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Brussels, Brachot, 1990, quarto, pp. 64; illustrated; in publisher's binding & dust jacket. 1500 copies were printed. A French language book featuring one painting, "L'Aube sur la ville" (finished 1940), by the belgian painter Paul Delvaux, noted for his dream-like scenes, combining the detailed classical beauty of academic painting with surrealist juxtapositions. - [Some extra shipping cost may be… Read more about this item

Sewn in white card with folded printed wrappers. 24 x 17,5 cm; 120 pages with 30 illustrations. A comprehensive essay on the painter Paul Delvaux (1897-1994), much of interest. French language book; very good condition. See pictures for additional info.

Paris, Laboratoires Bouillet, 1937, 4to, pp. 66 (1); unsewn, loose double sheets, as issued in a printed cover. Finely illustrated by Hémard with numerous colour and b/w drawings on near every page. The layout by Roger Dacosta. - Several sheets with a few mild foxing spots, mostly in the margins and not very obtrusive, otherwise a quite good and complete… Read more about this item

Paris and Louvain-la-Neuve, Ed. Duculot, 1991, 8vo, pp. 255 (with illustrations in colour and b/w); original cloth and dustwrapper. French language book, rather scarce, on the peculiar painter Paul Delvaux (1897-1984), slightly affiliated with the surrealists, but whose work remains difficult to classify.

Genève, 1987, folio (34 x 25cm), pp. 231; reliure toile d'éditeur & jaquette; dans l'étui d'éditeur. Important ouvrage sur l'artiste Félix Bracquemond (1833-1914). Catalogue raisonné de la première partie de son oeuvre gravé, soit un tout homogène de près de 200 pièces, pleinement décrites, pour la plupart rarissimes, et reproduites ici pour la première fois. Une concordance avec le catalogue… Read more about this item

Demy 16mo, pp. xix, 61; original red cloth gilt with a new cover-design by Beardsley; all edges gilt. The 'bijou' edition, with the cover-design to the 1896 edition here reproduced on the third page. - Spine a bit faded; light rubbing at the extreme spine ends; a good copy, one of thousand on art paper. - Gallatin p. 64; Reade… Read more about this item

[Contes et Nouvelles en Vers de Jean de La Fontaine. Paris, Librairie de France, 1930]. - Il s'agit d'une suite non indiquée au justificatif, jointe à certaines exemplaires ou vendue à part de l'ouvrage; suite au nombre variable (13-15), ici 15, sous chemise muette rempliée. Tiré à 350 exemplaires sur vélin d'Arches. - Les sujets sont inspirés de l'ouvrage mais… Read more about this item

[24] Eaux-fortes originales de Joseph Hémard. Paris, La Tradition, 1941, 4to, pp. 206 (3), unsewn in printed covers; extra 'chemise' and slipcase, as issued. - An edition of 450 copies, letterpress in blue and black; one of 376 (+ 50) on thick watermarked Arches paper. The illustration consists of 24 colour etchings, with tissue guards all present, by Joseph Hémard,… Read more about this item

Eau-forte originale. 149 x 199mm (image); avec les marges: 345 x 395mm. Impression en bistre foncé sur vergé épais. Monogrammé et daté (1906) dans la plaque en bas au centre. Cardon 44. - D'un tirage posthume, sans précisions. Quelques épreuves probablement. Bon état.

Paris, Gallimard, 1975, 8vo, pp. 264 & 16 plates; sewn in printed wrappers and published with an extra dust jacket. First edition. - The extra jacket with a tiny nick at the top of its spine, but else in fine condition. - Réflexion sur la personnalité et l'art d'Henry Miller par celui qui fut son ami et partagea la bohème… Read more about this item

(London), Nonesuch Press, 1928, 8vo, pp. 22, xxiii, 450 (1); original decorated cloth binding, vellum label at spine; top edges rough gilt. - Introduced by G.B. Harrison and illustrated with 8 full-page woodcuts by Karl Michel, and these finely coloured through stencils at the Curwen Press. Printed in Caslon monotype and Deutsche Zierschrift. An edition of 1600 numbered copies, all… Read more about this item

A selection of writings and talks by Beatrice Warde / Paul Beaujon [pseudonym]. - London, The Monotype Corporation, 1970, 4to, pp. 58 (2); sewn in limp card wrappers. Special issue (Volume 44, N° 1) of the Monotype Recorder entirely devoted to Beatrice Warde (1900-1969), typographer and typographic scholar, who established herself a reputation with the publication of new revelations concerning… Read more about this item

Traduction de la Baronne J. Seillière et Bernard Faÿ. Préface de Bernard Faÿ. Paris, Libr. Stock (Cabinet Cosmopolite), 1933, 8vo, pp. 260 (4); broché. - Edition orig. de la traduction française, limitée à 2250 exemplaires numérotés sur alfa satiné [aussi 200 ex. SP sur papier ordinaire]. - Quelques minimes imperfections à la couverture (faibles petites rousseurs en bas; le dos… Read more about this item

An exhibition of books and ephemera from the Golden Cockerel Press. Catalogue by Ian Rogerson, with an Essay on Eric Gill and The Four Gospels by Brian Baumfield. - Manchester Metropolitan Univ. Library, 1994, 21 x 21cm, pp. xii, 24; stapled in printed wrappers. 128 items described + prospectuses. A fine copy.

Printed at the Pelican Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924, 12mo, pp. (4) 106; quarter buckram with Japanese paper covered boards, spine lettered in gold; cream dustwrapper printed in black on front and spine. 1050 numbered copies printed, all on Arnold's hand-made paper. - First edion of this translation. Designed by Francis Meynell and beautifully printed at this own Pelican… Read more about this item

Paris, Libr. Plon, 1931, 8vo, pp. 298; blue printed wrappers. - First French edition of Greene's first novel, "The Man within" (1929; adapted into film as "The Smugglers", 1947). His second book, a modest success, and this French translation was also Greene's first book to appear in France. Now quite rare, as it was published in a limited and… Read more about this item

Nonesuch Press, 1929, narrow 8vo, pp. (3) 189 (2); decorated cloth. English, very handsome edition of the semi-autobiographical novel (set in Italy) of Alphonse de Lamartine, France's first romantic poet, which had first appeared in 1849, in "Confidences". - A book designed by Francis Meynell; 1600 numbered copies were printed, all on Arches paper. Eleven of the 30 illustrations were… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1958, 8vo, pp. 273; orig. cloth, spine lettered in gilt and publisher's device on rear cover in blind; in a very good dustwrapper, not price clipped. Book in good condition (fore edge lightly spotted; ink ownership inscription on front free end-paper, dated 1 Nov. 1958). Dustwrapper slightly rubbed at top of spine with small associated edge tear, the blank… Read more about this item

Texte publié par Jacques Crépet et Claude Pichois [avec notes et éclaircissements, pages 205-329]. - Paris, 1951, 8vo, pp. 329 (4); broché; couverture de papier beige, imprimée en bleu. Véritable édition originale, hors commerce, tirée à 165 exemplaires; un de 90 ex. sur papier Johannot, filigané. - Seul l'Argument avait été publié en 1890 et 1903, et la première édition… Read more about this item

The Decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Oxford, B. Blackwell for the Shakespeare Head Press, 1930, 4to, pp. xxvii, 145; quarter vellum over patterned paper boards, gilt titling to the spine. Limited edition of 475 copies on hand-made paper (& 7 on vellum). Set in Caslon old face (impeccable typography by Bernard Newdigate), and with 38 drawings by Lowinsky. - [Clark, Checklist… Read more about this item