Search Results: Bibliography from Cole & Contreras

various places, 1954-1968. A fascinating collection of offprints, all separate (that is, not bound together). Large 8vo. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. As new.

Barcelona: Josep Porter, 1934. A scarce book catalogue published by Porter, one of the legendary Spanish / Catalan booksellers of the 20th century. 200 items in all: 50 modern illustrated Catalan books, 50 modern illustrated Spanish books, 50 modern illustrated French books, and 50 rare antiquarian books. Notes in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English. Several full-page facsimiles. 12mo. Original wraps. Tiny traces of wear, else FINE AND BRIGHT.

Barcelona: Editorial Mediterrània, 1998. Two volumes, complete. The monumental catalogue raisonné of maps and views of Barcelona printed from 1572 to 1900. LXXII, 1093 pp. with 740 large high-quality color plates. Text in Spanish, Catalan, and English. Edition limited to 1000 sets. Large oblong folio (31 x 44 cm). Publisher's cloth, with a design by Antoni Tàpies. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. As new.

Oxford: The Alembic Press, 1989. One of the rarest and most beautifully produced of the fine press bibliographies. 74 items described in great detail. Numerous tipped-in samples of the press' work, including a few printed on exotic papers. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies. 4to. Bound by Claire Bolton in quarter cloth and marbled boards. The slightest traces of wear to extremities, else fine and bright.

Basel, 1954-1983 (reprint). Two volumes in one. Two of the best of all priced catalogues of children's books. Thousands of items thoroughly described. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Like new.

Paris: Techener, 1836-1837. Two volumes, complete. First and only edition of this groundbreaking and extremely rare work of critical bibliography, one of the great 19th-century books about books. Erudite studies of hundreds of books from Du Roure's collection, from the inception of printing to the early 19th century. According to tradition, only 100 copies printed. A LARGE-PAPER COPY PRINTED ON FINE WOVE PAPER. 8vo. Attractively bound in mid-20c quarter cloth and decorated boards, morocco spine labels. About fine. Tipped in at the back of the first volume are two letters dated 1969 from celebrated Parisian book dealer Edouard Loewy to Andres Roure, a Barcelona collector and direct descendant of the author, concerning the sale of this set. Vicaire I, 54; Odell II, 2181: "Very rare" (Odell, who collected books about books only a few decades after the publication of this set, could find only a defective copy).

London: Trubner, 1872. The standard bibliography of Alciati, one of 250 copies printed. Extremely thorough descriptions, with some facsimiles, of 179 editions of Alciati's emblems published from 1522 to 1872. A presentation copy from Green to Henry Austin Whitney, signed in the year of publication. Prospectus and catalogue bound in at end. Large 8vo. Vg+ in publisher's decorated cloth. Unobtrusive professional restoration to front hinge. Very fresh internally.

Gand (Ghent): Vyt, c. 1900. The very rare bibliography of all editions of the works of Schorus, almost all printed in the 16th century. Extremely precise and detailed entries. Title-page plus 110 leaves, printed rectos only. 12mo. Later hardcover binding. Traces of wear to binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT.

Barcelona: Fundacio Antoni Tapies, 2003. The catalogue raisonne of books illustrated by Antonio Tapies. 84 items thoroughly described. Profusely illustrated in color, with all prints reproduced. 4to. Original wraps. LIKE NEW.

Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 1971. The standard bibliography of Spanish sermons and religious rhetoric. 5,340 items fully described. 4to, publisher's cloth. Fine in a slightly soiled dj.

Madrid: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, 1988. A massive bibliography of Spanish relations with North Africa from 1850 to 1980, with a focus, of course, on Morocco. Almost 900 pages. 16,172 items. Introduction in Spanish, French, and Arabic. Although the author planned to compile additional volumes, no more was published, and this volume goes from A to Z. Thick 4to. Bound in publisher's leather. Fine and bright.

Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional / Rivadeneyra, 1903-1905 (reprint). Four parts in two volumes, complete. The standard, massive bibliography of Spanish women writers from 1401 to 1833. Thousands of works thoroughly described, usually with biographical notes on the authors. About 1500 pages in all. This is the reprint edition, an attractive production now scarce. 4to. Original wraps. Fine and bright.

Westminster, Colorado: Arabian Horse Trust, 1985. First edition of a useful bibliography. ONE OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES BOUND IN FULL LEATHER. Hundreds of items described in detail. A few plates. 4to. Like new.

Montserrat: Abadia de Montserrat, 1925. An offprint from Sunyol's famous work on Gregorian chant. 52 pp. Limited to 125 copies printed on fine Guarro laid paper. 4to. Original wraps, uncut and unopened. Minimal wear to wraps, else fine.

Caen: L. Jouan, 1903-1905. Two volumes. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. ALL PUBLISHED of this monumental bio-bibliography of Norman authors, written in 1720 by Francois Martin (1640-1721). Complete from ABBO to CONSTANTIN (Robert). 271 articles, with extensive bibliographical notes added by the editors. Includes, for example, the first extensive bibliography of the works of Alain Chartier. 794 pp. plus several title-page facsimiles. Edition limited to 170 numbered sets, of which this is one of 150 printed on fine wove paper with the facsimiles printed on fine laid paper. 4to. Original wraps. Light wear and staining to wraps. Internally UNCUT, UNOPENED, FINE, AND BRIGHT. See Frere II, 285. Rare and important.

Hamburg: Hans Christians, 1969. Three short essays and a bibliography of Eggebrecht's writings. From the Hamburger Bibliographien series. This copy signed by Eggebrecht and with corrections in his hand.

Paris: Quantin, 1888 (Olms reprint, 1969). A massive bibliography of first editions of French literary texts from the advent of printing until 1800. Hundreds of items described in detail. Illustrated with about 300 facsimiles of title-pages. Large 8vo. Attractively bound in publisher's cloth. Fine and bright.

New York: David G. Francis and Charles Scribner, 1866. Four volumes, complete. The last and best edition of this scarce bibliography of early English books, especially strong in literature. Printed on laid paper. 8vo, publisher's cloth with paper spine labels. Very light wear to spine ends, spine labels a little discolored, internally fine and bright. A very attractive set.

Paris: P. Rouquette, 1887. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS RARE AND IMPORTANT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PARISIAN MANNERS, MORALS, TRADITIONS, AND CUSTOMS. XX, 251 pp + 8 pp of publisher's ads. 1287 items described in great detail. Fully indexed. Edition limited to 500 copies, all printed on fine wove paper. 4to. UNCUT IN ORIGINAL WRAPS. Covers worn and stained. A little marginal staining to first few leaves. Otherwise INTERNALLY FINE AND BRIGHT.

Madrid, 1996. A comprehensive bibliography of Spanish literary collections from 1907 to 1957. Section of color facsimiles of covers. One of 2000 copies printed. Large 8vo, fine in publisher's wraps.