LEATHER BOUND BOOKS Leather Bound Books.LEATHER BOUND BOOKS Leather Bound Books. Including: Age of Chivalry or King Arthur and his Knights by Thomas Bulfinch; The Country Doctor and Other Stories by Honore De Balzac; Historical Characters Vol II by Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, GCB; Historical Characters Vol I by Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, GCB; Thoughts on the Future Civil Policy of America by John William Draper, MD LLD; The Beauties of Shakespear by Rev. William Dodd, LLD; Old Court Life in France by Frances Elliot; Touring in 1600: A Study in the Development of Travel as a Means of Education by E.S. Bates; The Fall of the Russian Monarchy: A Study of the Evidence by Bernard Pares; The Makers of Florence: Dante, Giotto, Savonarola, and Their City by Mrs. Oliphant; Exposition Universelle De Paris 1889 Catalogue Officiel de la Section Russe; Shelley: A Critical Biography by George Barnett Smith; Select Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Richard Garnett.
LEATHER BOUND BOOKS Cooper's NovelsLEATHER BOUND BOOKS Cooper's Novels by Cooper, James Fenimore: 10 volumes. Honore de Balzac, 2 volumes.
BALZAC, Honore de. The Novels and Dramas.BALZAC, Honore de. The Novels and Dramas. New York: Croscup & Holby Company,1905.
36 volumes, octavo. Frontispieces in two states. Contemporary half green morocco, spines elaborately gilt and decorated with red morocco onlays, top edge gilt. Limited edition, number 200 of 1,000 of copies of the "Edition Nationale."
FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKSFRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIMES, 60 VOL. Various Sizes 60 vol. Each leather bound with gilt edging, including, Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams", 1982; "The Confessions of Saint Augustine", 1976; Aristophanes, "Five Comedies", 1982 (2 copies); Sir Francis Bcon, "Essays Advancement of Learning New Atlantis", 1982;Charles Baudelaire, "The Flowers of Evil", 1977; William Blake, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", 1980; Geovanni Boccaccio, "The Decameron", 1970; Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights", 1975; John Bunyan, "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1976; Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim", 1977; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote de La Mancha", 1976; Charles Darwin, "The Origin of Species", 1975; Daniel Defoe, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders", 1978; Charles Dickens "David Copperfield", 1976; Feodor Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment", 1975; George Elliot, "The Mill on the Floss", 1982; Euripides, "1976; William Faulkner, "The Sound and the Fury", 1976; Henry Fielding, "Tom Jones, 1979; Gustave Flaubert, "Madame Bovary", 1978; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust", 1979; Pere Gotiot, "Balzac", 1977; Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native", 1978; Ernest Hemingway, "A Farewell to Arms", 1975; Henrik Ibsen, "Six Plays", 1977; Henry James, The Ambassadors", 1980; Henry James, "Nine Tales", 1977 (2 copies); Franz Kafka, "The Trial", 1977; D.H. Lawrence, "Women in Love", 1979; Thomas Mann, "Five Stories", 1977; Herman Melville; "Moby-Dick", 1974; John Stewart Mill, "Political Writings", 1982; Moliere, "Seven Plays", 1980; Blaise Pascal, "Notes from the Editors", 1979; Patronius, "Satyricon", 1980; Plutarch, "Twelve Illustrious Lives", 1981; Edgar Allan Poe, "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe", 1974; Marcel Proust, "Swann's Way, 1982 (2 copies); Francois Rabelais, "Gargantua and Pantagruel", 1978; Jean Racine, "Six Tragedies", 1982 (2 copies); Jean Jacques Rousseau, "Political Writings, ", 1982; William Shakespeare, "Six Histories", 1981; William Shakespeare, "Tragedies",1975; Bernard Shaw, "Three Plays", 1979; "The Tragedies of Sophocles", 1981; Laurence Sterne, "The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", 1980; Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island", 1975; Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels", 1974 (2 copies); William Makepeace Thackeray, "Vanity Fair, "1977; Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1976 (2 copies); Loe Tolstoy, "War and Peace", 1981; Ivan Turgenev, "Fathers and Sons", 1981; Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", 1975; Emile Zola, "Nana", 1981.
(60) COLLECTION FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF(60) COLLECTION FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot of 60) Collection of French library shelf books, 20thc., many having gilt embossed spines, some with leather binding, highlights include: (20) set of "La Comédie humaine," Honoré de Balzac, (10) 'Les Grandes Religions du Monde," (2) "L'odyssée," Homer; sizes varied, average approx 9"h, 6"w, 70.4lbs total
EDWARD STEICHEN (D.1973) 'BALZAC OPENEDWARD STEICHEN (D.1973) 'BALZAC OPEN SKY 11 P.M.'Framed photogravure, "Balzac - The Open Sky, 11 P.M.," unsigned, Edward Steichen (French, American, 1879-1973), sight: approx 9"h, 7"w, overall: approx 18.5"h, 15.5"w, 2.75lbs
(21) EASTON PRESS & OTHER LEATHER-BOUND(21) EASTON PRESS & OTHER LEATHER-BOUND BOOKS(lot of 21) Books published by Easton Press and other fine publishers, some signed first editions (SFE), leather binding, gilt page ends, many appear unread, titles: (1) Paradise Lost, Milton; (1) Robinson Crusoe, Defoe; (1) The Thantos, Percy (SFE); (1) William Shakespeare; (1) Pere Guriot, Balzac: (2 Vol.) On War, Clausewitz; (1) Cycles of American History, Scheslinger, (SFE); (1) Tom Jones, Field; (1) Tales of Arabian Nights, Burton; (1) What Mad Universe, Brown; (1) Greek Tragedies; (1) Kingdom of the Wicked, Burgess (SFE); (1) Battle for the American, Parkman;
(1) Depths of Glory, Stone; (1) Crusade in Europe, Eisenhower; (1) Overlord, Hastings; (1) Son of the Morning Star, Connell; The Counter Life, Roth (SFE); (1) Gateway, Pohl; (1) From Manassas to Appomattox, Longstreet; 47lbs total
(55) FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot(55) FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot of 55) French library shelf books, 20th c., some with gilt embossed covers and spines, one set bound in satin with polychrome illustration to cover, including: 12 volumes Le Meilleur Livre D'Histoire and 10 volumes of the work of Honore de Balzac, (one) volume with some loose pages, largest: approx 11"h, 8.75"w, 1.75"d; approx 102.25lbs total
(28) BOOKS, LEATHER, COLORFUL, MOSTLY(28) BOOKS, LEATHER, COLORFUL, MOSTLY ENGLISH(lot of 28) Books, colorful binding, partial sets:
(7 volumes) Messages & Papers of the Presidents, James D. Richardson, Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1907; (8 volumes( "History of England, John Lingard, J. Mawman, 1823; (6 volumes) "History of England", Lord Mahon, London, John Murray, 1854; (4 volumes) "Honore de Balzac", Charles Huard,
Conrad, Paris, 1914 (French language); (1) "The Life of Columbus", Sir Arthur Helps, London, 1873, back cover detached but present; (1) "Memoirs of Count Grammont", Count Anthony Hamilton, London, A.H. Bullen, 1903; (1) "Les Heures Claires", Emile Verhaeren, Paris, 1912, largest book: 10"h, 6.5"w, 2"d, some with loss to spines, one unattached, total: 57lbs
(23) CONTINENTAL MUSIC BOOKS & LIBRARY(23) CONTINENTAL MUSIC BOOKS & LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot of 23) Continental library shelf and music books, (4) Italian music books, 20th c., one with marbling, two with gilt embossed spines, one with foxing to interior and loss to cover, three with loose pages; (19) French library shelf books, dated 1885, volumes 1 through 20 of Oeuvres Completes de H. De Balzac, volume 13 missing, marbleized boards, gilt embossed spines; largest: approx 12.5"h, 10"w, 1.5"d; 47.25lbs total
AFTER CHARLES-LOUIS BALZAC (1752-1820):AFTER CHARLES-LOUIS BALZAC (1752-1820): VUE GéNéRALE PRISE D'UNE ILE N FACE DES RUINES DU PALAIS; VUE GéNéRALE DES PROPYLéES ET DES RUINES DU PALFour aquatints and engravings with hand-coloring on wove paper, 1809.
All 20 x 32 in. (sight), 31 x 42 in. (frame).
Property from The Collection of Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, Washington Depot, CT
Condition
All with staining, foxing and creasing. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
ONE SHELF OF LITERATURE CLASSICS ANDONE SHELF OF LITERATURE CLASSICS AND BOOK SETS One shelf of literature classics and book sets, including a set of Britannica Great Books, "Balzac's Works" Vols. III and XIV, etc.
TWO SHELVES OF BOOKS Two shelves ofTWO SHELVES OF BOOKS Two shelves of books, including "Balzac's Works," Vol. I and II, a set of Britannica Breat Books, etc.
AFTER RODIN "BALZAC" PLASTER BUSTDESCRIPTION:AFTER RODIN "BALZAC" PLASTER BUSTDESCRIPTION: An After Rodin bust depicting "Balzac" composed of painted plaster and mounted to a square composited base. Signed "A. Rodin" foundry mark "Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris" at reverse. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: Paris DIMENSIONS: H: 9.25" x D: 8" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
BRUNO COTE SEASIDE VILLAGEBruno Cote,BRUNO COTE SEASIDE VILLAGEBruno Cote, Canadian, 1940-2010. Oil on Masonite depicting a fishing village in varying shades of blue, red, orange, green, and white. Signed "Bruno Cote" lower right, signed again on the reverse and entitled "Barachois", with a label for Balzac Fine Arts of Toronto, Canada adhered to the stretcher. Condition: appears to be good. Image 24 x 20", framed 31 x 27" high overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000
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GRP: 16 MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS & 1 PAMPHLETGroupGRP: 16 MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS & 1 PAMPHLETGroup of sixteen books and one pamphlet including the following titles:
Jose Hernandez, "El Gaucho Martin Fierro," Buenos Aires, 1953.
Richard L. Predmore, "Simbolismo Ambiguo en la Poesia de Garcia Lorca," Madrid, 1971.
Indiana Asbury University, "The Platonean and Philologian," Greencastle, Indiana, 1848.
Rev. I. Taylor, "Scenes of British Wealth," London, 1815.
George Norton Northrop, "In Itinere," Oxford, 1909.
James McNeill Whistler, "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies," New York,1922.
Anatole France, "Thais," illustrated by Frank C. Pape.
The Anderson Galleries, "The Catalogue of the Library of Herschel V. Jones," New York, 1918.
Honore de Balzac, "Droll Stories," Translated by Alec Brown, New York, 1958.
Santiago Iriarte Rocha, "Tauromatica".
James T. Farrell, "Gas-House McGinty," Cleveland, Ohio, 1944.
Edward Stewart, "For Richer, The Poorer," New York, 1981.
Sara Hylton, "Jacintha," New York, 1981.
Rachel Canon, "The Anniversary," New York, 1996.
Elizabeth Villars, "Wars of the Heart," New York, 1987.
Gus Lee, "Honor and Duty," New York, 1994.
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OVER 70 LEATHERBOUND BOOKS, WORLD LITERATUREBritishOVER 70 LEATHERBOUND BOOKS, WORLD LITERATUREBritish and Continental, The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson , 26 various titles, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907, teg; Works of Charles Reade , eight various titles, Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske, and Co., half calf, marbled endpapers, teg; Waverly Novels , Vol. 1 through 12, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1879, half calf, marbled edges and endpapers; Lever's Works , 13 various titles, with illustrations, London: Chapman and Hall, 1873, marbled edges and endpapers; Balzac's Works , ten various titles, New York: The Kelmscott Society Publishers; other titles
Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection
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general wear throughout, chipping and losses at spine (most notable on Balzac ), foxing, light staining, bumped corners
14 VOLUME SET OF HONORE DE BALZAC (1799-1850)1414 VOLUME SET OF HONORE DE BALZAC (1799-1850)14 Volume Set of Honore De Balzac (1799-1850) "La Comedie Humaine" printed by George Barrie et Fils
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TWO “ EN TOUS CAS” UMBRELLASCa.TWO “ EN TOUS CAS” UMBRELLASCa. 1900-A French “Bétaille” delicate one for “Her” with a charming pinecone shaped and fire gilt knob on a snake wood pole-shaft with brass end tip, U-shaped steel ribs and stretchers and a brass sliding runner is marked “BETAILLE, 20 PALAIS ROYAL”. The canopy of the umbrella is made up of 8 royal blue silk panel sections with matching tie wrap and black horn popper and turned horn rib tips. H. 1 ½” x ¾”, O.L. 38 ½” An English “Brigg” slightly larger one for “Him” with a flat and round green shagreen and bone knob on a malacca and shaved bamboo pole-shaft with bone end tip, U-shaped “PARAGON, S. Fox & Co. LIMITED” steel ribs and stretchers and a brass sliding runner marked “BRIGG & SONS LONDON”. The canopy of the umbrella is made up of 8 black silk panel sections with matching tie wrap and mother of pearl popper and turned bone rib tips. It was a British invention with a French name and dates back to the 1880, when H. 2 ¾” x 1”, O.L. 38 ¼” “En Tous Cas” is the marketing name for a slender, hybrid style type of umbrella which is, as its name says, “suitable for all occasions”. Being neither too heavy nor too frivolous, it could be used either as an umbrella or a parasol by the lady and either an umbrella or a cane by the gentleman. It was undeniably a British, invention with a French name and dates back to the 1880’s. Brigg were not the only makers of these, but they were one of their big sellers, especially with women. Both En Tous Cas survived in superb initial condition. The first Bétaille one was used and shows some wear to the blue silk, the second Brigg one was never opened, still retains the initial factory-tying band on the bone tips and a natural color linen cover to the canopy. Bétaille was a luxury umbrella manufacturer in Paris. The boutique was located at rue Royale 5 from 1880 to 1939. The goodwill and stock of the firm were bought out by Thomas Brigg & Sons in 1919. Their products included wedding baskets, presents, walking sticks and riding whips. The main focus lay however in the production and sale of umbrellas for the upper end. Paris at that time was one of the centers of the production of umbrellas. Customers included royal courts of Europe and the international upper classes. Umbrellas by Bétaille are included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Brigg Umbrella Co. was established in London in 1836, later changing its name to Brigg & Son and becoming the leading cane maker of his generation, possibly the greatest cane manufacturer and retailer of all times. The firm’s main branches were in London 23, St. James's street and Paris 33, Avenue de l'Opéra. According to their catalog at the turn of the 20th century, they also had agencies in Nice, Madrid, Naples and Rome. For those in the know, Brigg became synonymous with gentleman luxury items and canes in particular. Its unique position in cane history and European culture owed much to the historical luminaries who wore Brigg canes, including, among others, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, Churchill as well as the famous writers who mentioned Brigg in their works, like Pushkin, Balzac and Victor Hugo. It is said that Brigg holds a special place in our cultural heritage because its founder set the standards by which all fine cane making has since been judged.
HARDSTONE FIGURAL BLACK BOY BRIGG CANE-1900HARDSTONE FIGURAL BLACK BOY BRIGG CANE-1900 -Wheel cut of a rare black Nephrite jade to depict a lovely Black Boy head with a fez, the knob shows naturalistic details in exceptional finesse and takes advantage of a smooth and waxy surface in part glossy polished to accent its enigmatic fascination. -The Black Boy head comes with an 18 karat yellow gold collar marked “BRIGG” and a full set of London hallmarks with a square shaped “e” with cut corners for 1900 besides a “C.C” maker’s mark for Charles Cooke’s, (registered Jan 1888 and 1898, 1912) Fifth Street London until 1899; other London addresses subsequently, stick mount as specialty, Supplied stick mounts, etc. to Thomas Brigg & Sons. High grade flamed rosewood shaft of natural red-brown hues and a metal ferrule. -So-far, never seen in such high quality, this cane is charm pure. The signature Brigg, one of the ever-best cane retailers, adds to its desirability. It could either be a decorative item inspired by the numerous Black Boy brands advertisements of its period or a subtle refer to the man in the fez as a symbol of worldliness and solidarity in the post-Civil War South and Black Shriners of a Medina lodge. Black families who wanted to buy a home or open a business in the early 1900s could rarely rely on Jim Crow-era bank loans. -They could instead turn to mutual aid societies, groups like New Orleans’ famous “Krewes.” -H. 1 ¾” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 37 ¾” -$2,500-$3,000 -The term Fez is Moroccan in origin from the town of Fes. The hat itself is either of Moroccan or Turkish origin. It was popular especially during the later period of the Ottoman Empire and its use spread throughout the empire. The Fez also called Tarboosh is a felt headdress in the shape of a short cylindrical peakless hat, usually red, and sometimes with a black tassel attached to the top. -Brigg Umbrella Co. was established in London in 1836, later changing its name to Brigg & Son and becoming the leading cane retailer of his generation, possibly the greatest of all times. -The firm’s main branches were in London 23, St. James’s street and Paris 33, Avenue de l’Opéra. According to their catalog at the turn of the 20th century, they also had agencies in Nice, Madrid, Naples and Rome. -For those in the know, Brigg became synonymous with gentleman luxury items and canes in particular. -Its unique position in cane history and European culture owed much to the historical luminaries who wore Brigg canes, including, among Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, Churchill as well as the famous writers who mentioned Brigg in their works, like Pushkin, Balzac and Victor Hugo. It is said that Brigg holds a special place in our cultural heritage because its founder set the standards by which all fine cane making has since been judged.
SILVER AND LAPIS LAZULI BRIGG DRESSSILVER AND LAPIS LAZULI BRIGG DRESS CANE-1888 -Large Lapis Lazuli knob fashioned of a select single stone of a throughout uniform blue color richly speckled with golden pyrite dust in a substantial, slightly tapering and paneled vertical configuration extending on one side with a domed and matching facetted top and, on the other, with plain and narrowing neck. -Pleasing to the eye and with an addictive, sensuous feel to the hand, the knob extends in a longer and plain collar with a classy presentation engraving on one side “A.G. \ from \ H. & D.G. \ 1888” and a full set of English silver hallmarks 1887 on the other. To the right of the hallmarks there is a “BRIGG” stamp and a “WM”, most likely for Walter Morissey. The collar extends seamless in a high-end rosewood shaft distinguished by a superb veined structure underscored by striking, reddish brown hues and a dark horn ferrule. -This cane has style and substance and demonstrates sophisticated cane art at its best. With a unique blend of English heritage and timeless European style, it is guaranteed to leave a lasting impression. -This cane is a reminder of how European trading and imperial expansion provided supplies of new materials, which were made up into fashionable commodities in European workshops. Each component of the cane, the Lapis Lazuli, the silver, the rosewood and horn probably came from a different part of the world, from territories colonized by different European powers. -It survived in superb condition and with its entire initial sparkle. -H. with collar 3 ½” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 36 ¾” -$600-$800 -Brigg Umbrella Co. was established in London in 1836, later changing its name to Brigg & Son and becoming the leading cane maker of his generation, possibly the greatest cane manufacturer and retailer of all times. The firm’s main branches were in London 23, St. James’s street and Paris 33, Avenue de l’Opéra. According to their catalog at the turn of the 20th century, they also had agencies in Nice, Madrid, Naples and Rome. For those in the know, Brigg became synonymous with gentleman luxury items and canes in particular. Its unique position in cane history and European culture owed much to the historical luminaries who wore Brigg canes, including, among others, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, Churchill as well as the famous writers who mentioned Brigg in their works, like Pushkin, Balzac and Victor Hugo. It is said that Brigg holds a special place in our cultural heritage because its founder set the standards by which all fine cane making has since been judged. -The term “walking stick” is based upon function, but the origin of “cane” is less clear. The leading theory attributes the term to the 1500s, when walking sticks were first made of imported bamboo or malacca, members of the cane family. Still further conjecture is that “cane” dates to ancient Rome and the Latin canes, for dog, when pedestrians often carried walking sticks to defend themselves from roaming packs of canines.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)/IllustratedPablo Picasso (1881-1973)/Illustrated title page lithograph for Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac/signed and dated 25.11.52 within plate/still bound within the book, complete with justification page, numbered 2203/3000, in a slipcase produced for a series of titles 'Grand Prix Des Meilleurs Romans du XIXe Siecle', published by Andre Sauret
HONORE BALZAC, WORKS IN 20 VOL, LEATHER,HONORE BALZAC, WORKS IN 20 VOL, LEATHER, LIMITEDFounders Edition limited set of The Works of Honore Balzac, in 20 volumes. Published by Croscup, London, 1908. Bound in red leather. Very good condition. Each book measures 8" tall. Straight and tight bindings. Minor exterior wear. Toning to page edges.
FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER COLLECTOR'SFRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOOKSFranklin Library Leather Collector's Edition of 26 Books, all having gilt edging, marble end papers and silk ribbon, comprising the following: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy; Waverley or Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott; Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana; A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne; A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway; The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane; Don Quixote De La Mancha by Cervantes; Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev; Twenty-Two Years; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope; Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray; Guy de Maupassant Selected Stories; Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy; The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas; Pere Goriot by Honore' de Balzac; Tom Jones by Henry Fielding; Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad; The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper; The Red and the Black by Stendhal; Romantic Poets William Blake to Edgar Allan Poe; My Antonia by Willa Cather. Books do not appear to have seen usage. No marks or blemishes. Books will be shipped Media Mail.
MATTHEW HILTON, BALZAC CLUB CHAIR c.MATTHEW HILTON, BALZAC CLUB CHAIR c. 1991, England, brown leather, oak legs, for SCP Products, no label present, 31"h x 31"w x 26"d, 17" (to seat)
(7) VOLS., LITERATURE INCL. STEINBECK(7) VOLS., LITERATURE INCL. STEINBECK Includes: 1) T. S. Stribling, The Store, 1932 signed 1st ed., Doubleday, Doran, inscribed "This is the second volume of my trilogy you need the third T S Stribling"; 2) Victor Hugo. Les Miserables: Fantine. Carleton, 1862, 1st American, 1st ed. in English; 3) John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Viking, 1952, 1st ed., 1st issue with "bite" 3rd line p. 281; 4) H. de Balzac. Droll Stories, Col. I only, printed fro subscribers only, London, 1899; 5) Italo Calvino. Italian Fables. Orion, 1956, in dust jacket; 6) Thomas Merton. The Behavior of Giants. New Directions, 1961, in dust jacket; 7) Domenico Cardinal Tardini. Memories of Pius XII. The Newman Press, 1961, softcover; largest: 9"h x 7.75"w
AFTER AUGUSTE RODIN BUST OF HONORE DEAFTER AUGUSTE RODIN BUST OF HONORE DE BALZACCast resin sculpture in a verdigris finish, bust of Honore de Balzac, after Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), the original cast by Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris, approx 10"h, 9.25lbs
(LOT) FRENCH & ITALIAN LIBRARY SHELF(LOT) FRENCH & ITALIAN LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot) French and Italian library shelf books, some with gilt embossed spines, titles include: (4 volumes) "Canto Di Natale In Prosa," Carlo Dickens, (4 volumes) "Annali Della Vasca Nazionale per le Esperienze di Architettura Navale in Roma," (5 volumes) "La Comedie Humaine," Honore De Balzac; some with loss and wear, largest: approx 10.75"h, 7.5"w; 75lbs total
(14) FRANKLIN LIBRARY LIKE NEW LEATHER(14) FRANKLIN LIBRARY LIKE NEW LEATHER BOUND BOOKS(lot of 14) Franklin Library books, appearing in unread condition, colorful leather boards with gilt or silvered lettering at spine and front, spines with raised bands, gilt or silvered page ends, titles include: (1) "Tales of the South Pacific," Michener; (1) "The Travels of Jamie McPheters," Taylor; (1) "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," LeCarre; (1) "The Yearling," Rawlings; (1) "Age of Innocence," Wharton' (1) "Pere Goriot," Balzac; (1) "Fathers and Sons," Turgenev; (1) "The Mill on the Floss," Eliot; (1) "Faust," Goethe; (1) "The Red and the Black," Stendhal; (1) "Plutarch;" (1) "The Return of the Native," Hardy; (1) "Gargantua and Pantagruel," Rabelais; (1) "Vanity Fair," Thackery, largest book: approx 9.25"h, 7.25"w, 1.5"d; 28.25lbs total
A SET OF NOVELS BY CHARLES READE ANDA SET OF NOVELS BY CHARLES READE AND A SET OF NOVELS BY HONORE BALZAC As follows: The Works of Charles Reade (New York: Peter Collier, n.d., circa 1890), nine volumes complete, 4to (10-1/2 in.), three-quarter leather, gilt to spine, marbled endpapers and page ends (some shelf wear to leather; binding sound; gilt intact; very good condition); The Works of Honore De Balzac (Baltimore: The Medical and Standard Book Co., 1897-1898), twelve volumes, #52 of 500 sets, one being an odd book lacking its mate, 8vo (8-1/4 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards and endpapers, gilt page top edges and spine (shelf wear and small marks, else very good condition).
SUBSCRIBERS' SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS INSUBSCRIBERS' SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS IN THIRTY-TWO (32) VOLUMES (Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son, 1897), octavo (8.5 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt on spines and top page edges.
RAOUL MIDDLEMAN, AMERICAN 1935-2021,RAOUL MIDDLEMAN, AMERICAN 1935-2021, SELF PORTRAIT HOLDING A WALKING STICK WITH A BUST OF BALZAC, OIL ON CANVAS, 60 X 28 IN. (152.40 X 71.12 CM.), FRAME: 62 X 30 IN. (157.48 X 76.20 CM.)RAOUL MIDDLEMAN, AMERICAN, 1935-2021 SELF PORTRAIT HOLDING A WALKING STICK WITH A BUST OF BALZAC, Oil on canvas Lower right signed: Middleman; verso inscribed on stretcher "In memory of Balzac!" Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 28 in. (152.40 x 71.12 cm.), Frame: 62 x 30 in. (157.48 x 76.20 cm.) Provenance: Stair Galleries,7.25.2015, lot 552, Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
BALZAC, TWELVE VOLUMES OF BOOKSBalzac,BALZAC, TWELVE VOLUMES OF BOOKSBalzac, Twelve Volumes of Books,
INLAID BIRCH FIGURED LIBRARY TABLEAntiqueINLAID BIRCH FIGURED LIBRARY TABLEAntique Continental Neoclassical-Style Inlaid Figured Birch Library Table , inset tooled leather top, frieze drawers, square tapered legs, brass cuffs , h. 31 1/2 in., w. 74 in., d. 33 1/4 in Provenance: Balzac Antiques, New Orleans; Estate of Julia Evans Reed
HONORÉ BALZAC, LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE,HONORÉ BALZAC, LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE, 45 VOLUMESGeorge Barrie et Fils, Paris; gilt-edges, full leather with embroidered silk front and rear sheets within tooled leather borders. 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.,
GROUP OF VINTAGE FRENCH BOOKSIncluding:GROUP OF VINTAGE FRENCH BOOKSIncluding: Sixteen books of The Novels of Balzac by H. de Balzac, The Gebbie Publishing Co., 1900; and four volumes of The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon , Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1902, bound in red leather with a letter from Ursus Rare Books Ltd. describing the volumes.
Condition
All with wear consistent with age and use.
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