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1785rif. 6532Très agréable estampe du neveu de Demarteau d’après une peinture de J.B. Huet. Le tirage est particulièrement bien venu avec des couleurs franches. Cadre doré et vitre anciens, passe-partout. 35 x 41 cm avec cadre 1785
1746rif. 150767Göttingen, Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 1746. XVI, 450 S., 15 Bl. Index. Mit 2 gefalteten Tabellen. Halbleder d. Zeit (beschabt, Ecken u. Kanten bestoßen). [2 Warenabbildungen]
Acquaforte acquatinta Stampatore: milano Giorgio Upiglio. Firma a matita in basso a destra. Carta Rosaspina di Fabriano. Esemplare 8/60. Cm 49x64,5 (Foglio 75x90). . . Ottimo (Fine). . Tiratura 60. .
1919rif. 21217CORRARD 1919 1 Pochoir enluminé par Jean Saudé. Paris, Meynial, Collection Pierre Corrard, 1919, in-folio, signé dans la planche.
1762rif. 704260Linz, Johann Adam Auinger, 1762. 7 Blätter, 263 Seiten, 3 Blätter, 26 Seiten, 1 Blatt errata. Reich blindgeprägter Ledereinband der Zeit über Holzdeckeln auf 4 Bünden, mit 2 Eisenschließen. Auf starkem Papier gedruckt. Schönes sauberes Exemplar.
2013rif. 0042782013 Chez l'artiste, 2013. Vernis mou et eau-forte (250 x 280 mm), encadré.
rif. 703894o.J. Sauber und tadelsfrei.
1750rif. 356266Braunschweig, Keitel Erben, 1750. 4to. 11 Bl., 418 S., 40 Bl. Moderner Halbleder. [2 Warenabbildungen]
1805rif. 046033New York: John Low 1805. Please read complete description. Scarce single plate volume XXI for Low's encyclopedia first such reference published in the United States in seven volumes from 1805 to 1811. Heavily worn volume containing 46 plates original total unknown numbered by section not consecutively with the following subjects: Scenography incorrectly identified as stenography on front cover; Sculpture; Shadow; Ships; Short Hand; Silk Manufactures; Steam Engine; Stereotomy; Stocking Frame; Stone Henge; Sugar Mill; Surgery. Paper covered boards with remains of leather spine two blanks at front and at rear about 10.75 x 8.5 inches. Covers heavily worn and detached spine chipping away blanks and final plate detached paper very age-browned and somewhat brittle especially nearest the edges some stray spots closed tear to one of the Steam Engines plates another plate with repair to reverse side generally very worn. . Hard Cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Low Hardcover
1954rif. 7400London: Golden Cockerel Press 1954. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto. 2 158 pp. frontis plates. Limited edition number 205 of 260. As issued in paper over boards backed in buckram; 8 full page wood engravings and two in-text vignettes. Generally an attractive copy; spine a trifle sunned; tail of the spine bumped; bookseller's pencil notes to front free endpaper; bottom edges of many pages are just a bit toned quite subtle; a beautiful copy. "First published in 1603 in Latin this very early picaresque novel immediately became a European best-seller. Written by a Scotsman who was born and bred in France it was reprinted in Latin twenty times with the first seventy years and was also translated into French Dutch and German. It was never translated into English although the original was widely read in England at the time. Our translation was thus the first to introduce Euphormio's bizarre and unpredictable adventures to the ordinary reader" Cock-A-Hoop 196. Golden Cockerel Press unknown
DE-LUXE FIRST EDITION of the biblical Book of Ruth in English translation, richly illustrated by the early "Betzalel" artist Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970) in his typical Orientalist style. The book features 10 full-color mounted plates and b&w illustrated frame on each text page (including the title page). Each plate is placed opposite a page of the Book of Ruth in English. 330x240mm. Unpaginated (22 pages). Brown leather Hardcover with embossed floral patterns. Bronze relief of the figure of Ruth, gilt frame and gilt lettering on front cover. Text block edges dyed red. Relief frame edge rubbed and tattered/slightly torn - NO damage to relief. Cover corners and spine rubbed. Spine wrinkled. Spine edges rubbed and tattered. Endpapers wavy. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and beautifully published de-luxe edition of the Book of Ruth, illustrated by one of the most influential early Israeli artists, is otherwise in good condition. All plates are in mint condition!
1883rif. 56228Paris: P. Roquette Librairie 55 Passage Choiseul 55 1883. 4to. 9.25 x 12.5 in. 4 vii 1 34 pp unpaginated. Engraved frontisp. w/ tissue guard including 16 engravings. Original printed softcovers preserved in contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards binding by Enry - Jose Pierson t.e.g. minor scuffing edgewear light wear to corners still VG copy w/ interior in NF condition. First edition thus of this beautiful series of engravings wonderfully executing Scarron’s picaresque novel relating the occasionally ribald adventures of a company of strolling players. Tiburce de Mare was a noted French portrait painter and engraver and son of Johannes de Mare who frequently contributed to the Gazette des Beaux Arts. P. Roquette Librairie, 55, Passage Choiseul, 55, paperback
1970rif. 16615SANTA CRUZ: KAYAK. 1970. Fine with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Fine in printed wrappers. Trace of rubbing on printed price at rear cover. One of a 1000 copies. . SANTA CRUZ: KAYAK. 1970 paperback
rif. 96510Paris circa 1805 through 1814. . Very good. - A suite of 18 plates by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux engraved on creamy white stock measuring between 10-1/2 inches by 8 inches and 11 inches by 8-1/2 inches with large margins there is one smaller exception. The images depict the various cries of Paris merchants. All but three are signed "JDB" in the plate. Most of the images are identified and titled in French in pencil by a previous owner. The collection is as follows: "Marchand de gravures etalagiste" portrays street vendors of engravings offering their merchandise to customers some of whom are handling the prints. Several prints hang from a wire stretched between poles in the background and a large blank canvas hangs from the center of the pole. In some editions what is here a blank canvas bears the printed title "Suite de Marchands ambulants de Paris par J.D. Bertaux" and serves as frontispiece to the work. The image measures 3-1/4 inch high by 2-1/4 inch wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. The edges are very slightly creased with two tiny tears to the left edge and a couple of tiny stains or spotting to the bottom margin of the page. "Decrotteur et ramoneur" portrays a man shining the shoes of an officer as chimney sweeps and other shoe-shiners are pictured in the background. A small dog stands at the side of the officer. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing. "Parade de comediens ambulants" portrays traveling actors performing and parading on the porch of a house with spectators in the foreground. The image measures 2-3/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There is light foxing throughout. "Colleur d'affiches" portrays a bill-poster perched on a ladder pasting a poster or bill to the corner wall of a building. Another worker stands around the corner and a family looks on with their dog. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor faint stains and minor foxing to the margins. "Gagne petit" portrays a knife grinder or sharpener carrying his grinding wheel on his back with a dog at his side. Another knife grinder wheels his equipment in a wheelbarrow. A house and people are pictured in the background. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is minor foxing to the margins. "Remouleur" although the title differs the image is identical to the prior one. "Gagne petit" and "remouleur" both translate to knife grinder or sharpener. There is some scattered foxing and the paper is lightly darkened. "Titre" possibly the title page to the work. The image portrays men filling water containers from a city's monument fountain with water pouring from the mouth of a troll. The image measures 2-1/2 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. The edges of the plate are darkened with a short tear to the top edge and just a hint of foxing to the margins. "Serrurier" portrays a locksmith grinding keys near the open gate leading to a mansion. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is a minor crease to the bottom right corner with just a hint of foxing to the margins. "Cardeuses de matelats" portrays mattress carders. 3 women are seated with their carding tools and sections of stuffed fabric. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the corners with a couple of faint specks to the margins. "Menuisiers" portrays carpenters working on furniture at their work table. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is light scattered foxing mostly to the margins. "Marchands de parapluies et de soufflets" portrays an umbrella merchant carrying several on his back and a bellows merchant with several fireplace bellows attached to this clothing. The image measures 3-1/4 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. "Batteurs de platre" portrays plaster beaters. A man is beating away at plaster spread out upon the ground as another carries a basket of plaster to spread over it. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing to the margins. "Charrons" portrays wheel builders constructing wooden carriage wheels. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing throughout. "Scieurs de bois" portrays sawyers at work as an empty horse-drawn cart rides away and another stacks wood upon a ramp leading to a barn's loft. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor sports of foxing or browning to the print. "Lingere au petit crochet" portrays an elderly woman cloth merchant carrying her linens in a basket on her back. Several dogs are near her and another cloth merchant can be seen speaking to a man in the background. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/8 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the edges. "Porteur d'eau" portrays a water carrier and his wife pulling a large barrel of water on a cart. Another water cart and houses are depicted in the background at left. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inches high by 3-7/8 inches wide plate marks. There is creasing to the bottom right corner and some foxing to the margins. "Tomeliers" portrays coopers at work constructing wooden barrels to which they affix metal rings. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing throughout. An untitled image portrays barbers working on customers hair and beards and a wigmaker at her loom. Several wigs hang from the wall. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-7/8 inch wide plate marks. This print is engraved on a sheet which is slightly smaller than the others measuring 7-3/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. There is a piece chipped from the bottom left corner with some foxing and darkening to the margins. The artist's name here spelled "Duplessis-Berteaux" by an early owner is penned on the verso. The engravings are in overall very good condition with a paper tab mounted along one edge of the verso of each print. The French painter and draughtsman Jean Duplessis-Bertaux 1747-1819 produced etchings and burin engravings. Having taken part in the French Revolution Duplessis-Bertaux produced a series of prints entitled "Scenes de la Revolution" followed by "Campagnes de Napoleon" which illustrated scenes from Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaigns engraved after paintings by Carle Vernet. He also produced a series of engravings portraying the street cries of Paris "Cris de Paris". Duplessis-Bertaux also collaborated on some prints with Jean-Louis Delignon and produced several pornographic prints many of which were printed anonymously but were later re-attributed to him. The work entitled "Recueil de cent sujets de divers genres" published in 1814 gathered together in one volume 100 of Duplessis-Bertaux' engravings from eight of the suites including military scenes and those from his Cries of Paris which had previously been distributed seperately. Paris, circa 1805 through 1814. hardcover
1947rif. AM2329Great Northern Railway Co. Very Good. 1947. No Edition Stated. Stapled wraps. Includes 12-page book 24 color prints and original envelope book and prints are in VG condition envelope is Good; Book has light toning front cover has small crease and several light soil spots; prints have light toning bottom right corners very lightly bumped one print is creased couple tiny tears couple small creases; envelope is toned and wrinkled and scuffed flap is creased and curling two 1" tears and couple smaller tears to edges; 12 pages . Great Northern Railway Co. paperback
2000rif. 12345Lewisburg PA: The Press of Appletree Alley 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Large octavo 69pp. illustrated. From The Bucknell University Fine Editions: A Series in Contemporary Poetry edited by Cynthia Hogue. A near fine copy in the publisher's abstract paste paper boards. Boards just a tinge warped in the same direction and the spine a tinge cocked; else lovely. The colophon reads: "This book was hand-set in 14 pt. Spectrum monotype with titling in Open Kapitalen both Van Krimpen types. Designed and set by Jason Urban and Juanita Bishop this edition was printed by Barnard Taylor and Juanita Bishop in Rives lightweight mouldmade paper with a Vandercook No. 4 press. The wood engravings were printed directly from the blocks. Each book has been hand-bound by Don Rash in cloth and paper over boards using an original abstract paste paper." This is number 35 of 125 limited copies each of which is SIGNED by Weaver and Richards on the colophon. A striking production. Laid-in is a letter from the previous owner to the publisher enclosing a check for his copy and lamenting the then-imminent demise of the press. The Press of Appletree Alley hardcover
1985rif. 2415Andoversford: The Whittington Press 1985. First Limited Edition. Fine. Miriam Macgregor. Oblong 8vo; 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 190 x 265 mm; 39 unnumbered pages. 41 wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor. Machine-set in 12-point Bell roman and 14-point Bell italic; printed in black and olive-green on Zerkall cream smooth wove paper. Quarter-bound in brown buckram by Woolnough title-label in a blind panel on the spine Zerkall Silurian patterned paper-covered boards with a repeat pattern of three engravings printed in olive-green and dark green. Headbands top edge red-brown. Zerkall Silurian endpapers. Colorplan Bagdad Brown paper-covered slipcase title-label. Copy 81 of 335 numbered copies signed by R. P. Lister and Miriam Macgregor. Butcher 81. A finely illustrated account of English allotment life combining the understated observant gently humorous prose of R. P. Lister with an extensive series of wood engravings by Miriam Macgregor. The text considers allotment gardening as both practical activity and social practice noting its rituals routines characters and seasonal patterns. Macgregor's 41 engravings depict tools plots and gardeners with clarity economy and wit closely aligned with the tone of the text. Together text and image create a portrait of allotment culture that is both documentary and affectionate preserving a distinctly British way of life undergoing gradual change in the later twentieth century. The Whittington Press unknown
1957rif. 20127Nancy Frankreich France: Berger-Levrault 1957. Fine/VG. Two Fine Volumes In Very Good Case. TEXT IN FRENCH. Text by Pierre Frieden with 17 tissue-guarded engravings by Albert Decaris. Case has some surface spotting with a couple of short tears; else a fine copy in a very good case of a SCARCE first edition first printing. Pierre Frieden 1892-1959 was a Luxembourg politician and writer. HEAVY 2.6KG PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA COST. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Very Good. Berger-Levrault unknown
1900rif. A119Paris, s.e., s.d. (vers 1900) ; 310/460 mm, 1 pp., une feuille. Vue coloriée d'époque et encadrée. La tour de Nesle, aujourd'hui disparue, était une des tours d'angle de coin de l'ancienne enceinte de Paris, dite enceinte de Philippe Auguste, construite par Philippe II Auguste au début du XIIIe siècle. Elle était située à l'emplacement actuel du pavillon ouest de la bibliothèque Mazarine. Bon état.
1900Paris, s.e., s.d. (vers 1900); 310/460 mm, 1 pp., une feuille. Vue coloriée d'époque et encadrée. La tour de Nesle, aujourd'hui disparue, était une des tours d'angle de coin de l'ancienne enceinte de Paris, dite enceinte de Philippe Auguste, construite par Philippe II Auguste au début du XIIIe siècle. Elle était située à l'emplacement actuel du pavillon ouest de la bibliothèque Mazarine. Bon état.
First and only edition of this excellent bibliography of prints and printmakers. Still the best source for evaluating the rarity and value of books in this area published before 1910. Edition limited to 400 copies printed on fine Arches laid paper. 4to, original wraps. Uncut. Light wear to wraps, else fine and bright. Levis, p. 477.
1981Four volumes, complete. The catalogue raisonnÈ of the prints of Joan Hernandez Pijuan. 616 items thoroughly described, each illustrated with a full-page color plate. Volume I limited to 1,075 copies. Square 8vo. Two volumes in publisher's cloth and djs (as issued), two volumes in wraps (as issued--there was no hardcover issue of these volumes). Fine and bright, with no defects.
First and only edition of the catalogue of the ornament print collection of the Royal Belgian Library. Over 500 pp. Thousands of items described. Ten full-page plates. An invaluable companion, never reprinted, to the far better-known Berlin Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung. 4to. Original wraps. Printed on good paper. Uncut and largely unopened. Light wear to wraps, internally fine. An excellent copy of a rare and useful reference.
The standard catalogue raisonne of Villon's prints. Over 1,000 items fully described and illustrated. Folio, publisher's cloth, dustjacket, cloth slipcase. Fine.
1957rif. 003740New York: Museum of Modern Art 1957. Paperback. Near Fine. 28 p. 2 leaves of tissue plates: six wood engravings and one woodcut; 26 x 29 cm. Stitched blue-grey wrappers with label printed in red and black. Within original portfolio covered in the same glue-grey paper with matching printed label on the front and a spine label printed in red. Designed illustrated and printed by Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press Nov. 1957. Handprinted in Perpetua type. "The illustrations have been printed from six original boxwood engravings and one cherry woodcut on Amalfi Italian hand-made paper and on Moriki and Mending Tissue both hand-made in Japan." This is no. 635 of a limited edition of 975 copies from an edition of 1000; signed by Leonard Baskin. It was honored as one of the "Fifty Books of the Year 1957" by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Book is in Near Fine Condition: front wrapper lightly creased from upper corner along fore-edge; clean and crisp. Portfolio is in Good Condition: both front sections are starting to separate along the front joints from the tail; color is faded; lacking small part of spine label; front label is complete and bright. Museum of Modern Art paperback
