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HAP Grieshaber. Sammlung von drei Werken mit zahlreichen Original-Graphiken des Künstlers. Enthält: Hellas. Mit 6 signierten und nummerierten Farbholzschnitten und mont. Portraitphotographie sowie Textband mit gefalt. OHolzschnitt und zahlr. Textabb. München, Bruckmann, 1979. Gr.-Folio und 4°. Lose Lagen in OPp.-Umschlag und illustr. OPp. In OLwd.-Kasssette mit gedrucktem RTitel. Eines von 290 Exemplaren. Kräftige Abzüge in sauberem Zustand. - Kreuzweg. Meditationen von Stefan Kardinal Wyszynki. Mit 14 doppelblattgr. OFarbholzschnitten. Berlin, Rembrandt 1967. Gr.-4°. OLwd. mit geprägtem DTitel und RTitel. in illustr. OUmschlag. In Pp. Schuber mit montiertem RTitel (Umschlag mit minimalen Randläsuren, Schuber etwas lichtrandig). Eines von 3000 nummerierten Exemplaren. - Carl Orff. Astutuli. Eine bairische Komödie. Mit 4 OFarbholzschnitten von HAP Grieshaber. Mainz, Schott, (1965). 8°. OBroschur. Eines von 500 numm. u. sign. Ex.

Günter Böhmer. Tagebuch eines Malers. Mit 1 signierten und montiertem Orig.-Aquarell und Reproduktionen von 150 Aquarellen u. Zeichnungen des Künstlers. Olten, Vereinigung der Oltener Bücherfreunde, 1944. Folio. Or.-HPgt. Auf 5 Bünden mit RSchd. Und Kopfgoldschnitt im Pp.-Schuber mit Pgt.-Kanten. Eins von 50 (GA 330) nummerierten Exemplaren in Halbpergament, handgebunden in der Werkstatt Emil Kretz, Basel. Vom Künstler im Druckvermerk signiert.

Edition Dschamp - - Florian Günther. Kabine 12. Mit Original Siebdrucken von Klaus Bendler und 1 Original Siebdruck von Martin Samuel. Berlin, Galerie auf Zeit, 1996. Lose Blätter in illustr. Or.-Lwd.-Kasette. Folio. Edition Dschamp. - Eines von 20 nummerierten und von Künstlern signierten Exemplaren. - Kassettenherstellung von Hinrich Peters unter Verwendung einer Zeichnung von Klaus Bendler. Innendeckel mit mont. Originalmanuskriptseite von F.Günther mit einer Überzeichnung von K.Bendler. - Gutes Exemplar.

Miró, Joan - - André Frénaud. Le miroir de l'homme par les bêtes. Mit 3 Aquatinta-Radierungen, 2 Carborundum-Radierungen und 1 Umschlagcollage (diese nach Miró). Paris, Maeght éditeur, 1972. Folio (44 x 32,5 cm). Je lose eingelegt in OUmschlag und Kassette (Umschlag teils minimal unfrisch). Cramer 159. Lelong 566-570. - Eines von 30 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe, im Druckvermerk von Miró und Frénaud handsigniert. In sich vollständig, die im Kolophon angekündigte Suite jedoch fehlend. - Druck bei Maeght in Paris. - Eindrucksvolle Originalausgabe des Gedichts von André Frénaud, das von Miró wunderschön illustriert wurde. "Das Gedicht von André Frénaud und die begleitenden Radierungen von Joan Miró stellen nach der Absicht der Autoren eine freie Hommage an das Genie von Hieronymus Bosch dar" (letzte Seite des Buches). Prachtvolles Künstlerbuch. Der Einband ist auf beiden Deckeln mit einer Collage aus metallisierten Papieren in drei Farbtönen illustriert worden. Der Band beinhalten zudem 8 Seiten aus metalisiertem Papier (grün, hartblau, silbern, golden und rot) mit Spiegelwirkung des Textes. - Wenige Seiten mit leichtem Abklatsch. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. Prachtvoll, farbkräftige Radierungen. With 3 aquatint etchings, 2 carborundum etchings and 1 wrapper collage (this one after Miró). Loosely inserted in wrapper and linen cassette. - The wrapper partly minimally unfresh. A few pages with slight rubbing. Altogether in very good condition. Splendid etchings in bright colours. - One of 30 copies, signed by Miró and Frénaud in the imprint. The suite announced in the colophon is missing. - Printed by Maeght in Paris. - Impressive original edition of the poem by André Frénaud, beautifully illustrated by Miró. "The poem by André Frénaud and the accompanying etchings by Joan Miró constitute, according to the authors' intention, a free homage to the genius of Hieronymus Bosch" (last page of the book). Splendid artist's book. The cover has been illustrated on both covers with a collage of metallised papers in three shades. The volume also contains 8 pages of metalised paper (green, hard blue, silver, gold and red) with mirror effect of the text.

Dalí, Salvador - - Pierre de Ronsard. Les amours de Cassandre. Mit einem Prägedruck auf dem Umschlag, 18 Orig.-Radierungen auf Tafeln von Salvador Dalí, davon 10 mit geprägter Signatur. Paris, Argillet, 1968. 42 nn. Bll. Folio. Lose Bogen in Orig.-Umschlag mit blindgepr. Deckelillustr., OLwd.-Decken mit goldgepr. Künstlersignatur, in OLwd.-Kassette mit goldgepr. RTitel und Deckelillustration. Eins von 75 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe auf Arches Teinté. Im Druckvermerk von Dalí handsigniert. - Michler-Löpsinger 248-65 (d). Wünschel-Tuche VIII, 1-18. Nicht bei Sahli. - "In seinen Illustrationen zum wichtigsten Gedichtzyklus von Pierre de Ronsard, dem bedeutendsten französischen Dichter der Renaissance, greift Dalí in lockerer Folge typische Aspekte und Themenkreise heraus und gestaltet sie frei um. Es geht ihm nicht um eine Illustration im wörtlichen Sinne, vielmehr um den Geist dieser berühmten Verse von höchster Musikalität, ihr stimmungsmäßiges Klima, das es umzusetzen gilt." (W.-T.) In sich komplett, jedoch ohne die zusätzlich beiliegende Suite in Schwarz/Weiss. Insgesamt wohlerhalten. One of 75 copies of the special edition on Arches Teinté. Signed by Dalí in the imprint. With one relief printing on the cover and 18 original etchings by Salvador Dali, 10 of them with blind tooled signature. "In his illustrations to the most important cycle of poems by Pierre de Ronsard, the most important French poet of the Renaissance, Dalí takes typical aspects and themes in a loose sequence and freely reworks them. He is not concerned with illustration in the literal sense, but rather with the spirit of these famous verses of the highest musicality, their atmospheric climate, which must be implemented". W.T. - Complete in itself but without the additionally enclosed suite in black and white. - Overall well preserved.

Edition Dschamp - Hampel, Angela - - Kurt und Angela Hampel Bartsch. Mein schönes Gegenüber. Original-grafisches Künstlerbuch. Mit 8 farbigen Original-Algrafien und 1 Orig.-Zeichnung von Angela Hampel. Schuber von Thomas Günther unter Verwendung der Portraitfotos von K. Bartsch und A. Hampel. Berlin, Edition Dschamp, 2004. Folio. Ill. OPp. im ill. OPp.Schuber. Edition Dschamp. - Erste Ausgabe, unikales Exemplar. - Eins von 50 num. und sign. Exemplaren. - Mit einer zusätzlichen großen Original-Zeichnung auf Doppelblatt in Schwarz und Rot, von der Künstlerin signiert.

Burgart-Presse - - Jan Volker Röhnert. Sonnenquartette. Mit 7 Radierungen von Max Uhlig. Rudolstadt 2006. 10 Bl. Folio. OPbd. (Handeinband von Ludwig Vater, Jena). 34. Druck d. Burgart-Presse. - Die großformatigen Radierungen von Uhlig bis 40 x 20 cm. Eines v. 40 nummerierten Exemplaren der Ausgabe C (GA 60). Druckvermerk vom Verfasser und Künstler signiert. - Dieses erste Buch mit originalgraphischen Arbeiten von Max Uhlig erschien anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstags. - "Die Texte sind eigens für dieses Buch entstanden, ausgehend von einer Zeile, die Baudelaires Sonett 'Le vin des amants' beschließt" (Jens Henkel). - Schönes Exemplar. With 7 etchings by Max Uhlig. Original cardboard binding (hand-bound by Ludwig Vater, Jena). - 34th printing d. Burgart-Presse. - The large format etchings by Uhlig to 40 x 20 cm. One of 40 numbered copies of edition C (total edition 60). Printing note signed by the author and artist. - This first book of original graphic works by Max Uhlig was published on the occasion of his 70th birthday. - Fine copy.

(Johann Franz Buddeus) u. Jacob Christoph Iselin. Allgemeines historisches Lexicon in welchem das Leben und die Thaten derer Patriarchen, Propheten, Apostel ... wie nicht weniger derer Kayser, Könige Chur- und Fürsten, grosser Herren und Ministern, ingleichen derer berühmten Gelahrten, Scribenten und Künstlern ... adelichen und andern Familien ... vorgestellet werden. Andere und vermehrte Auflage. 4 Bde. Mit 4 gest. Titelvignetten. Bd. I-III: Leipzig, Fritsch, 1722. Bd. IV: Basel, Brandmüller, 1727. Folio. Ldr. d. Zt. (mit größeren Defekten). Zweite vermehrte Ausgabe (Erstausgabe 1709-14). - Ausführliches Lexicon mit überwiegend historischem, geographischem und genealogischem Inhalt. Das sogenannte "Leipziger Lexikon" beruht hauptsächlich auf dem "Grand dictionnaire historique" von Moreri. - Teils etwas wasserrandig und gebräunt (Titelbll. stärker). Innengelenke angebrochen. Vorsätze mit hs. Vermerken.

Dalí, Salvador - - Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Faust. Mit 21 Kaltnadelradierungen von Salvador Dalí, davon elf blattgroß und zehn als Vignetten. Paris, Argillet, 1967. 47 nn. Bll. Folio. Lose Bogen in Orig.-Umschlag mit blindgepr. Deckelillustr., OLwd.-Decken mit goldgepr. Künstlersignatur, in OLwd.-Kassette mit goldgepr. RTitel und Deckelillustration. Eins von 190 Exemplaren der Ausgabe auf Arches Blanc. Im Druckvermerk von Dalí handsigniert. - Michler-Lopsinger 289-308. Field 69-1. - "Die Serie 'Faust' bettet sich in einen Zusammenhang, der seit 1960 in Verbindung mit einer aussergewöhnlichen Produktivität im graphischen Bereich erkennbar wird. Dalí begann damals in unterschiedlicher Weise eine Reihe bedeutender Texte der Weltliteratur zu illustrieren ... In geistreicher Manier werden uns Gestalten und Zusammenhänge unter einem neuen Horizont bewusst gemacht. Die Klassiker der Literatur sind kein toter Bestand musealen Charakters, vielmehr eine lebendige Herausforderung zur stets neuen schöpferischen Auseinandersetzung mit paradigmatisch ausgeprägten Grundpositionen unserer Existenz. Gerade auch die Illustrationen Dalís zum 'Faust' liefern für diese freie Form der Aneignung und Verwandlung ein hervorragendes Beispiel." (Wünsche/Tuchel) - Teils kräftig gratige Radierungen von Dalí mit samtigen weichen Plattenton. - Insgesamt wohlerhalten. With 21 drypoint etchings by Salvador Dalí, eleven of them sheet-size and ten as vignettes. One of 190 copies of the edition on Arches Blanc. Signed by Dalí in the printing note. - Michler-Lopsinger 289-308. Field 69-1. - "The 'Faust' series embeds itself in a context that has been recognisable since 1960 in connection with an extraordinary productivity in the graphic field. Dalí then began to illustrate in various ways a series of important texts of world literature ... In a witty manner, figures and contexts are made conscious to us under a new horizon. The classics of literature are not a dead stock of museum character, but rather a living challenge to a constantly new creative confrontation with paradigmatically pronounced basic positions of our existence. Dalí's illustrations of 'Faust' in particular provide an excellent example of this free form of appropriation and transformation." (Wünsche/Tuchel) - Partly strong burr etchings by Dalí with velvety soft plate tone. - Altogether well preserved.

Arabien - Ägypten - - Charles Nicolas Sonnini (de Manoncourt). Voyage dans la haute et basse Egypte fait par ordre de l'ancien gouvernement. Mit einem gestochenen Portrait, 38 gestochenen Tafeln und 1 gestochenen Karte (Insgesamt 40 Tafeln). Paris, F. Buisson, Paris, 1799. 40 Bll. Kl.-Folio. Interims-Broschur mit Deckeltitel (Bezug am Rücken fehlt). Eindrucksvoller Atlas einer Beschreibung einer Entdeckungsreise, die Sonnini (1751-1812) im Auftrag von König Ludwig XV. von Frankreich 1777 durch Unter- und Oberägypten unternahm. Der Autor, einst Serkretär von Buffon, war sehr an der Naturgeschichte der Region interessiert. - Im Innensteg etwas braunfleckig, nur wenige Tafeln mit Wasserflecken, insgesamt noch ordentlich. Arabia - Egypt. - Interim brochure with cover title (cover on spine missing). With one engraved portrait, 38 engraved plates, and 1 engraved map (40 plates in all). Impressive atlas of a description of a voyage of discovery that Sonnini (1751-1812) undertook by order of King Louis XV of France in 1777 through Lower and Upper Egypt. The author, once a secretary of Buffon, was very interested in the natural history of the region. - A little browned in the inner bridge, only a few plates with water spots, overall still good.

Samuel Johnson. A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition... to which is prefixed, a Grammar of the English Language. 2 Bde. London, Printed for J. Knapton, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, R. and J. Dodsley and M. and T. Longman, 1756. 287 nn. Bll. u. 273 nn. Bll. 8°. Ldr. d. Zt. (stäker berieben und beschabt, ein VDeckel mit Fehlstelle im Bezug). Mit gestochenem Exlibris der deutschen Schriftstellerin Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched (geb. Kulmus, 1713-1762). - Alston V, 192. - Erste, gekürzte Oktav-Ausgabe nach der Folio Ausgabe von 1755, dem Opus Magnum des wichtigsten Literaten des englischen 18. Jahrhunderts. Doppelspaltiger Druck. Die Titelseiten der beiden Bände zeigen die beiden Varianten: in Bd. I ist der Zusatz "by the author" weggelassen, während er in Bd. II vorhanden ist. Titelbl. von Bd. II mit Abklatsch der Rückseite von d3 in Bd. I (siehe für beide Merkmale: Fleeman, S. 487). - "Johnson's preface is interesting in its contrast to the Preface of the folio edition, particularly in its direct appeal to the common reader. Far from a rumination upon the transitoriness of language, the difficulties of the lexicographer, and the vanity of human wishes, the preface to the octavo edition is a marketing ploy, an attempt to assure those who had been frightened off by the folio volumes that this simplified version would fit their more basic needs." (Reddick, The Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746-1773, S. 87) - Fliegende Vorsätze mit früherem hs. Besitzeintrag. Papierbedingt gebräunt und etwas fleckig. Innen insgesamt wohlerhalten. 2 vols. Cont. leather (rubbed and scuffed, one cover with missing part). - With engraved bookplate of the German writer Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched (née Kulmus, 1713-1762). - First, abridged octavo edition after the folio edition of 1755, the opus magnum of the most important literary figure of the English 18th century. Double-column printing. The title pages of the two volumes show the two variants: in vol. I the addition "by the author" is omitted, while in vol. II it is present. Title page of vol. II with offset of verso of d3 in vol. I (cf. for both characteristics: Fleeman, p. 487). - Flyleaves with earlier handwritten ownership entry. Paper browned and occasionally somewhat stained. Overall good condition.

Marcks, Gerhard - - Homer. Odyssee. Die Heimkehr. Gesänge XIII-XXIV. Text nach der Übersetzung von J.H. Voß. Mit 134 Original-Holzschnitten (inkl. Vignetten und Zierleisten) von G. Marcks. Starnberg, Keller, 1976. 240 unpag. S. Folio. OLwd. mit Blindprägung nach einem vom Künstler geschnittenen Relief, in Lwd. Schuber (tadellos erhalten). Lammek H 489. - Eines von 300 Exemplaren auf Bütten, im Druckvermerk vom Künstler signiert und nummeriert. - Mit beigegebenem Original-Holzschnitt "Sauhirt Eumäos vor seiner Hütte" von G. Marcks (Lammek 486.10). - Druck von den Originalstöcken auf schwerem Bütten, Papier mit dem Namenszug von G. Marcks als Wasserzeichen. - Äußerst wohlerhaltenes Exemplar mit farbsatt, akzentuierten Orig.-Holzschnitten, die Maserung teils fein mitdruckend. With 134 original woodcuts (incl. vignettes and ornamental borders) by G. Marcks. Orig. cloth binding with blind tooled relief in linen slipcase (impeccably preserved). - One of 300 copies on laid paper, signed by the artist and numbered in the imprint. - With loosely inserted original woodcut "Sauhirt Eumäos vor seiner Hütte" by G. Marcks (Lammek 486.10). - Printed from the original blocks on heavy laid paper, with the signature of G. Marcks as watermark. - Very well preserved copy with saturated, accentuated original woodcuts, the grain partially finely printed.

Dalí, Salvador - - Guillaume Apollinaire. Poemes Secrets. Mit einem Prägedruck auf dem Umschlag, 18 Original-Radierungen auf Tafeln von Salvador Dalí, davon 10 mit zusätzlich geprägter Signatur. Paris, Argillet, 1967. 47 nn. Bll. Folio. Lose Bogen in Orig.-Umschlag mit blindgepr. Deckelillustr., OLwd.-Decken mit goldgepr. Künstlersignatur, in OLwd.-Kassette mit goldgepr. RTitel und Deckelillustration. Eins von 135 Exemplaren der Ausgabe auf Arches Blanc. Im Druckvermerk von Dalí handsigniert. - Michler-Lopsinger 189-206. Field 67-10. - Berühmte Folge von erotisch inspirierten Gedichten, die von der Front an Madeleine Pagès gerichtet waren. Sie wurden erstmals 1949 anlässlich des 31. Todestages von Apollinaire veröffentlicht.- Die teils kräftig gratigen teils erotischen Radierungen von Dalí mit samtigen Plattenton. - Insgesamt wohlerhalten. One of 75 copies of the edition on Arches Blanc. Signed by Dalí in the imprint. With one relief printing on the cover and 18 original etchings by Salvador Dali, 10 of them with blind tooled signature. Famous sequence of erotically inspired poems addressed to Madeleine Pagès from the front. They were first published in 1949 on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of Apollinaire's death.- The etchings by Dalí with velvety plate tone, partly strong burrs and partly erotic. - Overall well preserved. - Overall well preserved.

Afrika - - Album mit über 250 Original-Photographien. Um 1890-1905. Vintages, verschiedene Techniken: Albumin und Silbergelatine. Maße von ca. 6,5 x 6 cm bis 5,5 x 17,5 cm. Folio. Montiert in HLdr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Fileten auf Deckeln und Rücken, dreis. Goldschnitt (Rücken erneuert, etwas berieben und bestoßen). Mit zahlreichen Aufnahmen von Einheimischen verschiedener Stämme (u.a. Shilluk, Shambi, Massai) und Landschaften u.a. aus Umtali, Inyorka und Salisbury (heutiges Harare, Simbabwe), Mombasa, Golf von Aden, Suez Kanal, Taveta und Fluss Voi (Kenia), Kibondo (Tansania), Rumbek, Khartum, Gordon College, Omdurman, Melut, Nil ((Süd-)Sudan). Überwiegend mit hs. Titelei in englischer Sprache unterhalb der Darstellung versehen. Mit allergrößter Wahrscheinlichkeit stammt das Album aus dem Umkreis britischer Goldgräber um Captain Henry Francis "Skipper" Hoste (1853-1936) und seine drei Brüder. Die unter dem Namen "Hoste Brothers and Biscoe" agierende Gruppe war ab 1890 u.a. in dem bekannten Goldfeld Hartley Hills und in der Lion Reef Goldmine in Simbabwe aktiv, beide hier abgebildet. Das Album enthält ebenfalls Porträt-Aufnahmen der Gebrüder Hoste und einiger ihrer Gefolgsleute wie z.B. Arthur Eyre und Lord und Lady Henry Paulet. Des Weiteren sind Aufnahmen von der Jagd mit erlegten Tieren (Giraffen, Elephanten, Gnus) enthalten. Enthält zudem Ausschnitte aus illustrierten Werken der Zeit über die abgebildeten Regionen. - Albumseiten teils gebräunt und etwas fleckig. Einige Aufnahmen verblasst. Hochinteressante Dokumentation über Ost-Afrika im beginnenden 20. Jh. Africa - Album with over 250 original photographs. Around 1890-1905. Vintages, different techniques: albumen and silver gelatin. Mounted in cont. half leather with gilt fillets on covers and spine, gilt edges (spine renewed, somewhat rubbed and bumped). - With numerous photographs of natives of various tribes (including Shilluk, Shambi, Maasai) and landscapes from Umtali, Inyorka and Salisbury (today's Harare, Zimbabwe), Mombasa, Gulf of Aden, Suez Canal, Taveta and Voi River (Kenya), Kibondo (Tanzania), Rumbek, Khartoum, Gordon College, Omdurman, Melut, Nile ((South) Sudan), among others. Mostly with title in English below the illustration. The album seems to originate from the circle of British gold miners around Captain Henry Francis "Skipper" Hoste (1853-1936) and his three brothers. The group, operating under the name "Hoste Brothers and Biscoe", was active from 1890 onwards in the well-known Hartley Hills goldfield and the Lion Reef gold mine in Zimbabwe, among other places, both pictured here. The album also contains portraits of the Hoste brothers and some of their fellows such as Arthur Eyre and Lord and Lady Henry Paulet. Contains hunting pictures with killed animals (giraffes, elephants, wildebeest). Also included are clippets from illustrated works of the time about the regions depicted. - Album pages partly browned and somewhat stained. Some photographs faded, some rubbed and with traces of wear. Highly interesting documentation about East Africa in the early 20th century.

Paroles Peintes IV. Mit insgesamt 7 Original-Graphiken von Olivier Debré, Antoni Tapiès, Pierre Tal-Coat, Roberto Matta, Philippe Lepâtre, Henry Moore und Alain Reynolds. Paris, Lazar-Vernet, 1970. Folio. Lose Lagen in OUmschlag mit DTitel, in OLwd.-Chemise mit RTitel und OLwd.-Schuber. Eines von 150 nummerierten Exemplaren auf Johannot (GA 228). - Enthält sieben Gedichte und unveröffentlichte Texte von Edith Boissonnas, Joan Brossa, John Keats, Jean-Pierre Faye, Jean Paulhan, André Pieyre de Mandiargues und drei elisabethanischen Dichtern, übersetzt von Edward Lucie Smith, Yves de Bayser und Philippe de Rothschild. Je begleitet von einer Original-Graphik der o.g. Künstler. - Tadelloses Exemplar. With a total of 7 original prints by Olivier Debré, Antoni Tapiès, Pierre Tal-Coat, Roberto Matta, Philippe Lepâtre, Henry Moore and Alain Reynolds. Folio. Loose quires in orig. wrappers, in orig. cloth chemise with spine title and orig. cloth slipcase. - One of 150 numbered copies on Johannot (total ed. 228). - Contains seven poems and unpublished texts by Edith Boissonnas, Joan Brossa, John Keats, Jean-Pierre Faye, Jean Paulhan, André Pieyre de Mandiargues and three Elizabethan poets, translated by Edward Lucie Smith, Yves de Bayser and Philippe de Rothschild. Each accompanied by an original engraving by the above artists. - Flawless copy.

Art Déco - Kunstgewerbe - Tapeten - - Carte Riche 1931 (DTitel). Musterbuch mit über 200 Tapetenmustern. Wohl Frankreich, 1931. Quer-Folio. Kt.-Album d. Zt. mit Schraubbindung und montierter DVignette (stärker berieben und bestoßen, Vignette mit größeren Defekten und Fehlstellen). Mit Preisliste in französischer und niederländischer Sprache. Die Muster verso je mit gestempelter Inventarnummer und teils weiteren Angaben. Einige mit zusätzlich montierten Blättern der belgischen Firma Brepols. - Auf der Preisliste und auf dem Albumdeckel mit dem Firmennamen "C.P.P.", wohl eine Abkürzung für "Central Papiers Peints". Eine Marke diesen Namens wurde wohl 1929 von der Firma Bricard, Besson & Delepoulle in Paris ins Leben gerufen. - Überwiegend mit floralen, teils japonisierenden Motiven. Einige zusätzlich mit weiterem Muster mit passender Bordüre versehen. Teils im Prägedruck sowie mit Gold- oder Silberhöhungen versehen. - Einige wenige mit Ein- bzw. Ausriss. 1 Bl. mit leichter Verkebung im Rand. Papierbedingt etwas gebräunt. Einige wenige mit kleinen Quetschfalten und etwas fleckig. Farben sehr schön erhalten, äußerst dekorative Sammlung. Carte Riche 1931 (cover title). Sample book with over 200 wallpaper samples. France or Belgium, 1931. oblong folio. Hardcover with screw binding and mounted cover vignette (more rubbed and bumped, vignette with larger defects and missing parts). - With price list in French and Dutch. The samples each with stamped inventory number and partly further details on verso. Some with additionally mounted sheets of the Belgian company Brepols. - On the price list and on the album cover with the company name "C.P.P.", probably an abbreviation for "Central Papiers Peints". A brand of this name was created in 1929 by the company Bricard, Besson & Delepoulle in Paris. - Predominantly with floral, partly japonising motifs. Some additionally with a further pattern with matching border. Partly with relief printing and gold or silver highlights. - Some few samples with tear or tear-out. Paper somewhat browned. A few with small creases and somewhat stained. Colours fresh, interesting collection.

Rainer, Arnulf u.a. - - Odradek. Die Realität des Unverständlichen. Mit 12 (von 13) signierten Original-Radierungen u.a. von Arnulf Rainer, Alfred Hrdlicka und Ernst Fuchs. Burgdorf/Hannover, Steintor Verlag, 1971. Folio. Titelbl. und Graphiken lose eingelegt in roter OLwd.-Kassette mit DTitel (berieben) Eines von 100 Exemplaren. Die Original-Graphiken je signiert, datiert und nummeriert sowie unter Passepartout (je 42 x 31 cm) befestigt. - Es fehlt die Radierung von Friedrich Meckseper. Enthält je eine Radierung von Peter Ackermann, Peter Collien, Michael Coudenhove-Kalergi, WP Eberhard Eggers, Ernst Fuchs, Thomas Häfner, Alfred Hrdlicka, Arnulf Rainer, Kurt Regschek, Markus Vallazza, Woldemar Winkler und Franz Anatol Wyss. Zu der Erzählung "Die Sorge des Hausvaters" von Franz Kafka. - Graphiken unter dem Passepartout-Ausschnitt teils etwas lichtrandig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. With 12 (of 13) signed original etchings by Arnulf Rainer, Alfred Hrdlicka and Ernst Fuchs, among others. Title-page and prints loosely inserted in red orig. cloth box with cover title (rubbed). - One of 100 copies. The original prints each signed, dated and numbered and mounted under passepartout. - The etching by Friedrich Meckseper is missing. Includes one etching each by Peter Ackermann, Peter Collien, Michael Coudenhove-Kalergi, WP Eberhard Eggers, Ernst Fuchs, Thomas Häfner, Alfred Hrdlicka, Arnulf Rainer, Kurt Regschek, Markus Vallazza, Woldemar Winkler and Franz Anatol Wyss. - Graphics partly a little bit light-margined under the passepartout. At all very well preserved.

Erotica - Curiosa - - Dominique Baron Vivant de Denon. Oeuvre priapique. Folge von 31 losen Tafeln in Heliogravüre nach Denon. O.O. u. Dr.,(um 1920). Gr.-Folio. HLwd.-Mappe mit Deckelschild. Eins von 100 Exemplaren. - Nicht bei Dutel. - Slg. Nordmann II, 555: "excellent tirage de cette célèbre suite" - Walravens S. 127 - Vgl. Cohen-R. 285 u. Gay-L III, 451 - In jungen Jahren von Denon (1747-1825), dem späteren Diplomaten, Künstler und Kunstsammler gefertigt und unter demselben Titel erstmals 1793 mit 23 Radierungen erschienen. - Die überwiegend kleinformatigen erotischen Illustrationen auf Bütten in Folio gedruckt. Die Folge von erotischen Illustrationen zu den unterschiedlichen Sujets, mal heiter, mal ironisch. - Schönes, breitandiges Exemplar. Unbeschnitten. Vereinzelt gering fleckig. Mappe minimal fleckig, Vorderdeckel mit zartem Lichtrand. One of 100 copies. 31 loose plates, orig. cover. Beautiful large paper copy.

Hundertdruck - Geiger, Rupprecht - - Helmut Heissenbüttel. Die Freuden des Alterns. 13 mehr oder weniger Gedichte. Drei Wendegrafiken. Farbige Siebdrucke von Rupprecht Geiger. Duisburg 1971. Mit drei doppelseitigen signierten Farbserigraphien, insgesamt 6 Graphiken. Folio. Originalbroschur mit Schuber. Geiger 168. - Spindler 157.9. - Hundertdruck IX. - Exemplar 80 von 100. - Die sechs Serigraphien im Buch auf drei Blättern, jeweils vorder- und rückseitig (Wendegrafiken). - Impressum vom Dichter signiert. - Handgesetzt und gedruckt auf Elfenbein-Karton.

Die Dame. Jg. 59 mit 14 Heften. Berlin, Ullstein, 1932. Folio. Weinroter HLdr. mit RVergoldung (etwas berieben und bestoßen). Enthält die Hefte 13-26 (2. Märzheft-1. Septemberheft) des Jahres 1932 der bemerkenswerten Illustrierten des Ullstein Verlags. Die wöchentlich erscheinende Zeitschrift etablierte sich in den 20er-Jahren und hatte Kultur, Mode und Gesellschaft zum Thema. Individuelle Eleganz und erlesener Geschmack unabhängig von Herkunft oder Reichtum waren das Leitmotiv des freigeistlichen und emanzipierten Blattes. Größen der Zeit wie etwa George Grosz, Bertolt Brecht, Hannah Höch und Max Pechstein arbeiteten mit der Illustrierten zusammen, hier wurde u.a. Arthur Schnitzlers Traumnovelle erstmals veröffentlicht. Namenhafte Künstler wie Tamara de Lempicka, Otto Nebel und Walter Trier übernahmen die Gestaltung der Titelblätter. - Original-Umschläge miteingebunden, diese teils mit kleinen Defekten. Letzes Heft mit teils losen Blättern und stärkeren Läsuren. Nicht eingehend kollationiert. Vol. 59 with 14 issues. Wine-red half calf with gilt on spine (somewhat rubbed and bumped). - Contains issues 13-26 (2nd March issue-1st September issue) of 1932 of the remarkable illustrated magazine of the Ullstein publishing house. The weekly magazine established itself in the 1920s and focused on culture, fashion and society. Individual elegance and exquisite taste, regardless of origin or wealth, were the leitmotif of the free-spirited and emancipated paper. Well-known artists such as Tamara de Lempicka, Otto Nebel and Walter Trier designed the title pages. - Original covers bound in, some with small defects. Last issue with partly loose leaves and defects. Not collated in detail.

Corinth, Lovis - - Achim von Arnim. Der tolle Invalide von Fort Ratonneau. Mit 10 (7 ganzs.) Or.-Lithographien von Lovis Corinth. Berlin, Gurlitt, 1918. Folio. 3 Bll., 26 S. HLwd. Mit Deckelschild (R. unauffällig erneuert). Die Neuen Bilderbücher, Erste Folge. - Eins von 125 nummerierten Exemplaren, vom Künstler im Druckvermerk signiert. -Rodenberg 392 - Schwarz L 269 - Erste Ausgabe mit diesen Illustrationen. - Exlibris auf Innendeckel, insgesamt gutes Exemplar auf Zandersbütten.

Stella Caludia. Jeux de l'enfance. Gestoch. Titelblatt und 24 Kupfertafeln mit Textlegenden, sämtlich auf 3 Kartonblätter montiert. O.O. u. Dr., um 1700. Montiert auf 3 Folio-Kartonbll. (teils etwas berieben). Seltene Ausgabe um 1700 (zuerst 1657 ersch.) der von Jacques Stella (1596-1657) gezeichneten und von seiner Nichte Claudine Bouzonnet Stella (1636-1697) gestochen Folge von Kindern beim Spielen. Die Tafeln zeigen nackte Knaben z.B. beim Fechten, Armbrustschiessen, Schaukeln, Federballspiel, Kampfspiel, Kegeln, Drachenfliegen u.a. - Brunet V, 529. - Unser Exemplar wie das der Staatsbibliothek ganz auf Kartonbll. montiert. - Rückseitig 9 weitere Kupfer aus anderen Folgen montiert (teils etwas fleckig u. berieben).

Hartmann Schedel. Weltchronik. Faksimile des Exemplars der deutschen Klassik in Weimar. 2 Bde. (Faks. u. Komm.) Mit zahlr. farb. Illustrationen. Leipzig, Edition Libri Illustri, 1990. Folio. OBroschur u. OPgt. mit DTitel, RTitel und RVergoldung. In ill. OSchuber (dieser minimal fleckig und berieben). Römisch nummeriertes Exemplar, wohl außerhalb der Auflage von 800 arabisch nummerierten Exemplaren erschienen. - Prachtvolle Faksimile-Ausgabe von Hartmanns illustrierter Weltgeschichte, welche erstmals 1493 in Nürnberg erschien. - Sehr gutes Exemplar. Facsimile of the copy of the German Classic in Weimar. 2 vols. (Facs. and comm.) Orig wrappers and orig. vellum. In orig. ill. slipcase (this minimally stained and rubbed). - Roman numbered copy, probably published outside the edition of 800 Arabic numbered copies. - Splendid facsimile edition of Hartmann's illustrated History of the World, which first appeared in Nuremberg in 1493. - Very good copy.

Maillol, Aristide - - Publius Ovidius Naso. L'Art d'aimer. Mit 12 ganzseitigen Original-Lithographien, 11 Textholzschnitten und 4 Holzschnitt-Initialen von Aristide Maillol. Lausanne, Frères Gonin, 1935. 122 S., 1 Bl. Folio. Brauner Ganzmaroquin mit goldgepr. RTitel, Vorsätze aus braunem Wildleder, dreiseitiger Goldschnitt. Halbmaroquin-Chemise mit goldgepr. RTitel (Rücken leicht beschabt), in dazugehörigem, gefütterten Schuber. Einband signiert A. Bourdet. Erste Ausgabe. - Monod 8794. Skira 215. Rewald 57-68. - Eines von 50 arabisch nummerierten Exemplaren (GA 275). Im ersten Druckvermerk von Philippe Gonin und im zweiten von Aristide Maillol signiert. Gedruckt auf pur chanvre Canson. - Eine der Besonderheiten des Werkes ist der Kontrast zwischen den Holzschnitten, die in der traditionellen Bildersprache stehen, und der skulpturalen Sinnlichkeit der Lithographien. - Sehr vereinzelt mit unscheinbaren Braunfleckchen. Sehr gutes Exemplar. With 12 full-page original lithographs, 11 woodcuts in text and 4 woodcut initials by Aristide Maillol. Full brown morocco with gilt title on spine, brown suede endpapers, gilt edges. Half-maroquin chemise with gilt title on spine (spine slightly scuffed), in matching lined slipcase. Binding signed A. Bourdet. - First edition. - One of 50 arabic numbered copies (GA 275). Signed in the first printing note by Philippe Gonin and in the second by Aristide Maillol. Printed on pur chanvre Canson. - One of the peculiarities of the work is the contrast between the woodcuts, which are in the traditional pictorial language, and the sculptural sensuality of the lithographs. - Very sporadically with inconspicuous brown spots. Very good copy.

Art Déco - - Henri de Régnier. Le miracle du fil. Seize sonnets de Henri de Régnier et seize planches en couleurs de Yan B. Dyl. Mit 16 Farbtafeln in Pochoirkolorit, meist gold- u. silbergehöht, von Daniel Jacomet nach Yan Bernard Dyl. Paris, Simon Kra, (1927). Folio. 19 nn. lose Bll. (die Textseiten mit kol. Vignetten u. Initialen) in illustr. OU in OHLwd.-Mappe (Mappe teils berieben u. etw. angeschmutzt). Eins von 334 nummer. Exemplaren auf Canson Montgolfier Papier. - Carteret V, 166 - Monod 9557 - Text u. Vignetten in schwarz u. blau gedruckt. - Die Tafeln zeigen im eleganten Art Déco-Stil Spitzen aus Venedig, Brügge, Mecheln, Chantilly, Teneriffa u.a., getragen von schönen Frauen. Dyl stellte seine Gemälde 1937 und 1938 auf dem Salon des Tuileries aus. 1943 wegen Beteiligung am Widerstand verhaftet und starb er am 4. Dezember 1944 im KZ Buchenwald. - Textseiten teils mit Abklatsch, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Dabei: Zwei Original-Zeichnungen bzw. Collagen von Dyl, davon 1 handsigniert. One of 334 numbered copies on papier Canson Montgolfier. With 16 colour lithogr. plates with added pochoir colouring. - 19 loose leaves (the text pages with coloured vignettes and initials) in illustr. wrappers in illustr. orig. half cloth folder with mounted title on front board (folder partly rubbed and somewhat shop-soiled). - Plates with Art Déco illustrations of laces from various parts of Europe. Dyl exhibited his paintings in 1937 and 1938 at the Salon des Tuileries. He was arrested in 1943 for participation in the resistance and died on 4 December 1944 in Buchenwald concentration camp. - Added: Two original drawings or collages by Dyl, including 1 signed by hand. - Text and vignettes printed in blue and black. Some text pages with offset, otherwise in very good condition.

Photographie - - Helmut Newton. SUMO. Mit Buch-Ständer und zahlr. Abbildungen. Köln, Taschen, 2009. Folio. OLwd. in ill. OUmschlag u. Begleitheft. Zus. mit Acryl-Ständer in ill. OKarton mit Tragegriff (dieser minimal bestoßen). Verkleinerte Ausgabe zum 10. Jubiläum der Erstveröffentlichung des monumentalen Photo-Buches. - Originalverpackt. Tadellos. Photography - With book stand and numerous illustrations. Orig. cloth in ill. orig. wrappers and booklet. Together with acrylic stand in ill. orig. cardboard box with handle (the latter minimally bumped). - Reduced edition for the 10th anniversary of the first publication of the monumental photo book. - Originally packed. Mint condition.

Cazou, Jean u.a. - - Les Français. Les peintres témoins de leur temps. Musée Galliera. Mit 2 signierten Originalradierungen von Jean Cazou und 56 handsignierten Drucken nach Zeichnungen von Grau-Sala, Weisbuch, Bezombes, Brayer, Toffoli Paris, 1966. Folio. Lose Lagen in OChemise in OSchuber. (Schuber berieben, leicht angeschmutzt und etwas beschabt). Eins von 150 Exemplaren. - Aufwendiger bibliophiler Pressendruck anlässlich ihrer XV. Ausstellung im Musée Galliera, 1966. - Unter den 56 Malern oder Bildhauern: Yves Brayer, Aristide Caillaud, Carzou, Jean Commère, Marcel Gili, Grau-Sala, Moretti usw. Die Originaltexte stammen von Barjavel, Jean Dutourd, Robert Escarpit, René Etiemble, René Fallet, Albert Memmi, Vercors usw. - Dabei: Extramappe mit dem Austellungsplakat. Wohlerhalten. With 2 signed original etchings by Jean Cazou and 56 signed prints after drawings by Grau-Sala, Weisbuch, and others. One of 150 copies. - Lavish bibliophile press print on the occasion of their XV exhibition at the Musée Galliera, 1966. - Among the 56 painters or sculptors: Yves Brayer, Aristide Caillaud, Carzou, Jean Commère, Marcel Gili, Grau-Sala, Moretti, etc. The original texts are by Barjavel, Jean Dutourd, Robert Escarpit, René Etiemble, René Fallet, Albert Memmi, Vercors, etc. - Included: extra folder with the exhibition poster. Well preserved.

Ziegelherstellung - - Henri Louis (u.a.) Duhamel du Monceau. L'Art du Tuilier et du Briquetier. Par Duhamel, Fourcroy & Gallon. - Art du Charbonnier, ou manière de faire le charbon de bois. Par Duhamel du Monceau. 2 in 1 Bd. Mit insgesamt 10 Kupfertafeln. (Paris, Desaint und Saillant), (1761-)1763. 1 Bl., 67 S., 30 S. Folio. Spät. HLdr. mit RSchild, dezenter RVergold. u. marmor. Deckelbezug (etw. berieben u. bestoßen). Descriptions des Arts et Métiers. - Erste Ausgabe der beiden Separatabdrucke (der zweite, 1761, ohne IV S. Vorstücke, die Abhandlung in sich vollständig). - I: Die Kunst, Mauer- und Dachziegel zu streichen. - II: Zur Herstellung von Holzkohlen. - Die 10 großformatigen Kupfer zeigen Geräte zur Ziegelherstellung, Arbeitsabläufe, Grundrisse, Kohlenmeiler etc. - Spiegel mit Exlibrisrest (Rasur), vereinzelt mit blassbraunen Flecken. Insgesamt äußerst wohlerhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. First edition of the 2 separate printings. - 2 vols in 1 vol. With 10 copper engraving plates in total. - Later half calf with subtle gilt and label on spine, marbled boards (slightly rubbed and bumped). - Lining with ex-libris residue (erasure), occasionally with pale brown spots. Altogether an excellent and clean copy.

Aristotle. Rhetorica Aristotelis cum fundatissimi artium..., commentary by Aegidius Romanus and edited by Averroes, collation: aa6 a-o8 p6 A8 B6, double-column, woodcut initials, woodcut printer's device in colophon on penultimate leaf, with final blank, some marginal water-staining, contemporary limp vellum, spine defective, lower edge worn, lacking ties, folio (315 x 215mm.), [Venice], [Georgius Arrivabenus for the heirs of Octavianus Scotus], [6 January, 1515].⁂ An important edition, with commentary by the great Augustinian theologian Giles of Rome, and the Andalusian polymath Ibn Rushd (Averroes). Provenance: J. Francus Crolla (ink name on title).Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 18006.

Newspapers.- Common sense: or The Englishman's Journal, a very good, but broken run from number 117 to number 298, c.150 issues, no.273 lower corner of title torn with a little loss of text, nos. 135 & 187 second page large tear with loss of text, a few other short tears or small holes within text, some staining, soiling or creasing, lightly browned, J. Purser, 28th April, 1739 - 30th October, 1742; and 5 issues of The Grub-Street Journal (1732), and c.20 issues of The Champion (c.1740-1741), together in 1 vol., contemporary boards, worn and broken, folio. sold as periodicals and not subject to return.

Bremer Presse.- Homer. Poiesis: Ilias & Odysseia [graece], edited by Eduard Schwartz, 2 vol., numbers 254 & 106 respectively of 615 copies on Zanders hand-made paper, titles designed by Anna Simons, text in Greek, notes in Latin, bookplate of Laz. Goldschmidt, original vellum, gilt, by Frieda Thiersch at the Bremer Bindery, spines ruled and titled in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, very slight spotting or soiling, board slip-cases (rubbed and lacking top edges), folio, Munich, Bremer Presse, 1923-24.⁂ An excellent set, one of only a few bound in full vellum by Frieda Thiersch, who trained under the former head of the Doves Bindery, Charles McLeish. She later became head of the bindery for the Bremer Presse, which had been founded in 1911 inspired by the Doves Press. A portion of each edition was bound in leather, another portion in vellum, and the remainder in cheaper materials, but always in the handsome and typically restrained style of Thiersch.

Darly (Mary) Darly's Comic-Prints of Characters, Caricatures, Macaronies &c., engraved portrait frontispiece of Matthew Darley, engraved title, with 282 engraved plates on 125 sheets, on laid paper with armorial watermarks, some with countermark 'w', each leaf approx. 450 x 270 mm (17 3/4 x 10 5/8 in), offsetting throughout, some marginal nicks, small loss to title page, several sheets with larger repaired tears to inside corners and edges of sheets, some affecting the plates, occasional spotting and minor surface dirt, purple ink stamp to inside front free endpaper 'GIL', 19th century half morocco, marbled boards, bound by 'Mackenzie', spine gilt, t.e.g., rubbed and worn, folio, presented in modern solander box, Mary Darly, 1776.⁂ An important and fine example of the collected works of the husband and wife printsellers, Mary and Matthew Darly. From the time of their marriage, they worked in tandem designing, engraving and publishing prints using the signature, MD or MDarly. Mary was one of the first professional caricaturists in England. The present collection includes many of their most famous prints, including numerous "macaroni" satires, as well as caricatures featuring enormous hair styles, such as Bunkers Hill, or America's Head Dress. Scarce at auction, with ABPC recording only 4 copies to have come to auction since 1978. Not in the British Library, and with only 2 other copies recorded as being held in British institutions (Oxford, and the V&A Library). WorldCat lists 5 copies in American collections.

Beckford (William).- Maddox (Wiles) Views of Lansdown Tower, Bath. The Favourite Edifice of the Late William Beckford Esqr., first edition, chromolithograph title with hand-coloured vignette, lithograph dedication, 6 tinted lithograph illustrations in text, 13 hand-coloured lithograph plates on 12 card leaves, by C.J. Richardson after Maddox, list of subscribers, some repairs to margins of text leaves, some foxing and soiling, leaves guarded, later half roan over original cloth, lettered in gilt, rubbed, [Abbey, Scenery 420], folio, Bath & London, Edmund English & Thomas McLean, 1844.⁂ Provenance: Urban Huttleston Rogers, Lord Fairhaven (bookplate).

Sayers (James) Elephant folio album comprising 139 caricatures, on 55 sheets, including fine examples of Sayers' most important satirical work, such as 'Carlo Khan's triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street' [BM 6276], 'Fall of Phaeton' printed in sepia [BM 6368], 'Paradise Lost' [BM Satires 6011], 'Date obolum Belisario' [BM 6028], 'Razor's levée, or ye heads of a new wig ad-n on a broad bottom' [BM 6217], 'A Transfer of East India Stock' [BM 6271], 'Cicero in Catilinam' [BM 6784], '⁂** [Burke] on the sublime and beautiful' [BM 6788], 'Concerto Coalitionale' [BM 6795], 'Patriotic Burghers attacking the House of Orange' [BM 7172], 'The repeal of the Test Act A vision' [BM 7628], 'The Comet' [BM 7508], 'Mr Burke's pair of spectacles for short sighted politicians' [BM 7858], 'The patriot exalted' [BM 8067], 'French Invasion upon Dutch Bottoms' [BM 8636], and 'The last scene of the Managers Farce' [BM 8647], amongst many others, including 5 uncoloured James Gillray prints, etchings, some with aquatint, neatly window mounted and tipped at edges onto album leaves, various sizes, some printed in coloured inks, scattered minor handling creases, some light surface dirt, contemporary boards with sympathetic and neat rebacking, label to upper cover gilt 'Sayers' Caricatures', scuffed with signs of wear, elephant folio, presented in solander box, many published by Thomas Cornell and Hannah Humphrey's et al., circa 1782-1808⁂ Comprehensive and probably near contemporary collection of Sayers' groundbreaking satirical prints, largely ordered chronologically. A similarly comprehensive folio album of 144 caricatures by Sayer, albeit with provenance to the artist himself, was sold at Christie's in 2012 (see 'Fine Books and Manuscripts', 19th June 2012, lot 305).

Botany.- Vallet (Pierre) Les Jardin du roy tres Chrestien Loys XIII, hand-coloured engraved title, one hand-coloured engraved portrait only (of 2), 93 hand-coloured plates, occasional marginal water-staining, faint staining to plate 39, marginal pencil marking and numbering to text ff., scattered faint spotting, new endpapers, modern vellum, [cf. Hunt 187], folio, Paris, 1623.⁂ "The first important Florilegium ... a work of great beauty" (Hunt). This was first published in 1608, with this, the second edition, expanded with a further 20 plates and re-dedicated to King Louis XIII.

Reissner (Adam) Ierusalem vetustissima illa et celeberrima totius mundi civitas, ex sacris literis et approbaris Historicis ad unguem descripta, first Latin edition, collation: A6 A-Z a-z Aa-Hh6 Ii4 Kk6, double-page woodcut bird's eye view of Jerusalem, woodcut illustrations, small repaired tear to final leaf of index, not affecting text, sig Gg and Hh misbound, some foxing and browning, contemporary German blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, with religious scenes in borders and date stamped '1565', original brass clasps and corner-pieces, preserved in modern suede-lined morocco drop-back box, folio (303 x 181mm.), Frankfurt, Georg Raben, Sigmund Feyerabend & heirs of Weigand Han, 1563.⁂ A superb, unsophisticated copy of the first Latin edition of this important and finely illustrated history of the city of Jerusalem before its destruction, which was published in the same year as the original German edition. This version was never completed and comprises the translation of only the first volume of the original German. Reissner (1496-1575) studied at the University of Heidelberg, taught theology at Strasburg and worked as a chronicler in his hometown of Mindelheim. The abundant illustrations include the wonderful panoramic view and 43 woodcuts by Virgil Solis depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments as well as views of cities and buildings.Provenance: from the library of a Franciscan convent in Vienna (with engraved bookplate and inscription on title dated 1654).Literature: VD 16 R1058; Röhricht 708.

Gregynog Press.- Lamentations of Jeremiah (The), one of 250 copies, Baskerville italic type printed in black and blue, wood-engraved illustrations, title and initial letters designed and engraved by Blair Hughes-Stanton, pages slightly toned, original publisher's blind-stamped blue morocco, some marks, corners very slightly bumped, folio, Newtown, Gregynog Press, 1933.

Newspapers.- The London Chronicle, numbers 1801-1813 and 1815-1878 (76 issues), section(s) cut from title page of 1853, p.365 of 1845 and p.211 of 1827, folds, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, 19th century pictorial boards, rubbed and scuffed, small folio, Sold by J[ohn]. Wilkie, at the Bible, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 30th June-29th December, 1768. sold as periodicals and not subject to return. ⁂ Also bound in are three 18th century parliamentary addresses.

Thucydides. The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans, translated by Thomas Nicolls, first edition in English, black letter, title within elaborate historiated woodcut border with royal arms at head, historiated and decorative woodcut initials, with the rare errata leaf at end, often missing, lacking Z1&6 (both provided in facsimile), wormed, mostly marginally, but some within text (this mostly small holes), decreasing in severity as the work proceeds, water-stained, heavier in places towards end (see in particular sigs. 2I&K), occasional spotting, 19th century blind-stamped calf, gilt, central episcopal arms to covers, spine in compartments, rubbed and little scuffed, [STC 24056], small folio, [by William Tylle], 25th July, 1550.⁂ One of the earliest printed translations of Greek literature into English. Thucydides recounts the 5th-century B.C. war between Athens and Sparta and analyses the political and moral policies that fueled the combat.Provenance: Robert Savile (ink signature and 'Delicta Juventutis mea, & ignorantias meas ne memineris domine' to recto and verso (here dated 1570) of title). Probably a member of the prominent Lincolnshire family of the same name.

Annotated .- The Psalter or Psalms of David, after the translation of the Great Bible, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, defective, inter-leaved, profusely annotated in ink in Greek, English and Latin in a few different contemporary hands, 12pp. and 4 slips of notes loosely inserted at end, a few marginal repairs, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 20th century calf-backed buckram, spine in compartments and with red leather label, rubbed, [part of ?Wing B3676B], folio, Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, 1686. sold not subject to return.

Birds.- Audubon (John James) The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories, 7 vol., re-issued by J. W. Audubon, 500 hand-coloured lithograph plates after Audubon by W.E. Hitchock, R. Trembly and others, tissue guards, wood-engraved anatomical diagrams, occasional light off-setting, the odd scattered spot, contemporary morocco, ornately blind-stamped, extremities rubbed, g.e., [Nissen IVB 51; Sabin 2364; Zimmer p.22], 8vo, New York, Roe Lockwood & Son, 1861.⁂ ?Third octavo edition. After completing the double-elephant folio edition at great expense in England, Audubon returned to the United States to produce a more profitable octavo version (originally with the Philadelphia firm of Bowen), and added 65 new images to the original plate count of the double-elephant folio.

Sleidanus (Johannes) A Famouse Cronicle of oure time, called Sleidanes Commentaries, concerning the state of Religion and common wealth, during the raigne of the Emperour Charles the fift, translated by John Daus, first edition in English, black letter, large woodcut arms to title, woodcut historiated or decorative initials and tail-pieces, A6 blank, lacking final blank, title neatly mounted on stub, first few signatures with small wormholes within text, F3 and 2Q4 part of lower blank corner torn away, 3O6 short marginal tear, occasional marginal water-staining (mostly at foot), some spotting and staining, lightly browned, later endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt, covers with arabesque centre-piece with rosette to either side and initials 'RL' within an outer single filet border, sympathetically rebacked, spine in compartments and with green leather label, remains of metal clasps, [STC 19848], folio, [by Ihon Daye, for Abraham Veale, and Nicholas England], [25th September, 1560].⁂ A solid copy of this important record of The Reformation. It chronicles the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and records the spread of Luther's ideology and other key events, including Henry VIII's break with Rome and the great conflict with the Turks. Provenance: 'RL' (initials to binding); 'Ro. Gregge' (contemporary ink signature to upper corner of title); Henry Oxenford Aveline Maybery (19th century engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown).

Pepys (Samuel, naval official and diarist, 1633-1703) & James II (King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1633-1701) Warrant signed by the king and countersigned by Samuel Pepys to the Commissioners of the Navy to examine and report on Humphry Swann's accounts despite being out of the time limitation, D.s. "S Pepys" & "James II", manuscript, in brown ink, 2pp., folds, slightly browned, framed and glazed, folio, 1686/7.⁂ "These are to Signifie to you Our Dispensation with the Limitation of Time... in this Case of the said Humphry Swann, and to Authorize and require you to proceed to the Examining and adjusting of his said Accounts." - Warrant.

Brunel.- Stevens (E., associate of Brunel) Memoranda of Events connected with the Life of E. Stevens, manuscript, 236pp. & 14pp. from a later date, excluding blanks, original vellum, soiled, brass clasp, folio, 1848 & 1907.⁂ "1844... Decr.... 11-12 On board [SS] Great Britain during an unsuccessful attempts that was made to pass her thro' the Cumberland Lock. Went out with the Great Britain after her brief trip, left her at anchor at King Road and returned to Bristol with the Samson Steam tug." - Stevens. Stevens is cited several times in correspondence with Brunel, referring to the sacking of an employee and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Doyle (John) Political Sketches by HB, title and approx. 100 uncoloured lithographs mounted on card leaves, various sizes, album leaves rather acidic and brittle, some losses, near contemporary calf, gilt, worn, oblong folio, Thomas McLean, circa 1800-1830; [together with] 26 further fully hand-coloured lithographs by HB, loose, mounted, presented in later modern portfolio, circa 1800-1830; [and with] An Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of HB, from No. 1-600, original half morocco, gilt, rubbed, 8vo, Thomas McLean, 1841

Cranach Press.- Shakespeare (William) Die Tragische Geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Daenemark, translated by Gerhart Hauptmann, number 65 of 230 copies on Maillol hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 255, type designed by Edward Johnston after the Mainz Psalter of 1457, half-title cut by Eric Gill, printed in red, black and occasionally blue, wood-engraved illustrations designed and cut by Edward Gordon Craig, unbound in the original sheets, uncut, loose as issued in original vellum-backed board portfolio with ties, upper cover and spine titled in red, very slightly soiled, [cf. Artist and the Book 66], folio, Weimar, Cranach Press, 1929.⁂ One of the outstanding pieces of book art of the 20th century. A masterpiece of printing and design, which spent nearly twenty years in production, this German edition was issued a year prior to the English edition. Rarely found as unbound sheets.

Greenwood (C. & J.) Map of the County of Somerset from Actual Survey made in the Years 1820 & 1821, large county map on six sheets with calligraphic title and vignette view of Wells Cathedral, engravings with bright original hand-colouring, on six sheets of Whatman wove paper with watermark dates '1821', not joined, minor offsetting, some marginal handling creases, the first sheet with old creases to corners, small splits to central folds, mounted on stubs, later half calf, upper cover with early red morocco label, gilt, 'Greenwood's Map of Somersetshire', elephant folio, presented in solander box, George Pringle, 1822.

Nielsen (Kay).- Andersen (Hans Christian) Fairy Tales, number 279 of 500 copies signed by the artist, 12 tipped-in colour plates by Nielsen, captioned tissue-guards, original pictorial vellum, gilt, dark blue cloth dust-jacket, lightly frayed at edges, faded spine, folio, [1924].⁂ Rare with jacket.

Rocque (John) A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks in Eighteen Sheets [with] A Map of the County of Berks Reduced from an Actual Survey in 18 Sheets, including all 18 map sheets and the "Reduced" double-page map sheet, engravings, some outline hand-colouring to the 18 map sheets, the reduced map sheet with hand-colouring, sheets of varying size, some with full margins, others trimmed to or just outside the platemark, some old folds and handling creases, a few careful repairs and strengthening to the former, occasional light toning and surface dirt, loose, unframed, 1761; [together with] A Geographical and Historical Index, title printed in red and black, 12 letterpress leaves, some spotting and minor surface dirt, later half calf, presented in solander box, folio, James Dixwell, 1761

RAF.- Hamilton (Alan King-, judge, censor with the Ministry of Information and by 1945 had achieved the rank of squadron leader in Royal Air Force Intelligence, 1904-2010) Log Books, 5 vol., autograph manuscript, numerous pp., numerous typescript insertions, a few ff. loose, 1f. torn with loss, browned throughout, 3 vol. original wrappers, worn and repaired, 2 vol. disbound, 1 vol. with defective upper wrapper only, folio, 1941-45.⁂ Reports of offensive action over occupied Europe and enemy action over Britain.

Herbal.- Gerard (John) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, second edition, engraved title by John Payne, numerous woodcut illustrations, lacking initial and final blanks and 6Z6 of Table at end, engraved title and [par.]3 with edges frayed and restored, 2K gathering with margins frayed, 2K3-4 causing loss to some text, the odd small marginal chip or short tear without loss, a few small rust holes within text, occasional light browning and marginal water-staining, a few instances of contemporary ink marginalia, the odd ink mark or stain but generally clean, final c.10 leaves defective and repaired with loss to some text, 7A1 with lower half torn away and repaired with paper, modern antique-style panelled calf, spine gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, [STC 11751; Henrey 155; Hunt 223; Nissen BBI 698], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633.⁂ Second edition of the most famous early English herbal. The engraved title includes a portrait of the author holding a spray of potato foliage with flower and berry in his hand - displaying Gerard's considerable knowledge of this plant in English circles.Provenance: John Reynolds (contemporary ink name to verso of 5S2).

Dorset.- Taylor (Isaac) Dorset Shire, large county map on six sheets, figural title and dedication cartouche, dedication to the Earl of Shaftsbury, vignette views of Corfe Castle, Maiden Castle, the Ampitheatre at Dorchester, Lulworth Castle, the Observatory at Horton and Sherborne Castle, engraving with some outline hand-colouring, a very good clean impression, each sheet approx,610 x 530 mm (24 x 20 3/4 in), total 1220 x 1630 mm (48 x 64 1/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor surface dirt and faint handling creases, folding with marbled endpaper into later half calf, upper cover with label, gilt, elephant folio, presented in solander box, 1765.

India to England.- Campbell (Lt. Col., of the Bombay Establishment) Journal, autograph manuscript, 43pp. only, incomplete, initial p. on different paper, torn with loss, browned, loose in later floral boards, folio, 22nd April - 4th September 1830.⁂ An incomplete but interesting account of the first overland journey by steam vessel from Bombay to Suez . On 22 April Campbell arrives at Suez, "It is worth coming overland for the sake of seeing the Sea of Suez... should be of use to the Government in promoting the trip by steam". In Alexandria he is introduced to "Mahomed Ally Pacha" and tours his magnificent palaces, noting that many of his officers are French. He meets Wolff, the missionary and author of Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, and his wife, Lady Georgina Walpole, "neither of them are particularly handsome." While awaiting a ship to Malta he dines with the British Consul, a Mr Barker, who "is in favour of the route for the Steam Navigation from India by the Persian Gulf & up the Euphrates to near Aleppo." He arrives in Malta but has to quarantine for 22 days and then moves to Syracuse where he is thrown from a mule, and is surprised "I was not killed on the spot." - Campbell.

Foxe (John) Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the Church, wherein ar comprehended and described the great persecutions [and] horrible troubles, that haue bene wrought and practised by the Romishe prelates, first edition, black letter, double column, 2 folding woodcut plates, woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut historiated or decorative initials (including one large depicting Queen Elizabeth enthroned in her coronation robes) and tail-pieces, printed slip at foot of AAa2v, duplicates of EEE2&5 bound in (the signature complete), occasional contemporary or later ink marginalia, lacking *1&2 (including title), [fleuron]1-4 (calendar), B6 ('The utility of this history') and VVVV1-4 (index and colophon), all supplied in facsimile, also lacking the 2 slips with the woodcut illustration for pp.25 and 41 (these pp. with blank space for illustration), and the plate of King John at p.69 (this provided in facsimile), KKk2 torn at head and repaired (with loss of text) and with marginal repairs, folding woodcut plate at p.1548 with minor loss to border and mounted on stub, closely trimmed at head in places, occasionally affecting a headline, a few small wormholes in places, occasional marginal repairs, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, endpapers renewed, antique style calf, spine in compartments, covers with metal centre- and corner-pieces (1 corner-piece missing from lower cover), remains of metal clasps, joints starting, but holding firm, ?spine repaired, rubbed and marked, [STC 11222], folio, By Iohn Day, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate, [20th March, 1563].⁂ A rare appearance at auction of the first edition of Foxe's monumental work of early English Church history. It is most often found defective. This vividly illustrated work is comprised of five books, which include the early Christian martyrs; a brief history of the medieval church, and the Lollard movement; the reign of Henry VIII and the break with Rome; and finally the reign of Queen Mary and the Marian Persecutions.

Medicine.- Surgery.- Vigo (Giovanni da) Practi. Io. de Vigo. Copiosa in arte chirurgica..., title and following 9ff. with central defects to top edge, paper and silked repairs with some ?glue staining, affecting first few lines of text with some losses, lacking final blank, some light marginal damp-stains, bound with Practica Compendiosa..., 2D3 mounted on stub and small chip at top edge, likewise affecting previous 8ff. (not affecting text), lacking final blank, together 2 parts in 1, woodcut initials, ink ownership inscriptions and a couple of small ink notes and markings in a later hand, a few ff. browned, scattered spots and stains, modern diced calf, [Edit 16 CNCE 16101; 16102], folio, Venice, heirs of Ottaviano Scoto, 1520 ⁂ First Venice edition, and virtually the earliest attainable. The Practica addresses the two great problems for Renaissance surgery; gunshot wounds and syphilis, with da Vigo the first Italian to publish on the former. The first complete system of surgery after that of Guy de Chauliac (1478), it was hugely successful, appearing in multiple editions and languages. Originally published in Rome in 1514, the Compendiosa followed in 1517.

Bremer Presse.- Dante Alighieri. La Divina Commedia, edited by Berthold Wiese, number 122 of 300 copies, title and initials designed by Anna Simons, bookplate of Laz. Goldschmidt, original vellum, gilt, by the Bremer Bindery, spine ruled and titled in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly soiled, one thong to upper joint split, board slip-case (rubbed, splits to joints), folio, Munich, 1921.⁂ The Bremer Presse was founded in 1911 inspired by the Doves Press, and apart from the lettering and titles by Anna Simons, a pupil of Edward Johnston, the books similarly rely on no ornamentation but elegant design and impeccable printing.

Parliament.- [Journal of the House of Commons, May - Nov 1685]. Parliamentum inchoat et tent apud Civtatem Westmonaster die Martis 19 Maij anno regni Domini nostri Jacobi Secundi Dei Gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Regis Fidei defensoris & primo annoq, Dominii 1685, manuscript, 447pp., ruled in red, margins very slightly browned, 20th century ink inscription: "Clive Coates of Helperby" on front free endpaper, small modern bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, corners repaired, gilt panelled spine with red morocco label, folio, 1685.

Thatcher (Margaret, Baroness Thatcher, prime minister, 1925-2013) 2 Autograph Letters signed and 16 Typed Letters signed to Alan King-Hamilton, together 23pp., 8vo & folio, House of Commons & 10 Downing Street, [London], 1975-1990, on a variety of subjects, including: becoming leader of the Conservative Party, referring to "working miners", Cecil Parkinson, on her resignation as prime minister and her delight at the election of John Major, the Iraq invasion of Kuwait, the law on obscene publications with a report by the Home Office on the feasibility of King-Hamilton's proposals, over lenient prison sentences etc., 2 TLs.s. framed, folds, some letters with slight creasing (18).

Architecture.- Lewis (James) Original Designs in Architecture, 2 vol. in 1, vol. 1 second edition with corrections, vol. 2 first edition, list of subscribers to each vol., 64 engraved plates, of which one folding, light marginal soiling, modern half morocco, uncut, folio, for the Author by Copper and Graham, 1797.⁂ Scarce: for this edition of Book I, ESTC no copy in the BL and only 5 in America; for Book II, ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL and R.I.B.A.) and 4 more in America. The neo-classical architect's scarce second book was published some 17 years after the first (originally published 1780). He explicitly cautions against contemporary capriciousness, love of novelty, and a vain presumption of superiority over the ancients, while at the same time praising the work of individuals such as Jones, Wren and Vanbrugh. Among the subscribers are Catherine the Great (who had died the year before) and Paul I of Russia, as well as her Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi, and numerous British and Italian nobles, artists and architects.

Ashendene Press.- Thucydides. [History of the Peloponnesian War], translated by Benjamin Jowett, [one of 260 copies], printed in red and black with text in Ptolemy type, side-notes in Blado Italic, chapter headings designed by Graily Hewitt, initials by Eric Gill, original white pigskin, by the W.H.Smith bindery, spine titled in gilt and with seven raised bands, uncut, some very light soiling, spine slightly yellowed, preserved in red buckram drop-back box (a little rubbed), [Hornby XXXVII; Franklin p.242], folio, Ashendene Press, 1930.