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1950Best.-Nr. 55275London: The Collectors Book Club 1950. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good- to fine condition. 1/100. Folio. Unpaginated with six tissue-guarded copper engravings. Original green Morroco with five inch black cloth strip laid to covers gilt decorated grape motif across front cover and raised bands with gilt ruling on spine. Gilt top edge. Purple ribbon marker. Title page printed in red-brown. Signed by the artist on dedication page. Printed with the permission of the University Presses of Oxford and Cambridge. Contains six beautiful copperplate engravings by the decorated Dutch sculptor Ru van Rossem well known for his sculptures pen drawings lithographs wood and copper engravings as well as set and costume designs. Printed on English handmade paper by John Roberts Press engravings on Japanese vellum. A pupil of Jam van Tongeren and Arend Hendriks Ru van Rossem 1924-2007 taught at the Great Yarmouth College of Art while he lived in England. For almost twenty years he was a lecturer at the Tilburg Academy and among other awards was appointed Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2003. Spine and left Moroccan panel on front cover faded with very light wear at along edges slightly more pronounced at head and tail of spine. Some offsetting of leather edges to endpapers. Binding in good- interior in very good to fine condition. The Collectors Book Club hardcover books
1833Best.-Nr. 18856Milano: Fortunato Stella e Figli 1833. First Italian edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Oblong folio 12 6/8 x 18 1/2". 1 leaf Title 38 leaves Plates 1 leaf List of content. Original half morocco over burgundy paper covered boards. Gold lettering and tooling on spine. Rare first Italian edition of Paul-Louis-Bernard Drach's atlas volume of his "Sainte Bible de Vence" a series which was originally published in 27 volumes in Paris from 1827 to 1833. The striking 38 engraved plates featured in this atlas are composed of 13 maps by A. R. Fremin and 25 engravings signed by Falkeisen Angelini and Lanzani. The engraved plates have been laid down on beautiful hand-made paper and describe the following: 1. Map of the place of Eden Mesopotamy and Persian Gulf; 2. Noah's Arch construction; 3. Noah's Arch; 4. Map of the land divided among Noah's sons; 5. The Babel Tower; 6. Map of the Land of Canaan; 7. Map of Jews' Pilgrimage; 8. The Jerusalem Sahnedrin; 9. The Temple of Jerusalem plans and sections; 10. The Temple of Jerusalem square plan; 11. Map of ancient Jerusalem; 12. The Temple of Salomon; 13. The Temple's foundations; 14. The East Gate; 15. The Buildings of the Temple; 16. Musical Instruments of the Jews; 17. Hebrew Alphabet; 18. Jew's Vestments and worship's objects; 19. Two Menorah; 20. High Priest's vestments and Golden Menorah; 21. Moses' Tabernacle; 22. The Loaves of Proposition; 23. Plan and section of the Tabernacle; 24. The encampment of the Israelites; 25. Map of the Holy Land South; 26. Map of the Holy Land North; 27. Map of Syria; 28.Map of Israel under Salomon; 29. Plan of the House of the Forest of Lebanon; 30. The House of the Forest of Lebanon; 31. The Bronze Sea; 32. The Washings; 33. The Altars of the Holocausts; 34. Map of the Persian Empire; 35. Map of the Land of Canaan according to Ezechiel; 36. Map of Herod's Reign; 37. Zachary's Vision; 38. Map of the travels of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The plates measure appr. 12 1/2 x 18 1/4" image size appr. : 9 1/2 x 14 6/8". Binding rubbed on covers and along edges. Head and tail of spine chipped. Previous owner's Ex-libris Calvin Bullock on inside of front cover. Minor and sporadic foxing along paper margin not affecting plates. Title and captions in Italian. Binding in overall fair interior in very good plates in near fine to fine condition. About the author: "David Paul Drach aka Paul-Louis-Bernard Drach after his conversion 1791-1865 was a Catholic convert from Judaism and librarian of the College of Propaganda in Rome. Drach received his early education from his father who was a rabbi. After spending some time in various Talmudic schools he became a teacher at Rappoltsweiler though only sixteen years of age. The love of the secular sciences brought him to Paris where he was welcomed by his coreligionists and became tutor in a wealthy Jewish family. His reputation as a teacher brought him Christian pupils; and this may have had some influence on his subsequent conversion; in fact he had always manifested some leaning toward Christianity. Drach had already begun the study of Greek and Latin so as to become acquainted with the Christian doctrines in their original sources. Struck by the accusation of some of the Fathers that the Jews had corrupted the Hebrew text he began a comparative study of the Hebrew and the Septuagint which study he continued in spite of the remonstrances of the president of the Central Consistory. Drach was received into the Catholic faith in 1823 together with his two daughters and his son Paul who afterward became a priest and a distinguished Biblical scholar. In 1827 Drach accepted the position of librarian of the Propaganda in Rome which position he held until the year of his death." From the Jewish Encyclopedia. Fortunato Stella e Figli hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 1440title variant: Neun Gedichte. Livre d'artist. Texts in Polish text and German accompanied by 8 original etchings. Small folio. Very good. Folding work housed in slipcase decorated with screen printed illustrations. 1440 "Czesław Miłosz ; z dziewięcioma grafikami Stasysa Eidrigeviciusa = Neun Gedichte / Czesław Miłosz ; übersetzt von Karl Dedecius ; mit neun Originalgraphiken von Stasys Eidrigevicius." The Polish text the German translation and the 8 plates are each bound in their own board covers with their lower covers connected and hinged so that the whole may be folded into a quasi-portfolio inserted into a slipcase on which is the 9th illustration referred to in the title above. Text printed on fine paper: the Polish text on white and the German text on gray. The 8 plates are etched with aquatinting. Rare institutionally and uncommon Åodź books
Best.-Nr. 140949499San Francisco: The Arion Press 2011. Limited edition. Limited edition. No. 43 of 400 numbered copies signed by artist Julie Mehretu from a total edition of 426. Folio. Bound in publisher's vellum-backed printed cloth spine lettered in gilt; prospectus laid in. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with minor scuffing. The 93rd publication of The Arion Press featuring the classic female poet of antiquity's work in Greek and English. The Arion Press unknown books
1859Best.-Nr. 833001859. PRINTS - BOSTON SOUTH BOSTON 1859 HANDCOLORED LITHOGRAPH BY JOSEPH FOXCROFT COLE. Boston: J. F. A. Cole ca. 1859. Image matted to 22 x 29 1/2 inches. Three spots of browning to the sky area faint arc of foxing a few more to the scenes below the main image. Main image features a main intersection of roads one signposted "G Street Ward 12". Great perspective. Very good overall. Below the title is printed: "To the citizens of South Boston this picture is most respectfully dedicated by the Artist. unknown books
1700Best.-Nr. 18870Utrecht: Anthony Schouten; Hermannus Ribbius 1700. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good-. Two volumes folio 12 6/8 x 8 1/4". Text in Dutch. 42 844 36pp Index 4 845-1716 36pp Index. 19th-century half calf over burgundy cloth with gold lettering and tooling to spines. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Additional engraved allegorical titles by Gilliam van der Gouwen after Wilhelmus Goeree and Philip Tideman. Main title pages in red and black lettering. Decorative initials. Originally published in 1690 this work is an extensive encyclopedical study of Jewish Biblical life and times and of the Ancient Near East incl. Egypt. This complete two-volume set is embellished throughout with no less than 87 copperplate engraved plates including 29 folding and 36 in-text engravings. The magnificent engravings depict numerous Biblical scenes as well as the ancient coins of the period; the Enoch Hebrew Assyrian Phoenician Egyptian Copte Armenian and Chinese alphabets; astronomical observations; views of Jerusalem; scrolls and writing instruments; the first 13 Assyrian kings; footwear in Antiquity; mosaic floor tiles; Solomon's Temple etc. Moderate and sporadic rubbing along edges. Binding of second volume partly water-stained. Head and tail of spines rubbed with minor closed tears. A 3" closed tear at lower margin of page 59/60 of first volume. Light water-staining along upper gutter of second volume slightly affecting text in the very last leaves of the Index. Pages somewhat rippled in second volume else a very good set. Anthony Schouten; Hermannus Ribbius hardcover books
1943Best.-Nr. 2000.1943Folio 16 ¾ x 12 ¾ inches. Gray cloth over orange printed paper boards with black lettering and decoration to top cover. Light wear to tissue guards and boards with 1 ½” smudge to lower bottom board; all ties present. As issued ten loose original color lithographs each with tissue guard containing text in Spanish and English from the Popol-Vuh. In addition to the title and justification pages two pages one in English and one in Spanish tell the story of the Popol-Vuh. Written in the mid-16th century the Popol-Vuh is an account of the gods the creation of the universe and the mythological history of the Maya Quiche civilization. Number 831 of 1000 copies signed by Merida who was born in Guatemala in 1891 and died in Mexico in 1984. He studied in Europe was heavily influenced by Cubism and worked with important artists in Mexico including Diego Rivera. While achieving international success Merida never forgot his Mayan ancestry which led him to the present work. Scarce. Graphic Art Publications Editores unknown books
1733Best.-Nr. 1417713Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early lightly marbled brown leather. Boards show moderate shelf wear with rubbing to corners and all edges. Spine is brown with light brown label and gilt lettering and gilt patterning to spine body. Scattered light scratches to back cover. Moderate wear along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate rubbing with loss of gilt ornamentation and partial loss of label. Text block shows moderate age toning to edges and interior. Scattered light foxing throughout interior. Mild to moderate offsetting across from all plates. All page edges dyed red. Stain to fore edge affecting ~40 leaves. Contains total of 61 full-page copper plat engravings including frontis piece. 1417713. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover books
1733Best.-Nr. 1417714Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early black leather later rebacking in green leather with majority of spine preserved. Spine is black with raised bands gilt lettering and gilt ornamentation. Boards show moderate overall shelf wear with rubbing to corners and edges and numerous scratches and abrasions to both covers. Moderate cracking and discoloration along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate wear to tail and head with loss of gilt-tooled leather at spine head. Text block shows mild age toning to interior and moderate toning to page edges. Light chipping to fly leave. Previous owner's name in ink to front free end page. Marbled end pages. Occasional mild to moderate offsetting across from plates. Scattered very light foxing throughout interior. Contains 61 full-page copperplate engravings including frontis piece. 1417714. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 24061405Santa Rosa: Nawakum Press 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Cranmer Keith. One of 20 deluxe copies quarto size 32 pp. signed by Robert Bly with extra print signed by Cranmer in a clamshell box. An early publication by the Nawakum Press run by the inimitable David Pascoe whose name has become synonomous throughout the world of fine press publishing with meticulous craftsmanship and design often paired with original art work by contemporary artists. As is stated on their web site "While incorporating the very best from the fine press tradition the Press also chooses to stretch the boundaries of the modern day book." This work presents fifteen poems by Robert Elwood Bly 1926-2021 renowned poet and activist who won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1968 for his book "The Light Around the Body". Per the prospectus "It has been said that Bly has taken on many roles among them groundbreaking poet and remains one of the most hotly debated artists of the past half century The psychologist Robert Moore has said that 'when the cultural and intellectual history of our time is written Robert Bly will be recognized as the catalyst for a sweeping cultural revolution.' " Presented with two original wood engravings by Berkeley artist Keith Cranmer who began engraving by hand in 1975. He "works on paper with drawing gouache ink and painting.his main interest is representational figurative drawing with at times a surreal edge" n.b. quote from the web site of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers. This one of twenty deluxe copies with a separate engraving in a wallet numbered and signed by Cranmer the engraving and book in a clamshell box. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter bound in foil stamped rich brown leather with burnt orange Cave Paper over boards paper label on the front board with a wood engraving of the Indigo Bunting patterned endpapers the frontispiece a two-colour wood engraving both this and the engraving on the front board printed letterpress directly from the blocks title page in brown and black poem numbers and titles in brown signed by Robert Bly in ink at the colophon; monotype Walbaum on Hahnemühle Biblio quarto size 10 3/4" by 6 3/8" 32 pages limited edition this no. 9 of 20 deluxe copies total edition 100. Enclosed in a paper chemise is an engraving of the Indigo Bunting also used for the cover signed and numbered in pencil by Keith Cranmer. Both contained in a clamshell box of Japanese brown book cloth leather spine label with gilt lettering inset. ___CONDITION: Volume fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new directly from the Press. Separate print and chemise also fine clean and without wear; clamshell box fine also clean and without wear. Overall a stunning production. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Nawakum Press hardcover books
1700Best.-Nr. 229131700. Cross-DressingWomen Military Joan of Arc engraving archive depicting the French military leader and martyr Jeanne d'Arc in iconic images of battle persecution and faith ca. 1770-1850s. The prints focus on Joan's leadership during the Hundred Years' War and on the gender-bending aspects of her identity and dress that contributed to her 1431 trial for heresy. Particular attention is given to her appearance in armor while directing troops or appearing before political authorities. These visual depictions emphasize Joan's adoption of male military clothing an attribute which has lead modern scholars of LGBTQ history to celebrate the saint as a queer and proto-transgender figure. Archive of eight engravings and proof impressions executed primarily in copperplate and steel engraving processes during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The images depict several key episodes associated with Joan of Arc's historical narrative including portraits showing her wearing armor and holding a sword scenes of military command in which she appears mounted or directing troops and representations of her recognition by Charles VII and entry into the city of Orléans. A prison scene portrays Joan during captivity prior to her execution in 1431 emphasizing the moment when her continued cross-dressing became a major point of contention during her heresy trial. Several engravings were produced for historical publications and illustrated histories circulating in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries including editions associated with François Guizot's History of France reflecting the renewed interest in Joan of Arc as a figure of national history. Archives includes: 1 Engraved for J. Sydney's History of England. The Maid of Orleans Receiving the Sword of St. Catherine. England c.1770-1820. A fine copper engraving framed within an elaborate Rococo border showing Joan receiving the sacred sword of St. Catherine an episode derived from medieval hagiography rather than strict historical documentation. Joan is mounted on horseback surrounded by armed men and clergy with a fortified tower rising behind her. The ornamental border and English publication context reveal the 18th-century Protestant fascination with Joan as a paradoxical figure: a warrior-prophetess both admired and viewed with suspicion. 2 Anonymous Artist. Va va fille de Dieu; délivre la France! Vision Scene. France c.1820-1850. A preparatory hand panciled engraving proof depicting Joan of Arc's divine revelation framed within penciled border guidelines. An angel descends from the clouds carrying a banner while pointing downward toward Joan who kneels in astonishment as cherubs hover above. The inscription "VA VA / FILLE DE DIEU / DELIVRE LA FRANCE!" anchors the scene as an allegory of Joan's heavenly mandate. 3 Henry Richter after. Joan of Arc Recognizes the King. London: The London Printing and Publishing Co. mid-19th century. A steel engraving portraying Joan's revelation of Charles VII at Chinon the pivotal moment when she identifies him despite his attempt at disguise. The richly detailed crowd scene and Gothic architectural setting emphasize both spectacle and legitimacy visualizing Joan as divinely guided rather than politically manipulated. 4 G. Greatbach engraver; after a painting by J. Opie R.A. Joan of Arc Declaring Her Mission. London: The London Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. mid-19th century. Joan is shown making a dramatic gesture as she proclaims her mission before astounded soldiers and clergy. The engraving captures the tension between gender expectations and prophetic authority: Joan's outstretched arm determined expression and illuminated figure contrast with the skeptical figures behind her. 5 E. Scriven engraver. Joan D'Arc. London: H. Moore Sons & Co. mid-19th century.An engraving presenting a romanticized half-length portrait of Joan of Arc in armor holding a sword upright while gazing serenely into the distance. Behind her appear faint bystanders rendering her both an individual and an emblem of national deliverance. 6 Entry of Joan of Arc into Orléans. From Guizot's History of France. Paris/London c.1840s. A sweeping steel engraving of Joan riding triumphantly into Orléans accompanied by monks soldiers and citizens. The composition foregrounds her as a mounted military leader sword raised while crowds kneel and look upward in awe. Johannot's design visualizes Joan as a unifying national leader. 7 G. Stodart engraver; after H. E. Selous. Joan of Arc and Charles. London: Virtue & Co. mid-19th century.A dramatic steel engraving showing Joan standing beside Charles VII directing his attention toward the field of battle. The caption references their military collaboration. The interplay of armor banners and a stormy sky underscores Joan'smilitary might. 8 T. Brown engraver; after E. Corbould. Joan of Arc in Prison. London: The London Printing and Publishing Co. mid-19th century. A somber interior scene depicting Joan in captivity clasping her hands as guards and clergy surround her. Corbould emphasizes her steadfastness and the emotional gravity of her final days. Produced for an illustrated royal history King Henry the Sixth the image cast Joan as a martyr of conscience. In recent decades scholars in LGBTQ history and gender studies have increasingly examined Joan of Arc as a proto-queer icon who challenged traditional ideas of gender identity and expression. Medieval trial records document that Joan consistently wore male military clothing during her campaigns and continued to wear such clothing during imprisonment a choice that became a central accusation in the charges brought against her in 1431. Some historians and queer theorists have interpreted Joan's refusal to abandon male dress even under threat of execution as evidence of a personal gender identity that did not conform to contemporary expectations for women. Joan of Arc has been cited as an example in Medieval history of an individual navigating queer identity long before the modern understanding of terms like trans non-binary or genderfluid. Light toning and mild foxing to some edgewear and staining present to some margins. Prints are clear and paper crisp. Overall very good condition. A compelling and diverse archive of eight Joan of Arc engravings and artistic proofs representing two centuries of European historical illustration and devotional imagery. The collection captures Joan's transformation from medieval visionary to modern nationalist and feminist icon. unknown books
1786Best.-Nr. 376505Venezia 1786. Ora la prima volta con le stampe pubblicate. Engraved title page with vignette. Engraved Title portrait and 24 leaves of plates XIII page of text. Frontispiece & 15 engraved plates. 1 vols. Folio. Quarter morocco and green boards. Binding showing signs of wear. Interior with light foxing but overall Near Fine. Bookplate of C. W. H. Sotheby. Ora la prima volta con le stampe pubblicate". Engraved title page with vignette. Engraved Title portrait and 24 leaves of plates XIII page of text. Frontispiece & 15 engraved plates. 1 vols. Folio. Including engravings after the works of great Venetian Renaissance painters Giorgione Titian Tintoretto Zelotti and Veronese. With Titian's frescoes for the exterior of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice which have since perished. Also with engravings after the great draftsman Parmigianino. Antonio Maria Zanetti is known as a printmaker for his contributions to the style of chiaroscuro woodcuts as well as for his career as an art dealer and collector. Girolamo Francesco Zanetti was a historian and philologist known for being the first to publish one of the oldest Venetian chronicles the Chronicon Altinate. OCLC 272605179. Provenance: Bookplate of C. W. H. Sotheby d.1887 of Ecton Hall Northampton England unknown books
Best.-Nr. 009237Los Angeles: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #105 of 120 copies printed by Saul & Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press Los Angeles completed April 1974. "The entire edition subscribed for by Jacob Israel Zeitlin & Josephine ver Brugge Zeitlin." Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER at colophon page "for Gary Jake". From the collection of Gary Steigerwald at the time of publication a young bookseller working for Jake Zeitlin. In lovely Max J. Adjarian binding his small label to upper left corner of front pastedown of quarter brown morocco over patterned paper boards.and complementary custom clamshell case of quarter brown morocco over grey buckram boards with beige felt lining stamp-signed "Frank Burton". Both are Fine. SCARCE Association Copy. Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Hardcover books
1700Best.-Nr. 18867Utrecht: Anthony Schouten; Hermannus Ribbius 1700. Second edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Folio 15 6/8 x 10 2/8". 42 844 36pp Index 4 845-1716 36pp Index. Text in Dutch. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum with gold lettering and tooling to spines. Raised bands. Additional engraved allegorical titles by Gilliam van der Gouwen after Wilhelmus Goeree and Philip Tideman. Title pages in red and black lettering. Decorative initials. Originally published in 1690 this work is an extensive encyclopedical study of Jewish Biblical life and times and of the Ancient Near East incl. Egypt. This complete two-volume set is embellished throughout with no less than 87 engraved plates including 29 folding and 36 in-text engravings. The magnificent engravings depict numerous Biblical scenes as well as the ancient coins of the period; the Enoch Hebrew Assyrian Phoenician Egyptian Copte Armenian and Chinese alphabets; astronomical observations; views of Jerusalem; scrolls and writing instruments; the first 13 Assyrian kings; footwear in Antiquity; mosaic floor tiles; Solomon's Temple etc. Moderate and sporadic rubbing along edges. Gold partly and slightly faded on spines. Light and minor water-staining along margin of very first leaves in first volume. Title page remargined not affecting text. Front free endpaper fly-leaf additional engraved title and title of second volume slightly and partly chipped along edges not affecting text or illustration. Very minor and sporadic foxing/age-toning throughout. A nearly fine amply-magined copy with clean plates throughout. Anthony Schouten; Hermannus Ribbius hardcover books
1733Best.-Nr. 140941304London: Aeneis Tabulis Incidit Iohannes Pine 1733. First Edition. Near Fine. 1733 1737. Two volumes. First edition first issue with "post est" error in the Caesar medallion on page 108 of Volume II. In a lavish full brown morocco binding with five raised bands and ornate gilt stamping to spine borders on covers wide turn-ins and beautifully patterned endsheets; all edges gilt. Near Fine with a light amount of rubbing to joints spines lightly faded a scuff to the front cover of Volume II and small former owner bookplates of noted collector Abel E. Berland to the front pastedowns. Pine's Latin text was based on Talbot's 1699 edition and is remarkable for being entirely illustrated with engraved copper plates throughout the text. Aeneis Tabulis Incidit, Iohannes Pine unknown books
1870Best.-Nr. 13079Paris: Unique. ca 1870. Original frame / Modern frame. Very good. Framed oblong scene of women harlequins and dancers rendered in subtle color lithography. Each of the figures is applied to the background in relief thereby producing a three dimensional effect for the viewer. Accompanying this is another framed "family scene" of nobility. Man woman and children composed of color lithographic figures with applied metallic highlights; gold braided tassle applied to the cushion at one corner as an embellishment. A anonymous unique composition of what appears to be a company of dancers or actors. Each is posed in a coquettish manner interacting as a group and looking at the viewer. Each is gayly attired in elaborate harlequin costumes in the manner of tinsel prints see Speaight Juvenile Drama . Chap. 11 with complicated silk ruffles and ties. The figures were produced through color lithography and mounted in relief to give the impression of depth to the scene. The item measures appx. 30 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches without the frame. There is no information available as to its origin. But given the quality of the lithography and subject matter a guess would be French. This is offered with a "noble family scene" of the same collage mode of representation. This is in a modern frame and measures appx. 12.5 x 16 inches without the frame. The relief effect is accomplished in the same manner. See Natl. Galleries of Scotland Collage #18 & #40. Unique. unknown books
1916Best.-Nr. 898711916. Seitei KachÅ çœäºèŠ±é³¥ Prints Bird and Flower Watanabe Seitei 渡辺çœäº also ShÅtei artist Tokyo: Okura Shoten Okura Yasugoro Taisho 5 1916 Brown cloth clasped portfolio 28.2 x 38 cm. A complete collection of the 22 color prints the preface and table of contents page 24 sheets in all with a colophon label on the inside of the rear cover. A wonderful production in color woodblock of the work of the important artist Watanabe Seitei 渡辺çœäº 1851-1918. Okura Shoten was also the publisher of Seitei's other two books the 3 volume Seitei KachÅ Gafu çœäºèŠ±é³¥ç”»èœ of 1890-1 and the KachÅ Gafu 花鳥画譜 of 1903 but this portfolio is by far the rarest of all his works. Prints from the series are seldom seen and much prized complete sets like this one are vanishingly rare. After studying under Kikuchi YÅsai èŠæ± 容斎 1788-1878 also known as Kikuchi Takeyasu and Kawahara RyÅhei and established artist Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 1807-1891 in his youth he traveled to Europe in 1878. One of the early practitioners of the Nihonga 日本画 style of Western-influenced traditional painting he is primarily known for his work with bird and flower subjects which he revolutionized with his delicate and playful ability to capture the reality of color plumage and other details. Overall the condition of the covers is quite good and the prints are well printed. The heavy paper on which the prints are mounted are a bit toned but the prints themselves are quite good and clean with wonderful colors and impressions. A cornerstone of any Japanese bird and flower collection. Enclosed in a custom clasped cloth box. unknown books
1900Best.-Nr. 1421261900. JAPANESE ORNAMENTAL WOODBLOCK PRINTS. Bijutsu Kai. Collection of Pictures Regarding Colour Designs for Japanese Textiles Costumes. Five parts in one volume. Five folding plates and 18 full-page coloured woodblock prints per section for a total of 95 original illustrations. 8vo 232 x 160 mm. bound in Japanese accordion style with Japanese fold pages and silk-thread stitched spine in new linen cloth folding box with leather spine label. Kyoto: Geisodo ca. 1900. A superb set of this important compendium of early Japanese textile designs showing a great variety of patterns and scenes. The woodblock prints are often exceptional Japanese images very much in the wabi-sabi tradition. Not in Hillier The Art of the Japanese Book 1987. hardcover books
1960Best.-Nr. 140946279New York: Tiber Press 1960. First Edition. Fine. First edition. Complete in four folio volumes each measuring 17½" x14¼". Each volume with three full-page color silkscreen prints and additional prints at title page and upper cover original cloth-backed illustrated boards. First Edition. No. 77 of 200 copies. Each volume signed by the poet and artist on the limitation page. A Fine set bright and sharp in publisher's thick acetate jackets housed in cloth slipcase with trivial shelf wear. A visionary collaboration between the leading lights of the New York School of poetry and four second generation abstract expressionist artists produced at the height of their creative collective powers. A heady encapsulation of the New York literary and visual avant garde at the dawning of the '60s. Tiber Press unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 140940127New York: Tiber Press 1960. First Edition. Fine. Complete in four folio volumes each measuring 17½" x14¼". Each volume with three full-page color silkscreen prints and additional prints at title page and upper cover original cloth-backed illustrated boards. First Edition. No. 47 of 200 copies. Each volume signed by the poet and artist on the limitation page. A Fine set bright and sharp in publisher's thick acetate jackets housed in cloth slipcase with light shelf wear. A visionary collaboration between the leading lights of the New York School of poetry and four second generation abstract expressionist artists produced at the height of their creative collective powers. A heady encapsulation of the New York literary and visual avant garde at the dawning of the '60s. Tiber Press unknown books
1790Best.-Nr. ST19326Amsterdam: H. Keyzer H. Gartman en W. Vermandel 1790. 555 x 345 mm. 21 7/8 x 13 3/4". 2 p.l. 62 folding plates. Attractive late 19th or early 20th century retrospective polished brown calf by L. Guétant stamp-signed in gilt on tail of spine double gilt-ruled border floral cornerpieces raised bands spine panels with scrolling floral borders and central flower ornament gilt titling. With title vignette and 62 ENGRAVED FOLDING PLATES ALL WITH BEAUTIFUL HAND COLORING AND HIGHLIGHTED WITH GOLD depicting Bible scenes from the Old and New Testament 61 of which are by Jan Luyken. A Large Paper Copy. For earlier editions: Graesse IV p. 308; Brunet III 1245-46; Klaversma & Hannema 159-164. Light rubbing to joints and edges boards just a little marked trivial foxing and faint spots here and there but A REMARKABLY FINE COPY the binding lustrous and showing little wear the paper extremely bright and fresh the margins immense and the paint and gold unusually vibrant. The marvelous illustrations of Dutch engraver and poet Jan Luyken comprise this collection of "remarkable stories" from the Bible each depicted with panoramic grandeur and enhanced with a wide range of finely applied colors and gold. Luyken 1649-1712 had written and illustrated erotic poetry as a young man but later became a devout Pietist after reading the works of German mystic Jakob Böhme. He became a member of the Baptist Church in 1673 and thereafter devoted his talents to producing religious works. The vast scenes here are notable in their scale detail and animation. There are a number of battle scenes from the Old Testament as well as dramatic depictions of the plagues and a fascinating episode from the histories of Josephus depicting Herod's soldiers being lowered down the side of a cliff in large boxes suspended from chains in order to attack the thieves hiding in caverns on the cliffside. There is a majestic portrayal of the Queen of Sheba arriving at the court of Solomon a peaceful scene of Adam naming the beasts in the Garden of Eden and a festive celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. New Testament scenes include a terrifying final judgment a blinding conversion of St. Paul and scenes from that Apostle's travels. The engravings have one common trait: they are heavily populated whether by men or beasts and one of Luyken's special gifts is to render every person in the crowd as an individual with his own concerns and reactions to the events at hand. The engravings while already greatly pleasing in black and white are even more stirring and memorable when seen in the full color and gold used here. Expansive tableaus are given greater definition and clarity and events such as Noah’s flood and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah are rendered even more successful in expressing the awesome powers of the Almighty. The illustrations are quite definitely Protestant in point of view: there are no depictions of the Virgin Mary not even a Nativity scene. Except for engravings of the Annunciation to the Shepherds and the Massacre of the Holy Innocents the illustrations focus on Jesus as an adult and on the work of his Apostles spreading the gospel. There were earlier editions containing Luyken's 62 large plates which originally appeared without text as here in 1708 and they appeared again with a text in Dutch in 1729 and in French in 1732. Copies of these editions appear with some regularity in the marketplace but are usually not colored and are often found incomplete or with other major condition issues. We can trace no record in RBH or OCLC of a copy of our 1790 edition and we can find nothing that compares with the quality of coloring and grand height attained by the monumental margins seen here. H. Keyzer, H. Gartman en W. Vermandel unknown books
