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Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre (Extra-illustrated)

Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre (Extra-illustrated) by [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Williams, H. Noel

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre (Extra-illustrated)
Author
[Fine Binding - Cosway style] Williams, H. Noel
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. Fine. Quarto (9 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches; 238 x 188 mm.), xviii, 409, [1, blank] pp. Colored frontispiece and nineteen photogravure plates with tissues printed in red & brown, extra-illustrated by the insertion of twenty-five engraved plates of which six are hand-colored. Bound ca. 1925 by Bayntun, stamp-signed in gilt "Bayntun. Binder. Bath. Eng." on front turn-in. Full dark blue crushed levant morocco over beveled boards, covers with elaborate gilt frames, spine with five raised bands, elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt ruled board edges, wide elaborate gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Front doublure of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Set into the front doublure are two very fine oval miniature paintings set under beveled glass within a double gilt frame. The upper miniature is of Margaret de Valois, Queen Margot of Navarre. The lower miniature is of her spouse Henry III of Navarre (later Henry IV of France). Both miniatures measure 3 3/16 x 2 1/2 inches; 81 x 63 mm. The rear doublure is of red morocco surrounded by a frame of inlaid maroon morocco. Blue watered silk end-leaves. A very fine example housed in its original felt-lined blue cloth clamshell case. Margaret of Valois (1553-1615) was a French Princess who became Queen of Navarre and France. Highly educated and a patroness of the arts, Margaret would kind herself embroiled in political upheavals. Her marriage to Henry III of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) was organized to promote reconciliation between Catholics and Huguenots. However, she would find herself at odds with her husband during continued religious tensions and unable to conceive an heir. Margaret also faced conflict with her brother Henry III. Eventually she would choose to side with the Catholic League, survive prison, annul her marriage, and eventually live out her life in her an intellectual court pursuing her own scholarly devours. George Bayntun (1873-1940) was the founder of Bayntun Bindery. Trained by apprenticeship with the Taylor family, Bayntun opened his own book bindery in 1894 dedicated to using traditional hand-crafted techniques and high-quality materials. The Bath-based firm acquired the Rivière Bindery (also based in Bath) in 1939, transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery," which is still in existence and family owned. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway (1742-1821), the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse, director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie (1849-1940). As the style grew in popularity, other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine.
Le Jardin d'encre

Le Jardin d'encre by WOU-KI, Zao (1920-2013); Bernard NOËL (b.1930)

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Le Jardin d'encre
Author
WOU-KI, Zao (1920-2013); Bernard NOËL (b.1930)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy with a few small soilmarks on box
Description
Liancourt: Bernard Dumerchez, 2007. A fine copy with a few small soilmarks on box. Folio (25.25 x 14.5 inches; 640 x 368 mm). The complete portfolio with etching with aquatint printed in colors. Loose as issued in original portfolio; original cloth folding case, titled on top and spine. LIMITED EDITION, number 17 of 63 copies SIGNED BY NOËL AND WOU-KI, from a total edition of 99. Printed on Vélin BFK Rives. Throughout his career, Zao Wou-Ki merged Eastern and Western aesthetic traditions in his work, retaining technical elements of Chinese painting styles while embracing European Modernism. Published in 2007 by Bernard Dumerchez, Paris, the Le jardin d’encre portfolio, whose title translates to The Ink Garden, demonstratesº Zao’s use of free-flowing brushstrokes, which incorporate elements of traditional Chinese calligraphy, to contemplate nature. The portfolio features a limited-edition etching and aquatint print on wove paper by Zao and a text by Bernard Noël, both housed within the original cream-colored fabric-wrapped clamshell box. Reference: 'Zao Wou-Ki 1950 - 2010: 60 Years of Graphic Works, Go Art Gallery,' Udine, 2012, p. 29, illustrated in color.
Original Photograph / Albumen print / Carte-de-visite (CDV)

Original Photograph / Albumen print / Carte-de-visite (CDV) by Stowe Harriet Beecher (attributed)

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Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Title
Original Photograph / Albumen print / Carte-de-visite (CDV)
Author
Stowe Harriet Beecher (attributed)
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
S.l., 1860. Good. Small photograph (89 x 58 mm), irregularly trimmed; mounted on card (99 x 61 mm), likewise irregularly trimmed. Identified on card verso and recto in two different hands; on verso "Taken at the time UTC written." Print thumb-soiled; on subject's face a small portion of print flaked with loss. If indeed the subject of the present portrait is Harriet Beecher Stowe, then she was certainly a young woman here. Her hair uncharacteristically tied at the back, and her countenance free from the sorrow and woe that seems to eminate from all other known photographs of the author. For comparison purposes, images of a young Harriet Beecher Stowe have been almost impossible to procure. Unlike the two individuals who have identified the subject of the present photograph as Harriet Beecher Stowe, we are reluctant to make this claim, and thus differ to specialists.
Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; Sketches of Army Life at Home and Abroad

Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; Sketches of Army Life at Home and Abroad by Zogbaum, Rugus Fairchild

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Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
Title
Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; Sketches of Army Life at Home and Abroad
Author
Zogbaum, Rugus Fairchild
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Harper & brothers, 1888. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrations by the author.
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The art of hunting, trapping and fishing, a complete and practical guide for the use of the amateur or professional ... with full instructions on the art of training dogs, and using the gun and rifle

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Seller: Rulon-Miller Books
Title
The art of hunting, trapping and fishing, a complete and practical guide for the use of the amateur or professional ... with full instructions on the art of training dogs, and using the gun and rifle
Seller
Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
New York: Hurst & Co., publishers, 1874. Small 8vo (6¾" x 5"), pp. [3], 8-65, [3] ads; a number of small wood engravings in the text; original orange pictorial wrappers; piece torn from the upper wrapper affectintg 1 letter and part of the printed border, spine partially perished; all else good and sound. LC only (dated 1875 and without ads) in OCLC.

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