- FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS
FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIMES, 60 VOL. Various Sizes 60 vol. Each leather bound with gilt edging, including, Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams", 1982; "The Confessions of Saint Augustine", 1976; Aristophanes, "Five Comedies", 1982 (2 copies); Sir Francis Bcon, "Essays Advancement of Learning New Atlantis", 1982;Charles Baudelaire, "The Flowers of Evil", 1977; William Blake, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", 1980; Geovanni Boccaccio, "The Decameron", 1970; Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights", 1975; John Bunyan, "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1976; Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim", 1977; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote de La Mancha", 1976; Charles Darwin, "The Origin of Species", 1975; Daniel Defoe, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders", 1978; Charles Dickens "David Copperfield", 1976; Feodor Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment", 1975; George Elliot, "The Mill on the Floss", 1982; Euripides, "1976; William Faulkner, "The Sound and the Fury", 1976; Henry Fielding, "Tom Jones, 1979; Gustave Flaubert, "Madame Bovary", 1978; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust", 1979; Pere Gotiot, "Balzac", 1977; Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native", 1978; Ernest Hemingway, "A Farewell to Arms", 1975; Henrik Ibsen, "Six Plays", 1977; Henry James, The Ambassadors", 1980; Henry James, "Nine Tales", 1977 (2 copies); Franz Kafka, "The Trial", 1977; D.H. Lawrence, "Women in Love", 1979; Thomas Mann, "Five Stories", 1977; Herman Melville; "Moby-Dick", 1974; John Stewart Mill, "Political Writings", 1982; Moliere, "Seven Plays", 1980; Blaise Pascal, "Notes from the Editors", 1979; Patronius, "Satyricon", 1980; Plutarch, "Twelve Illustrious Lives", 1981; Edgar Allan Poe, "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe", 1974; Marcel Proust, "Swann's Way, 1982 (2 copies); Francois Rabelais, "Gargantua and Pantagruel", 1978; Jean Racine, "Six Tragedies", 1982 (2 copies); Jean Jacques Rousseau, "Political Writings, ", 1982; William Shakespeare, "Six Histories", 1981; William Shakespeare, "Tragedies",1975; Bernard Shaw, "Three Plays", 1979; "The Tragedies of Sophocles", 1981; Laurence Sterne, "The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", 1980; Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island", 1975; Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels", 1974 (2 copies); William Makepeace Thackeray, "Vanity Fair, "1977; Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1976 (2 copies); Loe Tolstoy, "War and Peace", 1981; Ivan Turgenev, "Fathers and Sons", 1981; Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", 1975; Emile Zola, "Nana", 1981.
- BAUDELAIRE, POEMS EN PROSE, PARIS, 1922
BAUDELAIRE, POEMS EN PROSE, PARIS, 1922 Charles Baudelaire, PETITS POEMES EN PROSE illus. by Constant Le Breton (R. Kieffer, 1922) #253/550, 4to, wraps.
- EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883) ETCHINGEdouard
EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883) ETCHINGEdouard Manet (1832-1883) etching, titled Baudelaire de Profile en Chapeau , inscribed Peint et Grave par Manet 1862 in lower left corner, stylized artist's monogram M in upper left corner, and Imp. A. Salmon lower right, 5" x 4 1/2", frame - 15 1/2" x 14 1/2".
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
- GROUP OF THIRTY-FIVE LEATHERBOUND BOOKS
GROUP OF THIRTY-FIVE LEATHERBOUND BOOKS WITH DECORATIVE BINDINGSComprising:
Biblia Sacra, Parishs, 1865
Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, Paris
Recovery of Jerusalem by Edward Fairfax, vol. I, Charles Knight & Co., London, 1844
Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, MacMillan and Co. Ltd., London, 1899
George Elliot's Life, vol. I-III, William Blackwood and Sons, London
Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, vol. I and II, Oxford University Press
The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell, vol. I and II, H. Baldwin & Son, London
Five Volumes of The Works of Joshua Reynolds, T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1819
Hermsprong, vol. I-III, William Lane, London
Two Volumes of literature embossed with emblem 'Lib: Schola: De: Barkhamstede'
Fourteen volumes of literature embossed with various Melbourne emblems
Property from the Estate of R.C. Bald Donated by Margaret Bald Sold to Benefit the Finger Lakes Land Trust
Condition
Various wear, staining, fading, scuffs and losses consistent with age and use. Six with breaks to the bindings.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- FRANZ EDMUND WEIROTTER (1733-1771):
FRANZ EDMUND WEIROTTER (1733-1771): BATEAUX REMONTANS DE ROUEN DE PARISEtching in black on laid paper, 1775, with a collector's mark on the reverse; together with Eduard Manet (1832-1873): Portrait of Charles Baudelaire , engraving in black on laid paper, 1865; After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641): Portrait of Antonius Triest, Bishop of Ghent , etching in black on laid paper, c. 1645, with two collector's marks on the reverse; and 20th Century School: Village View , etching in black on wove paper, indistinctly signed in pencil, numbered 48/50.
6 1/8 x 10 in. (sheet), 12 x 8 1/2 in. (sheet), 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (sheet), 12 1/4 x 19 in. (sheet), all unframed.
Condition
Weirotter and After van Dyck trimmed to the platemark. Others with margins. All with some staining and a few foxmarks.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- Eric Baudelaire b.1973. Etats Imaginés
Eric Baudelaire b.1973. Etats Imaginés (Jetée). 2004, C-print mounted on aluminum. 43¼ h × 56 w in. result: $4,063. estimate: $2,000–3,000. Signed, dated and numbered to verso ‘Etats Imaginés (Jetée) 2004 Eric Baudelaire 1/5’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 5.
- (8PC) EASTERN PRESS COLLECTOR NOVEL
(8PC) EASTERN PRESS COLLECTOR NOVEL SETDESCRIPTION: (8Pc) An Easton Press collector's novel set. Features leather bound foundations with embossed gilt designs. Includes:
(1) "Of Mice And Men" By John Steinbeck
(1) "The Flowers Of Evil" By Charles Baudelaire
(1) "The Talisman" By Sir Walter Scott
(1) "The Brothers Karamazov" By Fyodor Dostoevsky
(1) "Walden" By Henry David Thoreau
(1) "Robinson Crusoe" By Daniel Defoe
(1) "Paradise Lost" By John Milton
(1) "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea" By Jules Verne
CIRCA: 20th Cent.
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: (Largest) H: 12.25" x W: 1" x L: 9.25" (Smallest) H: 8.75" x W: 1.5" x L: 6.25"
CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
- 2 EDOUARD MANET ETCHINGSEdouard Manet
2 EDOUARD MANET ETCHINGSEdouard Manet (French/Paris, 1832-1883), two etchings. 1st item: Etching titled "Charles Baudelaire, de Face" on ivory laid paper, signed by Manet in the plate lower right along with the inscriptions 'Peint et Grave par Manet 1865' in lower left corner and 'Imp. A. Salmon' lower right. Housed in a contemporary carved gilt frame. Plate - 3 1/4" H x 3 3/4" W. Sight - 4 1/2" H x 4" W. Framed - 14 3/4" H x 12 1/2" W. Circa 1869. 2nd item: Etching titled "Portrait of Charles Baudelaire" on ivory laid paper, signed by Manet in the plate upper left with a stylized M along with the inscriptions 'Peint et Grave par Manet 1862' in lower left corner and 'Imp. A. Salmon' lower right. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Plate - 4 1/8" H x 3 3/8" W. Sight - 5 1/4" H x 4 1/2" H. Framed - 17 3/4" H x 15" W. Last half 19th century. Provenance: Middle Tennessee private collection. Note: accompanied by loan documents from museum exhibition at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 1986. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Both overall very good condition.
- MANET ETCHING PORTRAIT BAUDELAIREOld
MANET ETCHING PORTRAIT BAUDELAIREOld French etching of a man wearing hat (French poet Charles Baudelaire) signed PEINT ET GRAVE PAR MANET 1862 and IMP. A. SALMON. Has Manet's monogram in box. Image size: 4.5 x 3.75 inches, framed 13 x 9. (Edouard Manet 1832-1883 French Post-Impressionist painter).
- EDOUARD MANET 2 ETCHINGSEdouard Manet
EDOUARD MANET 2 ETCHINGSEdouard Manet (French 1832-1883)- ''Profile Portrait of Charles Baudelaire'' (Harris 59); ''Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face'' (H. 61)- 2 etchings, , posthumous editions, one with severe foxing. 4 1/8 x 3 1/2''; 3 3/4 x 3 1/4''
- GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKSGroup of
GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKSGroup of Leather Bound Books To include, three volumes Cervantes "Don Quixote Vierge Plates" Japan paper 1907 Six volumes "Les Indiscrétions de L'Histoire" Alber Michel Six volumes Charles Baudelaire "Les Paradis Artificiels" Paris Editions D'art Edouard Pelletan "Fous Couronnés par le Docteur Cabares" Albin Michel, Paris Four Volumes "Our Street" by Mr. M.A. Titmarsh Chapman and Hall London Two Albin Michel "Legendes and Curiosites Les Morts Histoire" Three Emile Zola "Les Oeuvres Completes"
Condition:
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- Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal,
Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, with five coloured plates by Chimot, Paris: Rombaldi [1936], 8vo, original publishers wrappers, numbered edition; together with Voltaire, Candide, with 23 erotic coloured plates by Brunelleschi, Paris: Jeune, [1952], 8vo, original publishers wrappers, numbered edition (2)