Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

Braves gens. Roman parisien.

Jean Richepin · 1886

$475.00 (€430.98 | £359.56 | ¥75,852)

Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, Editeur, First edition. A LARGE PAPER COPY OF THIS IMPORTANT NOVEL, SET IN PARIS. v, 507 pp. + one page of printed music. An association copy from the collection of André Barrier (1870-1957), président à la Cour d'Appel and noted bibliophile, with h...

Bibliotheca Bacchica. Bibliographie raisonnée des ouvrages imprimes avant 1800 et illustrant la soif humaine sous tous ses aspects, chez tous les peuples et dans tous les temps. Tome I: Incunables [with] Tome II: Seizième siècle.

André L. Simon · 1927

$495.00 (€449.13 | £374.70 | ¥79,045)

London and Paris, Printed by Walter Lewis of the Cambridge University Press for Maggs Brothers / Emile Nourry, Two volumes, complete. FIRST EDITION of this rare and important bibliogaphy of wine and drinking. xviii, 239; vii, 256 pp + errata slip. 182 + 723 items exhaustive...

Réflexions Simples Sur Le Corps, de Paul Valéry. Ayant Inspiré Des Lithographies Originales à Hans Erni.

Paul Valéry and Hans Erni · 1967

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Paris and Lausanne, E.A.D. and Philippe Gonin, A PRISTINE COPY ON JAPON NACRÉ of this important livre d'artiste, illustrated with 25 original lithographs by Hans Erni, mostly in color. 133 pp. From the edition of 326 numbered copies for sale in France, this is ONE OF ONLY 40...

A Catalan Cookery Book: A Collection of Impossible Recipes by Irving Davis (with 11 drypoints by Nicole Fenosa)

Davis, Irving (edited by Patience Gray, illustrated by Nicola Fenosa, published by Lucien Scheler) · 1969

$1,250.00 (€1,134.17 | £946.21 | ¥199,609)

Paris, Lucien Scheler, FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST CATALAN COOKBOOK IN ENGLISH. 101 pp. Irving Davis (1889-1967) was a well-known antiquarian book dealer and a little-known gourmet. At his death he had completed this collection of Catalan recipes, which he called "impossible...

L'Oeuvre lithographie et grave de R. P. Bonington (catalogue raisonne of the prints of Richard Parkes Bonington) WITH AN ORIGINAL ETCHING

Curtis, Atherton (Richard Parkes Bonington) · 1939

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Paris, Paul Prouté, The rare catalogue raisonne of Bonington's prints, limited to 300 copies. Each print illustrated, one to a page, and thoroughly described. Fully indexed. Laid into this copy, exceptionally, is AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY BONINGTON: "Bologne" (1826-27, Curtis...

Oskar Kokoschka. Das druckgraphische Werk. Catalogue raisonné.

Hans M. Wingler and Friedrich Welz (Oskar Kokoschka) · 1975

$150.00 (€136.10 | £113.55 | ¥23,953)

Salzburg, Verlag Galerie Welz, The catalogue raisonné of Kokoschka's prints from 1906 to 1975. 296 pp. 526 items reproduced and exhaustively described. Several hundred color and black & white plates. Folio. Publisher's cloth. FINE AND BRIGHT in a somewhat torn and repair...

Ramon Casas. Una vida dedicada a l'art. Cataleg raonat de l'obra pictòrica. (catalogue raisonné / catàleg raonat of the paintings)

Coll, Isabel (Ramon Casas)

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Barcelona and Murcia, De la Cierva Editores, THE LAST AND BEST EDITION of the standard catalogue raisonne of Casas' paintings. 673 paintings reproduced and exhaustively described. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white, with many full-page plates. From the referen...

Max Liebermann 1847-1935. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Ölstudien. Band I: 1865-1899 [with] Band II: 1900-1935. Catalogue raisonné of paintings and studies in oil.

Matthias Eberle (Max Liebermann) · 1995

$950.00 (€861.97 | £719.12 | ¥151,703)

München (Munich), Hirmer Verlag, TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE. The monumental catalogue raisonné of Liebermann´s paintings. 1303 pp (continuously paginated). Thousands of high-quality color and black & white plates. Folio. Publisher's cloth. Pictorial dustjackets. FINE AND BRI...

La Vagabonde. Lithographie originale de MATISSE (Henri)

Colette (Henri Matisse, illustrator) · 1951

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Paris, Imprimerie Nationale / Andre Sauret, A beautifully-produced edition of Colette's masterpiece, with AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH BY HENRI MATISSE. This copy is ONE OF ONLY 300 NUMBERED LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE LAID PAPER, WITH A SECOND IMPRESSION OF THE LI...

Un royaume de Dieu, illustré de 10 eaux-fortes originales de Johnny Friedlaender

Tharaud, Jéroôme et Jean (Johnny Friedlaender) · 1947

$275.00 (€249.52 | £208.17 | ¥43,914)

Paris, Editions Paul DuPont, A rare and fascinating piece of Judaica, and FRIEDLAENDER'S FIRST LIVRE D'ARTISTE, ILLUSTRATED WITH TEN HAUNTING ORIGINAL HORS-TEXTE FULL-PAGE ETCHINGS depicting the impoverished and terrifying world of 18th-century Polish Jews. Edition limited to...

L'ombre de la croix, illustré de soixante-treize eaux-fortes originales de Frank Brangwyn (illustrated with 73 original etchings by Frank Brangwyn)

Tharaud, Jérôme & Jean (Frank Brangwyn) · 1931

$950.00 (€861.97 | £719.12 | ¥151,703)

Paris, Lapina, Two volumes, complete. A fascinating livre d'artiste, illustrated with 73 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY FRANK BRANGWYN, depicting Jewish life in Eastern Europe on the eve of World War II. From a total edition of 222 numbered copies, this copy is one of 150 printed on f...

Interdit au public (Entrée interdite au public)

Pierre Mac Orlan and Marcel Vertès · 1926

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Paris, Paul Cotinaud, 4 pp + 20 plates. A brief introduction by Mac Orlan followed by 20 excruciatingly erotic and bizarre heliogravures by Vertès, printed in different colors, depicting various perversities and impossibilities. Edition limited to 250 copies printed on fine ...

Lettres sur le Département de la Somme

Hyacinthe Dusevel (with manuscript notes by Antoine Goze) · 1827

$275.00 (€249.52 | £208.17 | ¥43,914)

Amiens, Chez Allo-Poiré, First edition. AN EXTRAORDINARY COPY OF A RARE SCHOLARLY WORK. iii, 204 pp. Numerous paragraphs and even entire pages have been effectively replaced, with erudite manuscript notes written on sheets of paper pasted over the printed passages. There a...

Les expériences amoureuses. Les Idylles.

André Berry · 1946

$175.00 (€158.78 | £132.47 | ¥27,945)

Paris, Denoël, First edition. COPY NUMBER I, A LARGE-PAPER COPY PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR. An autobiographical novel. One of 200 large-paper copies printed on Alfa wove paper, this one with the printed notice "Exemplaire no I, imprimé spécialement pour André Berry" below the l...

Les cousines de la colonelle

Henriette de Mannourry, Madame la Marquise de Mannoury d'Ectot (under pseudonym "Madame la Vicomtesse de Coeur-Brulant") · 1880

$495.00 (€449.13 | £374.70 | ¥79,045)

Lisobnne (but Paris), Chez Antonio da Boa-Vista, AN UNRECORDED AND EXTREMELY EARLY EDITION OF THIS LIBERTINE NOVEL. 172 pp (final page minumbered "72"). Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, printed on very good laid paper. WITH AN UNRECORDED LIGHTLY-EROTIC FRONTISPIECE D...

Signed autograph letter from Jean Dubuffet to Rudy Augustinci

Jean Dubuffet (Rudy Augustinci) · 201955

$495.00 (€449.13 | £374.70 | ¥79,045)

Vence, A SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM JEAN DUBUFFET to Rudy Augustinci, a dealer (and close friend) who managed the Galerie Rive Gauche in Paris. About 120 words, in blue ink. Written in clear, easily legible script. The letter mentions Georges Limbour and Georges Bernier. ...

ODE A CHIAVARI nella traduzione di Giacomo Leopardi. Xilofgrafie di Gianni Bertini, Mario Moronti, Mario Roca.

Jean-Clarence Lambert (with woodcuts by Gianni Bertini, Mario Moronti, and Mario Rocca) (Giacomo Leopardi, translator) · 1988

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Jean-Clarence Lambert, A splendid livre d'artiste, featuring Leopardi's poem in Italian, along with a French translation by Jean-Clarence Lambert. Printed by hand (by the artists themselves) in several colors. ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX SPECTACULAR FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE LARGE FOLIO...

Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Georges Braque: peintures 1948-1957 (complete with supplement) (catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint)

Mangin, Nicole S. (Georges Braque) · 1959

$495.00 (€449.13 | £374.70 | ¥79,045)

Paris, Maeght, A COMPLETE AND PRISTINE COPY of the first volume published of the standard catalogue raisonné (although it covers the final phase of Braque's life.) vii, 259 pp + 8-page supplement. Profusely illustrated with full-page plates, some in color. Large 4to, publis...

Probedrucke zu Adelbert Stifter "Das alte Siegel"

Erich Gruner (Adelbert Stifter) · 1920

$2,250.00 (€2,041.50 | £1,703.18 | ¥359,297)

Leipzig, Karl W. Hiersemann, ONE OF ONLY THREE COPIES PRINTED. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PORTFOLIO OF TRIAL PROOFS IN REMARQUE STATE OF THE SEVEN MATTED EXPRESSIONIST ETCHINGS EXECUTED BY GRUNER FOR AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF "DAS ALTE SIEGEL" ("The Ancient Seal"), BY ADELBERT STIFT...

Héro et Léandre. Poème dramatique en trois actes. Illustré par A.-E. Marty. (André-Edouard Marty)

Edmund Haraucourt (A.-E. Marty, illustrator) · 1930

$750.00 (€680.50 | £567.73 | ¥119,766)

Paris, Le Livre Contemporain, THE UNIQUE SET OF PAGE PROOFS of this enchanting livre d'artiste. 114 pages in all, with 36 pages--each with typographical text and an original etching by Marty--signed and annotated "bon-à-tirer" by the artist. Printed on extremely fine handmad...