Search Results: Titles starting with D from Rare Illustrated Books

Paris: Éditions des Chroniques du Jour, 1932. Traditional dance in Indochina: beautiful collection of photographic studies with accompanying notes in French and English. By the reknowned French art critic, Raymond Cogniat. Bound in modern calf, marbled endpapers, original pictorial wrappers retained, 250 mm x 310 mm, 89 pages, 60 full-page black and white photographic plates; a fine copy.

Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1973. With a catalogue of the etchings by Nicholas Draffin and a detailed five page biography of the artist. Quarto, black and white plates; original illustrated wrappers, a bit rubbed but still a very good copy.

London: Elliot Stock, 1898. A superb example of a vellucent binding. Cedric Chivers (1853 -1929) of Bath revived the technique of painting under vellum. Chivers would execute his paintings on paper which was covered with a translucent skin to form the binding, The covers were then lightly tooled with gold. It is rare to find such a finely preserved fine binding. Signed by Chivers. In 'Days and Hours in a Garden', 19th century Scotish artist and writier, Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825 -1916) takes us through the months of the year, the cherry blossoms, the rooks, the wild ivy etc. etc., reminiscent of a modest walled-garden 'Walden' by Thoreau. VIII MAY "There have been just one or two sweet days, when the white Cherry orchards shone softly against the sky of serenest blue; days when we did not but revel in the joyous present, forgetting quite that ever it could be that "rough winds do shake the darling buds of May" Octavo, vellucent binding, top edge gilt, frontispiece, small woodcut illustrations… Read More

Paris: Les Publications de France, 1953. Stylish vintage photography book depicting many grand French estates. A magnificent choice for any desert island reading list. Quarto, with photographic illustrations in colour & black & white; bound in decorated cloth boards, 250 pages, a very good copy.

Sydney: Methuen, 1983. First Edition. A founding member of the modern art movement in Hungary (born 1884), this monograph commemorates his Australian period. Quarto, bound in orange cloth with original dustwrapper, 50 colour plates plus black & white illustrations, a fine copy.

Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire, 1959. Beautifully illustrated collection of poetry with Lionel Lindsay's woodcut vignettes. Lindsay's final book, housed in its original slipcase. Limited edition of 350 numbered copies, printed at the Hawthorn Press. Octavo, original brown cloth, slipcase worn at edges, a very good copy.

Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire, 1959. A unique copy inscribed and fully signed by Lionel Lindsay 'Dear Suzanne and Harold. As many of the woodcuts in this edition were too heavily inked I have printed them on Japanese paper, similar to those in the limited editon and laid them down. Wahroonga 29 Feb 1960.'. Limited edition of 350 numbered copies, printed at the Hawthorn Press. Octavo, special gift binding in bold blind blocked polished calf, boards a bit scratched, otherwise fine.

Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1945. Harada, Rihakou. Paul Claudel (1868-1955) a French poet, was the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. Influenced by Rimbaud and the Symbolists, this work is illustrated by Rihakou Harada. A bilingual edition, with poems printed in French and English. Bound in vellum, gilt, illustrated endpapers, 215mm x 285mm, pictorial title, 29 coloured illustrations; a fine copy of a limited and numbered edition.

Japan: Yokohama Seishi Bunsha, 1895. First Edition. Rare English-language guide to Japanese domestic wares, with 76 fully-illustrated items. Its publication came at a time when Japan was experiencing a dramatic shift from the conservative, isolationist policies of the sh gun-dominated Edo period to the rapid and widespread drive to modernise and engage with the rest of the world that characterizes the Meiji Restoration. This booklet focuses on a traditional domestic interior and features a beautiful double-page plate showing the layout and arrangement of a Japanese period home, showing respective zones for food preparation, cooking and the entertainment of guests. Items specifically illustrated and described include lacquer wares, a charcoal-burning stove, lanterns, wooden buckets and items used in the tea ceremony. A beautiful copy of a scarce work published for the English market. Bibliography: Not in Cordier or Nipponalia.; Rogala Jozef 'A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English', 783.… Read More