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1870ref. 27211Canton: Youqua Studio 1870. Silk covered boards. Very good overall. 24 large and intricate paintings of Chinese nobility dressed in their finery. This album bears the red stamp with border for "Youqua Painter Old Street No. 34" affixed to the inside cover. Leaves mounted with pale turquoise silk ribbon to paper leaves. The album size 33.2 x 24.8cm 13 x 9 3/4" and stands as a quarto volume. Bound in dark blue silk with medallions in red gold and green trellis design. The binding is cracked on the spine but holding rubbed edges and corners with the remants of silk ties. While some plates have some damage around the edge all the coats and gowns are in fine condition and brilliant full color. A red stamp with border for "Youqua Painter Old Street No. 34" affixed to the inside cover. Western binding opening from the right. Youqua Studio unknown
1907ref. 30029HBDJ 1907 1ST LIMITED EDITION of 1000 copies Stated on Last PG NF/NEAR FINE First Quarto Photogravure Edition .Limited Edition of 1000 copies printed on Arches handmade paper. Book Condition: Very Good PAGES EDGES ARE UNTRIMMED .IN PLAIN BROWN DUSTJACKET WITH TITLE & AUTHOR IS BLACK WITH RED DECORATION publishers SLIPCASE OPEN AT BOTH ENDS Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Gilt top. In original dust jacket and OPEN END slipcase. Lightest wear only to volume and dust jacket. Slipcase in good- condition. Very Scarce. 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 IN. narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe & Philosophy of Composition an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. RAVEN often noted for its musicality stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. Philosophy of Composition" an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. PAUL ELDER SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK PRINTED On Arches Handmade Paper hardcover
ref. Banai, Nuit & Julian MyerIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1821ref. 229079Edinburgh: Arch. Constable 1821. Vignette title -page drawn by A. Nasmyth Engraved by W. H. Lizars. 10 vols. 16mo. Contemporary full green straight grained morocco gilt spine a.e.g. Fine some internal foxin. Signed M.T.K. Jr. Xmas 1927. Vignette title -page drawn by A. Nasmyth Engraved by W. H. Lizars. 10 vols. 16mo. Each volume with a fine early fore-edge painting of a Scottish scene identified in an old hand in block letters on the ffep. Volume I : Berwick-on-Tweed Volume II : Falkland Palace Volume III : Edinburgh Castle Volume IV : Barnborough Castle Volume V : Hollyrood Palace Edinburgh Volume VI : Norham The Castle and The Cross Volume VII: Stirling Castle Volume VIII: Barnard Castle Volume IX : Stirling Bridge and Castle Volume X : Abbotsford. Arch. Constable unknown
1821ref. 229079Edinburgh: Arch. Constable 1821. Vignette title -page drawn by A. Nasmyth Engraved by W. H. Lizars. 10 vols. 16mo. Contemporary full green straight grained morocco gilt spine a.e.g. Fine some internal foxin. Signed M.T.K. Jr. Xmas 1927. Vignette title -page drawn by A. Nasmyth Engraved by W. H. Lizars. 10 vols. 16mo. Each volume with a fine early fore-edge painting of a Scottish scene identified in an old hand in block letters on the ffep. Volume I : Berwick-on-Tweed Volume II : Falkland Palace Volume III : Edinburgh Castle Volume IV : Barnborough Castle Volume V : Hollyrood Palace Edinburgh Volume VI : Norham The Castle and The Cross Volume VII: Stirling Castle Volume VIII: Barnard Castle Volume IX : Stirling Bridge and Castle Volume X : Abbotsford. Arch. Constable unknown books
1700ref. L1ABDB3KUTB6Denmark 1700. Collection of four paintings oil on paper or paperboard two measuring 8 x 5.5 cm frame 10.5 x 7.5 cm and two measuring 8.5 x 5.5 cm frame 10 x 7 cm all with a gilt wooden frame. Two sets of two miniature paintings the individual sets painted in matching style and set in matching frames with the two slightly larger frames painted to match the two smaller ones.Ad 1: Portrait of a 16th-century woman possibly Anne of Denmark 1532-1585 wearing a red feathered cap with her hair decorated with pearls a pearl earring a small pleated ruff and a low-necked black bodice with pearls.Ad 2: Portrait of a man with a drooping moustache in oriental costume. He wears a white turban decorated with a rooster a pearl earring and a gown with a large fur collar. The collar is set with gemstones on which hang insignia's of a crescent moon with the points down above three stars.Ad 3: Portrait of a 17th-century man wearing a broad-brimmed hat with a red feather a pearl earring and a leopard fur collar.Ad 4: Portrait of a man with a thick moustache wearing a pearl earring and a blue hat and oriental coat lined with lynx fur. Provenance: Manor House in Jutland. With an inscription at the back of ad 1 "Claude George Gew Anne 1738" and wax seals on the backs of ads 1 2 and 3. Ad 4 with a 19th-century ticket "95". The top layer of ad 3 slightly damaged at the top right revealing part of the red underpainting; otherwise an interesting set in good condition. ABE CAT Costumes & Uniforms unknown
1804ref. 53481804 Paris, Auber, imprimé par Didot aîné, an XIII [1804] ; 3 vol. in-folio,( 49,5 x 34 cm) veau raciné (superbe, avec dentelles sur les plats …dos à faux nerfs , larges pièces de titre (bordeaux )et de tomaison (noires),caissons finement decorés . Édition originale, la plus complète, de cette monumentale entreprise éditoriale, la plus importante de l’époque. Paru pour la première fois en 1791, et rédigé par Fauché, Chamfort, Ginguené et Pagès, l’ouvrage donne une chronologie illustrée des événements ayant marqué la Révolution française .Il connut diverses éditions jusqu’en 1817, avec les textes remaniés à chaque fois.L’abondante illustration se compose de 3 frontispices et 154 figures et 66 portraits, gravés à l’eau-forte par Choffard, Berthault, Copia, Malapeau, Niquet, etc., d’après Fragonard fils, Duplessis, Ozanne, Girardet, Prieur, Desaulx, etc.. Les portrait, gravés à l’aquatinte, sont très vivants.Le premier tome contient les neuf Discours préliminaires, de 1787 à 1789, et 68 Discours historiques. Le tome second recouvre les années suivantes, jusqu’à la Journée mémorable du 18 Brumaire an VIII. Le troisième tome, dont le frontispice représente le tableau des Droits de l’Homme, est composé des Cinq Constitutions qui ont régi la France depuis 1791. Rares rousseurs, superbe ensemble dans de belles reliures de veau raciné
1796ref. 19158Neuchâtel, Samuel Fauche, 1779, [et] Genève, Barde, Manget et Compagnie, 1786 [et] Neuchâtel, Louis Fauche-Borel, 1796. 4 volumes in-4 de [4]-XXXVI-540-[2]; [4]-XVI-641-[3]; [4]-XX-532-[2]; [4]-594-[4] pages. Demi-veau brun à coins, dos à nerfs ornés de filets dorés, pièces de titre et tomaison beiges et vertes, tranches mouchetées.
1740ref. 60893Yangzhou China: Huang Shen é»„ç››ä¹‹å° ca. 1740-1770. Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 11 in. 9 leaves unnumbered. accordion-style leporello double-page leaves with 8 ink & hand-coloured paintings on paper sized 10 x 9.25 mounted w/ pale blue paper framed leaves each w/ gilt speckled decorative paper mounted facing. Original wooden boards hand-lettered label mounted on front cover scuffed some loss to wear rubbing splitting to covers horizontally but sound minor closed tear to inner front pastedowns occasional minor dustsoiling & thumbing still a VG- exemplar. An extraordinary album of intimately inked and coloured paintings on paper by the famed Qing Dynasty painter with each leaf inscribed by the artist with a couplet poem and with two seals. One shows a Chinese scholar and young boy or novice leaning into the wind with the couplet “Having endured the weather welcoming the colour of Autum; Together with ice and frost proud of one’s years.” Another with a fisherman seated on a mat his hat hung over the creel and holding the fishing rod ending with “preserve in brush and tongue and catch a giant turtle.” One shows an apparently drunk official sprawled on cushions surrounded by vases and ceramic ware entitled “How can Little Cao endure the tyranny of Princess Hu” One painting in the series draws from a couplet that appears often in ancient Chinese poetry anthologies and even a poetry manual depicted with well-dressed bearded official facing a stooped elder stating “Asked what is the Zen mind there is nothing to say; White clouds ceaselessly fly in the blue sky.”The seventh painting in the album illustrates two finely dressed individuals with one bearing a short sword strapped to his back and the other holding a speckled deer sporting a riding blanket and the couplet version: 霜冷玄猿ä¾è—¥ç¶ which does appear in such early anthologies as A New Collection of Entertainment Collections 應酬彙é¸æ–°é›† 尺牘 帖å¼. The final painting in the album appears to be another version of Huang Shen’s scroll painting in the Taipei Palace Museum entitled “Bo Le judges horses” 清黃慎畫伯樂相馬圖軸. The painting depicts a similarly dressed Chinese hostler with different headgear with emphasis on the pair of horses and alternate hat between the two. The version in this album allowing more horizontal space features an additional horse with much finer definition and no large overhanging tree. The couplet in both reads “Two fine steeds already led by master equestrian Wang Liang; They shall bee Bo Le’s approval at a glance. Huang Shen’s 1687-1772 painting style paralleled his calligraphy often with a similar fluidity and organic flow to the figures and objects. Born originally in Ninghua Fujian Province he began his training under Shangguan Zhou and after moving to Yangzhou in 1724 to make his living as a painter he developed a style matching the tastes of his clients. He eventually became known as a figure painter and as one of the Eight Eccentrics from Yangzhou local artists known for their unorthodox painting style. Although his individual scrolls appear in the market on a consistent basis his albums such as this one are quite scarce. Huang Shen, é»„ç››ä¹‹å° hardcover
ref. 45326Paris.Chez Le hay,Duchange,en 1714.In-folio en reliure d'époque.Edition complète avec le texte.102 planches + 1 planche de musique. Bel exemplaire.Dos à 9 nerfs avec fleurons estampés à froid.Pièce de titre.Coins légèrement émoussés.Mors droit fragile.
1951ref. 26975Christies Auction 1951 NOT A BOOK 2 WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS 1951 Great Condition Beautiful Original Works of Art Each Watercolor Painting by Tony Mounted in Silver & Mauve Painted Frame Painting 25 X 20 inches Frames create Oval Shaped Matting over Painting frames sort of Raised Filigree Pattern on Extremities with frame measure 31 X 36 Inches Frames light rub wear & some small chips Extremities which could Easily be Touched Up Sold AS-IS Lovely artwork by Master Decorator These Paintings Originally were Hung in Home of Bob Cummings Hollywood Actor. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Unbound. Very Good/No Jacket. Christies Auction paperback
1805ref. ST19580London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al. 1805. 238 x 145 mm. 9 3/8 x 5 3/4". 10 volumes. Edited by George Steevens and Alexander Chalmers. EXTREMELY PRETTY CONTEMPORARY DEEP PURPLE STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO VERY ELABORATELY DECORATED IN GILT AND BLIND covers with frame featuring heavy gilt stippling and tooling spine compartments densely gilt gilt-rolled turn-ins leather hinges all edges gilt. EACH VOLUME WITH AN ATTRACTIVE FORE-EDGE PAINTING featuring scenic views of waterways bridges cottages and castles and one figurative scene. With frontispiece portrait engraved ornament pasted down on title page apparently to cover up the mention of the engravings which this set was evidently issued without. A Large Paper Copy. Jaggard p. 510; Lowndes IV 2264. Just a hint of wear to joints and extremities and this expertly refurbished a small gouge on rear board of volume I internally with occasional mild browning scattered foxing and stains but the bindings lustrous and glittering with gold the fore-edge paintings well preserved and the interiors clean and fresh. AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE COPY OF QUITE A SPECIAL ITEM. Enriched with learned essays and commentary this handsome printing of Steevens' acclaimed edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works comes in a lovely contemporary binding with later--but impressive--fore-edge paintings. Our set is the 10-volume version of Steevens printed on royal octavo paper a slightly less desirable nine-volume set on thinner octavo paper was also available. While the set was offered with plates the professionally printed and applied engraved ornaments covering the title page reference to engravings suggests that the publisher also sold sets without them auction records bear out this theory. The original owner may have chosen to save money on plates so he could splash out on the present richly gilt full morocco bindings that make an impressive appearance on the shelf. Then that owner or more likely a somewhat later one commissioned the paintings of the 10 fore edges. These are richly detailed crispy executed compositions mainly showing exterior scenes featuring castles or old city buildings. Although they do not necessarily have a clear connection with any individual play in any specific volume they do communicate the feeling of the period of Shakespeare's life. And most important they are skillfully done by an unusually deft painter. Steevens 1736-1800 had originally published his revision of Johnson's edition of Shakespeare in 1773 the revision being praised by Lowndes as combining "the native powers of Dr. Johnson with the activity sagacity and antiquarian learning of . . . Steevens." Volume I contains prefaces by Pope Johnson and Chalmers a sketch of Shakespeare's life by Chalmers Shakespeare's will and a history of the stage by Malone. Considered in all its aspects--as an esteemed edition of the bard's works as a gloriously decorated set on the shelf and as 10 expert fore-edge paintings--this item has much to recommend it. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al. unknown
1805ref. ST19580London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al. 1805. 238 x 145 mm. 9 3/8 x 5 3/4". 10 volumes. Edited by George Steevens and Alexander Chalmers. EXTREMELY PRETTY CONTEMPORARY DEEP PURPLE STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO VERY ELABORATELY DECORATED IN GILT AND BLIND covers with frame featuring heavy gilt stippling and tooling spine compartments densely gilt gilt-rolled turn-ins leather hinges all edges gilt. EACH VOLUME WITH AN ATTRACTIVE FORE-EDGE PAINTING featuring scenic views of waterways bridges cottages and castles and one figurative scene. With frontispiece portrait engraved ornament pasted down on title page apparently to cover up the mention of the engravings which this set was evidently issued without. A Large Paper Copy. Jaggard p. 510; Lowndes IV 2264. Just a hint of wear to joints and extremities and this expertly refurbished a small gouge on rear board of volume I internally with occasional mild browning scattered foxing and stains but the bindings lustrous and glittering with gold the fore-edge paintings well preserved and the interiors clean and fresh. AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE COPY OF QUITE A SPECIAL ITEM. Enriched with learned essays and commentary this handsome printing of Steevens' acclaimed edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works comes in a lovely contemporary binding with later--but impressive--fore-edge paintings. Our set is the 10-volume version of Steevens printed on royal octavo paper a slightly less desirable nine-volume set on thinner octavo paper was also available. While the set was offered with plates the professionally printed and applied engraved ornaments covering the title page reference to engravings suggests that the publisher also sold sets without them auction records bear out this theory. The original owner may have chosen to save money on plates so he could splash out on the present richly gilt full morocco bindings that make an impressive appearance on the shelf. Then that owner or more likely a somewhat later one commissioned the paintings of the 10 fore edges. These are richly detailed crispy executed compositions mainly showing exterior scenes featuring castles or old city buildings. Although they do not necessarily have a clear connection with any individual play in any specific volume they do communicate the feeling of the period of Shakespeare's life. And most important they are skillfully done by an unusually deft painter. Steevens 1736-1800 had originally published his revision of Johnson's edition of Shakespeare in 1773 the revision being praised by Lowndes as combining "the native powers of Dr. Johnson with the activity sagacity and antiquarian learning of . . . Steevens." Volume I contains prefaces by Pope Johnson and Chalmers a sketch of Shakespeare's life by Chalmers Shakespeare's will and a history of the stage by Malone. Considered in all its aspects--as an esteemed edition of the bard's works as a gloriously decorated set on the shelf and as 10 expert fore-edge paintings--this item has much to recommend it. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington et al. unknown books
