Search Results: Titles starting with O from Cole & Contreras

Lisboa (Lisbon): Agencia Geral do Ultramar, 1958. First edition of this 16th-century Portuguese adaptation of dozens of Indian folktales. Printed on laid paper. Small 4to, original wraps. Wraps lightly stained and darkened. Internally bright and fine.

Sao Paulo: Circulo do Livro, 1987. First edition of this unusual scholarly study. A great association copy, with a signed inscription from the author to Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes. A signed note from the author, also to Fuentes, is laid in. 8vo, publisher's boards. Near fine.

c. 1900. AN ORIGINAL SKETCHBOOK WITH 37 EXTREMELY FINE INDIA INK AND WATERCOLOR DRAWINGS BY JOSEPH PAUL ADRIEN CARRÉ (1870-1941), a celebrated French architect active primarily in Uruguay. The sketchbook measures 9 x 14.5 cm, and is bound in cloth. 1 blank leaf + 37 leaves each with a captioned drawing on the recto. On fine wove paper showing no signs of aging. SIGNED BY CARRÉ WITH HIS HIGHLY ARCHITECTONIC SIGNATURE. Carré served in the military as an engineer in 1897, 1902, and 1904. The address in the sketchbook is 12 rue de Navarin, where Carré lived for a time with his brother, the painter Raoul Carré (1868-1933). The sketchbook offers an unparalleled look at peacetime military life, through the eyes of a highly educated and skilled soldier. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. Housed in a much earlier morocco-backed folding case. UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT, AND UNKNOWN TO SCHOLARSHIP (until now). sxxi

Paris: Marval, 1989. A wonderful photobook devoted to the blues scene in Oakland during the 1980s. Dozens of full-page black & white photographs. ONE OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED COPIES WITH A SIGNED AND MATTED GELATIN SILVER PRINT OF "BEVERLY STOVALL PLAYING THE BLUES", THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S BEST-KNOWN IMAGE. Square 4to. Original wraps. In the original cloth solander case (only the 30 special copies were issued with the case.) FINE AND BRIGHT, LIKE NEW.

Barcelona: Agra / Tabelaria, 1985. Illustrated with original woodcuts by Ramon Guillen i Balmes. Text in Catalan. One of 500 copies on handmade paper. Signed by the author and the artist. Square octavo, loose as issued in simple folding case. Fine.

Barcelona: Fundació Joan Miró, 1988. The catalogue raisonné of the holdings of the Miró Foundation in Barcelona. 556 pp. 1679 items, from all phases of Miró's career, reproduced and thoroughly described. All works reproduced in black & white, with many also reproduced as large color plates. An extremely important work, as it is the largest corpus of unquestionably authentic Miró works ever published (Miró and his family donated all of the items). Especially important for authenticating drawings, which constitute the majority of the works catalogued. Large 4to. Publisher's cloth. Dustjacket. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. LIKE NEW.

Porto: Ernesto Chardron, 1882. A PRISTINE, FLAWLESS COPY OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of the works of Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837-1880), a prelate who served in Funchal (Madeira) and Goa (India). 539, 4 pp. Printed on fine wove paper. Large 8vo. AS ISSUED, IN PRINTED WRAPS. ENTIRELY UNCUT AND UNOPENED, ABSOLUTELY FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. An important document concerning 19th-century India, in absolutely unparalleled condition.

Barcelona and Madrid: L'Avenç i M. Murillo / Bibliotheca Hispanica, 1902. FIRST EDITION of the poems of Jordi de Sant Jordi (c. 1397-1424), a contemporary of Ausiàs March and one of the most important medieval Catalan poets. XIV, 56 pp. ONE OF ONLY 12 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE JAPANESE PAPER, THE ONLY LARGE-PAPER COPIES. 8vo. Publisher's pritned wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. Of the greatest rarity.

Paris: Imprimerie Polytype, 1787. First and only edition of this document relating to the Kornman-Bergasse affair, the best-known of Beaumarchais' legal intrigues. 42 pp. 4to. UNCUT AND STITCHED AS ISSUED, WITH HUGE MARGINS. FINE AND BRIGHT. Morton & Spinelli 1057. RARE.

Paris: Typographie Ad. R. Lainé et J. Havard, 1866. 3, 72 pp. Delisle, upon perusing the catalogue of Lord Ashburnham's library (compiled by none other than renowned book thief Guglielmo Libri), noticed that over thirty of the manuscripts greatly resembled codices that had disappeared from the Bibliothèque Impériale. Ashburnham had acquired all of those manuscripts from celebrated medievalist Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Barrois. This book provides a detailed account of each of the manuscripts, comparing various published descriptions. Delisle also tries to explain how Barrois had acquired them. A fascinating bit of detective work. Printed on fine wove paper. Large 8vo. Bound in contemporary boards. Light wear to beards, internally fine and bright. Rare.

Lyon: La Societe des Bibliophiles Lyonnais, 1889. EXTREMELY RARE reprint of this 16th-century poem praising the virtues of the city of Lyon. ONE OF ONLY 40 COPIES PRINTED. Printed on fine handmade laid paper. Uncut in original wraps. Minimal wear to spine but otherwise fine. 8vo.

Paris: Paris: Bibliothèque des Arts / Wildenstein Institute, 1992-1998. Four volumes, COMPLETE. The monumental catalogue raisonne of Redon's paintings and drawings. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white, with hundreds of full-page plates. Large folio. Publisher's cloth. Dustjackets. Board slipcases. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. Like new.

Paris: Les Amis du Livre Moderne, 1955. A charming livre d'artiste illustrated with 26 DELICATE ORIGINAL DRYPOINTS BY PICART LE DOUX. Edition limited to 135 copies (this copy printed for M. Rossigneux), all printed on extremely fine wove paper. Folio. Loose as issued in wraps. Housed in original vellum-backed cloth chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT.

Paris: Aubry, 1861-1862. THE ONLY COPY PRINTED ON VELLUM OF THIS IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFUL PUBLICATION. Two volumes, complete. FIRST AND ONLY COMPLETE EDITION, and first and only critical edition of the works of Pierre de Brach, an important 16th-century poet from Bordeaux, a close friend of Montaigne and many other key French Renaissance literary figures. ABOUT HALF THE WORKS ARE PUBLISHED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME: Dezeimeris had discovered an important manuscript which included many texts thought lost forever, including the "Tombeau et regrets funebres sur la mort d'Aymee" and the second book of the "Amours". Extensive scholarly apparatus, notes, and index. Edition limited to 260 copies, of which this is THE UNIQUE COPY beautifully printed (by Gounouilhou of Bordeaux) on FINE VELLUM, with numerous woodcut ornaments, headpieces, and tailpieces. Title-pages printed in red and black, with large woodcut printer's device. Text in Italic type, notes in Roman type. Two engraved portraits on chine… Read More

Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1884. COPY NUMBER ONE, 1 of only 15 copies on China paper. Bereau was a poet from Poiters whose works were first published in that city in 1565, and this is the second edition. Small 8vo, half morocco and marbled paper over boards. Superficial wear to extremities and corners a little bumped. Internally fine.

Paris: Auguste Aubry, 1855. ONLY EDITION of this collection of poems and fragments by Ronsard, many of which had never before been printed. Also includes the FIRST PRINTING of Guillaume Colletet's extensive account of Ronsard's life, written shortly after the poet's death. 5 leaves; 308 pp. plus 2 plates. Edition limited to 200 copies in this format (there were an additional 25 copies printed in large folio), of which this is ONE OF ONLY TEN COPIES PRINTED ON COLORED WOVE PAPER (this copy printed on beige "papier chamois") with an extra impression on Chinese paper of each of the engraved illustrations. From the collection of noted bibliophile and writer Jules Janin, with his bookplate. Laumonier (pp. 78-80) devotes a long and well-annotated article to this publication, specifying exactly what had and what hadn't previously appeared in print. 8vo. Beautifully bound in quarter polished calf and decorated boards. Spine elaborately gilt in six compartments. Slight traces of wear to extremities,… Read More

Caen / Cherbourg: Imprimerie Charles Valin / Librairie Bissonnier, 1913. FIRST EDITION of the complete songs and poems of Alfred Rossel (1841-1926), the main figure of the Norman cultural revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (a second edition was published, several years after the author's death.) Many of the texts are in Cotentinais, the Norman patois he did so much to promote. Many are accompanied by printed music. VIII, 263 pp + 10 hors-texte plates (two photographic portraits, four original etchings, and four phototypes of drawings). From a total edition of 700 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY FIVE (5) COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER, SIGNED BY ROSSEL ON THE JUSTIFICATION PAGE. 4to. Original wraps. Uncut. Tiny traces of wear to wraps, internally FINE AND BRIGHT. Not in WorldCat or the Bibliothèque Nationale. Copies on Japon impériale, like this one, are obviously of the greatest rarity.

Paris: Auguste Aubry, 1855. ONLY EDITION of this collection of poems and fragments by Ronsard, many of which had never before been printed. Also includes the FIRST PRINTING of Guillaume Colletet's extensive account of Ronsard's life, written shortly after the poet's death. 5 leaves; 308 pp. plus 2 plates. Edition limited to 200 copies in this format (there were an additional 25 copies printed in large folio), of which this is one of 180 beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Laumonier (pp. 78-80) devotes a long and well-annotated article to this publication, specifying exactly what had and what hadn't previously appeared in print. 8vo. In the publisher's gilt-stamped cloth binding. Uncut. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. Copies in such pristine state are very rare. Brunet IV, 1377; Vicaire VII, 889.

Paris: Auguste Aubry, 1861-1862. Two volumes, complete. AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATION COPY, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH SPECIAL PLATES, OF THE FIRST AND ONLY COMPLETE EDITION, and first and only critical edition, of the works of Pierre de Brach, an important 16th-century poet from Bordeaux, a close friend of Montaigne and many other key French Renaissance literary figures. ABOUT HALF THE WORKS ARE PUBLISHED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME: Dezeimeris (1835-1913) had discovered an important manuscript which included many texts thought lost forever, including the "Tombeau et regrets funebres sur la mort d'Aymee" and the second book of the "Amours". Extensive scholarly apparatus, notes, and index. Edition limited to 260 copies, of which this is ONE OF 40 COPIES BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED (by Gounouilhou of Bordeaux) ON FINE WHITE WOVE PAPER, with numerous woodcut ornaments, headpieces, and tailpieces. Title-pages printed in red and black, with large woodcut printer's device. Text in Italic type, notes in Roman type.… Read More

Marseille and Paris: G. Charpentier, 1886. Two volumes, complete. A PRISTINE LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE WORKS OF THIS IMPORTANT PROVENÇAL WRITER AND POET, with facing-page French translation. LXVIII, 394 + etched portrait of the author by F. Desmoulin; 430 pp. From a total edition of 1050 copies, this is one of only 50 numbered copies printed 4to on fine Dutch laid paper (the rest of the edition was printed 12mo on cheap wove paper.) A presentation copy with a signed inscription dated 1904 in both volumes from the author's son, Victor-Luc-Camille Gélu (1848-1920), to Dr. Roux-Lacroix, a member of the Société Archéologique de Provence. 4tos. In publisher's printed wraps, as issued. ENTIRELY UNCUT. Wraps of volume II somewhat chipped and worn, but still solid. VERY RARE, especially in this pristine, unbound state.