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L'ARMESSIN II (Nicolas de) [1632–1694]
[Habits des Metiers et Professions].
[Paris: chez N. de L'Armessin (ou chez la Veuve de N. de l'Armessin), Rue St. Jacques, à la Pomme d'Or, N.d.] circa 1690–1695.
4to., [62] ff. (last two plates with restoration); bound in green morocco, gilt (second-half of the 19th century) signed Chambolle-Duru.A remarkable collection of 62 engraved copperplates representing the earliest impressions of fantastic figures composed of the tools or attributes of their trades, created and produced about 1690 onwards (thru 1694), enhanced at the time with brilliant hand-coloring, silver and gold paint. These prints are a marvel of inventiveness showing the inspiration and influence of the 16th century painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) who chiefly imagined only heads, now extended and re-invented for the Court of Louis XIV.
Amongst the most famous prints of the late 17th century, their printing history is rather complicated. Nicolas I de Larmessin (or L'Armessin)… Read More

LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD 世界人民领袖
Shanghai: Printed and distributed by Sanmin Book Company, 1950, this book introduces 10 leaders of different countries with pictures and texts, including Stalin, leader of the world revolution movement, Chairman Mao of China, Choibalsan of Mongolia, Kim Il-sung of North Korea, Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, Kyuichi Tokuda of Japanese Communist Party, Foster of America Communist Party, Pollitt of Great Britain, Thorez of France, Georgi Dimitrov of Bulgaria. 12mo, [ii] 38pp., wears to the spine, slight tear to the edge of front cover, else fine condition.… Read More

(Women's Peace Movement)
THYBJERG (Clara)
LECTURE SLIDES by Women's Peace Movement co-founder Clara Thybjerg [Tybjerg].
Collection of 240 double-glass negatives depicting images of World WAR I (soldiers and ruined cities), and the Women's International Peace Movement and it's activities.
Measuring 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches (approximately

Erasmus (Desiderius, of Rotterdam): L'Eloge de la Folie (In Praise of Folly) … traduit par Mr. Gueudeville. Amsterdam: Francois L'Honore, 1731. Engraved frontispiece (partially wrinkled and detached), also portrait with Erasmus, Sir Thomas More, and Hans Holbein, six folding plates and 75 text engravings. These are the same copperplates as used in the first "counterfeit" edition of 1713/1714. Tall 12mo, [xxiv] 234 pp. + [xvii] index; vintage mottled calf, gilt-titled label on spine.
In 1509 Erasmus composed his famous essay as a satirical attack on superstitions and other unconventional traditions in European society. Since its inception it has been considered one of the most important works of the Renaissance and helped develop early stages of the Protestant Reformation. Erasmus uses satire to examine doctrine and corruption within the Catholic Church, even though he was devoted deeply to Catholicism. He concludes with statements supporting Christian Protestantism and frequently references Greek… Read More

First Authors Club volume #10/251 with literary pieces by 109 contributors, each signed by its author. Includes signed pieces by Mark Twain ("The Californian's Tale"), Theodore Roosevelt ("A Shot at a Bull Elk"), Andrew Carnegie ("Genius Illustrated from Burns"), &c. A lavish anthology, printed on fine paper watermarked "Authors Club," with contributions by Samuel Clemens, W. D. Howells, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Dudley Warner, Frank R. Stockton, F. Hopkinson Smith, E. C. Stedman, Henry Van Dyke, and many others. Each piece, including Clemens's "The California Tale," is signed by its respective author (109 in all).
Second Authors Club volume #237/251 with literary pieces by 129 contributors, of which 117 are hand-autographed. Among the signed contributions are pieces by George Washington Cable, George Barr McCutcheon, and Albert Payson Terhune.
The Authors Club of New York was organized in 1882 as a club for noted persons and authors. *The First Book of the Authors Club Liber Scriptorum* was… Read More

KING (Jessie M.)
THE LITTLE WHITE TOWN OF NEVER WEARY
London: George G Harrap & Company, [1917]
Small 4to., 155 pp.; olive brown cloth with stamped design in red and black (stains to front cover, dent to middle fore-edge)
Cover and all illustrations done by Jessie M. King, with Four tipped in color plates, and 16 black and white photographs by J Bruce Cameron.
First edition. A rare title.
This book came about when Jessie King showed a photograph to her editor of a dolls' house she had made. She presents a fairy tale type story, telling how a bored Miriam sets about making the components of a little white town made of card and material. The models are each based upon actual buildings in the artist's hometown of Kircudbright.
Provenance: George Fleming, bookplate inside cover

VILDRAC (Charles), 1882–1971 and EDY-LEGRAND [Édouard Warschawsky], illus.
L'Ile Rose.
Paris: Tolmer Ă©diteur, (1924).
Sq. 8vo., [2]ff. map [endpapers], [iii]147[2] pp., [1]colophon + [2]ff. map [meant as endpapers if rebound]; printed pictorial wrappers (some minor soiling, wear). Illustrated with pochoir text illustrations by Edy-Legrand (1892–1970).
Considered the First Modern Children's Novel.

MONTSENY (Federica).
La commune de Paris y la revolución Española; conferencia pronunciada en el Cine Coliseum de Valencia, el dia 14 de Marzo de 1937.
N. pl.: C.N.T. A.I.T. Comité Nacional, Oficina de Información, Propaganda y Prensa, 1937.
12mo., 36 pp., staple-bound pamphlet with beautiful four-color print by Arturo Ballester on the front cover, depicting a battle scene; rear cover with imprint and stamped "Printed in Spain" (except for age toning, a fine copy).

Federica Montseny was an anarchist who served as the Minister of Health and Social Policy in the Second Spanish Republic during the Civil War and at the time of publication, the first female member of any Spanish government's cabinet or anywhere in Western Europe.

E. B. White's First Book, Inscribed, with a Drawing
W[HITE], E[lwyn] B[rooks]: The Lady is Cold, Poems by E. B. W. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. 8vo, xii 95pp; original blue pictorial boards, black cloth spine (dulled). In a chemise and cloth slipcase with gilt-titled spine label.
This is the author's first individual book, preceded only by his collaboration with James Thurber, "Is Sex Necessary?" Light verse, sonnets, a couple of parodies, and some more measured cadences with exhoes of Whitman, Sandburg, Dorothy Parker and others created at 30 years of age. Very nice book overall, especially enhanced by original artwork.
WITH WHITE'S DRAWING OF A BIRD IN A CAGE on the front free endpaper, with the inscription "This copy includes sketch of the author's bird, asleep" signed with initials. to the right is written the word "Baby" and below the date May 1929" all in the author hand. In the upper right hand corner is the signature "Elinor Milnor Parker, June 1, 1929".

DISNEY (Walt), Studios
Le Avventure di Topolino (Mickey Mouse). No. 1 & No. 2
Torino: Frassinelli Tipografo Editore, 1933.
Two volumes. 8vo., 38[1] pp.; 36 pp.; printed pictorial boards (some edge discoloration, staining).
Translated by Cesare Pavese. Contains cartoons after "Pioneer Days" and "The Fire Fighters" (released in 1930).
Very rare and unique Italian version of Disney introducing Mickey Mouse.

PERRAULT (Char;es), FISCHER (Hans). Le Chat BottĂ© Conte adaptĂ© illustrĂ© et agrĂ©mentĂ© d'indispensables commentaires. Lausanne: AndrĂ© et Pierre Conin [1960-1961]. Illustrations: numerous lithographs (including several full-page and double; many in color) drawn on the stone in 1957 by Hans Fischer. The illustrations were printed by Arts graphiques J.-E. Wolfensberger, Zurich, and the stones erased after printing./ Unbound as issued, loose within letter=backed pictorial boards designed by the artist Han Fischer. Small folio, [40]pp + colophon, copy # 75 of 300 printed (this part of the regular version of 235 copies, then an additional 35 copies on Japan + XXX copies for the editors, all signed. An additional 200 copies in the German language was also printed for Editions ArtĂ©mis, Zurich. Only this version of these illustrations are printed directly from lithographic stones, posthumously as the artist died in 1958. It is preceded by a trade edition photomechanically printed and published in… Read More

HUGO (Victor)
Les Enfants. Le Livre des Mères
Paris: J. Hetzel, [1862].
Illustrations and vignettes by Eug. Froment
With prefatory introduction by P J Stahl
Royal 8vo., iii 267[1] pp.; blind-stamped green cloth with extra-gilt black leather spine, a. e. g.
Collection of the author's poetry on childhood, political and allegorical, composed 1818 through 1860s; includes a powerful elegy on the Ottoman Massacre on the Island of Chio: "l'Enfant Grec" (composed in 1828 about the ravages of war in Greece, 1822; the 'Schio' tragedy was also immortalized in a painting by Delacroix, 1824).
The book was published the same year as 'Les Miserables'.

(Dutch Art Nouveau)LEVEN IN EEN VERZAMELING. Toegrpaste kunst 1890–1940 uit de collectie Meentwijk.LEIDELMEIJER (Frans) and RAASSEN-KRUIMEL (Emke), editors.Zwolle: Waanders, [2000].Profusely illustrated catalogue of the collection of Dirk & Liesbeth Nienhuis to coincide with the exhibition of their collection at the Singer Museum (Laren). 4to., [1]239[3] pp.; stamped orange cloth, printed pictorial dust-jacket. A sumptuous and extensive survey of the best private collection within its scope is provided by several essays covering historical sources, period Dutch jewelry, animals as used in Dutch applied arts from 1900, highly important ceramics and their artists, highly important sculptures and unique glassworks, while showcasing various highlights; and also Including a history of the historic residence built by a highly respected architect and designer wherein the collection is housed along with an interview with the collectors. A summary (6pp) in English is at the end. Erik & Petra Hesmerg's… Read More

(Dutch Modernism)
Levensrecht. [The Good Life]. Monthly magazine for thought expansion.
Amsterdam: C L Petersen, 1907.
11 (of 12) Issues for the Third Year, 1907 (Vol. 3, Issues 1-9, 11-12).
Tall 8vo., 466[2] pp.; printed pictorial wrappers (different color papers and ink)
Rare literary-cultural magazine. With contributions from Carry van Bruggen ('De Meesters'), F. Domela Nieuwenhuis, Felix Ortt, Joh. Schmidt ('Van Kunst en Parasitism II. Pijpelijntjes by Jacob de Haan') and Daan van der Zee, among others.

(CARROLL, Lewis) The Lewis Carroll Puzzle Book containing over 1,000 posers from "Alice in Wonderland" and other books by Lewis Carroll. Salisbury: [Appeal Office, Church of England], 1948. Edited by D. B. Eperson, Vicar of Charminster, Dorchester, Square 4to, 32pp + inserted erratum slip bound in front of the penultimate leaf; printed paper wrappers (lightly soiled), still a very good copy overall.Issued as a tribute to the memory of Charles L Dodgson following a half-century from his death. Chapters include two crosswords based on "Alice", also puzzles involving Doublets, Syzygies, Pillow Problems, the Game of Logic, Jabberwocky, &c. Solutions to the puzzles appear on pages 22 onwards.

KIPLING (Rudyard); KING (Jessie M), illus.
L'habitation forcée.
Translated into French by Louis Fabulet and Robert D'Humieres.
Paris: René Kieffer, 1921.
Square 4to., 93 pp. + colophon, [2] adverts; pictorial wrappers with Art Deco style design in black outline with blue pochoir decoration, original protective glassine wrapper (lightly tanned), overall a fine copy.
Illustrated with Twenty pochoir color plates by Jessie M. King.
One of a Limited edition of 550 copies, of which 500 were printed on velin paper, and 50 copies printed on japon paper.
This copy is number 196 of the 500 on velin paper.
The delicate illustrations for this book are considered to be some of King's finest; prepared during Jessie M. King's time in Paris. They are reproduced using the stencil technique known as Pochoir, which produces clearer and more vibrant colors.
Reference: Taylor, Art Nouveau Book in Britain, p. 136.

McCAY (Winsor) [1866–1934]
Little Nemo in Slumberland: Santa Hunts for Little Nemo or else Christmas would need to be postponed. TWO sequential original Colored Printer's Proof Sheets for The New York Herald Sunday Pages 1907, each dated respectively "Dec. 15 '07" and "Dec. 22 '07" in pencil at upper right margin Captioned in 6 and 8 numbered panels, printed as proofs on coated paper, each sheet measures 25-3/8 x 17-3/4 inches (minor handling creases, slight edge tear).
Provenance: Alfred B Hunt Collection, then to his great-grandchildren Carmen and Jennifer Armstrong, afterwards Bonhams NY 11 December 2013.
Hunt (1854-1947) was head foreman of the press and worked directly with McCay coloring the Slumberland series from its inception in The New York Herald October 1905 until McCay joined Hearst's papers in June 1911. Hunt is credited with adapting LITTLE NEMO's finished black and white drawings to its eventual surrealist Ben-Day color scheme, an intricate, labor intensive… Read More

McCAY (Winsor), 1869–1934
Little Nemo in Slumberland: Kind Wolves and Bears
The New York Herald, 1908.
Colored Proof Sheet for The New York Herald [March 22, 1908], comprising masthead + 11 numbered panels printed on coated paper, measuring 25-1/8 x 17-3/4 inches (minor handling and creasing at edges).
The Sunday page Strip debuted in October 1905 and lasted until 1914 (later revived 1924-26).

(Street Life)The Little Street Sweeper; or Life Among the Poor, by Samuel B HallidayNew York: Phinney, Blakeman & Mason, 1861.Frontispiece portrait.8vo, 356pp; elaborate blind-tooled full leather covers, gilt spine with titled label.First edition, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed on the front free endpaper "Genl Howard with warmest regards of the Author. New York, May 10 / 66". The recipient known as "the Christian General," Oliver Otis Howard, is a unique figure in Civil War history. His reputation as an efficient and personally courageous officer led to his eventually serving as superintendent of West Point and he founded Howard University in 1867. The author (1812-1897) was missionary to the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless. This work supplements his 1859 "Lost and Found, or Life Among the Poor" with 12 editions published into the twentieth century.

Finished watercolor study for the original dust jacket design of Little Toot,
the book was published in 1939. (G P Putnam's Sons, NY).

Hardie Gramatky (1907–1979), an American author, artist and watercolorist worked as an animator for Walt Disney, and when he settled back in New York, his studio overlooked the East River, where he saw the cityscape and the boat traffic along the Hudson which inspired the story of "Little Toot". Disney featured the classic children's story in an animation short as part of Melody Time (1948).
Provenance: From the Artist's Estate, acquired directly from the family.