Binding, Fine- Sangorski & Sutcliffe) The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Written By Himself , Two Volumes in One by Benvenuto Cellini; Edited and Translated by John Addington Symonds - 1906

Amsterdam. Henri Bordesius. 1725-1726 Mixed matching binding. Bound in full calfskin. Gilt tooled spine compartments with fleural motifs. 2 volumes with raised bands. Morocco labels. Marbled endsheets. 12mo (6.5" x 4"). An esteemed reprinting of the Le Duchat Edition ( 1711 ). Brunet 4; 1059 Illustrated with an engraved pictorial half-title page, frontis,3 folding engraved plates a folding map and various page decorations throughout. Covers and spines well rubbed. Several joints starting but all covers are firmly attatched. Several head pieces lacking. Several tiny insect holes to spine label of volume 1. Several plates lightly toned with one or two folding wrinkles. Map presents toning and marginal folding and one tear to lower quadrant.A Very Good, highly decorative eighteenth century set of this very desireable printing.Featured Sets.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1913. Octavo. 367pp., illustrated in color and black & white by J.A. Shepherd, bound by Bayntun in full brown polished calf, boards double ruled in gilt, pictorial spine gilt, red and brown leather labels gilt, iner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A beautiful copy, fine.

Paris, Editions Filigranes, 1995. De-luxe edition. Loose sheets (319 pages) in portfolio with a separate album: "Reliures rares et curieuses conservées à la Bibliothèque Nationale de France" containing 20 photos pasted-on heavy paper. Two volumes together held in slipcase.This is copy number 167 of a limited edition of 250 copies.

Berlin: Max Perl, 1918. Limited/Numbered PRIVATE PRESS. Full Decorative Leather. Very Good. Folio -. 86pp. FOLIO.. Eines von 200 numerierten Exemplaren , gedruckt bei Offizin Trowitzsch & Sohn. Mit wunderschönem Buchschmuck alten Bibeln-Initialen nachempfunden. Prachtvoller Meister-Ganzledereinband (von Hübel & Denck, Leipzig) mit zentriertem Ornament mit Goldverzierung. Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Rücken am Kopf 3cm ohne die Verzierung und glattem Ersatz. Vorsatz stockl., mit Namenszug des Vorbesitzers und Jahr, dazu sein hebräisches Ex Libris. Innen vollkommen sauber und frisch. Ein sehr schönes Exemplar dieser seltenen bibliophilen Handpressen-Ausgabe --- Übersetzt ins Deutsche wurde dieses Werk aus dem masoretischen Text (dem URTEXT DER HEBRÄISCHEN BIBEL) von LAZARUS GOLDSCHMIDT(1871 Litauen -1950 London), einem der bedeutendsten Orientalisten und Gelehrten des Judentums seiner Zeit. Er kam 1890 nach Berlin zum Studium der Orientalistik.… Read More

Causewayside Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1897 'The Centenary Burns'. T. C. and E. C. Jack, Edinburgh 1897.
4 Volumes bound in gilt decorated half-leather by Bayntun (Riviére), Bath, England. Overall 1806 pages.With 32 full-page illustrations (etchings) by William Hole and 11 leaves of facsimiles.

This is a very representative copy of the 'Centenary Edition' of the poetry of Robert Burns. Bound by the famous Bayntun (Riviére) bindery in Bath in decorative half leather and cloth covered boards. The spines have five raised bands, gilt lettering on morocco labels and gilt tooling to compartments. Top edges gilt. Bindings remain generally clean, some ligth surface streaks to leather on some boards. Joints rubbed,some cracking mainly to upper joints resulting in a little movement to boards, others remain firm. Corners showing a little wear and bumping, small loss to leather on two tips. Marbled endpapers with binder's signature to top corner verso of front free… Read More

Tournai: H. & L. Casterman, 1897. Livre. Très bon. Demi-cuir. Ed. originale. Très Grand In-8. Paris, Tournai, H. & L. Casterman, sd [1897]. Collection Iris. 28,5 x 18,5 cm (R), très grand in-8, 242 pp. + 1 f. n. ch., avec 9 illustrations tirées en vert à pleine page dont une en frontispice, reliure moderne en demi-requin noir à encadrements, plats couverts d'un papier coréen de fabrication traditionnelle en fibres végétales compressées, gardes couvertes d'un autre papier coréen, différent mais de fabrication similaire, dos lisse avec titre à la chinoise de couleur ambre, couvertures illustrées conservées, étui rond avec liserés de cuir de requin (reliure signée Martine Locicero). Romancier, Maurice Maindron fut également entomologiste. C'est à ce titre qu'il se rendit en Indonésie en 1884-1885. Le récit à l'usage de… Read More

Paris: Librairie de la Collection des Dix, A. Romagnol, 1901. Livre. Illus. by François Thévenot. Très bon. Bradel. Édition illustrée. Paris, Librairie de la Collection des Dix, A. Romagnol, 1901. 31,5 x 22 cm (R), in-4, 222 (1) pp., 60 compositions gravées in et hors texte - reliés in-fine les 3 ff. du prospectus, reliure à la bradel de l'époque de demi-maroquin rouge à coins, dos lisse orné en long d'attributs napoléoniens, filets sur les plats, couvertures et dos conservés (reliure signée E. Carayon). Tirage à 351 exemplaires. Celui-ci l'un des 35 sur Chine avec une suite des bois sur Chine (n° 30). De la bibliothèque de Eugène Renevey, avec son bel ex-libris volant tiré à pleine page sur Chine (vente "Bibliothèque Eugène Renevey", Giraud-Badin, 1924, 1re partie, vendu 210 fr.). "Edition estimée, surtout en grand… Read More

J. Maisonneuve et Ch. Leclerc. Paris. 1889. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.9 x 6.4 inches). vii, 300pp. A very good copy in a fine early leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with gilt ruled lines, floral design and lettering. Front board with ruled panels and floral designs, all in gilt Single gilt ruled border to the rear board and board edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of noted author of books on folklore and topography, Sir George Laurence Gomme (1853 - 1916) on the front pastedown. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A little rubbing to the extremities and the spine faded to an attractive brown but overall still a lovely copy of this scarce work in a fine quality binding. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder.

R. and J. Dodsley, London. - No date. 1760. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (6.2 x 4 inches). Portrait frontis in volume one. Previous owner name neatly written on blank free endpapers and a name clipped from the top of the title pages, otherwise very good, bright and clean copies throughout. Early full tan calf bindings with raised bands to the spines. Compartments double gilt ruled. Red title labels, gilt. Some minor wear to the extremities but overall very good and attractive bindings. ---- Complete as published, these first two volumes of Stern's Sermons of Mr. Yorrick, published anonymously in 1760, were added to at a later date with another five volumes issued between 1766 and 1769.

Causewayside Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1897 'The Centenary Burns'. T. C. and E. C. Jack, Edinburgh 1897.
4 Volumes bound in gilt decorated half-leather by Bayntun (Riviére), Bath, England. Overall 1806 pages.With 32 full-page illustrations (etchings) by William Hole and 11 leaves of facsimiles.

This is a very representative copy of the 'Centenary Edition' of the poetry of Robert Burns. Bound by the famous Bayntun (Riviére) bindery in Bath in decorative half leather and cloth covered boards. The spines have five raised bands, gilt lettering on morocco labels and gilt tooling to compartments. Top edges gilt. Bindings remain generally clean, some ligth surface streaks to leather on some boards. Joints rubbed,some cracking mainly to upper joints resulting in a little movement to boards, others remain firm. Corners showing a little wear and bumping, small loss to leather on two tips. Marbled endpapers with binder's signature to top corner verso of front free… Read More