Rare books from Roe and Moore

London: Hookham New Bond Street , 1787. fFull leather.. Very Good. C.R.Ryley. 12 volumes bound in six. Each book starts with a copper engraving by C.R.Ryley, engraved by Skelton. Complete. Bound in period full leather with red labels, with plain end papers. Inscribed in ink by ‘Henry Monkton’. In excellent condition. Berquin (1747-1791) specialized in writing childhood literature, this was unusual in this period. His children's books enjoyed great popularity and were often reprinted throughout the nineteenth century in many languages. Percy Muir lists the first English translation ‘L’Ami des Enfants…’ (1782-3) being published in 1786 in 24 volumes. This was printed a year later. The British Library does have a later copy of this edition. Provenance : Property from the estate of the late Lady King of Wartnaby. 

München.: Kurt Wolff., 1920. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Folio. original card covers, uncut. Contains original lithograph by Georg Ehrlich "Tröstung";and original woodcuts by Erich Häckel " Mädchenkopf" and Frans Masareel "Buisnessman". Covers a little rubbed and stained, the marginal staining running into the end-papers.

Paris: Maeght., 1957. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 12mo. Folding sheet. With on the upper panel an original two etching by Georges Braque. Thumbed and yellowed.

London: T.McLean ., 1855. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Not dated but circa 1855. Second edition, second issue. Rebound in half leather with marble boards circa 1900, retaining the original lithographic front cover/title page with ‘New Edition’ in top right corner, publisher T.McLean in lower right corner.. Lithographed throughout with pictorial title 'Old Derry Down Derry' and 71 of 72 plates only (lacking 'Cape Horn'), printed on rectos only on thicker paper. The two 'Old Man of the West' plates with correct images, plates 20, 25, 34, 64 & 65 with parts of the verse redrawn ,four being the same plates as in the first edition, foxed in parts. Plate number 65 is badly cropped at the bottom, with loss of the last line of text. Plate 14 'Old Man of Jamaica' poorly printed at head and with scratch to verse, one or two images very slightly cropped at head, The binding is worn, rubbed, with the front hinge being quite weak and spine faded.… Read More

London: D.Martin., 1840. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo. 52pp. Complete. Illustrated with twenty-six hand coloured wood engravings illustrations by Robert Cruikshank, with text by McDonald. Text and illustrations printed within ruled borders with corner ornaments. Bound in original yellow card boards. These have darkened. Some light foxing and finger marks, otherwise a very nice copy. Vary Scarce . Circa 1840. COPAC only list one copy in the Victoria and Albert Museum with yellow paper wrappers, description matches this copy.  

Hartford.: James Thrall Soby; Cahiers d'Art Hartford, CT; Paris: James Thrall Soby; Cahiers d'Art, 1934., 1934. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. First edition, second issue. Folio. [14]pp (Text), 104pp (plates), [2]pp. Original plastic spiral bound colour photographically illustrated stiff wrappers. 104 gravure plates. Covers a little rubbed and thumbed, plastic spiral entire and intact. In custom-made drop-box.

London: Kelpra Studio, 1967. Single sheet.. Very Good. Harold Cohen. Richard H. Silk Screen by Harold Cohen, 1967. Portrait of Richard Hamilton printed in silver ink. Numbered 32 of 50 copies, printed by Chris Prater at Kelpra Studios, London 1967.Printed on thick wove paper with the imprint of the Kelpra Studio on verso.In very good condition, with narrow margins as published. This is one from the set of eight prints that Harold Cohen made of his friend and teacher, Richard Hamilton, who Cohen met whilst at the Royal College of Art. Sheet size 649 x 737mm

London: Kelpra Studios, 1967. Single sheet.. Very Good +. Harold Cohen. Richard ll Screen print by Harold Cohen, 1967. Portrait of Richard Hamilton printed in green and blue. Numbered 16 of 40 copies, printed by Chris Prater at Kelpra Studios, London 1967.Printed on thick wove paper with the imprint of the Kelpra Studio on verso.A small crease in top margin, see photo, otherwise in very good condition, with narrow margins as published.This is one from the set of eight prints that Harold Cohen made of his friend and teacher, Richard Hamilton, who Cohen met whilst at the Royal College of Art. Sheet size 649 x 737mm

London, 1961. Single sheet.. Very Good +. John Bratby.. A study of a sleeping child drawn in pencil on buff paper. Signed and dated June 19th 1961 in lower left corner.There is slight discolouration to the paper from a previous mount, very light soft handling folds else very good. I believe this is a portrait of his third son Jason who was born in 1959. Bratby had four children with Jean Cooke. Sheet size 350 x 550mm

London, 1914. Single sheet.. Very Good. James McBey.. (Hardie 148) A etching made in 1914. Number 9 of an edition of 50 copies. A very good impression on antique laid paper with a eagle and snake watermark. My conservator suggested this was 17th century paper.There was light foxing near the number which has been cleaned. (See photo with watermark) Signed and numbered in ink. "The south bank of the Thames, at Bermondsey round the curve of the muddy shore, barges are lying under warehouses. In the foreground, four men are repairing a barge, while another stands on the deck, working a pump." (Hardie). BermondseyPlate size 213 x 160mm (6.25 x 8.5 inches); Sheet size 270 x 180mm (10.5 x 7.5 inches approx)

London: Kelpra Studio, 1967. Single sheet.. Very Good. Harold Cohen. Richard V Screen print by Harold Cohen, 1967. Portrait of Richard Hamilton printed in green and red ink. Numbered 38 of an edition of 40 copies, printed by Chris Prater at Kelpra Studios, London 1967.Printed on thick wove paper with the imprint of the Kelpra Studio on verso.In very good condition, with narrow margins as published. This is one from the set of eight prints that Harold Cohen made of his friend and teacher, Richard Hamilton, who Cohen met whilst at the Royal College of Art.. Sheet size 649 x 737mm

Naples: Self-published., 1958. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Ink and gouache on paper.Titled, signed and dated 1958 by the artist. In contemporary gilt frame, 810x610mm, sheet withoiut margin 690x490. Un-examined out of frame. In very good condition. Born in Naples in 1933, Guido Biasi studied at the Artistic High School and at the College of Fine Arts in his hometown. In 1954 he became a member of Movimento di Pittura Nucleare (Nuclear Painting Movement) and in 1957 he signed the Abisola Marina Manifesto with Colucci, Piero Manzoni, Sordini and Verga. The following year he took part in the establishment of "Gruppo 58" - with Luca (Luigi Castellano), Del Pezzo, Di Bello and Fergola. He wrote down the manifesto of the group. From… Read More

London: Leipzig Friedrich Volckmar; London William Tegg & Co and A. & S. Joseph Myers & Co. Hardcover. Good. Heinrich Hoffman, strewelpeter, Struwwelpeter, hand coloured wood engravings.. Small 4to, (265 x 200 mm, 10½ x 8 inches) Not dated. 28pp. Translated from the German by Planche. Illustrated with a hand coloured wood engraved illustration on title page and twenty six large hand coloured wood engraved illustrations printed 1 side only. Missing the ‘Introduction’, page 2. It has been professionally rebound in cloth retaining the original orange printed wrappers, which have been laid onto the front and back boards. It has a blind stamp on the title page. New endpapers, title page has a small repaired tear; missing the ‘Introduction’ page; p.28, last page has a repair to the lower and upper missing right corners and some repaired tears. Throughout the book has some minor handling and thumbing marks with very minor foxing.The first English printing was… Read More

Paris: Les Pas Perdus, 1951. Paperback. Very Good +. Picasso. References: Cramer 61, Bloch 690, Baer 889A Softcover Folio, sewn into original printed wrappers with tissue wrappers, as issued. The book is illustrated with halftone reproductions after collages by Valentine Penrose plus an original etching by Pablo Picasso. This is number 249 of 350 copies, sur Velin which includes the Picasso etching with the 2 bars, the cancellation mark. This etching shows the cancellation bars on the right upper corner, and is numbered 249/350 in pencil. Pablo Picasso especially made the etching for the book and is titled 'The Couple'. The full etching sheet measures approximately 13 inches X 10 inches. The actual etching plate measures approximately 6 5/8 X 8 1/2 inches. Sometimes the etching and the book become separated; rare to begin with, it is even more rare to find the etching and book still being offered together.The softcover book is in very good condition, with clean white pages. The first 2 pages,… Read More

New York: McLoughlin Bros. Hardcover. Good +. No date [ca. 1880]. Large thin 4to color pictorial paper-covered boards. A remarkable and ingenious toy book. Four pages of text. The two-page centre plate is a colour chromolithograph stage proscenium, complete with an orchestra in the pit and boxes at the sides. Inserted via string ties in the centre is a chromolithographed booklet which changes the scenes when its pages are turned. Some are half pages that change characters in the scene, a forerunner of the technique used by Goodall in his toy books. The scenes in the insert show the complete story as described in the text. Spine split and worn, therefore books is fragile,. board edges with some wear; Contents slightly discoloured but one page with a small marginal piece missing, clean and complete, with the stage scene fine and bright. One of a series of five titles done by McLoughlin in this fashion, and one of their most charming endeavours. A reasonable /fair copy only. ScarceSize 10 x 7.5… Read More