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  1. Limited edition, one of 1650 copies on velin pur fil de Rives, 3 vols, 4to ( 24 x 19 cm); illustrated in colour throughout after original watercolours by A. E. Marty and ornaments after R. Jacquet, marbled pink endpapers; later half burgundy morocco over gilt marbled boards, signed Jean Etienne, in corresponding marbled slipcases with morocco entries, spines slightly sunned, an excellent set.

    £1,500
  2. Limited edition, one of 175 copies signed by the artist, this being no. 169, from a total edition of 195, 4to (34 x 23.5 cm); text printed in black and colours throughout, 41 woodcut compositions in colour after Schmied, 12 of which are full-page, most plates and illustrations heightened in gilt or silver; loose as issued in the original printed wrappers, minor creasing to spine, protected in later black cloth chemise and slipcase, a fine example.

    £6,000
  3. First illustrated edition, number 32 of 125 copies on Montval paper; 8vo, (23.7 x 17.8 cm); title page in red and black, etched illustrations by A. -E. Marty, some offsetting, otherwise unmarked internally, coloured endpapers; publisher's pictorial russet morocco by I. Blanchetière, with inlaid designs in greens and blue repeating the illustration on p.26 (without figures), gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, pastedowns within gilt fillet and inlaid morocco, matching morocco-edged slipcase, rubbed, overall an excellent copy; [2], 115, [4]pp.

    £1,250
  4. Limited edition, one of 200 copies on Japanese Ho-sho paper, from a total edition of 350; two parts in one volume; 8vo, (26.5 x 19 cm); text in French, 28 colour woodblock illustrations, including frontispieces, additional black illustrations throughout text, red velvet endpapers; publisher's red morocco, pictorial covers, top edge gilt, gilt lettering to spine, modern dustjacket in red half-morocco, modern red morocco bordered slipcase, overall an excellent copy.

    £1,250
  5. First edition, inscribed by the author, number 38 of 100 copies, from a total edition of 170; 4to, (26.5 x 20.5 cm); 14 etchings by Edouard Chimot, including frontispiece, original sketch by Chimot on half-title accompanying presentation inscription, unmarked internally, red endpapers, additional green title page dated 1920; publisher's half red morocco, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, fore-edge uncut, overall an excellent copy; 85pp.

    £1,500
  6. Limited edition, inscribed by Douglas Cooper to William McCarty, one of 500 copies; oblong 4to, (24.3 x 30.5 cm); inscription in blue ink to front free endpaper, frontispiece, 24 full-page hors-texte illustrations, very light spotting to prelims, some minor marginal toning, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's grey paper-backed boards, front cover lettered in black, stain to bottom edge of front cover, board edges and spine slightly toned, overall an attractive copy; 21pp text, 24pp descriptive text.

    £750
  7. First French edition, first issue. Folio ( 29 x 20 cm), 351 pp, two title-pages with engraved vignettes, engraved portrait, facsimile letter from Marx and from the publisher, stamp of previous bookseller on title-page, previous owner's signature 'G.See' on front free endpaper; contemporary green half calf, decorated boards, some wear to the extremities; overall a good copy.

    £4,500
  8. First edition, 3 atlases bound in 2 vols; folio; 203 plates plates comprising: [Album Historique, Ethnologique et Archéologique] large folding map mounted on linen, 59 lithographed plates (3 of which are folding) most coloured, part-coloured or tinted bound with [Album Zoologie:] 40 hand-coloured engraved plates of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, and insects, separately bound [Atlas Botanique:] 103 engraved plates, some light foxing throughout; half green morocco over green cloth boards, gilt title blind stamped to covers, spine gilt ruled with title and tooling, a fine copy.

    £22,500
  9. Limited edition, one of 500 copies (this numbered 133); 4to (28 x 21 cm); with 45 illustrations from original watercolours by Pierre Brissaud reproduced in pochoir and retouched by hand; original illustrated wrappers, in a chemise of blue boards with gilt and black square decorative design, black morocco label to spine, in a chemise of blue boards, an excellent copy.

    £1,500
  10. Limited edition and the first illustrated, one of 51 copies (this being no. 34) on papier hollande (from a total edition of 582); 4to (32.5 x 27 cm); illustrated with 24 original engravings after Lobel-Riche in three states, an extra suite of 12 of the plates in three states and an additional signed pen ink drawing, three pages of manuscript notes by Pierre Benoit entitled 'l'Art du Romanicer'; unbound as issued with original publisher's wrappers, in a later orange marbled slipcase.

    £3,750
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