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    Hardcover, 250 x 310 mm, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, grey end papers, pictorial dust jacket; pp.: [1-8] 9-237 [3], illustrated in colour throughout. ISBN 0.8457.3150-5 Title-page (pictorial): The Beinecke Library OF YALE UNIVERSITY | Edited by Stephen Parks Architectural photography by Richard Cheek | Dedication photography by Ezra Stoller Collection photography by Stan Godlewski | With contributions by | Robert G. Babcock  Vincent Giroud  George A. Miles  Stephen Parks  Patrick L. Pinnell  Christa Sammons  Barbara A. Shailor  Patricia C. Willis  Marjorie G. Wynne  Timothy G. Young | Published by | The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library | Yale University | Distributed by | University Press of New England || Contents: Introduction The Building Ezra Stoller Dedication Portfolio Crossing Wall Early Manuscripts and Books Modern Books and Manuscripts The Collection of American Literature The Osborn Collection: English Manuscripts German Literature Collection Western Americana Collection Music in the Beinecke
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    Hardcover, 306 x 283 mm, pictorial cardboard, white lettering to front and spine, pictorial dust jacket, pictorial endpapers, pp.: [1-14] 15-224, illustrated in colour throughout. The 1st edition in 2000, published by The Pepin Press in Amsterdam. Title-page (white on black): Erotic Art of the Early Nineteenth Century | Romantique | {publisher’s device} | Bearsville, New York || ISBN 1-59020-000-4. Contents: Daydreams of the Juste Milieu: On the Historico-cultural Milieu of Erotic Lithographs The New Order of Love: Charles Fourier, the Unwavering Dreamer of Liberated Passions Achille Devéria and His School The Trader and the Policeman: Catalogues of Nineteenth Century Erotic Art The Blue Sofa On the Beginning and End of our Sexuality Soloists Duets Trios Quartets The Noble Orgy
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    Hardcover, 310 x 230 mm, red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, brown endpapers, pictorial dust jacket, pp.: [1-5] 6-256, 348 illustrations, incl. 195 plates in full colour. Title-page: Edited by Lesley Hoskins | THE | PAPERED WALL | HISTORY • PATTERN • TECHNIQUE | {vignette} | Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers || Imprint: Copyright @ 1994 Thames and Hudson Ltd, London | Published in 1994 by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York | A Times Mirror Company || ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810937301 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810937307 Contributor: Lesley Hoskins, editor, former Secretary of the UK's Wallpaper History Society, Specialist Curator at MoDA (The Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University).
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    Hardcover, 305 x 235 mm, bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine, collated in 4to: 544, pp. [1-4] 5-94 [95, 96], [I, II] III-CDXXXII (432), i.e. 216 leaves; 578 watermarks catalogued. Title-page (red and black): WATERMARKS | IN PAPER | IN HOLLAND, ENGLAND, | FRANCE, ETC., IN THE XVII | AND XVIII CENTURIES AND | THEIR INTERCONNECTION | BY | W. A. CHURCHILL | {publisher’s device} | MENNO HERTZBERGER & Co. — AMSTERDAM | MCMXXXV || Contributors: Churchill, William Algernon (British, 1865 – 1947) – author. Menno Hertzberger & Co. (Amsterdam) – publisher. Hertzberger, Emanuel [Menno] (Dutch, 1897 - 1982) – publisher.
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    Softcover, 290 x 205 mm, publisher’s flapped pictorial wrappers, pp.: [1-7] 8-205 [3], text in English, French, and German, profusely illustrated. First edition published in 2011. Title-page: Edited by Dian Hanson | LA | PETITE | MORT | § | PHOTOGRAPHS BY SANTILLO | TASCHEN || Hanson, Dian (American, b. 1951) – editor/text Santillo, William (American) – photographer
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    Hardcover, 252 x 260 mm, grey buckram with gilt lettering to spine, in a black pictorial dust jacket with white lettering; pp. [6] 1-185 [1] profusely illustrated in b/w plus 16 leaves of colour plates extraneous to collation, .e. total 112 leaves. Title-page (pictorial): JEWELLERY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | Jack Ogden | RIZZOLI / NEW YORK || Imprint: Published in the United States of America by Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 712, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 First published by Trefoil Books Ltd, 1982 ISBN 0 8478 0444 5 Contents Jewellery and the archaeologist
    • Gold and silver
    Gold; The sources of gold: Egypt and Nubia, Africa to the South of Nubia. Arabia, Russia, India and Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe; The composition of ancient gold items; Impurities; Changes in gold with time; Silver; The sources of silver: North Africa and Arabia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe; The composition of ancient silver.
    • Metals other than gold and silver
    Copper and copper alloys; Iron; Lead; Antimony; Tin; Platinum group metals.
    • Goldsmithing techniques
    Sheet metal; Raised sheet work; Cutting and pierced work decoration; Engraving; Wire; Ornamental wires; Chains; Soldering and granulation: Gold and silver, Base metals; Mechanical joining; Casting.
    • The gemstones
    Apatite; Azurite; Beryl: Emerald, Aquamarine; Breccia; Calcite; Chrysoberyl; Cordierite; Corundum: Sapphire, Ruby; Diamond; Dioptase; Feldspar; Fluorspar; Garnet; Gypsum; Hematite; Jade; Lapis lazuli; Lazulite; Malachite; Mica; Obsidian; Olivine; Opal; Porphyry; Pyrites; Quartz: Amethyst, Citrine, Rock crystal, Rose quartz, Smoky quartz, Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Chrysoprase, Cornelian and Sard, Jasper, Plasma, Banded Agates, Onyx; Serpentine, Steatite, Chlorite and related materials; Sodalite; Spinel; Topaz; Tourmaline; Turquoise; Zircon.
    • Organic gem materials
    Amber; Coral; Ivory and bone; Jet and lignite; Pearls; Shells; Tortoise shell; Threading materials for beads.
    • Glass, enamel and faience
    Glazed stone and faience; Glass: Glass beads, Glass inlays, Glass intaglios, Other glass jewellery; Enamel; The aging of glass; Egyptian blue; Etched Cornelian beads.
    • Ancient imitation and altered gemstones
    Man-made imitation gemstones; Altered or improved stones.
    • Stone working
    Chipping; Cutting; Abrasion.
    • Forgeries
    The materials; The techniques: Wire, Sheet metal work, Cutting, Solder joins; Style; Ageing fake jewellery; Glass; Distribution; Forgeries of engraved gems and seals.
    • The jeweller
    Supply and demand; The growth of the industry; The shop; The jeweller; The Guild.
    • Bibliography & references
    • Index to illustrations
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    Softcover, pictorial wrappers, 235 x 165 mm, pp. [1-9] 10-176, 120 illustrations, incl. 109 in full colour, 3 maps, glossary, and timeline. An enveloped postcard to E. Varshavsky laid in. Text profusely marked with coloured highlighters. Title-page (pictorial): Art of Edo Japan | The Artist and the City 1615-1868 | Christine Guth | PERSPECTIVES | HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC. PUBLISHERS || Contents: NOTE TO THE READER Map: Japan during the Edo period INTRODUCTION: Mapping the Artistic Landscape
    1. The Artist and the City
    The Castle Town; Urban Culture; The Urban Artist
    1. Kyoto Artists
    Map: Kyoto; The Kano and Tosa Schools; Köetsu, Sotatsu, and Rinpa Design; Taiga, Buson, and the Literati Movement; The Maruyama-Shijo School; Individualists: Jakuchü, Shöhaku, and Rosetsu; The Yamatoe Revival
    1. Edo Artists
    Map: Edo; The Kano School and the Realm of the Official Artist; Developments in Woodblock Prints: 1660-1760; Developments in Polychrome Prints: 1765-1801; Further Developments in Woodblock Prints: 1801-68; Sakai Höitsu and Tani Buncho: Edo Ripa and Bunjinga
    1. Osaka and Nagasaki Artists
    Kimura Kenkadö and his Circle; Osaka Books and Prints; Nagasaki: Window on the World; Monk-Artists of the Öbaku Sect; Visiting Chinese Artists and their Pupils; Painters in the Western Manner
    1. Itinerant, Provincial, and Rural Artists; Itinerant Monk-Artists and Pilgrimage Art; Poet and Literati Painters; Provincial and Rural Artists
    GLOSSARY TIMELINE BIBLIOGRAPHY PICTURE CREDITS INDEX
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    Hardcover, 305 x 258 mm, black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, black pictorial dust jacket with white lettering to front and spine, olive endpapers; pp. [1-5] 6-144, 150 colour illustrations. ISBN 185177 316. Title-page: JAPANESE TEXTILES | IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM | Anna Jackson | Photographs by Ian Thomas | V&A PUBLICATIONS || Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Map Japanese textiles List of plates The plates Bibliography
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    Paperback, 2nd edition, 290 x 205 mm, publisher’s pictorial wrappers with large flaps, white lettering, pp.: [1-6] 7-208, 198 illustrations, with glossary and 2½ pp. index. 1st edition published in 2020. Title-page: Japanese | Dress in Detail | Josephine Rout | with Anna Jackson | {Thames |&Hudson / V&A} || Contents: Introduction
    1. Necklines and Shoulders
    2. Headwear
    3. Sleeves
    4. Waists
    5. Waist Accessories
    6. Hems
    7. Linings and Undergarments
    8. Footwear
    Further Reading Glossary Acknowledgements Index
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    Hardcover, 290 x 240 mm, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, grey endpapers, in a black and white pictorial dust jacket with white lettering, pp.: [1-5] 6-231 [232], with 114 plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Neue Galerie, NY, February 20—June 8, 2020. Title-page (white on black): MADAME D'ORA | Edited by Monika Faber | With preface by Ronald S. Lauder, foreword by Renée Price, | and contributions by Katrin Bomhoff Christian Brandstätter, Jean-Marc Dreyfus, | Monica Faber, Esther Ruelfs, Lisa Silverman, and Magdalena Vuković | PRESTEL | MUNICH • LONDON • NEW YORK | photoinstitut | BONARTES / MK&G / MUSEUM FÜR | KUNST UND GEWERBE | HAMBURG || Contributors: Kallmus, Dora [Madame d'Ora] (Austrian-Jewish, 1881 – 1963) – photographer Neue Galerie New York – museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design. Lauder, Ronald Steven (American-Jewish, b. 1944) – the owner of Neue Galerie.
  • Softcover, 210 x 149 mm, white wrappers with red and black lettering and a vignette to front, red and black lettering to spine and black lettering to back; pp. [1-8] 9-143 [1]. ISBN 978-88-95598-98-7. Title-page (red and black): CASANOVA | IN | VENICE | Illustrated editions of The story of my life | collected and presented | by Michel Delon and Michèl Sajous D’Oria | lineadacqua || Colophon: Printed in Venice, Italy | In may 2019 | By Grafiche Veneziane, Venice || Back wrapper: 100 illustrations enrich | Casanova's own telling | of his adventures in Venice || First edition in French: April 2013 First edition in English: March 2019 Contributors: Michel Delon (French, b. 1947) – author Michèl Sajous D’Oria  – author Lucian Comoy – translator Contents: A WORLD OFIMAGES – Michel Delon OF PLACES AND BOOKS – Michèle Sajous D'Oria PORTRAITS AND ALLEGORIES NANETTE AND MARTON VEDUTE C.C. A LETTER M.M. RENDEZ-VOUS AND AMBUSH THE CASINO AT THE OPERA AND THE RIDOTTO A MASKED BALL AT THE CONVENT THE QUADRILLE COMPARISON MELANCHOLY TONINE AND BARBERINE MASKS ARREST THE PIOMBI ADIEU VENICE Bibliography of the illustrated editions Notes concerning the illustrators  
  • Hardcover, 280 x 121 mm, glossy white pictorial cover with mahogany lettering, pp. [1] 2-210 [2]. Lettering on the cover: ITŌ MITSURU | NOBUIE-TSUBA | {vignette} | TRANSLATED BY MARKUS SESKO || Title-page: Nobuie Tsuba | 信家鐔 | Itō Mitsuru (伊藤満) | translated by Markus Sesko | © 2016 Itō Mitsuru | Copyright translation: Markus Sesko | Print and Publishing: Lulu Press, Inc. ||
  • Hardcover album 387 x 300 mm, bound in orange half-calf over green paper with vertical black zig-zag and embossed gilt rings, by Isy Brachot of Brussels; includes a photographic portrait of D. H. Lawrence pasted to front green ffl verso, ms title-page, six pages of ms text with a woodcut portrait of the same to page 2, 27 plates (including eight double-page), one blank leaf followed by ten pages of ms text and back green ffl with text to recto, 49 leaves total, plates on thick wove paper, text on Canson & Montgolfier watermarked laid paper, all unpaginated; in a slipcase. The title page indicates: “Vertés, a fashionable and popular designer from 1940 to 1960 […] attempted to illustrate in 1959 the famous novel by D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover, but not getting along with his publisher, he sold his sketches for two thousand dollars to count Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem (1819 – 1882). Further, the t.p. reads: Les esquisses, lit-on encore sur cette page, furent reliées par Isy Brachot de Bruxelles. Elles furent classées par lui sans ordre, comme elles venaient. En préface figurent un bref résumé du roman, un historique des difficultés qu'il connut, un compte rendu de sa victoire finale. En postface sont transcrits, en langue originale, les scènes illustrées par Vertès dans l'ordre où elles se trouvent écrites, ainsi qu'une appréciation de l'art de Vertès. Michel Vokaer’s Bibliographie de Marcel Vertès (1967) does not mention this collection of sketches; however, it says that the artist had produced two test etchings for Lady Chatterley’s Lover around 1936, which remained unpublished. The gouaches were drawn in the US, and the texts accompanying them are in English, so one could suppose that the prospective publisher—who remains unknown—was American. Contributors: Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) David Herbert Lawrence (British, 1885 – 1930)
  • Hardcover volume 295 x 240 mm, pictorial front cover and purple spine with gilt embossed lettering, back cover with orange lettering, craft endpapers, pp.: [1-6] 7-255 [1], profusely illustrated. Exhibition catalogue with 123 reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints. Title-page: The Riddles of | UKIYO-E | Women and Men in Japanese Prints 1765–1865 | Chris Uhlenbeck / Jim Dwinger / Josephine Smit | {publisher’s device LUDION} || Table of contents: Preface; Introduction; Beauties; Shunga; Legends; Kabuki; INDEX; LIST OF WORKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS.
  • Hardcover volume, 290 x 225 mm, bound in scarlet velveteen with gilt lettering to front and spine, gilt vignette and lettering to back; pp.: [1-8] 9-204 [4], profusely illustrated; text in French and English. ISBN : 2-940127-37-9. Title-page (yellow on red paper): EROS SECRET | OBJETS EROTIQUES A TRANSFORMATION | EROTIC TRANSFORMATION OBJECTS | Photographies et chorégraphie : Véronique Willemin | Photographer and choreography || “The ensemble of 150 objects presented belongs to one single collector. The manner in which the author met him at the airport of Larnaca, then on a yacht in the Mediterranean sea, resembles more a novel by Gérard de Villiers than the preface of a curator but has its own touch of spice” [Art of the day Weekly].
  • Hardcover volume, 355 x 240 mm, bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine with a photo portrait of Mary Millais (1860-1944), in a black cloth clam-shell box 370 x 253 x 40 mm, with a shamrock diaper black paper adorned with publisher’s coat of arms pasted to the front. Pp.: [1-12] 13-213 [3], with 41 glued-in photomechanically reproduced photographs, chiefly from the Gernsheim Collection at the University of Texas, two of them of Alice Liddell (pp. 123 and 127). Printed on hand-made blue laid paper. Edition is limited to 3,000 copies, of which this is copy № 1200. Title-page: Lewis Carroll | Photos and Letters | to His Child Friends | Edited by Guido Almansi | Notes by | Brassai and Helmut Gernsheim | Franco Maria Ricci | 1975 || Colophon: This volume was printed in Milan, Italy, in the month of November 1975, under the direction of Franco Maria Ricci. The hand-made paper is the work of the Pietro Miliani mills at Fabriano. This first edition consists of three thousand numbered copies. Copy n. [1200]. Facsimile. Seller’s description: Near Fine condition Hardcover Signed by Franco Maria Ricci on the colophon page, Numbered and Limited Edition #1200/3000 of copies. Includes Notes by Brassai and Helmut Gernsheim, with 41 tipped-in sepia-toned photographs, 213 pages. "The Signs of Man Volume 3". Black boards bound in Orient silk with gold engraved lettering on the spine and cover and a sepia-toned photograph affixed to the front cover, handmade Ingres pastel paper manufactured by Cartiere Milliani in Fabrianoo with decorated endpapers and deckled fore-edge. Housed in a black clamshell case with clover leaf pattern in Very Good + condition with the exception that there is no spine label and very light wear to the extremities. Oversize folio: 9" x 13 3/4" Contributors: Carroll, Lewis (British, 1832 – 1898) – Author/Photographer Ricci, Franco Maria (Italian, 1937 – 2020) – publisher Almansi, Guido (Italian, 1931 – 2001) – editor Brassai [Halász, Gyula] (Hungarian–French, 1899 – 1984) – notes Gernsheim, Helmut (Jewish-German, 1913 – 20 July 1995) – notes  
  • Four exhibition catalogues at Perls Galleries in NYC, coloured stiff laid paper wrappers, colour lettering, staples, b/w plates: September 22 - October 25, 1952, 8 pp; November 14 - December 24, 1955, 12 pp.; “The Nude” January 5 - February 7, 1959. 16 pp.; Portraits and Models November 20 - December 29, 1962, 12 pp. Size: 155 x 240 mm each.
  • Hardcover volume, 19 x 13 cm, grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine, grey/cream dust jacket lettered throughout, price “10s 6d | NET” unclipped. Covers rubbed, dust jacket has a purple ink stain on the back bottom. Black ink inscription to recto ffl. Collation: a-o8 p10, total 122 leaves; pp.: [6] 1-237 [238]. 1st edition, 1st issue / Great Britain. Title-page: THE END OF THE | AFFAIR | by | GRAHAM GREENE | {publisher’s device} | — | WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD | MELBOURNE :: LONDON :: TORONTO || Imprint: FIRST PUBLISHED 1951 | PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN | AT THE WINDMILL PRESS | KINGSWOOD, SURREY || Dedication: To C. (Catherine Walston, nee Crompton, American, 1925 – 1978) Contributors: Graham Greene (British, 1904 – 1991) William Henry Heinemann (Jewish-British, 1863 – 1920)