Search Results: Authors starting with B from Harrison-Hiett Rare Books

Sèvres: Editions la Sirène, 1993. First edition. Hardback, in original dust jacket. The history and art of the strip-tease explored here by one who knows. 92 pp. Both book and dust jacket are in a very good condition. 285 x 240 mm (11¼ x 9½ inches). Première édition. Relié, sous jaquette d'origine. L'histoire et l'art du strip-tease explorés ici par qui sait. 92 pp. Le livre et la jaquette sont en très bon état. 285 x 240 mm

Paris: Le Prieur, 1814. A lovely copy of this first edition. Full leather binding, with lovely gilt titles and decoration to the spine. A little rubbing to the edges of the boards. Label / bookplate to the inside front board which shows that this was given as a school prize. Frontispiece & 7 further engraved plates (so a total of 8) Complete. Pages and plates in very good condition. A few have a touch of edgewear. 694 pages. 170 by 100mm (6¾ by 4 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Reliure plein cuir, jolis titres et décor dorés au dos. Un petit frottement sur les bords des planches. Étiquette / ex-libris sur le panneau avant intérieur qui montre qu'il s'agit d'un prix de l'école. Frontispice & 7 autres planches gravées (donc un total de 8) Complète. Pages et planches en très bon état. Quelques-uns ont une touche de edgewear. 694 pages. 170 par 100 mm

London: Leo Cooper, 1991. First edition. Hardback black cloth with original dust wrapper. Author's gift inscription to the front end paper and signature to the title page. Wrapper is clean and tidy, with a touch of marking only. Now covered in archival film. The book itself is clean and tidy with a touch of darkening to the edges only. Overall a very nice copy. ix, 208 pp. The Mutiny of the 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers in 1920 was a direct response to the brutalities being inflicted on the Irish by the Black & Tans in the period immediately before Irish Independence. This account also covers the other events leading up to the establishment of the Free State.

Paris: Hachette, 1935. First edition, one of 200 "non destines au commerce" each numbered and signed by Bac. In addition to this colophon, has an original full page pencil and crayon sketch by Bac, to the front end paper, signed and dated 1935. The portrait is of the young hero of the Romantic Voyage, which was based upon his parents youth. There is also a warm gift inscription to Madame Fontana, who he refers to as his "old friend from Menton." A little staining to the paper covers and cracking to the paper of the spine. Inside mainly clean and tidy, but with some old tape marks where a business card (Madame Fontana's) was stuck to the half title. II, 100, [ii] pp + plates. 325 by 250mm (12¾ by 9¾ inches). Ferdinand Sigismond Bach known as Bac, draftsman, lithographer born in Stuttgart on August 1st, 1859 and died in Menton in 1952. He was well known for his historical caricatures. BAC designed and created Les Colombières, a house and garden in Menton (on the French Riviera). It was completed… Read More

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1898. Third edition. Red stiff card covers with gilt titles. Slight darkening to spine and slight marking but in good condition. Front end paper has library label and owner's name in pencil. Front end paper has been re-fixed with archival tape. Rest of the book in very good, slightly darkened condition. xlviii, 481pp, 44pp vocabulary at rear, 31 maps, 21 town plans, 3 small panoramas. 160 by 110mm (6¼ by 4¼ inches). Troisième édition. Couvertures cartonnées rouges avec titres dorés. Léger assombrissement au dos et léger marquage mais en bon état. Le papier frontal a une étiquette de bibliothèque et le nom du propriétaire au crayon. Le papier frontal a été refixé avec du ruban d'archivage. Reste du livre en très bon état, légèrement noirci. xlviii, 481pp, vocabulaire 44pp au verso, 31 cartes, 21 plans de ville, 3 petits panoramas. 160 par 110 mm (6¼ par 4¼ pouces).

Paris: H.J. Jansen, 1800. 8 l'an (the 8th Revolutionary year) 1800. First edition, where the author is anonymous, but the preface is signed Baert. 4 volumes. in-8vo, Contemporary half calf, mottled paper covers, corners bumped and the gilt titles and decoration are significantly rubbed. Complete with 4 folding maps (England, Scotland, Ireland, India)& folding plan of Gibraltar by J.-D. Barbier de Bocage, 3 views incl. Fingal's Cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, Giant's Causeway located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, the 2 portraits engr. by A.J. Hulk of William Pitt (after William Owen) and Charles Fox (after K.A. Heckel), a folding plate "Combat de boxers à Odiham" and 14 folded tables. The information and tables show the concerns of the Commune in Paris - how much the monarchy costs England, the number of prisoners etc. Text is entirely in French. Vo1 1. Fingal's cave; Giant's Causeway; View of Gibraltar; Map of England, with vignette of… Read More

Gottingen: Steidl, 2009. 2009 Edition. FINE - a never opened copy, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. No bumps or wear. The book is bound in a hardcover of printed cloth, designed with a dark blue background, titled in white and with a decorative image of an eye in white, light blue and pink on the front panel. No dust jacket was issued. A selection of Bailey's photographs from 1962 to 2008. Mostly black & white, they feature influential directors, artists, fashion designers and musicians, including Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Yves Saint Laurent, John Huston and Ellsworth Kelly. 188 pages with 3 color plates, 89 tritone plates. 260 x 340 mm (10¼ x 13½ inches).

Gottinchen: Steidl, 2009. First edition. 130 photographs of British 'bad boy' artist Damien Hirst by the great British fashion photographer David Bailey, taken during a single shoot lasting only eight minutes. As new, still in the original shrink wrap.

Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, Prince's Street; and John Murray, Bookseller of the Admiralty and Board of Longit,, 1817. Scarce First Edition. This is an ex-library of the copy from the Literary And Philosophical Society in Newcastle. In brown / green cloth hardback boards. Complete; including frontis folding chart entitled "Exhibiting the Variation of the Compass agreeable to the position of the Ships Head at the time of Observation. Also the track of His Majestys Ships Sybille & Princess Carolina in a Cruize to East Greenland in 1814." Boards are darkened, and have some very small spots of soiling. Fold-out has small tear to very edges. Unfortunately, aside from the expected library stamps at the front and on verso of fold-out, the book has some damage from damp. Several of the pages have obviously stuck together at some point, and been forcibly opened, leading to loss of text. Most of the tables are still in a good condition, but towards the back the condition is worse. Only in a fair… Read More

Bordeaux : PASSAGE, 1985. Scarce French poetry book. Soft covers a little age toned to the edges, but in good condition. Inside in a fine condition. Copy # 198 of 533 - on vergé de Lana paper. The front cover vignette is by Michel Carrade. Unpaginated. 210 x 165 mm (8¼ x 6½ inches). Rare livre de poésie. Couvertures souples un peu vieillies toniques sur les bords, mais en bon état général. Intérieur en bon état. Exemplaire n° 198 sur 533 - sur papier vergé de Lana. La vignette de couverture est de Michel Carrade. Non paginé. 210 x 165 mm

London:: The Fortune Press, 1956. First Edition poetry book. Hardback in original light coloured dust jacket, which is age toned. Black cloth boards in very good condition. Internally quite clean, with light water stain to lower corner of last few pages. Giovanni Baldelli (1914–1986) was an Italian anarchist theorist, best known for his 1971 work Social Anarchism he also wrote poetry, plays and philosophical works. 47 pages. 215 x 160 mm (8½ x 6¼ inches).

Paris: pour les Bibliophiles du Palais, 1924. A beautiful copy of this First Edition, bound by H Beenkens & Fils, in full brown calf, gilded and cold flowered decoration made of a rectangular central motif and threaded frames with corner fleurons, boxed spine and flat golden flowered ribs. A touch of rubbing and bumping to the boards. The book is held in the lined slipcase, with leather edging and marbled cover. Label to the top cover shows the edition. Title in red and black with a vignette engraving, running title, initials and pagination printed in red. Original wood engravings by André Dignimont. The original green paper covers are bound in, and in beautiful condition. List of subscribers bound in to the rear. 98, [vi],. pp 265 x 185 mm (10½ x 7¼ inches). A total edition of 200 copies - of which 150 are numbered in Arabic numbers, and 50 in Roman numerals, with the name of the recipient. This copy (V) belonged to Adrien de Mélotte de Lavaux (1874-1942), vice-consul in China (1899-1902) then… Read More

Paris:: Éditions Rombaldi, 1945. Limited edition soft back of this illustrated edition. Copy #309/410. Green soft back covers. Loose in gathers. Clean and tidy inside and out. A little chipping to the top edge of the spine. Illustrated throughout with Berg's line drawings. A very nice copy of this edition. 192 pages. 245 x 165 mm (9¾ by 6½ inches). Dos souple en édition limitée de cette édition illustrée. Copie #309/410. Couvertures arrière souples vertes. Ample en fronces. Propre et bien rangé à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. Un peu d'écaillage sur le bord supérieur de la colonne vertébrale. Illustré partout avec les dessins au trait de Berg. Un très bel exemplaire de cette édition. 192 pages. 245 x 165 mm

Berlin: Kehrer Verlag, 2016. First edition. Christoph Bangert, is a German photojournalist who documents crises for international publications. This photo book is a response to being embedded with the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is a documentary of human striving to create something approximating 'normality' in the face of violence and chaos. Decorated cloth. Signed and numbered to the title page. 225 of an unspecified limitation. Unpaginated. 320 by 245 mm (12½ by 9¾ inches). Comes wrapped in a proof page / printer's page from the production, with a camel printed upon it. Excellent condition.

Cologne: Cologne Post, 1921. First Edition. Some rubbing to the edges, but overall in good clean condition. . Small leatherbound collection of ballads (in the Kipling sense) written by members of the British Army in occupation of the Rhineland and based at Cologne. De BAOR is an acronym for "British Army in Occupation of the Rhine." The poems had been published in the "Cologne Post" which was a British Army newspaper. Limp dark green leather covers with gilt titles. Handmade end papers. An interesting collection of period military verse. Ownership inscription from the Excelsior Hotel (British army HQ).

Paris: Barbier, 1846. A beautiful copy of this first edition. Full green leather with fabulous gilt designs to the spine. Burgundy label. Blind stamped detail and gilt lines to the boards. A touch of rubbing to the boards only. Internally clean and tidy throughout, with light foxing only. [4],viii,505,[3] pp. 32 engraved plates. 260 by 180mm (10¼ by 7 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette édition originale. Plein cuir vert avec de fabuleux motifs dorés sur le dos. Etiquette bordeaux. Détail estampé à l'aveugle et lignes dorées sur les planches. Une touche de frottement sur les plats uniquement. Intérieurement propre et bien rangé, avec de légers rousseurs seulement. [4],viii,505,[3] pp. 32 planches gravées. 260 par 180 mm.

Paris: Albin Michel, 1921. The definitive edition of this work, with illustrations by Edouard Chimot. In sheets, within a softback cover (under glassine). Held in a blue half-percaline folder with corners and cardboard slipcase (rubbed slipcase). 198, [1], [1 bl.] pp. Illustrated edition of 24 superb etchings. These comprise 12 in text (protected by glassine guard) and 12 full page also protected by glassine. These bear the title of the plate in red. Our copy has a second state not provided for this edition, some in color. So in fact we offer 12 in text illustrations and 24 full page. Edition limited to 442 numbered copies. One of 355 on Arches vellum (no. 160). The pages and illustrations are in excellent condition, with no flaws. 330 x 255mm (13 x 10 inches). . L'édition définitive de cet ouvrage, avec des illustrations d'Edouard Chimot. En feuilles, sous couverture souple (sous glassine). Tenue dans une chemise demi-percaline bleue à coins et étui cartonné (étui frotté). 198, [1], [1 bl.]… Read More

Vindobonensis [Vienna, Wien]: Impensis Joannis Pauli Krauss, 1772. First Thus. Half leather with textured boards. Six raised panels with contemporary gilt decoration. Hand printed endpapers. All page edges red. Boards and spine are in a good condition, with only light rubbing. Corners and edges lightly bumped. Inside, there is a Hungarian library bookplate to front, and a couple of small Hungarian library stamps. Title page has some ink handwritten notes, and an area that looks like it has been scorched by a candle. Otherwise, some sporadic foxing, but generally very good for its age. Text in Latin. [24], 728 pages. 205 x 130 mm (8 x 5 inches). Encyclopaedia Britannica says: "Barclay's Euphormionis Lusinini Satyricon - a severe satire on the Jesuits, the medical profession, and contemporary scholarship, education, and literature - is modeled on the style of the Roman satirist Gaius Petronius Arbiter; it is an urbane and facile mixture of prose and verse. Filled with villains and rogues, it… Read More

London: Gollancz, 2003. Very nice copy of this first edition, signed and dated) by the author to the title page. Spotless cloth. Clean and tidy dust wrapper, now held in archival protection. 240 by 160mm (9½ by 6¼ inches). 421 pages

The label to the back of this black and white image states " Original-Graphik von Ernst Barlach" The image is clearly of Barlach. But it appears to be a lithograph of an ink original, rather than an actual ink drawing. It is difficult to be certain, as the paper has been secured to the glass at the edges, and could not neatly be removed (So we have left it secured). Although the image has marked similarities with other drawn works of Barlach, we have been unable to locate another copy of this image. There is possibly an artist's initials to the lower right of the frame (see pics). Underneath the frame, to the rear of the image, is written "6 abels wie ist 883" It is on heavy art paper, and in very good clean condition. Held in a white glazed frame. The frame has a few tiny nicks to the edges, but overall an attractive and striking portrait. Image area 53cm wide by 35 cm high (13¾ by 20¾ inches). Frame area 67cm x 52.5cm. Ernst Heinrich Barlach (1870-1978) was a German expressionist sculptor,… Read More