121. Farkas, Lidia / Poharnok, Zoltan / Shires, Frances (Translator).

Sly Mike: A Hungarian Story – With ten original, coloured etchings by Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. English Translation by Frances Shires.

No.115 of a signed, limited Edition of 250 copies. Budapest, Published by Dr.George Vajna & Co., (1937). Small Quarto (17.5 cm wide x 23 cm high). 44 unnumbered pages (inlcuding the etchings). The book is signed by both artists, Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Hardcover / Original, embroidered binding. Some foxing to binding but the endpapers intact and the binding in overall very good condition. All etchings in excellent condition. A wonderful, rare example of a very rare book !

122. Gerhardie, William Alexander / Kingsmill, Hugh / Youngman Carter, Philip.

The Casanova Fable. A Satirical Revaluation. Illustrated by Philip Youngman Carter.

Rare, limited and signed first edition (No.20 of only 150 copies). London, Jarrolds, 1934. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 223 pages. With seven full-page illustrations in colour. Hardcover / Original, spectacular quarter vellum binding. Signed by William Gerhardie and Hugh Kingsmill. Bookplate / Exlibris of Liverpool book-collector, John Raymond Danson, to pastedown. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

123. Gilpin, William. [Castle-Freke Library Bookplates]

Collection of four Volumes (bound in two) by Gilpin – All from the historical library at Castle Freke (Castlefreke, West Cork / Ireland). The Volumes include: I. & II. Observations Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain; particularly the High-Lands of Scotland. [Second Edition, with an “Account of the Prints” bound to the rear] / III. Observations on the River Wye and several Parts of South Wales &c. relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; Made in the summer of the Year 1770 (Third Edition). / IV. An Essay on Prints – [″The chief intention of the following work was to put the elegant amusement of collecting prints, on a more rational footing; by giving the unexperienced collector a few principles and cautions to assist him”] (Fourth Edition with the printed dedication “To the Honorable Horace Walpole in Deference to his Taste in the Polite Arts; and the Valuable Researches he has made to improve them; the following work is inscribed by his most obedient and very humble servant, William Gilpin”). [Volumes I & II with 40 original illustrations and vintage 18th century maps [correctly 39 illustrations and one table], for example of Loch Lomond and the Firth of Forth/ all illustrations are vintage mezzotint-plates].

Mixed Editions. Four Volumes (bound in two). London, Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1792. Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XI, [1], 221 pages with 24 mezzotints / Volume II: 195, XVI pages with 16 mezzotints and an “Account of the Prints” as well as “Translations of Latin Passages” / [Volume III]: [River Wye]: XVI, 152 pages with 16 (of 17) full – page mezzotints / [Volume IV]: [An Essay on Prints]: XIII, [3], 174 pages plus XI pages Index and 1 page Errata. Hardcover / Early 19th century quarter – morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Both volumes bound in unison. Very good + condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages 185 – 191 of Volume I with some stronger browning. Otherwise the interior very clean. All mezzotints in very good or even better condition. This is the original copy from the historical Castle-Freke Library in West Cork (Ireland), with two armorial bookplates to front and rear pastedown with the family’s motto ‘Pro Patria’. With two pages of manuscript annotations by a contemporary hand with a reference between the common name “Tarbet” in Scotland and a place-name in County Kerry in Ireland” (pages 13 of Volume II) / another entry is on page 12 of Volume II regarding the name-sake “Loch-Loung” for a Lake of ships in Scotland and Ireland.

124. Gogol, Nikolai.

Das Bildnis. Eine Novelle. Mit Zeichnungen von W. Masjutin. Ins Deutsche uebertragen von Alexander Eliasberg.

Stuttgart, Verlag Julius Hoffmann, 1920. Quarto. 96 Seiten. Hardcover / Modernes Halbleder mit Rueckenschild in neuem Spezial – Schuber mit eingebundener Originalbroschur. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

125. Hamerton, P.G. [Philip Gilbert].

The Portfolio – Monographs on Artistic Subjects [21 Volumes in 7 with each Volume including three Monographs on a Subject or an Artist’s Life and Work. Volumes include for example include: Josiah Wedgwood / John La Farge / William Blake / Japanese Wood-Engraving / Belgian Sculpture etc. see full List below]. Edited by P.G.Hamerton.

Original / First Edition. 21 Volumes bound in seven Volumes. London, Seeley and Co., 1894-1896. Quarto (19.2 cm wide x 27.2 cm high). c. 1600 pages with a total of 37 Etchings / Engravings. Hardcover / Original, very decorative Art Nouveau-Bindings with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and frontcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

126. Helprin, Mark / Allsburg, Chris van.

A City in Winter. Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. [Signed Twice / Including an Extra Suite with 13 colour-illustrations]

New York, Viking, 1996. 4°. 147 pages. Original Softcover. Published before the initial publishing of this book. The Suite with illustrations signed by Chris van Allsburg. The book itself signed again by Allsburg in 2006.

127. Hemingway, Ernest.

The Old Man and the Sea. The Illustrations in this special Reprint Society edition of “The Old Man and the Sea” comprise drawings by C.F.Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard.

First Illustrated Tunnicliffe Edition. London, The Reprint Society, 1953. Octavo (16 cm wide x 22.2 cm high). 117 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

128. Hernández, José.

Martín Fierro. Con dibujos de Juan C. Castagnino.

Buenos Aires, Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires, 1962. Folio. (28,5 cm wide x 39,5 cm). 95 pages with illustrations throughout the Volume Original softcover. Spanish edition. Excellent condition.

129. [David Hockney Collection] – Hockney, David.

David Hockney – Collection of rare and important publications as well as an original photograph of Hockney. The collection includes: 1. “Fax Dibujos / Fax Cuadros” / 2. An Original Black-and-White Photograph of David Hockney on archival paper / 3. “The Blue Guitar” – Etchings by David Hockney who was inspired by Wallace Stevens who was inspired by Pablo Picasso – “The Man with the Blue Guitar” – Wallace Stevens / 4. David Hockney – “A Retrospective” / 5. “Billboards” by Sally Henderson & Robert Landau with an Introduction by David Hockney / 6. David Hockney – “Some very new Paintings” / 7. David Hockney prints 1954-1977 / 8. “David Hockney” by David Hockney (with several interesting newspaper-clippings on Hockney loosely inserted).

Mexico, Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, 1990. Quarto (24.4 cm wide x 28 cm high). 120 pages. Softcover / Original spiral bound. Unusually excellent, FINE condition of Fax Dibujos, with only very minor signs of wear. Extremely rare, especially in this condition / [The Hockney Portrait-Photograph, which comes with the FAX Dibujos-publication, is stamped verso with Copyright by Universal Pictorial Press and Agency Ltd. in London and dated in 1976. – Provenance of the Photo: This photograph comes from the private Press-Photgraphs-Collection of irish photographer John Minihan, accumulated during his early years as photographer on Fleet Street, London] / The other monographs on or by Hockney are all in excellent condition. Find the David Hockney-Collection on our website under “Library & Collection”, where you will see a full list, with all books catalogued and with corresponding images.

130. Johnson, A.E. / Bull, Rene.

The Russian Ballet [Ballett]. By A.E.Johnson with Illustrations by Rene Bull.

First Edition. London, Constable & Co., 1913. Quarto (23 cm x 28.5 cm). 240 pages with numerous text-illustrations in black-and-white as well as 18 full-page colour-plates after watercolours of irish-british illustrator and photographer, René Bull. Original, decorative Hardcover with gilt lettering andornament on spine and front board. This fantastic Volume is no win protective collector’s – mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.