[New York: By the Artist, 1994]. First Edition, one of 35 copies, all on Fabriano Ingres paper, each signed and numbered by the artist. Page size: 2-1/8 x 1-15/16 inches. Bound: oriental fold, front and back boards covered in Moriki dark mauve-brown paper with "open" printed in black with a...... More
Iceland: Oddi, 1994. One of 500 copies, each signed and numbered by the artist, all on Simpson Starwhite Vicksburg paper, illustrated with 36 offset prints of colored pencil drawings of sweets, pastries, breads & crackers from 16 countries. Page size: 8 inches x 12 inches, 42 pages. Bound: tan cloth..... More
Paris: C. Coulet & A. Faure, [1958]. Limited Edition, one of 800 from a total issue of 835 with 71 drawings after Albert Marquet. 4to; handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco, with pastepaper doublures, original wrappers and spine bound in, teg, near fine. More
Paris: L'Edition d'Art, H. Piazza, [1959]. One of 1675 numbered copies on velin chiffon des Papeteries Navarre from a total edition of 1950. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 dark green morocco and paste-paper boards, spine paneled, title gilt, top edge gilt, original covers bound in, fine. Cover illustration plus 16..... More
Rome: 1813. Engraved title and 11 of 12 engraved plates, modern 1/4 green morocco binding with skillful paper restoration to lower corners of margins. Size: 14-5/8 x 10-15/16 inches; page size: 14 x 10-13/16 inches; plate size: 10-1/8 x 7-3/8 inches. The artist engraved the plates and they are charming..... More
[Paris: GLM]: Cahiers G.L.M., Summer 1954-Fall 1956. Trade edition. 4to. Handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco, teg, title and date in gilt on spine, fine. Four consecutive issues of this important literary journal with contributions by Rene Char, Jacques Prevert, and graphic contributions by Miro, Villon and Giacometti. More
Paris: Editions Emile-Paul Freres, [1946]. One of 1500 on velin blanc, from a total issue of 1600. 8vo; handsomely rebound in 3/4 chestnut brown morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, fine. Illustrated with titlepage engraving and 11 hors-texte..... More
Paris: Au Moulin de Pen Mur, [1946]. One of 100 numbered copies on pur chiffon du Moulin de Pen Mur, laid paper (Watermark: paraphe), from a total edition of 2350. Handsomely bound in 3/4 red morocco and pastepaper boards, spine paneled, decorated with floral inlays, title gilt, top edge gilt..... More
Angers: Editions Jacques-Petit, 1948. One of 1590 copies on velin pur chiffon de Johannot from a total edition of 2000. 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 blue-green morocco and green paste-paper boards, blind-stamped with graph design wrapped around upper and lower covers, spine smooth, title gilt, top edge gilt, original covers..... More
[Paris]: aux depens de l'auteur, 1952. First Edition, one of 3863 on velin, from a total issue of 3988. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 maroon morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in; rear hinge cracked, very good. Illustrated with 12..... More
[NP but Buenos Aires, Argentina: Les Indifferents, 31 Jan 1936]. One of at least 63 copies (no. of this copy) for "les Indifferents" not to be sold, all on Holland paper. Page size: 6.5 x 8.5 inches; 47pp. including colophon and 4 full-page drypoints by Mariette Lydis, 2 in black..... More
Paris-Nice: Editions Sodac, [1947]. One of 30 copies on velin pur fil de Marais (watermark: shield & "pur fil de Marais"), from a total edition of 300. This copy with Original Pen Drawing "Ete" [Summer] by Picard le Doux mounted in forward, with an extra suite of the 30 woodengravings..... More
Paris: chez Martin Kaelin, 1928. One of 250 on velin d'Arches, from a total issue of 321; handsomely rebound in 3/4 navy blue morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in. Light browning opposite most of the illustrations, else fine. Illustrated with..... More
Paris: Marcel Lubineau, Editeur, [1946]. One of 990 copies on velin de lana, illustrated with original woodengravings designed by Sylvain Sauvage and engraved on wood by Pierre Bouchet with the collaboration of Gilbert Poilliot. The color woodengravings comprise the handsome black and gold wrapper vignette, the titlepage device, 35 largish..... More
Paris: Les Editeurs Francais Reunis, 1955. One of 1000 on velin. Small folio, handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco, marbled boards, gilt fillets, spine paneled, title gilt, top edge gilt, original lithographed wrappers bound in, fine. Illustrated with frontispiece lithograph and three lithographs hors texte. More
Paris: Bordas, [1947]. One of 2000 copies all on Lana pur fil paper, numbered, from a total issue of 2070. 8vo; handsomely rebound in 3/4 bordeaux morocco, marbled paper over boards, spine panelled, author and title in gilt, teg, original wrappers bound in. Each page illustrated with original colored lithographs..... More
Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1951. Illustrated with 12 photographs by Denise Colomb accompanying the 21 poems by Vallas on the bridges of Paris. 4to; 64pp; handsomely bound in green morocco and marbled boards, gilt fillets, spine panelled, title gilt, top edge gilt, original wrapper bound in, near fine. More
Paris: Editions Marcel Seheur, [1927]. Illustrated with 150 reproductions in-texte of caricatures by Andre Gill as well as four plates hors-texte in color. 4to; 328pp; handsomely bound in 3/4 dark blue morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, original..... More
Paris: Georges Guillot, [1949]. One of 200 from a total issue of 560. Page size: 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 106pp; including colophon. Handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco and pastepaper boards, spine paneled, title gilt, teg, original wrapper bound in, some rubbing at extremities of spine else fine..... More
Paris: Les Publications Techniques et Artistiques, 1947. Limited Edition on Marais from a total issue of 699; handsomely rebound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled paper boards, spine panelled and with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., fine. Illustrated with 32 color plates hors-texte representing views of the Paris of Louis..... More
Editions Pierre Tisne, 1947. One of 1630 on velin Marais Crevecoeur; 4to; 315pp; handsomely rebound in 3/4 black morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, near fine. Illustrated with lithographs by Laure Malcles: frontispiece, titlepage device, 36 headpieces, 10..... More
Paris: Etablissements Nicolas, [1950]. 8vo; 33pp; 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled paper over boards, teg, original wrappers bound in, fine. This wine merchant's catalogue is illustrated throughout with delicate, full-color reproductions - collotypes - in-texte and hors-texte after drawings by the Japanese artist R. Harada. More
Shanghai: World Book Co, 1922. Modernized version of an ancient Chinese classic being the second volume of "One Hundred Beauties" with 50 full-page portraits and pictorial titlepage and colophon, text in Chinese, original green printed front wrapper and tan back wrapper, hand-sewn. Wrappers a bit soild and worn at edges..... More
London: The Hogarth Press, 1921. First Edition, one of 1,000 copies. 8vo; 91pp; + one page of ads for other books by The Hogarth Press. Black and white illustration on front panel, white panel on back, brick-colored cloth spine. Some minor rubbing to black and white illustration on front panel..... More
