The Holy Bible
by BIBLE
1810. BIBLE. The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. [2], 839, [1]; [2], 252, [2] pp. 12mo. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1810. WITH: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the... Read More
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Das kleine Spielzeugbuch
by BISCHOF, Werner and Alice MARCET
1940. BISCHOF, Werner and Alice MARCET. Das kleine Spielzeugbuch. 48 pp., illustrated with 19 full page plates of black and white photography. Oblong 8vo, 180 x 130 mm., in publisher's half red cloth over glossy paper boards. Zurich: Verlag Amstutz & Herdeg, 1940. First and only edition of the first book illustrated by famous Swiss photographer Werner Bischof. Very rare with OCLC listing only two copies in the U.S. (Princeton and Florida).
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Nouveau manuel complet du coloriste
by BLANCHARD; E. T., PERROT,A.M and L.J.S. Thillaye
1856. BLANCHARD, E. T., PERROT, A.M. and L.J.S. THILLAYE. Nouveau Manuel complet du Coloriste. ou Instruction simplifiée et élémentaire pour l'Enluminure, le Lavis et la retouche des Gravures, Images, Lithographies, Planches d'Histoire Naturelle, Cartes Géographiques, Peinture orientale, Plans Topographiques. [4], 246 pp., illustrated with 3 folding plates of which 1 is hand-coloured. 8vo, 143 x 85 mm., bound in contemporary half morocco. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1856. A manual for colourists, published as part of the... Read More
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Abécédaire en estampes
by BLANCHARD, Pierre
1815. [ALPHABET]. BLANCHARD, Pierre. Abécédaire en estampes. 74 pp., including 25 engraved and hand coloured plates. 117 x 181 mm., later binding in blonde calf. Paris: Bellavoine & Lecerf; Blanchard, 1815. A delightful alphabet with the engravings depicting Parisian trades, some of them quite unusual such as vinaigrier, tondeur de chiens and decroteur. This copy distinguished by the plates being in fine contemporary hand colouring. OCLC lists only Indiana and Harvard.
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Type Specimen
by BOCK NGAR CHY Co.
1934. BOCK NGAR CHY Co. Type Specimen. 44 pp., illustrated throughout. 8vo, 136 x 211 mm., publisher's illustrated wrappers. San Francisco: Bock Ngar Chy Co., 1934. A fine copy of a rare and charming type specimen booklet, which is also of historical importance, documenting the advancement of the Chinese community in the United States. Of considerable rarity, with OCLC listing the copy in the Huntington Library.
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Outillage Typographique: La Brochure, La Réliure... catalogue et prix courants.
by BOILDIEU & FILS; Boildieu & fils, firm, Paris
1873. BOILDIEU [firm], Paris. Outillage typographique La Brochure, La Réliure... catalogue et prix courants. 38 pp., 1 f (Table). Folio, 320 x 240 mm, bound in original publisher's boards. Paris: Boildieu, 1873. An appealing bookbinding tools trade catalogue, profusely illustrated throughout with woodcut illustrations (some full- and double-page) of paper & board cutters, paper ploughs, stitching machines, laminating machines, gilding presses, perforators and handtools for book finishing. There are also Once a giant typographic and bookbinding tool... Read More
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Fables
by BOILLY, Louis Leopold; ARNAULT, A.V.
1812. BOILLY, Louis Leopold. Fables. By A.V. Arnault with a frontispiece by Leopold Boilly. 150 pp., 8vo., contemporary calf-backed boards. Paris: Chaumerot, 1812. A little-know book, with a delightful anthropomorthpic illustration by the celebrated portrait painter Louis Leopold Boilly, in which he anticpates the work of his compatriot Grandville.
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Petite Histoire grotesque de Pierrot goulu
by CHILDREN's BOOK
1836. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Petite Histoire grotesque de Pierrot goulu. Engraved title, 122 pp. and 7 plates. Oblong 12mo, 60 x 70 mm., later pink straight grained morocco. Paris, Marcilly: Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères et Cie., 1836. An extremely rare and delightful children's book in the mode of Roald Dahl. The protagonist is a greedy child who steals, cheats and lies in order to satisfy his greed. Unfortunately, his escapades lead to an extremely grisly ending. ... Read More
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Zeichenheft. I. Heft. Vorübungen. II. Heft. Ornamente, Rosetten u. Arabesken. III. Heft. Haus &- Küchengeräte. IV. Heft. Thier- und Pflanzen-Zeichnen. V. Heft. Landschafts-Zeichnen
by DRAWING BOOK
1840. DRAWING BOOK. Zeichenhaft. I. Heft. Vorübungen. II. Heft. Ornamente, Rosetten u. Arabesken. III. Heft. Haus &- Küchengeräte. IV. Heft. Thier- und Pflanzen-Zeichnen. V. Heft. Landschafts-Zeichnen. 5 fascicles, each with 12 lithographic plates (though missing plates 2 & 4 in fasc. III, plates 10 & 12 in fasc. IV, plates 6, 10 & 11 in fasc. V). Small oblong 4to, 165 x 208 mm., publisher's coloured paper boards (yellow, oatmeal, pink, and green) and contrasting coloured paper spines, all... Read More
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Journee des Enfans, ou le Travail et la Recreation
by MINIATURE BOOK
1825. MINIATURE BOOK. Journee des Enfans, ou le Trvail de la Recreation. Illustrated title-page and 9 plates in contemporary hand-colouring. 12mo, 86 x 63 mm., contemporary full red morocco. Paris: Pierre Blanchard, ca. 1825. An exquisite little book enhanced with delicately handcoloured engravings showing children at work and at play. Of great rarity, with no listing on OCLC.
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Present
by BOOM, Irma
2016. BOOM, Irma. Presént. By Niklas Maak. 8vo., bound in publisher's printed wrappers, preserved in the original neon green shrink wrap all in a new grey cloth folding box with a yellow label. Paris: Renault, 2016 Irma Boom succeeded in following up her magnificent 1996 Think Book with another tour de force of imaginative book design. She responded to the commission from Renault by producing a book printed on the thinnest of aluminum sheets in a variety... Read More
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Die Schoepferische Kraft. ein Studiengang zum Impuls Rudolf Steiners zu einer neuen Kunst der Farbengestaltung.
by BOOS-HAMBURGER, Hilde
1959. BOOS-HAMBURGER, Hilde. Die Schoepferische Kraft. Ein Studiengang zum Impuls Rudolf Steiners zu einer neuen Kunst der Farbengestaltung. 63 pp. text and 8 colour plates. Folio, 296 x 205 mm, publisher's wrappers. Basel: R.G. Zbinden & Co., 1959. This is a reissue of a book first published in 1942, for which OCLC lists copies at Columbia, UCLA, LC and University of Rhode Island. The 1959 edition is listed as being only at the Cleveland Museum of... Read More
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Nihon fuzoku (Japanese costumes)
by BOULTON, Emily Bishop
1890. BOULTON, Emily Bishop. Nihon Fuzoku [Japanese customs.] 3 Volumes: 27; 26; 26 pp. colour woodcut plates with one foldout. 8vo. (102 x 70 mm.) publisher's wrappers. Osaka, Tsujiko Kumataro, 1890. The plates depict among other subjects, courtiers, military commanders and soldiers, daimyos (feudal lords), scholars, servants, merchants, "A bully's wife", samurai, noble men and princes and princesses. From the Preface, "These books are not only designed to please children, but to show... Read More
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Le dessein ou la perspective militaire : piece tres-facile, et tres necessaire à tous ceux qui desirent de pratiquer l'Art de fortifier
by BOURDIN, Pierre
1655. BOURDIN, Pierre. Le dessein ou la perspective militaire: piece tres-facile, et tres necessaire à tous ceux qui desirent de pratiquer l'Art de fortifier. 239, [1] pp. Illustrated with 111 full page woodcuts. 8vo., 163 x 100 mm, bound in contemporary full calf, red morocco spine label. Paris: Benard, 1655. A charming little book of considerable rarity depicting numerous fortifications. Bottom of spine cracked, but still sound. OCLC lists just 2 copies... Read More
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Homely Girl, A Life.
by BOURGEOIS,Louise; MILLER, Arthur; LOUISE BOURGEOIS
1992. BOURGEOIS, Louise. Homely Girl, A Life. By Arthur Miller. Two volumes. With 10 drypoints by Bourgeois. Folio, 290 x 215 mm., original beige half morocco over grey cloth, preserved in a grey cloth slipcase. New York: Peter Blum, 1992. A fine copy of this highly effective example of contemporary bookmaking. The playwright Arthur Miller gave Louise Bourgeois an unpublished story for which she provided two sets of illustrations. The publisher issued both, hence the two volumes,... Read More
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Traite De Mignature pour apprendre aisement a peindre sans maitre.
by BOUTET, Claude
1708. BOUTET, Claude. Traite De Mignature pour apprendre aisement a peindre sans maitre. Avec le secret de faire les plus belles couleurs, l'or bruni & l'or en coquille. Frontispiece, [14], 269, [19] pp. Illustrated with 2 leaves of plates. 8vo, 158 x 90 mm, bound in contemporary boards. The Hague: Louis and Henry van Dole, 1708. Originally published in Paris 1674, this is one of many later editions, but by far the most important since it... Read More
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Teatro degli Indipendenti. Index dedicato al teatro sperimentale degli indipendenti per la stagione 1927.
by BRAGAGLIA, Anton Giuglio
1926. BRAGAGLIA, Anton Giuglio. Teatro degli Indipendenti. index dedicato al teatro sperimentale degli indipendenti per la stagione 1927. 22 pp. 8vo, original wrappers. Rome: Casa d'Arte Bragaglia, 1926. An attractive little pamphlet printed on pink paper. promoting Bragalia's theater with 10 photos of futurist stage designs and sets. This copy from Jalu Kurek, Polish poet and editor of of avant-garde Linea. OCLC lists Yale and CCA and 2 in Europe.
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Plante si Animale: terase
by BRANCUSI, Constantin; VORONCA; CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI
1929. BRANCUSI, Constantin. Plante si Animale: terase. By Ilarie Voronca. 60, [2] pp., illustrated with reproductions of 3 drawings by Brancusi. Small 4to, 165 x 220 mm, bound in original wrappers. [Paris]: Imprimerie Union for Colectia integral, 1929. A fine copy of this rare illustrated book by Brancusi, which is unrecorded in the standard works on modern illustrated books. One of an unnumbered edition. There were also 18 large paper copies. Extremely rare with OCLC only listing... Read More
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Cris d'animaux
by BRAUN, Véra
1937. BRAUN, Véra. Cris d'animaux. 28 pp., illustrated with colour lithographs throughout. 8vo, 190 x 190 mm., publisher's illustrated wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. [Paris]: Librairie Gallimard, 1937. A charming bestiary illustrated by the Hungarian artist Vera Braun, inscribed by her to the Belgian author Sander Pierron. OCLC lists only Fresno, Central Missouri and Florida in the U.S.
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YVES TANGUY.
by BRETON, ANDRE; YVES TANGUY
1946. DUCHAMP, Marcel. Yves Tanguy. With text by Andre Breton. Text in French & English. 94 pp., illustrated with 1 tipped-in color plate and numerous black and white illustrations. Folio, 300 x 220 mm., bound in publisher's boards in a new cloth folding box. New York: Pierre Matisse Editions, 1946. Duchamp designed this handsome monograph on Tanguy which was the first study of the artist published in America. Despite the large edition it has... Read More
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Des animaux a fourrure',leur emploi dans les modes modernes
by BRET-KOCH, Ray
1926. BRET-KOCH, Ray. Des animaux a fourrure',leur emploi dans les modes modernes. 2 fascilces. With 15 and 7 plates. Square 8vo., loose as issued in publisher's wrappers and embaossed boards. Paris: Jungmann,1926. Jungmann had the disconcerting habit of producing elegant promotional catalogues which featured their elegant coats accompanied by pictures of the animals that had been killed to produce them. Some minor foxing, but overall fine. A rare work with OCLC listing only the BN ... Read More
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Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance.
by BRINK, Carol Fredrik
1778. BRINK, Carol Fredrik. Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance. Two parts in one volume. [8], 130, [2], 100 pp. With 16 folding plates, of which 15 depict African game and 1 of an African tree. 8vo., 205 x 123 mm, bound in contemporary Dutch mottled calf, spine gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Amsterdam: J.H. Schneider, 1778. First Edition in French. The original Dutch edition was published by the... Read More
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Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance
by BRINK, Carol Fredrik
1778. BRINK, Carol Fredrik. Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance. Two parts in one volume. [8], 130, [2], 100 pp. With 16 folding plates, of which 15 depict African game and 1 of an African tree. 8vo., 205 x 123 mm, bound in contemporary Dutch mottled calf, spine gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Amsterdam: J.H. Schneider, 1778. First Edition in French. The original Dutch edition was published by the... Read More
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Bilderbogen der Zeit 1. Arbeiter
by BROCKMANN, Gottfried
1927. BROCKMANN, Gottfried. Bilderbogen der Zeit 1. Arbeiter. Illustrated with 15 linocuts. Folio, 285 x 230 mm., original wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Duesseldorf: Westdeutsche Verlagsdruckerei, 1927. A stunning work by an artist who was connected to the Cologne Progressive movement, and who studied with Heinrich Campendonk whose influence can be seen in these linocuts. In fine condition, with the spine neatly repaired and a small corner of the rear wrapper missing. An incredibly... Read More
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Berrycraft Counter Book
by BERRY BROTHERS
1925. BERRY BROTHERS. Berrycraft Counter Book. 24 leaves, many with tipped-on colour samples. Oblong folio, 255 x 325 mm, publisher's decorated cloth. Detroit: Berry Brothers, [1925]. A fine copy of this splendid and rare trade catalogue for paints, which is not listed on OCLC.
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