(BEECHER STOWE, H.). Uncle Tom's cabin; or, negro life in the slave states of America. Lond., Clarke & Co., 1852. W. wood-engr. front. and 50 full-p. wood-engr. (4), xii, 380 pp. W. old, 19th c. green hcf. w. marbled paper brds., gilt spine. (Top of spine dam., inner joint broken after p. 18, plate opposite p. 55 w. tear (but complete), pp. 234-8 slightly stained, but a reasonable copy). -- Added: J. THOMSON. The seasons. Lond., 1847. xlii, 320 pp. W. wood-engr. illustr. in text by J. Bell, C.W. Cope, Th. Creswick, (a.o.). Cont. red mor. w. gilt spine, sides ruled in gilt, inside dentelles, a.e.g. -- (2).
€ 180
BERTALL. (= A. d'Arnould). La vigne. Voyage autour des vins de France. Par., 1878. 659 pp. W. front., ti.-vign., 64 wood-engr. & num. ill., incl. full-p. after Bertall. Lge-8°. Cont. red h. mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back & gilt edges. (Sides a bit soiled/rubbed).
€ 120
CHAGALL, M. Illustrations pour la Bible. Textes p. M. Schapiro et J. Wahl. Paris, Éditions de la Revue Verve, (1956). W. 17 cold. lithogr. (incl. ti.-p.), 12 monochrome lithogr. and 105 full-p. photo-engr. plates of the etchings. Fol. Or. lithogr. brds. des. by Chagall. (Lower outer corner slightly bumped, some small unobtrusive foxing spots in places, but a very good copy w. fresh - not discoloured - binding). (Verve, Revue artistique et littéraire, Nr. 33-34).
€ 1800
COSTER, C. de. La légende d'Ulenspiegel. Par./Bruss., Libr. Internationale/A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Ce, 1868. (4), 480 pp. W. 15 eaux-fortes sur chine by Félicien Rops (3 and 2 together w. Artan), Claeys, Dillens, Duwée, Schaefels, Schampheler, Smits & Van Camp. Extra illustrated edition, w. 3 lvs. bound at the beginning w. 3 or. drawings based on the text, in ink, watercolor and gouache by unidentified talented cont. artist. 4°. Cont. green h. mor. extra w. raised bands, dec. gilt back & marbled paper on sides. (Plates a bit foxing).
€ 500
COSTUMES -- RACINET, A. Le costume historique. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1888. 6 vols. W. 500 lithographic plates in colour, silver and gold, and greyscale. Fol. Cont. hcf. extra, spines raised in bands w. gilt lettering, sides ruled in gilt, t.e.g. (Some wear/dam. to spine ends & extremities, vols. 2-6 upper hinges broken, margins w. some yellowing; however the images are very well-preserved indeed w. crisp, bright colours).
€ 300
DALI -- CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, M. Don Quijote de la Mancha. Barcelona, (1965). 2 vols. W. num. cold. fold-out ill. by Dali. 4°. Or. padded simili leather binds. (1 spine faded and with upper joint split). -- JERUSALEM BIBLE. Ed. A. Jones. N.Y., 1970. W. num. cold. ill. by S. Dali. 4°. Or. padded cl. bind., a.e.g. -- (3).
€ 150
FANTIN-LATOUR -- JULLIEN, A. Richard Wagner. Sa vie et ses oeuvres. Par./Lond., J. Rouam & G. Wood, 1886. xvi, 346, (2) pp. W. 14 lithogr. plates by H.-Th. Fantin-Latour, 4 (engr.) plates and num. (full-p.) ills. Fol. Cont. h. red mor. extra w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, marbled paper on sides, t.e.g. (A bit foxed in places).
€ 100
MAILLOL -- VERGILIUS. Georgica. Les Géorgiques. Texte latin et version française de l'abbé Jacques Delille, gravures sur bois d'Aristide Maillol. Par., Ph. Gonin, 1937-43 ("achevé d'imprimer 21 mars 1950"). 2 vols. (2), 174, (1); (2), 154, (1) pp. W. 122 woodcuts by Maillol. Fol. In loose quires as issued in owrps., in or. h. vellum chemises. In or. pictorial slipcases. (Occas. trifle foxed).
€ 360
MAIZEROY, R. La mer. Paris, G. Petit, (n.d., c. 1895). (2), 142, (5) pp. W. 24 etchings by i.a. F. Bracquemond, 6 helio-engr. by L. Abbema & text illustr. by Abbema & G. Clairin. Fol. Cont. red h. mor. extra w. marbled brds., spine w. raised bands & gilt lettering. (Some dam. to spine ends, hinge chafed, some foxing).
€ 90
MARTIN -- MILTON, J. The Paradise Lost. Lond., S. Prowett, 1827. 2 vols. W. 24 fine mezzotint plates by John Martin. Lge-8°. Cont. richly blind tooled cf. w. brown cf. letterpieces and marbled edges. (Letterpieces partly gone, spines chafed/rubbed, ti-pp. faintly stained, a bit foxed in places).
€ 750
RACKHAM, A. Book of pictures. W. an introd. by A. Quiller-Couch. London, Heinemann, (1923). 43 pp. W. 44 tipped in cold. plates w. tissue guards & num. or. ill. Sm-4°. Ocl. (Ex libris on paste-down, a bit browned as usual).
€ 80
SIMPLICISSIMUS. Begründet v. A. Langen & Th.Th. Heine. Jhrg. 17, Nr. 40-52; Jhrg. 18 Nr. 1-35, 37. München, 1912-13. Bound in fol. hcl. bind., all or. cold. lithogr. covers bound up. (A bit age-toned/browned/foxed, but in good condition).
€ 60
TOUDOUZE, G. Le Roy Soleil. Par., Combet, 1904. iv, 92 pp. W. 40 chromolitogr. (of which 1 double-p.) after M. Leloir. Fol. Or. richly cold. pictorial cloth, a.e.g. (Some wear to spine ends). -- G. MONTORGUEIL. Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays. Adapt. musicale de S. Rousseau. Par., H.E. Martin, (n.d., ca. 1900). W. 18 plates. Or. ornamental cl., gilt dec. title on front side, all edges red. (Some wear to spine, age-toned). -- (2).
€ 110