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1921Best.-Nr. 342794Paris: H. Floury 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 4 273 3pp. Contemporary maroon cloth gilt spine titles with the front wrap a color lithograph bound-in. With 95 in-text gravure illustrations 56 monotone and color gravure plates 12 in color one original drypoint etching by Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Jeunes Filles Fleurissant Leurs Chapeaux" and one color lithograph "Tête de Jeune Fille" the front wrap. Very good with moderate soiling to the boards and the usual age-toning at the edges of the text pages; the plates are clean and bright. H. Floury hardcover
1921Best.-Nr. 342794Paris: H. Floury 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 4 273 3pp. Contemporary maroon cloth gilt spine titles with the front wrap a color lithograph bound-in. With 95 in-text gravure illustrations 56 monotone and color gravure plates 12 in color one original drypoint etching by Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Jeunes Filles Fleurissant Leurs Chapeaux" and one color lithograph "Tête de Jeune Fille" the front wrap. Very good with moderate soiling to the boards and the usual age-toning at the edges of the text pages; the plates are clean and bright. H. Floury hardcover books
1922Best.-Nr. 13050London: Macmillan & Co. 1922. With a preface by Austin Dobson. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Pp. xxxviii 305. 18.1 x 11.8 cm. 8vo. bound by Riviere in one of their rare 1920s Art-Deco stained leather pictorial bindings of full brown polished calf with a panel of deep blocked lettering in black above an image of a country church made from onlaid block-stamped calf variously stained in browns and greens on the back is an image made in the same way of soup in a blue bowl with label and a clay pipe and on teh spine a candle stick and letteres in gilt with flower gilt tooling turn-ins with a double gilt fillet marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Housed in the original faux crocodile box made from stiff board and lined with felt. The box is worn otherwise an exceptionally good binding. In an exceptional and rare Art Deco Riviere binding Macmillan & Co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. Ar2503The New Museum of Contemporary Art 1987. Pbk square small 4to 87pp profusely illustr in bw and color light shelfwear to covers otherwise a fine clean and unmarked text becoming harder to find The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1987
Best.-Nr. 951Paris. Henri Flour. 1907. 4 to. pp. iv 176 4. 42 hors texte plates in color and monochrome and 103 other illustrations. The Deluxe edition of 100 on Rives en Dauphine Velin paper from the total edition of 1000. With a deckled edge. Original wraps bound in. The frontispiece and wrappers were designed by Georges Auriol who also designed the ornaments and type. A Portrait of Riviere by Theophile Steinlen. Original etchings by Riviere "Le coup de Vent" and "Enterrement aux Parapluies". The text includes a catalogue of Riviere's etchings lithographs and woodcuts. unknown
Best.-Nr. 951Paris. Henri Flour. 1907. 4 to. pp. iv 176 4. 42 hors texte plates in color and monochrome and 103 other illustrations. The Deluxe edition of 100 on Rives en Dauphine Velin paper from the total edition of 1000. With a deckled edge. Original wraps bound in. The frontispiece and wrappers were designed by Georges Auriol who also designed the ornaments and type. A Portrait of Riviere by Theophile Steinlen. Original etchings by Riviere "Le coup de Vent" and "Enterrement aux Parapluies". The text includes a catalogue of Riviere's etchings lithographs and woodcuts. unknown books
1672Best.-Nr. D20310London: F. Streater 1672. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some ink notations including a recipe for 'plague water' ! on rear blank. Wing R 1563. With the rare engraved frontispiece. This engraving has the portraits of Riverius Culpepper Cole and Fernel. 8;645;110;463;32;. Small folio in contemporary calf newly rebacked. Foxing in parts. Worming of inner margins of first few leaves. Interesting associatlon item with a presentation note cn front blank "Samuel J. Mixter from L. Vernon Briggs 1912" then represented to "S.J. Mixter to Wm Jason Mixter 1921". Mixter is best remembered for his description of the herniated lumbar disc and its association with sciatia done with Joseph S. Barr in 1934 See Garrison Morton 4435. Lazare Riverius 1589-1655 was a celebrated French plysician who served the court of the King of France. A native medicine at Montpellier in 1622 and although late invited to teach at Toulouse and Bologna remained at description of aortic stenosis correction of many of the errors of Caien. rie was early end strong proponent of the works William Harvey on blood circulation. The pesent work contains transiations of his Praxis mieuieu and Observationum medicarum centuriae quatuor as well as a translation of Fernel's Constliorium medicinalium libr one of the most orderly study of Fernel's writings. F. Streater hardcover
1672Best.-Nr. D20310London: F. Streater 1672. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some ink notations including a recipe for 'plague water' ! on rear blank. Wing R 1563. With the rare engraved frontispiece. This engraving has the portraits of Riverius Culpepper Cole and Fernel. 8;645;110;463;32;. Small folio in contemporary calf newly rebacked. Foxing in parts. Worming of inner margins of first few leaves. Interesting associatlon item with a presentation note cn front blank "Samuel J. Mixter from L. Vernon Briggs 1912" then represented to "S.J. Mixter to Wm Jason Mixter 1921". Mixter is best remembered for his description of the herniated lumbar disc and its association with sciatia done with Joseph S. Barr in 1934 See Garrison Morton 4435. Lazare Riverius 1589-1655 was a celebrated French plysician who served the court of the King of France. A native medicine at Montpellier in 1622 and although late invited to teach at Toulouse and Bologna remained at description of aortic stenosis correction of many of the errors of Caien. rie was early end strong proponent of the works William Harvey on blood circulation. The pesent work contains transiations of his Praxis mieuieu and Observationum medicarum centuriae quatuor as well as a translation of Fernel's Constliorium medicinalium libr one of the most orderly study of Fernel's writings. F. Streater hardcover books
1923Best.-Nr. 55594Paris: Henri Floury 1923. Limited first edition Deluxe edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/75. 242 2pp. 4 pages of ads bound in. Period 3/4 dark green morocco over green decorative paper boards. Spine sunned to brown color. Raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled endpapers. Original illustrated wrappers bound in. This is #57 from a deluxe limited edition of 75 numbered copies printed on Japan paper which include an additional "before lettering" version of the front wrapper graphic self-portrait of Cezanne an original etching by Cezanne "Portrait de Guillaumin" and an additional full page color plate reproduction "Les Terres Rouges" aka "The Bellevue Plain". Numbered on the colophon at the front. This finely produced monograph on Paul Cezanne written by his friend art critic George Riviére 1855-1943 serves as a biography as well as an early catalog raisonne of the artist's work. The book is profusely illustrated with a total of 60 beautiful plates interleaved throughout reproducing 38 individual pieces by Cezanne. These plates include the previously mentioned additional material for the deluxe edition as well as the frontispiece painted portrait of Cezanne's father by the artist. The plates are printed variously in b/w or high quality full color offset as well as gorgeous full color b/w or sepia-toned gravure images. Many of the works are represented via two plates each with a color variant in printing i.e. b/w and sepia or variant of the full color printing. In addition there are a total of 56 in-text illustrations which are b/w offset reproductions. The appendix section at the back contains a table of contents lists of plates and in-text illustrations a detailed chronological list of the artist's work an exhibition history and a record of sales for Cezanne's artwork. Bound in at the rear is a 4-page illustrated advertising pamphlet for this Paul Cezanne work issued by publisher Henri Floury. The final page contains text advertising other fine art monographs published by Floury including Riviére's work on Renoir. Spine re-backed and sunned. Front and back boards bumped along the side edge. Interior with some foxing to the free endpapers frontispiece half-tile and title page. Additional very sporadic minor to light foxing to pages throughout mostly confined to the margins with the majority of text and images clean and vibrant. Age toning to some pages. Binding and interior in very good condition overall. George Riviére 1855-1943 was publisher art critic and artist. He was a close associated and friend of a number of the impressionist and post-impressionist French artists including Cezanne and Renoir. He published the art periodical "L'Impressionniste" and other works on the subject. He was father-in-law to Cezanne's son. The first complete catalog raisonne for Cezanne would not be published until 1936. Henri Floury hardcover
1923Best.-Nr. 55594Paris: Henri Floury 1923. Limited first edition Deluxe edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/75. 242 2pp. 4 pages of ads bound in. Period 3/4 dark green morocco over green decorative paper boards. Spine sunned to brown color. Raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled endpapers. Original illustrated wrappers bound in. This is #57 from a deluxe limited edition of 75 numbered copies printed on Japan paper which include an additional "before lettering" version of the front wrapper graphic self-portrait of Cezanne an original etching by Cezanne "Portrait de Guillaumin" and an additional full page color plate reproduction "Les Terres Rouges" aka "The Bellevue Plain". Numbered on the colophon at the front. This finely produced monograph on Paul Cezanne written by his friend art critic George Riviére 1855-1943 serves as a biography as well as an early catalog raisonne of the artist's work. The book is profusely illustrated with a total of 60 beautiful plates interleaved throughout reproducing 38 individual pieces by Cezanne. These plates include the previously mentioned additional material for the deluxe edition as well as the frontispiece painted portrait of Cezanne's father by the artist. The plates are printed variously in b/w or high quality full color offset as well as gorgeous full color b/w or sepia-toned gravure images. Many of the works are represented via two plates each with a color variant in printing i.e. b/w and sepia or variant of the full color printing. In addition there are a total of 56 in-text illustrations which are b/w offset reproductions. The appendix section at the back contains a table of contents lists of plates and in-text illustrations a detailed chronological list of the artist's work an exhibition history and a record of sales for Cezanne's artwork. Bound in at the rear is a 4-page illustrated advertising pamphlet for this Paul Cezanne work issued by publisher Henri Floury. The final page contains text advertising other fine art monographs published by Floury including Riviére's work on Renoir. Spine re-backed and sunned. Front and back boards bumped along the side edge. Interior with some foxing to the free endpapers frontispiece half-tile and title page. Additional very sporadic minor to light foxing to pages throughout mostly confined to the margins with the majority of text and images clean and vibrant. Age toning to some pages. Binding and interior in very good condition overall. George Riviére 1855-1943 was publisher art critic and artist. He was a close associated and friend of a number of the impressionist and post-impressionist French artists including Cezanne and Renoir. He published the art periodical "L'Impressionniste" and other works on the subject. He was father-in-law to Cezanne's son. The first complete catalog raisonne for Cezanne would not be published until 1936. Henri Floury hardcover books
1913Best.-Nr. 141271913 P., L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1913, 1 vol. petit in-4° (237 x 175) relié plein maroquin cerise, dos lisse avec auteur et titre dorés et petite illustration mosaïquée représentant un scarabée, plat supérieur orné dune grande mosaïque dorée, crème et marron représentant une Apsara dansant reprise au plat inférieur, filet noir sur les coupes, tête dorée, doublures et gardes de box gris, encadrement des doublures de maroquin cerise orné de deux jeux de filets dorés avec fleurons en écoinçons, doubles gardes de papier marbré, couverture et dos illustrés conservés, étui bordé, (RENE KIEFFER), de 179 pp. - (3) ff. (table, justificatif et achevé d'imprimer). Dos très légèrement foncé, petit défaut de cuir sur le coin supérieur gauche du plat inférieur et petites taches sur les plats, parfait état par ailleurs dans une somptueuse reliure dart personnalisée de René Kieffer.
1804Best.-Nr. 2937Charlestown: From Mr. Riviére to “Monsieur Rimert Employé dans les bureaux du Préfet Maritime à Brest”. Text in French. Arrived through Bordeaux with the town’s backstamp on the delivery address 32 Bordeaux 1804. Handwritten pre-postal letter in ink. Torn at the wax seal and at a folding with no effect on the text. Paper tanned at the foldings. Otherwise in fine condition. Handwritten pre-postal letter in ink. 3 pages on bifolium. Scarce pre-postal letter from Charlestown USA to Brest France by a Saint-Domingue-refugee dated in 1804. Written to Mr. Rimbert in Brest at the “bureaux du Préfet Maritime” by Mr. Riviére in Charlestown South Caroline who - according to his account - was taken from Saint-Domingue as a prisoner on parole to Jamaica after Rochambeau’s surrender to Dessalines in November 1803. Shortly he could leave Jamaica via Havana to Charlestown; the journey took him almost 80 days. Riviére informs Rimbert about meeting his uncle Mr. Verrier and his children in Jamaica and Havana reminds him of their old friendship and ask his help to forward his carrier in the marine administration in case he decides to go back to France. During the French Revolutionary uprisings thousands of French refugees from the West Indies arrived in the United States. Due to the conflicts of the Haitian Revolution 1790–1804 nearly 20000 mostly white planters gens de couleur and slaves fled the French colony of Saint Domingue to seek asylum mainly in American port cities such as New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans and Charleston. The present letter adds a personal touch to this episode of history. From Mr. Riviére to “Monsieur Rimert, Employé dans les bureaux du Préfet Maritime à Brest”. Text in French. Arrived thro unknown
1900Best.-Nr. 2081502111808461Hakueisha 1900. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Hakueisha paperback
1750Best.-Nr. 4284Genève, Barillot et Fils, 1750. In-4 de XXIV-363p., pleine basane brune. Dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés.
1896Best.-Nr. 170545London: Henry Hughes & Son Ltd 1896-1910. With a scarce set of byelaws for navigating Tower Bridge First edition documenting the river and the trade it facilitated at the turn of the 20th century. Evans's map and index published in 1905 record the locations owners and businesses associated with each wharf and was released four years before the creation of the Port of London Authority. We have traced one institutional copy at the National Archives. As trade and commerce into London grew over the 19th century the wharves along the Thames became increasingly important. However as there was no central authority and each wharf was owned by a different business merchants and sailors required detailed guides to both the physical and human geography of the river. Evans worked for the Erith and Dartford Lighterage Company a shipping agent established in 1898 and incorporated in 1902. Alongside details of who owned each wharf his index also includes records of high and low water times tables of distances and a list of moorings. This copy was perhaps used as a reference for foreign ships. There is a loosely inserted typescript letter in French sent by the General Steam Navigation Company on 19 August 1910 to one Jules Lagache referencing the map and giving him information on navigating the Thames. Also included is the presumed first edition 1896 of the navigation byelaws for Tower Bridge opened in 1894. This pamphlet details the visual and audible signals that ships must use at day night and in fog while outlining penalties for ignoring them. We have traced one institutional copy at the University of Virginia. Colour lithograph map 1602 x 970 mm dissected into 20 panels and linen-backed as issued brown touchpaper covers folding away into original dark green patterned cloth boards 268 x 196 mm front board lettered in gilt bordered in blind. With loosely inserted correspondence blue typescript on recto only of 3 leaves 360 x 230 mm contemporary ink annotations and signature; text in French. Index: Landscape octavo pp. 30. Original blue boards dark blue cloth backstrip boards lettered in black. Bye-laws: Duodecimo pp. 8. Original light blue paper wrappers wire-stitched into wrappers as issued front wrapper lettered in black. Pencil underlinings throughout Index. Map bright light foxing especially on verso three panels toned on verso boards toned short tears at spine ends; Index foxed internally; Bye-Laws toned and lightly foxed on wrappers light vertical creasing: a very good collection. hardcover
1923Best.-Nr. 146010Paris: Albert Lévy 1923. With an outstanding provenance First and sole edition number 106 of 300 copies of this impressive and important monograph. This copy with a fine provenance: from the library of A. W. Bahr internationally renowned authority on and collector of Chinese art with his ownership stamps to volume I half-title. Abel William "Billy" Bahr 1877-1959 born in Shanghai to a German father and Chinese mother was brought up in China and later established himself as a coal merchant and general importer. "He was fluent in Chinese he embraced various aspects of Chinese culture and he had a close circle of Chinese friends - by no means a common state of affairs in the Shanghai of the period" Pearce p. 6. Bahr was the moving force in the groundbreaking 1908 Exhibition of Chinese Art held in Shanghai "the first exhibition in China that was made up exclusively of art objects" ibid. p. 21. Three years later he published Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China London: Cassell & Co. 1911 the de facto catalogue of the exhibition. His papers are held at the Smithsonian. For the French artist and designer Henri Rivière 1864-1951 it was Japanese art that held a particular fascination and he was an avid collector of both prints and ceramics. The present monograph followed his similar study of Islamic art La Céramique dans l'art musulman 1913 and is similarly beautifully produced the plates printed in lavish colour. The Chinese Korean and Japanese ceramics were taken mostly from private French collections including that of Rivière himself the celebrated grand amateur Raymond Koechlin the antiquities dealer Garbis Kalebdjian and the fashion designer Jacques Doucet. The preface is by Charles Vignier "the expert on Asian arts at the Hôtel Drouot the principal auction house in Paris. a key figure in introducing early Chinese art and later African art to avant-garde collectors in Paris including Henri Matisse and Roger Fry" Dumbarton Oaks retrieved 18 January 2021. 2 vols large folio. With 100 mounted colour plates additional integral colour illustrations in text leaves. Loose sheets as issued in decorated cloth portfolios with cloth ties patterned pastedowns. Ownership stamps to half-title. Cloth of first volume soiled general light browning and foxing to contents but illustrations fresh. A very good copy. Nick Pearce "Shanghai 1908: A. W. Bahr and China's First Art Exhibition" in West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts Design History and Material Culture Vol. 18 No. 1 Spring-Summer 2011 pp. 4-25. hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. C94065Arts Et Metiers Métiers Graphiques. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine & unmarked tight to the spine - Text in French. 145 pages; illustrated with black and white as well as som color images. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'Œuvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . 1974. Arts Et Metiers (Métiers) Graphiques paperback
2000Best.-Nr. C93143Biro. As New. HARDCOVER. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- HARDCOVER. Text in French. 358 pages. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'Œuvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details; French Edition . 2000. 2876602865 . Biro hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. C90655Riviere. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- Text in French. 225 pages; 595 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'Œuvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . 1973. Riviere paperback
Best.-Nr. 26973A Londres, Chez J. Nourse, & se trouve à Paris, Chez Desaint, 1767. (2), vii, (1, Fautes à Corriger), 511, (1) pp. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, label with gilt lettering, joints starting to split but holding firm, a bit rubbed and worn. Weulersse, i, p. xxviii; Kress 6475; Goldsmiths 10269; Higgs 3979; INED 2794; Einaudi 3307 (the 8vo edition in 2 volumes); May, Le Mercier de la Rivière, 163. First edition, the rare 4to edition. The rare 4to edition by 'the ablest expositor of this (the physiocratic) system' (McCulloch). It was written following Le Mercier's retirement from Parliament in 1759. Praised by Adam Smith and Diderot amongst others, L'Ordre naturel was, according to Palgrave, considered more highly than l'Esprit des Loix by some contemporaries. The author argues that there is a natural law of property which is based on the physical order of nature, and which underlies all other laws. Taxation and the use of public revenue by the ruler are both governed by natural law of property. Schumpeter lists this work as the second textbook of Physiocrat orthodoxy.Catherina II of Russia invited the author to her court, and it provoked Voltaire's l'Homme aux quarante écus and Mably's vehement criticism in his Doutes proposés aux Philosophes économistes. - Faint library stamp on half-title, handwritten ex-libris of Lussac in blank upper outer margin of title.
1767Best.-Nr. 9980A Londres, chez Jean Nourse; et se trouve à Paris, chez Desaint, 1767. 1 vol. in-4 de (4)-VII-(1)-511 pp., veau marbré, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
193840 pages. Features: Great cover photo of wild-haired Albert Einstein in leather jacket; Photo of swastika atop smoke stack of New York hospital power plant on the East River between 70th and 71st; Photo of Mr. & Mrs. David Hearst; photo of Pinky Tomlin and his bride; Photo of Joan Bennett wounded on movie set by a bayonet; Great photo of FDR in limo in Gainesville, Georgia surrounded by crowd; Concern over Japanese fishing off Alaska; Photo of Dr. Seyss-Inquart with Hitler; One-page article on Einstein includes photo of his relaxing chair, work desk and Princeton home; Five photos of famous racehorse Man o' War; Nice one-page photo ad for the Chrysler Royal car; Nice one-page, two-color Chesapeake and Ohio ad features Ohio's "Cheese Corridor"; Photo of crowd of Akron Goodrich workers protesting wages; Photo of a 42-passenger 'Ensign' built for Imperial Airways; Handsome color Packard auto ad on back cover features illustration of well-dressed couple. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Articles clipped from pages 15, 16 and 39. One-third of table of contents page has been removed. A worthy vintage copy Book
1954Best.-Nr. 3174À Paris, Chez l'Auteur 1954. In-folio (385 x 282 mm) en feuilles, 209 pp. sous chemise de papier bleu titrée en jaune sur le dos en parchemin, étui bordé recouvert de papier bleu (emboitage éditeur). 12 GOUACHES ORIGINALES DE MAURICE UTRILLO EN HORS-TEXTE reproduites au pochoir manuel chez Jacomet, Paris. L'ouvrage comporte également des illustrations dans le texte de Lucie Valore, 3 planches en couleurs par Max Jacob, E. Heuze et Pascin, une planche par Chas Laborde, 3 portraits (André Utter par Valadon, Paul Gérard par Leprin, autoportrait de Suzanne Valadon), 5 fac-similés d’autographes (La Goulue, Utrillo, Max Jacob). 1 des 170 ex. sur vélin de Rives (n° 207) réservés aux Bibliophiles Français (Ces exemplaires sont également beaux de coloris). Ouvrage en excellent état et bien complet des 12 pochoirs. - ENGLISH DESCRIPTION: Paris, Chez l'Auteur 1954. A folio volume (385 x 282 mm) in loose sheets, 209 pp. in the blue cardboard editeur slipcase with the title in yellow on the spine. 12 ORIGINAL GOUACHES BY MAURICE UTRILLO OUT-OF-TEXT reproduced with manual stencil at the famous Jacomet studio in Paris. Many in-text drawings by Lucie Valore, Max Jacob, Pascin, etc. and in-text documents. One of 170 ex. on Rives paper (n° 207) reserved for "French Bibliophiles" (These copies have also beautiful in color stencils). Book in excellent condition and complete with 12 stencils.
2008Best.-Nr. 87025Veenman Publishers. New. 2008. Paperback. 9086901077 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 224 pages; 1500 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogus Het Complete Oeuvre Raisonnee Veenman Publishers paperback
1927Best.-Nr. 6401London: Bell and Sons 1927. Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm. xxiv 570 pp. Fifty-seven full-page black and white plates and three text drawings. Handsomely bound by Rivière & Son ca. 1927 stamp-signed on front turn-in in full medium blue morocco with a very ornate multi-fillet gilt frame enclosing a vari-colored morocco onlaid illustration with painted highlights reproducing the black and white plate in the book "So To Bed" facing p.400. Gilt ornamented raised bands. Gilt framed compartments with ornate gilt centerpieces. Gilt tooled edges and turn-ins marbled paste-downs and end-leaves publisher's pictorial end-papers bound in at end all edges gilt. Minimal fading to spine light and almost imperceptible mark on rear cover otherwise fine. Samuel Pepys 1633-1703 was an English naval bureaucrat and member of Parliament who is now most famous for his diary. Hailed as a significant primary source for Restoration-era England the diary spans the years 1660-69 as Pepys ages from 27 to 36 years and was "written in Thomas Shelton's system of shorthand or tachygraphy with the names in longhand it extends to 1250000 words filling six quarto volumes." Britannica. Pepys was a highly inquisitive man and filled his pages with lively descriptions of people as well as documented his experiences living through "the Restoration and coronation; the horrors of the Plague; and the Fire of London" Britannica. In this edition of his dairy Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations enliven these first-hand experiences for readers. "The Riviere Bindery was one of the most notable and prolific shops in London's West End from about 1840 through 1939" Princeton. Bath-based Bayntun Bindery acquired the firm in 1939 transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery" which is still in existence and family owned. Bell and Sons unknown
