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A Compendium of the East Being an Account of Voyages to the Grand Indies Made By the Sieur Jean De Lacombe, of Quercy, Formerly Captain at Arms in the Service of the Company of the Indies of Holland. Now Published for the First Time [from the Bordeaux Manuscript of 1681] in an English translation by Stepanie & Denis Clark. Edited, with an Introduction by Ashley Gibson
London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. First / Limited edition; Number 86 of 300 copies. Black cloth spine, batik covered boards. Printed in Perpetua type on Arnold's hand-made paper. Contemporary Engravings of the principal places visited reproduced from Schultzen's Ost-indische Reyse [Amsterdam, 1676]. Maps used as end papers are from a contemporary Mercator Atlas. Double page plates, double page facsimile from original manuscript. 209, [1] pp. Bookplate of Herbert Eberhard Hering, a noted German-Brazilian bibliophile and book collector, appears on the inside front paste down. 320 by 200mm (12½ by 7¾ inches).
Condition: The black spine has a little nicking to the top and tail of the spine. Overall in good, clean condition though. Internally clean with a few foxing spots only.
Book ID: 2244More details Price: £225.00 -
Chants et Chansons Populaires de la France Nouvelle Edition Illustree d'apres les Dessins de MM. E. De Beaumont, Daubighy, Dubouloz, E. Giraud, Meissonier, Pascal, Staal, Steinheil et Trimolet. Graves par les Meilleurs Artistes.
Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, 1848. Three volumes in contemporary half red leather & gilt (recently restored) with red boards. Marbled boards. Three Volumes. 1) Chants Guerriers et Patriotiques. Chansons Bachiques. 2) Chansons et Chansonnettes. Chansons Burlesques et Sateriques. 3) Chansons Choisies. Romances, Rowdes et Compaintes. Each volume has two engraved title pages as well as the printed title page. Each of the songs is comprised of four leaves / 8 sides, has its title, with credits for music and illustrations - There are music, lyrics and beautiful engravings for each song. Each separate song has the printer information at the bottom of the last leaf, leaving me to wonder if this was originally issued as a part work ? Complete.
Condition: The red boards have a touch of darkening and a little marking to them, but presentable. The leather and gilt are clean and bright. Internally in sound, strong condition, but with moderate foxing throughout. The text and illustrations are still strongly visible through the foxing though.
Book ID: 1707More details Price: £170.00 -
La Passion de notre-seigneur Jésus-Christ d'après la concorde des quatre évangélistes. Henri GOLTZIUS peintre graveur au XVIe siècle.
Paris: L. Curmer, 1860. A luxury copy of this beautiful first edition, in a fine binding. Full red morocco with gilt decoration across both boards. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. Edges are red with gilt embossed crosses. Silk end papers, with ornate edges. Includes 10 full-page colour plates with gold highlights, and tissue guards. Unpaginated. 335 x 255 mm (13¼ x 10 inches).
Condition: Complete. In a very good condition, with light rubbing to the corners.
Book ID: 2429More details Price: £250.00 -
La Sainte Bible, Contenant le Vieux et le Nouveau Testament: Revue et Corrigee avec soin d'apres les textes Hebreu et Grec, et Fidelement Reimprimee sur La Bible Protestante Francoise.
Edition: First Thus
Londres: Si Trouve Chez Ogle, Duncan et co: 1819. A beautiful copy of this London imprint of a French Protestant Bible. Embossed full leather binding with gilt decoration to the front, rear and spine. All edges gilt, marbled end papers. Slight darkening and toning to the pages, but overall in beautiful condition. Separate title for the New Testament. Unpaginated, but [iv], B-2Q6, [title], 2R-3E8.
Book ID: 1887More details Price: £320.00 -
Plaisir du Jazz.
Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre et les editions Clairefontaine, 1959. Lovely copy of this scarce Jazz photo book (photographs by Michel-Claude JALARD), in a unique black and white leather binding. Limited, numbered edition, this is copy 816. The white leather has a black band to it, and the titles and image of a Jazzman are painted onto the leather. 153 pp., 130 photographs.
Condition: The leather has a little marking to the cream, but overall is in excellent condition. Internally, the end papers are a little crinkled, but the rest of the book is in very good clean condition.
Book ID: 2418More details Price: £300.00 -
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
London: Harper Collins, 2016. A beautiful, contemporary full leather Italian binding by Rilegatoa Mano (North Italian craft binder). Handmade leather book binding with silhouette of the master. Below that his pipe in gold, with white smoke in which also a face is visible. Title and author in gold. The book itself is a paperback reprint from 2016, which although in perfect condition, is not really the object for sale! 290 pages. 200 by 140mm (7¾ by 5½ inches).
Book ID: 2204More details Price: £180.00 -
The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.
Edition: Reprint
Oxford University Press, 1866. Contemporary full bone / ivory binding (boards, spine and clasp). Purple silk end papers. All edges gilt. Printed throughout in red and black. The book is held in a black leather covered box with metal catch. (box probably later). Antique Ivory (worked prior to 1947) is legal to own.
Condition: A very nice example of bone / ivory binding. The clasp is sound, but the catch on the front board is missing (so it doesn't click shut). There is a thin crack to the base of the spine. Otherwise, the binding is clean and tidy. The silk end papers are clean and tidy, but have just a touch of rubbing to the edges. The rest of the book are clean and tidy throughout. The black box is somewhat rubbed but still holding well. The catch on the box is still fully working.
Book ID: 1294More details Price: £50.00 -
Typographia, or the Printers' Instructor
Condition: First leaves with some light foxing, otherwise in excellent condition.
Book ID: 2048More details Price: £400.00