French Art [Dupont Only]
GREAT MASTERS OF DUTCH AND FLEMISH PAINTING
London: Duckworth and Co., 1909. No Edition Given. Octavo, 358 pages; VG-; full contemporary binding of dark blue leather; spine faded to green, with raised bands, and gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and scuffing; mild fading to upper edge of back board; all edges marbled in blue; blue marbled end papers; previous owners' names at front free end paper; contains black and white illustrations; pages clean; shelved Front Case. More
29 NOVEMBRE 74: PORTRAIT DES 9 [SIGNED & NUMBERED]
Antwerp: Guy Schraenen, 1975. Large Octavo; 8 pages; G+; Stiff black wrappers with red text; Covers have creasing along spine and bending along tail edge of spine; Signed and numbered #174 by Henri Chopin on inside of rear cover; Henri Chopin was a French Avant Garde artis in the 1950s-70s; Shelved Case 0. More
Les Collections de L'Institut
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale Editions, 1995. Folio; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ DJ; White spine with Gray text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, large closed tear along head edge of front cover, indented scratch on rear cover, some faint brown stains on both covers and spine; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has gift inscription on second page, otherwise clean; 368 pp; Text in French Oversized order; may require additional costs for international or expedited shipping; please contact us for further details. More
L'ORGUE ET LA MUSIQUE D'ORGUE
Anvers: Fonds Mercator, 1971. First Edition. Quarto, 341 pages; VG/VG-; in G+ black slipcase; three closed tears to dust jacket front, spine, and back; mild shelf wear; includes full color tipped-in plates and black and white photos; pages clean; includes LP in separate sleeve within slipcase; shelved Front Table. More
Les Portraits de l'Enfant
Paris: Hachette & Cie. [ca. 1900]. Quarto, 398 pages; G+; spine brown with green label and gilt lettering and design; full binding of green leather with extensive gilt design; spine faded; all edges gilt; headband exposes; moderate shelf wear; wear to edges of boards, crown and tail of spine; dark discoloration to bottom of upper and lower covers; front and back joints starting; frontispiece tipped in; binding sound; pages clean; shelved Front Table. More
NICOLAS POUSSIN: THE A. W. MELLON LECTURES IN THE FINE ARTS, 1958 [TWO VOLUMES]
New York: Pantheon Books, 1967. First Edition. Quarto, two volumes; VG/VG; in VG- gray slipcase, volume two in smaller VG slipcase; spines olive green; full bindings of green cloth; dust jackets protected with mylar coverings; prices cut; mild fading to volume one spine; mild fading to gray slipcase; small white sticker on front of gray slipcase; mild shelf wear; pages clean; shelved under second table. More
The Fauve Landscape
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990. First Edition. Quarto; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green illustrated spine with Black text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, open tear along head edge of spine and joints, small open and closed tears along tail edge of spine, bending along head and tail edges of both covers, slight fraying at corners; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, bowing to both covers; Textblock has toning around page edges, ink transfer on half title page, wear to gold color of front and rear endpapers; 350 pp. More
PAUL CEZANNE
Paris: Editions Cercle D'Art, 1983. Folio; 101 pages; G+/G+; Black spine with White text; Dustjacket had mild wear along head edge of both covers and corners; Boards have bumping to top corners of both covers; Textblock has faint black mark near fore edge of some pages; Shelved in Art by Artist. More
PORTRAITS BY INGRES: IMAGE OF AN EPOCH [SIGNED]
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. Folio; 596 pages; VG-/VG-; Teal spine with White text; Dustjacket has minor edgewear, minor shelfwear; Shelved in Art by Artist; Signed by Editor Philip Conisbee on title page. More
DAUMIER 1808-1879
Paris: Reunion De Musees Nationaux, 1999. Quarto; 599 pages; G+/G; Green spine with Beige text; Dust jacket protected by mylar cover, small open and closed tears along spine edges, large closed tear along tail edge of front cover, small closed tear along head edge of front cover, small open and closed tears along head and tail edges of rear cover, small open tears at corners; Boards have bumping and rubbing to corners, creasing to front cover; Textblock has small brown marks along fore edge and along tail edge of front and rear endpapers; Shelved in Art by Artist. More
CEZANNE IN PROVENCE
Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 2006. First Edition. Quarto; 349 pages; G+; Covers have minor edgewear, faint stain to rear cover; Textblock has brown stain to rear endpaper; Shelved in Art by Artist. More
DELACROIX
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. First English Language Edition. Quarto, 335 pages; G+/G; Dustjacket has small open and closed tears along head edge of both covers and spine, wrinkling along head edge of both covers and spine, small open tear at top corner of rear cover; Boards have bumping to bottom corner of both covers; some ink transfer on pages opposite full page photos; Shelved in Art by Artist. More
RENAISSANCE TO REVOLUTION: FRENCH DRAWINGS FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 1500-1800
Washington, DC: Lund Humphries/National Gallery of Art, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 310 pages; VG; brown spine with white lettering; minimal shelf wear, pages clean. More
AMERICA COLLECTS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH PAINTING
London/Washington D.C. Lund Humphries/National Gallery of Art, 2017. First Edition. Quarto, 304 pages; VG; spine is blue with white lettering; dust jacket, binding and pages clear; housed in original publisher's shrinkwrap, shrinkwrap has some wear (see photos); NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcase next to Ephemera section. More
VERVE REVUE ARTISTIQUE ET LITERAIRE ; VOL. V, NOS. 19 ET 20
Paris: Éditions de la Revue Verve, 1948. Large quarto, unpaginated; G+; illustrated beige wraps, decorated by Picasso;spine splitting at upper front hinge, mild wear to extremities; with a suite of eighteen tipped-in color plates and 21 black and white plates; lacking original glassine; text in French; shelved case 11. More
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF EDGAR DEGAS
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997. Quarto; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 1, 1997-Jan. 11, 1998; xiii, 356 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color, b&w). [Shelf: Art Collections] [NOTE: Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Jacques Callot
Paris: Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1992. Large Octavo; pp 559; G/G; dark brown spine with white text; dust jacket has slight shelf wear to exterior; mylar wraps; cloth has brown marks to joints and along head and tail edges; panels show little wear to exterior; boards shaken; text block shows some foxing to exterior edges, split hinge between front endpaper and pastedown, partially split hinge between rear endpaper and pastedown, brown marks along textblock edges, light ink inside; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; text in French; arts - French; biography; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders; Shelved in French Art. More
BRONZES FRANÇAIS DE LA RENAISSANCE AU SIÈCLE DES LUMIÈRES
Paris: Musée du Louvre Éditions, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 534 pages; VG/VG-; bronze-colored spine with black and white lettering; some creasing to the edges and scratches to the front and back of the dust jacket, bumped corners, pages clean, full of graphics and plates of French bronze sculptures; shelved front table. More
L'ART DU MEUBLE EN BELGIQUE AU XXÈME SIÈCLE
Tielt/Belgique: Lannoo, 1979. Quarto, 213 pages; VG/VG-; spine is brown with white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, has two small closed tears on the bottom of the back cover; binding and pages clear; shelved front table. More
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ DES TABLEAUX DU ROY [TWO VOLUMES]
[Paris]: De l'imprimerie royale, 1752. First Edition. Quarto, 2 volumes; VG; bound in contemporary calf with gilt seal to center of each board, newly rebacked in pale brown leather, two burgundy labels with gilt titling; all edges of text block gilt; some rubbing and wear to boards; marbled endpapers; bookplate to front pastedown; illustrated with 3 engraved headbands and 2 title vignettes.; MW consignment; shelved case 7. More
CEZANNE [SIGNED]
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1996. Quarto; pp 600; VG/VG; white pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild wear to exterior, now protected with a mylar covering; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; profusely illustrated; signed by Joseph Rishel; shelved monographs. More
PAUL ET VIRGINIE [AND] PAUL AND MARY, AN INDIAN STORY [THREE VOLUMES TOTAL] [WITH LETTER WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY SAINT-PIERRE] [EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 70 PROOFS BEFORE LETTERS]
London; Paris: J. Dodsley; De L'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1789. A unique collection of both the original French and the English translation of the famed novel, together with an awe-inspiring collection of proofs before letters by esteemed French artists. Three volumes housed in a custom three-part black and red leather box, gilt titling to spine, box solid, some wear and cracking; Paul et Virginie is bound in full burgundy morocco, triple gilt rules to boards, spine with gilt titling and tooling, all edges of text block gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front endpaper; Unsigned binding, but early invoice states it was bound by Derome., Paris: De L'Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1789. with half-title, 12mo., xxxv, 243 pages, with 4 black and white plates, foxing to plate edges; "Prix, papier vélin d'Essone, 6. liv."; Both volumes of Paul and Mary are bound in matching full green morocco with elegant gilt tooling, paneled spines similarly gilt; all edges of text blocks gilt; doublures burgundy morocco with matching design to boards, embroidered silk endpapers facing doublures, marbled endpapers following; incredibly tight binding; bookplate to marbled endpaper; Bound by Chambolle-Duru with their gilt stamp to front doublure; London: printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, [1789]; With an Autograph Letter Signed by Saint-Pierre, addressed "Au Citoyen Le Danois" (André Bazile Le Danois de La Soisière), a member of the Council of Ancients. Measuring ~9 x 6.7 inches (~23 x 17 cm.), with integral address leaf attached. Small tear to upper left corner where seal was attached, small archival repair to upper right corner, neither impacting and writing. Four Postal stamps present on integral address leaf. Actual text is 25 lines in Saint-Pierre's hand, responding to a letter by Le Danois about a meeting, countering his proposed date of the 8th with the 10th. He then goes on to discuss how he was tricked by a man that he had not seen for 20 years, as well as by a young woman. He defends himself that he in no way was compromising the interests of the Republic. The letter is dated "Paris, ce 7 ventose an 7" ( February 26th, 1799); With invoice circa 1895 from E. F. Bonaventure, with a handwritten description of the three volumes in purple ink. "Unique copy in an exquisite Binding by Chambolle extra illustrated with rare set all proofs before letters" "1. Set of proofs by [Achille] Devéria 2. Set of proofs by Corboald 3. Set of proofs ??? 4. Set of proofs Medallions in color 5. Set of proofs Medallions [in color] by Dutailly [Guyot sculp] 6. Set of proofs by Desenne 7. Set proofs by [Jean-Michel] Moreau 8. Set proofs by [Tony] Johannot 9. Set proofs by Corboald (small) 10. Set proofs by Lery[?] 11. Set proofs by [Jean-Antoine-Valentin] Foulquier 12. Autographed Letter In All 70 Plates, All proofs" Shelved case 0. More
DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC
Paris: Librairie Floury, 1929. First Edition, 1/200. Quarto, 247, [2] VG/VG; protected in original waxed glassine, mild chipping; original etching as frontispiece, illustrated with sixteen full-page illustrations with paper-guards, ten in color, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations; limited to 200 copies; shelved case 11. More
LA RELIURE MODERNE ARTISTIQUE ET FANTAISISTE
Paris: Édouard Rouveyre, 1887. Limited Edition, #568/1500. Small Quarto, 263, viii; VG; bound in 3/4 brown calf, dark red cloth boards, paneled spine with gilt tooling and lettering; beautifully marbled endpapers; front hinge worn, some scratches and wear to binding; both original wraps preserved and bound in; with 72 plates with printed tissue guards; text in French; shelved case 9. More
THIS SIDE OF JORDAN
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with gold print; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and decorative paper to boards, tattering to spine caps and corners, tear to front bottom edge, wear to hinges; Text block has stain to bottom edge, name in ink and nameplate on front pastedown, cracked hinges, mild staining to first page, mild age-toning to paper; 253 pages, illustrated (b&w drawings). More
XVIIIME SIÈCLE LETTRES SCIENCES ET ARTS. FRANCE 1700-1789
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Freres, 1878. Quarto, xiii, 560 pages; VG; bound in publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth, sun-faded spine with gilt lettering; mild wear to hinges, some chipping to head of spine; marbled endpapers; mild foxing throughout; Illustrated with of 16 Chromolithographs and 250 woodcuts (of which 20 are taken out of text); consignment; shelved front table. More
NOTRE DAME DE VIE [SECRETS D'ALCOVE D'UN ATELIER NO. 3] [English trans. OUR LADY OF LIFE (SECRETS OF A WORKSHOP ALCOVE NO. 3)]
Paris, France: Éditions Cercle d'Art, 1966. First Edition. Square quarto; 189 pages, [1 blank page], [8 page index]; VG-/G+: white DJ, black lettering: closed tear to top edge and bottom edge of front cover, mild overall wear to covers, DJ protected by mylar; beige buckram boards, no lettering to spine, blue and red "Picasso" to front board: boards somewhat shaken, binding strong; slight fraying to cloth boards; slight bumping to corners; mild wear/waving to text-block; interior clean, replete with laid-in and tipped-in gloss images of Picasso's work; text in French; shelved Front Table. More
BRAQUE LITHOGRAPHS
Paris: Sauret, 1962. First Edition. Large quarto; VG; Numbered 2201 of a limited edition of 4125; Off white spine with black lettering; Book is in original glassine cover which has some small tears and a chip missing;; Wraps are toned, interior clean; 146 plates on 183 pages; Shelved in Case 11. More