldiers would often pass their time waiting to return to duty carving relics. The practice was fairly common with pipes being the most commonly carved object and the quality of the relics varied wildly depending on the talent of the soldier. A.H. Barber from Wisconsin was wounded at Antietam and most likely carved this memorial piece while recovering from his wounds. Each leaf notes a different battle during the 1861-1862 campaigns. Barber enlisted in Company C of the 2nd Wisconsin in 1861 and was discharged in 1863 following wounds suffered at Antietam. The trunk reads Battles for the Union and the four branches read Dept. of the South Army of Virginia & of the Potomac and Dept. of the West with twenty-nine leaves naming battles. The resultant plaque is exceptional in timeliness craftsmanship and overall aesthetic beauty. Barber’s metaphorically growing tree is particularly timely for the Union cause as the 1863 failure of the Maryland Campaign would serve as inspiration to Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Wonderfully preserved in excellent condition with no notable flaws. From the collection of Norm Flaydernman the noted Americana dealer who personally collected carved Civil War pipes and had been planning to write a book on the subject at the time of his death. unknown
réf. 92854Paris June- December 1912. . First issue limited edition number 1150 of 1279 8vo 22.8 x 14.8 cm; 1 viii 1 facsimile 168 pp. limitation page 43 pochoir plates original blue printed paper wrappers bound adverts all bound in contemporary Bordeaux straight-grained morocco gilt boards ruled in gilt spine in 6 compartments top edge gilt; a superb copy. This journal which borrowed both the title and format of La Mesangere's periodical of over a hundred years earlier is illustrated by George Barbier and Brunellschi the masters of pochoir among others and was founded by Tom Antonginigini secretary friend and biographer of poet connoisseur and collector Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938 whom he followed to Paris from Italy in 1910. It was meant to be a reflection of the intellectual and artistic atmosphere of Paris as well as a record of Parisian culture and fashion at the time and also unwittingly reflects the end of the golden Belle Epoque and the beginning of another very different time in world history. The first issue appeared on 1 June 1912 the last on 1 August 1914 due to the outbreak of World War I. Paris, June- December 1912. hardcover
1928réf. 8724First edition with Barbier's illustrations. Number LX of 175 copies on Japon for America the total edition was 1200 copies. The poems of Verlaine's Fêtes galantes first published in 1869 took inspiration from the pastorals of Watteau as well as the sumptuous fantasies of Fragonard and Boucher while drawing characters from the Italian traditions of the commedia dell'arte. Barbier's sensibilities made him the perfect artist to reinterpret Verlaine for the 1920s. Large 4to 300 × 230 mm pp. 4 100 4 plus 20 coloured pochoir plates. Uncut in original wrappers and decorative slipcase the latter slightly rubbed and soiled. [Imprimerie nationale for] H. Piazza,
1934réf. 8726First edition with Barbier's suitably libertine pochoir coloured illustrations. Number 206 of 650 copies on papier de Rives the total edition of 720 copies. 2 vols 4to 265 × 200 mm pp. 4 218 2; 2 217 3. 28 pochoir colour illustrations by Barbier consisting of 2 original upper cover illustrations 20 full page plates 2 decorative title pages 2 chapter heading vignettes and 2 justification vignettes. Original wrappers very lightly browned towards the margins spines slightly creased upper hinge of one volume slightly fragile. A very good set. [R. Coulouma in Argenteuil for] Le Vasseur.
1919réf. 1185931919. Signed. BARBIER George. Original pencil watercolor and gouache painting signed. Paris: 1919. Original pencil watercolor and gouache heightened in silver gilt on card measuring 8 by 10-1/2 inches; matted and framed wntire piece measures 14 by 18 inches. $4000.Striking original pencil watercolor and gouache design highlighted in silver gilt by legendary fashion designer George Barbier of a ""Gypsy"" with tambourine possibly relating to costumes designed by Barbier for the Gypsy ballet ""Amarilla"" danced by the Anna Pavlova and Alexandre Volinine at Drury Lane in 1920 signed and dated by Barbier.""George Barbier is one of the most valuable and most significant artists of our time so rich in all kinds of talent and original ideas. When our age is pastÉ it will just take a few drawings of Barbier to revive the taste and spirit of our timeÉ When I look at Barbier's costumes for the stage I see the characters of those magical stories come to life before me and tempt my imagination"" Edmond Jaloux. Renowned for his fashion plates in leading contemporary magazines including the Gazette du Bon Ton Journal des Dames et des Modes and Vogue Barbier's artistic style is readily identifiable by his elegant stylized line. Barbier later created costumes for the Folies BergÂres in addition to the entire wardrobe for the movie ""Monsieur Beaucaire"" starring Rudolph Valentino. ""His flamboyant work continues to influence Vegas floor shows major designers and costumers worldwide"" Robert Inman. Fine condition. unknown
1922réf. 8553Volume 2 of the Apres le Guerre collection assembled by Dorbin-Aire. Marbled endpapers. Lacking spine paper see image and general wear to edges and corners of boards; plates themselves all fine. Artists included are: Georges Barbier Benito Robert Bonfils Bernard Boutet de Monvel Pierre Brissaud Jean-Gabriel Domergue Drian Iacovleff Chas Laborde Llano-Florez Georges Lepape Charles Martin Andre Marty Pierre Mourgue Simeon Zenker Zyg-Brunner and others. Gazette's focus was on fashion lifestyle and beauty on a more elite level than that of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Part of their difference was publishing around 10 full page fashion illustrations per issue in the pochoir technique. This collection of 100 plates comes from the 1920-1922 issues. Plates are not trimmed c. 8 x 9.7 inches; 20.2 x 24.6 cm & are individually hinged. Dorbon-Aine hardcover
1908réf. 165660Madrid: Imp. de la Sección de Hidrografia 1908. With appropriate military provenance First and only contemporary edition of the first Spanish translation of Clausewitz presentation copy inscribed by one of the translators at the head of the prologue: "A mi primer coronel hoy entusiasta é ilustrado general Don Joaquín Milans del Bosch Abilio Barbero." Scarce with just two locations recorded on WorldCat Biblioteca Nacional de España and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. In 1908 two students of the Escuela Superior first lieutenants Abilio Barbero and Juan Seguí published a partial translation of On War selecting passages they considered most relevant to contemporary Spanish military debate in the aftermath of the "Disaster of 1898". While Clausewitz was frequently cited in Spanish military education his work was often criticized for failing to provide the infantry-focused and colonial guidance sought by officers engaged in Morocco; a complete Spanish translation did not appear until the Second World War Baquer pp. 313-14. Barbero 1881-1940 entered the army in 1898 rose to colonel by 1925 and served with distinction in the Rif War later becoming chief of staff of the Third General Inspectorate. His co-translator Seguí 1888-1936 formerly military attaché in Brussels and Paris became a leading Falangist in Spanish Morocco and played a prominent role in the nationalist coup of July 1936 before being killed the following month. The recipient Joaquín Milans del Bosch 1854-1936 had a long and controversial career serving in the Third Carlist War the Philippines and later as captain general of Catalonia. Closely aligned with King Alfonso XIII and Miguel Primo de Rivera he was responsible for the military suppression of the 1919 La Canadenca strike and later led an aggressive anti-Catalanist campaign. After the failure of the July 1936 coup he remained in Madrid where he was arrested and executed. With the armorial bookplate of his son-in-law General José Serrano Rosales 1899-1993 bearing royalist and militant Catholic slogans and emblems underscoring the political and ideological milieu in which the volume was preserved. Octavo 217 x 145 mm. Quarter pale streaked sheep red morocco labels pale grey morocco-grain cloth grey marbled endpapers edges lightly sprinkled grey. Small press-mark tickets to front pastedown and half-title. A little rubbed headcap a touch scuffed. paper flaw crease to the title page contents lightly marginally toned overall very good. Miguel Alonso Baquer "Clausewitz Spain and the 21st Century" in Reiner Pommerin ed. Clausewitz Goes Global: Carl von Clausewitz in the 21st Century Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Clausewitz Gesellschaft 2011. hardcover
1928réf. 013579Paris: H. Piazza 1928. First Edition Limited. Soft cover. Near Fine. Limited edition. Printed paper covers with illustrations on front and back title on spine and tissue guards. Exceptionally rare this is numbered VI of XXV copies that were printed on imperial Japanese paper containing 20 colored illustrations by Barbier. The remaining two hundred copies numbered from 26 to 225 were printed on imperial Japanese paper containing a black version of the illustrations; and eight hundred copies numbered from 226 to 1025 were on pure vellum paper. In original glassine that is tanned and chipped. George Barbier 1882-1932 was a French illustrator in the early 20th century. He designed theater and ballet costumes illustrated books and produced haute couture fashion illustrations. Barbier led a group from the Ecole des Beaux Arts who were known as "The Knights of the Bracelet. H. Piazza unknown
1867réf. 82010Paris: Choudens 1867. Fine. Choudens Paris S.d 1867 19 x 28 cm relié Roméo et Juliette - Opera score in 5 acts by J. Barbier et M. Carré Choudens Paris n.d 1867 19x28cm bound. First edition. Opera in five acts based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare music by Charles Gounod for voice and piano and libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Contemporary red half shagreen color restored gilt spine glazed calico boards double ruled in gilt central gilt initials of Ernest Beulé on the first board moiré silk endpapers with some spotting and staining to the margins first original cover preserved all edges gilt strictly contemporary binding. Rare inscription signed by Charles Gounod to archaeologist Ernest Beulé. Choudens hardcover
1928réf. 1208301928. First Edition. BARBIER George VERLAINE Paul. FÂtes Galantes. Paris: H. Piazza 1928. Folio 9 by 12 inches original illustrated self-wrappers; original slipcase. $4500.Beautiful limited edition number 810 of 800 copies on Rives paper of a total edition of 1200 illustrated by George Barbier with 20 full-page hand-colored pochoir plates in his characteristic Art Deco style.Associated with the early Symbolists Verlaine ""wrote some of the finest and most musical lyrics in the French language"" Harvey & Heseltine 738. First published in 1869 FÂtes Galantes reflects the care for form and objectivity characteristic of Verlaine's early poetry. The designs in this splendid production are the work of Art Deco legend George Barbier who began his career as a costume and set designer for the Ballet Russes and later created dcors and costumes for music-halls movies and the Folies BergÂre through Max Weldy Studios. Renowned for his fashion illustrations for the leading magazines of the time including the Gazette du Bon Ton and Vogue his artistic style is recognized by a characteristically elegant stylized line. Text in French. Some toning to spine of scarce original slipcase; book fine. An excellent copy of this beautiful production. unknown
1934réf. 375021New York: The Derrydale Press 1934. First Edition ONE OF 55 LARGE-PAPER COPIES signed by Barber this being No. 4. 5 color plates one of them handcolored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original full red morocco gilt t.e.g. others uncut; Almost fine minor rubbing at head and tale of spine IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE laid into a beige linen drop box with red morocco label. Barber Joel. First Edition ONE OF 55 LARGE-PAPER COPIES signed by Barber this being No. 4. 5 color plates one of them handcolored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. "One of the most important books published by Connett." -- Siegel This is the large paper edition of this work. The regular trade edition was published at the same time by Windward House a sporting press started by Connett in 1933. Both editions used Barber's vignette of a floating decoy on the the title page. This spine of this binding is fragile; this copy in better condition than typically encountered With ALS to Mr. Dobberteen laid in about decoys. Siegel 85; Frazier B-5-a The Derrydale Press unknown
réf. 8745First edition copy number 7 of 100 of this sumptuously illustrated version of the story of the Queen of Sheba combining illustrations by Barbier and the Abyssinian artist Michel Engueda-Work. French scholar traveller and diplomat Hughes Le Roux had transcribed parts of the Ethiopian chronicle Kebra Nagast in 1904 with the help of local scholars from a manuscript looted by the British at Maqdala and subsequently returned. The Kebra Nagast or 'The Glory of the Kings' is a fourteenth-century national epic of Ethiopia written in Geʽez by the nebure id Ishaq of Aksum. In its existing form the text is at least 700 years old and purports to trace the origins of the Solomonic dynasty a line of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monarchs who ruled the country until 1974 to the biblical king Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The story of the text's survival is interesting. The Battle of Maqdala the last struggle in the British Expedition to Abyssinia led to significant looting by the victorious British forces who took Emperor Tewodros II's crown along with ceremonial crosses chalices weapons and the holy icon Kwer'ata Re'esu along with two fine manuscripts of the Kebra Nagast which found their way to the British Museum catalogued as Oriental MS 818 and 819 respectively. 819 was returned to Ethiopia in 1872 on the request of the Abyssinian king who identified it as a fundamental source of law. Hugues Le Roux a French envoy from the President of the French Republic to Menyelek II King of Ethiopia later went to Addis Alem in order to see this manuscript and to obtain his permission to translate it into French. He notes in his introduction here the inscription 'This volume was returned to the King of Ethiopia by order of the Trustees of the British Museum Dec. 14th 1872'. Of the artist Michel Engueda-Work who is referred to elsewhere as an 'Abyssinian artist' almost nothing else is known but his illustrations are of course far truer to the Ethiopian style than Barbier's highly exoticised and eroticised interpretations in which Sheba is portrayed following long tradition as a white woman. Folio 328 × 250 mm 4 xiii 1 84 1 pages six plates one a frontispiece and one vignette illustration by Barbier all hand/pochoir coloured illustrations some colour six sepia plates uncoloured by Michel Engueda-Work numerous vignettes and ornaments by Louis Popineau decorative borders. All plates and illustrations with lighter paper guards with printed captions. Original pale blue wrappers preserved in early red morocco by Joly fils with onlaid interlace cornerpieces gilt borders and spine panels silk and marbled endpapers top edge gilt other uncut. Marbled slipcase. Upper joint very slightly tender at head spine just a little faded. A super copy. Goupil & C[ompagn]ie, Manzi, Joyant & C[ompagn]ie.
1913réf. 195319London: C. W. Beaumont & Co. 1913. Of Nijinsky it is impossible to speak as of other artists First edition in English number 158 of 400 copies on vellum paper only. Inspired by the first season of the Ballets Russes in Paris and particularly their male lead Nijinsky Barbier moved on from his career as a costume and set designer to publish this his first book. An edition in French was published earlier the same year. Nijinsky was one of the most famous dancers of his time and his virtuosity renewed public interest in ballet. He was not only known for his talent as a dancer but also as an actor able to "expand a simple choreographic design into a rich dramatic portrait" Cohen p. 646. The plates depict scenes including Nijinsky's most famous characters. The pochoir technique involves hand-stencilling the design and is complex and labour-intensive. The manual element of the process means that no two impressions are the same producing results that lie between prints and original paintings. Consequently pochoir plates are often released in a limited run as here. The use of gouache allows the colours to remain remarkably strong and vibrant. This copy comes from the collection of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts whose posthumous bookplate is included. Quarto. With 12 coloured pochoir plates line drawings in the text. Original pictorial wrappers front wrapper lettered in blue and illustrated in black and yellow edges untrimmed leaves unopened. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander box. Wrappers soiled and rubbed skinning to foot of rear wrapper inner hinges repaired occasional faint foxing to contents. A very good copy. Selma Jeanne Cohen ed. The International Encyclopedia of Dance IV 2004. hardcover
réf. 124060Paris Pierre Corrard 1914. . First edition limited edition one of 500 numbered copies on papier vélin d'arches this numbered 65 and initialled by the publisher; folio 325 x 278 mm title-page with pictorial vignette to head and verso 18pp. 12 full-page coloured illustrations by Barbier printed on rectos only plates exceptionally fresh; original pictorial wrappers spine slightly split at top and bottom lower wrapper age toned a near fine copy. An attractive copy in the original wrappers of Barbier's early masterpiece dedicated to Tamara Karsavina. 'The cover design pays homage to Beardsley. and its 12 pochoir plates depict Karsavina in her principal parts. That their purpose is again to stir the emotion and delight the eye of the viewer not to document the performance is demonstrated by Le spectre de la rose glimpsed at the moment when the phantom lover of whom the young girl has dreamed after the ball is about to disappear as the rose drops from her hand' Ray. Paris, Pierre Corrard, 1914. unknown
1914réf. 195542Paris: Pierre Corrard 1914. Barbier's tribute to a Ballets Russes star First edition limited issue number 85 of 500 copies printed on Vélin d'Arches. This splendid album celebrates the prima ballerina and star of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes Tamara Karsavina in some of her principal roles with 12 hand-coloured pochoir illustrations by Barbier and 15 poems by Vaudoyer. This copy comes from the collection of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts whose posthumous bookplate is included. Vaudoyer wrote the libretto for the ballet Le Spectre de la Rose one of the most beloved productions in the Ballets Russes' repertoire and the album contains a poem and illustration paying homage to Karsavina's performance alongside Vaslav Nijinsky in the work. Barbier also depicts Karsavina in what was arguably her most celebrated role dancing en pointe beneath the golden apple tree as the original Firebird in the first production of Stravinsky's now-canonical ballet. Loosely inserted is a bookseller's ticket from Gilberte Cournand's La Danse collection. Quarto. With 12 full-page colour pochoir plates on rectos only 3 black-and-white illustrations text in French. Original illustrated wrappers in original glassine all edges uncut. Housed in a custom blue quarter morocco clamshell box. A little uneven toning to wrappers from glassine edges a little nicked and creased offsetting of plates to opposite leaves final leaf mounted on stub contents clean and plates remarkably bright; edges of glassine chipped: a near-fine copy. unknown
réf. 116864Paris Meynial 1917-1921. . First editions 5 vols 12mo 12.3 x 8.4 cm; 31 colour pochoir lithograph plates illustrations in the text; original pictorial satin over Bodoni boards with pictorial dust-wrappers original decorated slipcases some age-toning to dust wrappers and slipcases otherwise very attractive copies housed in a later Art Deco style box with tassle and gold tassle a fine set. A fine complete set of Barbier almanacs which although published in a small format due to wartime austerity are nevertheless extremely luxurious. The early volumes of these beautiful little annual almanacs often include images of men in military uniform. In addition to the pochoir illustrations Barbier contributed articles from 1918 to 1921 on such topics as the Ballets Russes epigrams opera and the pleasures of love. The fashions depicted show a radical post-war shift in style with the adoption of shorter and fuller skirts backless gowns and fabrics that incorporated more risqué elements of the tango. Paris, Meynial, 1917-1921. hardcover
1912réf. 119004Paris: aux bureaux du Journal des dames 1912-13. First editions number 807 of 1250 copies. This journal which borrowed both the title and format of La Mésangère's periodical of a hundred years before was founded by Tom Antongini secretary friend and biographer of the poet and collector Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938 whom Antongini followed to Paris from Italy in 1910. It features colour pochoirs by Barbier Bakst Brunelleschi Dammy and Martin and was meant as a record of contemporary Parisian culture and fashion. Perhaps less deliberately it also documents the transition from the end of the Belle Époque to a radically different period in world history. The journal ceased publication in August 1914 due to the outbreak of the First World War. 2 vols octavo. With 1 facsimile plate 93 etched pochoir plates without advertisements. Contemporary red straight-grain boards smooth spines lettered and decorated in gilt. Original wrappers bound in. Spines slightly sunned and worn still excellent copies. hardcover
1917réf. 002990Paris: La Guirlande 1917. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Complete set of this rare and highly decorative art deco periodical. Eleven issues all published bound in two volumes. 59 pochoir colored plates by renowned illustration artists Georges Barbier Umberto Brunelleschi Taquoy Vallee Bonotte Domergue Wegener Stab and others. Most pages with in-text color illustrations including head- and tail-pieces. All eleven original printed wrappers with colored and silver design by Brunelleschi are included. Brunelleschi was the artistic director of the short lived but significant La Guirlande. Jean Hermanovits was the literary director. Jean Saude one of the foremost artists to explore and promote pochoir techniques was responsible for the brilliant pochoir coloring. Texts by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus Rene Boylesve Jean Hermanovits Abel Hermant and others. Each issue numbered 79 of a total edition of 800 copies. Both Barbier and Brunelleschi at that time were at the top of their artistic prowess and their beautiful illustrations in La Guirlande reflect their talents. Includes duplicate of 'L'Heure du Bain' as stated in Colas. Each issue complete with mostly illustrated advertisements of 'Maisons de luxe'. Bound in two volumes half calf with raised bands and patterned boards matching patterned endpapers and gilt titles on spine. Top edges gilt. Besides the inevitable offsetting from the pochoirs this is a very fine complete set of all issues published. No marks or inscriptions no foxing. 28 x 20 cm. . La Guirlande Hardcover
1812réf. M12282Paris:: Crapart & C.L.F. Panckoucke 1812-22. 1812. Complete set of 60 volumes. 127 engraved plates list of subscribers in the index volume 10 folding charts; occasional foxing ink and water-stains. Modern quarter green spines over original marbled boards gilt-stamped black leather spine labels; re-backed. Ex-lib bookplates and ink stamps of the Norwich & Norfolk United Medical Book Society early ownership inscription of Hudson Gurney. Fine. FIRST EDITION. 19th Century French Medical Encyclopedia Possibly one of the most important encyclopedia/dictionaries of medicine ever assembled and certainly the earliest. As Diderot's encyclopedia became the model for assembling scientific knowledge this massive set brings together all that was known about medicine in the post-Napoleonic era. Included here are numerous engraved plates of surgical instruments of the period. Also illustrated are facial expressions and signs of mental abnormality many in the style of Esquirol's work. A smaller set Dictionnaire abrege des sciences medicales. . . was concurrently published however that set is only 15 volumes. In 1821-25 Panckoucke published Dictionnaire des sciences medicales Biographie medicale. . . which includes biographies of medical luminaries. Nicolas Philibert Adelon 1782-1862 and Francois Victor Merat 1780-1851 were two of the prominent contributors to this medical encyclopedia. This compendious work was not included amongst the items exhibited by the Library of Congress in their Circle of Knowledge exhibition of the history of the encyclopedia. Panckoucke 1736-1798 was involved with issuing various encyclopedias beginning with Diderot's Encyclopedie which ". . . was an immediate success: a new edition was called for even before the first had been completed. C.J. Panckoucke proposed such a new edition in 1761 and bought the rights to the first seven volumes. He approached Diderot to edit a new revised edition and when Diderot refused began to reissue the original volumes. The government intervened in 1770 and seized the three which had appeared. After the death of the last of the original proprietors in 1775 Panckoucke published a five-volume supplement to the Encyclopedie and later in 1780 a two-volume index. The complete first edition comprises Diderot's twenty-eight volumes plus Panckoucke's seven; its publication spanned the years 1751-80." Circle of Knowledge 1979 p. 8. Provenance: Hudson Gurney 1775-1864 was an antiquary and verse-writer of Norwich. He became an M.P. for Newtown in 1816 and sat in six successive parliaments. In 1835 he was high-sheriff of Norfolk and was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries 1819 was vice-president from 1822-46 a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the British Archaeological Association. As such Gurney may have been the donor of this set to the Norwich & Norfolk Library. DNB Vol. VIII pp. 803-4. Circle of Knowledge 1968 1979; Wellcome II p. 465. Crapart & C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1812-22. hardcover
réf. 125420Paris Pierre Corrard 1914. . First edition folio 32.5 x 27.8 cm; No.396 out of a limited edition of 512 numbered and initiated by the publisher; signed by Karsavina; title page with pictorial vignette to head and verso 12 full-page coloured illustrations by Barbier printed on rectos only plates exceptionally fresh; original pictorial wrappers; 24 ll. Signed by Tamara Karsavina An attractive copy in the original wrappers of Barbier's early masterpiece dedicated to Tamara Karsavina. 'The cover design pays homage to Beardsley. and its 12 pochoir plates depict Karsavina in her principal parts. That their purpose is again to stir the emotion and delight the eye of the viewer not to document the performance is demonstrated by Le spectre de la rose glimpsed at the moment when the phantom lover of whom the young girl has dreamed after the ball is about to disappear as the rose drops from her hand.' Ray. Paris, Pierre Corrard, 1914. unknown
1954réf. 48028Paris.: Les Bibliophiles de l'Amerique Latine. 1954. Original publisher's cream illustrated wrappers with printed titles in gold chemises with titles to spine and later red morocco-backed slipcases. 2 vols. 4to. 284 x 222 mm. Illustrated with 52 colour wood-engraved illustrations by Pierre Bouchet after George Barbier and Georges Lepape: full-page frontispiece to each vol. printed title to vol. I with vignette 6 vignette head-pieces vignette tail-piece 6 further full-page plates and 34 text vignettes as well as the two illustrations for the wrapper of each vol.; 33 decorative gilt initials numerous gilt text ornaments vignettes and head- and tail-pieces throughout; each vol. with two additional suites colour and black and white; additional portfolio consisting of 13 prints marked 'Décomposition de la gravure' for page 297; also included is a signed gouache by Barbier. An excellent example of Barbier's 'Aphrodite' with a signed gouache two pairs of suites and further unique material.From the edition limited to 150 copies with this one of 125 on Arches reserved for 'Membres de la Compagnie aux Archives et aux Collaborateurs'. The last book illustrated by George Barbier who died during its production. Barbier's contemporary Georges Lepape completed the project. The 52 colour wood engravings were cut and printed by Pierre Bouchet on his own press at Boulogne-sur-Seine. The seventh book published by 'Les Bibliophiles de l'Amerique Latine' 'Aphrodite' was produced during the presidency of the Comte de la Rochefoucauld-Montbel.The original gouache shows Aphrodite surrounded by birds. The image which uses a striking variety of purple / blue tones is reproduced on pg. 45 Chapter IV 'La Passante' Volume 1.This copy also contains a Menu from 'Les Bibliophiles de l'Amerique Latine - Assemblée Générale du 28 Mai 1952' with a gold cover design after Barbier printed in gold and numbered '5 / 60' with Bouchet's signature. Also included inserted loose is a typed press announcement for the publication with annotations dated '17 Juin 1954'. Les Bibliophiles de l'Amerique Latine. unknown
1920réf. 118958London: the Field Press Limited 1920. An attractive run of the hugely influential French fashion magazine. Founded by Lucien Vogel the first issue was released in November 1912. Publication was suspended in 1915 due to the First World War resuming in 1920 with the present volume and continuing until 1925. Extensive runs such as this especially in such bright condition are uncommon. "After the last issue of this excellent magazine in 1925 nothing else quite like it was ever produced. It has the prestige of having pioneered the idea of using the very best artists to illustrate the very best haute couture designs of having maintained a superb standard of printing on hand-made paper and for most of its life it was guided by one director Lucien Vogel" Robinson p. 28. Although short-lived Gazette du Bon Ton was a key publication and reported on the latest developments in fashion and lifestyle at the beginning of the twentieth century at a time when styles were changing dramatically in the space of a few years. The magazine was only available to subscribers at a price which equals $425 per year in today's money thereby creating a very exclusive image. Lucien Vogel the editor aimed to establish fashion as an art form and to create "good taste" for the Parisian elite. Contributing artists included all the greatest names of the day such as Dufy Bakst Barbier and Brunelleschi all of whom depicted the haute couture in a narrative and dramatic style using vivid colours and the pochoir technique on special handmade paper. Many of the designs were idealistic leisure scenes of the well-to-do illustrating the latest creations of Paris vintage fashion houses such as Worth Lanvin Doucet Poiret Callot Soeurs Paquin and Beers often without explanatory text. The literary content was also of the highest quality with essays by well-known art historians playwrights and novelists of the day. 10 vols quarto: 79 hand-coloured lithograph plates en pochoir 48 coloured croquis. Loose as issued in original printed paper wrappers. Housed in a custom orange cloth solander box. Trivial wear to edges corners very slightly defective to front wrapper of part I; a very good remarkably well-preserved set. Julian Robinson The Golden Age of Style 1976. hardcover
réf. 121036Paris Meynial 1922-1926. . First editions; 5 vols 8vo 252 x 170 mm; each issue with colour vignette to title & 12 colour pochoir plates 60 in total introductory text by Colette; loose as issued in original coloured pictorial wrappers by Barbier a fine set. A fine example of a complete set A complete set of this exquisite series displaying fashion in magnificent and imaginative illustrations. The series includes Barbier's depiction of the seven deadly sins in the volume for 1925. Here one finds a great theme of the Western iconographical tradition at home in Barbier's special world. 'Anger' shows a modish couple quarrelling in a formal garden; 'Envy' is displayed by a maid regarding her mistress as she steps from a Rolls Royce; and 'Gluttony' is depicted as a gourmandise. Falbalas et fanfreluches was the last of Barbier's books to reflect contemporary life. Its special value lies in the unique way in which it catches the tone and mood of les années vingts. Gaudriault p115. Paris, Meynial, 1922-1926. unknown
1922réf. 47635Paris.: Meynial éditeur. 1922 - 1926. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with pochoir colour designs by Barbier. 5 vols. 8vo. c.260 x 175 mm. Each issue with title with colour vignette and 12 colour plates by George Barbier each with pochoir colour; monochrome head-piece to each essay and calendar for each year ruled in a different colour. A fine and complete set of Barbier's Art Deco gem 'Falbalas et Fanfreluches' in the original wrappers.The issue for 1923 features the essay 'Modes' by Colette; the remaining essays are by the Comtesse de Noailles Cécile Sorel Gérard d'Houville and the Baronne de Brimont. Meynial éditeur. unknown
1922réf. 48789Paris.: Chez Meynial. 1922. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with a colour design by Barbier heightened with gilt gilt black and purple marbled board chemise and matching slipcase. Folio. 380 x 294 mm. Illustrated half-title with colour wood-engraved design by Barbier title with colour wood-engraved Harlequin vignette 12 full- and 2 half-page wood-engraved colour plates 22 wood-engraved colour four-line initials as well as decorative devices in the text many heightened in silver and gold final wood-engraved colour vignette list of plates and colophon. Each leaf of text surrounded by decorative frame. The cover illustration is repeated on the half-title. A very fine copy of this delightful collaboration between two Art Deco masters: Georges Barbier and François-Louis Schmied.From the edition limited to 150 numbered copies signed by Barbier in pencil. The plates were engraved by Schmied after Barbier's magnificent original designs. Chez Meynial. unknown
