Search Results: Authors starting with B from Priscilla Juvelis

Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1948. First Edition thus, one of 450 copies on velin mondial des paperteries de condat, from a total issue of 650 numbered copies. Page size: 6-3/8 x 9-7/8 inches; [1-15] 16-190 [191-196] pp. Bound by Rene Kieffer: full blue morocco with blind-stamped decorative plaque of draped valance above and balcony below, repeated on lower cover, spine with blind stamped decoration and title and author in gold gilt, top edge gilt, original decorated wrappers bound in, paper label on front blank: "Rene Kieffer, Reliures d'Art, 18 rue Seguier, Paris", some wear to edges, but generally a very nice copy. llustrated with six color illustrations after drawings by Valentine Hugo. Text printed by the Imprimerie F. Paillart; illustrations printed by G. Duval and Mourlot Freres.

Paris: Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne, 1911. Special copy from an edition of 150 copies on Arches paper, this copy with an original charcoal drawing signed by Jeanniot and two "bons a tirer" etchings of the drawing which is hors texte in chapter 7, together with a blue sheet that is filled out by hand noting the name of the collector for whom this copy was printed. Bound by David: full olive green morocco, with purple border onlay between two triple gilt fillet borders on front and back panel, top edge gilt, seven gilt borders on turn-ins, watered chestnut sil, spine panelled, raised bands, with author and title in gilt, onlay of purple morocco with triple gilt fillets in each panel replicating design on panel, spine faded to tan, tiny bit of rubbing on bottom spine edge, else fine; original wrappers bound in; binding signed on lower front turn-in "David" and dated "1914." Page size: 11-3/8" x 8-1/8". A handsome binding on a lovely book, lavishly illustrated with full page etchings and many… Read More

Paris: Rene Juillard, 1954. First Edition, inscribed by the author, noted French actor and mime artist (Les Enfants du Paradis) and director (Claudel's Le Soulier de satin for the Comedie-Francaise), Jean-Louis Barrault, on the titlepage of "Premiere Annee Premier Cahier" (Volume 1, No. 1), "pour ____, JL Barrault, and signed again on the titlepage of Volume 1 No. 5, "J-L Barrault. Page size: 5-5/16 x 7-5/16 inches; 127pp. in each of the three numbers. Bound: 3/4 bordeauz morocco, teg, original wrappers bound in, near fine. Includes occasional illustrations, both full-page and in the text, mostly comprising designs for theatrical productions, several reproduced after original drawings by such artists as Balthus, Maurice Brianchon, and Andre Masson. In 1947, Jean-Louis Barrault, an actor and producer, and his wife, Madeleine Renaud, a well-known actress, founded a troupe which performed for several years at the Theatre Marigny in Paris. They also issued a periodical, the three numbers of which… Read More

[Paris]: Editions de la Parade, 1949. First Edition, one of 2,000 copies on Alfuma paper. Page size: 5-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches; 107pp. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled paper, spine with 4 raised bands, author and title in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, original printed wrappers bound in, near fine.

Minneapolis, MN: Mnemonic Press, 2008. Artist's book, one of 25 numbered copies, from a total issue of 30, all of which are on Koch Antiqua and Fabriano Artistico paper, each signed and numbered by the artist / author, Harriet Bart. Page size: 5-1/2 x 10-15/16 inches; 42pp. Bound: brass covers with steel hinges by Jill Jevne, exposed sewn spine, endpapers with chemical symbol for lead taken from Rudolph Koch's BOOK OF SIGNS and drawn by him. The chemical symbol for lead, Pb, is also hand engraved on the front panel of the brass binding. Housed in custom-made hinged masonite and beech wood box with aluminum covers overlaid with brass hardware cloth and trimmed with brass angle and brads, brass clasp. The concept, text, and images by Harriet Bart which she says, "are based on a series of installations involving the plumb in its many guises: as a building tool, an object of initiation and divination, as a pendulum, and as a metaphor in the search for that which is timeless and true." The text is printed… Read More

[Paris]: Editions Vialetay, 1955. One of 200 on velin blanc with an extra suite of the illustrations in color from a total issue of 1350; handsomely rebound in 3/4 green morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in. Illustrated with 10 reproductions in color hors-texte after pen and watercolor sketches by Gaston Barret, as well as one sketch in black line, all portraying picturesque corners within the city, including quiet spots in the Marais and Montmartre.

NY: Ruder Photographer, 1890. Original photograph, 5-3/4 x 4-3/8 inches, mounted on grey board, 8 x 12 inches, within triple rules, some sunning to top inch of board on which photo is mounted, lacking tissue guard was was previously affixed, photograph is fine. This is a handsome image of the pianist and composer, seated on a rocker on a proch most likely in the country, reading a book. The tree outside the porch and the light colored and light-weight dress indicates summer. Amy Beach (1867-1944), composer and pianist , showed her musical precocity early on; by four, she was composing waltzes. her mother, a talented singer and pianist, undertook her daughter's first musical education; later she studied Ernst Perebo, Junius W. Hill and Carl Baermann. During the winter of 1881-1882, Hill taught her harmony, 'the only formal instruction in music theory she ever received. l[NAW] At the age of 16, she debuted with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a pianist and, finding favor with critics and public alike,… Read More

[Paris]: Editions Lapina Collection les Images du Temps, 1927. One of 1000 on Verge de Rives B.F.K. pur chiffon, from a total issue of 1160. Illustrated with a frontispiece author-portrait etched in drypoint by Lucien Madrassi; four original drypoints as hors-texte by Jacques Boullaire; nine pictorial initials; and seven small decorative tailpieces. The initials, chapter titles, page heads, and page numbers are printed in red. In addition, a two-page "Fragment" preceding the text reproduces in facsimile Henri Beraud's handwriting. Handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco and marbled pastepaper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original mottled blue wrappers and backstrip, printed in black and red, bound in, original backstrip faded, else a fine copy of this handsomely produced book.

Paris: La Table Ronde, 1947. First Edition, handsomely rebound in 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in, fine. This book describes the art and technique of engraving from its inception to modern times and is illustrated with well-known examples of each major process and period, as well as with photographs of engraver's tools and methods.

Paris: [published by the author], 1948. First edition, one of a limited edition of 110 on grand velin d'Arches printed on the author's private press. 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco and marbled paste-paper boards, gilt fillets, author and title gilt, top edge gilt, marbled paste-paper doublures, original wrappers and spine bound in, near fine. "Conversations with God" in prose form, by Pierre Bettencourt (1917 - 2006). Color frontispiece, entitled "L'Annociation" by Max Jacob.

Ann Arbor, MI: Bloodroot Press, 1993. Signed, Limited Edition, one of 100 copies, all on Ragston paper, and handmade numbered. Page size: 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Bound: accordion style between handmade paper covered boards by the author. The four-page poem is set in Eve typeface designed by Rudolph Koch. The frontispiece is a cyanotype by photographer Tom Finke who has signed the book in pencil. A handsome book.

Ann Arbor: Bloodroot Press, 1997. Signed, Limited Edition, one of 8 copies only, text on card stock, photographs color xeroxes of infrared silver prints. Book size: 10-1/4" x 4-1/2". Bound by Jean Buescher: handmade paper (a brown-red shade) over boards with buff accordion exposed spine, a concertina flag book with text handset in Garamond and Goudy Open. Four leaves of three separate sections on each, two of photos and one of text. The images are beautiful, redolent of summers of years gone by -- a slower time -- allowing appreciation of the beauty of common things. Fine. Now out of print.

Paris: Le Goupy, 1925. One of 500 numbered copies on Madagascar des Papeteries Lafuma, from a total edition of 600. 4to. Handsomely bound in 3/4 red morocco and paste-paper boards, spine gilt, title gilt, top edge gilt, original covers bound in. Frontispiece plus 10 etchings hors-texte of 16th to 18th century shop signs in Paris, each signed in the plate Jean-Jules Dufour.

Paris: Librairie Plon, Les Petits-Fils de Plon et Nourrit, 1927. First edition, one of 15 on papier de Chine de tete copies, from a total issue of 400. Bound by H. BLANCHETIERE in full navy morocco, edges with gilt double fillets, panelled spines with gilt lettering, doublures with panels of pink moire surrounded by navy morocco with gilt fillets, guards also of pink moire, marbled inner leaves, a.e.g., slipcases. Original printed wrappers and backstrip bound in, fine - a beautiful set. Paul Bourget (1852-1935) was a novelist and critic of penetrating psychological analysis. His novels, which describe the life of the leisured classes, almost always deal with a dilemma of conscience and/or some sociological problem. The moralizing tone especially evident in his later writings may be attributed to his growing Roman Catholic and Royalist sympathies. Perhaps because of this tone, Bourget's criticism is often now valued more highly than his fiction.

[Salt Lake City, UT]: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005. First edition. Page size: 8l-12 x 5-1/4 inches, 8pp + colophon. Bound: balck cloth over boards, no dj as issued, fine. One of 26 specially bound lettered copies signed by the author, CharlesBowden. Book design and letterpress printing by Jason Davis at Verdant Press. There were also 100 copies in wrappers.

Paris: Editions de la Pleiade, 1927. First Edition, one of 2,500 on velin du Marais, from a total issue of 2600. 8vo; handsomely bound in 1/4 brown morocco and marbled paste-paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original brown printed wrappers and backstrip bound in, fine. This volume is the second in the collection "Les Ecrits intimes" published under the direction of Charles du Bos.

Mulhouse, 1953. This special issue honoring Georges Braque is illustrated with numerous photographs of the artist as well as photogravure reproductions hors-texte of many of his works. 48pp; handsomely rebound in three-quarters dark green morocco and marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in, fine.

Paris: Lefuel, 1825. First Edition, eight volumes each with one engraving PRINTED IN COLOR, heightened by hand, original white wrappers printed with color lithographs housed in original double-compartment box with lithograph printed in color on cover (lid), gold foil which is stamped bordering edge of box, original pink and blue ribbon pulls. Page size: 6 x 4". The eight volumes are titled: The Little Milkmaid, The Little Schoolgirl, The Little Flower Seller, The Little Harvester, The Little Savoyard, The Little Shepherd, The Little Boatman, and The Little Firewood Gatherer (5 girls and 3 boys). Each volume has an engraving printed in color of a child dressed in the manner suiting the occupation in the title. The neo-classic colored bordered lithographs on the covers of each title have elements of the occupation included, such as flowers in La Petite Marchande des Fleurs and fish, seashells, and seaweed in The Little Boatman. The text of this charming children's set is titled Simple Stories, and they… Read More

[Berkeley, CA]: Blood Root Press, 2000. One of 135 copies, all on Frankfurt Cream and Deep Green Ingres paper in three colors, each hand numbered and signed by the author / artist / printer, Jean Buescher and the calligrapher, Nancy Leavitt. Page size: 4-3/4 inches x 6-1/2 inches; 20 pages. Bound by Jean Buescher: hand-made papers by Anne Marie Kennedy of raw flax and cotton rag cover papers over boards, framed and pigmented pale blue and red oxide; appliqué and embroidery by Jean Buescher in shape of glove, outlined with hem stitch in white and vase in blue outlined in black basting stitch; second vase on its side outlined in black chain stitch, exposed spine, guards of Red Roma paper. Title page with original gouache of artichoke in greens and blue and brown on pink ground, small gouache device on colophon page. Letter press printed by Jean Buescher from metal engravings of Nancy Leavitt's original calligraphy in blue/gray, pink/red and brown on green and cream colored papers; printing… Read More

Denver, Colorado: The Reed Publishing Company, 1905. First Edition. 8vo; 256pp; original pictorial green cloth printed in black with a wild landscape pictured; binding a bit rubbed and soiled, spine ends a bit frayed, corners bumped, about very good. With frontispiece portrait of the author; 28 other half-tone illustration. Emma Bullene, a spiritualist who was a trance speaker from Geneva, Wisconsin was part of the lecture circuit in the second half of the nineteenth century. After a lecture in New York City in 1860, a writer in The Banner of Light remarked of her: "That a young Lady not over 18 years of age should speak for an hour and a quarter, in such an eloquent manner, with such logical and philosophical clearness [proved] a power not natural to the education or mentality of the speaker." CLIFF DWELLERS is dedicated to "the Progressive Thought of the Nineteenth Century" without which, Bullene believed, the truth about American prehistory could not have been ascertained. Bullene discovered,… Read More