Rare books from Alan Foljambe, Bookseller [ABAC/ILAB]

Umbrella, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Extensively illustrated in color with numerous fold-outs. Depending on location, extra shipping charges may apply for this large book..

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large folio illustrated with 43 plates including 18 in colour. Wear and minor flaws to boards, some minor spine breaks through text but no loose or missing pages. Extra shipping charges will apply for this large and heavy book..

London: Taylor, 1803. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Bound in maroon leather with new endpapers. Extensively illustrated as follows: [1] black and white frontispiece portrait; [30] in-text black and white illustrations, of which [2] with overlays; [1] in-text colour illustration, hand-tinted of a colour wheel with primary and secondary colours; [12] black and white plates of which [3] with overlays; [3] sepia plates of which [1] is a two page guarded spread; [12] colour plates, of which [8] have overlays and [1] is a double-fold-out with overlay. Complete as collated. Some tape repairs at points of double fold out. Transfer from some plates onto adjacent text pages. Overall fine. A seminal work by one of the fathers of landscape architecture and design. .

Paris: Piazza, 1928. Book. Illus. by Barbier, George. Near Fine. Soft cover. Limited Edition. Twenty two texts in French by Paul Verlaine, accompanied by 20 beautiful pochoir illustrations by George Barbier. Published in Paris by H. Piazza in 1928. Limited edition, No. XLV of the American edition of CLXXV. In paper wraps with leather spine. One plate shows staining in the gutter margin, not affecting the image. Gutters unobtrusively reinforced with Japanese paper at beginning and end. Otherwise entire book is fine. Original slipcase has been somewhat crudely repaired and reinforced around the edges with Japanese paper. A glorious example of the sensual aesthetics for which George Barbier was known. His work harkens back to the excessive fashions of the eighteenth century as a means of escape from post-World War I Europe, pursuing a similar goal to Dada and Surrealism but through very different means..

Paris: G. Cres, 1925. Book. Illus. by Marquet, Albert. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. "Illustre de vingt-trois dessins et aquarelles de A. Marquet." Hardcover in patterned leather, decorative endpapers, 8" x 10", 94 pages. No. 311 from a limited edition of 350. Bookplate of Beatrix Reynal on front pastedown. Stamp of Moun Oustao and Beatrix Reynal on half-title. Rebacked and leading edge leather replaced with original leather laid down. Wrinkling and aging to endpapers, browning to page edges, pages and plates fine..

Paris: Societe des Beaux Arts, 1894. Book. Illus. by Lalauze, Adolphe. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Finely bound in green leather with gilt, white, blue, and red design on both boards and spine, gilt floral doublures, fabric endpapers."Édition de Deux Mondes. Limited toTwenty Copies, of which Nine Copies are for America." Lettered copy. Extensively illustrated with fine engravings, each present as a hand-tinted example followed by a black and white version.Heavy wear to interior and exterior hinges, otherwise near fine condition. Rare.Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. Jean and Jeannette, one of his lesser-known works, was first published in1846. Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906) was a prolific French etcher who illustrated many books. .

Albert Skira, 1933. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 13 issues in 11 folio volumes, 10" x 12 1/2" (316 x 246 mm). Complete collection of an important Surrealist publication. Each issue features a colour cover by Picasso, Dominguez, Masson, Miró, Dalí, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, etc., and contains articles and poems by Breton, Éluard. Crevel, Tzara, etc. Many photographs by Man Ray, reproductions of works in colour and in black and white by the great Surrealist artists. N° 1 (1933, cover by Pablo Picasso), n° 2 (1933, Mission Dakar-Djibouti, cover by Gaston-Louis Roux), n° 3-4 (1933, cover by André Derain), n°5 (1934, cover by Borès), n° 6 (1935, cover by Marcel Duchamp), n° 7 (1935, cover by Joan Miro), n° 8 (1936, cover by Salvador Dali), n° 9 (1936, cover by Henri Matisse), n° 10 (1937, cover by Rene Magritte), n° 11 (1938, cover by Max Ernst), n° 12-13 (1939, cover by Andre Masson). Spines have been covered and reinforced with black bookbinding fabric. Wear and some creases… Read More

Paris: Rosa, 1818. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volumes in marbled boards with brown leather spines, gilt titles and decoration to spines. 5" x 8" (14 x 21 cm), 432 and 452 pages. Illustrated with 5 [of 6] very well-done hand-coloured plates. Vol. 1 plates: "Boa de Surinam / Pont de Roches naturel de Quito" (frontispiece, two images in one plate), "Jardins flottans de Mexico", "Grande Chute du Niagara / Petite Chute du Niagara" (two images in one plate). Vol. 2 plates: "Vue de la Ville de Mexico" (frontispiece), "Pont de Corde de l'Apurimac au Perou / Maniere de passer les Rivieres au Mexique" (two images in one plate), Lacking one plate, very scattered spotting, overall very good +. Scarce..

Book. Fine. Soft cover. Pictorial printed paper wrappers with 12 color-printed explicit scenes and 16 pages of text in Japanese, string bound on the right in the Japanese style. 7" x4 3/4". No date or publisher stated, circa. 1860. Very near fine condition, with one small stain and some light chipping on back cover. Rarely seen in this condition..

Paris: Piazza, 1929. Book. Illus. by Carré, Leon. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. In vellum boards with elaborate title to spine, red decorative border to both boards. No. 381 of "500 sur papier pur chiffon de Rives". Illustrated with 12 colour plates by Leon Carré. Marbled endpapers. Text in French. Bookplates of The Robin Collection and Robert Wayne Stilwell affixed to front pastedown. Book fine, in original slipcase that shows very heavy wear around the edges..

Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Large lot of antique Japanese booklets with woodblock text and prints throughout. Total of 64 booklets, most housed within sleeves as pairs. All 7" x 4 5/8". Each booklet is comprised of eight to ten sheets with text and black and white illustrations, plus front and back cover. Each pair features a man on one cover and a woman on the other, both housed in a paper sleeve. 22 pairs remain in their sleeves, eight pairs are in opened or damaged sleeves, and two pairs are without sleeves. The sleeves have protected the covers, which retain their vibrant colours. Some worm holes present, as well as expected aging and light wear. An opportunity for a dealer or collector who speaks or reads Japanese. Please inquire for more information or photos..

Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Thirty three string-bound booklets, 8 5/8" x 5", each approx. 10 pages. Subject matter includes acupuncture, martial arts, medicine, and divination. (Note: I do not read Chinese, so my knowledge of contents is based on the illustrations). Very good + condition, with varying degrees of browning to exterior covers. Please email for further information or photos..

Paris: Au Vent D'Arles, 1959. Book. Illus. by Erni, Hans. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Number 103 of a limited edition of 125. Accordion book featuring the first 31 verses of Eluard's "Poesie Ininterrompue" and 31 nudes by Hans Erni. In vellum binding housed in red leather clamshell case, each embossed with a mirror image "E" motif, presumably for Eluard and Erni. Bookplate for The Robin Collection affixed to interior of clamshell case. Vellum boards very slightly warped, otherwise book and case are as new..

Paris: Mornay, 1924. Book. Illus. by Barbier, George. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No. 816 of an edition of 1,000 on papier de rives. Illustrated with 25 in-text vignettes and one plate by George Barbier, all in brilliantly colored pochoir. Some spotting around edges of first few pages, majority of text block fine. Original glassine jacket showing wear. Housed in a very well made clamshell box with leather label. .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. The book Stranger Music in deluxe clamshell case, accompanied by three signed prints by Leonard Cohen. Number 35 from a limited edition of 125. Rare..