- THREE FRENCH DESIGN BOOKS, ETC.Three
THREE FRENCH DESIGN BOOKS, ETC.Three French design books and a German engraving for the decoration of guns, Livre Nouveau de differents Cartouches et Consoles Invented by D. Pineau , by Ches Huquier, Paris, 1738-1749, and Inventaire General du Mobilier de la Couronne Sous Louis XIV by Jules Guiffrey, Vols I and II, 1885; together with an engraved title page for Unterschiedliche Stucke vom Buchsenmachen by Johann Christoph Weigel, ca. 1700
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Huquier: Unbound, including five of the original six engraved plates, some foxing and several spots of discoloration. Weigel: foxing, 1'' tear to lower margin and along left plate mark.
- 28 VIEWS OF MOUNT TAMALPAIS, TOM KILLION,
28 VIEWS OF MOUNT TAMALPAIS, TOM KILLION, 197528 Views of Mount Tamalpais, Tom Killion. With dual title and 28 wood engraved plates, full linen over boards. No. 86 of 92 copies (of which this is 1 of the 50 hardbound copies) printed by the author
- [PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD] -- LANG, Andrew.
[PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD] -- LANG, Andrew. Prince Charles Edward. London, Paris, New York & Edinburgh: Boupil & Co., 1900.
Quarto. Engraved plates thorughout. 20th-century tan calf gilt-and blind-ruled border surrounding central gilt device, spine gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, turn-ins gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 28 of 1,500 copies printed on fine paper.
- MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poqueulin de.
MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poqueulin de. The Works. Paris & Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, ca 20th century.
Quarto. Engraved plates in three states throughout (one being hand-colored); printed on japan vellum. 20th century green crushed levant, upper cover gilt-ruled with holly leaf cornerpieces, spine gilt, brown crushed levant doublure gilt with rule border and laureate cornerpieces surrounding an inset printed portrait of Molière, green watered silk endleaves, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Barrie. LIMITED EDITION, one of 21 copies named after one of the members of Molière's company, this being identified as "Sieur la Grange."
- [CHARLES I] -- SKELTON, John, Sir. Charles
[CHARLES I] -- SKELTON, John, Sir. Charles I. London, Paris & Edinburgh: Goupil & Co., 1898.
Quarto. Engraved frontispiece. Numerous engraved plates; engraved head-pieces and vignettes. 20th-century tan calf gilt, green morocco lettering-piece gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. LIMITED EDITION, number 82 of 500 copies printed on Japanese vellum and with an additional suite of plates.
- [FRENCH ART] -- French Art from Watteau
[FRENCH ART] -- French Art from Watteau to Prud'hon. London: Dickinsons, 1905.
3 volumes, quarto. Engraved frontispieces and engraved plates. Original vellum gilt. (Covers slightly bowed.) LIMITED EDITION, number 21 of 35 copies of the "Edition Royale." Provenance: Sir Julius Wernher (armorial bookplate).
- SCOTT, Walter, Sir. The Waverly Novels.
SCOTT, Walter, Sir. The Waverly Novels. -- Poetical Works. Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1842.
Together, 13 volumes, octavo. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the addition of approximately 120 steel-engraved plates; illustrated. Contemporary half green morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. LIMITED EDITION, the "Abbotsford Edition."
- 2VOL SAMUEL PEPYS, MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL
2VOL SAMUEL PEPYS, MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL PEPYS 1825 Memoirs of Samuel Pepys... Comprising His Diary From 1659 to 1669, Deciphered... And a Selection from his Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke. Published 1825 by Henry Colburn, London. First edition of Samuel Pepys' influential diary, with an engraved frontispiece portrait and 13 other engraved plates. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt decoration. Raised bands with gilt titling and decoration on the spine. Marbled end papers and page edges. Sewn in bookmarks for each book. Grolier 100.
- WILLIS AND BARTLETT, AMERICAN SCENERY,
WILLIS AND BARTLETT, AMERICAN SCENERY, 1840 American Scenery by N.P. Willis and Illustrated in a Series of Views by W.H. Bartlett. Published 1840 by George Virtue, London. 1 volume. Contains 89 steel engraved plates with tissue guards. A title page and a frontispiece are also present. Book is bound in brown leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt titling on the spine really stand out. 4to.
- TWO 18TH CENTURY JUDAIC-GERMAN BOOKS
TWO 18TH CENTURY JUDAIC-GERMAN BOOKS The first being Judisches Ceremoniel by Paul Christian Kirchner (Nurnberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1724), 8vo, German text, 226pp., 18pp. index; full leather binding with raised bands to spine and an embossed heraldic shield to the top board; one fold out chart; lacking its 30 engraved plates; several 20th century "EX LIBRIS SCHNAR" stampings; fair condition with worming to boards, loose endpaper and some leaves; overall toning...plus: Menachem Bonafus, Sefer Hagdarim, Yitzhak Satanov, ed. (Berlin, 1798), 8vo, early 20th century half leather with gilt to title plate on the spine; Hebrew text throughout (toned paper; light foxing; two small areas of worming on the title page; overall good condition).
- TWO GOOD BOOKS ON MICHELANGELO Comprising
TWO GOOD BOOKS ON MICHELANGELO Comprising R. Duppa, THE LIFE OF MICHEL ANGELO BUONARROTI, With His Poetry & Letters 2nd ed. (London: J. Murray, et al., 1807) 4to, large paper, 3/4 leather, linen boards, marbled endpapers (later 19th-century), with signature on title page, numerous engraved plates including a large folded rendition of the Sistine Chapel ceiling; and Mario Salmi, et al., DRAWINGS OF MICHELANGELO (NY: Braziller, n.d., about 1966) folio, half leather, canvas boards, slipcase.
- MILLY, L'ART DE LA PORCELAINE, 1771
MILLY, L'ART DE LA PORCELAINE, 1771 Le Comte de Milly, L'ART DE LA PORCELAINE (Paris: Academie Royale, 1771) folio, later cloth spine, boards, illustrated with seven engraved plates and engraved title page.