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1790réf. 236120No place 1790. 34 leaves containing about 225 plates one hand-colored. 1 vols. Folio. Quarter calf over flowered paper covered boards. Worn but most of the plates are still in very good condition within some trimming only occasionally affecting any text under the plate. In all an interesting collection of engravings. 34 leaves containing about 225 plates one hand-colored. 1 vols. Folio. unknown books
1912réf. 20639Paris: Librairie Damascène Morgand Eduoard Rahir Succr 1912. First Edition #262 of350 copies signed. 1 vols. Thick 4to. Boiund in 3/4 green morocco marbled boards te.g. Some waterstaining bottom edge of last 100 pages minor else Very Nice. First Edition #262 of350 copies signed. 1 vols. Thick 4to. Librairie Damascène Morgand, Eduoard Rahir, Succr unknown books
1893réf. 40313Paris: Damascène Morgand 1893. First edition no. 571 of 550 copies on Papier Vergé of a Total Edition of 600. 675 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Bound in three quarter green morocco and marbled boards t.e.g. Fine. First edition no. 571 of 550 copies on Papier Vergé of a Total Edition of 600. 675 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Damascène Morgand unknown books
1954réf. 20011203Kentfield California: The L-D Allen Press 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Dean Mallette. One of 175 copies quarto size 146 pp. Marie-Henri Beyle 1783-1842 is likely best remembered today for his novels "Le Rouge et le Noir" and "La Chartreuse de Parme" and is considered one of the earliest authors of realism. Stendhal saw much of the Europe of his day; as part of the Napoleonic army he participated in the 1812 invasion of Russia and the retreat therefrom; served as the French consul in parts of Italy and eventually moved to Paris being buried in Montmarte. Stendhal's "Journals" provide a fascinating glimpse not only into some of the places to which he travelled but more importantly into his inner thoughts; he was one of the Allens' "esteemed authors" and they were excited at the chance to publish an excerpt of his "Journals" when approached with the idea by Professor Francis Carmody. As stated in the Allen Press bibliography "this was our fourth edition to be produced entirely by hand with hand-crafted materials throughout. We were now convinced that this method was our proper métier - that the handpress is the most satisfactory instrument in a chimerical attempt at the craftsmanship standards set by Kelmscott Doves and Ashendene presses" p. 39. This book was selected as one of the AIGA fifty books of the year. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full Fortuny printed cloth from Venice of antique red on a dull gold background headbands of black and gilt title page in red and black in opposing vertical columns each section with headpieces of one of the two wood engravings by Mallette Dean one of an elaborate quill pen forming the shape of a fleur-de-lis the other of a cluster of grapes and leaves; handset Romanée type Crown & Sceptre paper hand-made in England with the watermark "British Hand Made" quarto size 10.25" by 7.25" pagination: 1-6 7-146. Dust wrapper of plain black Italian laid paper with gilt lettering on the spine. ___CONDITION: Fine with clean boards perfectly straight corners totally without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean crisp as new. The paper dust jacket we are grading as very good due to minor overall edgewear and a rectangular chip at the top of the rear joint approx. one inch by one-third inch; as the Allens stated in their bibliography "this paper proved to be too perishable; a clear acetate jacket would have been more durable and would have revealed the handsome Italian cloth." ___CITATION: Allen Press bibliography no. 15; Hawk no. 319. ___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. The L-D Allen Press hardcover books
1918réf. 19071903Ditchling Sussex: Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler 1918. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. Good . Gill Eric and Beedham R. John. One of 240 copies duodecimo size 126 pp. "Woodwork" contains twenty-one wood engravings of tools by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; a highly regarded printmaker sculptor and typographer as well as a complicated man Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press. An informative look at the art of carpentry by craftsman-woodworker Arthur Romney Green 1872-1945 who like Gill and Pepler was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Although the book is stated as "Volume I" no further volumes were issued. ___DESCRIPTION: Brown paper wraps black lettering on the front wrap fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with black-and-white wood engraving a total of thirty-one wood engravings in the text throughout: twenty-one wood engravings of carpentry tools by Eric Gill ten wood engravings by R. John Beedham; Caslon O. F. type Batchelor handmade paper duodecimo size 7.75" by 5" pagination: i-iv v-xvi 1 2-110 one of 450 copies this number 161. ___CITATION: Better than good with clean wraps a strong square text block the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; overall minor edgewear to the wraps some loss to the paper at the spine exposing parts of the gatherings however text block still solid small loss to the bottom fore-edge corner of the title page. ___CITATIONS: Gill no. 269; Taylor and Sewell no. A31. ___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. Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler unknown books
1953réf. 19052011Kentfield: The L D Allen Press 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Dean Mallette. One of 160 copies octavo size 55 pp. The thirteenth publication from The Allen Press this story by Honore de Balzac 1799-1850 was originally titled "Maitre Cornelius" and first appeared in 1831 in the "Revue de Paris"; it was published in book form in 1832. Balzac was a prolific French novelist and playwright perhaps best remembered today for "Eugénie Grandet" his first bestseller; in this famous wayward love story set in fifteenth-century France Marie de Saint-Vallier daughter of Louis XI is unhappily married and becomes entangled in an unusual love affair. The book features four wood engravings by the incomparable Mallette Dean 1907-1975 painter and illustrator who worked for most of his career in San Francisco on projects such as the WPA Mural Project the murals in Coit Tower and for fifteen years illustrated books for the Grabhorn Press and other Bay-Area presses such as the Allens'. Dorothy Allen hand-colours each wood engraving bringing a bright simplicity to the scenes of the story. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter blue paper with marbled paper boards red lettering on the spine fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with wood-engraved historiated initial "T" by Mallette Dean with hand-colouring by Dorothy Allen running heads in blue throughout four wood engravings by Dean with hand-colouring by Allen throughout; Romanee type handmade Highclere paper octavo size 9" by 5.75" pagination: i-v vi-lv one of 160 copies unnumbered. With prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down. In publisher's original acetate wrapper. ___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright; some faint sunning to the spine an Ex-Libris on the front pastedown of James Wilson Mull else fine. The acetate wrapper is near fine clean with some light scuff marks without wear but for small chips to the corners and a very small closed tear to the head of the spine. ___CITATION: The Allen Press Bibliography no. 13. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge 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. The L D Allen Press hardcover books
1883réf. 18111601Paris: P. Ducrocq 1883. Hardcover. Very good. Edmond Morin; Gerlier; Fortune Meaulle. Octavo size 222 pp. in French. "Les Accidents de l'Enfance" is a series of stories depicting children in horrible accidents framed as a warning and advice to children to listen to their parents and to not get into trouble. The stories are accompanied by a variety of illustrations of the accidents described in the text by French illustrator and engraver Edmond Morin 1824-1882 who illustrated many books and periodicals such as "Children's Week" French illustrator Gerlier and Fortune Meaulle 1844-1901 a French engraver best known for providing engravings for Victor Hugo's "The Toilers of the Sea" based on drawings by Francoise Chifflart 1825-1901. This volume has a lovely cloth binding with bright gilt floral patterns on the front board; it is one of only a very few online as of this writing. ___DESCRIPTION: Full red cloth with title inside floral pattern in black and gilt inside gilt ruled borders on the front board gilt lettering and floral decorations on the spine black floral pattern with publisher's name inside black ruled border bevelled boards all edges gilt blue endpapers frontispiece a black-and-white illustration by Edmond Morin title page with publisher's device in black black-and-white engraved headpieces by Gerlier and Meaulle throughout black-and-white drawings by Morin throughout; octavo size 8.25" by 5.5" pagination: i-vi 1-216. Please note the text is in French. ___CONDITION: Volume is very good with a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; boards are clean overall with some slight soiling some rubbing to the edges of the board to the corners and to the head and tail of the spine sunning to the spine and some minor foxing to some of the interior pages. Although the exterior has some wear the interior pages are clean overall and the text block is strong with bright gilt on the front board. ___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. P. Ducrocq hardcover books
1929réf. CNJL722Newtown Wales: The Gregynog Press 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bray Horace Walter. Two volumes complete no. 34 of 285 octavo size 488 total pp. The essays in this collection were first published in "The London Magazine" and brought Charles Lamb 1775-1834 fame and popularity; his essays have an easy-going and conversational style that appealed to his early readers and they roam through a variety of subjects all down-to-earth and taken from Lamb's actual experiences. This lovely two-volume set printed by The Gregynog Press in Wales comprises Lamb's essays collected under the name "Elia" a kind of pseudonym that refers to Lamb himself. The essays are illustrated with wood-engraved headpieces by Horace Walter Bray whose attention to minute details and charming figures complements the gentle humour of Lamb's writing; overall a fine edition of one of England's foremost essayists. ___DESCRIPTION: Full grey cloth gilt lettering on the spines bevelled boards fore- and bottom edges rough cut both volumes with black-and-white wood-engraved frontispiece by Horace Walter Bray both volumes with black-and-white wood-engraved headpieces by Bray throughout; octavo size 9.25" by 6.25" pagination: Volume I: i-iv v-vii viii 1-265 266 1 colophon; Volume II: i-iv v-vii viii 1-219 220 1 colophon one of 285 copies this number 34. Bookseller's ticket "Philip C. Duschnes / Rare Books / New York" on the rear paste-down endpaper of Volume II. In a slipcase covered with brown paper with a cream paper spine label with black lettering and ruled borders and the edition number 34 written in pen on the bottom board. ___CONDITION: Both volumes are fine; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the bindings tight with solid hinges the interiors clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; front paste-down endpaper of Volume I is slightly wrinkled else fine. The slipcase is almost very good still strong and sturdy clean overall with some ares of soiling some overall edgewear including a split at the seam where the top of the box meets the spine and a small tear to the spine near the bottom of the box. ___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. The Gregynog Press hardcover books
1931réf. 17082110London: Jonathan Cape Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press Cambridge 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 129 of 160 octavo size 206 pp. signed by Eric Gill. Clothing has long been an integral part of society and can be used to reflect diverse religious and cultural identities. In this essay Eric Gill 1882-1940 discusses the significance of clothes in society and argues for a more egalitarian approach to clothing; for example Gill advocates the suitability of men's clothing trousers for women as a way to liberate the sexes and create a more equal society. Gill provides wood engravings for the book illustrating his concepts and showcasing his masterful rendering of the technique; his illustrations have a slightly satirical slant while evoking the pathos of his arguments. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter brown pigskin with marbled paper boards gilt rules and lettering on the spine top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut illustrations include title page device "Woman Dancing" P712; "Art and Prudence" P714; "Clothes as Houses" P715; "Clothes as Workshops" P716; "Clothes as Churches and Town Halls" P717; "Clothes for Special Parts" P718; "The Tyranny of Tailors" P719; "Nature and Nakedness" P720; "Trousers" P21; and a tailpiece of "Trousers and Spats" P722; octavo 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vii 1-2 3-196 197-198 1 colophon one of 160 copies this number 129 signed "Eric G" on the colophon. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some slight rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards and to the corners a faint stain to the gutter of Contents page and very slight cracking to the gutter at pages 128 and 129 but hinges are still tight. ___CITATION: Gill 22. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge 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 book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Jonathan Cape [Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge] hardcover books
1910réf. 140940357Paris: Charles Carrington 1910. First Illustrated Edition. Very Good. First illustrated edition. 312 pp. with publisher's tipped-in slip announcing delay and frontispiece. Original white three-quarter faux vellum over gray boards with gilt ruling and spine lettering. Very Good with dampstaining to foot toning to head contents generally bright and in nicer shape. In a serviceable example of the rare original jacket chipped at head 2" and tail small closed tear to top of front panel rubbed along edges toning and dampstaining to spine. Oscar Wilde's classic Gothic horror tale with full-page wood engravings by Eugene Dété from drawings by Paul Thiriat each with a tissue guard titled in crimson. Charles Carrington unknown books
1859réf. 140940505Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson 1859. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Follows the original French and some multi-volume British editions with ghostwritten material tacked on. 580 2-12 1 pp. Publisher's brown pebbled cloth front stamped in blind gilt spine lettering yellow ad endpapers. A Very Good copy with cloth worn away along head and tail lettering a little oxidized and rubbed light sporadic foxing penciled name on first blank erased pencil on title page plates toned. The autobiography of the first private detective Eugene Francois Vidocq a former criminal and father of criminology. His exploits inspired Edgar Allan Poe to create detective fiction as a genre. T.B. Peterson unknown books
1961réf. 264735London: Folio Society 1961. Hardcover. 228p. cloth-covered boards with gilt title and decorations 5.5x8.75 inches map endpapers illus. very good condition in like slip case. On the Spanish territory which is now Colombia Ecuador Panama and Venezuela. Folio Society hardcover books
1691réf. D4443Amsterdam: Carel Allard 1691. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong broadsheets 295 x 380. Lacking title-page and without the 22 pp. accompanying text. 20 large unnumbered engraved plates one with 4 separate scenes etched plates by HUGO ALLARD 4 signed I. VANDEN AVELE 2 signed and JAN LUYKENone signedone with 2-inch tear repaired some minor marginal wear. Original marbled wrappers old paper cover label; cloth folding case. VERY RARE print series illustrating the history of the ascension to the throne of WILLIAM III 1650-1702 and MARY II 1662-1694. The series begins with the Seven Bishops being brought to the Tower of London with a view up the Thames followed by the birth of the Prince of Wales on 10 June 1688 through the entrance of William and Mary into The Hague on 5 February 1691. The series contains several scenes devoted to the festivities surrounding their coronation in London on 11 April 1689. This set of the engravings correspond to Landwehr and appear to have been issued in its original binding without the text; the title-page may have been removed or was not included. Muller considered the 20 plates as a series although he had not seen a bound set with title and the text. Landwehr Splendid Ceremonies 143; Muller 2692. Carel Allard hardcover books
1935réf. 2155San Mateo California: Drama Teachers Association of California 1935. First Edition. Small Quarto 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches; 234 x 157 mm 50 pages in illustrated stapled wrappers. Helpful hints for putting on amateur plays especially at schools. Chapters deal with such areas as costumes make-up set design playwriting acting directing dance lighting etc. Striking woodblock illustrations by Samuel W. Beeman. OCLC shows eight institutional holdings of this pamphlet: Skidmore California State Humboldt State Los Angeles Public Library Library of Congress Northwestern University of Washington and Waseda University. SCARCE. CONDITION: Faint creasing to upper wrapper and preliminaries from a previously removed paper clip mild creasing to lower wrapper and a few pages. Printed on high-quality paper. Very Good or better. Drama Teachers Association of California paperback books
réf. utdeim404NY Ives Washburn 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition 2000 copies. Black cloth-backed boards silver-pressed decoration and titles. Decorated dw. Decorated endpapers. Large 8vo. 374p. Frontispiece 7 other wood engraving reproductions. Dw spine toned else fine. A beautiful copy. Illsutrated. Wood engravings. Woodcuts. NY Ives Washburn 1929 hardcover books
1969réf. 29981Gambier OH: Privately Printed 1969. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Stapled wrappers. Unpaginated volume comprised of a poem by Church and prints by Davis. In very good condition. Printed in an edition of 35 copies 20 of which were SIGNED by both poet and artist. This is copy 18/20 signed by both. Truly scarce volume. No copies found in O.C.L.C. Privately Printed paperback books
1900réf. D9232c. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Mottled cloth; oblong 170 x 140 mm; contains 50 photographs mounted direct to the recto and verso of black leaves. Most are silver prints plus a platinum a large image of breaking waves and a cyanotype; average size about 4 x 2.75 inches with some a bit smaller or larger. Backstrip torn; a few leaves detached. Taken by or related to an artist who appears to have specialized in architectural ornamentation. Includes snapshots depicting figures and buildings from different vantage points views of the studio including a close-up of drawings pinned to the wall a besmocked artist in front of an easel scenes of family a besmocked artist in front of an easel. And kittens! Plus a cyanotype of a classroom. hardcover books
1951réf. JC9113New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth ornately stamped in silver on spine; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 131 with beautiful b/w wood engravings. Some light scuffing at spine tips and along edges of boards; silver spine somewhat darkened. Dust jacket tanned moreso along spine; some light chipping and small closed tears along joints and edges; VG in mylar not price-clipped. Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover books
1980réf. JC8294Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 4 50 illustrated with wood engravings. Spine tips and corners very lightly bumped otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket a bit scuffed and scratched. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1810réf. D7118London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1810. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf gilt-stamped lettering in red morocco spine label; 12mo 98 x 158 mm; pp. 8 167 with numerous engravings by Clennell after drawings by Stothard. Backstrip perished and label chipped; boards a bit scuffed and bumped. Internally quite nice -- contemporary inscription on verso of FFEP a little tanning here and there but overall bright and clean. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover books
1779réf. D7139Paris et Dijon: les Auteurs et Frantin 1779-1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary mottled calf lavishly gilt-stamped spine gilt-stamped lettering in red leather spine label original decorative endpapers; 8vo 120x 202 mm 3 volumes; with half-titles 3 additional titles 2 allegorical frontispieces 50 plates 39 of them with double views of Paris and 2 full-page vignettes. Some very light scuffing at spine tips and along joints; occasional light toning and marginal soiling. A handsome set with the bookplates of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich. Cohen-de Ricci 692. les Auteurs, et Frantin hardcover books
1814réf. D6857London: Printed for William Daniell. by Thomas Davison 1814. Hardcover. Very Good. Modern half morocco and marbled paper; folio large paper copy 13 x 17 inches; pp. 2 title-p. blank 99 1 plus 17 mounted India Proofs engraved by William Daniell after paintings by Robert Smirke. Spine tips and corners lightl bumped; faint damp-stain in upper right corner of text block just touching images on the first 6 plates; a bit foxed throughout. Printed for William Daniell... by Thomas Davison hardcover books
1979réf. JC6303Michael Russell 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Black-and-white patterned cloth black cloth backstrip gilt-stamped lettering on spine; glassine dust jacket. Number 159 from a limited edition of 450 copies signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation page. Book is fine in VG dust jacket with large chip out of bottom edge of front panel. Michael Russell hardcover books
1980réf. JC6348Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Red cloth fine in VG jacket with a few little scuff marks along the edges. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1977réf. JC2852London: Folio Society 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated cloth. From the library of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and inscribed to him by the author on the FFEP. Fairbanks 1909-2000 was an American actor his credits include Gunga Din and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II. Folio Society hardcover books
