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  • Woodworking Machinery; by POWIS BALE, M.
    POWIS BALE, M.
    Woodworking Machinery; Its rise, progress, and construction, with hints on the management of saw mills and the economical conversion of timber.

    London: The Technical Press Limited, 1922. 5th Printing. A companion book to 'Saw Mills, their Arrangement and Management'. Hardback in original dark blue cloth, with gilt stamped title to spine. 40 b/w plates - 10 of which are fold out. In a very good and clean condition. Minor rubbing to boards. Inside just a number 1 in ink on title page, otherwise virtually spotless. 442 pages. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 2890
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  • Worlds Within Worlds. by BENSON, Stella
    BENSON, Stella
    Worlds Within Worlds. With illustrations by the author.

    London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Burgundy cloth covered hardback boards, lettered in gilt on spine and within a decorative border in gilt on the front board. Top edge red as issued. fore edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Preface by the author. Illustrated with 10 b/w drawings by the author. A very good clean copy. A collection of articles, and b/w illustrations - mainly on travel within China, Japan, Korea and America. viii, 310 pp + 2 pp. publisher's adverts. Spine and section of dust jacket loosely inserted. Boards only lightly handled. Internally clean and unmarked. 230 x 130 mm (9 x 5 inches).

    Book ID: 4440
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  • Beautiful copy with two original Masson illustrations
    Wuthering Heights. by Brontë Emily
    Brontë Emily
    Wuthering Heights. Lithographies originales de Léon Masson

    Paris: Chez Jean Porson, 1947. A beautiful copy of this first edition thus, limited edition. Four volumes. This copy is one of 30 copies in rives blanc or teinté, in four volumes, Containing a suite of 147 lithographed illustrations. With the suite of 23 portraits as a separate volume, and with two original illustrations by Masson, in India Ink and enhanced with wash are bound into volume one. Also presented are the 12 refused plates. Beautifully presented in a Martin-Brés signed binding. Each volume has a uniform dark brown full leather, with gilt and embossed design to the boards and gilt titles to the spines. There is a touch of rubbing to the ribs and to the edges of…

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    Paris: Chez Jean Porson, 1947. A beautiful copy of this first edition thus, limited edition. Four volumes. This copy is one of 30 copies in rives blanc or teinté, in four volumes, Containing a suite of 147 lithographed illustrations. With the suite of 23 portraits as a separate volume, and with two original illustrations by Masson, in India Ink and enhanced with wash are bound into volume one. Also presented are the 12 refused plates. Beautifully presented in a Martin-Brés signed binding. Each volume has a uniform dark brown full leather, with gilt and embossed design to the boards and gilt titles to the spines. There is a touch of rubbing to the ribs and to the edges of the spines. Other than this, in excellent condition inside and out. We cannot find another copy of this work in the four volumes, with the original illustrations. 330 by 260mm (13 by 10¼ inches). 10kg.

    . Très bel exemplaire de cette première édition limitée. Quatre volumes. Cet exemplaire est l'un des 30 exemplaires en rives blanc ou teinté, en quatre volumes, contenant une suite de 147 illustrations lithographiées. La suite de 23 portraits fait l'objet d'un volume séparé, et deux illustrations originales de Masson, à l'encre de Chine et rehaussées de lavis, sont reliées dans le premier volume. Les 12 planches refusées sont également présentées. L'ouvrage est magnifiquement présenté dans une reliure signée Martin-Brés. Chaque volume est revêtu d'un plein cuir brun foncé uniforme, avec des motifs dorés et gaufrés sur les plats et des titres dorés sur les dos. Il y a un peu de frottement sur les bords des dos. A part cela, l'ouvrage est en excellent état, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Nous ne trouvons pas d'autre exemplaire de cet ouvrage en quatre volumes, avec les illustrations originales. 330 par 260mm.

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    Book ID: 4449
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  • A rare pochoir caricature by SEM
    ...xtraordinaire!!!. by SEM [Georges Goursat]
    SEM [Georges Goursat]
    ...xtraordinaire!!!. From the Album Le Nouveau Monde (2ème série)

    Paris: 1923. A lovely hand coloured pochoir taken from the "Album le Nouveau Monde." (Second series) Published in 1923. A group of cynical looking society people. Nice print. The colours are bright. (These pochoirs were printed with some colour and were hand finished). moderate edge wear, with some small closed tears and slight nicking to the edge of the sheet, slight marking otherwise. Clean but with a touch of foxing to the verso. The original album consisted of 38 plates. 510 by 325mm (20 by 12¾ inches). A copy of this print is held in the wonderful Les Musées de la ville de Paris. Inventory: G.37025.
    SEM - Georges Goursat (1863–1934), was a French caricaturist famous during the Belle Époque.…

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    Paris: 1923. A lovely hand coloured pochoir taken from the "Album le Nouveau Monde." (Second series) Published in 1923. A group of cynical looking society people. Nice print. The colours are bright. (These pochoirs were printed with some colour and were hand finished). moderate edge wear, with some small closed tears and slight nicking to the edge of the sheet, slight marking otherwise. Clean but with a touch of foxing to the verso. The original album consisted of 38 plates. 510 by 325mm (20 by 12¾ inches). A copy of this print is held in the wonderful Les Musées de la ville de Paris. Inventory: G.37025.
    SEM - Georges Goursat (1863–1934), was a French caricaturist famous during the Belle Époque. As well as the caricatures which made him famous, he created work in a very different style as a correspondent during World War I. His later work was very influenced by the "Jazz Age" and high society in Paris during the 1920's.

    . Paris, 1923. Un joli pochoir coloré à la main extrait de l'"Album le Nouveau Monde". (Deuxième série) publié en 1923. Un groupe de mondains à l'air cynique. Belle impression. Les couleurs sont vives. (Ces pochoirs étaient imprimés avec quelques couleurs et finis à la main). Usure modérée des bords, avec quelques petites déchirures fermées et de légères entailles sur le bord de la feuille, légères marques par ailleurs. Propre mais avec un peu de rousseur au verso. L'album original comprenait 38 planches. 510 par 325mm (20 par 12¾ pouces). Une copie de cette estampe est conservée dans les merveilleux Musées de la ville de Paris. Inventaire : G.37025.
    SEM - Georges Goursat (1863-1934) était un caricaturiste français célèbre à la Belle Époque. Outre les caricatures qui l'ont rendu célèbre, il a créé des œuvres d'un style très différent en tant que correspondant pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Ses œuvres ultérieures ont été très influencées par "l'âge du jazz" et la haute société parisienne des années 1920.

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    Book ID: 4615
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  • Young boys play fighting with wooden swords by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Young boys play fighting with wooden swords

    Paris: NP, C1880. An attractive hand coloured lithograph showing two boys play fighting, with wooden swords and armour made from kitchen equipment. Others look on. A single sock hangs drying in the background. An attractive sheet, under passepartout). We have been unable to find any other copies, and cannot identify the illustrator. Image was once pasted down (into a scrapbook perhaps) and has a small loss to the bottom edge (hidden under the passepartout. Image size is 20cm x 30.5cm The frame is 29.5cm x 41.5cm.

    . Une jolie lithographie coloriée à la main montrant deux garçons jouant à se battre, avec des épées en bois et des armures fabriquées à partir d'ustensiles de cuisine. D'autres garçons les…

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    Paris: NP, C1880. An attractive hand coloured lithograph showing two boys play fighting, with wooden swords and armour made from kitchen equipment. Others look on. A single sock hangs drying in the background. An attractive sheet, under passepartout). We have been unable to find any other copies, and cannot identify the illustrator. Image was once pasted down (into a scrapbook perhaps) and has a small loss to the bottom edge (hidden under the passepartout. Image size is 20cm x 30.5cm The frame is 29.5cm x 41.5cm.

    . Une jolie lithographie coloriée à la main montrant deux garçons jouant à se battre, avec des épées en bois et des armures fabriquées à partir d'ustensiles de cuisine. D'autres garçons les regardent. Une chaussette sèche à l'arrière-plan. Une feuille attrayante, sous passe partout. Nous n'avons pas trouvé d'autres exemplaires et ne pouvons pas identifier l'illustrateur. L'image a été collée (dans un album ?) et présente une petite perte sur le bord inférieur (cachée sous le passe partout). La taille de l'image est de 20cm x 30.5cm Le cadre est de 29.5cm x 41.5cm.

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    Book ID: 5083
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  • Young Woman in Profile. by SCHMIDT, Martin Johann & LANDERER, Ferdinand.
    SCHMIDT, Martin Johann & LANDERER, Ferdinand.
    Young Woman in Profile.

    Aug. Vind. [Augustae Vindelcorum] Augsburg, Germany: Johann Christian Leopold, 1760. A lovely copy of this original, first edition engraving by LANDERER after SCHMIDT. Plate 8 from the series "12 character heads". 19.5cm x 13cm on backing paper of 29cm x 22cm. Clean and tidy engraving on slightly darkened paper. laid onto heavy laid backing paper. A little marking only. Printing details to base of engraving. The backing paper has a touch of creasing and darkening to the edges. Identified, named and dated from identical copies in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Johann Christian Leopold (1699-1755) Print publisher based in Augsburg; son of Joseph Friedrich Leopold (q.v.); published mezzotints after Piazzetta; until 1760 at the earliest. His son Johann Christian…

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    Aug. Vind. [Augustae Vindelcorum] Augsburg, Germany: Johann Christian Leopold, 1760. A lovely copy of this original, first edition engraving by LANDERER after SCHMIDT. Plate 8 from the series "12 character heads". 19.5cm x 13cm on backing paper of 29cm x 22cm. Clean and tidy engraving on slightly darkened paper. laid onto heavy laid backing paper. A little marking only. Printing details to base of engraving. The backing paper has a touch of creasing and darkening to the edges. Identified, named and dated from identical copies in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Johann Christian Leopold (1699-1755) Print publisher based in Augsburg; son of Joseph Friedrich Leopold (q.v.); published mezzotints after Piazzetta; until 1760 at the earliest. His son Johann Christian Leopold the Younger (1729-1779), continued his business under the same name. Ferdinand Landerer (1730 Stein unter der Enns - 1795 Vienna) Engraver. Martin Johann Schmidt (Grafenworth, 1718 - Stein an der Donau 1801) Austrian baroque painter. This is an original antique engraving / print from 1760, not a reproduction.

    . Un bel exemplaire de cette gravure originale de première édition par LANDERER d'après SCHMIDT. Planche 8 de la série "12 têtes de personnages". 19.5cm x 13cm sur un papier de 29cm x 22cm. Gravure propre et soignée sur papier légèrement assombri, posée sur un support épais. Quelques marques seulement. Détails d'impression à la base de la gravure. Le papier de soutien a un peu de plis et de noircissement sur les bords. Identifiée, nommée et datée à partir d'exemplaires identiques conservés au Philadelphia Museum of Art. Johann Christian Leopold (1699-1755) Éditeur de gravures basé à Augsbourg ; fils de Joseph Friedrich Leopold (q.v.) ; a publié des mezzotintes d'après Piazzetta ; jusqu'en 1760 au plus tôt. Son fils Johann Christian Leopold le Jeune (1729-1779) poursuivit son activité sous le même nom. Ferdinand Landerer (1730 Stein unter der Enns - 1795 Vienne) Graveur. Martin Johann Schmidt (Grafenworth, 1718 - Stein an der Donau 1801) Peintre baroque autrichien. Il s'agit d'une gravure ancienne originale de 1760, et non d'une reproduction.

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    Book ID: 4314
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  • Zehn kleine Negerbuben by BRAUN-FOCK, Beatrice
    BRAUN-FOCK, Beatrice
    Zehn kleine Negerbuben (Verse: Altes Volksgut)

    Wiesbaden: Jos. Scholz-Mainz, 1947. Text in German. Please note: We are selling this item due to its historical interest, and are not condoning its message! Children's rhyme / song book. Post-war printing. Has all the heads, but some have been crudely repaired. Spine repaired. 10 pages. 222 x 270 mm (8¾ x 10¾ inches).

    Book ID: 5104
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  • ZÉLOMIR. by MOREL DE VINDE, [Charles Gilbert Terrey]
    MOREL DE VINDE, [Charles Gilbert Terrey]
    ZÉLOMIR.

    Paris: P. Didot l'aîné, 1801. A lovely copy of this first edition with the six plates in a double state (so 12 plates). by François Godefroy after Louis-Joseph Lefèvre. A copy of a Medieval romance with charming illustrations. Attractive full leather unsigned leather binding with gilt edges and dentelle's inside. Some rubbing to the spine edges. The front board is quite loose and in need of repair but otherwise a beautiful copy. 309 pages. 125 by 80 mm (5 by 3¼ inches). Cohen-de Ricci, col. 739 ("jolie figures")

    . Un très bel exemplaire de cette première édition comprenant les six planches en double état (soit 12 planches au total), réalisées par François Godefroy d'après Louis-Joseph Lefèvre. Il s'agit d'un…

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    Paris: P. Didot l'aîné, 1801. A lovely copy of this first edition with the six plates in a double state (so 12 plates). by François Godefroy after Louis-Joseph Lefèvre. A copy of a Medieval romance with charming illustrations. Attractive full leather unsigned leather binding with gilt edges and dentelle's inside. Some rubbing to the spine edges. The front board is quite loose and in need of repair but otherwise a beautiful copy. 309 pages. 125 by 80 mm (5 by 3¼ inches). Cohen-de Ricci, col. 739 ("jolie figures")

    . Un très bel exemplaire de cette première édition comprenant les six planches en double état (soit 12 planches au total), réalisées par François Godefroy d'après Louis-Joseph Lefèvre. Il s'agit d'un exemplaire d'un roman médiéval aux illustrations charmantes. Belle reliure en cuir pleine peau, non signée, avec des tranches dorées et une dentelle à l'intérieur. Quelques frottements sur les bords du dos. La couverture avant est assez lâche et nécessite une réparation, mais sinon, c'est un bel exemplaire. 309 pages. 125 x 80 mm (5 x 3¼ pouces). Cohen-de Ricci, col. 739 (« jolies figures »)

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    Book ID: 3875
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  • An attractive complete set of Chinese children's posters
    谁丢了皮球? by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    谁丢了皮球? Who lost the ball?

    Shanghai Education Publishing House, 1987. A lovely set of these educational posters, telling the story of "Who lost the ball." This is a complete set of nine posters, or various sizes. (A complete set). There is a tenth poster - this seems to be "teaser" for another set of posters. They are aimed at kindergarten children. The series came under the snappy title of "Educational Wall Charts for Picture-Based Storytelling in Kindergartens (Middle Class, Series 2, No. 9-1)." Most of the posters are in perfect, unused condition. Two of them have been used to put up in a classroom, so has some light edge wear, and backing tape to them. A nice set of the posters. They all vary…

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    Shanghai Education Publishing House, 1987. A lovely set of these educational posters, telling the story of "Who lost the ball." This is a complete set of nine posters, or various sizes. (A complete set). There is a tenth poster - this seems to be "teaser" for another set of posters. They are aimed at kindergarten children. The series came under the snappy title of "Educational Wall Charts for Picture-Based Storytelling in Kindergartens (Middle Class, Series 2, No. 9-1)." Most of the posters are in perfect, unused condition. Two of them have been used to put up in a classroom, so has some light edge wear, and backing tape to them. A nice set of the posters. They all vary slightly by size, but typically 530 by 780mm (20¾ by 30¾ inches).

    . Un joli lot de ces affiches pédagogiques, racontant l'histoire de « Qui a perdu la balle ? ». Il s'agit d'un lot complet de neuf affiches, de différentes tailles. (Lot complet). Il existe une dixième affiche – il semble s'agir d'un « avant-goût » d'un autre ensemble d'affiches. Elles sont destinées aux enfants de maternelle. La série portait le titre accrocheur de « Affiches pédagogiques pour la narration d'histoires illustrées en maternelle (Classe moyenne, série 2, n° 9-1) ». La plupart des affiches sont en parfait état, n'ayant jamais été utilisées. Deux d'entre elles ont été accrochées dans une salle de classe ; elles présentent donc de légères traces d'usure sur les bords et des résidus de ruban adhésif au dos. Un bel ensemble d'affiches. Leurs dimensions varient légèrement, mais elles mesurent généralement 530 × 780 mm (20¾ × 30¾ pouces).

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    Book ID: 5781
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  • An attractive Chinese original piece
    辅正 (Fǔ Zhèng) by YIN, Liu 刘印 [or] MING, Liu 刘明
    YIN, Liu 刘印 [or] MING, Liu 刘明
    辅正 (Fǔ Zhèng) Uphold Righteousness

    Peking: No Publisher, 1988. First edition / Original art work from 戊辰年五月 or the fifth month of the Wùchén year. ie. May / June 1988. Very much in the style of Guan Liang (关良, 1900–1986) and his followers. The painting depicts two performers in Beijing Opera (京剧) costume. The female figure is a wudan (武旦) (A martial female role). In blue silk costume with an elaborate head dress, white and red stage makeup, and holding a weapon. The male figure is a laosheng (老生) or official/scholar type. An attractive original work, signed and dated. There is slight damage to the woman's sword arm, with the blue paint blurred. There are also three spots of ink / paint near to…

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    Peking: No Publisher, 1988. First edition / Original art work from 戊辰年五月 or the fifth month of the Wùchén year. ie. May / June 1988. Very much in the style of Guan Liang (关良, 1900–1986) and his followers. The painting depicts two performers in Beijing Opera (京剧) costume. The female figure is a wudan (武旦) (A martial female role). In blue silk costume with an elaborate head dress, white and red stage makeup, and holding a weapon. The male figure is a laosheng (老生) or official/scholar type. An attractive original work, signed and dated. There is slight damage to the woman's sword arm, with the blue paint blurred. There are also three spots of ink / paint near to the seal. The painting is on what appears to be Chinese xuan paper (宣纸), mounted onto a grey card backing. Painting is 25cm x 25cm. The backing card is 34/5cm x 34.5cm. Blank to verso.

    . Première édition / Œuvre originale datant du mois de mai de l'année Wùchén (戊辰年五月), soit mai/juin 1988. Très inspirée du style de Guan Liang (关良, 1900–1986) et de ses disciples. La peinture représente deux artistes vêtus de costumes d'opéra de Pékin (京剧). Le personnage féminin est une wudan (武旦) (un rôle féminin martial). Elle porte un costume de soie bleue avec une coiffe élaborée, un maquillage de scène blanc et rouge, et tient une arme. Le personnage masculin est un laosheng (老生), c'est-à-dire un personnage de type fonctionnaire/érudit. Une œuvre originale attrayante, signée et datée. Le bras de la femme qui tient l'épée présente un léger dommage, la peinture bleue étant estompée. Il y a également trois taches d'encre ou de peinture près du sceau. La peinture est réalisée sur ce qui semble être du papier xuan chinois (宣纸), monté sur un support en carton gris. La peinture mesure 25 cm x 25 cm. Le support en carton mesure 34,5 cm x 34,5 cm. Verso vierge.

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    Book ID: 5614
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