Vala, or, The Four Zoas. A Facsimile of the Manuscript, A Transcript of the Poem, and a Study of its Growth and Significance by G.E. Bentley by Blake, William - 1963

Five exceptionally bright and clean untrimmed tissue-guarded hand-colored lithographic plates measure 7.5 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). ; 28 text pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

L’Edition D’Art H. Piazza, Paris, . Large folio containing twenty-four individual 10" x 13" color pastel portrait plates of famous French personages, by premier 18th century French portraitist Maurice Quentin de la Tour (1704-1788), each superbly reproduced in color lithograph on double-weight paper protected with its own guard tissue bearing the subject’s name in letterpress. Encased in the original marbled-board portfolio with linen tie and accompanied by the full-size six page booklet, printed on Rives paper, containing titles and biographical notes for each personage. Text in French. Includes portraits of Rousseau, Voltaire, Jean Restout, Mme. de Pompadour, Louis XV, opera singer Marie Fel, famed danseuse Mlle. de Camargo, Latour himself, and numerous other notables of 18th century French high society. No printed publication date (circa 1900). All prints sparkling and Fine. Portfolio case Very Good. A rare and beautiful item, with the only other copies on record in collections at… Read More

Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Hartford: Stedelijk Museum, Van Abbemuseum, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Stiff color wrappers. INSCRIBED by Sol Lewitt on half title. Black & white and color illustrations and plates throughout. Essays by Alexander van Grevenstein and Jan Debbaut. Text in English and Dutch. Minor edgewear, clean and tight copy. 207 pp. Oblong, 29x23,5 cm. Very good copy. .

1880 William Hogarth ART English Political Satire Hudibras Rakes Progress Hannay

William Hogarth was one of the most famous English artists of the 18th-century and his satirical cartoons appeared in comic-strips and other printed works for decades. His most famous works were short series of sketches that told moral stories through the lens of political satire – 'A Harlot's Progress,' 'A Rake's Progress,' and 'Hudibras.'
All three of these famous works, along with the rest of Hogarth's portfolio, are included in this late 19th-century London Printing edition, along with an introductory essay by James Hannay.
Item number: #14599
Price: $599
HOGARTH, William
The complete works of William Hogarth: in a series of one hundred and fifty steel engravings, from the original pictures.
London: London Printing and Pub. Co., [1880]. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xviii, 201
o 151 engraved plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Read More

1841 Herculaneum & Pompeii ART Paintings Sculptures VESUVIUS 6v SET 718 PLATES!
Henri Roux and Louis Barre's "Herculanum and Pompeii" is a rare, fascinating 19th-century history of the antiquities of the Italian cities Herculaneum and Pompeii which were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79A.D. This work is devoted to the study of the paintings and bronze statues found in the ruins documenting each notable piece of art discovered.
This impressive set contains more than 700 illustrations – easily one of the most heavily 19th-century illustrated works of Vesuvian history.
Item number: #20092
Price: $950
BARRE, Louis; Henri Roux
Herculanum und Pompeji : Vollständige Sammlung der daselbst entdeckten, zum Theil noch unedirten Malereien, Mosaiken und Bronzen
Hamburg : Meissner, 1841.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes
o 718 plates
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 6.75in (26cm x 17cm)
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Philadelphia: Centaur Press. 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine has been taped with black binding tape. ; This edition is limited to 150 copies, each being numbered and signed by the artist. 95 copies are for sale, the rest having been privately distributed among friends. This is copy number 30 for Josef Geson. ; B&W Illustrations; 54 pages; Signed by Author .

Princeton, New Jersey 1991-2. LIMITED EDITION - #417, with Limitation Slip laid-in. Contents include Nobel Laureate CAMILO JOSE CELA, unexhibited premier ILLUSTRATIONS BY PABLO PICASSO, a review of ERNEST HEMINGWAY (reprinted by permission of New Directions), and more. 96pp on fine glossy paper, in stiff wraps, with cover illustration by Picassso. IN NEAR FINE CONDITION, with curl to lower edge, due to improper shelving. In a protective mylar sleeve.

Milano: Giuseppe Bernardoni, 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Dark red half-morocco, leather label stamped in gilt to front cover, ornate gilt spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. A description of the architecture of the Carthusian monastery of Pavia. Seventy copper engravings, eight of which are double spreads. Heavy wear to corners and along the spine on front panel, stains to fore and top edge (not affecting the plates), scattered foxing throughout. A good copy. ; Folio.

London: The Basilisk Press, 1975. Folio [measures 638mm x 455mm], quarter morocco and marbled boards, pp 30, double page map + 25 fine mounted colour plates with accompanying text, (one plate slightly waved). otherwise a very good copy in fitted cloth-covered box (a little marked and faded). [Limited edition of 515 copies - this being number 200] . [Extremely heavy - extra postage will be required.]. First Edition. Quarter calf and boards. Very Good.

London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,… Read More