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The London Printing And Publishing Company Limited, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 4vo. Six volumes. 12.5" x 9.5". Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front covers. 150 steel engravings. All edges gilt. Bumping to corners. Wear and fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Small stamp on first end page. Scattered foxing mostly affecting plates. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. <br> <br> Listing of Plates (series and number)(149 plates total)<br><br>Volume 1 (15 plates)<br>Hogarth and His Dog on the frontis; The Pieman on the title page; Hogarth as a Satirist before the biography; <br>Marriage a la Mode; the Contract; Marriage a la Mode; Breakfast Scene; Marriage a la Mode; Scene with the Quack; Marriage a la Mode; Toilette Scene; Marriage a la Mode; Death of the Earl; Marriage a la Mode; Death of the Countess; <br>Industry and Idleness; Plate 1; The… Read More

Searle, Ronald. Forty Drawings. London, Cambridge University Press. 1946 1st Edition. Square 4to, 240mm x 290mm. Heavy paper wrapped card covers. Introduction, pp40. Light age tone to covers and page edges, otherwise in excellent near fine order throughout. An interesting selection providing imagery from Searle's time as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in World War II.

London, 1961. Single sheet.. Very Good +. John Bratby.. A study of a sleeping child drawn in pencil on buff paper. Signed and dated June 19th 1961 in lower left corner.There is slight discolouration to the paper from a previous mount, very light soft handling folds else very good. I believe this is a portrait of his third son Jason who was born in 1959. Bratby had four children with Jean Cooke. Sheet size 350 x 550mm

Cellulose inset cover medallion of Bernhardt as La Princesse Lointaine (after Mucha) enveloped by poppies on wood-veneered boards. Twenty-eight fin-de-siecle celebrities, each in photograph (by Nadar, Boyer, et al.) surrounded by colored art nouveau motifs (by Habert-Dys, Orazi and Fraikin) and facsimiles of autographed script. Included are Victorien Sardou, Sarah Bernhardt, François Coppée, Mme Edmond Adam, Anatole France, Mme la Duchesse D'Uzès, Jules Lemaître, Mme Réjane, Jules Claretie, Mme Segond-Weber, Jean Richepin, Marthe Brandès, Coquelin aîné, Jeanne Granier, Jules Massenet, Aïno Ackté, Mounet-Sully, Jane Hading, J-L.Gérôme, Jane Hatto, Antonin Mercié, Marie Delna, Luc-Olivier Merson, Sibyl-Sanderson, F.-A. Bartholdi, Carrère-Xanrof, Alfred Capus & Ranavalo Manjaka III (the ex-queen of Madagascar). Also contains fourteen stunning hors-texte chromolithographed Leonetto Cappiello caricatures of Sarah Bernhardt, Francois Coppee, Jules Lemaitre, Madame Rejane,… Read More

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS.Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London.

Venice Hellenic Institute Codex Gr.5. A bilingual ed. very good+ hardcover (cloth-bound), minor signs of age, with very good DJ, defects on cov, & spine as in image, content near fine. TEXT Greek, English. The Greek "Alexander's Novel" was originally written sometime between the 3rd century BC. and 3rd AD century and is a fantastic narrative of the life and achievements of Alexander the Great. The text was extremely popular during the Middle Ages, both in the West and in the Byzantine Empire, and was translated into the major languages ​​of the time. Eighteen manuscripts with the Greek text are preserved, of which the only luxury edition is Codex 5 of the Greek Institute of Venice, a luxurious manuscript containing 193 sheets and 250 images in the majority of the pages. The book is large in size, with pictures (average size 220×160 mm) painted in vivid colors and decorated with gold leaf. (…) Each image is accompanied by an explanatory caption written in red ink so that one can follow the story… Read More

A very good+ paperback folder (as in image) with 12 as new plates (image_2). Ce catalogue a ete realise pour l'exposition de Mattia Bonetti et Elisabeth Garouste "Patchwork", a la galerie VIA Paris du 7 dec. 1989 au 6 jan. 1990. Il contient douze planches des dessins originaux des artistes, imprimees par Suisse Imprimerie – Paris. This catalog was produced for the exhibition of Mattia Bonetti and Elisabeth Garouste "Patchwork", at the VIA Paris gallery from Dec. 7, 1989 to Jan. 6 1990. It contains twelve plates of the artists' original drawings, printed by Suisse Imprimerie – Paris.

A anniversary ed. near fine paperback folio with 21 lithographs, soiling on cov. as in image, reproductions as new. Published on occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the National Uprising. 49x35cm. 1,25kg.His collection, made from life, represents the main pictorial archive of the personalities of the Greek War of Independence. Feel free to ask for more details & images. Notice:
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Paris: Au Moulin de Pen-Mur, 1947. Livre. Illus. by Umberto Brunelleschi. Bon. broché. Signé par l'illustrateur. Grand In-8. Paris, Au Moulin de Pen-Mur, sd [1947]. 23,5 x 18,5 cm, grand in-8, 434 (3) pp., nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dont une en frontispice et 7 hors-texte, broché sous couverture rempliée illustrée en couleurs, chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Tirage à 1000 exemplaires, celui-ci l'un des 23 premiers exemplaires (après un exemplaire unique) comportant une AQUARELLE ORIGINALE SIGNÉE (celle de la page 53) ainsi que DEUX SUITES des 24 plus grandes illustrations, l'une en couleurs et l'autre en noir (n° 10). Emboîtage assez défraîchi et de petites traces d'adhésif à l'une des planches de la suite en couleurs, bel exemplaire pour le reste. (MONOD, 8522).

Good copy of this seminal 18th century English art tutorial With 90 (of 100) copperplate engravings (plates 68/69 bound out of order, lacking plates 42, 44, 45, 52, 55, 56, 61, 66, 86, 95.)Sayer includes 50 prints from Sebastien Le Clerc's Principes de dessein (1700), as well as drawings by the "best masters" of the day, such as Francis Barlow and Charles Le Brun.In addition to anatomical studies of the human body, heads, limbs, facial expressions, etc., there are groups of figures by Johann Sebastian Muller, landscapes by J. Armstrong engraved by William Henry Toms, animals engraved by H. Stevens, etc. Many plates with duplicate in outline.Ink inscription on front endpaper: "This book was my grandmother's, Margaret Owen afterwards Mrs. Barnsby. It was given to my mother Mrs Barnsby Gore Harbeck. Given by me to Mary Egerton for her boys, 1859."Robert Sayer (1725 – 1794) was a successful publisher of prints, maps and educational books based in Fleet Street, London. His guide books and pattern books… Read More

NA: NA, 1952. Limited edition. First edition. One of 200 copies. No publisher details. loose leaves in a folder. Illustrated with 23 erotic lithographs on panels, 28 small Illustrations. in the text as well as erotically illustrated Front and back cover of the folder. (front with a pubic mound and back with a bottom). The soft cover is held in a glassine cover. Held in a plain red clamshell box. The book is in excellent condition. 106 pages. 310 by 240mm (12¼ by 9½ inches). Drawn by Jean Dulac under the "transparent" pseudonym of Jean de l'Etang which he adopted for his erotic works . Édition limitée. Première édition. Un des 200 exemplaires. Pas de détails sur l'éditeur. Feuilles volantes dans une chemise. Illustré de 23 lithographies érotiques sur panneaux, de 28 petites illustrations dans le texte ainsi que d'illustrations érotiques sur les couvertures avant et arrière de la chemise. (le recto avec un monticule pubien et le verso avec des fesses). La couverture souple est maintenue… Read More

This two volume set contains original ideas and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci on the subjects of art, architecture, anatomy, zoology, physiology, astronomy, geography, topography, naval warfare, philosophy, morals, humor, painting, linear perspective, light and shade, the perspective of disappearance, theory of colors, perspective of color, aerial perspective, proportions and movements of the human figure, botany for painters, landscape painting, the practice of painting, studies and sketches and decorations for pictures, as well as letters, personal records, and miscellaneous notes. The text is in both the original Latin with an English translation. Both volumes are profusely illustrated. With one very small stain on the top page edge of the first volume, both books are in very good condition. This is an extremely difficult to find set of books, and will make an excellent addition to the library of the collector of rare books. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping prices will… Read More

This is a three volume set that I purchased new. It has been on my bookshelf ever since. I have leafed through the volumes but otherwise it is unmolested. The box it comes in is made of cardboard and it has very minor dents or dings.

Worcester, Ma: The Davis Press, 1928. First edition. Published Worcester, Mass: The Davis Press, 1928 8vo., 7" x 9 1/2", approx. 700pp., lavishly illustrated. 12 non-continuous original issues of the magazine bound in one volume. Includes Jan, Feb, May, June, Sept, Nov, Dec 1927; Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June 1928, with each issue dedicated to a specific topic. Topics include Indian (Nov, 1927), Bird, Handicraft, Tree, Christmas, Design, Our Country, Home, Rural, Art Teaching, Spring, Travel. Each issue is approximately 64-80pages, containing 15 articles with lavish illustrations in color and b/w. Brown cloth with gilt spine titles, decorative endpapers and all edge speckle. Minor wear to the extremities. Near fine.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Wanda Gag. Millions Of Cats. Copyright 1928 by Coward-McCann, Inc. See stock photo shown here. No other printings listed. The copyright pages states: PRINTED IN USA by the Jersey City Printing Co. and the Title page states: Published in New York by Coward-McCann Inc. in the year 1928. USED BOOK. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED. Oblong binding. Unpaginated. 9 ¾ X 6 ¾. Has lost it's paper spine. Decorated in woodcuts by the author. Fairy Tale. A SOUGHT AFTER ITEM. just like the cats in this story, there are not a lot of these left.