Les Nuits.
by Musset, Alfred de
1924. DE MUSSET, Alfred. Les Nuits. Folio, bound in original full vellum, gilt, edges uncut and unopened, in slipcase. Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1924. An elegant edition of De Musset's poem which traces the emotional upheaval of his love for George Sand, from early despair to final resignation. Printed in Bodoni Catania, 16 point italic and Cancelleresco 20 point, on hand-made paper. One of 225 copies. Scarce. Light... Read More
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Le giornate del Duce a Genova: 14-15-16 maggio XVI
by MUSSOLINI, Benito
1938. MUSSOLINI, Benito. Le Giornate del Duce a Genova: 14-15-16 maggio XVI. 108 pp., illustrated throughout with photomontage and reproduced full page etchings by Ettore Mazzini. Folio, 440 x 335 mm., bound in original embossed boards. Genova: Partito nazionale fascista, 1938. A spectacular piece of fascist book design in the form of a twentieth century fête book, in this case celebrating a visit to Genoa by Mussolini. The binding depicts St. George slaying the Dragon, St. George... Read More
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Armi d'Italia: le rassegne del Duce alle truppe dell'armata del Po, della seconda e ottava armata.
by MUSSOLINI
1940. MUSSOLINI. Armi d'Italia: le rassegne del Duce alle truppe dell'armata del Po, della seconda e ottava armata. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout with photographs and photomontage. Small folio, 310 x 230 mm, bound in publisher's photographic wrappers, preserved in a new green cloth folding box. Rome: 1940. A fine copy of this typical example of fascist propaganda. While ostensibly promoting the glories of the Italian armed forces, the main focus of attention was Mussolini, who appears in... Read More
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Morioka ezu
by n/a
EDO JAPAN. Morioka ezu. Hand coloured woodblock print map. 122.5 x 63.5 cm (unfolded), 217 x 160 mm (folded), folded with wrappers, in a new chitsu case. N.p.: Edo period [1603-1867]. A masterpiece of the cartographer's art with unique topographic details and magnificent colouring. The map is a detailed, colored diagram of the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province during the Edo period. Of the greatest rarity with no listing on OCLC.
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Edo sichu onari no fushi keibi no zu
by n/a
1789. TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE. Edo sichu onari no fushi keibi no zu. Edo inspection security map. Coloured manuscript map, 115 x 41 cm (map), mounted onto a hanging scroll, housed in a wooden box. Edo: n.p., [1789-1818]. This beautifully drawn map was apparently created mainly as a security map for the Tokugawa shogun when he went out for falconry. Zojiji Temple, the family temple of the Tokugawa family, is depicted in large size at the top of... Read More
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Mondokoro Kirikata
by n/a
1830. ISABURO, Arai. Mondokoro Kirikata. [Stencils for crest-cutting.] 6 leaves, woodcut prints throughout. 217 x 150 mm, in a new chitsu case. [Tokyo]: Onoya Kinzo, [ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?] An extremely fragile little pamphlet with instructions on how to cut family crests from folded paper. Following the instructions ensures the destruction of the pamphlet, hence its rarity, with no copies listed on OCLC. Expert repair to tail gutter with minor loss.
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Hizen Nagasaki-zu
by NAGASAKI
1802. NAGASAKI. Hizen Nagasaki-zu. Woodcut map of Nagasaki. Coloured woodcut map with outer wrappers, the front illustrated. 620 x 860 mm, folded in a new chitsu case. Nagasaki: n.p., [1802]. A masterpiece of the woodblock printer's art. This splendid and boldly coloured map of Nagasaki includes a distance chart and a table of navigable routes to Nagasaki. The map also depicts the lively maritime life in the Nagasaki harbour. The map also depicts the island of... Read More
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Japanese Garden. Teizoho Zushiki Taikan.
by NAKAJIMA, Yoshinobu Shunko
1911. JAPANESE GARDENS - MEIJI. NAKAJIMA, Yoshinobu Shunko. Teizoho Zushiki Taikan. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 3 black-and-white full- page photographs and 32 colour lithographic plates. Oblong folio, 268 x 382 mm, bound in Japanese style with white cord, green cloth over boards, gilt Japanese lettering on cover, in a new cloth folding box. Tokyo: Kaishin Shoro, Meiji 44 [1911]. A scarce survey of Japanese gardens from the late Meiji period illustrated with 3... Read More
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Miyama no shiori. 2 volumes
by NAKAMURA, Gyokushu; JAPANESE DESIGN
1901. NAKAMURA, Gyokushu. Miyama no shiori. 2 volumes. Kyoto: Honda Unkido, 1901. An exquisite collection of designs probably created as patterns for kimonos. In fine condition and extremely rare. Some of the plates have a distinctly modernist feel. There is some soiling, but the stunning plates are immaculate. OCLC lists The National Diet Library and the Wolfsonian.
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3 Fascist Report Cards
by MINISTERO dell'EDUCAZIONE NAZIONALE
1937. MINISTERO dell'EDUCAZIONE NAZIONALE. 3 Fascist Report Cards. 8vo., Original illustrated covers. Pavia: 1937-1940 Fine examples of the stunning graphics produced during the Fascist era.
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They Lived Like This in Ancient Palestine
by NEURATH, Marie; WORBOYS, Evelyn
1965. NEURATH, Marie. They Lived Like This in Ancient Palestine. 34 pages. 4to, cloth. London: Max Parrish & Co., 1965. Cover slightly faded at edges. Missing dustjacket, otherwise a fine copy of one of the lovingly produced books in this series...
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They Lived Like This in Ancient Mexico
by NEURATH, Marie
1971. NEURATH, Marie. They Lived Like This in Ancient Mexico. 32pp. Illustrated. 4to. Publisher's cloth and dustwrapper. London: Macdonald Educational, 1971. An exceptionally clean copy of one of the many imaginative books written by Marie Neurath. Rubbing to head and tail of spine on dust jacktet. Marking on front free endpaper.
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They Lived Like This In Ancient Mesopotamia
by Neurath, Marie; Worboys, Evelyn
1964. Neurath, Marie. They Lived Like This In Ancient Mesopotamia. 32 pp. 4to, illustrated throughout. Publisher's cloth and illustrated dust jacket. London: Max Parrish & Co., 1964.
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How the First Men Lived
by NEURATH, Marie
1950. NEURATH, Marie. How the First Men Lived. 36pp. Profuslely illustrated. 8vo. Publisher's cloth and illustrated dustwrapper. New York, Chanticleer Press 1950. A typical example of the books produced by Marie Neurath. Her children's books tended to take complex information and transform it into concise explanations that combined words and pictures. In Vienna in the 1920s when she collaborated with Otto Neurath in the development of what became known as 'Isotype' (International System of Typographic... Read More
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I'll Show You How It Happens
by NEURATH, Marie
1956. NEURATH, Marie. I'll show you how it happens. 32 pp., illustrated throughout. Small 4to, 209 x 175 mm., bound in publisher's cloth and illustrated dust jacket. London: Max Parrish, 1956. A typical example of the books produced by Marie Neurath. Her children's books tended to take complex information and transform it into concise explanations that combined words and pictures. In Vienna in the 1920s when she collaborated with Otto Neurath in the development of what... Read More
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International Picture Language
by NEURATH, Otto
1936. NEURATH, Otto. International Picture Language. The First Rules of Isotype. 117 pp. Profusely illusrated with Isotype charts. Small 8vo., bound in publisher's cloth-backed boards. London: Kegan, Paul, Trench and Trubner, 1936. Rare First Edition of one of the rarest and also most important Isotype books, inscribed by Otto Neurath. . In this work Neurath explains and lays out his whole system that he had developed in the late twenties... Read More
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Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft : bildstatistisches Elementarwerk.
by NEURATH, Otto and Gerd ARNTZ; Arntz,Gerd
1930. NEURATH, Otto and Gerd ARNTZ. Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft: bildstatistisches Elementarwerk. das Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum in Wien zeigt in 100 Farbigen Bildtafeln Produktionsformen, Gesellschaftsordnungen, Kulturstufen, Lebenshaltungen. Contents includes title-page, 100 plates and 30 text pages. Oblong folio, 303 x 454 mm., loose as issued in a new cloth folding box. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut AG, 1930. A splendid and rare groundbreaking publication which is the best source for the origin of the Isotype, the way of showing social,... Read More
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Modern Man in the Making
by Neurath, Otto
1939. NEURATH, Otto. Modern Man in the Making. 159, [1] pp., illustrated throughout with charts and diagrams. Small 4to, 265 x 205 mm., bound in publisher's blue cloth with title in silver on spine and front cover. New York: Knopf, 1939. In the 1920s, Neurath developed the "Museum of Society and Economy" as a means of conveying complicated social and economic facts. Together with the illustrator Gerd Arntz and with Marie Reidemeister, Neurath created "Isotype," a symbolic... Read More
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Nazi Hel SS [i.e. The Nazi Hell SS]
by Niederländisch, Ausgabe von.
1945. Niederländisch, Ausgabe von. Nazi Hel SS [i.e. The Nazi Hell SS]. 4 page introduction with a map showing the locations of major concentration camps of Nazi Germany followed by 28 pp. of full-page b&w photographs. 4to, 185 x 235 mm, boards, spiral binding. [Amsterdam, 1945]. One of the first Dutch publications after the liberation of the Netherlands. First Edition. Text in Dutch. In very good condition. The book contains harrowing and powerful photo-documentation of Nazi... Read More
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ABC des petits soldats
by NIKÉ
1916. NIKÉ. ABC des petits soldats. [24] pp., colour illustrations throughout. 192 x 198 mm., publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards, in a new cloth folding box. [Paris]: N.p., [ca. 1916]. A charming Great War alphabet, which gives no clue as to the horrors currently taking place. The attractive illustrations from Artilleur to Zouave are entirely stenciled in colors. Extremely rare, with OCLC listing only Princeton, BN and Nanterre.
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Daiku hinagata hidensho zukai
by NISHIMURA, Gon'emon.
1727. NISHIMURA, Gon'emon. Daiku hinagata hidensho zukai.[Secrets of Architectural Design]. 2 volumes. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. 8vo, 229 x 155 mm., publisher's wrappers in a new chitsu case. Edo: Suharaya, 1727. A delightful early eighteenth-century Japanese pattern book. The profession of architect as a specialist in designing buildings did not really come about until the Meiji period (1868-1912). As these volumes demonstrate, up until this time, the master carpenter was both the designer and builder especially since... Read More
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Iskusstvo grima: Nagliadnoe posobie dlia kruzhkovtsev
by NOVLIANSKII,N. Iskusstvo
1930. NOVLIANSKII, N. Iskusstvo grima: Nagliadnoe posobie dlia kruzhkovtsev. [i.e. Art of Makeup. A Visual Handbook for Membersof Art Sections, Drama Schools and Professional Stage Actors]. 24 leaves, illustrated throughout with colour plates and photographs. Oblong folio, 255 x 360 mm., bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers, preserved in a new green cloth folding box. Moscow: Teakinopechat', 1930. A facinating manual on how to apply stage makeup compiled by Nikolai Novlianskii, who was an actor at the... Read More
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Specimen Book of Fruits and Flowers and Ornamental Trees carefully drawn and coloured from Nature for the use of Nurserymen.
by NURSERY
1890. NURSERY. Specimen Book of Fruits and Flowers and Ornamental Trees carefully drawn and coloured from Nature for the use of Nurserymen. Title and 66 Plates, of which 55 are hand coloured by stencil and 11 are offset prints. Oblong 4to, original black alligator cloth and metal clasp. Rochester: W. Brunswick & Co., ca. 1900. An unusual example of this unique American contribution to nineteenth-century bookmaking, which were mostly created in Rochester New York. The first... Read More
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A Model Japanese Villa.
by OGAWA, Kazuma; KAZUMA, Ogawa
1899. OGAWA KAZUMA. A Model Japanese Villa. 4 pp., illustrated with 14 hand-coloured collotype plates. Oblong folio, 265 x 375 mm., bound in publisher's silk-covered boards, in a new cloth folding box. Tokyo: Ogawa, 1899. Splendid Japanese photo album depicting Meiji style gardens surrounding a model country villa. This appealing work in a handsome copy represents a rare example of Ogawa's collotype folios. The fourteen plates offer a total of eighteen images, two of the plates each... Read More
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Notes in Hand. ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S MAQUETTE.
by OLDENBURG, Claes; CLAES OLDENBURG
1972. ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S MAQUETTE OLDENBURG, Claes. Notes in Hand. 50 archival folders (numbered 1-50), one for each image in the published work (London: Petersburg Press, 1972), consisting of developmental collages, working drafts with annotations, paste-ups, corrections and some drawings in the hand of Claes Oldenburg, accompanied by related imagery and texts for covers, miscellaneous documents, working documents and drafts for two rejected images (nos. "45" and "48") which apparently remain unpublished. Sizes vary: folders measure 405 x 320... Read More
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