Search Results: Titles starting with C from Knuf Rare Books

1753. A Paris, chez G. Martin & chez H.L. Guérin & L.F. Delatour, 1753. (ii),(x),552pp. Contemporary calf. (restored). Copy with prices noted in a contemporary hand, a (contemporary) handwritten note on the verso of the first flyleaf says: "Dans cet Exemplaire se trouve [sic] les prix de l'estimation fait par G. Martin". On the title page a handwritten exlibris of "Cl. J. Bégné" 2pp of contemporary manuscript notes bound-in; after the titlepage; 2 other, smaller pages bound-in between pp. 342/3 & a loosely inserted leaf of the same size inserted at the same place. Auction catalogue of a sale that never took place. The de Boze library, rich in incunables - including the 1462 Bible and both 1457 and 1459 Psalters - and block books, and an almost complete series of Greek and Latin editiones principes, 3 Groliers, etc., was purchased after the appearance of this catalogue by two collectors, Boutin and Cotte, who kept a selection of the books,… Read More

Bruxelles, chez l'auteur, rue des Boiteux Son 5, No. 17, et chez les principaux libraires et mds d'estampes du royaume, (1844). Oblong folio (size c. 28 x 40,5 cm). Title plus 14 plates, all coloured. The plates are protected by pale pink guards. Full dark aubergine coloured morocco binding signed 'Crabbé', richly decorated in gilt and black and with gilt dedication on the front cover: 'A son Altesse Royale, le Duc de Brabant'. Inner dentelles gilt and cream 'moirée' endpapers. All edges gilt. (binding very lightly rubbed and top and bottom of spine very slightly damaged, some very light discolouration of the binding; some light foxing and some offsetting on endpapers from the inner dentelles). A lovely copy.

No place, no date (but c. 1910/1912). (ii), 270 pages in manuscript in a legible hand. Thick 4to. Suède binding, rubbed and one tie missing. Some loose notes by the author loosely inserted. And some annotations / corrections added in a different hand and colour.Extract of the two registers about the booktrade held in the Municipal Library of Toulouse, written by the bookseller Edmond Lamouzèle, an author in his own right. The original registers date from the eighteenth century, this is a summary / extract made in the beginning of the twentieth century of these records that were difficult to access. The manuscript contains a wealth of information on the book trade and its organization and about individual booksellers and printers in Toulouse in the eighteenth century.

(Lycée Concordet - Paris) 1901. (44 pp). Oblong. (21,5 x 18 cm). Boards with a drawing in colour on the front cover and with a black and white drawing on the back cover.A very charming note book with notes and drawings on different subjects, some technical, some architectural and at the end four 'comics' by a talented young man. This is most probable the work of Maurice Pottier (Paris 1883 - 1982), architect. He enters the 'Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures' in Paris in 1904 and graduates in 1907. From 1908 to 1910 he works for the 'Service des bâtiments de la Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord'. He installs himself in Neuilly and works essentially for private persons. His creations include the 'Palace les Cèdres' in Nice-Cimiez the 'hotel particulier Colloredo-Mansfeld in Rueil-Malmaison, both 1926. Not much is know about his personal life.

1739. Venezia, Appresso Francesco Pitteri, 1739. 334pp. Titlepage in red and black & some woodcut ornaments in the texts. Contemporay vellum binding. The first edition of this work appeared in 1735.

1827. Sciena, nella tipografia Mucci, Con Approv. (1827). One sheet, (c. 19 x 29 cm). Text within typographical border. The carnival song originated in the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century and celebrated the carnival season in Florence. Lyrics were drawn mostly from popular legend and daily life. A rare survival.

Paris, Octobre 1913. 4to. 24pp. Original grey printed wrappers. (some occasional light foxing). Pages 1 - 2 contain the pricelist.
A lovely specimen by this famous Parisian foundry printed in various colours and on various paper.

Paris, Septembre 1890. Large 4to. 8 sheets, printed on the recto and verso. Loose in grey paper wrapper (wrapper a bit damaged at the bottom of the fold and with some staining) Pricelist on inside front and back covers.
The fonts in the price-list are numbered 501 - 726 which correspond to the first six sheets. Two extra sheets (with other numbers) have been added it seems. And there is a four-page price-list inserted that is dated September 1894.

1923. Brooklyn: Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1923, 4to., paper wrappers. (16) pages. Covers slightly faded. These designs were cut for the linotype from the original designs of William Caslon I. Illustrated with Caslon initials, borders, characters, and a brief article on the significance of his types and their value in printing.

1857. Leipzig, 1857. 258, (ii) pp plus 20 pages with the printed list of realised prices. 3483 items described. Late nineteenth century half cloth, marbled boards. Foxed throughout. Exlibris "Maurice Jametel" on the inside front cover. Auction sale of 3 December 1857 and the following days selling part of the collection (works on paper) of Maximilian Speck von Sternburg (1776 - 1856), a wool merchant and art collector and of that of Philipp Jacob Passanvant (1782 - 1856) (?), also textile merchant and art collector.

1776. De Novo in hunc Ordinem digesti anno MDCCLXXVI. Leovardiae, Johannes Seydel, 1776.Titlepage, i blank sheet, 271,89pp. Folio. A very good, crisp copy, unbound in sheets (Titlepage, 1 blank, A-Yyy2, A-Bb) (Without the final blank Bb2). Uncut, wide margins. Arms of 'Friesland' on the titlepage. Albert van Saksen founded the Court of Friesland in 1499 in order to govern and administer justice with the viceroy. But after the uprising against Spain the Court had to restrict itself to administering justice. The special legal library could only be used by members of the Court. Only the 12 councelors and the Procurator-General were allowed to borrow the books. Lawyers and others could consult the books in the library but not borrow them. The clerk of the court was also the librarian. Lawbooks were the major category at the library but there were also theological, historical philological works and the better literary authors were also represented in Latin, French and Dutch. A manuscript… Read More

(Naples, April 1846). 11 pp. Selfwrappers, as issued. Some foxing throughout as usual in items from Naples but a really nice item.
Alphabetically arranged catalogue containing works published by the Stamperia dell'Iride with printed prices in the margins.

1820. Paris, 1820. (ii), 27pp. 146 items described. Nineteenth century half red cloth, speckled boards. The first page is the original front wrapper. Auction catalogue of paintings of a.o. Taunay Swebac, Crepin, Lordon, Casanova etc. etc. some with very extensive descriptions.

1860. Paris, 1860. 9pp. 20 items described + Supplement item 21 (misbound at the beginning). Bound with: Catalogue d'une belle collection d'estampes modernes la plupart avant la lettre vendues après décès de M. Charles Lenormant, Membre de l'Instittut dont la vente aura lieu le lundi 19 mars 1860... Paris, 1860. 15pp. 131 items described. Bound together in nineteenth century red half morocco, marbled boards. Foxed throughout.

1861. Paris, Renou & Maulde, 1861. 15pp. 54 items described. Nineteenth century red half morocco, marbled boards. Original printed wrappers bound-in.

1867. Paris, 1867. 12pp. 41 items described. Nineteenth century half brown morocco, marbled boards. Original printed wrappers bound-in.

1869. Paris, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 1869. 188 pp. Original printed wrappers (dog-eared and a bit damaged and foxed). Good uncut copy. Jacques Joseph Guillaume François Pierre, Comte de Corbière (1766 - 1853) was a French lawyer who became Minister of the Interior. He was intolerant of liberalism and a strong supporter of the church. He amassed an important collection of books that after his death were acquired by the Parisian bookseller Bachelin-Deflorenne who sold them by auction in 1869.

1866. Paris, 1866. 37pp. 453 items described. Nineteenth century half green morocco, marbled boards. Original printed wrappers bound-in. (some soiling). Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736 – 1810) was a French draughtsman, etcher and engraver. He was born at Lyon, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught. He began making prints in the period 1758–1764, then went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador Louis Alexandre, Duc de la Rochefoucauld d'Enville [1743–1792]; he met Voltaire on his way, and returned with a collection of landscape drawings. He also realised some plates for the Diderot-d'Alembert Encyclopédie. He continued to produce prints in Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching tradition. Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the countryside around Lyon. He was also sought after as a reproductive engraver. His pupils included… Read More

1905. 188pp. 1521 nos. Richly illus. 3/4 morocco binding. Original wrappers bound-in. Uncut. One of only 16 copies on Papier de Hollande. Impressive catalogue!

1859. Paris, 1859. 40pp. 293 items described. Nineteenth century half morocco, marbled boards. With prices and names in a contemporary hand in ink. Heavily stained throughout.