Rebbes of Ger, Sfas Emes and Imrei Emes, The ArtScroll History Series by (Avraham Yitzchak) A. Y. Bromberg, Uri Kaploun (Translator) - 1987

London: Robert Havell. Very Good. 1836. First. Etching. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring on J Whatman hand-made paper watermarked 1836. Unusually wide, untrimmed margins showing the pulls from the binder's signatures on the left margin and the original gilt to the top edge. "I have found this species of Jay breeding in the State of Maine, where many individuals belonging to it reside the whole year, and where in fact so many as fifteen or twenty may be seen in the course of a day by a diligent person anxious to procure them. In the winter, their numbers are constantly augmented by those which repair to that country from places farther north. They advance to the southward as far as the upper parts of the State of New York.... Now, to my eye, the Canada Jay is as elegant in its movements, whether perched or on wing, as any other of our Jays, although its apparel is certainly very homely. It is joyous and lively at all times, even when, pushed by extreme hunger, it… Read More

Beautifully signature-bound in publisher's raw tan linen; front board & spine decoratively lettered; decorative endpapers. Generally, a very good or better set with signature satiric & anarchistic illustrations. One of the most important illustrated radical periodicals. Artists include but are not limited to: A. Roubille, Gustave-Henri Jossot, Konrad-Wagner, Valery Muller, Hermann-Paul, Leonetto Cappiello, Jules Cheret, Juan Gris, Jules-Alexandre Grun, Jossot, Frantisek Kupka, Paul Iribe, Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Orazi, Adrien Barrere, Poulbot, H. G. Ibels, Kees van Dongen, Armand Gallo, Ricardo Flores, and many others. Being a periodical that did not shy away from less attractive topics, they covered such topics as crime, economy, leisure and travel, politics, current events, international relations, religion, health and even the Press itself. Color and black and white illustrations copiously throughout. Vol. 1, 2, and 9: front board and spine are beginning to detach but are still sturdy. 10 1/4… Read More

Signed by Artist. Publisher's original wraps, boldly signed by Rodin on half-title. A clean copy without names, bookplates or other distractions. Grand luxe edition limited to only 100 copies of which this is number 7. Includes the two oft-fugitive unpublished hors-texte plates (one of which is in color). All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Dark blue cloth boards with debossed "BW" to front board. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Stated at back: "This first edition... is limited to 5000 casebound [harback] copies." Photographs are reproduced by sheet-fed gravure with additional halftone colors. 8 sections of photographs total: Brothers, Matt Dillon, Notebook, Lifeguards, Clammers, Hall of Fame, Jeff, and On Leave in Waikiki. The Hall of Fame section are photographs taken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Light creasing to dust jacket and small area of indentation to back wrap at spine. Light sunning to top and bottom edge of boards. Unpaginated. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.

Vibrant unsigned oil done in the style of the Hudson River School artists. Depicts sunset over a lake with three sailboats on the water as well as houses and buildings on the opposite shoreline. Frame: 44 x 34.25 inches; Window: 37.5 x 27.75 inches; Canvas: 38.25 x 28.25 inches.

This used paperback book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and neat. The binding is tight. The boards are clean inside and out.

London: Robert Havell. Very Good. 1836. First. Etching. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring on J Whatman hand-made paper watermarked 1836. Unusually wide, untrimmed margins showing the pulls from the binder's signatures on the left margin and the original gilt to the top edge. "I have found this species of Jay breeding in the State of Maine, where many individuals belonging to it reside the whole year, and where in fact so many as fifteen or twenty may be seen in the course of a day by a diligent person anxious to procure them. In the winter, their numbers are constantly augmented by those which repair to that country from places farther north. They advance to the southward as far as the upper parts of the State of New York.... Now, to my eye, the Canada Jay is as elegant in its movements, whether perched or on wing, as any other of our Jays, although its apparel is certainly very homely. It is joyous and lively at all times, even when, pushed by extreme hunger, it… Read More

Beautifully signature-bound in publisher's raw tan linen; front board & spine decoratively lettered; decorative endpapers. Generally, a very good or better set with signature satiric & anarchistic illustrations. One of the most important illustrated radical periodicals. Artists include but are not limited to: A. Roubille, Gustave-Henri Jossot, Konrad-Wagner, Valery Muller, Hermann-Paul, Leonetto Cappiello, Jules Cheret, Juan Gris, Jules-Alexandre Grun, Jossot, Frantisek Kupka, Paul Iribe, Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Orazi, Adrien Barrere, Poulbot, H. G. Ibels, Kees van Dongen, Armand Gallo, Ricardo Flores, and many others. Being a periodical that did not shy away from less attractive topics, they covered such topics as crime, economy, leisure and travel, politics, current events, international relations, religion, health and even the Press itself. Color and black and white illustrations copiously throughout. Vol. 1, 2, and 9: front board and spine are beginning to detach but are still sturdy. 10 1/4… Read More

Signed by Artist. Publisher's original wraps, boldly signed by Rodin on half-title. A clean copy without names, bookplates or other distractions. Grand luxe edition limited to only 100 copies of which this is number 7. Includes the two oft-fugitive unpublished hors-texte plates (one of which is in color). All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Dark blue cloth boards with debossed "BW" to front board. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Stated at back: "This first edition... is limited to 5000 casebound [harback] copies." Photographs are reproduced by sheet-fed gravure with additional halftone colors. 8 sections of photographs total: Brothers, Matt Dillon, Notebook, Lifeguards, Clammers, Hall of Fame, Jeff, and On Leave in Waikiki. The Hall of Fame section are photographs taken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Light creasing to dust jacket and small area of indentation to back wrap at spine. Light sunning to top and bottom edge of boards. Unpaginated. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.