Rampa Lapsi. A Small Drypoint Portrait, Signed, Dated & Numbered 2/10 by Pietilä, Tuulikki - 1945

London: London: Schott and Co. 1877, 1877 Decorative Cloth. Very Good. First Thus. Theatre. Owner's Name. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. English words to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen in the alliterative verse of the original 351 pgs, grey/gilt boards slight soiled,rubbed, spine bumped, scarce tight copy 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Owner's Name. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

D. (Dietz) Edzard - Par Maximilien Gauthier (French Artist 1952 Softcover)
Copyright 1952, published by Les Gémeaux (Paris); written in French. There is an unverified inscription on the title page. The inscription reads, "à mon vieux ami Herbert Bittner." There is an additional inscription by an unknown person.
No dust jacket. Softcover is significantly torn at the spine head and tail and the textblock signatures are visible as a result, the spine is also creased and the bottom corner of the textblock is crumpled/folded. The binding is cracked as a result of the spine wear and can be seen from the inside at the start of the "Planches" section (full-page black and white illustrations); please handle carefully as the pages can start to detach. There are small tears along the edges of the cover and nicks along the fore-edge. Cover is soiled, smudged, and the plate on the front is creased and nicked. There is a faint fluid stain on top left corner of front cover that does not affect the pages. Overall,… Read More

London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Two volumes bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering, top edges gilt. Near Fine, slight toning at end pages Vol. I, in Near Fine jackets, a few small edge tears and small chips. In Very Good slipcase, the case sun toned and lacking the title plate from front cover. Each volume with its own errata slip laid in. The complete set in dust jackets and slipcase, uncommon thus. A heavy set, priority and international mail will require added shipping charges - please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Bologna: Scriptea Maneant, 2019. Limited DeLuxe Edition. quarter-leather in solid slipcase. New/New. The oversized, limited DeLuxe Edition. See my photo for comparison with the standard edition. 16.5 x 12.5 x 2.2 inches, weight 12.5 lb. Solid binding with quarter-leather over board with 5 raised bands. Original price: Euro 460.00 ($500.00). Ships from Hawaii. Size in cm 30 x 40,2, Pages 304, Images: 160 (for the most part full-page and double-page), Language English/French, 5 mm thick head and foot board, covered in quarter-leather, cloth + front and back cardboard, 3 mm thick, coated with 200 g matt coated paper printed with 4 + 0 colors and opaque plastic on the print side, Guide in cardboard at the foot of suppurt to the book block. Clichè for gold foil stamping for front + back. Endpapers printed in 4 + 4 colours on Fedrigoni Tintoretto Stucco Gesso 160 gr/mq. Ships from Hawaii. This volume represents an important tool for getting to know every aspect of Leonardo's work; his pictorical… Read More

Orig. lithograph, 1894. Size; 226 x 142mm. A good impression on wove paper, the full sheet, small margins all round, as supplementary published in La Revue Blanche (N° 30, April 1894). - Traces at the verso from old mounting to a passe-partout (see second picture), but else in good condition. - Salomon 9; Bremen 1965, Roussel, Gr. 9. -Paris 1968, Orangerie des Tuileries, "Vuillard, Roussel", n° 218: "La date de cette lithographie (1894) apporte un précieux point de repère dans l'histoire de la gravure française à la fin du XIXème siècle. Entre l'art de Redon et celui de Munch, 'Noli me tangere' constitue un relai particulièrement significatif... les noirs profonds, chargés d'angoisse, d'Odilon Redon, sont assurément à l'origine de cette oeuvre troublante. Les premiers bois de Munch furent gravés à Paris en 1895. Or 'Noli me tangere' étant paru en 1894... Munch n'a pu l'ignorer. (...) Tandis que Munch approfondira jusqu'au paroxysme ce climat angoissant, Roussel se dirigera vers son… Read More

D. (Dietz) Edzard - Par Maximilien Gauthier (French Artist 1952 Softcover)
Copyright 1952, published by Les Gémeaux (Paris); written in French. There is an unverified inscription on the title page. The inscription reads, "à mon vieux ami Herbert Bittner." There is an additional inscription by an unknown person.
No dust jacket. Softcover is significantly torn at the spine head and tail and the textblock signatures are visible as a result, the spine is also creased and the bottom corner of the textblock is crumpled/folded. The binding is cracked as a result of the spine wear and can be seen from the inside at the start of the "Planches" section (full-page black and white illustrations); please handle carefully as the pages can start to detach. There are small tears along the edges of the cover and nicks along the fore-edge. Cover is soiled, smudged, and the plate on the front is creased and nicked. There is a faint fluid stain on top left corner of front cover that does not affect the pages. Overall,… Read More

Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The sketchbook is bound in full beige cloth (11 x 6,5 cm.) and is a facsimile of an early Picasso sketchbook. The textbook is covered in a glassine printed dust jacket and blind wrappers. 87 pp. This is number 100 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Both books in original green cardboard box with pasted title label. With a hand written dedication note in French by Gustavo Gili. Text in Spanish, French and English. Box measures 20,5 x 14,5 cm. Very fine copy. .

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.

Bologna: Scriptea Maneant, 2019. Limited DeLuxe Edition. quarter-leather in solid slipcase. New/New. The oversized, limited DeLuxe Edition. See my photo for comparison with the standard edition. 16.5 x 12.5 x 2.2 inches, weight 12.5 lb. Solid binding with quarter-leather over board with 5 raised bands. Original price: Euro 460.00 ($500.00). Ships from Hawaii. Size in cm 30 x 40,2, Pages 304, Images: 160 (for the most part full-page and double-page), Language English/French, 5 mm thick head and foot board, covered in quarter-leather, cloth + front and back cardboard, 3 mm thick, coated with 200 g matt coated paper printed with 4 + 0 colors and opaque plastic on the print side, Guide in cardboard at the foot of suppurt to the book block. Clichè for gold foil stamping for front + back. Endpapers printed in 4 + 4 colours on Fedrigoni Tintoretto Stucco Gesso 160 gr/mq. Ships from Hawaii. This volume represents an important tool for getting to know every aspect of Leonardo's work; his pictorical… Read More

Paris, 1930. Signed original artist's proof. This work was submitted as part of an exhibition, and bears the details to the back of the simple wooden frame. Image size: 320 x 260 mm (12½ x 10¼ inches). Within frame and under glass. Total size in frame: 400 x 460 mm. Marie Therese Robert was an Art Deco student at 'Academie Julian' in Paris in the early 1930's. The Academie still exists today, and is now known as ESAG Penninghen. Epreuve d'artiste originale signée. Cette œuvre a été présentée dans le cadre d'une exposition et porte les détails au dos du simple cadre en bois. Taille de l'image : 320 x 260 mm. Dans cadre et sous verre. Taille totale dans le cadre : 400 x 460 mm. Marie Thérèse Robert était étudiante en Art Déco à l'Académie Julian à Paris au début des années 1930. L'Académie existe toujours aujourd'hui et s'appelle désormais ESAG Penninghen.