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  • Cage and Chamber-Birds. by BECHSTEIN, J. M.
    BECHSTEIN, J. M.
    Cage and Chamber-Birds. Their natural history, habits, food, diseases, management, and modes of capture.

    London: George Bell and Sons, 1900. An interesting copy of this reprint edition. There are 31 steel plates (and 12 in page woodcuts) in the book. Of these the 30 steels that contain birds are all expertly hand-coloured. This was not part of the publication, so has presumably been done by an owner. This adds significantly to the attraction of the book. Contemporary green buckram boards with gilt titles. This is part of the Bohn's Libraries series, and has the Bohn's name and stamp to the spine in gilt. There is a little marking and bumping to the boards. The front end paper has been removed from this copy. The binding is a little loose, and slightly shaken, but…

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    London: George Bell and Sons, 1900. An interesting copy of this reprint edition. There are 31 steel plates (and 12 in page woodcuts) in the book. Of these the 30 steels that contain birds are all expertly hand-coloured. This was not part of the publication, so has presumably been done by an owner. This adds significantly to the attraction of the book. Contemporary green buckram boards with gilt titles. This is part of the Bohn's Libraries series, and has the Bohn's name and stamp to the spine in gilt. There is a little marking and bumping to the boards. The front end paper has been removed from this copy. The binding is a little loose, and slightly shaken, but still holding together well. There is some foxing / darkening throughout the book. xvi, 500, 32. pp. Advertising catalogue for Bohn's libraries to rear. 180 x 125 mm (7 x 5 inches).

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    Book ID: 3885
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  • Calendar of the Seasons 1878 by ANON
    ANON
    Calendar of the Seasons 1878

    London: Marcus Ward & Co, 1877. First Edition. Small calendar booklet with a delicately sewn binding. (The thread appears to be recent). Comprises four colour and gilt full-page illustrations, depicting the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Many of these calendars were attributed to the illustrator Kate Greenaway, but we are not sure these illustrations are hers. Nonetheless, they are beautiful! On verso of each is information for that coming year. Includes the moon's phases, legal holidays, church days, eclipses, and information about foreign and domestic postage rates. Bottom left of each illustration is the publisher's name: Marcus Ward & Co. Bottom right of each it reads: Ent. Sta. Hall - abbreviated version of Entered at Stationers' Hall.…

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    London: Marcus Ward & Co, 1877. First Edition. Small calendar booklet with a delicately sewn binding. (The thread appears to be recent). Comprises four colour and gilt full-page illustrations, depicting the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Many of these calendars were attributed to the illustrator Kate Greenaway, but we are not sure these illustrations are hers. Nonetheless, they are beautiful! On verso of each is information for that coming year. Includes the moon's phases, legal holidays, church days, eclipses, and information about foreign and domestic postage rates. Bottom left of each illustration is the publisher's name: Marcus Ward & Co. Bottom right of each it reads: Ent. Sta. Hall - abbreviated version of Entered at Stationers' Hall. Booklet is in fine condition. 100 x 70 mm (4 x 2¾ inches).

    . Petit livret-calendrier à la reliure délicatement cousue. Comprend quatre illustrations pleine page en couleurs et dorées, représentant les quatre saisons : Printemps, Été, Automne et Hiver. Beaucoup de ces calendriers ont été attribués à l'illustratrice Kate Greenaway, mais nous ne sommes pas sûrs que ces illustrations soient les siennes. Quoi qu'il en soit, elles sont magnifiques ! Au verso de chaque calendrier figurent des informations sur l'année à venir. Elles comprennent les phases de la lune, les jours fériés, les jours d'église, les éclipses et des informations sur les tarifs postaux étrangers et nationaux. En bas à gauche de chaque illustration figure le nom de l'éditeur : Marcus Ward & Co. En bas à droite de chaque illustration, on peut lire : Ent. Sta. Hall - version abrégée de Entered at Stationers' Hall. Le livret est en bon état. 100 x 70 mm

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    Book ID: 4171
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  • Cantate Nummer der Lustigen Blätter. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Cantate Nummer der Lustigen Blätter. 21. Mai 1905. Special Nummer dem deutschen Buchhandel gewidmet.

    Berlin: Verlag der Lustige Blätter, 1905. Original cardboard covers tied with string. Period colour and b/w illustrations and caricatures, plus advertisements from publishers, bookcase designers, paper mills, printers, bookbinders etc. 34 pages. Covers are darkened and slightly soiled. Internally the pages are evenly toned, but otherwise in a very good condition. Text in German. 300 x 220 mm (11¾ x 8¾ inches). Couvertures cartonnées d'origine liées avec de la ficelle. Illustrations et caricatures d'époque en couleurs et en n/b, plus des publicités d'éditeurs, de libraires, de papeteries, d'imprimeurs, de relieurs, etc. 34 pages. Les couvertures sont foncées et légèrement salies. À l'intérieur, les pages sont uniformément toniques, mais sinon en très bon état. Texte en allemand

    Book ID: 2614
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  • Carnet Intime. by TAILHADE, Laurent
    TAILHADE, Laurent
    Carnet Intime. Bois de Kharis.

    Paris: Aux éditions du Sagittaire, 1920. Limited edition - one of the 50 on Japon (this is #46). Portrait de l'auteur (+ un 2e ident. joint) also a suite of the three illustrations. Endpaper, half-title / tirage, frontispiece, illustrated title, section title, pp-9-107, [2pp.], 3 plates hors-texte with the original loose paper guards, endpieces throughout. In sheets / gathers, in the original white paper wrapper, titles in red and black on the upper portion; with a small vignette also in black, titles in black on the spine and lower portion, glassine over wrapper, untrimmed. French text.

    The covers are very slightly darkened, but tidy and with no chips or marks. Inside, the pages are in good, clean condition…

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    Paris: Aux éditions du Sagittaire, 1920. Limited edition - one of the 50 on Japon (this is #46). Portrait de l'auteur (+ un 2e ident. joint) also a suite of the three illustrations. Endpaper, half-title / tirage, frontispiece, illustrated title, section title, pp-9-107, [2pp.], 3 plates hors-texte with the original loose paper guards, endpieces throughout. In sheets / gathers, in the original white paper wrapper, titles in red and black on the upper portion; with a small vignette also in black, titles in black on the spine and lower portion, glassine over wrapper, untrimmed. French text.

    The covers are very slightly darkened, but tidy and with no chips or marks. Inside, the pages are in good, clean condition with a little darkening / marking to the top edge only.
    165 x 150 mm (6½ x 6 inches).

    . Tirage à 750 ex. + 40 h.c., 1/50 sur japon (n° 46). Portrait de l'auteur (+ un 2e ident. joint) également une suite des trois illustrations. Garde, faux-titre / tirage, frontispice, titre illustré, titre de section, pp-9-107, [2pp.], 3 planches hors-texte avec les gardes originales en papier volant, gardes tout au long. En feuilles / fronces, dans la couverture originale de papier blanc, titres en rouge et noir sur la partie supérieure; avec une petite vignette également en noir, titres en noir au dos et en bas, papier glassine sur couverture, non rogné.

    Les couvertures sont très légèrement assombries, mais bien rangées et sans éclats ni marques. À l'intérieur, les pages sont en bon état de propreté avec un peu d'assombrissement / marquage sur le bord supérieur uniquement. 165 x 150 mm

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    Book ID: 3930
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  • Catalogo General de Imagenes Talleres de Imagineria Religiosa El Sagrado Corazon by MATO, Anonima
    MATO, Anonima
    Catalogo General de Imagenes Talleres de Imagineria Religiosa El Sagrado Corazon With: Tarifa de Precios Olot, Gerona (Espana)

    Olot: Aonima Mato, 1954. Illustrated boards with cloth spine, black and white photographs throughout. Boards show signs of wear with water damage to rear board. Slight foxing to end papers else interior good. Trade catalogue from the Anonima Mato workshop in Olot, Gerona, which specializes in religious statues. Includes a loosely inserted price list. Superb trade catalogue. 123 pages. 345 x 245 mm (13½ x 9¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2264
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  • Catalogue des tableaux, aquarelles & pastels composant la collection de feu M. J. R. P. C. H. de Kuyper de La Haye ; la vente publique aura lieu. 30 mai 1911 by KUYPER, de la Haye
    KUYPER, de la Haye
    Catalogue des tableaux, aquarelles & pastels composant la collection de feu M. J. R. P. C. H. de Kuyper de La Haye ; la vente publique aura lieu. 30 mai 1911

    Amsterdam: MM. Frederik Muller & Cie, 1911. Unpaginated. Large book with 124 works catalogued and illustrated in black and white. Among the artists represented: Vollon, Corot, Th. De Bock, Th. Rousseau, Th. Ribot, Troyon, Corot, Courbet, Delacroix, Israëls, Jongkind, Maris, Mesdag, and Millet and many others. In brown cloth binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Front board has a few marks but is in a very good condition, with minimal handling. Back board has more marks / stains. Pages rough cut. Front free endpapers have foxing. Frontis portrait, and tissue. All other plates also have tissue and most are in a very good condition, with just the odd spot of foxing. At the rear there is…

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    Amsterdam: MM. Frederik Muller & Cie, 1911. Unpaginated. Large book with 124 works catalogued and illustrated in black and white. Among the artists represented: Vollon, Corot, Th. De Bock, Th. Rousseau, Th. Ribot, Troyon, Corot, Courbet, Delacroix, Israëls, Jongkind, Maris, Mesdag, and Millet and many others. In brown cloth binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Front board has a few marks but is in a very good condition, with minimal handling. Back board has more marks / stains. Pages rough cut. Front free endpapers have foxing. Frontis portrait, and tissue. All other plates also have tissue and most are in a very good condition, with just the odd spot of foxing. At the rear there is damp which affects the last two plates and the final pages. This is apparent in the photographs. 460 by 360mm (18 by 14¼ inches). first edition Non paginé. Grand livre de 124 ouvrages catalogués et illustrés en noir et blanc. Parmi les artistes représentés : Vollon, Corot, Th. De Bock, Th. Rousseau, Th. Ribot, Troyon, Corot, Courbet, Delacroix, Israëls, Jongkind, Maris, Mesdag, et Millet et bien d'autres. Reliure en toile marron avec titre doré sur le plat et le dos. Le panneau avant a quelques marques mais est en très bon état, avec une manipulation minimale. Le panneau arrière a plus de marques/taches. Pages dégrossies. Les pages de garde libres avant ont des rousseurs. Portrait de Frontis, et tissus. Toutes les autres plaques ont également du tissu et la plupart sont en très bon état, avec juste quelques rousseurs. A l'arrière il y a de l'humidité qui affecte les deux dernières planches et les dernières pages. Cela se voit sur les photographies. 460 par 360 mm

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    Book ID: 2494
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  • Catalogus teekeningen van door Theo van Hoytema. by HOYTEMA, Theo Van. [1863-1917]
    HOYTEMA, Theo Van. [1863-1917]
    Catalogus teekeningen van door Theo van Hoytema.

    Den Haag: Schüller, 1902. Front side shows an ape, and the back side shows a stork. Inner blank. The image size 155 x 75 mm (6 x 3 inches). Actual sheet size 180 x 105 mm (7 x 4¼ inches) (double sided). No date but circa 1902.

    Book ID: 3362
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  • Chalkboard book. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Chalkboard book.

    Paris: 1880. A bit of a curiosity, this small book has no maker's details or date. It comprises a hardback cloth binding with a lithograph of two girls dancing in front of a mirror. The date is based on their clothing! This looks French and was purchased from a French Marche de puce. Inside are black and papers and 3 leaves (6 pages) of stiff chalk board - ready to be chalked upon. The edges of the book are rather rubbed and the binding has cracking and loss, but nevertheless a nice item. 90 by 60mm (3½ by 2¼ inches). Un peu curieux, ce petit livre n'a pas de détails sur le fabricant ni de date. Il comprend une reliure…

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    Paris: 1880. A bit of a curiosity, this small book has no maker's details or date. It comprises a hardback cloth binding with a lithograph of two girls dancing in front of a mirror. The date is based on their clothing! This looks French and was purchased from a French Marche de puce. Inside are black and papers and 3 leaves (6 pages) of stiff chalk board - ready to be chalked upon. The edges of the book are rather rubbed and the binding has cracking and loss, but nevertheless a nice item. 90 by 60mm (3½ by 2¼ inches). Un peu curieux, ce petit livre n'a pas de détails sur le fabricant ni de date. Il comprend une reliure cartonnée en toile avec une lithographie de deux jeunes filles dansant devant un miroir. La date est basée sur leurs vêtements! Cela a l'air français et a été acheté dans un marché de puce français. À l'intérieur se trouvent du noir et des papiers et 3 feuilles (6 pages) de tableau noir rigide - prêtes à être tracées à la craie. Les bords du livre sont plutôt frottés et la reliure présente des craquelures et des manques, mais néanmoins un bel objet. 90 par 60 mm (3½ par 2¼ pouces).

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    Book ID: 3475
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  • Signed by Glen Baxter.
    Charlie Malarkey and The Belly-Button Machine. by KENNEDY, William and Brendan
    KENNEDY, William and Brendan
    Charlie Malarkey and The Belly-Button Machine.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. First British edition. Hardcover. First printing. Signed on half-title by the illustrator Glen Baxter. Glen Baxter's illustrations are infamous. "A kind of mad cross between Magritte, S. J. Perelman and Pulp Fiction" said Mel Gussons in the New York Times. A fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued. 40 pages. 235 x 220 mm (9¼ x 8¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2691
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  • Chastelaine de Vergi by CONINCK, Roger de
    CONINCK, Roger de
    Chastelaine de Vergi bois Victor Stuvyaert

    Bruges: Aux éditions A.G. Stainforth, 1952. Soft covers. Limited edition - copy #112/450. Clean and tidy covers, and internally in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout with Stuvyaert's beautiful woodcuts. Text in French. 58 pages. 165 x 130 mm (6½ x 5 inches). Couvertures souples. Édition limitée - exemplaire #112/450. Couvertures propres et bien rangées, et intérieur en excellent état. Illustré partout avec les belles gravures sur bois de Stuvyaert. Texte en français. 58 pages. 165 x 130 mm

    Book ID: 3139
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  • Childhoods Heroes. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Childhoods Heroes. Stories of Robinson Crusoe, Rip Van Winkle, and Robin Hood.

    New York: Mcloughlin Bro's, 1889. Scarce. First edition. Hardback colour illustrated boards. Brief illustrated retellings of three favourite children's stories. Boards a little rubbed at edges, and to top and tail of spine. Gilt embellished colour illustrated title page. Very clean and tidy inside - with 16 very nice full-page colour illustrations, and several in text b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. 270 x 220 mm (10¾ x 8¾ inches).

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    Book ID: 3951
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  • Chinese Pictorial Art. by STREHLNEEK, E.A.
    STREHLNEEK, E.A.
    Chinese Pictorial Art. Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the History of Drawing, Writing, etc., Translated from Standard Chinese Authors. [AND:] Supplement Illustrating a Few Interesting Pieces of Bronze, Ceramics, and Jade.

    Shanghai: Commercial Press, 1914. Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering. First edition. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade (separate title page). The silk covered boards are in very good to fine condition, a little discoloured (darkened) to the edges. Tiny split to the head of the spine. Internally In fine internal condition.…

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    Shanghai: Commercial Press, 1914. Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering. First edition. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade (separate title page). The silk covered boards are in very good to fine condition, a little discoloured (darkened) to the edges. Tiny split to the head of the spine. Internally In fine internal condition. Exceptionally well preserved, crisp plates. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches).

    Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms
    Strehlneek owned an art gallery in Shanghai. In 1930, he was advertising this as the oldest establish firm dealing with art objects for the collector.

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    Book ID: 2240
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  • Choke-Bore Guns, and How to Load for all kinds of Game. by GREENER, W. W.
    GREENER, W. W.
    Choke-Bore Guns, and How to Load for all kinds of Game.

    London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin. First edition. Undated - but 1876. Hardback,in publisher's brown cloth boards. Titles and designs gilt stamped to front board and spine. Complete; including large folding plates to both the front and rear pockets. Plates and tables printed on both sides. Boards lightly rubbed at corners; overall in very good condition. vii, 215, [1] pages illustrations, 3 folded plates, 2 folded tables. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 3907
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  • Cinderella, and other nursery tales. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Cinderella, and other nursery tales. With twenty-four page illustrations, printed in colours.

    London / New York: Frederick Warne and Co.; Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, 1877. Part of Frederick Warne's Now and Then juvenile series. First Thus. Fairy tales: Cinderella, Three Bears, Punch and Judy. Previous owner's gift inscription and date on front free endpaper - dated 1877. Date of publication also suggested by the Bodleian Library as no later than 1878. Hardback dark red cloth with gilt title box, plus embossed black borders and decorations. Covers in very good condition. Slight water mark to the top of the rear board. Signature to front end paper with offsetting to title page, occasional spots of foxing - overall very good. pp. 194-28. Conforms to OCLC 62577904. 180 x 130 mm (7 x 5…

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    London / New York: Frederick Warne and Co.; Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, 1877. Part of Frederick Warne's Now and Then juvenile series. First Thus. Fairy tales: Cinderella, Three Bears, Punch and Judy. Previous owner's gift inscription and date on front free endpaper - dated 1877. Date of publication also suggested by the Bodleian Library as no later than 1878. Hardback dark red cloth with gilt title box, plus embossed black borders and decorations. Covers in very good condition. Slight water mark to the top of the rear board. Signature to front end paper with offsetting to title page, occasional spots of foxing - overall very good. pp. 194-28. Conforms to OCLC 62577904. 180 x 130 mm (7 x 5 inches).

    . Fait partie de la série Now and Then juvenile de Frederick Warne. Premier exemplaire. Contes de fées : Cendrillon, Les trois ours, Guignol et Judy. Inscription de l'ancien propriétaire et date sur le premier feuillet libre - daté de 1877. La Bodleian Library suggère également que la date de publication n'est pas postérieure à 1878. Livre relié en tissu rouge foncé avec un titre doré, des bordures et des décorations noires gaufrées. Décalage sur la page de titre, quelques rousseurs occasionnelles - bon état général. pp. 194-28. Conforme à OCLC 62577904. 180 x 130 mm

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    Book ID: 4159
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  • Scarce 'reversible book'!
    Cinderella / The Night Before Christmas (Turnover Book - Volume II). by NEILL, John R.
    NEILL, John R.
    Cinderella / The Night Before Christmas (Turnover Book - Volume II). Illustrated by John R. Neill

    Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co, 1910. First edition thus. These are known as 'Turnover Books' in which each volume in the series has two titles. The book must be read one way for one story, then turned upside down and read the other way for the second story. Decorated red boards. Page edges and endpapers are red. Wonderful colour illustrations. 64 pages. 190 x 140 mm (7½ x 5½ inches). Illustrated by John R. Neill, Known for His Illustrations of L. Frank Baum's OZ Books. No dust jacket. The boards are a little rubbed, particularly to spine head and tail. Overall a very good example of the earliest edition. The illustrations were first serialised by the Philadelphia North American…

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    Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co, 1910. First edition thus. These are known as 'Turnover Books' in which each volume in the series has two titles. The book must be read one way for one story, then turned upside down and read the other way for the second story. Decorated red boards. Page edges and endpapers are red. Wonderful colour illustrations. 64 pages. 190 x 140 mm (7½ x 5½ inches). Illustrated by John R. Neill, Known for His Illustrations of L. Frank Baum's OZ Books. No dust jacket. The boards are a little rubbed, particularly to spine head and tail. Overall a very good example of the earliest edition. The illustrations were first serialised by the Philadelphia North American Syndicate in Sunday supplements as "Children's Stories That Never Grow Old," September 1, 1907 to March 22, 1908. Reilly & Britton then issued them as single volumes, and in a collection Children's Stories That Never Grow Old (1908). 34, 34 pages. 190 x 140 mm (7½ x 5½ inches).

    . Première édition. Ces livres sont connus sous le nom de "Turnover Books", chaque volume de la série ayant deux titres. Le livre doit être lu dans un sens pour une histoire, puis retourné et lu dans l'autre sens pour la seconde histoire. Plaques rouges décorées. Les bords des pages et les pages de garde sont rouges. Magnifiques illustrations en couleurs. 64 pages. 190 x 140 mm (7½ x 5½ pouces). Illustré par John R. Neill, connu pour ses illustrations des livres OZ de L. Frank Baum. Pas de jaquette. Les planches sont un peu frottées, en particulier à la tête et à la queue du dos. Dans l'ensemble, il s'agit d'un très bon exemplaire de la première édition. Les illustrations ont d'abord été publiées en série par le Philadelphia North American Syndicate dans des suppléments du dimanche sous le titre "Children's Stories That Never Grow Old", du 1er septembre 1907 au 22 mars 1908. Reilly & Britton les a ensuite publiées en volumes individuels et dans un recueil intitulé Children's Stories That Never Grow Old (1908). 34, 34 pages. 190 x 140 mm

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    Book ID: 2590
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  • Clef des Songes. Trente Bois Originaux. by MASEREEL, Frans
    MASEREEL, Frans
    Clef des Songes. Trente Bois Originaux. Suivis d'un repertoire de l'oeuvre grave de l'auteur

    Lyon: Ecrivains Réunis, 1950. Lovely copy of this First edition. Limited editions. 30 original woodcuts printed full page followed by the catalogue of the engraved work of the artist 16 pp. 1/700 numbered copies on tinted Lana (n ° 675). Beautiful copy. Slight crease to one corner of the cover. Otherwise immaculate inside and out. Some pages uncut. 190 by 140mm (7½ by 5½ inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Éditions limitées. 30 bois gravés originaux imprimés à pleine page suivis du catalogue de l'oeuvre gravée de l'artiste 16 pp. 1/700 exemplaires numérotés sur Lana teinté (n°675). Bel exemplaire. Légère pliure à un coin de la couverture. Sinon impeccable à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur. Certaines pages non coupées. 190 par 140 mm

    Book ID: 3265
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  • Coktail Blues by SOÏME. Jean-Paul & TACHIKAWA, Motoko.
    SOÏME. Jean-Paul & TACHIKAWA, Motoko.
    Coktail Blues

    Paris: Collection Poésie á Graver, 2013. A beautiful artist book by Motoko Tachikawa, based on a poem / lyric by Jean-Paul Soïme. Limited to only 30 copies, this is copy 7/30 signed to the colophon by Tachikawa. Handmade blue boards with leporello style publication inside. 16 leaves, printed on the recto only. The book is in as new condition. This is held in a soft card wrapper / slipcase with a reduced size image and title tipped onto the front cover. Slipcase is also in as new condition. 155 by 105mm (6 by 4¼ inches). First edition. Jean-Paul Soïme (1950-2007) was an author and musician from Martinique. Motoko Tachikawa (b1958) is a Japanese artist. Numerous key galleries and museums…

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    Paris: Collection Poésie á Graver, 2013. A beautiful artist book by Motoko Tachikawa, based on a poem / lyric by Jean-Paul Soïme. Limited to only 30 copies, this is copy 7/30 signed to the colophon by Tachikawa. Handmade blue boards with leporello style publication inside. 16 leaves, printed on the recto only. The book is in as new condition. This is held in a soft card wrapper / slipcase with a reduced size image and title tipped onto the front cover. Slipcase is also in as new condition. 155 by 105mm (6 by 4¼ inches). First edition. Jean-Paul Soïme (1950-2007) was an author and musician from Martinique. Motoko Tachikawa (b1958) is a Japanese artist. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Galerie Akié Arichi have featured Tachikawa's work.

    . Un magnifique livre d'artiste de Motoko Tachikawa, basé sur un poème/paroles de Jean-Paul Soïme. Limité à seulement 30 exemplaires, celui-ci est l'exemplaire 7/30 signé au colophon par Tachikawa. Carton bleu fait à la main avec publication intérieure de style leporello. 16 feuilles, imprimées au recto seulement. Le livre est en état neuf. L'ouvrage est présenté dans un étui en carton souple avec une image et un titre de taille réduite collés sur la couverture. L'étui est également à l'état neuf. 155 par 105mm (6 par 4¼ pouces). Première édition. Jean-Paul Soïme (1950-2007) était un auteur et musicien martiniquais. Motoko Tachikawa (née en 1958) est une artiste japonaise. De nombreuses galeries et musées importants, tels que la Galerie Akié Arichi, ont présenté les œuvres de Tachikawa.

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    Book ID: 4367
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  • Commentarium de Urethrae Corporis Glandisque Structura by MORESCHII, Alexandri. [MORESCHI, Alessandro]
    MORESCHII, Alexandri. [MORESCHI, Alessandro]
    Commentarium de Urethrae Corporis Glandisque Structura

    Mediolani: Ex Tipografia Joannis Pirottae, 1817. First edition of this large and important work on the structure of the urethra. Four large engraved plates by Filippo Bedetti, engraved by Carlo Della Rocca, to the rear of the book. Green softback covers with some marking to the cover. The paper on the spine has has considerable loss, but the binding is still holding well. Internally mainly clean, with a little marking, foxing and few small worm holes. Plates have light staining to the edges, but still mainly clean and tidy. A scarce item. xii, 60 pp. 460 x 330 mm (18 x 13 inches). In the beginning of the 19th century, when both vascular and cellular texture theories concerning the…

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    Mediolani: Ex Tipografia Joannis Pirottae, 1817. First edition of this large and important work on the structure of the urethra. Four large engraved plates by Filippo Bedetti, engraved by Carlo Della Rocca, to the rear of the book. Green softback covers with some marking to the cover. The paper on the spine has has considerable loss, but the binding is still holding well. Internally mainly clean, with a little marking, foxing and few small worm holes. Plates have light staining to the edges, but still mainly clean and tidy. A scarce item. xii, 60 pp. 460 x 330 mm (18 x 13 inches). In the beginning of the 19th century, when both vascular and cellular texture theories concerning the penis structure were still coexisting, three figures were involved in the controversy about the priority of the discovery of the vascular nature of human erectile tissues: Paolo Mascagni (1755-1815), represented by his pupil Tommaso Farnese (1780-1829), and Alessandro Moreschi (1771-1826). In the Elogio del celebre anatomico Paolo Mascagni (1816), Farnese attributed to his mentor the demonstration in 1809 of the continuity between arteries and veins and the description of venous plexuses, this term replacing the previous (and misleading) name of spongy body attributed to the inner part of penis. But in 1817 Moreschi inflamed the dispute, claiming for the priority of that discovery, with the publication of his anatomical work and a polemical essay against Farnese. Farnese promptly replied with Note addizionali del Dottore Tommaso Farnese al suo elogio di Paolo Mascagni (1818), where he reported a meeting with Moreschi in Bologna in 1810. On that occasion, Farnese explained a Mascagni's technique to perfuse urethral blood vessels that Moreschi would have plagiarized. Furthermore, Farnese also included eight testimonies claiming to have seen Mascagni performing such injections before 1810. The Prodromo della grande anatomia, a posthumous work of Mascagni edited in 1819, includes a plate dedicated to the structure of the urethra and a comprehensive view of this scientific story. In short, Mascagni developed a technique to inject urethral blood vessels, but Moreschi was the first to publish an accurate work on this subject. For this reason, many Italian and international authors have attributed to the latter the discovery of the venous circulation of the urethra. Edition originale de ce grand et important ouvrage sur la structure de l'urètre. Quatre grandes planches gravées par Filippo Bedetti, gravées par Carlo Dellarocca, au dos du livre. Couvertures vertes avec quelques marques sur la couverture. Le papier sur le dos a une perte considérable, mais la reliure tient toujours bien. Intérieur principalement propre, avec un peu de marquage, des rousseurs et quelques petits trous de vers. Les assiettes ont de légères taches sur les bords, mais restent généralement propres et bien rangées. Un objet rare. xii, 60 pages.
    Au début du XIXe siècle, lorsque les théories de la texture vasculaire et cellulaire concernant
    la structure du pénis coexistaient encore, trois personnalités étaient impliquées dans la polémique sur la priorité de la découverte de la nature vasculaire des tissus érectiles humains : Paolo Mascagni (1755-1815), représenté par son élève Tommaso Farnese (1780-1829) et Alessandro Moreschi (1771-1826). Dans l'Elogio del celebre anatomico Paolo Mascagni (1816), Farnèse attribue à son mentor la démonstration en 1809 de la continuité entre les artères et les veines et la description des plexus veineux, ce terme remplaçant le nom précédent (et trompeur) de corps spongieux attribué à la partie interne du pénis. Mais en 1817, Moreschi enflamma la dispute, revendiquant la priorité de cette découverte, avec la publication de son ouvrage anatomique et d'un essai polémique contre Farnèse. Farnese a rapidement répondu avec Note addizionali del Dottore Tommaso Farnese al suo elogio di Paolo Mascagni (1818), où il a rapporté une rencontre avec Moreschi à Bologne en 1810. À cette occasion, Farnese a expliqué la technique de Mascagni pour perfuser les vaisseaux sanguins de l'urètre que Moreschi aurait plagié. En outre, Farnèse a également inclus huit témoignages affirmant avoir vu Mascagni effectuer de telles injections avant 1810. Le Prodromo della grande anatomia, un ouvrage posthume de Mascagni édité en 1819, comprend une planche consacrée à la structure de l'urètre et une vue complète de ce scientifique récit. Bref, Mascagni a mis au point une technique pour injecter des vaisseaux sanguins urétraux, mais Moreschi a été le premier à publier un ouvrage précis sur ce sujet. Pour cette raison, de nombreux auteurs italiens et internationaux ont attribué à ce dernier la découverte de la circulation veineuse de l'urètre.

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  • Compte Rendu. by MAASKAMP, E
    MAASKAMP, E
    Compte Rendu. A collection of 18 aquatint views and 11 hand-coloured costumes.

    Amsterdam: E. Maaskamp, 1812. First edition. A beautiful bound volume, with 29 plates produced by Maaskamp between 1807 and 1812. These are comprised of 18 Aquatint engravings and 11 hand coloured pictures of traditional Dutch peasant costumes. The binding is in period red leather, with gilt title and decoration. The binding is in very nice, if slightly rubbed condition. The plates are in excellent condition, many with tissue guards, and in a clean and tidy state. 210 by 140 mm (8¼ by 5½ inches).

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  • Contes de Boccace (Le Decameron). by BARBIER, A.
    BARBIER, A.
    Contes de Boccace (Le Decameron). Traduit de l'italien et précédés d'une notice historique par A. Barbier. Vignettes par MM. Tonz Johannot, H. Baron, Eug. Laville, Célestin Nateuil, Grandville, Geoffroi, etc.

    Paris: Barbier, 1846. A beautiful copy of this first edition. Full green leather with fabulous gilt designs to the spine. Burgundy label. Blind stamped detail and gilt lines to the boards. A touch of rubbing to the boards only. Internally clean and tidy throughout, with light foxing only. [4],viii,505,[3] pp. 32 engraved plates. 260 by 180mm (10¼ by 7 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette édition originale. Plein cuir vert avec de fabuleux motifs dorés sur le dos. Etiquette bordeaux. Détail estampé à l'aveugle et lignes dorées sur les planches. Une touche de frottement sur les plats uniquement. Intérieurement propre et bien rangé, avec de légers rousseurs seulement. [4],viii,505,[3] pp. 32 planches gravées. 260 par 180 mm.

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