Nineteenth Century

(BRONTË, Charlotte).

Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell.

London. Smith, Elder & Co. 1847. 3 vols. 8vo. Each vol. with half-title and title, pp. 304, (i), 32 ... (more)

[PROVENANCE: illegible contemporary ownership signatures to front free endpapers verso; later ... (more)

£55,000

ref: 35101

(BYRON, George Gordon, 6th Baron).

Don Juan. Cantos I - XVI.

London. Thomas Davison (Cantos I - V); John Hunt (Cantos VI - XIV); John & H. L. Hunt (Cantos XV ... (more)

[PROVENANCE: Bookplate of renowned Bostonian bibliophile and philanthropist Frank Brewer Bemis (1861 ... (more)

£12,500

ref: 35890

ALKEN, Henry.

A Touch at the Fine Arts.

London. Thomas M'Lean. 1824. 4to. Colour lithograph frontispiece, title, preface leaf and 11 colour ... (more)

Alken's satirical collection of plates illuminating the terminology of artistic criticism. Each ... (more)

£800

ref: 33268

AVRIL. Louvet de Couvray, (J.-B).

Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas par Louvet de Couvray avec une Préface par Hippolyte Fournier. Dessins de Paul Avril gravés à l'eau-forte par Monziès.

Paris. Librairie des Bibliophiles. 1884. 8vo. 5 vols. bound in 3. pp. (6), xxvi, (2), 250, (2); (4 ... (more)

Published in the series 'Petite Bibliothèque Artistique' by Jouaust. Edition limited to 220 ... (more)

£750

ref: 25407

AVRIL. Uzanne, Octave.

L'Ombrelle. Le Gant - Le Manchon.

Paris. A. Quantin. 1883. 8vo. pp. iv, 138. Borders, vignettes and numerous tinted text illustrations by Paul Avril. Contemporary full blue morocco, banded spine. Intricate gilt tooling to turn-ins and edges, marbled endpapers. T.e.g. Original printed silk wrappers preserved, with red ribbon ties.

£350

ref: 25891

BAC. Empis, H. Simonis.

5 albums bound in 1. I. Quelques Tranches de Vie. II. Nos Amoureuses. III. Femmes de Theatre. IV. Modeles d'Artistes. V. Le Triomphe de la Femme.

Paris G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle, and H. Simonis Empis. 1896-n.d.[c.1900]. 4to. Numerous colour plates. Albums I & II each contain a colour heliogravure signed and numbered by Bac. Bound in contemporary cloth, pages slightly browned.

Album I. Includes illustrations by other artists, such as Couturier, Guillaume, Guydo, Leandre, Lourdey, Malteste, Noury, Simonaire, etc. Album II. Contains a Chanson-Preface by Xanrof, entitled Nos Amoureuses. Album III. Contains a prologue by Yvette Guilbert.

£300

ref: 21110

BEJOT. Claretie, Jules (Preface).

Du Ier au XXe. Les Arrondissements de Paris. Vingt eaux-fortes originales de Eugene Bejot.

Paris. Societe de Propagation des Livres d'Art. 1903. 4to. pp. (iv), v, (3). With 20 original etchings by Bejot, each tipped onto card. Original publisher's portfolio (worn), with printed title pasted on front.

From the edition limited to 200 copies, with this one of 175 on 'Hollande'.

£2,500

ref: 30169

BELLENGER. Vigny, Alfred de.

Les Destinees, precedees de Moise.

Paris. Edouard Pelletan. 1898. Large 4to. pp. 196, (1). With 46 wood-engraved illustrations by ... (more)

Edition limited to 350 copies, with this example being copy number 2, printed on Whatman paper. This ... (more)

£3,500

ref: 25395

BIGOT, Georges.

Croquis Japonais.

Tokyo. 1886. Folio. 29 original etchings illustrating Japanese characters. Bound in vellum wrappers and stiched in the Japanese style, with additional etchings printed on the front and back wrappers.

£2,200

ref: 27209

BOILVIN. Flaubert, Gustave.

Sept eaux-fortes pour illustrer Madame Bovary, dessinees et gravees par E. Boilvin.

Paris. Alphonse Lemerre. 1883. 16mo. Suite of 7 etched plates by Boilvin. Loose as issued in publisher's printed boards.

£250

ref: 20489

BONNARD. Mellerio, André.

La Lithographie Originale en Couleurs.

Paris. Publication de l'Estampe et l'Affiche. 1898. Small 4to. pp. (iv), 47. Original wrappers, in later chemise and slipcase.

From the edition limited to 1,000 copies. The coloured frontispiece and the front cover are ... (more)

£1,750

ref: 25894

BONNARD. Mellerio, André.

La Lithographie Originale en Couleurs.

Paris. Publication de l'Estampe et l'Affiche. 1898. Small 4to. pp. (iv), 47. Original wrappers.

Edition limited to 1,000 copies, with this one of the first 200 numbered copies on papier Hollande ... (more)

£2,000

ref: 30719

BRUANT, Aristide & B. Lebreton.

Les Types de Bruant. Tableau populaire en un acte.

Paris. Aristide Bruant. nd. c.1902. 8vo. Loose sheets, housed in modern chemise and slipcase.

First and second corrected proofs of Les Types de Bruant (78 pages of first proof, 56 of the ... (more)

£1,500

ref: 23883

BRUANT, Aristide.

Dans la Rue. Chansons & monologues. Troisieme volume.

Paris. Librairie Ernest Flammarion. n.d. (c.1897). 8vo. pp. 207, (1). With printed music ... (more)

This one of 50 copies on Japon paper, signed by Bruant on justification leaf. A very fine copy. The third collection of songs by the popular Montmartre cafe singer (the first two had been illustrated by Steinlen).

£500

ref: 21891

CARAN D'ACHE. Bernardaky.

Prince Kozakokoff. Illustrations par Caran d'Ache.

Paris. Librairie Plon. 1893. Oblong 4to. pp. 77. Hand-coloured title page and illustrations throughout by Caran d'Ache. Later red leather-backed boards.

£30

ref: 23934