Search Results: Authors starting with C from Rare Illustrated Books

Paris: H. Laurens, 1932. An anthropological study of the French Indochina colonies by professor Antoine Cabaton, including extracts from the writings of Marco Polo, Pavie, Garnier, Monnier, Bonnetain, Pouvourville, Boissière, Lyautey among others. Desirable also for its chic art deco-style binding and bold typography. Bound in original decorated cloth boards, 180mm x 250mm, 256 pages, 148 black and white photographic plates throughout text, foldout map; Prize book from the Lycee et EPS de Garcons with presentation slip pasted on front endpaper, a near fine copy.

Adelaide: Rigby, 1962. Limited edition of 600 copies, of which this is No. 535. Signed by the author, with introduction and commentaries by Robert Campbell. Edition of 600 copies signed by Campbell. Quarto, bound in original cloth with gilt square leather onlay, in the publisher's slipcase, 35pp, 12 tipped colour plates; slipcase shows wear, a fine copy.

London: Macmillan, 1890. Nursery version of the classic story conceived to be read and 'cooed over' by younger readers. The two additional 'puzzle-pictures' or sketches that complement this copy are rare and precious examples of a game Carroll used to play with children - the object being to guess the animal before Carroll had finished drawing it. Presentation copy of the first published edition - inscribed by Lewis Carroll on the half title - with two original ink puzzle-pictures by Lewis Carroll tipped in. Quarto, bound in original pictorial boards, preserved in a deep blue, folding, cloth box, 257 mm x 200 mm., 75 pages, colour frontispiece and 3 full-page colour illustrations, numerous illustrations throughout; water damage affecting pages at front and end, endpapers browned and corners worn, otherwise a very good copy.

Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1937. Twentieth Century-Fox film directed by William A. Seiter and featuring Shirley Temple. Bound in original colour pictorial wrappers, 240 mm x 255 mm, 32 pages, illustrated with black & white film still throughout; spine a little rubbed otherwise a very good copy.

Paris: Charles Moreau, 1920. A series of illustrations of provincial interiors. Folio, loose plates in the original portfolio.

5, Avenue de la République, Paris: Camis, 1896. First Edition. Rare Parisian heating catalogue, displaying many designs in the shape of lighthouses. Includes late nineteenth century French and American stoves. Oblong quarto bound in illustrated paper wrappers, 235 mm x 320 mm, 20 pages, a near fine copy.

Paris: Aux Èditions Rieder, 1936. Limited Edition. Lucien Boucher. Satircal French novel illustrated by Lucien Boucher. First illustrated edition, limited to 2500 copies. Quarto, 298 pages, spine chipped else fine.

Paris: Martial Ardant freres, 1851. French natural history primer named after the great 18th century French naturalist, George-Louis Leclerc of Burgundy, later Compte de Buffon, listing man as the first animal to be examined (deemed the most interesting). Covers quadrupeds (mammals), birds, fish, insects and reptiles. With two pages dedicated to the kangaroo. Small octavo, bound in the original ornate gilt embossed boards, 240 pages, woodcuts throughout; age-toned, offsetting to title page, in near fine condition.

London: Bancroft & Co, no date. A delightful example of the work of renowned Czech illustrator and paper engineer, Vojtech Kubasta (1914 -1992). Originally born in Vienna, Kubasta trained as an architect in Prague yet barely practiced, his career interrupted by the invasion of Nazis in the Second World War. Kubašta turned his fine engineering skills towards the creation of pop-up books for children, revitalising three dimensional paper craft techniques that had drifted out of print, in part because of the bombing of the German printing presses but largely due to their expense. Kubašta's leadership and influence in the field secured his reputation and penetrated the difficult and complex politics of his era. He was granted permission to work for Walt Disney and inspired a resurgence of the ‘pop-up' format in both England and America. 'How Columbus Discovered America' was his first book. Said to be the first movable book published in Vojtech's Panascopic Model Series all of which were… Read More

Christie's, 1970. Being sale number four, Sept. 16-17 1970. Small quarto, black & white and colour plates, original wrappers, very good copy.

London: Dean & Son, 1875. The eye must be feasted as well as the palate." A book of instruction on the folding of table napkins illustrated with origami-style directions. Designs previously unimagined include the Double Horn of Plenty, the Prince of Wales's Feather, the Cornucopia... Only a few other known copies. First edition, Venetian red cloth with blind-stamped borders and illustrations in gilt, title page embrowned, a near fine copy of an uncommon book.

(Geneva): Skira, 1946. Hoppenot, Helene (photographer). First edition, printed in Geneva, on the press of master printer, Albert Kundig. Ten page introduction by Claudel followed by 80 full page photographic plates, heliograves "par roto-sadag". Beautiful French photobook. Rare. Folio; ivory stiff wrappers, mildly chipped, a near fine copy.

Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1945. Harada, Rihakou. Paul Claudel (1868-1955) a French poet, was the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. Influenced by Rimbaud and the Symbolists, this work is illustrated by Rihakou Harada. A bilingual edition, with poems printed in French and English. Bound in vellum, gilt, illustrated endpapers, 215mm x 285mm, pictorial title, 29 coloured illustrations; a fine copy of a limited and numbered edition.

Montpellier, 1925. Limited Edition. 'Dieu fait le mal sans malice; Avec des oiseaux tués Et le ralenti des limaces Il commence ma statue Il répare les garnitures De la mer, ses haies de houx, Son système de granit, Toujours mû par les mêmes roues. Maintenant, stupides oiseaux, Vous abandonnez la cage; Oui, la cage des mes os. Rage, rage, c'en est trop! J'aurai la clef du prodige, Je saurai où sont mesa mis, De mourir aucun n'avait l'âge; Mon Dieu où les avez-vous mis?' -CRI ECRIT, JEAN COCTEAU Translating to a 'written cry', the poem's title holds the poet's call to God, placing it before us on the page. 'I will know where my friends are', the poet speaks, demandingly. 'They were too young to die. God, where have you put them?' A strong modern poem by Cocteau; printed with just four lines to a page, the wild, mad voice of the bereaved becomes louder. With a frontispiece by Henri de La Jonquière. Strictly limited to fifty copies on papier de Hollande numbered 1 through 50. This is… Read More

Paris: Éditions des Chroniques du Jour, 1932. Traditional dance in Indochina: beautiful collection of photographic studies with accompanying notes in French and English. By the reknowned French art critic, Raymond Cogniat. Bound in modern calf, marbled endpapers, original pictorial wrappers retained, 250 mm x 310 mm, 89 pages, 60 full-page black and white photographic plates; a fine copy.

London: Joseph Cundall, 1844. First Edition. Berghem, Durer, Everdingen, Hondius, A. Karl du Jardin, Le Ducq, Paul Potter, Fraser Redgrave, Rembrandt, Stoop, Tempesta, Teniers, Vandervelde. First edition, uncommon. An attractive illustrated alphabet, with a charming image of a Kangaroo. Among the other plates are etchings after Rembrandt and Albrecht Durer. [Percy Muir, English Children's Books, p. 180.] Handsome chapter initials decorate the accompanying text which is enchantingly written. ‘Fox. Look at this cunning, cruel fellow, making ready to spring among the chickens... But he will be punished tomorrow I think, for I heard uncle Tom order his red coat to be ready for hunting...' The Kangaroo entry remains the highlight, ‘The Kangaroo is brought from New Holland: we have some in England in the Zoological Gardens. Their Nature is not at all savage.' Henry Cole, who published this and other children's books under the pseudonym F.S. (Felix Summerly), was a notable figure of… Read More

Paris, 1931. Fine. Highlights from each region's pavilion at the International Colonial Exhibition in Paris, 1931. Extremely scarce. Bound in original decorated wrappers, 140mm x 190mm, 125 pages, 20 full-page black & white photographic plates, profusely illustrated throughout; a fine copy.

England: Pearson-Page Company, 1929. A meticulously illustrated catalogue of electrical fittings divided into three parts. Section "A": electroliers, ceiling fixtures, wall brackets, and sconces; Section "B": lanterns and brackets; and Section "C": table lamps, floor lamps, candelabra, bridge lamps and shades. Quarto, bound in embossed decorated wrappers, 51 pages, two inch tear at top of spine, a very good copy.

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914. The first serious study of Australian bohemian artist, Charles Conder. Published four years after his death. Quarto, original quarter cloth, 121 illustrations including a sepia photo frontispiece of Conder, some plates in colour, head of spine slightly marked, boards a bit scuffed, endpapers browned, a very good copy.

Melbourne: Lansdowne Australian Art Library, 1972. First Edition. Renowned art historian Ursula Hoff provides detailed biographical information about this enigmatic bohemian artist in a splendidly illustrated monograph. Includes a newspaper clipping of its review from 'The Age'. First edition. Quarto, original green papered boards, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white; back board a little scratched, a nice clean fine copy with the dust-jacket.