Search Results: Titles starting with Q from SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS

Chelsea: designed on the wood, cut and printed by Lucien Pissarro at his press in Epping, published by C. Ricketts, 1895. 12 woodcut illustrations, 4 in four colours, one in gold and four colours and 7 in grey, 4 green borders and 1 gold, 3 ornaments in red, all designed and engraved on wood by Lucien Pissarro. Printed on Japanese paper. One of 150 copies, this numbered 71 and signed with Lucien Pissarro's monogram in red ink, a further 30 copies ‘not for sale’ were bound in olive green calfskin. 8vo., an extremely good, bright copy in original full vellum with gilt iris decoration on upper cover. ||After failing to interest publishers in an illustrated edition of Nerval’s ‘La Reine des poissons’, Lucien decided to print the book himself using a version of Nerval’s text translated in to English by his wife Esther’s friend Margaret Rust who made it more suitable for children. Pissarro exploded onto the private press scene with an astonishing display of four colour and gold printing, and… Read More

Marlborough: Libanus Press, 1987. One of 475 copies. 3 wood engravings by Phillida Gili printed in sanguine. Printed in Monotype Bell on Amatruda paper, the cover paper is Fabriano Roma. Pp. [20]. Small 8vo., [13.5 x 20.5 cms], russet paper wrappers, black titles to upper cover, lower edge uncut. Slightly creased at edges, touch of fading to spine, otherwise fine.||Samuel Butler’s digressive and eccentric essay recounting his visits to the British Museum and its lack of sloping desks – upon which he needs in order to write – and his subsequent use of a book as the required support.|