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  • Contes de Perrault. by PERRAULT, Charles
    PERRAULT, Charles
    Contes de Perrault.

    Bruxelles: éditions de la Nef d'Argent, 1943. First Thus softback edition with beautiful illustrations by Maurice Leroy. Colour illustrations outside the text and in b/w within the text. Includes a frontispiece and fifteen other full-page illustrations (each with a tissue guard), and coloured with stencil (Duval process, Paris). Edition of 1500. This one of the 1300 with the final state of illustrations. In very good condition. Under glassine paper. Some pages uncut. 152 pages. 245 x 180 mm (9¾ x 7 inches). Première édition Ainsi avec de belles illustrations de Maurice Leroy. Illustrations pleine page en couleurs hors texte (chacune avec un protège-tissu) et en n/b dans le texte. Edition de 1500. Celle-ci des 1300 avec l'état définitif des…

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    Bruxelles: éditions de la Nef d'Argent, 1943. First Thus softback edition with beautiful illustrations by Maurice Leroy. Colour illustrations outside the text and in b/w within the text. Includes a frontispiece and fifteen other full-page illustrations (each with a tissue guard), and coloured with stencil (Duval process, Paris). Edition of 1500. This one of the 1300 with the final state of illustrations. In very good condition. Under glassine paper. Some pages uncut. 152 pages. 245 x 180 mm (9¾ x 7 inches). Première édition Ainsi avec de belles illustrations de Maurice Leroy. Illustrations pleine page en couleurs hors texte (chacune avec un protège-tissu) et en n/b dans le texte. Edition de 1500. Celle-ci des 1300 avec l'état définitif des illustrations. Dans de très bonnes conditions. Sous papier cristal. 152 pages. 245 x 180 mm

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    Book ID: 3389
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  • Cool Orchids and How to Grow Them. by BURBIDGE, F. W.
    BURBIDGE, F. W.
    Cool Orchids and How to Grow Them. With a Descriptive list of all the Best Species in Cultivation

    London: Robert Hardwicke, 1874. A lovely copy of this first edition. green cloth with gilt titles and border to the front board. Frontis engraving of an Orchid House (complete with waterfall). Four beautifully hand coloured plates and black and white engraved vignettes and illustrations throughout. The cloth is in very nice clean condition, with just a little bumping to the top of the spine. Internally clean, but very slightly darkened. iv. 160 pages. 180 by 120mm (7 by 4¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3081
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  • Corso Album by DUDOVICH, Marcello.
    DUDOVICH, Marcello.
    Corso Album

    München: Albert Langen, 1911. First Edition. Full publisher's grey cloth binding, with a beautiful illustration of a smart lady and her small dog. Light rubbing and light soiling to the boards. Contains 30 beautiful full page colour lithographic plates. Book block is a little loose but holding. Internally, it is very clean. Text in German. Overall in good condition. Repaired tear to the margin of one plate. Marcello Dudovich, one of the greatest masters of the poster and advertising art of the Twentieth Century. Published by Albert Langen, founder of the satirical magazine Simpicissimus, for which Dudovitch worked from 1911 to 1914. 400 by 300mm (15¾ by 11¾ inches).

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    München: Albert Langen, 1911. First Edition. Full publisher's grey cloth binding, with a beautiful illustration of a smart lady and her small dog. Light rubbing and light soiling to the boards. Contains 30 beautiful full page colour lithographic plates. Book block is a little loose but holding. Internally, it is very clean. Text in German. Overall in good condition. Repaired tear to the margin of one plate. Marcello Dudovich, one of the greatest masters of the poster and advertising art of the Twentieth Century. Published by Albert Langen, founder of the satirical magazine Simpicissimus, for which Dudovitch worked from 1911 to 1914. 400 by 300mm (15¾ by 11¾ inches).

    . Première édition. Reliure en toile grise de l'éditeur, avec une belle illustration d'une femme intelligente et de son petit chien. Légers frottements et légères salissures sur les planches. Contient 30 magnifiques planches lithographiques en couleur pleine page. Le corps du livre est un peu décollé mais tient bien. L'intérieur est très propre. Texte en allemand. L'ensemble est en bon état. Marcello Dudovich, l'un des plus grands maîtres de l'art de l'affiche et de la publicité du XXe siècle. Publié par Albert Langen, fondateur du magazine satirique Simpicissimus, pour lequel Dudovitch a travaillé de 1911 à 1914. 400 x 300 mm

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    Book ID: 4397
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  • Costume du Moyen Âge d'après les manuscrits, peintures et monuments contemporains by [BEVEREN, J. J. v.].
    [BEVEREN, J. J. v.].
    Costume du Moyen Âge d'après les manuscrits, peintures et monuments contemporains

    Bruxelles: Librairie Historique-Artistique, 1847. First Edition. Two volumes With 150 hand coloured engraved plates. (Complete and fully collated against the list of plates). Half Morocco with dark green blind embossed boards. Somewhat worn and rubbed but still in good overall condition. Spines possibly renewed / later in attractive condition. Vol. 1 with 14 plates, vol. 2 with 136 plates. - Among the costumes also some depictions of professions: Doctor, maid, lawyer, merchants, alderman etc. - Some browning to paper, occasional spotting, a few leaves with marginal tears. Overall in very good condition. 2 p., 378 p., 1 p.; 2 p., 168 p.
    Lipperheide Cb 10. Colas 2965. only edition. 270 by 180mm (10¾ by 7 inches).

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    Bruxelles: Librairie Historique-Artistique, 1847. First Edition. Two volumes With 150 hand coloured engraved plates. (Complete and fully collated against the list of plates). Half Morocco with dark green blind embossed boards. Somewhat worn and rubbed but still in good overall condition. Spines possibly renewed / later in attractive condition. Vol. 1 with 14 plates, vol. 2 with 136 plates. - Among the costumes also some depictions of professions: Doctor, maid, lawyer, merchants, alderman etc. - Some browning to paper, occasional spotting, a few leaves with marginal tears. Overall in very good condition. 2 p., 378 p., 1 p.; 2 p., 168 p.
    Lipperheide Cb 10. Colas 2965. only edition. 270 by 180mm (10¾ by 7 inches).

    . Première édition. Deux volumes avec 150 planches gravées à la main et colorées. (Complet et entièrement collationné par rapport à la liste des planches). Demi-maroquin avec des planches gaufrées à l'aveugle vert foncé. Un peu usé et frotté mais toujours en bon état général. Les dos ont peut-être été renouvelés / plus tard, mais ils sont en bon état. Vol. 1 avec 14 planches, vol. 2 avec 136 planches. - Parmi les costumes, on trouve également des représentations de professions : Médecin, servante, avocat, marchand, échevin, etc. - Quelques rousseurs sur le papier, quelques taches occasionnelles, quelques feuilles avec des déchirures marginales. Dans l'ensemble en très bon état. 2 p., 378 p., 1 p. ; 2 p., 168 p. Lipperheide Cb 10. Colas 2965. édition unique. 270 x 180 mm (10¾ x 7 pouces).

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    Book ID: 4118
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  • Croquis de guerre faits à Bruxelles by HAGEMANS, Paul
    HAGEMANS, Paul
    Croquis de guerre faits à Bruxelles

    J Goffin, 1917. "Tirées à 150 Exemplaires, sur les Presses de J. Goffin, Fils, Bruxelles, avec les Encres Dambremé". A collection of title plus 29 lithographed illustrations of the First World War by Hagemans. First Edition. Complete. There seem to also be copies issued with 20 and 25 plates. The only other copy available for sale has 20 sheets. Card covers with red printing to the front cover. Title sheet in red and black. The 29 sheets each have a tissue guard to them. The guards are a little tatty but the plates, on stiff, card are in very good condition. The final plate has a little foxing to it. 30 pages. 30cm x 24cm. Paul Hagemans was the…

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    J Goffin, 1917. "Tirées à 150 Exemplaires, sur les Presses de J. Goffin, Fils, Bruxelles, avec les Encres Dambremé". A collection of title plus 29 lithographed illustrations of the First World War by Hagemans. First Edition. Complete. There seem to also be copies issued with 20 and 25 plates. The only other copy available for sale has 20 sheets. Card covers with red printing to the front cover. Title sheet in red and black. The 29 sheets each have a tissue guard to them. The guards are a little tatty but the plates, on stiff, card are in very good condition. The final plate has a little foxing to it. 30 pages. 30cm x 24cm. Paul Hagemans was the Son of the painter Maurice Hagemans and brother of Germaine, P. Hagemans (Antwerp 1884-1959) was a post-impressionist luminist painter, lithographer and engraver. 340 by 240mm (13½ by 9½ inches).

    . "Tirées à 150 exemplaires, sur les Presses de J. Goffin, Fils, Bruxelles, avec les Encres Dambremé". Une collection de titres et 29 illustrations lithographiées de la Première Guerre mondiale par Hagemans. Première édition. Complète. Il semble qu'il y ait également eu des exemplaires avec 20 et 25 planches. Le seul autre exemplaire disponible à la vente comporte 20 planches. Couvertures cartonnées avec impression rouge sur la couverture. Feuille de titre en rouge et noir. Les 29 feuilles ont chacune une protection en tissu. Les gardes sont un peu abîmées mais les planches, sur carte rigide, sont en très bon état. La dernière planche présente une petite rousseur. 30 pages. 30cm x 24cm. Paul Hagemans était le fils du peintre Maurice Hagemans et le frère de Germaine. P. Hagemans (Anvers 1884-1959) était un peintre, lithographe et graveur luministe post-impressionniste. 340 x 240 mm4

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    Book ID: 4400
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  • Cuthbert and the long Winter Sleep. by CHESHER, Kim
    CHESHER, Kim
    Cuthbert and the long Winter Sleep. Pictures by Yasuko Kimura.

    London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1979. First edition. Hardback in original unclipped colour illustrated dust jacket. Comprised of 33 unnumbered pages. Charming colour illustrations by Japanese artist Yasuko Kimura. These illustrations were originally published with a Japanese text by Shiko-shaof Tokyo in 1978. Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. 200 x 270 mm (7¾ x 10¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3763
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  • Cuts Album by [Anon]
    [Anon]
    Cuts Album

    Netherlands: Na. A lovely, and large "cuts" or scraps album from 1888. Including fire engines and equipment, black minstrel dancers, animals and soldiers from around the world. Contains over 200 cuts. Binding is a somewhat rubbed, but attractive album cover, with designs inlaid. 400 by 320mm (15¾ by 12½ inches).

    Book ID: 2417
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  • Dame mit Glockenhut #1- Kreidezeichnung [signiert] by Ingel, Richard
    Ingel, Richard
    Dame mit Glockenhut #1- Kreidezeichnung [signiert] Lady in a cloche hat #1 - chalk portrait drawing [signed]

    Charlottenburg: 1928. An original portrait by the artist Richard Ingel who was based in Windscheidstraße in Berlin, Germany. The subject is a beautiful woman wearing a hat, and fashionable fur collar from the time. Her facial features and best points are highlighted by the artist, showing real skill with chalk. Signed by Ingel in the portrait. Circa mid to late 1920s. Sold under glass, in bronze effect frame, under passe-partout. If shipped, postage will be quoted at cost (either in frame or outside). Visible image: 375 mm x 260 mm (14¾ x 10¼ inches). Total size in frame: 510 x 390 mm (20 x 15¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3561
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  • Dame mit Glockenhut #2- Kreidezeichnung [signiert] by Ingel, Richard
    Ingel, Richard
    Dame mit Glockenhut #2- Kreidezeichnung [signiert] Lady in a cloche hat #2 - chalk portrait drawing [signed]

    Charlottenburg: 1928. An original portrait by the artist Richard Ingel who was based in Windscheidstraße in Berlin, Germany. The subject is a beautiful woman wearing a hat, and fashionable fur collar from the time. Her facial features and best points are highlighted by the artist, showing real skill with chalk. Signed by Ingel in the portrait. Circa mid to late 1920s. Sold under glass, in bronze effect frame, under passe-partout. If shipped, postage will be quoted at cost (either in frame or outside). Visible image: 375 mm x 260 mm (14¾ x 10¼ inches). Total size in frame: 510 x 390 mm (20 x 15¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3562
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  • Dame Perkins and Her Grey Mare; by MEADOWS, Lindon, pseud. (Charles Butler Greatrex)
    MEADOWS, Lindon, pseud. (Charles Butler Greatrex)
    Dame Perkins and Her Grey Mare; Or, the Mount for Market. Illustrated by Phiz

    London: Sampson Low, son, and Marston, 1866. First edition. Original dark brown / purple cloth with gilt decoration and title. Coloured frontis and seven further coloured plates (complete). A little marking to the cloth, with slight staining and rubbing to gilt design. Previous owner's name to front end paper. Internally slight markings but overall in very good condition. 48 pp. 235 x 185 mm (9¼ x 7¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3442
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  • Dame Wiggins Of Lee, And Her Seven Wonderful Cats: by RUSKIN, John
    RUSKIN, John
    Dame Wiggins Of Lee, And Her Seven Wonderful Cats: a humorous tale written principally by a lady of ninety.

    Orpington: George Allen, 1885. Edited from the original edition of 1823, with four new verses by John Ruskin, and matching illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Twenty two woodcuts in black. Hardback in brown cloth with gilt title and decoration to front board. Plain endpapers, with some darkening. Spine ends a little worn. Back board with patch of sun fading. Clean and very tidy inside. Only verso or recto of each leaf is printed. Complete. Overall in good shape. iv, 20 pages 190 x 125 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

    Book ID: 3802
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  • Das Alpenleben - Sechs handkolorierte Lithografien by TRENTSENSKY, Matthäus
    TRENTSENSKY, Matthäus
    Das Alpenleben - Sechs handkolorierte Lithografien

    Wien: M. Trentsensky. First Edition, Circa 1860. A lovely set of six lithographs from the series Das Alpenleben. Published by Trentsensky and printed by E. Sieger, the full set comprised of 12 lithographs, each with a number of vignettes of alpine life upon them. We offer numbers 1-6 (So half a set). Our sheets are beautifully hand coloured. The base area of each is painted grey, suggesting that these were intended as cut out sheets (or "mandl sheets" ) for children to play with. The plates are in good, clean condition, on thin paper. This is somewhat toned with age. There is minimal edgewear, but a few very minor closed tears to the edges. Each sheet is  235 by…

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    Wien: M. Trentsensky. First Edition, Circa 1860. A lovely set of six lithographs from the series Das Alpenleben. Published by Trentsensky and printed by E. Sieger, the full set comprised of 12 lithographs, each with a number of vignettes of alpine life upon them. We offer numbers 1-6 (So half a set). Our sheets are beautifully hand coloured. The base area of each is painted grey, suggesting that these were intended as cut out sheets (or "mandl sheets" ) for children to play with. The plates are in good, clean condition, on thin paper. This is somewhat toned with age. There is minimal edgewear, but a few very minor closed tears to the edges. Each sheet is  235 by 370mm (9¼ by 14½ inches).

    . Première édition, vers 1860. Un bel ensemble de six lithographies de la série Das Alpenleben. Publiée par Trentsensky et imprimée par E. Sieger, la série complète comprend 12 lithographies, chacune avec un certain nombre de vignettes de la vie alpine. Nous proposons les numéros 1 à 6 (donc la moitié d'une série). Nos feuilles sont magnifiquement colorées à la main. La base de chaque planche est peinte en gris, ce qui suggère qu'elles étaient destinées à être découpées (ou "feuilles de mandl") pour que les enfants puissent s'amuser avec. Les planches sont en bon état, propres, sur papier fin. Ce dernier est quelque peu terni par l'âge. Il y a peu d'usure sur les bords, mais quelques très petites déchirures fermées sur les bords. Chaque feuille mesure 235 par 370mm (9¼ par 14½ pouces).

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    Book ID: 4249
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  • Das Buch Tobias. Mit zwölf Radierungen von Walter Wellenstein. by WELLENSTEIN, Walter; RUHKOPF, Dr. Karl,
    WELLENSTEIN, Walter; RUHKOPF, Dr. Karl,
    Das Buch Tobias. Mit zwölf Radierungen von Walter Wellenstein.

    Berlin: Volksverband der Bücherfreunde, Wegweiser-Verlag G.M.B.H, 1925. First edition. Large hardback. Half brown leather, with portrait illustration to front. 34 pages. 12 unnumbered leaves of copperplate engravings - all signed in pencil by the artist. Boards are lightly handled at corner, book contents in a very good and exceptionally clean condition. 395 x 290 mm (15½ x 11½ inches). Erste Ausgabe. Großes Hardcover. Halbbraunes Leder, mit Porträtillustration auf der Vorderseite. 34 Seiten. 12 nicht nummerierte Kupferstichblätter – alle vom Künstler mit Bleistift signiert. Das Buch ist an den Ecken leicht angekratzt, der Buchinhalt ist in einem sehr guten und außergewöhnlich sauberen Zustand. 395 x 290 mm.

    Book ID: 3952
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  • Das Kaulbach-Güll Bilderbuch by KAULBACH, Herman
    KAULBACH, Herman
    Das Kaulbach-Güll Bilderbuch

    München: Verlag der Jugendblätter (Carl Schnell), 1910. A lovely copy of this first edition - scarce in its original protective slipcase. Book is in beautiful original condition. Clean blue cloth with a picture of a small boy driving a carriage tipped onto the front board and gilt titles and decoration around and to the spine. No significant marking or bumping to the boards - in excellent condition. Inside in excellent, clean and unmarked condition. The card slipcase is a little darkened / foxed with age. Publication details are on a paper label pasted to the slipcase. Although this has a little bumping / edgewear - it has done its part and kept the book in near perfect condition. Beautiful…

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    München: Verlag der Jugendblätter (Carl Schnell), 1910. A lovely copy of this first edition - scarce in its original protective slipcase. Book is in beautiful original condition. Clean blue cloth with a picture of a small boy driving a carriage tipped onto the front board and gilt titles and decoration around and to the spine. No significant marking or bumping to the boards - in excellent condition. Inside in excellent, clean and unmarked condition. The card slipcase is a little darkened / foxed with age. Publication details are on a paper label pasted to the slipcase. Although this has a little bumping / edgewear - it has done its part and kept the book in near perfect condition. Beautiful children's poems, 6 full-colour images, plus cover image in four-color print by Hermann Kaulbach and many black and white drawings in the text or as full page images by Kaulbach. Hermann von Kaulbach (1846–1909) was a German painter of the Munich School. He became best known for his portraits of children. 64 pages. 300 by 230mm (11¾ by 9 inches).

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    Book ID: 4182
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  • De Historie van Docter Johannes Faustus. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    De Historie van Docter Johannes Faustus. Die een uitnemenden grooten Tovenaar in zwarte Konsten was. Van zyn Duivelsche verschryvingen, van zyn Onchristelyk Leven, wonderlyke Avonturen, van zyn schrikkelyk en gruwelyk Einde, en Afscheid. Meestendeel uit zyn eigene Schriften byeen vergaderd. Alle Hovaardigen, Opgeblazene, Stouten en Goddelozen Menschen, als een Schrikkelyk Voorbeeld en Waarschuwing.

    1750. Rare printing of Doctor Faust's chapbook in Dutch. Woodcut on title, 58 (repeated) woodcut illustrations. A total of 60 vignettes. Complete. More recent paper covers. These are somewhat rubbed with significant rubbing and loss to the spine. Written number to the front cover. The date c.1750 is printed on the remnant of a catalogue label stuck to the front cover. The impressions of the engravings are somewhat are somewhat blurred. P. 41, repeated on p. 76, the illustrations are not woodcuts but metalcuts. The shape of the heads of the nails with which the plates were mounted on wood are printed on many of them. A nice example. 86 (2) pp. 205 x 165 mm (8 x 6½ inches). Bibliography: Engel 280, Kippenberg 2089

    Book ID: 3318
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  • De la nature. Avec 41 eaux-fortes originales de Léopold-Lévy (De Rerum Natura) by LUCRÈCE
    LUCRÈCE
    De la nature. Avec 41 eaux-fortes originales de Léopold-Lévy (De Rerum Natura)

    Paris: Edition du Nouvel Essor, 1934. First Edition Thus, limited Edition. This is # 3 of 99. Signed by Léopold-Lévy to the limitation page. The limitation states this edition was printed in ninety-nine copies. This is one of the first five and does include the additional suite of 47 engravings, (printed upon BFK Rives vellum, not Japanese Nacre). There is a note to the advertising leaflet, that states that the 20 copies numbered in Roman Numerals, signed by the artist, are composed of the various other states. This copy is one of these. Slipcase and hard folder. Soft cover over the loose gathers. Red title to slipcase spine. Advertising leaflet / advance publication leaflet is also enclosed, printed on…

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    Paris: Edition du Nouvel Essor, 1934. First Edition Thus, limited Edition. This is # 3 of 99. Signed by Léopold-Lévy to the limitation page. The limitation states this edition was printed in ninety-nine copies. This is one of the first five and does include the additional suite of 47 engravings, (printed upon BFK Rives vellum, not Japanese Nacre). There is a note to the advertising leaflet, that states that the 20 copies numbered in Roman Numerals, signed by the artist, are composed of the various other states. This copy is one of these. Slipcase and hard folder. Soft cover over the loose gathers. Red title to slipcase spine. Advertising leaflet / advance publication leaflet is also enclosed, printed on Rives. 102 pages + 47 etchings in the additional suite. The slipcase and folder are sound, but with a little marking to the cream parts. The paper is in very good condition, with some foxing spots. The extra suite of engravings also has a few foxing spots to them. 360 by 295 mm (14¼ by 11½ inches). Première édition Ainsi, édition limitée. 3/99. Signé par Léopold-Lévy sur la page de limitation. La limitation se lit comme suit : « cette édition a été imprimée à quatre-vingt-dix-neuf exemplaires. Les cinq premières comprennent une série d'eaux-fortes sur nacre japonaise et les plaques rejetées ; les vingt-cinq suivantes comportent la suite des eaux-fortes sur nacre du Japon. De plus, vingt exemplaires numérotés en chiffres romains ont été tirés. » Celui-ci contient en effet une suite supplémentaire de 47 gravures (imprimées sur vélin BFK Rives, pas sur nacre japonaise). Il y a une notice sur le dépliant publicitaire, qui précise que les 20 exemplaires numérotés en chiffres romains, signés par l'artiste, sont composés des différents autres états. Cette copie en fait partie. Étui et dossier rigide. Couverture souple sur les fronces lâches. Titre rouge au dos de l'étui. Un dépliant publicitaire / dépliant de pré-publication est également joint, imprimé sur Rives. 102 pages + 47 eaux-fortes dans la suite annexe. L'étui et le dossier sont sains, mais avec un petit marquage sur les parties crème. Le papier est en très bon état, avec quelques rousseurs. La suite supplémentaire de gravures comporte également quelques rousseurs. 360 par 295 mm

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    Condition: The slipcase and folder are sound, but with a little marking to the cream parts. The paper is in very good condition, with some foxing spots. The extra suite of engravings also has a few foxing spots to them.

    Book ID: 2415
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  • De Minnenden. Tien Litho's. by ROOSENBERG, Teun.
    ROOSENBERG, Teun.
    De Minnenden. Tien Litho's.

    None, 1945. First Edition. A very nice copy of this collection of ten lithographic portraits by Roosenburg. A large portfolio (the cover is the first lithograph) containing a further nine outline lithographs. Limited to 100 numbered copies. 460 by 290mm (18 by 11½ inches). The cover has a little marking, and a mark across the middle. Inside, the prints are in excellent condition, but the slight darkening to the middle continues for about half of the lithographs (see photos). Roosenberg, born in the Hague in 1916, dies in Eijden (near Maastricht) in 2004. Although primarily a ceramicist and sculptor, Roosenberg also undertook lithographs and art work on occasion. This is a scarce item, we can find none currently for…

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    None, 1945. First Edition. A very nice copy of this collection of ten lithographic portraits by Roosenburg. A large portfolio (the cover is the first lithograph) containing a further nine outline lithographs. Limited to 100 numbered copies. 460 by 290mm (18 by 11½ inches). The cover has a little marking, and a mark across the middle. Inside, the prints are in excellent condition, but the slight darkening to the middle continues for about half of the lithographs (see photos). Roosenberg, born in the Hague in 1916, dies in Eijden (near Maastricht) in 2004. Although primarily a ceramicist and sculptor, Roosenberg also undertook lithographs and art work on occasion. This is a scarce item, we can find none currently for sale, and it is over 15 years since it last appeared at auction

    . Première édition. Très bel exemplaire de cette collection de dix portraits lithographiques de Roosenburg. Un grand portfolio (la couverture est la première lithographie) contenant neuf autres lithographies de contour. Limité à 100 exemplaires numérotés. 460 x 290 mm (18 x 11½ pouces). La couverture présente quelques marques et une marque au milieu. A l'intérieur, les lithographies sont en excellent état, mais le léger assombrissement au milieu persiste pour environ la moitié des lithographies (voir photos). Roosenberg, né à La Haye en 1916, meurt à Eijden (près de Maastricht) en 2004. Bien que principalement céramiste et sculpteur, Roosenberg a également réalisé des lithographies et des œuvres d'art à l'occasion. Il s'agit d'un objet rare, nous n'en trouvons aucun actuellement en vente, et il y a plus de 15 ans qu'il n'a pas été vendu aux enchères.

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    Book ID: 4294
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  • De Swienegel als Wettrenner. by LYSER, Johann Peter
    LYSER, Johann Peter
    De Swienegel als Wettrenner. Ein plattdeutsches Märchen. Illustriert und mit einem Nachwort von J. P. T. Lyser.

    Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1853. Scarce first edition. A race involving Hedgehog versus Rabbit in this charming tale originally by Theodor von Kobbe. B/w illustrations and foreword by Lyser. Text in both Low and High German. Protected by oversized card cover. Some foxing / darkening in areas. Otherwise clean and has no markings. 140 x 100 mm (5½ x 4 inches).

    Seltene Erstausgabe. Ein Rennen zwischen Igel und Kaninchen in dieser bezaubernden Geschichte im Original von Theodor von Kobbe. S/w-Illustrationen und Vorwort von Lyser. Text sowohl in Nieder- als auch in Hochdeutsch. Geschützt durch eine übergroße Kartenhülle. Stellenweise etwas stockfleckig/dunkler. Ansonsten sauber und ohne Markierungen. 140 x 100 mm

    Book ID: 2639
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  • De Zwarte Man. by GOEVERNEUR, J. J. A.
    GOEVERNEUR, J. J. A.
    De Zwarte Man. Nieuwe knipsels met de schaar van Karl Fröhlich; met versjes en rijmen.

    Groningen: C. M. van Bolhuis Hoitsema, 1857. Scarce silhouette illustrated poetry book. First Edition. Hardback boards with blue linen spine. Boards are rubbed and slightly darkened. Internally, the pages are delicate and some have small closed tears to edges. Text in Dutch. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 909281370. 19 pages. 235 x 175 mm (9¼ x 7 inches).

    . Livre de poésie illustré de silhouettes rares. Première édition. Reliure cartonnée avec dos en lin bleu. Les planches sont frottées et légèrement assombries. A l'intérieur, les pages sont délicates et certaines ont de petites déchirures fermées sur les bords. Texte en néerlandais. OCLC / Identificateur unique : 909281370. 19 pages. 235 x 175 mm

    Book ID: 4358
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  • Dead Children Playing. by DONWOOD, Stanley & TCHOCK Dr.
    DONWOOD, Stanley & TCHOCK Dr.
    Dead Children Playing. A picture book

    London: Verso, 2007. First softback edition in vibrant red covers. Donwood and Dr Tchock were responsible for Radiohead's artwork. Artwork from the pair, including some of the artwork from "OK Computer" and other unseen pictures. Donwood is a British artist, who has also produced artwork for J.G. Ballard's novels, Glastonbury Festival etc. Dr Tchock is a pseudonym for Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Clean and tidy inside and out. Original price sticker from Heffers. Unpaginated (of course). 225 by 225mm (8¾ by 8¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3689
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