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Schmied, FranÃ§ois-Louis.
        Peau-Brune: De St-Nazaire a La Ciotat. Journal de Bord de F.-L. Schmied.
      Exquisite unpag. example of Art Deco book design, detailing a 3-month journey the artist undertook with Jean Dunand aboard the schooner Peau-Brune, sailing from St. Nazaire in Brittany, around the Iberian Peninsula and through the Strait of Gibraltar, to the town of La Ciotat on the coast of Provence, fashioned as a logbook with chronological entries related to specific dates, table of contents. Illustrated throughout with approximately 100 beautiful engravings in brilliant colors from various points along the trip, including two full-page plates depicting the ship under sail, both signed by Schmied. Large 4to. Full leather with raised spine, gilt and polychrome wave decoration to front and rear covers, gilt tooling to inside covers with laid blue silk ?endpapers?, fitted slipcase. Spine slightly shaken, first signature loose in places. N.p. (Lyon) (SociÃ©tÃ© des XXX de Lyon) 1931. From a limited edition of 135 copies, signed by Schmied in several places.

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FORT (Paul)
        Contes de ma Soeur l'Oie -
      Armand Jules Klein 1931 -, Paris - 1 volume. In-4 Non paginé. Reliure plein maroquin noir à encadrement. Plats de papier peint dans les tons taupe, noir et vert. Couvertures et dos conservés. Reliure signée Paule AMELINE. Portrait lithographie de l?auteur, bandeaux et culs-de-lampe par Gino Severini. Parfait état. EDITION ORIGINALE LIMITEE à 530 exemplaires. Celui-ci un exemplaire de tête, le n°1/30 sur Japon impérial, imprimé pour le poète Armand Godoy, et contenant un bel envoi de Paul Fort à ce dernier, ainsi qu?un extrait manuscrit à l?encre, signé et daté 1932 par Paul Fort. . [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Mann, Thomas
        Mario and the Magician
      New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American Edition, 1st Printing. SIGNED by Thomas Mann on the half title. A hypnotist in Italy humiliates a young man named Mario. And then Mario gets his revenge in this anti-fascist political tale. Octavo, 81 pages. Very Good, with light offsetting to the end papers, creasing to the spine ends, and bumping to bottom front corner and on the rear board. The dust jacket has some rubbing at the edges, a 1 1/2-inch tear where the front panel meets the flap, and a few small chips at the top of the front panel and spine. This copy belonged to Academy Award-winning actor Jack Palance, and the bookplate from the 2006 sale of his personal property is loosely laid in. RARE signed and in dust jacket. Thomas Mann won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. Signed copies of Mann's first editions, especially in English translations, are uncommon. Signed copies of Mario and the Magician, especially in the dust jacket, are rarely seen in the market.

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Boyer, Ralph L.
        Samuel Morris, Esqr. 1734-1812 Foxhunter
      Derrydale Press, New York 1931 - Edition of 250. Aquatint etching, finely hand colored, signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 1 vols. 13 x 9-1/2 inches (plate) on a larger sheet, 18 x 14 inches overall. Superbly executed portrait of Samuel Morris, first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club, the earliest hunt club organized in America.Ralph L. Boyer (1979-1942) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and under William Merritt Chase. He illustrated a number of books for the Derrydale Press of Eugene V. Connett III, who also published the Fathers of American Sport, a series of six aquatint portraits. Ordeman pp. 27, 103; Siegel p. 190; Reuter p. 82 Aquatint etching, finely hand colored, signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 1 vols. 13 x 9-1/2 inches (plate) on a larger sheet, 18 x 14 inches overall [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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Hielscher, Friedrich:
        Das Reich. Erstausgabe - beiliegend ein kleiner Band '' Geschichten von der Uni Altdorf mit autographischer Art Widmung von Friedrich Hielscher aus dem Jahr 1973.
      Das Reich, Berlin, 1931 - 380 pp Das Reich , an beiden seitlichen Rückenkante im Leinen angeplatzt !!!, kleiner Vorbesitzeintrag im V., vorderes Gelenk leicht angeplatzt - innen textsauber - gelegentlich / selten feine Bleistiftanstriche und ca. 2 - 3 Anmerkungen in Bleistift ( radierbar) Beiliegend eine Schrift der Uni Nürnberg mit einem ganzseitigen Autograph von Friedrich Hielscher . L333 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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SAYERS, DOROTHY L
        SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
      New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931., 1931. First edition. First U. S. edition. Originally published earlier in the U. K. in 1931 using the title, THE FIVE RED HERRINGS. Some minor darkening to orange cloth at spine, but all lettering remains clear, else a crisp, near fine copy in dust jacket, with light professional restoration to the extremities. A landscape painter was found dead half submerged in a stream. On the bank was his easel and stool and a half-finished picture in which the paint was still wet. He had been seen sitting at his easel painting at ten o'clock in the morning and again at eleven, and when the body was found, it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. But ... rigor mortis had set in to prove that he had been dead for ten or twelve hours. Lord Peter Wimsey is called, and while red herrings and blind alleys abound, he weeds out the false evidence and leads the police directly to the murderer.

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MOORE, Clement C. [illustr. Arthur RACKHAM].
        The Night Before Christmas. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
      London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931., 1931. Publisher's deluxe limp vellum with gilt lettering to upper, illustrated endpapers in numbered slipcase. With four mounted colour plates, and many black & white illustrations within the text. A little expected waviness to the vellum, trivial wear to case (often split), label toned. Altogether a beautiful, fine copy with scarce original advertising flyer for this title loosely inserted. DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, number 161 of 275 English copies. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" is a festive poem described as "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" [Burrows and Wallace, Gotham: The History of New York, 1999].

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Frank, Hans (Herausgeber):
        Deutsches Recht. Monatsschrift des Bundes N.-S. Deutscher Juristen 1. - 16.Jahrgang 1931 -1945 * vollständig
      München, Verlag des Bundes Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Juristen (Verlagsanstalt Wilhelm Kürzl), 1931 - 1945. - Vollständige Ausgabe aller erschienenen Bände im Original-Verlagseinband: insgesamt 16 Bände, bis Heft 9-13/1945 (März 1945, mehr nicht erschienen). Die Jahrgänge sind teils in Einzelheften gebunden (1931/1932: insgesamt 9 Einzelhefte, jeweils rote Broschur / Steifumschlag / Kartoneinband mit Klammerheftung, Format 15,5 x 22 cm, insgesamt 112 und 248 Seiten je Jahrgang, Schrift: Fraktur. Jahrgang 1931: Hefte 1, 2/3 und 4/5; Jahrgang 1932: Hefte 1-11 (12 nicht erschienen), ab Heft 1/1932 mit "Volkswirtschaftlicher Beilage"), teils in Bibliothekseinbänden bzw. in den Originaleinbanddecken gebunden, vgl. Abbildungen. - Herausgeber: Rechtsanwalt Dr. Hans Frank II, M.d.R., Vorsitzender des Rechtsausschusses des Reichstags; Schriftleitung: R.-A Dr. W.M.Reiter, Geschäftsführer des Bundes Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Juristen. Mit vielen gewerblichen Anzeigen ("Urlaub und Erholung / Sommer in Österreich" auf den Einband-Innenseiten, z.B.: "Eisenach / Thür. Neulandhaus, Hainweg 32. Deutsch eingestelltes Erholungshaus, christliches Hospiz, auf halber Höhe der Wartburg, dicht am Walde, ruhige Lage, mäßige Preise, herrliche Aussichtsterrasse, Zimmer mit Balkon" / "Höhenluftkurort Frauenwald: Parteigenossen und Freunde verleben ihren Urlaub im herrlichen Thüringer Wald! / Borkum-Nordsee: Strandvilla Busse, ruhig und vornehm gelegen, einzigstes und ältestes nationalsozialistisches Haus am Hauptstrande" / "Nationalsozialistisches Privat-Kinderheim Wyk-Föhr. Ärztlich überwachtes, christliches Haus auf völkischer Grundlage" usw.). - Deutsches / Drittes Reich, Rechtsgeschichte, Bund Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Juristen, NS.-Zeitschrift vor und nach der Machtergreifung, Rechtswissenschaft in Deutschland, Zentralorgan des Bundes Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Juristen, NSDAP, Nationalsozialismus, völkische Grundordnung, Antisemitismus, deutsche Judengesetzgebung, völkisches / nationalsozialistisches Gedankengut Bitte beachten Sie: Auf Grund der besonderen Versandkostenvorgaben vom ZVAB und Abebooks, kann es bei schwereren oder mehrbändigen Werken zu höheren Portokosten kommen, da der Preis sich nicht am Gewicht, sondern nach der Anzahl der Artikel richtet. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000 [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Kent, Rockwell
        [Original Lithograph:] "BEOWULF AND THE DRAGON "
      [Np: The Artist, 1931. Original stone lithograph (image area 34 x 24.5 cm; 13 1/2 x 10 1/8" ), plus margins. Matted and well- framed under UV glass. Not examined out of frame, but viewable area fine. Perhaps the most famous of the images from Kent's Beowulf suite, printed in an edition of 150 proofs and signed by Kent in the lower margin in pencil. When printed in the book edition of BEOWULF (1932), the plate was reversed and slightly smaller. It was subsequently reproduced in THE DOLPHIN (#2) and in the October 1939 issue of AMERICAN PRINTER. Additional shipping if sent in frame. BURNE JONES 75. ROCKWELLKENTIANA 61.

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A wonderful design source: THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES
        Pattern Books Two volumes
      1931. 1931 and 1938-1939.1931 and 1938-1939Two pottery design pattern books containing original water colours of designs used by Staffordshire potteries including Royal Crown Derby designs, Avon Ware etc. These two volumes reveal a typical pattern for mid-range ware, hand painting and gilding applied over transfer print outlines in some cases. Each item has an allocated number. Book One 1931 number 4436-5426 with details of glazes and images given for each piece. Book Two similarly is numbered 6563-7544. The pottery is not identified but may have been in Hanley. In the first book emphasis is on art deco designs whilst the second book is more wide ranging including classic "Cottage Gate" and "Willow Bridge" designs. Together they indicate how over almost a decade there was a dilution of art deco style towards more populist forms. The books are cloth bound, frayed at all edges and the spine of volume one is called for. Marbled end papers, stiff card pages. 4to. These books appear to have come from one of the lesser known potteries but the images reveal the wide range of clients served including the hotel market as well as retail clients. The images are all hand drawn. Their purpose was for use by the china painters, gilders, travellers and agents. It also meant that a matching item could be re-ordered if required.

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Boyer, Ralph L.
        Thaddeus Norris, Esqr. 1811-1877 Angler
      New York: Derrydale Press, 1931. Edition of 250. Aquatint etching, finely hand colored, signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 1 vols. 13 x 9-1/2 inches (plate) on a larger sheet, 18 x 14 inches overall. Fine. Edition of 250. Aquatint etching, finely hand colored, signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 1 vols. 13 x 9-1/2 inches (plate) on a larger sheet, 18 x 14 inches overall. Finely executed portrait of pioneering American angler Thaddeus Norris, author of The American Angler's Book, first published in 1864 and reprinted throughout the nineteenth century.Ralph L. Boyer (1979-1942) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and under William Merritt Chase. He illustrated a number of books for the Derrydale Press of Eugene V. Connett III, who also published the Fathers of American Sport, a series of six aquatint portraits. Ordeman pp. 27, 103; Siegel p. 190; Reuter p. 82

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Faulkner, William
        Sanctuary
      Chatto and Windus, London, United Kingdom 1931 - First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true UK first edition, first printing (first impression) with cloth stamped in Gold to the Spine & four pages of adds to the rear. The date "1931" to the title page to indicate a true first print and no mention of a reprint to the copyright page. Clean pages with light tanning no tears or writing. The boards are clean with no bumping a bit darker to the lower edge. The jacket which is exceptionally uncommon has loss to the corners lower and upper spine. There is a clean closed tear running the length of the spine. Not price clipped with first state price present ( 7s 6d. net) and reviews of his first two books 'Soldiers' Pay' and 'Sound of fury' only to the rear panel. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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[BINDINGS]. Choquette, Robert
        Metropolitan Museum: Poeme par Robert Choquette. Avec Bois de Edwin H. Holgate
      Montreal: (Herald Press), 1931, 1931. First edition, number 423 of 450 numbered copies. Fine copy, enclosed in a full morocco chemise also by Lallier.. 4to, full black morocco with off-white morocco onlays on the upper and lower boards cut in the silhouette of a city skyline, spine lettered in black, black morocco doublures, black suede free endpapers, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Pictorial title and eleven woodcut illustrations. Robert Choquette's prize winning poem Metropolitan Museum, illustrated by the Canadian artist Edwin Holgate and handsomely bound, albeit somewhat later, by Monique Lallier. Lallier is an internationally recognized bookbinder and past Director of the American Academy of Bookbinding; Choquette (1905-1991) was a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright; and Holate (1892-1977) was a prominent Montreal artist.

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WISCONSIN) O'Keefe, Mary A. (research by). Behncke, Nile J.(mapmaker); Mary G. Rogers (border
        The Fox River Valley of Wisconsin 1634 - 1880
      Oshkosh Museum Auxillary.. Copyright 1931.. Color pictographic / pictorial map poster, 26 3/4 x 23 7/8 inches on sheet size 29 x 26 inches. Single pinhole in each corner, a few tears to right edge (outside map area), discolored mended tear to mid upper edge (outside map area), some light creases from rolling; a bright, clean image. An historical map published under the auspices of the Oshkosh Museum, with vignette illustrations of historical events, inhabitants and wildlife of the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin. It is bordered by a chronological series of illustrations of key events that helped shape the region, and a decorative outer border of plants of the area. The scale is approximately 3/4 inch to 5 miles. An uncommon map which WorldCat lists as being held in two libraries in Wisconsin. .

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CHURCHILL, Winston S.
        India. Speeches and an Introduction.
      London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd,, 1931. Octavo. Original orange wrappers, spine and covers printed in black. Housed in a red half morocco slipcase by Maltby's of Oxford. Tiny puncture to top left-hand side of front wrapper and first 5 leaves, slight spotting to edges of text block but overall a remarkably bright copy. Excellent. First edition, first impression, wrappered issue (the book was issued simultaneously in hardback). The 1930s are characterized as Churchill's wilderness years, with his unrelenting opposition to Hitler being seen as main cause for his ostracism. However "another, and earlier reason lay in his bitter opposition to Baldwin's India policy Â… Churchill had always hit hard; not for him a round of gentlemanly sparring between friends. His fight to maintain full control of India employed not just the clenched fist but the bludgeon" (Woods, Artillery of Words).

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FLEURET Fernand
        HISTOIRE DE LA BIENHEUREUSE RATON, FILLE DE JOIE
      Editeur - PARIS, MORNAY - 1931Illustrations de Chas - Laborde - Aquarelles reproduites en couleurs, sur planches hors texte, bandeaux, culs de lampe et initiales - Tirage à 317 exemplaires, celui - ci numéro 112 sur vélin de Rives - Belle reliure plein maroquin - Doublure cuir sur les contre - plats, couvrant les bords et encadrant un papier de même motif que les gardes couleurs, style toile de Jouy - Tranche supérieure dorée - Couverture illustrée et dos conservés - Sous emboitage carton, bords doublés en cuir - Quelques rousseurs pâles - Bel exemplaire cependant 365 pages, 25 cm, relié

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        Hippold, Erhard. - Fischernetze in Nikolaiken. - "Nikolaiken".
      - Aquarell, auf Büttenkarton, 1931. Von Erhard Hippold. 52,5 x 36,0 cm (Darstellung / Blatt). Verso in Bleistift Bezeichnet: "Nikolaiken 31 / E. Hippold". Dazu Nachlass-Stempel des Künstlers. - Originale Reißzwecklöchlein in den Ecken. Farbfrische und kontrastreiche Erscheinung. Insgesamt guter Erhaltungszustand. Erhard Hippold (1909 Wilkau - 1972 Bad Gottleuba). Lehre zum Porzellanmaler. Ab 1926 in der kunstgewerblichen Abteilung der Vereinigten Technischen Schulen in Zwickau, wo sein Talent von dem Maler Hans Christoph entdeckt wird. 1928 Studium an der Kunstgewerbeakademie Dresden bei Carl Rade. 1931 Unterricht bei Ferdinand Dorsch und Max Feldbauer, ab 1932 dessen Meisterschüler. 1933-39 freischaffend, zusätzlich tätig als Korsettzuschneider. 1933 muss er die Akademie aus politischen Grünen verlassen. 1934 Beginn der Künstlerfreundschaft mit Carl Lohse. 1936 Heirat mit Gussy Hippold Ahnert. 1939-45 als Soldat in englischer Kriegsgefangenschaft. Danach wieder freischaffend in Radebeul. 1949 übernahmen Gussy und Erhard Hippold die Miederwarenwerkstatt ihres Vaters im Haus Sorgenfrei im Stadtteil Oberlößnitz. In den 1950er Jahren beschäftigte er sich zunehmend mit Drucktechniken und unternahm Studienreisen an die Nord? und Ostsee und in die Länder des Baltikums.

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Hill, William Henry, Arthur F. HILL & Alfred Ebsworth HILL
        The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762)
      London: William E. HIll & Sons, 1931. Number 175 of 200 deluxe copies. 17 color plates, 21 photogravures. 181, [1], [4, press notices] pp. 4to. Full brown morocco, covers stamped in gilt to stapwork design with crest of the Guarneri family in center. Fine. Number 175 of 200 deluxe copies. 17 color plates, 21 photogravures. 181, [1], [4, press notices] pp. 4to. The deluxe edition of the Hill's study of the Guarneri family of violin makers. A follow-up to their important work on the violins of Stradivarius.

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[NEINER [d.i. Neuner], Johann Valentin].
        Neuer Lächerlich-jedoch vernünfftiger, bescheidener und Curioser Narren-Calender / Auf das Jahr 1710. Worinnen von Monat zu Monat ein nach seiner Natur und Eigenschafft entworffener Narr / nach dem jetzigen Stylum der Welt / auf das accurateste beschrieben wird. Eine Invention, welche schon zum Vierdten mahl continuiret und an das Tages-Liecht kommet / auch wegen sowohl beygefügter Nothwendigkeit des Calenders / als lustigen Schreib-Art der Curiosen Welt zur angenehmen Gemüths-Ergötzung dienen kan.
      Freystadt [fingiert], Peter Marteau. 16 x 18,5 cm. Tit. (in Rot- u. Schwarzdr.), 30 Bll. Mit Kalendarium in Rot- und Schwarzdruck u. einigem Holzschnitt-Zierrat. OBrosch. m. Deckelbild in Kupferstich. Rücken m. blauem Papierstreifen verstärkt u. m. altem hs. Titelschildchen. Vorderdeckel m. Wasserfl. u. an 3 Stellen m. unterlegten Randrissen, Rü. etw. berieben, Hinterdeckel wohl später m. altem Papier erneuert u. m. letztem Bl. verklebt (dadurch Leimschatten), Text im Seitenrand etw. braunfleckig, Ecken z. Tl. eselsohrig. Kosch XI, 108; Böck L., Ein Altwiener Narrenkalender (in Zs. f. Bücherfreunde 23 Jg., Hft. 3, 1931, Ss. 41-45). Sehr selten. Einer von (vermutlich) acht erschienenen Jahrgängen des `Narrencalenders`, verfasst und anonym herausgegeben von Johann Valentin Neiner (1679-1748), einem Weltpriester in der Nachfolge von Abraham a Sancta Clara, der sein lebenslanges Vorbild war. N. gab die Schriften seines großen Lehrmeisters heraus, dessen Nachruf er auch 1709 verfasste. Er beschrieb, ähnlich wie dieser in satirisch-volkstümlichen Mahnrufen die Ereignisse seiner Zeit und produzierte neben Kanzelreden auch so genannte Narren-, Moral- und Sittensatiren. - Von den bibliographisch nachgewiesenen acht Jahrgängen dieses Kalenders hat sich nur wenig erhalten. Ludwig Böck konnte seinerzeit nur 3 Jahrgänge auffinden: \"Als Drucker und Verleger ist Peter Marteau in Freystadt (in einem anderen Jahrgang: Cöln) genannt, ein sicheres Zeichen, daß der wahre Druckort noch zu suchen ist. .. Jeder Jahrgang enthält neben derb-satirisch gehaltenen Prognostika auf die vier Jahreszeiten, die, von der bei Moralisten üblichen Übertreibung abgesehenen, sehr schätzbare Beiträge zum Bilde der Zeit liefern, und zu jedem Monat eine Abhandlung über eine Spezies von Narren. .. Zeichnen sich durch die Mannigfaltigkeit der Einfälle, die Kühnheit und den Bilderreichtum der Sprache, die Schlagfertigkeit des Witzes, sowie durch reifes und scharfes Urteil über die menschlichen Laster und Verkehrtheiten aus, und .. auch wertvolle zeitgeschichtliche Züge..\" Versand D: 15,00 EUR Narrenliteratur, Satire, Humor, Karikierung, Österreich, 18. Jahrhundert

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Campbell Dodgson (editor).
        The Print Collectors Quarterly 1922-1935
      London.: J. M. Dent and Son., 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Not applicable. 16mo - over 5Â¾ - 6Â¾" tall. 30 bound volumes covering the years 1922 Volume 8- Volume 22 1935. with another two quarterly parts in wrappers Jan-April 1936 (half year). Mottled grey cloth boards, uniform. gilt titles on the spines, contents printed on art gloss paper. many photo examples of the art and printmakers discussed. This run begins at Volume 8 part 1+2 and the last hardback is July-October 1935 with the 2 soft covers magazine parts for the early 1936 period. Consecutive run of this subscribers magazine in excellent condition. Small octavo

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NEMIROVSKY Irène
        Les mouches d'automne
      Grasset 1931 - - Grasset, Paris 1931, 11,5x17,5cm, broché. - Deuxième édition parue la même année que l'originale, un des exemplaires du service de presse. Envoi autographe signé d'Irène Némirovsky à Elie Richard. Dos très légèrement insolé comportant un accroc restauré en tête, exemplaire complet de son prière d'insérer. [AUTOMATIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] Second edition published the same year as the original, review copy. Signed autograph Irene Nemirovsky Elie Richard. Back slightly insolated with a restored tear in mind. [Attributes: Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Okada, Yaichiro:
        The Tailless Batrachians of the Japanese Empire.
      Tokio, Imp. Agricult. Experiment Station, 1931. Erste (1.) englische Ausgabe. Mit 29 (17 farb.) Tafeln, 88 Tabellen, 1 ganzseitigen kolorierten Verbreitungskarte und 97 Textabbildungen, 3 Bll. (Titel, Inhalt, Einleitung), 215 Seiten, 29 nn. Bll. (Tafelerklärungen). 4° (32 x 23,5 cm), güner Orig.-Lwdbd. in Lederoptik mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. Adler I, S.108-109. Bedeutendes u. grundlegendes Standardwerk über die Froschlurche Japans (einschließlich Taiwan u. Korea) mit sehr schönen Tafeln. Ein Jahr nach der japanischen Ausgabe erschien die Ausgabe in englischer Sprache in einer sehr kleinen Auflage. Widmungsexemplar mit einem kleinen gedruckten Widmungsblatt und handschriftlicher Signatur des Autor vor dem Titelblatt eingebunden. Außengelenke u. Kapitale leicht - Ecken u. Kanten minimal berieben, hinterer fliegender Vorsatz etwas gebräunt. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Sehr selten ! Versand D: 5,00 EUR

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CHIMOT, Édouard (Artist). VERLAINE, Paul.
        Parallèlement. Vingt-trois eaux-fortes originales de Édouard Chimot.
      Large 4to (c. 330 x 250 mm). Loose and entirely uncut in the original printed wrappers; pp. [4, blank], [2, half-title and limitation], [2, blank], [2, title printed in red and black], 147, [3], 23 full-page etchings with aquatint (some colour-printed or tinted) in the text; spine of wrappers a little rubbed and worn, remnants of contemporary half-calf folder and slipcase; a few leaves with marginal blue ink spots. Privately printed, number XVI of the 23 copies on japon ancien reserved for the artist (total printrun 198 copies), with Chimot's aquatint etchings in the first state, second state printed in sanguine with remarques, the second state with remarques, printed in black, the final state, and one plate in all states (dossier), limitation signed by the artist, a few manuscript notes in the artist's hand on folder of the dossier. This set not only comprises the additional versions of the illustrations but in the dossier complet d'une planche all stages of the plate to Prologue d'un livre, including the copperplate, a first charcoal and bistre study, the pencil drawing for the etching, signed by the artist, an early proof of the etching combined with the text, altogether, apart from the copperplate and the print in the book, 14 different stages of this particular plate. The French artist, book illustrator, printmaker (exclusively etchings) and editor Édouard Chimot (1880-1959) rented a studio in Montmartre, haunted by 'jeunes et jolies femmes,' his models. He began to illustrate texts; however, the First World War interrupted his career. After the War he was able to rent Renoir's old atelier, where he produced etchings alongside decadent literature as well as Henri Barbusse. From 1923 to 1931, as artistic director of Les Éditions d?Art Devambez he oversaw the production of many outstanding illustrated private press books but reserved some texts for his own art as etcher and printmaker, among them this collection of erotic poetry by the symbolist poète maudit Verlaine, which had been published first in 1889 and ever since has tempted book illustrators to publish their art alongside the poems. During the roaring '20s in Paris, Chimot became a central figure of the Jazz age with many connections to artistic and literary circles, including the Surrealist movement. He even embarked on film-making in 1924. Parallèlement is his last French limited edition artistic book production; the Wall Street Crash of 1929 had eliminated the economic basis for such productions for a long time. He later settled in Spain and continued illustrating books.

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RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator | BROWNING, Robert | MOORE, Clement C. | RUSKIN, John | ROSSETTI, Christina |
        The Christmas Books] MOORE, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. [And:] RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. [And:] ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. [And:] BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
      Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1931-34. - Arthur Rackhams Christmas Books A Complete Set of the First American Trade Editions[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MOORE, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1931]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 11/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 221 x 141 mm.). [1, blank], 35, [2], [1, blank] pp. With four color plates (included in pagination) and seventeen drawings in black and white. Printed in red and black. Publisher's green cloth with colored pictorial label of Santa Claus on front cover, pictorial end-papers printed in red. Original colored pictorial dust jacket depicting the plate "The children were nestled all snug in their beds." Minimal wear to extremities of dust jacket, otherwise near fine.[Together with:] [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1932]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 11/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 221 x 141 mm.). 47, [1] pp. With four color plates and fifteen drawings in black and white. Printed in red and black. Publisher's orange cloth with colored pictorial label of The King and a spray of foliage on front cover, pictorial end-papers printed in green. Original colored pictorial dust jacket depicting the plate "Before Gluck stood his old acquaintance, the King of the Golden River." A fine copy.[And:] [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1933]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches; 221 x 148 mm.). [2, blank], [3]-45, [3, blank] pp. With four color plates and nineteen drawings in black and white. Printed in green and black. Publisher's red cloth with pictorial panel pasted to the cover with the same design as used on the first UK edition, pictorial end-papers printed in green. Original colored pictorial dust jacket depicting the plate "White and golden Lizzie stood." Engraved bookplate on front paste-down, small ink signature on top of front free end-paper, some light foxing mainly to preliminary leaves, dust jacket spine darkened and chipped at extremities.[And:] [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1934]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 11/16 inches; 217 x 145 mm.). [2, blank], [3]-45, [3, blank] pp. With four color plates and fourteen drawings in black and white. Printed in tan and black. Publisher's red cloth with pictorial panel pasted to the cover with the same design as used on the first UK edition, pictorial end-papers printed in tan. Original colored pictorial dust jacket depicting the plate "From street to street he piped advancing". Small postage stamp and neat ink presentation at top right hand corner of half-title. A near fine copy, dust jacket very lightly chipped at extremities.An excellent set of the first American trade editions, all with their original color pictorial dust jackets.Riall, pp. 174, 176, 179, and 186. [Attributes: First Edition]

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KOZLIANINOV, Vladimir Fedorovich].
        1706 - 1931 [RussianHorseGuard Commemoration1706-1931].
      izd. E.I.V. Velikogo Kniazia Dmitriya Pavlovicha 1931 - Tall8vo(27x18.5cm).87pp., with 3 plates with tipped-in illustrations.Original wrappers. A rare publication issued in a limited edition of five hundred copies only, presenting history of one the most prestigious Imperial regiments. Published by H.I.H Grand Duke Dmitriy of Russia (1891 - 1942), this book contains a synopsis of the history of over two hundred years of loyal service rendered by the gallant regiment of The Horse Guards to Emperor and country. The illustrations contained in the present volume have been reproduced from paintings and engravings belonging to the Horse Guards`Museum in St. Petersburg; what their fate may have been since the revolution is not known. Our copy in number 122, one of the 250 copies (numbered 1 to 250) that have been presented by Grand Duke Dmitriy to Members of the Russian Imperial Family, to all members of the Association of Former Officers of the Horse Guards and to some National Libraries. This copy was printed for Countess Maria Sergeevna Benckendorff (Born Princess Dolgorukova, 1846 - 1936). Savine No 25488 - "Rare". [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Brocklehurst, Capt H C
        Game Animals of the Sudan
      London: Gurney and Jackson, 1931. First. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Riddell, Millais, Bell, Wallace. Their habits and distribution. A Handbook for hunters and naturalists. 170 pp, ill, fold out maps. Ill w 12 coloured plates by Riddell, 45 sketches by Millais, Bell and Wallace, photographs and a fold out map. The wealth, beauty and variety of the Sudan's game animals in print and in picture. Brocklehurst was a long time game warden and his book is considered one of the best on the subject. Fine in vg+ to near fine dj jacket AND from the library of noted author/hunter John Batten, his signature and year acquired on front free end paper.

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FABLES. AESOP. CALDER, Alexander.
        Fables of Aesop according to Sir Roger L'Estrange.
      Harrison, Paris 1931 - One of 20 copies marked "Not For Sale" of a total edition of 615 copies on Auvergne handmade paper and 50 on Spanish rag paper. 50 drawings by Alexander Calder. Printed in 12 pt French Round Face and 9pt italics by Aime Jourde. Pp.vi, 127. 8vo., original cloth backed boards with blue hand made paper printed dust wrappers, edges untrimmed, in the original red board chemise with printed paper spine label, in a later black slipcase with the original label on the upper cover. With the original printed card paper knife inserted loose, but still largely unopened. Some slight darkening to the very edges of the wrapper, otherwise an extremely good copy. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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SUARES (André).
        Marsiho.
      Tremois 1931 - Bois gravé de Louis JOU. Paris, Trémois, 1931, fort in-8, broché, couverture rempliée illustrée en noir et rouge, sous étui et emboitage, 172 pages. Promenade au coeur de Marseille et découverte de ses quartiers et habitants dans les pas de ce "Condottiere", enfant du pays, qu'est André SUARES. La "Fondation Louis Jou", sise aux Baux-de-Provence, oeuvre pour la promotion de l'oeuvre de Louis JOU (1881-1968). Les bois gravés en couleurs du provençal Louis JOU illuminent ce beau texte. Un des 245 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches avec une suite des bois originaux de Louis JOU sous chemise rempliée. infimes usures à l'étui. Livres

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