ABAD, J.M. La imprenta en Alcalá de Henares (1502-1600). Introd. J.S. Díaz. (1991). 3 vols. Ocl. -- C.P. PASTOR. Bibliografía Madrileña de los siglos XVI y XVII. 1970-71. 3 vols. Ocl. -- J. PEETERS-FONTAINAS. Bibliographie des impressions espagnoles des Pays-Bas méridionaux. 1965. 2 vols. W. 76 facs. of ti-pp. & 171 facs. of printer's marks. Ocl. -- F.M.A. ROBBEN. Jan Poelman, boekverkoper en vertegenwoordiger van de firma Plantin-Moretus in Salamanca 1579-1607. 1994. Owrps. (W. a few annot./underl. in pencil). (De Gulden Passer). -- And 6 o. (15).

AESCHYLUS. The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon - Choephoroi - Eumenides. The Allen Press, 1982-83. 2 vols. Title printed in gilt and orange. Or. orange cl., uncut. In brown cl. slipcase. Printed in 140 copies. -- PINDARUS. Pindar's Odes of Victory. The Olympian and Pythian odes. Transl. by C.J. Billson. Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press, 1928. Vol. 1 only. W. wood-engrs. by J. Farleigh. 4°. Ohcl., uncut. Printed in 250 numb. copies. -- VERGILIUS. Opera omnia. Lond., (1912). Cont. green vellum, front cover with a gilt single fillet border and the gilt arms of Eton College at the centre, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g., other edges uncut. (Some marg. staines). With printed school prize. -- And 2 o. (6).

ASHENDENE PRESS -- SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI. I fioretti del glorioso poverello. Lond., Ashendene Press, 1922. Printed in red, black and blue, w. 54 woodcut engrs. after Ch.M. Gere, initials by G. Hewitt. Or. limp vellum w. overl. sides, titled in gilt, & green cloth ties, uncut.

(AUCTION/SALE) CATALOGUES -- PHILOMNESTE Jr. (=P.G. Brunet). Livres payés en vente publique 1,000 Fr. et au dessus. 1877. Mod. marbled brds. Printed in 275 numb. copies. -- NOTICE SUCCINTE d'une collection unique des manuscrits inédits, rares et précieux, concernant l'histoire Belgique. (1811). Old wrps. (Spine & front side gon, a bit dog-eared). -- (J.A.) POURTALÈS-GORGIER. Catalogue objets d'art et de haute curiosité. 1865. Owrps., uncut. (Wrps. sl. worn). -- A.J. DER KINDEREN. L'art au Moyen-Age. Bibliothèque-Lindsen. Amst., 1908. Cont. h. mor. (Spine gone). -- And 3 o. (7).

(AUCTION/SALE) CATALOGUES -- TYDEMAN, H.W. Catalogus der Bibliotheek nagelaten door. Bibliothecæ Tydemannianæ pars prima (-quinta). Waarvan de verkooping zal plaats hebben (…) onder directie v. M. Nijhoff en E.J. Brill, (…). Maandag 24 Oct. 1864 -(23 Oct. 1865). 's-Grav., Leiden, 1864-65. 5 parts in 1 vol. Cont. h. mor. (Spine gone, front side loose). -- L.C. LUZAC. Catalogue de la bibliothèque formée et délaissée par Mr. Louis Caspar Luzac. Leiden/Amst., 1872. Owrps. -- M.W.J. ROIJAARDS v.d. HAM. Catalogue de la grande collection exquise de livres imprimés et manuscrits, cartes, portraits et estampes. Utrecht, 1898-99. 2 parts in 1 vol. Cl. -- And 4 o. (7).

BATIK BINDING -- EEDEN, F. v. De kleine Johannes. 6e dr. 's-Grav., 1900. In anonymous binding, of which the back cover and the spine and part of the front cover are made of vellum, decorated w. light brown ornamentation executed in typical art nouveau batik technique. The larger part of the front side is made of cloth and seems to have been decorated w. another technique. Some gilt dots and lines are added in places. On the back cover a probable date can be discovered '02' (1902), as well as 'Ex libris HM' (?).

BINDINGS -- COLLECTION of 15 sample books, consisting of book binding samples of artificial leather, decorative paper, etc. ±1920-40. -- Added: a small collection of various loose samples in envelope.

BINDINGS -- COLLECTION of 22 French literary/historical works. 18th/19th c. Dif. sizes. All in fine richly gilt. dec. (h)cf./mor.

BLOTTING PAPERS, Collection of c. 170 "vloeibladen", issued primarily by English/American/French companies specializing in shoes/shoe repair, for the greater part in colour. 1950's. Stored in 4° ring binder in plastic folders. - Nice collection, incl. duplicates.

BOOK OF KELLS, THE. Evangeliorum Quattuor Codex Cenannensis. Bern, Urs Graf-Verlag, 1950-1951. 3 vols. W. 48 mounted color plates and num. monochrome illustrations. Vol. 1-2 bound in or. vellum, front covers and spines decorated in gilt and black by Otto Walter Ltd; vol. 3 bound in or. h. vellum, spine decorated in gilt and black. (All w. publishers (sl. dam.) plain dust-j. & (stained/worn) boxes/slipcase).

DESPORTES, Ph. LX Pseaumes de David. Maastr., 1926. W. woodcut front.-portr. Full black mor. w. gilt lettering, t.e.g. Printed in red, blue & black in a limited & numb. ed. (La Connaissance, 22). -- H. HOPPENOT. Continent perdu. Bussum, A.A.M. Stols, 1927. Lge-8°. Owrps. (Wrps. sl. browned). Printed in 274 numb. copies. -- P. SOUPAULT. Message d'île déserte. Poëme. The Hague, A.A.M. Stols, 1947. W. front.-etching by A. Alexeïeff. Ocl. w. dust-j. Printed in 628 numb. copies. -- E. PARNY. Chansons madécasses. The Hague/Par., A.A.M. Stols, 1948. Owrps. Printed in a limited edition. -- And 2 o. (6).

DESPORTES, Ph. LX Pseaumes de David. Par., 1926. W. woodcut front.-portr. Cont. h. vellum, uncut. w. or. printed sides. Printed in red, blue & black in a limited & numb. ed. (La Connaissance, 22). -- S. MALLARMÉ & Fr. JAMMES. Dialogue, 1893-1897. The Hague, A.A.M. Stols, 1940. Ocl. One of 30 h.c. (#23). De Jong 183. -- A. RIMBAUD. Les mains de Jeanne-Marie. (The Hague, A.A.M. Stols, 1943). Owrps. One of 50 copies (#9). De Jong 698. -- Id. Lettre de Charles d'Orléans à Louis XI pour solliciter la grace de Villon, menacé de la potence. (Utr., 1945). Owrps. (A bit browned). One of 150 copies (#104). Signed by the publishers & typographer (C. Nypels). De Jong 699. -- And 2 o. (6).

DRUKWERK IN DE MARGE -- DE FRANSE SLAG. Uitgegeven bij de 70ste verjaardag van Marja Scholtens (De Klaproos). (N.pl., n.publ., 2017). Comprising 50 contributions by various private presses. Sm-4°. Tog. in obrds. box. Printed in 70 copies. -- STROOM. Peter Duijff/65 jaar jong/15 jaar margedrukker. (N.pl., n.publ., 2018). Comprising 20 contributions (incl. introd./colophon/index booklet) by various Dutch private presses. Tog. in obrds. box. Printed in 35 copies. -- (2).

ERAGNY PRESS -- VILLON, F. Les Ballades. Lond., Hacon & Ricketts, 1900. 88, (4) pp. Entirely printed in red & black. Or. dec. brds. w. gilt lettering. (Bind. sl. foxed/soiled, hairline split to upper joint).

ESSEX HOUSE PRESS -- SHAKESPEARE, W. The Poems of William Shakespeare, According to the Text of the Original Copies, Including the Lyrics, Songs, and Snatches Found in His Dramas. (Lond., Essex House Press, 1899). (10), 253, (1) pp. W. woodcut front. by Reginald Savage, woodcut initials & woodcut vign. at the end. Or. limp vellum w. overl. sides & ties, uncut. (Ownership entries on free endpaper).

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- BESTIARIUM. Ms. Ashmole 1511 Bodleian Libr. Oxford. Graz (etc.), Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1982. 105 cold. and richly gilt facs. lvs. Lge-4°. Or. blind tooled leather w. vellum label. In obrds. slipcase w. gilt lettered brown label. (Codices Selecti LXXVI).

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- DODONAEUS, R. Stirpium historiae pemptades sex sive ll. XXX. (W. introd. in Dutch. Reprint of the ed. Antwerp, Chr. Plantin, 1583.) Nieuwendijk, De Forel, (1979). (20), 860, (28) & loosely inserted introd. of (16) pp. Fol. Or. bind. In or. slipcase. -- A. LONICER. Kreuterbuch, kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Bäume, Stauden, Hecken, Kräuter, Getreyd, Gewürtze, etc. (…). Nunmehr aber durch P. Uffenbachium (…) corr. und verb. (…). (Reprint ed. Ulm 1679). Naunhof bei Leipzig, W. Hendel, 1934. (16), 750, (26) pp. Fol. Or. vellum. -- (2).

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- GUTENBERG-BIBEL. Faksimile des Exemplars des Gutenberg Museums Mainz Signatur 18:2°/145. Hildesheim, G. Olms Vlg., 2000. 2 vols. Lge-fol. Or. dec. brds. In ocl. slipcase.

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- GUTENBERG-BIBEL. Johannes Gutenbergs zweiundvierzigzeilige Bibel. Nach dem Pergamentexemplar Inc. 1511 der Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz Berlin. München, Idion Vlg., 1977-79. 2 facs.-vols. richly dec. & 1 comm.-vol. ed. by W. Schmidt & F.A. Schmidt-Künsemüller. Fol. Or. blind-stamped calf binding over wooden brds. with 5 bosses on each cover & 1 ohcf.

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- KEULSE BIJBEL, De/Die Kölner Bibel. (Repr. ed. 1478-79. Amst./Alpen a/d Rijn, 1979). -- S. v.d. WOUDE. De Keulse Bijbel 1478-79 in het licht der historie. Inleiding bij de heruitg. Amst./Alpen a/d Rijn, (1979). W. ill. -- 2 vols. Fol. Or. (half) artificial leather binds. w. slipcase.

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- LIBER SCIVIAS. Faks. Ausg. Rüdesheimer Codex aus der Benediktinerinnen-Abtei St. Hildegard. Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 2013. 242 lvs. W. 35 gilt dec. miniatures & num. initials. Fol. Or. blind tooled leather w. raised bands. In ocl. slipcase w. gilt lettered label. (Codices Selecti CXX).

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- TRACTATUS DE HERBIS. British Library Egerton MS 747. Lond., Folio Society, 2002. 2 vols. 109 lvs. Fol. Green mor. w. red onlays, raised bands, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. In custom clamshell box. (As new).

FACSIMILE EDITIONS -- WYCLIFFE, J. A smaller Biblia Pauperum, conteynynge Thyrtie and Eyghte Wodecuttes illustratynge The life, Parablis, and Miraclis off Oure Blessid Lorde (…). Preface by A.P. Stanley. Lond., Unwin Brothers, 1884. lxxxii lvs. W. ti. printed in red & black, 38 woodcut plates, text within woodcut borders. Or. vellum dec. in brown, w. brass clasps and catches, top edge red, uncut.

GOETHE, (J.W. v.). Faust. Eine Tragödie. Bd. 1-2. Frankf./Darmstadt, Kleukens Presse for Die Ernst Ludwig Presse, 1922-23. 2 (of 3) vols. Or. gilt lettered brds., t.e.g.

HALCYON PRESS -- VILLON, Fr. Les œuvres: Les Lais, Le Testament, Poésies diverses, Le Jargon. Maestricht, 1929. Lge-8°. Private h. vellum, marbled paper sides, owrps. bound up. (Some minor wear to extremities, but a very good copy). One of 105 numb. copies on Pannekoek. -- Added: (J.W. v.) GOETHE. West-Östlicher Divan. Maastr., Stols, 1939. W. front. portr. of the author engr. by Th. Levigne. Lge-8°. Ocl., w. gilt vignette by J. Buckland Wright on front cover. (Spine faded). Printed in 125 numb. copies. -- HOMERUS. Six hymns. English transl. by P.B. Shelley facing the or. Greek. (Maastr.), 1929. Ocl. -- And 4 o. added printed by Stols/Halcyon Press ('Everyman', Milton, A. Roland Holst, G. Büchner). -- (7).

HEYLIGHE EUANGELIA, DE, na de beschrijvingen Matthei, Marci, Lucae ende Joannis. The Hague, G. Naeff & Drukkerij Trio, 1939. 200, (3) pp. W. 27 full-p. woodengr. ills. & num. vign. & initials by J.T. Giesen. Fol. Or. gilt dec. h. vellum, uncut. In or. marbled slipcase. -- Added: DALLOS HANNA. Mi atyánk. (1933). W. 10 woodcut plates w. tissue guards. Fol. Owrps. In or. (a bit dam.) printed envelope. -- (2).

HÜBSCHE HISTORI, Ein, von der küniglichen stadt troy, wie sie zerstoeret ward. (Erneuert v. Richard Benz). Berl., Vlg. Die Rabenpresse, 1938. (2), 214. (2) pp. W. handcold. woodcut front. and num. handcold. ills. cut after the original woodcuts by U. Rossel. 4°. Or. blind tooled leather. (Joints (partly) split).

JACKSON, J. A treatise on wood engraving, historical and practical. 1839. W. num. ills. Lge-8°. Cont. h. mor. extra. (Extremities sl. chafed). -- J. BUCKLAND-WRIGHT. Etching & engraving. Techniques & the modern trend. (1953). -- Id. Seven book-cover designs. Carlinapers, 1977. Owrps. Printed in 110 copies (#7). -- And 1 o. (4).

KUNERA PERS -- PÉGUY, Ch. La tapisserie de Notre Dame. (The Hague, Kunera Pers, 1929). 65, (2) pp. 4°. Or. vellum, sides ruled in gilt along borders, spine lettered in gilt, uncut.

KUNERA PERS -- VILLON, F. Les oeuvres. Le Lais, Le Testament et ses Ballades. (The Hague, 1926). 137, (1) pp. Or. vellum w. overl. sides.

LANZ, O. Xenien, 1932. Amst., C. Nypels, 1934. Or. blind- & gilt tooled brds. Printed in 500 copies, signed by author and publisher. -- Fr. HÖLDERLIN. Elegien. Potsdam, G. Kiepenheuer Vlg., 1920. Sm-4°. Ohcf. Printed in 550 numb. copies. -- R.M. RILKE. Les fenêtres. Die Fenster. M. einem Nachwort v. K. Krolow. Frankf., 1990. W. etchings by Chr. Mischke. 4°. Ocl. In slipcase. Printed in 750 numb. copies, signed by Krolow and Mischke. -- F. BRAUN. Zwei Erzählungen von Kindern. 1928. Or. h. vellum. Printed in 575 numb. copies. -- M. LUTHER. Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen 1520. Berl., 1933. Lge-8°. Ohcl. Printed in 500 numb. copies. -- And 15 o. (20).

MANDRAKE PRESS -- BOCCACCIO, G. Amorous Fiammetta. Repr. from the or. Engl. ed. of Bartholomew Young (1587). Ed. w. introd. by K.H. Josling. Lond., the Mandrake Press, 1929. xlix, (1), 161, (3) pp. W. cold. plates & vignettes by M. Leone. 4°. Or. green limp vellum w. overl. sides, gilt vignet on front side, gilt lettering, a.e.g. (Spine faded and sides only faded along edges).

MEYER, C.F. Die Hochzeit des Mönchs. Vienna/Lpz., Avalun-Verlag, 1921. 152, (4) pp. W. etched ti., 12 etched plates by A. Kolb & 1 etched initial, all plates signed in pencil. 4°. Or. full vellum w. gilt dec. and gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g, bound by E.A. Enders Leipzig.

PICCOLOMINI, A.S. Euryale et Lucrèce. Histoire de deux amants. Trad. p. H.-J. Sikorski & W. Chopard. Paris, Les Bibliophiles du papier, 1931. W. 13 or. etchings by L. Lafnet (& extra loose suite w. cold. etchings). Fol. In or. limp vellum w. 3 cold. coat of arms on front side. In or. golden brds. chemise & matching slipcase.

PODESCHI, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship. Riding, hunting, breeding & racing, 1400-1941. The Paul Mellon Collection. 1981. Lge-4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- A.L. SIMON. Bibliotheca Bacchica. Bibliographie raisonnée des ouvrages imprimés avant 1600 et illustrant la soif humaine (…). (Photomech. reprint of the ed. 1927. 1972). Lge-4°. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- J. BASTIN & B. BROMMER. Nineteenth century prints & illustr. books of Indonesia w. particular ref. to the print coll. of the Tropenmus., A'dam. (1979). Lge-4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- D.W. FORBES. Hawaiian national bibliography, 1780-1900. Vol. 1-3. (1999-2001). 3 vols. 4°. Ocl. -- And 5 o. bibliographies in 8 vols. (14).

PURDY, J. Don't let the snow fall, a poem. Dawn, a story. (Utr., Sub Signo Libelli, (1985)). (16) pp. W. 2 or. cold. lithogr. by Chr. Buursen. Sm-4°. Or. h. mor. bind. by 'Binderij Phoenix'. Printed in 95 copies, of which 45 w. 2 or. lithogr. - Breugelmans 137. -- Id. Proud flesh. Four plays. Northbridge, Lord John Press, 1980. (8), 47, (3) pp. Lge-8°. Ocl. w. dust-j. One of 250 numb. copies, signed by the author. -- E. BAGNOLD. Poems. (Andoversford/London), The Whittington Press, 1978). (26) pp. W. tipped in portrait. Sm-4°. Ohcl. Printed in 150 numb. copies, signed by the author. -- And 1 o. (4).

REED PALE PRESS -- BOOK OF RUTH, THE. Lond., (De La More Press for The Reed Pale Press), 1934. (2), xvi, (1) pp. Or. limp vellum w. blue ties. (Ties for the greater part gone).

RONSARD, P. de. Les sonnets pour Hélène. Par., La Connaissance, 1924. W. initials & vignettes by S.H. de Roos. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, t.e.g. Printed in 380 numb. copies. -- DANTE ALIGHIERI. La vita nuova. (Zürich, Offizin v. Gebr. Fretz, 1921). H. vellum., uncut. (Züricherdrucke 3). One of 100 numb. copies printed in blue & black w. gilt ti. & gilt initial on handmade paper. -- J. du BELLAY. Les regrets. Par., La Connaissance, 1925. W. woodcut-front. Hcl. Printed in red, blue & black in a limited and numb. ed. -- P. VERLAINE. Odes en son honneur. Par., La Connaissance, 1931. W. photo-engr. front.-portr. of the author by P. Berrichon. Lge-8°. Ocl. (Back discold.). Beautifully executed in red & black by C. Nypels in 100 numb. copies. -- And 7 o. (11).

ROSSETTI, D.G. Hand and soul. (Hilversum, de Heuvelpers, 1929). Printed in red & black. Brds. Printed in 125 numb. copies by S.H. de Roos. -- E.A. POE. The fall of the house of Usher. Maastricht, The Halcyon Press, 1930. W. 10 aquatints by A. Alexeïeff. Lge-8°. Wrps. Printed in 325 numb. copies. -- S.T. WARNER. Elinor Barley. Cresset Press, 1930. W. etchings by I.R. Hodgkins. Or. h. vellum, uncut. Printed in 380 numb. copies, signed by the author. -- G. JONES. The green island. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1946. W. engrs. by J. Petts. Ocl. Printed in 500 numb. copies. -- And 5 o. (9).

ROSSETTI, D.G. Hand and Soul. (Maastr.), Halcyon Pers, 1928. Ocl. Printed in 325 numb. copies. Our copy "h.c." -- E. LÉVÈQUE. Iconographie des fables de La Fontaine, La Motte, Dorat, Florian. 1893. W. plates. Owrps. (Spine a bit dam., foxing). -- P. de MENDELSSOHN. S. Fischer und sein Verlag. (1970). Ocl. -- A. BLAVIER. Les fous littéraires. 2000. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- P.J. BUIJNSTERS. Geschiedenis v.d. Nederlandse bibliofilie. (2010). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 9 o. (14).

RUSKIN, J. Unto this Last. London, Ballantyne Press for. George Allen, 1902. Or. gilt-lettered vellum w. ties. (2 ties lack). Printed in 411 copies. -- L. BINYON. The sirens an ode. Stanton Press, 1924. Tall-8°. Ohcl. Printed in 205 numb. copies. -- J. DONNE. Donne's sermon of valediction. Lond., Nonesuch Press, 1932. Tall-8°. Or. blind tooled brds. (A bit foxing). Printed in 750 numb. copies. -- W. MORRIS. The art of the people. Chicago, 1902. Ohcf. -- And 5 o. (9).

SAPPHO. Carmina (graece). Munich, Piper & Co., 1921. (40) pp. W. text chosen and etched by E.R. Weiss & 12 etched illustrations by R. Sintenis. 4°. Obrds. (Brds. a bit browned/foxed (along edges), corners sl. worn).

SUCHÁNEK, V. Improvizace. Improvisaties. Zeven lithografieen bij gedichten van Frantisek Hrubin. Leyden, Mare Liberum, 1984. W. letterpress text- & colophon-leaf, 7 cold. lithographs by V. Suchánek, all signed in pencil. Square sm-8°. Loose as issued in or. cold. lithogr. portfolio. In or. slipcase. Printed in 100 numb. copies (#17). -- Id. PF 2005, 2005, 2008. 3 cold. lithogr. Each 206 x 102 mm. Signed in pencil. -- Added: 2 small lithogr., signed/numb. in pencil. -- And 5 o. on S. (11).

THOMAS, L. L'Esprit de M. de Talleyrand. Anecdotes et bons mots. Paris, Dorbon Aîné, "Les Bibliophiles Fantaisistes", 1909. 98, (10) pp. W. front.-portr. Beautifully bound by Ch. de Samblanx in h. green mor. extra, richly dec. gilt spine, marbled paper on sides and matching endpapers, w. owrps. bound up, t.e.g.

WALTON, I. The lives of Doctor John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton Knight, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert and Doctor Robert Sanderson. Lond., privately printed for Brentano's N.Y., 1907. (10), 269, (1) pp. W. front.-portr. of the author & 5 ports. by Walker & Cockerell. Fol. H. vellum extra w. gilt lettering, uncut.

WILGENKAMP BINDERY -- SHAKESPEARE, W. Sonnet XVIII. By La Société Anonyme. (Text in binary code). Blokker, Marja Wilgenkamp, 2012. ccxiii, (9) pp. Or. padouk (wooden) binding (190 x 150 x 45 mm) with title laser cut in front and back cover (also in flyleaves). In or. handmade cloth box w. small wooden plate on front side with portrait of Shakespeare carved in. N° 3 of 5 copies which where specially bound by Marja Wilgenkamp in a wooden cover (by Jaap Borra, guitarbuilder). -- Id. Sonnet XVIII. By La Société Anonyme. (Text in binary code). Blokker, Marja Wilgenkamp, 2012. ccxiii, (9) pp. Obrds. covered w. 'So Silk' paper (in or. paper dust-jacket), w. title laser cut into the cover boards and flyleaves. In or. paper fold. box. n° 3 of 65 copies in 'Dos rapporté' binding covered with 'So Silk' paper, executed by Ben Elbel (Elbel Libro) according to Marja Wilgenkamp's design.

ZILVERDISTEL -- VERLAINE, P. Romances sans paroles. (The Hague, J. Enschedé for De Zilverdistel, 1914). 47 pp. Sm-8°. Private green mor., gilt lettering & sides ruled in gilt, a.e.g. (Spine discold., top of spine chipped).