L'Art D'Aimer de Ovid; Joseph Griveaud (trans.) - 1962

Paris: Devambez, editeur. First edition. First edition. n.d. (ca. 1918). Huge folio (13 x 17 inches) suite of ten superbly colored full-page illustrations loose, as issued, and a full-color illustrated title page by noted French illustrator Guy Arnoux. Original color pictorial folding covers with ribbon ties. Limited to 475 numbered copies (#218), printed on laid paper, watermarked. Each plate in very good condition, but contains remnants of plastic tape on verso of image not affecting images. Some minor marginal tearing of fragile paper. Binding spine sl. frayed and covers a little soiled. A remarkable survival. Printed on handmade paper watermarked, "Ingres, 1871." Exceedingly scarce and desirable graphic art by this exemplary French artist.

Leipzig: im Insel Verlag, 1923. RARE. # 180 of 250 copies printed. Text in German. 49 pages. With seven illustrations and three figurative initials based on drawings by the author. Black label lettered in gilt front cover. From the library of noted German conductor Helmuth Wolfes, former conductor of the Berlin State Opera, his signature in ink at front end page. Near Fine, small spot of soiling rear board. Kastner, IB 362. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
It was illustrated by famous French artist, Gustave Doré, known for his incredible woodcut engravings. Doré's illustrations are unparalleled and richly detailed. May require extra postage due to its size. Additional shipping costs for… Leer más

1767 Clock Making Antoine Thiout Horology Illustrated Watches 50 Engravings RARE
Clock-making treatise with 50 impressive engravings!
Antoine Thiout was an 18th-century French horologist whose treatise on clock-making was one of the best and most referenced book throughout the late 1700s. First published in 1741, "Traité de l'horlogerie mechanique et Pratique" describes the parts of a watch or clock, the reliance of compasses, mechanics, pendulum construction, and more. However, the draw of this work is the exquisite, folding plates – views of watch and clock parts and illustrated direction on making time-pieces!
Item number: #20311
Price: $950
THIOUT, Antoine
Traité de l'horlogerie, mécanique et pratique
Paris : Chez Samson, 1767.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [26], 175, [1]
o 50 engravings!
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·
Size: ~10.25in X 8in (26cm x 20cm)
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1925 1st ed Knave of Hearts Maxfield Parrish Illustrated ART Fable L. Saunders
Louise Saunders, wife of editor Max Perkins, editor of Scribner's publishing, teamed with one of the most popular illustrators, Maxwell Perkins to create this unforgettable fable. Parrish worked for three years on the paintings for 'Knave of Hearts.' He built an elaborate castle model in his workroom for the illustrations of the book.
"Not until 1920 did [Parrish] agree to illustrate what was to become one of the most valuable children's books ever published, Louise Saunders's Knave of Hearts." (Alma Gilbert, Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks, pp. 49-52)
This 1925 edition is filled with colorful illustrations and decorative painting cover boards.
Item number: #19965
Price: $950
SAUNDERS. Louise
The Knave of Hearts
New York: Charles Scribner Sons, MCMXXV [1925]. TRUE First Edition.Details:
· Collation:
o [14], 9-46
o Full paged colored illustrations throughout
· Language: English
· Binding:… Leer más

Paris: Devambez, editeur. First edition. First edition. n.d. (ca. 1918). Huge folio (13 x 17 inches) suite of ten superbly colored full-page illustrations loose, as issued, and a full-color illustrated title page by noted French illustrator Guy Arnoux. Original color pictorial folding covers with ribbon ties. Limited to 475 numbered copies (#218), printed on laid paper, watermarked. Each plate in very good condition, but contains remnants of plastic tape on verso of image not affecting images. Some minor marginal tearing of fragile paper. Binding spine sl. frayed and covers a little soiled. A remarkable survival. Printed on handmade paper watermarked, "Ingres, 1871." Exceedingly scarce and desirable graphic art by this exemplary French artist.

Leipzig: im Insel Verlag, 1923. RARE. # 180 of 250 copies printed. Text in German. 49 pages. With seven illustrations and three figurative initials based on drawings by the author. Black label lettered in gilt front cover. From the library of noted German conductor Helmuth Wolfes, former conductor of the Berlin State Opera, his signature in ink at front end page. Near Fine, small spot of soiling rear board. Kastner, IB 362. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
It was illustrated by famous French artist, Gustave Doré, known for his incredible woodcut engravings. Doré's illustrations are unparalleled and richly detailed. May require extra postage due to its size. Additional shipping costs for… Leer más

1767 Clock Making Antoine Thiout Horology Illustrated Watches 50 Engravings RARE
Clock-making treatise with 50 impressive engravings!
Antoine Thiout was an 18th-century French horologist whose treatise on clock-making was one of the best and most referenced book throughout the late 1700s. First published in 1741, "Traité de l'horlogerie mechanique et Pratique" describes the parts of a watch or clock, the reliance of compasses, mechanics, pendulum construction, and more. However, the draw of this work is the exquisite, folding plates – views of watch and clock parts and illustrated direction on making time-pieces!
Item number: #20311
Price: $950
THIOUT, Antoine
Traité de l'horlogerie, mécanique et pratique
Paris : Chez Samson, 1767.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [26], 175, [1]
o 50 engravings!
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·
Size: ~10.25in X 8in (26cm x 20cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping… Leer más

1925 1st ed Knave of Hearts Maxfield Parrish Illustrated ART Fable L. Saunders
Louise Saunders, wife of editor Max Perkins, editor of Scribner's publishing, teamed with one of the most popular illustrators, Maxwell Perkins to create this unforgettable fable. Parrish worked for three years on the paintings for 'Knave of Hearts.' He built an elaborate castle model in his workroom for the illustrations of the book.
"Not until 1920 did [Parrish] agree to illustrate what was to become one of the most valuable children's books ever published, Louise Saunders's Knave of Hearts." (Alma Gilbert, Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks, pp. 49-52)
This 1925 edition is filled with colorful illustrations and decorative painting cover boards.
Item number: #19965
Price: $950
SAUNDERS. Louise
The Knave of Hearts
New York: Charles Scribner Sons, MCMXXV [1925]. TRUE First Edition.Details:
· Collation:
o [14], 9-46
o Full paged colored illustrations throughout
· Language: English
· Binding:… Leer más