Hantvest of Charte Chronyck vande Landen van Oud-Batavien, Oud-Vriesland, Oud-Francenland. de HOEVE, Matthiis - 1636

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1892. Scarce First Edition. Victorian illustrated children's verse book [1892]. In pictorial boards, with cloth spine. Beautiful colour and duo tone illustrations by the author - including a half title page, and a frontispiece entitled 'Good Morning'. Has a neat 1894 owner's name in ink to the front endpaper. Some fading to the spine cloth, and some rubbing / light soiling to the boards. Minimal foxing to inside pages, mostly to prelims. Overall a very nice copy. [32] pp. 230 x 185 mm (9 x 7¼ inches).

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Scarce in original dust jacket. First UK edition. In hardback red cloth boards with gilt title. The front of the dust jacket has some marks, small tears / nicks to edges, a small surface loss, and a stain. Cloth boards are faded to the bottom and the boards are slightly warped. Neat bookseller label to the front of the dust jacket from La Librairie Francaise Peking - Tientsin. The bookshop was in the lobby of the Grand Hotel de Pekin and had a branch in Tientsin. Text and sepia reproductions of photographs taken by Ernst Boerschmann, documenting his journey in the 12 provinces: Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Hupei, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. Boerschmann was the first Westerner to systematically document Chinese religious architecture. Captions in English, German, French and Italian. xxvi, 288 pp. 315 x 245 mm (12½ x 9¾ inches).

Paris:: A. and M. Vernant, Typographie Ecole municipale Estienne, 1926. A beautiful copy of this limited edition in slipcase. Signed by Mayeur with a dedication to Monsieur & Madame Maréchal. This is example #49/100 copies on Van Gelder paper. Ten beautiful etched plates. Each numbered and signed by Mayeur. Softback, with cream covers. Glassine cover which is somewhat darkened. There is a small nick to glassine only to the spine. Small label to spine with copy number written. Also included is a card from Mayeur, with a handwritten note on it wishing the recipient best Christmas wishes for 1931. The plates are in perfect condition. Loose in gathers as issued. Held in what appears to be the original slipcase. In very good condition, blue cloth and marbles sides, with just a little rubbing. 395 x 395 mm (15½ x 15½ inches). Un bel exemplaire de cette édition limitée sous étui. Signé par Mayeur avec une dédicace à Monsieur & Madame Maréchal. Il s'agit de l'exemple #49/100 exemplaires sur papier… Leer más

Paris: Vaugirard, 1907. A lovely copy of this first edition, with lengthy gift inscription and unrecorded poem. Attractive red half leather binding with marbled boards. Attractive gilt decoration to the spine. There is cracking / splitting to the top edge of the front board, and it is in danger of becoming detached. Marbled endpapers and ex libris of Yves Refoule. Legrand has inscribed a 12 line poem and gift inscription to his friend Refoule. In addition, there are a few handwritten annotations and corrections to the text of the poems. It would appear that these were corrections made by Legrand. 30 pages. Music hall administrator, critic and historian, a specialist in circus and music-hall performances between the wars, Legrand collaborated closely with Jean-Marcel Chabrier and they produced many works as Andre Legrand Chabrier. Bel exemplaire de cette première édition, avec une longue inscription de cadeau et un poème non enregistré. Jolie reliure demi-cuir rouge à plats marbrés. Jolie… Leer más

Orléans: Maurice Rouamn, 1947. First edition with illustrations by Dubout. Printed on vélin de Rives blanc BKF. In original loose-leaf format in hardcover folder binding, inside matching original slipcase. Slipcase in good condition, with a little rubbing. Folder and book in very good, clean and bright condition. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm (13½ x 10¾ inches). Edition originale illustrée par Dubout. Imprimé sur vélin de Rives blanc BKF. Au format original à feuilles mobiles dans une reliure cartonnée, à l'intérieur de l'étui d'origine assorti. Etui en bon état, avec un petit frottement. Chemise et livre en très bon état, propre et lumineux. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1892. Scarce First Edition. Victorian illustrated children's verse book [1892]. In pictorial boards, with cloth spine. Beautiful colour and duo tone illustrations by the author - including a half title page, and a frontispiece entitled 'Good Morning'. Has a neat 1894 owner's name in ink to the front endpaper. Some fading to the spine cloth, and some rubbing / light soiling to the boards. Minimal foxing to inside pages, mostly to prelims. Overall a very nice copy. [32] pp. 230 x 185 mm (9 x 7¼ inches).

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Scarce in original dust jacket. First UK edition. In hardback red cloth boards with gilt title. The front of the dust jacket has some marks, small tears / nicks to edges, a small surface loss, and a stain. Cloth boards are faded to the bottom and the boards are slightly warped. Neat bookseller label to the front of the dust jacket from La Librairie Francaise Peking - Tientsin. The bookshop was in the lobby of the Grand Hotel de Pekin and had a branch in Tientsin. Text and sepia reproductions of photographs taken by Ernst Boerschmann, documenting his journey in the 12 provinces: Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Hupei, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. Boerschmann was the first Westerner to systematically document Chinese religious architecture. Captions in English, German, French and Italian. xxvi, 288 pp. 315 x 245 mm (12½ x 9¾ inches).

Paris:: A. and M. Vernant, Typographie Ecole municipale Estienne, 1926. A beautiful copy of this limited edition in slipcase. Signed by Mayeur with a dedication to Monsieur & Madame Maréchal. This is example #49/100 copies on Van Gelder paper. Ten beautiful etched plates. Each numbered and signed by Mayeur. Softback, with cream covers. Glassine cover which is somewhat darkened. There is a small nick to glassine only to the spine. Small label to spine with copy number written. Also included is a card from Mayeur, with a handwritten note on it wishing the recipient best Christmas wishes for 1931. The plates are in perfect condition. Loose in gathers as issued. Held in what appears to be the original slipcase. In very good condition, blue cloth and marbles sides, with just a little rubbing. 395 x 395 mm (15½ x 15½ inches). Un bel exemplaire de cette édition limitée sous étui. Signé par Mayeur avec une dédicace à Monsieur & Madame Maréchal. Il s'agit de l'exemple #49/100 exemplaires sur papier… Leer más

Cambridge: R. Walker & T. James, 1745. Two Volumes, first thus. This is the two volume re-issue of this work by Walker, in 1745. It was longer than the earlier edition (extending to 1234 pages rather than 1109), but it was not issued with the engravings. This copy conforms to ESTC T154531 with pages up to Y4 the same as the earlier issue, those after differing. In this copy, Y4 is not a cancel. Half contemporary leather bindings, with marbled boards (now significantly faded) gilt volume number but no titles to each spine. Leather is a little cracked, but binding is holding well. Vol. 1 has a modern cutting with a portrait of Cromwell pasted to the inside front board. Title page is a little darkened. Rest of the work is in good clean condition, with a few pages a little dirty. To volume II, the rear paste down is covered in pencil page references. The last text page has a repaired tear, with a corner of loss (not affecting text.). (viii) 1-716, 721-1234. pp. 110 by 170mm (4¼ by 6¾ inches).

Orléans: Maurice Rouamn, 1947. First edition with illustrations by Dubout. Printed on vélin de Rives blanc BKF. In original loose-leaf format in hardcover folder binding, inside matching original slipcase. Slipcase in good condition, with a little rubbing. Folder and book in very good, clean and bright condition. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm (13½ x 10¾ inches). Edition originale illustrée par Dubout. Imprimé sur vélin de Rives blanc BKF. Au format original à feuilles mobiles dans une reliure cartonnée, à l'intérieur de l'étui d'origine assorti. Etui en bon état, avec un petit frottement. Chemise et livre en très bon état, propre et lumineux. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm