Search Results: Titles starting with C from Knuf Rare Books

1753. A Paris, chez G. Martin & chez H.L. Guérin & L.F. Delatour, 1753. (ii),(x),552pp. Contemporary calf. (restored). Copy with prices noted in a contemporary hand, a (contemporary) handwritten note on the verso of the first flyleaf says: "Dans cet Exemplaire se trouve [sic] les prix de l'estimation fait par G. Martin". On the title page a handwritten exlibris of "Cl. J. Bégné" 2pp of contemporary manuscript notes bound-in; after the titlepage; 2 other, smaller pages bound-in between pp. 342/3 & a loosely inserted leaf of the same size inserted at the same place. Auction catalogue of a sale that never took place. The de Boze library, rich in incunables - including the 1462 Bible and both 1457 and 1459 Psalters - and block books, and an almost complete series of Greek and Latin editiones principes, 3 Groliers, etc., was purchased after the appearance of this catalogue by two collectors, Boutin and Cotte, who kept a selection of the books,… Read More

No place, no date (but c. 1910/1912). (ii), 270 pages in manuscript in a legible hand. Thick 4to. Suède binding, rubbed and one tie missing. Some loose notes by the author loosely inserted. And some annotations / corrections added in a different hand and colour.Extract of the two registers about the booktrade held in the Municipal Library of Toulouse, written by the bookseller Edmond Lamouzèle, an author in his own right. The original registers date from the eighteenth century, this is a summary / extract made in the beginning of the twentieth century of these records that were difficult to access. The manuscript contains a wealth of information on the book trade and its organization and about individual booksellers and printers in Toulouse in the eighteenth century.

(Lycée Concordet - Paris) 1901. (44 pp). Oblong. (21,5 x 18 cm). Boards with a drawing in colour on the front cover and with a black and white drawing on the back cover.A very charming note book with notes and drawings on different subjects, some technical, some architectural and at the end four 'comics' by a talented young man. This is most probable the work of Maurice Pottier (Paris 1883 - 1982), architect. He enters the 'Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures' in Paris in 1904 and graduates in 1907. From 1908 to 1910 he works for the 'Service des bâtiments de la Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord'. He installs himself in Neuilly and works essentially for private persons. His creations include the 'Palace les Cèdres' in Nice-Cimiez the 'hotel particulier Colloredo-Mansfeld in Rueil-Malmaison, both 1926. Not much is know about his personal life.

Bruxelles, chez l'auteur, rue des Boiteux Son 5, No. 17, et chez les principaux libraires et mds d'estampes du royaume, (1844). Oblong folio (size c. 28 x 40,5 cm). Title plus 14 plates, all coloured. The plates are protected by pale pink guards. Full dark aubergine coloured morocco binding signed 'Crabbé', richly decorated in gilt and black and with gilt dedication on the front cover: 'A son Altesse Royale, le Duc de Brabant'. Inner dentelles gilt and cream 'moirée' endpapers. All edges gilt. (binding very lightly rubbed and top and bottom of spine very slightly damaged, some very light discolouration of the binding; some light foxing and some offsetting on endpapers from the inner dentelles). A lovely copy.

1739. Venezia, Appresso Francesco Pitteri, 1739. 334pp. Titlepage in red and black & some woodcut ornaments in the texts. Contemporay vellum binding. The first edition of this work appeared in 1735.

1827. Sciena, nella tipografia Mucci, Con Approv. (1827). One sheet, (c. 19 x 29 cm). Text within typographical border. The carnival song originated in the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century and celebrated the carnival season in Florence. Lyrics were drawn mostly from popular legend and daily life. A rare survival.

Paris, Septembre 1890. Large 4to. 8 sheets, printed on the recto and verso. Loose in grey paper wrapper (wrapper a bit damaged at the bottom of the fold and with some staining) Pricelist on inside front and back covers.
The fonts in the price-list are numbered 501 - 726 which correspond to the first six sheets. Two extra sheets (with other numbers) have been added it seems. And there is a four-page price-list inserted that is dated September 1894.

Paris, Octobre 1913. 4to. 24pp. Original grey printed wrappers. (some occasional light foxing). Pages 1 - 2 contain the pricelist.
A lovely specimen by this famous Parisian foundry printed in various colours and on various paper.

1923. Brooklyn: Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1923, 4to., paper wrappers. (16) pages. Covers slightly faded. These designs were cut for the linotype from the original designs of William Caslon I. Illustrated with Caslon initials, borders, characters, and a brief article on the significance of his types and their value in printing.

1857. Leipzig, 1857. 258, (ii) pp plus 20 pages with the printed list of realised prices. 3483 items described. Late nineteenth century half cloth, marbled boards. Foxed throughout. Exlibris "Maurice Jametel" on the inside front cover. Auction sale of 3 December 1857 and the following days selling part of the collection (works on paper) of Maximilian Speck von Sternburg (1776 - 1856), a wool merchant and art collector and of that of Philipp Jacob Passanvant (1782 - 1856) (?), also textile merchant and art collector.

1776. De Novo in hunc Ordinem digesti anno MDCCLXXVI. Leovardiae, Johannes Seydel, 1776.Titlepage, i blank sheet, 271,89pp. Folio. A very good, crisp copy, unbound in sheets (Titlepage, 1 blank, A-Yyy2, A-Bb) (Without the final blank Bb2). Uncut, wide margins. Arms of 'Friesland' on the titlepage. Albert van Saksen founded the Court of Friesland in 1499 in order to govern and administer justice with the viceroy. But after the uprising against Spain the Court had to restrict itself to administering justice. The special legal library could only be used by members of the Court. Only the 12 councelors and the Procurator-General were allowed to borrow the books. Lawyers and others could consult the books in the library but not borrow them. The clerk of the court was also the librarian. Lawbooks were the major category at the library but there were also theological, historical philological works and the better literary authors were also represented in Latin, French and Dutch. A manuscript… Read More

(Naples, April 1846). 11 pp. Selfwrappers, as issued. Some foxing throughout as usual in items from Naples but a really nice item.
Alphabetically arranged catalogue containing works published by the Stamperia dell'Iride with printed prices in the margins.

1826. Le catalogue se distribue à Paris, chez M. Hainze... 1826. 27pp. 141 items described. Nineteenth century half red morocco, marbled boards. Priced throughout in a contemporary hand in pencil. The last two items #140 Porte-feuilles et livres blanches & #141 Articles omis have a pencilled note of what is contained in these lots. Some browning throughout. The catalogue has a two page index containing around 135 names of artists and which numbers in the catalogue they correspond to. This to facilitate the use of the catalogue.

1868. Paris, 1868. 59pp. 436 items described. Nineteenth century green half morocco, marbled boards. Original printed wrappers bound-in (bound-in front wrapper a bit loose). Mr. Vidal was first violin for Charles X and Louis-Philippe of France. His collection was sold in several auctions. The first one consisted of art (paintings, drawings, miniatures and objects) which is our catalogue. Then there was one with books, another sale with musical instruments and the last one consisted of numismatics. They were all held in the beginning of February 1868.

Paris, Vinchon, 1851. 4to. xi, (i), 160 pp.(page 151 [not numbered] contains the errata sheet & pages 153-160 contain the second supplement). Green half calf, marbled boards. Spine gold-tooled. (first flyeaves, halftitle and title have a light crease; some light foxing). With the ex-libris of the Dampiere Library on the inside front cover.
The 'Calcographie du Louvre' was created in 1797. It contains a collection of copperplates for engravings, a collection of prints. And also printing workshop where prints were printed from the plates in the collection that were to be sold at the Louvre. The present work is the catalogue of the collection in the mid-nineteenth century with list of prints available and their prices. The introduction is the written by Frédéric Villot (1809-1875) who was the 'conservateur de la peinture' at the Louvre from 1848 to 1861. provides us with a history of the collection as well as a detailed account of the publishing history of the catalogues of the collection. The… Read More

Paris, chez Louis-François Delatour, 1751. 60pp. 341 items described. New paper boards. Catalogue in two parts, the first consisting of paintings and sculpture belonging to Tugny, the second with paintings and sculpture inherited from Pierre Crozat. Pages 5 - 14 (59 items) form the collection of paintings and statues formed by De Tugny and pages 15 - 60 (items 1 - 282) form the Crozat collection of paintings and statues. For nearly all the items (paintings and statues) sizes are given. Item 58 of the De Tugny collection has a manuscript correction, changing Pigale into Falconet. The collection contains a.o. several Rembrandt's and several Ruben's. Joseph-Antoine Crozat, marquis de Tugny (1699 - 1751) was the younger brother of Louis-François Crozat, marquis du Château, who had inherited the collections of his uncle, Pierre Crozat, (died 1740) Crozat du Châtel died in January, 1750. Tugny inherited the paintings and added a large collection of his own. They are listed separately in the present… Read More

1780. Paris, G. de Bure, 1780. xvi, (iv), 246pp [last page misnumbered 24]. Priced throughout in a contemporary hand. Bound with: Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu MM. Lorry, dont la vente se fera le jeudi 15 Décembre 1791 & jours suivans, en leur Maison, rue des Poitevins, No. 3. A Paris, chez J.G. Mérigot... & M. Genet...,1791. Titlepage, (iii), 248pp. (tear in page 248 & some waterstaining at the end. Without the 'Table des Auteurs' that was printed separately and later. At the beginning of the catalogue we find the following note: "La table des Auteurs est sous presse, elle sera remise, dans la courante de la vente, aux personnes qui se présenteront avec le Catalogue".The owner of our catalogue obviously hasn't done that. Contemporary mottled calf binding (some staining). Two eighteenth century catalogues bound together. Ad 1: The Gouttard sale was in important sale that contained 1604 lots and included prints, maps, and a globe;… Read More

1866. Amsterdam, 1866-69. 3 vols. Privately published in a limited edition. Unopened copy. Orbds. (slightly soiled; traces of use, but restored) Interior fine. Copy on better paper. Copy nr. 112 offered by the collector to Jeronimo de Vries Jsz.

1883. Vente Paris, Labitte, 18 Mai/1 Juin 1883. 2461 nos. xvi,313pp. Partly unopened. Orwrs. (sl. dam.). [Blogie II, col. 167].

1868. La vente aura lieu le Lundi 20 Avril 1868 et les 4 jours suivants. Première Partie: Livres rares et précieux, belles reliures anciens et modernes. Paris & Londres, 1868. Original decorated wrappers (foxed) & some foxing throughout. xlvi,139,(2)pp. Unopened copy. Jacques-Charles Brunet (1780-1867), the most distinguished of the French scholar-booksellers, started his career as a bibliographer by issuing a supplement (1802) to R. Duclos's Dictionnaire bibliographique... The present work is the first part of his collection that was sold after his death. The introduction contains an extensive note on the life and work of Brunet. [Stoddard, Brunet # 1868.04.20].