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A folio of 19 British watercolours, 19th and later, various subjects, mixed sizes

14K gold, diamond and pearl brooch, abstract folio design having single pearl and small diamond, 5g approx. total 

A Victorian mahogany folio stand,of typical form, with a moulded lid, supported by a 'A' frame stand with brass fittings, descending onto castors,110cm wide,48cm deep,118.5cm highCondition ReportInterior worn.A few knocks to front.

The City of Westminster Official Guide, 12mo., illus. By E. Margaret Holman, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd., 1939; Smith (H. Clifford), Buckingham Palace: Its Furniture, Decoration, and History, folio, with an introduction by Christopher Hussey, Country Life Limited, 1931; The Illustrated London News, January - June 1899, crown folio; and related ephemera.

A selection of Folio Society books, all in their slip cases, titles including: Virginia Woolf, by Quentin Bell, two vols; A History of England, by G. M. Trevelyan, two vols; Roderick Random, by Tobias Smollet; and others.

Baines (Edward), The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, five vols, folio, with engravings, a new and enlarged edition, ed. by James Croston, John Heywood, 1888.

The Unpublished Microscope Catalogue Of Murray MacKinnion, a boxed collection of 7 folio folders containing images printed on Konica photographic paper of all of the microscopes from Murray's collection. the collection has an introductory text printed on 6 loose folio pages. All of the microscopes featured in this book were those sold at the Sothebys sale back in 2002.

Leica Camera Group (The) 75 Years of Leica Photography, folio, with dust jacket, some sun discoloration to spine, in maker's hard case, together with three other Leica-related books,

THE WORKS OF SHAKSPERE (Shakespeare). Imperial Edition Edited by Charles Knight The Works of Shakspere - Shakespeare , with notes by Charles Knight, in 2 volumes, Imperial Edition, Large Folio, (15" x 11"), Published by London J. S. Virtue & Co. n.d., circa 1870, in the publisher’s original impressive binding of full maroon Morocco leather, with full-page steel engraved plates of important dramatic scenes by select artists Corners bumped general light wear to leather, pages good, light foxing to plates and title pages

An Interesting Group of Ledgers From Various Customs Offices, Comprising of a ledger titled, 'WEIGHTS & MEASURES, PARTICULARS OF PROSECUTIONS, Kirkham Division, 1908-1962, Half Calf, handwritten ledger detailing various offenses under various acts detailing fines and outcomes of court cases. A ledger titled 'BOROUGH OF PRESTON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTMENT, RECORD OF STANDARDS, records start at around 1902 with the latest entry for 1953, detailing items bought by the department, appointments, a war damage insurance inventory totaling £1628 for equipment and £4000 for buildings, coal rationing in 1939 ect.. A large ledger titled 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WEIGHTS & MEASURES STAFF, detailing all of the appointments between 1941 and 1965 A large folio ledger relating to Weights and Measures articles in the press, from 1930 - 1963

Jackson (Sir C. J.) English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, [1905] folio, English goldsmiths and their marks: a history of the goldsmiths and plateworkers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with over eleven thousand marks, reproduced in facsimile from authentic examples of plate, and tables of date-letters and other hall-marks, some wear to boards & coverings, some foxing to pages,

Book - The Structure of the Human Body, 1897, The Structure of the Human Body, an Elementary Atlas of Anatomy, Adapted from the German of Dr. P. Ebenhoech, printed 1897 pby Allman & Son New Oxford Street, London, folio, with 19 double page coloured prints, some pages detached cover with wear to corners light foxing to plates

(1) Ernst Kreidolf. Bloemen-Sprookjes. Bussum, C.A.J. van Dishoeck, (1903). (48 p.). Obl. folio. Hc w. ills.. Col. full-p. lithogr. by Kreidolf throughout. Covers and spine worn, edges sl. worn, occas. foxing. The rare first edition, a second edition was published in 1911 (also rare). (2) Catharina van Rennes. De Kluchtige avonturen van Pop Topsy. Utrecht, van Rennes, (1912). 22 p. Obl. 4to. Hc w. ills. B/w ills. throughout by B. Midderigh-Bokhorst, music. Covers sl. worn/ discol., front cover sl. loose, foxing. (3) S.G. van Harlingen. Hansje en zijn vrienden. Bussum, J.A. Sleeswijk, (1909). (4),89,(3) p. Obl. folio. Hc w. col. ills. 29 sm. b/w pen drawings by A. Broeckman-Klinkhamer. Covers and spine worn -and 7 more similar works. Most w. ex libris Bunny Kelk. (total 10)

(1) Wet Dreams. Festivals Presented by Suck, that European Sexpaper. Amst., Joy Publication, 1973. 1st ed. 263 p. Sm. folio. Ill. sc. Num. b/w ills. and photos. Cover sl. worn. (2) L. Hartog van Banda/ the Tjong Khing. Iris. Amst., Bezige Bij, 1968. Hc w. (sl. worn) ill. dust-j. (3) Serge San Juan. Xiris. Paris, Losfeld, 1970. Hc w. (sl. worn) ill. dust-j. (4) G. Peellaert/ P. Thomas. Pravda. Amst., Bezige Bij, 1968. Ill. hc. -and 30 others. (total 34)

Standaard, 2010. Numbered folio ed. in half cloth. Still sealed. With: (2) Suske en Wiske Klassiek series in half cloth vols. 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 37, 46 (with ded. Paul Geerts), 52, 54 and 56. 8 copies are still sealed. -and 5 more. (total 16)

Lot of 20 facsimile editions. (1) Les Aventures de Tintin reporter du "Petit Vingtième" Au Pay des Soviets. Casterman, 1981. Hc in half cloth. -and 9 more from the b/w. facs. series. (2) Tintin au Congo -and 7 more facs. vols. from the colour series. (3) Le Rayon du Mystère 1e and 2e episode. Casterman, 2009. (4) Dossier Tintin. L'île noire. Les Tribulations d'une aventure. Casterman, 2005. Folio in half cloth. (5) La Grande Aventure du Journal Tintin 1946-1988. Moulinsart/Le Lombard, 2016. Hc. -and 11 more. Added: 3 Model cast cars Tintin, ed. Atlas. (total 36)

(Rott.), Bébert, 1984. Folio, in orig. cl.-covered box (sm. defect). 12 silver gelatine prints, var. sizes. Each w. copyright stamp, signed by Marit Woldringh-Boissevain and numb. 27/36 in marker verso, mounted along upper edge under passepartout. This copy also incl. an additional vintage silver gelatine photo by Woldringh, 26 x 39 cm. Mounted on paper. Excellent condition.

op steen gebracht door J.C. Greive. Amst., F. Buffa & Zn., n.d. (1865-72). Letterpress title-p. printed in black and red w. list of the plates verso, followed by 17 (of 24) chromolithogr. plates, partly finished by hand, hinged to mounts and loose as issued, each mount captioned w. a printed ticket on the outer right lower corner. Orig. giltlettered cl. portfolio w. remnants of ties. Large folio. Lacks plates 1-3, 5, 9, 10 and 12, plate 4 yellowed, lacking the ticket, perforated in margins and sl. smaller (from another copy), plate 19 loose from mount, mounts foxed, a few mounts w. marginal defects, portfolio waterst. and dam. Sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return. *Abram Salm (1801-76), a tobacco planter, spent 29 years in Indonesia and was a self-taught draughtsman and painter of num. landscapes in Java. 24 of Salm's works were copied by the painter and lithogr. J.C. Greive (1837-91) at the request of the publ. Frans Buffa. The quality and finish of the plates in 'Java' is generally held to be Greive's and Buffa's greatest effort, and thus represent some of the finest 19th cent. lithogr. book ills. to have been publ. in the Netherlands. Moreover, Salm's works were of rarely depicted Indonesian landscapes. 2 versions of this work exist: tinted and col. w. hand finishing. This is a copy w. hand finishing. Bastin & Brommer, p. 44-45 and note 659; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Cold. Plates, 421; Tiele, Bibl. 954.

Stockholm, (Bokförlaget Gothia AB), 1951. 23,(1) p. Sm. folio. Orig. dec. gilt calf w. gilt ribbed spine. No. 29 of 200, 53 tipped-in plates (of which 22 col.) after Kleen. Sl. dam. top edge outer spine.

Comprehensive Atlas of the Netherlands East Indies. Van Diessen, Ormeling et al. Zierikzee, Asia Maior/Utrecht, KNAG, 2003. Large folio. Ill. wr. in cassette. Atlas w. a cartographic image of the Dutch East Indies during the last half cent. of colonial rule. W. text supplement and corrections. Zierikzee, idem, 2004. 28 p. Folio. Sc. (total 2)

3 bound vols.: Oct. 1948 - Jan. 1949, Feb. 1949 - June 1949 and July 1949 - Nov. 1949. Hcl. Large folio. Added: Het Nieuws van Den Dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 1 bound vol., Nov. 1931. Hcl. Folio. Ex libris upper pastedowns all vols. Some wear to covers and spines, newspapers in decent condition. (total 4)

Pugnae bestiariorum & mutuae bestiarum. Depictae a Joanne Stradano. Editae Philippo Gallaeo. Carmine Illustratae C. Killiano Dufflaeo. Engr. title followed by a series of 21 (of ?) engr. numb. 1-21 in the plate, by Johannes Collaert II (1561/66-1628), Karel de Mallery (1571-1635) and Cornelis Galle I (1576-1650) after Jan van der Straet (Johannes Stradanus). (Antwerp), Philppus Galle, (ca. 1600). Later marbled boards. Obl. folio. Title sl. stained and creased, occas. foxing, some folds and other minor imperfections, spine renewed, covers worn along extremities. A good copy, the engr. in fine impressions w. much contrast.

by Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustrious Persons of the Court of Henry VIII. With Biographical Tracts. London, publ. by J. Chamberlaine, printed by W. Bulmer, 1792. 84 (tipped-in) engr. plates, a few col., some printed on pink paper, by F. Bartolozzi, C. Metz and C. Knight after Holbein. Publ. boards. Large folio, 58 x 44 cm. Covers detached, bookblock split. Engr. generally in good condition. 18th cent. facsimile copies of the Holbein plates publ. by Chamberlaine, keeper of George III's drawings.

Engr., 36 x 51 cm, after Antonie Wierix (III) (1596-1624) after Maerten de Vos (1532-1603), ed. by Claes Janszoon Visscher (ca. 1587-1652), n.d. Engr. caption in Latin and verse in Dutch in 2 columns below. Sl. foxed, vertical folds and frayed in lower margin. (2) 'The baptism of the eunuch'. Engr., 37 x 52 cm, after Rembrandt (1606-69), ed. by Claes Janszoon Visscher. Engr. caption in Latin and verse in Dutch in 4 columns below. Trimmed on/ just outside the plate mark, a few repaired tears, sl. frayed and a bit foxed. -and 10 similar others, incl. 2 more double-p. prints from the Visscher folio Print Bible and 8 double-p. prints from a Print Bible publ. by Frederik de Wit (ca. 1630-1706). (total 12)

Series of 10 handcol. engr. on 5 folio-sized lvs. from Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (...), ca. 1730-40. Signed (and 2x dated 1723) and numb. 82, 83, 85 and 99 in the plates (1x unnumb.), under passepartouts. Incl. a.o.: "Désolation des Peruviens pendant l'eclipse de Lune"; "L'Yncas consacre son vase au Soleil"; "Maniere dont l'Yncas marie, ceux de son sang"; and "Mariage des Indiens du Panama". (6-10) Pieter van der Aa (1657-1733) (ed.). Series of 20 engr. on 5 double-folio lvs. (incl. 1 duplicate) from La galerie agréable du monde. Leyden, P. van der Aa, ca. 1720-30. All w. engr. captions in French, numb. in manuscript 24c, 33a (2x), 34c and 42b. Occas. imperfections on/ near central folds. All 20 engr. printed from separate plates and within separately engr. borders. Incl. a.o.: "Boisson d'essai des Floridains"; "Maniere des Indiens sur la construction de leurs canoes"; "Comme les Indiens coupent & traittent le sucre"; "Manieres diverses des Indiens sur le passage des rivieres"; and "Cruauté des Espagnols en punissant leurs esclaves". (total 30 engr. on 10 lvs.)

17th-19th cent., var. techniques (incl. handcol. prints) and sizes. Incl. a number of prints depicting fantastical animals, amongst them 3 folio lvs. w. a total of 12 woodcuts from Les oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré (ed. unknown) and 3 folio lvs. w. engr. ills. from Johann Zahn, Specula physico-mathematico-historica (...), 1696. Sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return. (total approx. 40)

Partially handcol. lithogr. portrait of the prince on horseback, sheet size 45.5 x 30.5 cm. Marginal tears, fold. and yellowing. Interesting copy, w. signed dedication in pen in lower right corner: "To Mr. M.V. Milbank Esqre with H.R.H. the Prince of Orange best compliments." (2) "Francois Pisarre". Engr. portrait, 17 x 14 cm, on folio leaf 374 from André Thévet, Pourtraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres, vol. 3, Paris, 1584 (w. the text lvs. 375-78 preserved). -and 11 miscell. others. (total 13)

All on obl. folio-sized sheets, by Reinier Vinkeles after Cornelis van Hardenbergh, 1809. Waterst./ soiling and sm. defects in (wide) blank margins. An acceptable set in unfold. state. The prints were also publ. (in fold. state) in: H. Ewijk, Geschiedkundig Verslag der Dijkbreuken en Overstroomingen, langs de rivieren in het Koningrijk Holland: voorgevallen in Louwmaand 1809. (Amst., 1809). Incl.: (1) "Opeenstapeling van het ys tusschen Arnhem en Westervoord". (2) "Het instorten van huizen en het omkomen van menschen en beesten te Erichem". (3) "Kapel te Babilonienbroek, waar in een groot aantal, ongelukkigen, schuilplaats gevonden hebben". (4) "Verwoesting door den vloed en ysschotzen te Beuzichem". (5) "Doorbraak van den Lingen-dyk by Kedichem, en overstroming der Vyf Heeren Landen". (total 5)

From Bing & Braet von Ueberfeldt, Nederlandsche Klederdrachten, 1857. Large folio sizes, together w. many text lvs. from copies of the same work and a few other costume prints, loose in a portfolio. Duplicates. Occas. defects. W.: letterpress title-p., handcol. engr. frontisp. and 13 plates from E. Maaskamp, Afbeeldingen van de kleeding, zeden en gewoonten in de Bataafsche Republiek bij den aanvang der negentiende eeuw, 1803-07. All under passepartout together w. the text lvs. Incl. prints numb. 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 17-20. And w.: A collection of approx. 140 Dutch (handcol.) costume prints, 17th-19th cent., various techniques and sizes, loosely inserted in modern rexine portfolio. Duplicates. Incl. a.o.: many fine engr. prints from Leti, Theatro Belgico, 1690; fine handcol. prints publ. by Ackermann, 1817, by Gatines after Lanté from Costumes de diverses Pays; and handcol. lithogr. after Madou. The lot is sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return. (total approx. 200)

Series of 16 etched ills. on 1 double-folio leaf, total size 28.5 x 38.5 cm, all the ills. beautifully handcol., heightened w. gold and gommées, w. captions in Dutch, ca. 1700, fully mounted. Some sm. defects to the image, mount foxed, some mold and w. tears. (2) "S. Stanislaus Kosta". Gouache miniature, 4.3 x 3 cm, within delicately cut-out border w. caption in pen, total size 11 x 8.5 cm, ca. 1800 (?), under passepartout. The paper cutting w. a few sm. defects. -and 5 others, incl. a handcol. engr. holy picture printed on vellum (soiled) and 1 print w. accompanying modern text leaf. (total 7)

Incl. a.o: (1) Timbertown Follies. The Girl with the Hazel Brown Eyes. B.H. Smit, ca. 1920. (2) Vers l'Avenir l'expansion Belge. Hommage Respectueux à S.M. Léopold II, Roi des Belges. Souverain de l'État Indépendant du Congo. G.Th Antheunis, musique de F.A. Gevaert. Bruxelles, A. Cranz, ca. 1900. Spine restored -and 26 more. Added: 6 theater brochures/ announcements on a.o. Louis Bouwmeester, and a press photo of the funeral of the Pisuisse couple, 1927, w. typed caption. All inserted in folio folder. (total 34)

Amsterdam, Holkema & Warendorf, n.d. (1905). Folio. Hcl. Num. col. ills. by Gertrud Caspari. Cover and spine sl. worn, foxing, some p. creased, one backed w. paper, some sm. tears repaired w. sellotape. (2) M. de Lannoy. Jantjes ABC. Antwerp, A. Bossaerts, n.d. (ca. 1930). (26 p.). Hcl. Each leaf w. tinted ills. by J. Waterschoot. (3) An unused children's drawing book w. ills. that could be copied on facing grid paper -and 11 (rare) others, incl. St Nicolaas, Piet, Piet, snoep zoo niet (not in NCC) and De Marsch van de tien teddy beertjes. Most w. ex libris Bunny Kelk. (total 14)

Schiedam, G.A. Verweij, 1957. Transl. Bert Schierbeek. No. 22 of only 50 copies, complete w. all 8 tipped-in etchings on rag paper, each 30 x 19 cm and signed by Van Kruiningen. Folio. Minor damp stain top right margin, otherwise fine.

Brussels, Vercruysse/L'Etat Belge, 1966. Lim. ed., no. 46 of 115 and signed by the artist in the colophon, loose in quires as issued, 30 handcol. plates by Klein, historiated capital letters beginning each of the 30 sections. Half leather portfolio w. gilt centerpiece in cardboard slipcase. Large folio. Fine copy.

all 2nd half 20th cent. and in orig. wr., var. sizes. Varied collection, incl. a.o.: (1) Internationale Situationniste. Revue de la section Française de l'I.S. No. 12, September 1969. Paris, printed by CH-Bernard, 1969. 116,(4) p. Ills. Orig. (sl. discol.) metallic wr. Minor defects. (2) Wols. Gouaches de la collection Henri-Pierre Roché. Paris, SPADEM for Galerie Claude Bernard, 1958. 1 of 430 numb. copies, ills. Orig. wr. Collection Galerie Claude Bernard 1. (3) Wols. Gouaches et aquarelles surréalistes 6 Février - 3 Mars 1973. Zurich, Galerie Kornfeld, 1973. (8) p. Orig. wr. Obl. sm. 8vo. (4) Frans de Boer Lichtveld. Space. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. 6 p. Photogr. ills. (incl. inside wr.), 2 smaller sized leporellos w. 6 p. of text and ills. bound w. orig. metallic wr. Obl. 8vo. (5) Mesure. Groupe expérimental de recherches plastiques. Peintures, structure, mosaïque. Rennes, ehib. cat. Musée des Beaux Arts, (1961). (16) p. Ills. Orig. wr. des. by Carlos Cairoli. (6) Ad Dekkers, Martin Rous, Schoonhoven, P. Struycken. Tekeningen. Dessins. Brussels, exhib. cat. Vereniging voor Tentoonstellingen van het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 1976. Text in Dutch and French, ills. Orig. wr. 4to. (7) Geert Hagen. Nelis van Oosterwijk. Philip van Pieterson. Rott., Hagen, Oosterwijk, Van Pieterson, (ca. 1972). (24) p. Photogr. ills. (final leaf fold.). Orig. (discol./ stained) wr. Folio. (8) Remy Mettrop. Ratten vierkant. Amst., privately publ., 1984. Printed in 500 numb. copies, 1 instructional leaf and 8 plates, loose as issued in the orig. stiff paper portfolio. -and approx. 30 others, incl. publ. on Biennales and a work on Menashe Kadishman w. dedication and drawing in felt-tip pen (1978). (total approx. 35)

Rome, ehib. cat. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Age d'Or/ Art Club Central, 1951. 64,(2) p. Ills. Orig. wr. Obl. 8vo. Owner's entry on title-p. Final leaf loose, wr. fragile and w. some sellotape repairs. Rare. (2) G. Celant. Identité italienne. L'art en Italie depuis 1959. Paris, exhib. cat. Centres Georges Pompidou, 1981. 647 p. Num. ills. Orig. wr. Folio. (3) Dino Gavina. Ultrarazionale Ultramobile. A cura di Renzo Orsini. Milan, exhib. cat. Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Editrice Compositori, 1998. 256 p. Num. ills. Orig. wr. Sm. folio. Extensive signed dedication by Gavina on title-p. 1 leaf loose. -and 6 others, incl. works on Dadamaino, Fabro, Manzoni and Strazza. (total 9)

Dernières œuvres de Matisse, 1950-1954. Paris, Verve, 1958. Folio. Orig. dec. boards des. by Matisse. 40 col. lithogr., various fold-outs and with num. b/w ills. by Matisse. Copy w. both "Verve" and "Bruna" mentioned as publ. on the title-p., yet identical to copies w. only "Verve" on the title-p. Spine sl. worn/ repaired w. sellotape, some wear to covers, otherwise a fine copy.

New York, George Braziller, 1983. 1st English ed. Folio. Hc w. (sl. worn) dust-j. Introd. by Riva Castleman, transl. by Sophie Hawkes, ills. by Matisse. Lovely reprint of the 1947 ed. publ. by Verve. Fine condition.

(1) Forum. Maandblad voor architectuur en gebonden kunst. Dertiende jaargang, No. 3, Maart 1958. Typographical des. G. Boon. Amst., G. van Saane/ Architectura et Amicitia, 1958, (1),72-112 p., num. ills. orig. wr., folio. Wrappers a bit stained, paper over spine w. a few tears. Number dedicated to Rietveld, w. the article Gerrit Rietveld 70 Jaar, contributions by Le Corbusier, R. Neutra, B. Merkelbach a.o., w. photographs by Eva Besnyö, Paul Huf a.o. (2) De Nederlandse afdeling op de Expo '58 te Brussel. Overdruk van No. 6/1958 van Forum maandblad voor architectuur en gebonden kunsten. Amst., G. van Saane, 1958, 31,(2) p., w many photogr. ills., orig. wr., folio. The architecture for the Dutch pavillion at the Brussels world fair of 1958 (see also elsewhere in this auction) was supervised by B. Merkelbach and J.J.P. Oud and designed by Gerrit Rietveld a.o. (3) B. Mulder and I. van Zijl. Rietveld Schröder Huis. Bussum, V + K Publishing, 1997, 48 p., orig. wr., 4to. This copy accompanied by many original photographs for the work by Cityboek Productions, as well as original invoices and documentation on these photographs. -and 7 others on Gerrit Rietveld, incl. an issue of De Gemeenschap w. frontwrapper des. by Rietveld. (total 10).

(1) Quartier Réservé. Quinze dessins par O. Fabrès. Paris, Au Divan, 1926, 15 pochoir-col. plates, loose as issued in orig. wr., folio size. Frontwr. w. blindst. of A.J. Nuss N.V. Amsterdam. This is the rare edition with plates only, it was published simultaneously with an edition with text by Eugène Marsan, printed in 100 numb. copies. (2) O. Fabrès in Indië. Batavia, Emmink, n.d. (ca. 1932), 10 plates by Fabrès w. captions in Dutch, French and English below the image, orig. cordbound wr., folio. Wr. foxed/ browned, w. some stains and sm. marg. defects. "Overdrukken van Indische caricaturen door O. Fabrès geteekend voor het Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad 1932" (backwr.). (3) Schetsen van Amsterdam door O. Fabrès. Tekst van Johan Fabricius. Printed in Amsterdam by Elsevier voor Le Divan in Paris, in 280 numb. copies (unnumb. copy), 1939, (8) textp. followed by 30 plates, loose as issued in the orig. cl. portfolio, folio. Contents occas. a bit foxed. Portfolio sl. stained/ soiled. (4) A Mediterranean Cruise by Nederland Royal mail Line. Sketched by O. Fabrès. N.pl., N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, n.d. (ca. 1938), (32) p. with col. ills., orig. cordbound wr., 4to. Wr. worn on spine and some other defects. -and 9 others w. ills. by the same. (total 13)

Amsterdam, Scheltema & Holkema/Groesbeek & Paul Nijhoff, n.d. (ca. 1904). 1st and only ed. Frontispiece portrait of Mesdag and 33 reproductions of paintings, incl. 1 tinted and 3 coloured. Gilt decorated cloth, upper edge gilt and vignettes in text by unknown designer (possibly Theo Nieuwenhuis?). Large folio (48 x 38 cm). Deluxe overview of masterpieces in the Mesdag Collection. It is quite exceptional for the era that tinted and coloured reproductions are found. Not in Braches' Documentatie 2006. Rare.

N.V.H. ten Brink's Uitg. Mij, Arnhem, ca. 1930. (15) p. Text booklet, printed in brown and w. 36 col. lithogr. plates, loose as issued. Together in orig. gilt and dec. cl. portfolio. Folio. Sl. dam. to upper pastedown, outer spine worn, back strip and margins of covers faded, but contents in fine condition.

Première série. Sculptures et détails d'architecture moderne. Deuxième série. Paris, A. Sinjon, 1928, 2 vols., each w. 4 p. introd. text and index and followed by 48/ 48 plates, loose as issued in the orig. clothback board portfolios w. ties, folio. Some foxing; covers w. a few imperfections. (3) F. Bucci and M. Mullazzoni. Luigi Moretti. Works and writings. N.Y., Princeton Architectural Press, 2002, 231 p., richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to. (4) A.J.C. van Leeuwen. Pierre Cuypers architect (1827-1921) Zwolle etc., Waanders etc., 2007, 344 p., richly illustrated, orig. boards w. dustwr., large 4to. -and 13 others, incl. E.U.R. la Città Parco della Roma moderna (1953, wr. loosening/ torn on spine), 5 issues of Dutch Art + Architecture Today (incl. the rare No.1 issue featuring an extensive article on Stanley Brouwn, 'The artist as a pedestrian'). (total 17)

(1) Tom of Finland. The Art of Pleasure. Köln, Taschen, 1998. 347 p. Folio. Hc w. ills. dust-j. Num. b/w and col. ills. (2) Tomi Ungerer. Erotoscope. Köln, Taschen, 2001. 415 p. Folio. Hc w. ills. dust-j. Num. b/w and col. ills. (3) 3 works publ. by the Erotic Print Society: Songs of the Flesh, A Sexual Odyssey by Lynn Paula Russell and The Illustrative Art of Lynn Paula Russell. -and 12 similar others. (total 15)

Forward by Anita Loos. New York, Tudor, 1948. 1st ed. Cloth-backed hc w. mounted ill. folio. -and 3 other works on Vertès. (2) Claude Aveline. Steinlen. L'homme & l'oeuvre. Paris, Les Ecrivains reunis, 1926. Sc. Sm. 8vo. -and 1 other work on Steinlen. (3) Gustav Coquiot. H. de Toulouse-Lautrec. Nombreuses illustrations la plupart inédites avec des souvenirs. Paris, Blaizot, 1913. Sc. 4to. -and 4 other works about Lautrec. (4) Jack Rennert. Alain Weill. Alphonse Mucha. The Complete Posters and Panels. Boston, Hall, 1984. Hc w. ill. dust-j. Folio. -and 1 other work about Mucha. -and 12 others, incl. 3 works about Eugène Grasset. (total 25)

Transl. Harry Carter, ed. Lotte Hellinga. Haarlem, Stichting Museum Enschede, 1978. 477 p. Richly ill. Hcalf, gilt title on spine, in simple cardboard case. Folio. Very fine copy.

The 'Cimelio' of Bodoni. The Work and its Printer in Essays by A. Ciavarella, C. Mingardi, J. Mosley, B. Chevallier. Verona/Boston, (1991). Facs. 2 vols. Orig. red mor. w. gilt edges in orig. slipcase. Folio. (2) Mathieu Lommen, ed. Letterontwerper & typograaf Braam de Does. Amst., Buitenkant, 2003. Hc. (3) Bas van Lier. Grafische Geluk. Lecturis, 2011. Sc w. orig. transparent wr. (4) Wim Crouwel and Dingenus van de Vrie. Kwadraat-Bladen. A Series of Graphic Experiments 1955-1974. London, Unit Editions, 2012. Ill. sc. -and 14 more. (total 19)

(1) Dutch Banknote Design 1814-2002. A Compendium. Amst., De Nederlandsche Bank, 1999. Folio. Hc w. ill. dust-j. (2) Papier en water/ Paper and Water. Rijswijk, Gentenaar & Torley, 2000. Cl. (3) Rock Scissors Paper. Design Influence Concept Image. Tokyo, Graphic-Sha, 1991. Hc w. dust-j. -and 6 others. (total 9)

based on the work of Karl Gerstner, Eric Gill, Stanley Morison, Jan Tschichold. Amst., Print Gallery Pieter Brattinga, 1977. 1 of 300 copies, title-leaf and 4 series of 4 typographical prints, each series in a separate wr. Together in orig.(?) plain stiff paper portfolio. Large folio. Very good condition. Rare.

(1) Drie kleine Negertjes. Ca. 1910-20. 10 p. Sm. folio. Dec. cardboard. (2) In Nikkerland. Ca. 1930. 10 p. Shape book. Stamped advertorial "De Klerk & Zonen, Rotterdam" on verso. Sm. tear right middle throughout (approx. 2 cm.) (3) "Joko" het luie negerjongetje. Jan Roelfs. Met plaatjes van Henk Kabos. Ca. 1945. 32 p. -and 2 more. All w. dated representations. (total 5)

des Théatres et des Cafés-Concerts, Menus Cartes d'Invitation, petites Estampes etc. Paris, Per Lamm ed., (1897). 40 text p. and 63 ills. incl. 36 col. lithogr. plates and ills. by a.o. Ibels, Misti, Grasset, Rochegrosse, Chéret, Willette, Roubille, De Feure, Toulouse-Lautrec, Casal, Choubrac, Guillaume and Roedel. Orig. green cl. w. gilt ill. and title. Folio. Spine sl. worn, contents in good condition.

Vol. 6. Joachim Kirchner; Th. Bossert. Berlin, Ernst Wasmuth, 1919. Cord bound sc. Sm. folio. Tan wr. ill. w. orig. lithogr. by Adolph Köglsperger. Incl. foreword, biographies and 13 lithogr. of expressionist German artists, incl. a.o. Max Pechstein, Erich Waske, Franz Heckendorf, Wilhelm Kohlhoff, Bruno Krauskopf and Willy Jäckel, all members of the "Berliner Secession". Text in German. List of lithogr.: (1) Kurt Badt, Selbsbildnis. (2) Ernst Fritsch, Haus vor der Sonne. (3) Arthur Grunenberg, Scheherazade. (4) Franz Heckendorf, Orientalische Landschaft. (5) Willy Jäckel, Weiblicher Akt. (6) Adolph Köglsperger, Hohe Stunde. (7) Wilhelm Kohlhoff, Der Blinde. (8) Bruno Krauskopf, Portraitstudie. (9) Erika M. Künzig, Die Muttergottes mit den Rehen. (10) Ludwig Meidner, Vision des Apostel Paulus. (11) Max Pechstein, Fischer an der Ostsee. (12) Martel Schwichtenberg, Nachtphantasie. (13) Erich Waske, Rheinlandschaft bei Godesberg. Good copy. Captivating lithogr. by some of the leading artists of German expressionism.

Arts et métiers graphiques. Years 1936-39 and 1944/45. Num. (tipped-in) (col.) plates and ills. All w. orig. wr./ covers. Sl. wear. Added: Les livres chez eux. Bibliothèques et cabinets d'amateurs. Bulletin officiel. Paris, Union syndicale des maitres imprimeurs, 1930. 129,(3) text p. Num. (col.) plates, ills., typographic examples, etc. Orig. (sl. worn) wr. Folio. Bookplate on inside front wr. -and 1 other. (total 7)

Paris, A. Capendu, n.d. (ca. late 19th cent.). Folio. 7 of Fontaine's fables, all ill. and w. moveable parts. Covers stained and worn, some sm. tears, foxing. (2) 3 ills. ABC books. (3) 7 ills. books of children's stories. Incl. Le Chat botté, Le Petit chaperon rouge and La Bouteille enchantée.(4) 3 ills. shape books, 2 w. moveable parts. -and 1 other. All books sl. worn and discol., but overall in good condition. (total 14)

Printed in Amsterdam by C.A. Spin & Zoon for Meubelfabriek "Nederland" J.A. Huizinga N.V. in Groningen, 1936-(1938), 8 issues, num. ills., typography and orig. wr. design by Willem Sandberg, folio. Wrappers occas. sl. soiled/ foxed. Apparently published simultaneously by N.V. van Werven's Timmer- en Aannemingsbedrijf in Amsterdam. Rare complete set issued under this name, a continuation of the periodical Interieur, and itself continued as the periodical Sfeer. Fine and early typographical designs and photomontage by Sandberg. (total 8)

Ed. W. Brusse, Jaffé, Kloos, Rietveld, Sandberg and M. Stam. Rott., W.L. and J. Brusse, 1946/ n.d., 2 vols., (24); 32p. w. text in Dutch, French and English, (full-p.) ills. by G. Braque, Le Corbusier a.o., orig. wr. design by W. Sandberg, 4to. Both vols. wr. faded/ discol. along edges. All published. (3) Ptt 71. Publiek communicatie publiek. The Hague, printed by Staatsdrukkerij for Staatsbedrijf der ptt, 1972, 4 vols., typography, layout and orig. wr. des. by W. Sandberg and P.C. Cossee, together in orig. portfolio, sm. folio. Comprises: Jaarverslag 1971 ptt (77 p.), Jaarverslag Rijkspostspaarbank 1971 (35 p.), Verslag ptt-raad 1971, (7 p.) and Overzicht per 1 juni 1972 belangrijkste leidinggevende functionarissen van de ptt. Portfolio w. minimal defects. Very rare. (4) Le Corbusier. Vers une architecture. Extraits. Utr., Stichting De Roos, 1971, printed in 175 numb. copies (this copy "ex. hors série CL", 63 p., ills., typography and orig. wr. by W. Sandberg. Wr. a bit nibbled by silverfish and sunned at/ near spine. (5) Ulrich Serbser. Portrait des Artisten. Essay vom Widerspruch zwischen der Bildungsform und Abbildungsweise des Künstlers. Cologne, Galerie Der Spiegel, n.d., printed in 305 numb. copies (250), 34,(1) p. with concrete poetry, bound as a blockbook, orig. by W. Sandberg (fine copy). -and 6 others, incl. Experimenta typographica 4 and 11 and Piet Zwart. Sleutelwoorden. Keywords. (total 14 in 11 vols.)

Sheetmusic, printed in Rott. by Drukkerij De Bont & zoon, n.d. (ca. 1920), loose as issued in the orig. col. lithogr. wr. by Paul Schuitema, folio. Owner's entry of the singer Riek Brockmann on title-p. and on frontwr. Wrappers split on spine (closed w. paper strip on the inside and traces of former strips on the outside). Rare, early design by Schuitema. (2) DEMKA. Nederlandsche Staalfabrieken v/h J.M. de Muinck Keizer N.V. Utr., 1942, 32 p., w. num. photogr. ills. by Paul Schuitema (18x, incl. photomontages), J. Bauduin and DEMKA, orig. giltlettered wr. w. mounted col. plate on frontwr., 4to.

Late 1960s (?), designer unknown, possibly published. Each 32 x 50 cm. With: Scapa (=Ted Schaap (b. 1931)). IBM Folio insert folder with 3 silkscreen prints by Schaap on computers. Lindonk, print Benteli Bern, Switzerland, 1974. Prints 63 x 50 cm each. (total 16)

Catalogues, magazines, photographs and (orig. designs and proofs for) flyers/ posters from var. countries, ca. 1920-1970, kept in modern board box. Comprising a.o.: (1-2) "Novelette ontvangt in eigen huis". Fold. invitation card, 10 x 40 cm (unfolded), w. illustration and the orig. design for the illustration in gouache monogrammed "HR", 25.5 x 21 cm. (3) 26 idées de tricots. Roubaix-Nord, Filatures la Redoute, n.d. (ca. 1950), (32) p., richly illustrated, orig. spiral-bound flexible boards, 4to. (4) Tissustof Menko trends 1964. Enschede, N.J. Menko, (1964), (21) p. (incl. inside backcover), w. ills. and mounted samples of cloth, orig. spiral-bound flexible boards, obl. folio. (5) Breiwerk-gids. Tilb., 3 Suisses Wolfabrieken, (1953), (16) p. (incl. wr.), w. ills. and mounted samples of col. wool, orig. stapled wr., 4to, in the orig. envelope and w. loosely inserted letter, ordering-forms and envelopes. (6) Vienna Jersey. Ete 1950. Vienna, Maria Schumann, (1950), (2) letterpress pages w. descriptions of the 25 col. plates, orig. wr., narrow folio. (7) Het Leven. Geïllustreerd. Badnummer. Negentiende jaargang, no. 33. Zaterdag 16 Augustus 1924. 1025-1063,(1) p., w. num. (col.) photogr. ills. of bathing-fashion, 2-p. score w. "Strandlied" by Louis Davids, orig. stapled wr., 4to. And ca. 33 others, incl. orig. designs, flyers Delana Trockenwolle. (total ca. 40)

Culemborg, Gispen's Fabriek voor Metaalbewerking, 1957, 6 textlvs. printed and 9 plates printed on recto only, orig. spiral bound wr., sm. folio. Very nice advertorial brochure for sellers of Gispen furniture and lamps. "Start in september uw winstbrengende 'Gispen-promotion' gesteund door onze krachtige campagne. Dit is een tijd voor 'Gispen-promotion' - voor een krachtig stimuleren van het moderne Gispen-meubel, de moderne GISO-Lamp, voor een verhoogde Gispen-omzet bij de 'jonge generatie'. (...) Wij weten: er is een groot potentiëel 'Gispen'-kopend publiek. Wij willen: dit publiek naar uw zaak brengen. Wij verwachten dat u een actief aandeel zult hebben in deze actie. In ons beider voordeel..." (introd.). (2) A.A. Siegenbeek van Heukelom. Zitten. Printed in Amst. by M. Spruyt for Gispen's Fabriek voor Metaalbewerking N.V. in Culemborg, 1966, (48) p., tekst and ills. by Atie Siegenbeek van Heukelom, square sm. 8vo. Published on occasion of the 50-year anniversary of Gispen, 1916-1966. And 6 others on/by Gispen, incl. H. Berens, Gispen in Rotterdam. Nieuwe verbeelding van het moderne (2006) and a nice flyer for Gispen office-furniture. (total 8)