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In armis ars. [Catalogue no. 4. By Ian D. D. Eaves et al; edited by Peter Scott-Edeson, John Wallace]
by Finer (Peter), firm
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- 1999
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Shipston-on-Stour (Warks): Peter Finer, 1999 ¶ A typically lavish catalogue prepared by the leading dealers in the field; presenting forty-four exceptional helmets, swords, shields, maces, armors, pistols, daggers, guns, axes, walking-staffs, rapiers, rifles, cannon, etc, -- and even an iron prosthetic hand --, chiefly Continental, chiefly ca 1450 - ca 1800. ||| Collation: In 8s (298 x 209 mm): Seventy-eight leaves, paginated [1-156] (ie, not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Water voyages, 1[-17]. Compiled by Joan and John Digby
by Rimbaud, Jean Nicolas Arthur, 1854-1891.) Digby, John, b. 1938
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Oyster Bay (New York): Feral Books, 2001 ¶ ONLY EDITION of a charming anthology gathered together as a medium for "The remarkable collage images of John Digby[, which] are rich in associations that demonstrate man's ancient links with the sea. Using archival and library sources, he has found and utilized colorful antique illustrations from nineteenth century and earlier publications that show… Read more about this item Item Price
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Traversée de Paris. Par Marcel Aymé, avec des gravures de Jean Oberlé. [Crossing Paris, in French]
by Aymé, Marcel, 1902–1967
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- 1946
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¶ ÉDITION ORIGINALE, et la seule séparée; EXEMPLAIRE NOMINATIF pour Béatrice Leval, qui était une cliente importante de l’éditeur en 1939 et 1944–46; avec la carte gravée de son directeur Raymond Nasenta, qui « prie Madame Fernand Leval de bien vouloir accepter cet exemplaire de ‘La Traversée de ParisÂ’ imprimé spécialement à votre intention, en hommages respectueux de l’éditeur ».  ¶ FIRST EDITION, and still the… Read more about this item Item Price
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La mouche. Par Alfred de Musset. Lithographies de E.-M. Pérot
by Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857
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- 1946
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Paris: Jean Crès, 1946 ¶ First edition with these illustrations, one of 945 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches; a very elegant production nicely preserved in original wrappers. The illustrator was the subject of an exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans, 2001. The present copy is numbered "89". ||| Series: Les maîtres conteurs, no. 7. Collation: In 4s (165 × 105 mm untrimmed): Forty leaves,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Paul Verlaine. [Texte de "Pierre et Paul", ie Paul Verlaine. Dessin d'Émile Cohl, pseud.]
by Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896
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- 1885
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Paris: Librairie Vanier, 1885 ¶ FIRST EDITION of Verlaine's autobiographical sketch for Léon Vanier's series Les hommes d'aujourd'hui (1876-99), which was sort of the Biography Channel of its day. The text is greatly enriched here by Cohl's full-page caricature of Verlaine as a scowling imp, crouching and strumming a lyre while his left hand grasps an arrow shot through a heart:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mathematical impressions: [1] The cylinder of a continuous mapping [1967]; [2] Homotopy groups of spheres [1971]; [3] A 2-dimensional sphere in 3-dimensional space can be turned inside out [1985]; [4] The remarkable numb
by Fomenko, Anatolii Timofeevich, b. 1945
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Providence (Rhode Island): American Mathematical Society, 1990 ¶ COMPLETE SET of four large posters reproducing three finished drawings 1967-86 and an oil painting 1971, by Anatolii Fomenko, professor of mathematics in the Moscow State University and a leading exponent of mathematics in art. ||| Together four posters 812 x 601 mm (32 x 24 inches) upright (nos. 1, 3-4) or oblong (no. 2), printed in colors (nos.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Francis Poictevin. [Texte de Paul Verlaine. Dessin de Manuel Luque]
by Poictevin, Francis, 1854-1904.)Â Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896
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- 1893
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Paris: Librairie Vanier, 1893 ¶ FIRST EDITION, and indeed the only separate edition, of Verlaine's biographical sketch of Francis Poictevin, a minor Symbolist writer. Verlaine's work is enlivened here by Luque's punning caricature of Poictevin as a corkscrew. The artist's most famous work was his caricature of Rimbaud coloring the vowels 1888 (Dillon no. H000335). (Series: Les hommes d'aujourd'hui, no. 424.) … Read more about this item Item Price
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The collection of Jerome C. Neuhoff; Including Chinese works of art, porcelain, silver, paintings, English furniture, decorations and carpets. [George Read, Carol Conover, Letitia Roberts, Kevin Tierney, et al, experts]
by Sotheby's New York 1986.01.25.) Neuhoff, Jerome C., d. 1989
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- 1986
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New York, 1986 ¶ Only ediiton of this important catalogue. The Neuhoff collection was assembled over some fifty years, from the 1920s into the 1970s: Objects from the collection are now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Colonial Williamburg, and the White House. 251 lots, printed estimates, six lots priced. (Sotheby's sale 5427, 25 January 1986.) … Read more about this item Item Price
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François Coppée. [Texte de Paul Verlaine. Dessin d'Émile Cohl, pseud.]
by Coppée, François Édouard Joachim, 1842-1908.) Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896
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Paris: Librairie Vanier, 1885 ¶ FIRST EDITION, and in fact the only separate edition, of Verlaine's sketch of François Coppée; enlivened by a striking caricature of the poet holding a red rose and toting a wagonload of hearts across the Place de l'Odéon--where his comedy Le passant had given Sarah Bernhardt her first triumph. ¶ Coppée was a leading poet and dramatist… Read more about this item Item Price
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Printed books and manuscripts, including printing history and reference
by Christie's (New York: Christie's East, 2001.12.11)
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New York, 2001 ¶ Only edition. 522 lots; including property from the late Sir Rex and Lady Harrison, Walter J. Johnson Inc, Francis Lewis Randolph, and the Estate of Andrée Beauchamp Stearns. (Christie's East sale no. 8619, 11 December 2001.) ||| Collation: 267 x 211 mm: Pp [1-1] 3-107 [108]. Illustration: Color and monochrome illustrations and facsimiles. Binding: Color-pictorial wrappers. Condition: Fine. . Item Price
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Arthur Rimbaud. Par Gérard Bauër
by Rimbaud, Jean Nicolas Arthur, 1854-1891.) (Dine, Jim, 1935-2002.) Bauër, Gérard, 1888-1967
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In: Historia (Paris, 1955- ) no. 242 (January 1967), pages 120-31 ¶ ONLY EDITION: This is the original magazine whose cover inspired the American artist Jim Dine to embark on his extraordinary series of nine Rimbaud portraits 1971-73, now very scarce and highly prized. In an interview with Thomas Krens (1976), Dine recalled that he had been "impressed by Rimbaud first… Read more about this item Item Price
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A short history of Kakiyemon potte[r]y
by Kakiemon Pottery Company, JSC
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- 1950
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Nangawara (Saga-ken, Kyushu), 1950 ¶ A scarce promotional pamphlet written in earnest English, probably for Westerners visiting Japan during the Allied Occupation 1945-52: "We sincerely hope to have a special regard and we should be pleased if our articles are worthy of being added to Your goods." ||| Collation: 256 x 187 mm irregular: Two leaves, paginated 1-3 [4 blank]. Text hectographed or… Read more about this item Item Price
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In armis ars. [Catalogue no. 3. By Ian D. D. Eaves et al; edited by Peter Scott-Edeson, John Wallace]
by Finer (Peter), firm
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Shipston-on-Stour (Warks): Peter Finer, 1997 ¶ A typically lavish catalogue prepared by the leading dealers in the field; presenting sixty-four exceptional swords, helmets, shields, crossbows, quivers, armors, maces, cannon, pistols, powder-flasks, daggers, knives, rifles, rapiers, fowling-pieces, saddles, bayonets, mortars, etc, chiefly Continental, chiefly ca 1300 - ca 1860; including an important large "Still life of arms and armour from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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[Poster / Affiche:] La virée superbe | Peugeot | Balade sauvage entre les deux mers | du 24 au 29 juillet [1967?]
by Chwast, Seymour, b. 1931, artist
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Paris: Delpire/Advico (Paris), for Peugeot ca 1970 ¶ Vivid promotional poster for Peugeot vélomoteurs, issued in conjunction with a 'wild ride between the two seas' -- presumably the Mediterranean and the Atlantic --, perhaps in 1967 (when 29 July was a Sunday); signed with Chwast's device in the image lower left, printer's imprint lower right. Another example of the same poster is preserved… Read more about this item Item Price
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Handbook 2000, 18-26 March 2000, MECC Maastricht, The Netherlands. [Organized by The European Fine Art Foundation]
by European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), 2000: Maastricht
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's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands): The European Fine Art Foundation, 2000 *** ONLY EDITION. Maastricht, of course, is the preeminent fine-art fair. The present catalogue represents approximately two hundred leading dealers (including Agnew, Colnaghi, Finer, Tenschert), exhibiting works by Botero, Boudin, Bruegel, Cranach, De Kooning, Duerer, Fantin-Latour, Gabo, Giacommetti, Hockney, Homer, Hundertwasser, Leger, Lichtenstein, Lipschitz, Magritte, Matisse, Millet, Miro, Picabia, Picasso, Pissarro,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pensées de Pascal sur l'Homme et Dieu, illustrées de 57 eaux-fortes originales par Albert Gleizes: Exposition . . . [à la] chapelle de l'Oratoire en Avignon, . . . du 22 juillet au 31 août 1950
by Gleizes, Albert, 1881-1953
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Avignon: Imprimerie Spéciale de l'Édition (Villiers-le-Bel, Val d'Oise), 1950    ¶ ONLY EDITION, one of three hundred numbered copies. Contents: [1] title. [2] Cette exposition a été organisée par M. l'abbé Roy en la chapelle de l'Oratoire à Avignon . . . . [3] Avant-propos, par Nicolas Untersteller. 5-[14] Introduction, par Albert Gleizes. [15-23] facsimiles. [24] justification de tirage [des Pensées il. Gleizes]. [25]-[31] Table des gravures de l'ouvrage [c'est à dire,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Victor Hugo, 1802-1885
by Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.) Djibouti
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Djibouti (Djibouti), 1985 ¶ A fine miniature portrait of the famous novelist, designed by Jean-Paul Veret-Lemarinier, of Forges les Bains near Paris, printed by Éditions de l'Aubetin (Switzerland), and issued at Djibouti on 24 June 1985. This is a DELUXE PROOF specially printed for the philatelic market: Such proofs are typically issued in very small numbers. ||| Collation: Deluxe proof 130 x… Read more about this item Item Price
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Edmond de Goncourt. [Texte de Paul Verlaine. Dessin de Coll-Toc, pseud.]
by Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de, 1822-1896.)Â Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896
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Paris: Librairie Vanier, 1886 ¶ FIRST EDITION, and in fact the only separate edition, of Verlaine's sketch of the elder Goncourt, novelist, diarist, and legendary testator whose famous will established the Prix Goncourt and gave heart to auctioneers everywhere: It is my wish, he wrote, that my drawings, my prints, my curiosities, my books--in short, these works of art which have… Read more about this item Item Price
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Michael de Lisio: Sculpture, literary figures. The Gallery of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, [30 December 1970 - 3 February 1971]
by Joyce, James, 1882-1941.) De Lisio, Michael, 1911-
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Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970 *** ONLY EDITION; representing De Lisio's first exhibition in the United States and reproducing his remarkable portraits in terra-cotta or bronze of Proust, Marianne Moore, Poe (2), Stevenson, Janet Flanner, Gertrude Stein (2), Nabokov, Auden, Beardsley (2), Pound, Wilde, Henry James, Verlaine and Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and Joyce (2). Foreword by Anthony M. Clark. Rare.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. [Texte de Paul Verlaine. Dessin de Coll-Toc]
by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules Amédée, 1808-1889.) Verlaine, Paul, 1844-1896
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- 1886
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Paris: Librairie Vanier, 1886 ¶ FIRST EDITION of Verlaine's biographical sketch of Barbey d'Aurevilly, novelist and critic, the author of Les diaboliques (1874) and other light classics. Verlaine's essay is enlivened here by a wonderful full-page caricature of Barbey striking an imperious pose as he jabs his palm with his own pen, perhaps a hint of his extreme Catholicism. His foppish… Read more about this item Item Price
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