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1929RARE LIMITED EDITION OF 435 COPIES - COPY No.236 of a book set in British-ruled Palestine, written by Goncourt prize winners - the brothers Jérome (1874-1953 ) and Jean Tharaud (1877-1952). The exquisite illustrations are by two eminent French artists: the Orientalist painter and illustrator André Suréda (1872-1930) and the graphic artist Georges Beltrand (1881-1969). 300x215mm. 164 pages. Red leather Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly curved. Cover and spine stained, rubbed/scratched and fading/yellowing. Cover corner bumped and peeling. Cover upper edge rubbed. Spine hinges upper part cracked and glued. Spine edge bumped and peeling/tattered. Pages slightly yellowing and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare deluxe edition of a lavishly illustrated book about the Holy Land is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1946RARE LIMITED EDITION of 267 COPIES. This is COPY No.85 (Deux Cents Exemplaires sur Vergé Ingres du Marais, numérotés 68 a 267). This edition of Denis Diderot's satirical allegory "The White Bird: A Blue Story" is beautifully illustrated by an eminent French female painter and graphic artist Paulette Humbert (1904-1994), renowned for her outstanding illustrations of French literature and poetry, such as Chateaubriand's "Rene", Alphonse de Lamartine's "Raphaël", Théophile Gautier's "Émaux et Camées", Roland Dorgelès's "Le Réveil des morts", Fromentin's "Dominique", Alphonse de Chateaubriant's "La Briere", Poil de Carotte de Jules Renard, Dominique d'Eugène Fromentin, Pierre de Ronsard's "Les Amours", Georges Duhamel's "Vie et aventures de Salavin", and numerous others. Most illustrations are in color, few are b&w. 245x165mm. 164 pages (unbound as published). White embossed Softcover with board folder laid in plain board slipcase (slipcase size: 255x175mm). Slipcase yellowing and stained/age-stained. Slipcase wrinkled. Slipcase edges worn. Folder and folder spine yellowing and dirty/slightly stained. Page 15/16 bottom edge slightly torn (15mm) - NO damage to text. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and splendidly illustrated edition of satire by the great 18th-century French philosopher, art critic and writer, is overall in good condition.
2000LIMITED DE-LUXE EDITION OF 20 COPIES SIGNED BY ISRAEL ELIRAZ AND JEAN-LUC HERMAN. CONTAINS 7 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS! This copy is numbered 2/20. RARE poem by the acclaimed Israeli poet Israel Eliraz (1936-2016), winner of numerous awards, such as the Bialik Prize (2008), the Brenner Prize (2013), the ACUM lifetime achievement award (2003), the Nathan Alterman Award (2002), the Jerusalem Foundation-Jerusalem Municipality's Belles-Lettres Award (1992 and 1999), the Israeli Council of Culture and Art Award (1963 and 1965), the Ministry of Culture and Sport Award (2009), and the Prime Minister’s Prize for Creative Work (1994, 2008, and 2009). This de-luxe edition is illustrated with seven original paintings by an eminent Belgian-French painter and engraver Jean-Luc Herman (1936-2014), especially renowned for his book designs. The casing for this artist's book was especially designed by Armand Danze and the typography is by René Jeanne. 210x120mm. 18 unbound double sheets with especially designed double-layer. Mulberry paper (Papier Thaï) Softcover laid in wood & plastic case sized 255x165mm. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare artist's book with a poem by an influential Israeli poet and illustrations by an acclaimed Belgian-French artist is in very good condition.
1955This folder features 7 of 8 woodcuts (plate no.1 missing.) by the German-Israeli artist Jacob Pins, and an introductory text by Eugen Kolb, director of the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art. 350x255 mm. No binding - folder format. Folder edges worn. Folder and pages yellowing. Pen writing on folder inner slip. Else in good condition.
1973RARE large album of color and b&w engravings from 16th to 19th centuries depicting Lake Orta, Italy, accompanied by comprehensive historical introduction on the island and the history of its depictions, as well as notes on the numerous plates. 345x245mm. 304 pages. Brown cloth embossed Hardcover with gilt spine laid in illustrated board folder. Folder corners/edges and spine edges rubbed/slightly worn. Folder spine hinge edges slightly partly cracked/peeling. Spine gilt lettering faded. Spine edges slightly wrinkled. This extremely rare comprehensive illustrated and annotated album of Lake Orta in graphic arts is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
EXTREMELY RARE beautifully illustrated edition of fairy tales by the French writer Charles Perrault with numerous b&w engravings. 180x270mm. XV+130 pages. Black embossed Hardcover. Gilt lettering and gilt decoration on ribbed spine. Page edges gilt. Cover slightly stained. Cover corners slightly bumped and tattered. Spine rubbed and slightly worn. Binding somewhat loose, few pages detached from binding. Edges and/or corners of some pages and plates worn. Most pages slightly age-stained. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and magnificently illustrated edition of Perrault's tales is in good condition.
1981RARE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION of 298 copies of Arthur Rimbaud's poems magnificently illustrated with 15 SIGNED lithographs by the renowned French painter, sculptor and illustrator Raymond Moretti (1931-2005). 415x315mm. 88 pages [+20] & 16 double-page plates (5 monochrome & 10 polychrome). Unbound pages and plates laid in blue folder and illustrated cobalt blue slipcase. Elaborate brass handle embedded into slipcase, engraved with Moretti's signature. All plates signed by the artist. This extraordinary limited edition of Raymond Moretti's illustrations to Rimbaud's poems, all signed by the artist, is in very good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
194525x19.5cm. 199 pages. Softcover. Cover and spine slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
RARE THIRD EDITION of a poetry book by the acclaimed Yiddish poet Morris Rosenfeld (Moshe Jacob Alter) (1862-1923), illustrated by an art nouveau illustrator and print-maker renowned for his art on Jewish and Zionist themes Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925). 255x210mm. 140 pages [+4]. Embossed illustrated Hardcover. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges peeling/tattered and slightly bumped. Cover edges and spine hinges somewhat bumped. Endpapers yellowing/age-stained. Binding slightly coming loose and visible between rear inner cover and whitepage. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare Jewish poetry book, exquisitely illustrated by the preeminent Jewish graphic artist, is overall in good condition.
1977NUMBERED COPY - 227# from 376. SIGNED BY SHIRLEY KAUFMAN. 23x15.5 cm. 16 doubled pages (32 pages altogether). Softcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
1920RARE LIMITED EDITION WITH 8 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS. Profusely illustrated collection of the most important journal articles and essays by Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), the eminent German painter and printmaker whose mature work realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism. 290x240mm. 115 pages. Illustrated board Hardcover with grey cloth spine. Cover slightly curved. Cover corners and fore edge bumped. Cover and spine yellowing and somewhat stained. Ex-libris sticker on front inner cover. Front whitepage slightly stained/age-stained. Pages yellowing, wavy and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare monograph with original lithographs by an eminent German artists is overall in good condition.
1922LIMITED EDITION OF 300 COPIES ILLUSTRATED with exquisite lithographs by an eminent German painter and printmaker Hans Steiner (1872-1955), and printed on handmade paper. COPY No.206. This book is a German translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC. 165x140mm. Beige leather illustrated Hardcover with marbled endpapers. Cover and spine yellowing, dirty and rubbed. Cover corners and edges rubbed. Spine edges and hinges rubbed. Pages yellowing and wavy (as published). [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and beautifully illustrated German translation of Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known and most influential literary creations, is in good condition.
1981Contains b&w and color plates. 265x355 mm. 189 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. DJ edges worn. Cover upper edge slightly faded. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1927Contains b&w plates. 205x155mm. 63 pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering. Front cover slightly bent. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly worn. Stamp and sticker on front inner cover. Binding visible between pages 32-33. Pen inscription on first whitepage. Stamp on second whitepage. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
1923INCLUDES ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH AND NUMEROUS DRAWINGS. 215x280mm. 211 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly stained. Cover corners bumped. Spine faded. Spine edges slightly bumped. Inner cover with age stains. Rear inner cover partly cracked. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
1943COPY No.4752 OF 6000. LIMITED EDITION intended for inner distribution only for members of Büchergilde Gutenberg (Werbegabe für die Mitglieder der Büchergilde, Exemplar Nr.4752). 225x155mm. 64 pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover and spine yellowing and somewhat stained. Cover corners bumped and worn. Cover edges, spine edges and hinges rubbed. Else in good condition.
1833VOLUME I ONLY (Erster Band). RARE album with beautiful graphic illustrations with short descriptions of some of the most remarkable places and cites in Europe. 265x185mm. 108 pages. Brown marbled board Hardcover rebound with cloth spine. Text block edges dyed red. Cover heavily rubbed and scratched. Cover corners and edges bumped and worn/peeling. Spine slightly stained. Spine edges peeling. Previous owner's name written in ink on front whitepage. Front whitepages dirty and wrinkled; edges worn. Binding visible on rear inner cover and between several pages. Contents page pasted on rear endpaper. Page 108 upper edge torn (60mm) - NO damage to text/plate. Most pages bottom corner and few pages upper corner slightly bumped/wrinkled. Pages yellowing, wavy and somewhat age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and beautifully illustrated collection of lithographs, all in good condition and ready for framing, is otherwise in good condition.
1977215X215 mm. Unpaginated. Soft cover. Cover is worn at edges and corners. Pen inscription on second page - no damage to text. Pen markings on few pages - no damage to text. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
1989315x240. 223 pages. Hard cover with dust jacket. Jacket edges slightly worn. Few pages edge slightly water-stained. Else in good condition.
1920Contains 27 b&w woodcuts by an eminent Austrian graphic artist and illustrator Karl Rössing (1897-1987). 170x150mm. 185 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners and spine bumped and peeling. Adhesive tape on spine edges. In good reading condition.
1920RARE illustrated collection of stories by the great Yiddish language author and playwright Isaac Leib Peretz with five lithographs by the eminent Israeli painter and woodcut artist Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968). Includes Steinhardt's lithography as frontispiece. Text in Gothic lettering [Fraktur]. 300x240mm. 64 pages. Illustrated board Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover worn and stained. Cover edges bumped. Front cover coming loose from binding. Spine missing, hinges tattered. Tape residues near spine. Pages yellowing, wavy and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This beautiful and special book has suffered some damage to cover, but the inside of the book including the lithographs are all clean, thus the book is internally in good condition.
1920RARE illustrated collection of stories by the great Yiddish language author and playwright I. L. Peretz with five lithographs by the eminent Israeli painter and woodcut artist Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968). Includes Steinhardt's lithography as frontispiece. Text in Gothic lettering [Fraktur]. 300x240mm. 64 pages. Illustrated board Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover and spine stained and curved. Cover corners and edges bumped. Spine edges tattered. Inner cover and whitepages age-stained. Pages bottom edge/corner water-stained. Pages yellowing, wavy and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This beautiful and special collection of stories by one of the most influential Jewish writers, illustrated by an eminent 20th-century graphic artist, is otherwise in good condition.
1989270X220 mm. 213 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. In good condition.
200828x21.5 cm. 288 pages. Softcover. Spine corners slightly rubbed. Page edges slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1964220x140mm. 20 pages. Gilt softcover. Inner cover illustrated. Cover corners/edges and spine edges slightly worn. Else in good condition.