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Paris: J. Lemonnyer, 1884. Lusty Stories With Eighty-Five Hand-Colored Engravings From the Original Plates By Eisen LA FONTAINE, [Jean de]. Tales and Novels in Verse of J. De La Fontaine. With Eighty-Five Engravings by Eisen Printed From the Original Plates. In Two Volumes. Paris: J. Lemonnyer, 1884. Third edition in English thus, all rare, originally issued in 1877, and a Large Paper Copy. Two octavo volumes. xi, 252; x, 334, [1] pp. Eighty-five hand-colored stipple and line engravings. Printed by Charles Hérissey, Evreux. Bound by Bayntun of Bath for Brentano's of New York in early twentieth century full midnight blue crushed morocco with gilt-ruled border and four-fillet geometric frame with open dots at corners. Gilt tooled raised bands, gilt ruled compartments. All edges gilt. Blue silk endleaves. A fine copy. A fine reprint of the first edition in English of Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen's (1720-1778) richly illustrated edition of La Fontaine's Contes et nouvelles en vers (1762). "It is… Read More

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. The Fables of La Fontaine - One of 250 Numbered Copies Illustrated by Auguste Delierre Finely Bound and Extra Illustrated With Over Two Hundred Additional Engravings LA FONTAINE, Jean de. The Fables of La Fontaine. Translated from the French. With twenty-five original etchings by A. Delierre. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. Edition De Luxe. One of 250 numbered copies (this being No. 206). Extra-illustrated and extended from one volume into two. Two large octavo volumes (10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches; 265 x184 mm.). viii, 160; 161-304 pp. Title-page printed in red and black. With twenty-five full page etchings by Auguste Delierre (1829-1890). Complete with the small printed slip preceding the half-title, signed and numbered in black ink by Roberts Bros. Extra-illustrated with 202 additional engravings related to the fables being presented (a few in color) including many by J.B. Oudry and other artists. Full listing of the additional engravings list supplied upon… Read More

Summerfield, North Carolina: , ca. 1980. A Unique Art Binding in Creased Pewter by Monique Lallier [BINDINGS]. LALLIER, Monique (binder). A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Goatskin Leather. Summerfield, North Carolina. Square quarto (12 x 12 in; 305 x 305 mm). Forty-eight blank leaves interleaved with tissue guards. Bound by Monique Lallier ca. 1980 (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in) with black goatskin to lower cover and spine, and creased pewter with chased open dots to upper cover. Green endpapers. Signed in ink by Monique Lallier on the last blank leaf. A stunning binding In pristine condition. Monique Lallier is an internationally recognized book binder and book artist. She began her studies in the 1960s in Montreal at Cotnoir Cappone School of Fashion & L'Art de la Reliure book binding school with Simone B. Roy. She continued on to Paris, with Roger Arnoult, Centro Del Bel Libro in Ascona, with Edwin Heim and Solothurn, Switzerland with Hugo Peller.… Read More

London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1900. A Fine Cedric Chivers Vellucent Binding LAMB, Charles. CHIVERS, Cedric, binder. BROCK, Charles E., illustrator. The Essays of Elia. [and] The Last Essays of Elia. With an Introduction by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1900. Two volumes bound in one. Small octavo (6 15/16 x 4 1/16 inches; 177 x 103 mm.). xxii, 294, [1, imprint], [1, blank];, xii, 254, [1, imprint], [1, blank] pp. Two engraved frontispieces and one hundred and sixty-two black & white illustrations, including decorative head and tailpieces, all by Charles E. Brock. Bound ca. 1906 in a fine pastel "vellucent" binding by Cedric Chivers (stamp-signed in gilt on rear lower turn-in), with a delicately hand-painted 'Art Nouveau' floral design. The front cover with three red flowers and a green vine design enclosing the title "The Essays And The Last Essays of Elia. Charles Lamb". Lower cover with a similar design but with just one red flower. Smooth spine… Read More

Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. Eugene Lami's Exceptionally Rare First Account of his Visit to England in 1826 Including Two Wonderful Scenes of a 'Cock Fight' and a 'Boxing Match' LAMI, Eugène, illustrator. Souvenirs de Londres. Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. First edition. Large oblong quarto (10 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches; 262 x 340 mm.). Twelve fine hand-colored lithograph plates. Late nineteenth century quarter green calf over marbled boards. Smooth spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Publisher's brown wrappers printed in black bound in. Some light scattered foxing, mainly marginal, still a very fine example of this exceptionally rare title. With the bookplate of renowned French collector and bibliographer Claude Rebeyrat (Un Autre Monde) on front pastedown. Very scarce. OCLC locates just two copies in libraries and institutions worldwide: The Morgan Library and Museum, NY. (the Michael Sadleir/Gordon Ray copy) and Yale University Library, CT. (the Abbey copy). Eugène Louis Lami (1800-1890) was… Read More

Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. Scarce Awkward Clashes! Trés Amusant! Trés Rare Inopportune Social and Personal Events LAMI, Eugène. Les Contretems en Caricatures. Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. First and Second Series Complete. First edition. Oblong octavo (7 5/8 x 10 5/8 in; 195 x 272 mm). Twenty-four hand-colored lithographs printed by Villain. The first two plates only are numbered. Loose in original boards as issued. The first plate with left-hand lower blank corner of expertly renewed (not affecting image), the second plate with a small area of discoloration in lower left blank margin (from repair to previous plate) and the third plate with two neatly repaired tears in the lower blank margin (not affecting image). Some minor marginal staining otherwise an excellent example of this very rare suite of plates in their original bindings. Quarter green and quarter dark blue roan over drab boards, each volume with original printed label on front cover. Housed together in a fleece-lined quarter black… Read More

Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Six Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Military Scenes [LAMI, Eugène, illustrator]. Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Oblong folio (8 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches; 220 x 298 mm.). Lithographed vignette title-page and six hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed by Delpech. All plates mounted on guards. The plates are captioned: "Conversions par Escadrons;" "La Messe;" "Colonne de Carabiniers passant un qué;" "Bivouac sur la lisière d'un bois;" "Une Alerte;" and "Suspension d'Armes." Mid-twentieth century half blue cloth over marbled boards, front cover and spine with maroon morocco labels lettered in gilt. With the armorial bookplate of the Comte de Bourqueney on front pastedown. Very scarce with just one copy located by OCLC in libraries and institutions worldwide at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. The Plates: 1. Bivouac sur la lisière d'un bois 2. Conversions par Escadrons 3. Colonne de Carabiniers passant… Read More

Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. Scarce Awkward Clashes! Trés Amusant! Trés Rare Inopportune Social and Personal Events Eugène Lami's Interpretation of Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life LAMI, Eugène. Les Contretems en Caricatures. Paris: Gide fils, [Dec.]1823 - [Jan.]1824. First editions of both series complete. Oblong octavo (8 1/4 x 10 7/8 in; 210 x 276 mm.). Twenty-four amusing hand-colored lithographs. Bound c. 1900 by V[ictor] Champs in three-quarter crimson morocco, over red patterned boards, smooth spine elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Some minor foxing to a few plates otherwise near fine. An exceptionally scarce album, with only one copy coming to auction within the last forty-two years, and OCLC /KVK recording only four copies worldwide, at the Morgan Library; Princeton; University of Miami and Kunstbiblio Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin (Germany).. We know of only one copy in private hands, sold to a client of ours ten years ago. "This early album… Read More

Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1832. Ten Charming Hand-Colored Lithographs of French Upper Class Country Life LAMI, Eugène. La Vie de château. [Second Series]. Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, [n.d., 1832-1833]. Oblong folio volume (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches; 260 x 333 mm.). Ten numbered hand-colored lithographed plates. Some light, mainly marginal foxing but still an excellent example of this very rare suite of hand colored lithographs. Contemporary quarter brown straight-grain morocco over dark maroon patterned cloth boards, smooth spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, plain endpapers. With the bookplate of Bibliothek Fritz Kirchhoff on front pastedown. Head and tail of spine worn, joints cracked but firm. In this second series, all of the plates have the imprint: "I. lith. de Gihaut frères éditeurs," and plate Nos. 5, 6, and 7 are dated 1832. We have only seen this book once before - we sold both series together in 2010. "This elegant and brilliant painter devoted much of his… Read More

Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co...., 1829. Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Lami and Monnier's "Travels in England" [LAMI, Eugène, and Henry Monnier, illustrators]. Voyage en Angleterre, par Eug. Lami et H. Monnier. Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot Frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co...., [1829]-1830. Title from front wrapper. Large folio (17 x 12 1/2 inches; 432 x 317 mm.). Twenty-four numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, fourteen signed by Lami, nine signed by Monnier, and one signed by both Lami and Monnier. Plates lithographed by Villain. All plates and text leaves mounted on guards. Complete with the four leaves of letterpress descriptive text. Originally published in four parts, each with one leaf of descriptive text and six plates. This copy does not include the four supplementary plates, described in Ray as being "in smaller format, with the original wrapper imprint reading: Paris,… Read More

Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co...., 1829. Twenty-Eight Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Lami and Monnier's "Travels in England" Complete with the Very Scarce Additional Four Plates [LAMI, Eugène, and Henry Monnier, illustrators]. Voyage en Angleterre, par Eug. Lami et H. Monnier. Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot Frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co...., 1829-[1830]. First edition, complete with the text and the four additional plates. Title from front wrapper. Large folio (16 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches; 426 x 298 mm.). [viii]. Twenty-eight numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, seventeen signed by Lami, ten signed by Monnier, and one (plate number 20 "Londres") signed by both Lami and Monnier. Plates lithographed by Villain. All plates and text leaves mounted on guards. Complete with the four leaves of letterpress descriptive text. Small neat marginal repairs to plate number two (1 inch) and plate number 9 (5/8… Read More

London: Pubd. by Thos McLean, 1826. Excessively Rare Series of Caricatures of the London Theater LANE, T[heodore]. Theatrical Pleasures. London: Pubd. by Thos. McLean, [n.d., ca. 1826]. First edition, complete. Large quarto (12 5/8 x inches; 321 x mm.). Six numbered hand-colored engraved plates each tipped-onto hinged stiff card mounts and measuring 10 1/2 8 5/8 inches; 265 x 220 mm. Published without explanatory text. The plates are captioned: "Crowding to the Pit;" "Contending for a Seat;" "Snug in the Gallery;" "Taken Places Occupied;" "Feasting in the Saloon;" "Turning out half satisfied." Bound by Zaehnsdorf ca. 1900 (stamp-signed on verso on front free endpaper) in three-quarter red straight-grain morocco, ruled in gilt, over red morocco-grain cloth boards. Spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of renowned collector Clarence S. Bemens on front pastedown. A wonderful example of this fine series of satirical scenes of the… Read More

: , 1989. A Fun, Lively Piece of ArtworkWhat's for Dinner?!LANGLEY, Jonathan, artist. "What's for Dinner?". From The Collins Book of Nursery Ryhmes. [N.p., ca. 1989]. Original pen, ink and watercolor illustration, entitled "What's for Dinner?" on upper left-hand edge.Image size: 10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches; 257 x 389 mm.) Beautifully matted, framed and glazed. (Frame size 16 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches; 424 x 553 mm.).A sweet set of illustrations featuring five vignettes and additional illustrations of dinner/food related scenes. Beautifully framed with a light blue printed mat with a metallic gold ribbon border and blue and white decorative ribbon embellishment.Jonathan Langley is a British illustrator, mainly for children's books. He has worked as a freelance illustrator/designer since 1974 in publishing, editorial, design, advertising, film, gift market, and packaging. He has worked on various publications of well-known… Read More

Paris: Durand ainé, 1830. With 105 Beautifully Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting French Costume [LANTÉ, Louis Marie, Pécheux, and GATINE, George Jacques, illustrators]. Cent cinq costumes des départemens de la Seine Inférieure, du Calvados, de la Manche et de l'Orne. Paris: Durand ainé, Rue de la Paix 4, A Caen, chez Mancel, [n.d., ca. 1830]. Second issue. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 327 x 235 mm.). Hand-colored engraved title and 105 brilliantly hand-colored engraved plates, some heightened with gum arabic, by Gatine after Lanté and Pécheux (nineteen of the plates are signed Pécheux). Plate numbers 15, 74, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81 and 103 are watermarked "J Whatman". Plate numbers 56, 60, 62, 65, 69, 92 and 97 are watermarked "L & Conte". Contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards, spine with seven shallow multi-ruled bands, decoratively tooled in compartments in black and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Joints expertly and almost invisibly repaired. A fine clean copy.… Read More

Paris: Chez l'editeur, 1827. French Feminine Costume of the 12th to 18th century Seventy hand-Colored Plates, Many Heightened with Gold LANTÉ, [Louis Marie]. Galerie Francaise de Femmes Célèbres par leurs talens, leur rang ou leur beautè. Portraits en pied, dessinés par M. Lanté, la plupart d'après des originaux inédits; gravés par M. Gatine, et coloriès; avec des notices biographiques et des remarques sur les habillemens. Paris: Chez l'Éditeur, 1827. First edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 333 x 241 mm.). Letterpress half-title, letterpress title. List of plates at end.Complete with all seventy full page hand-colored plates engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine, each with a leaf of explanatory text opposite the plate (all but five with the original tissue guards). Near contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, double ruled in gilt. Spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to boards, corners a… Read More

Paris: Chez l'éditeur, 1827. The Costumes of the Women of Hamburg, Tyrol, Holland, Switzerland, Franconia, Spain, the Kingdom of Naples One Hundred Superb Hand Colored Plates by Lanté and Gatine LANTÉ, Louis-Marie. GATINE, Georges-Jacques. LA MÉSANGÈRE, Pierre. Costumes des femmes de Hambourg, du Tyrol, de la Hollande, de la Suisse, de la Franconie, de l'Espagne, du Royaume de Naples, etc.; Dessinés pour le plupart par M. Lanté, gravés par M. Gatine, et coloriés, avec une explication pour chaque planche. Paris: Chez l'éditeur, 1827. First edition. Folio (12 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 321 x 235 mm.). [iv], [i]-[iii], 4-40, [41], [42, blank] pp. One hundred fine hand-colored engraved plates depicting the female costumes of Hamburg, the Tyrol, Switzerland and Spain. Some light sporadic foxing to a few plates, otherwise a splendid example of one of the rarest of books illustrated by Lanté and Gatine. Modern full blue morocco over boards, covers richly decorated in gilt to an arabesque design,… Read More

London: John Murray, 1789. The Jealous are Possessed by a Mad Devil and a Dull Spirit at the Same Time" (John Caspar Lavater) LAVATER, John Caspar. Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind... Illustrated by more than eight hundred engravings accurately copied; and some duplicates added from originals. Executed by, or under the inspection of, Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter, D.D.... London: John Murray, 1789-1792 -1798. A Spectacular Example of the First Edition in English. Three folio volumes bound in five (12 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches; 327 x 260 mm.). Volume 1. [ii, half-title, verso blank], [ii, vignette title-page, verso blank], [ii, translator's preface], [vi, advertisement], [iv, contents], [x, list of subscribers], [ii, dedication], [vi, author's preface], [ii, French translators' preface], [3]-280; [iii]-xii]; [1-3], 4--238; [1, half title vol II. part II, verso blank], [239]-444; [iii-iv, title-page, verso blank], [v]-xii,… Read More

New York: Privately Printed for Subscriber's Only, 1920. A Lucid Account of English Society Before the First World War And a Brilliant Evocation of the Inexorable Power of Human Desire LAWRENCE, D.H. Women in Love. New York: Privately Printed for Subscriber's Only [by Thomas Seltzer], 1920. First edition Limited to 1250 numbered copies of which this is # 52. Large octavo (9 5/8 x 6 1/4 inches; 245 x 160 mm.). [4], [1]- 536, [4, blank] pp. Publisher's dark blue buckram, spine with four shallow raised bands, lettered in gilt in second compartment. Gilt on spine a little dull, slight stain on front paste-down and free endpaper from loosely inserted newspaper clippings regarding the 1970 film "The Virgin and the Gypsy". The New York edition preceded the London edition by seven months. Widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel, Women in Love is both a lucid account of English society before the First World War, and a brilliant evocation of the inexorable power of human desire. This was… Read More

London: , 1987. T'was not the best of Christmas Eves" LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original black and white silhouette drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." Image size: 5 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches; 133 x 412 mm. [Page 24]. "My trip across the USA/Did not exactly make my day./In Pittsburgh, I was mugged by thugs./In Boston, stopped for smuggling drugs./And New York's toys were snatched by thieves./'Twas not the best of Christmas Eves." Matted, framed and glazed. In 1986 Leslie Bricusse showed David Brass a poem that he had written entitled Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride. It described how difficult Santa's job of delivering gifts around the world had become in these modern times. David, who had known Leslie for many years, had the idea to create a book from the poem and introduced Errol Le Cain to Leslie Bricusse. The book was published in 1987 - unfortunately Errol Le Cain died just before the publication date. It was his last work. Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941… Read More

London: , 1987. Santa's Shampoo LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." "Santa's Shampoo". Image size: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. [Page 26]. "They asked me if I'd go on TV?/And would I vote for GOP?/And would I use this new shampoo?/(They'd pay me lots of money to)." Matted, framed and glazed. In 1986 Leslie Bricusse showed David Brass a poem that he had written entitled Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride. It described how difficult Santa's job of delivering gifts around the world had become in these modern times. David, who had known Leslie for many years, had the idea to create a book from the poem and introduced Errol Le Cain to Leslie Bricusse. The book was published in 1987 - unfortunately Errol Le Cain died just before the publication date. It was his last work. Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941 - 3 January 1989) was a British animator and children's book illustrator. He won the 1984 Kate Greenaway Medal… Read More