Prints

(Circa 1675?), 1675. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good +. Original Engraving . Original Engraving. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. This Example Trimmed To Margins Of Image And Mounted On Another Sheet. The House Of Schwarzenberg Is A Czech (Bohemian) And German (Franconian) Aristocratic Family, And It Was One Of The Most Prominent European Noble Houses. The Schwarzenbergs Are Members Of The Czech Nobility And German Nobility And Achieved The Rank Of Princes Of The Holy Roman Empire. The Family Belongs To The High Nobility And Traces Its Roots To The Lords Of Seinsheim During The Middle Ages. The Current Head Of The Family Is Karel, The 12Th Prince Of Schwarzenberg, A Czech Politician Who Served As Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Czech Republic. The Family Owns Properties And Lands Across… Read More

(Circa 1876?), 1876. No Binding. Fine. Unusual Large Format, 11 Individual Portraits With Two Large Group Scenes, One With Many Clerics. Slight Browning. Bright And Unworn. 15 1/2" X 11 5/8". No Chips Or Tears.

London: Printsellers Association / Henry Graves And Co., 1884. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Fine. Original Engraving, 7 1/4" X 5 1/4". Printsellers Association Stamp, Code Bx, With Publisher's Information Above The Print; Signed Below Image In Pencil, By Schroder (Full Name Of Artist Not Identified). Engraving After Morland's 1795 Painting. Nicely Framed And Matted By L. A. Art Box In Op3 Uv Filter Plexiglass.

Near Fine. 1840-1844. Royal Octavo Edition. Print. We have a wide range of 1st Royal Octovo Prints available, please feel free to contact us about other prints, we will have a special Biblio Fair Price available for the full range. From the first Royal Octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to 1844. Octavo (approximately 10.25 x 6.5 inches). Drawn from nature by JJ Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. One edge unevenly trimmed as a result of removal from binding. Please examine the provided photo's for personal inspection of condition. Provenance - From the A. D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History. Near fine print, small spit at the top edge. James Audubon's Birds of America is one of the most famous works in natural history. Complete sets of the original Havell elephant folio have sold for upward of $11.5 Million. The Royal Octavo Edition followed and was released between 1840-1844, including additional birds newly… Read More

A wonderfully colored leaf from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia. The woodcut engraving shows the city of Algiers. This leaf may be a very unique addition to any collector's collection or give a touch of antique. Condition: Most probably modern coloration, foxing, stains, and minor wormholes, visible on scans.Dimensions: 18 x 14 cmFree shipping. If you have any questions or inquiries, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Paris, 1930. Signed original artist's proof. This work was submitted as part of an exhibition, and bears the details to the back of the simple wooden frame. Image size: 320 x 260 mm (12½ x 10¼ inches). Within frame and under glass. Total size in frame: 400 x 460 mm. Marie Therese Robert was an Art Deco student at 'Academie Julian' in Paris in the early 1930's. The Academie still exists today, and is now known as ESAG Penninghen. Epreuve d'artiste originale signée. Cette œuvre a été présentée dans le cadre d'une exposition et porte les détails au dos du simple cadre en bois. Taille de l'image : 320 x 260 mm. Dans cadre et sous verre. Taille totale dans le cadre : 400 x 460 mm. Marie Thérèse Robert était étudiante en Art Déco à l'Académie Julian à Paris au début des années 1930. L'Académie existe toujours aujourd'hui et s'appelle désormais ESAG Penninghen.

Amsterdam: Het Raadsel, 1990. Book. Fine. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. Portfolio with 7 color prints, a cover sheet and a limitation sheet with publishing information signed by Joost Swarte. Limited edition of 1250 numbered and signed copies. In wooden sliding box with stiff cardboard cover. 35 x 33 cm. .

Rare copy of this soft hardboard cover work signed by the author - a well know expert on Mexican art. It also includes a signed engraving by Fritz Eichenberg (Apprx. 5 x 3.5") and four miniature relief engravings (from the Dance of Death series, each APPRX 3 X 3") by Posada, the famous "peoples" Mexican artist of the twentieth century .This is no 65 of a limited edition of 500.

The book is bound by staples. The covers are in good condition. There is a small stain at the top left side of the front cover The pink paper dj is part of the stapled binding. It has many chips and tears. Owner's name is inked twice at the top right of the first flyleaf page. There is some foxing on Posada plates, but not on Eischenberg's. The staples have rusted as can be seen from the photos.The middle four pages, containing the Posada etchings have loosened from the staples.

We acquired the book along with a pamphlet: "Jose Guadalupe Posada 50 anniversario de su muerte" (36 pages, text entirely in Spanish). The… Read More

Paris: Maeght, 1966. Original Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. Folio. Calder. 18 leaves(36pp) Complete with all 8 colour lithographs (ALL ON DOUBLE PAGES) including covers. Spine of covers with minimal wear ( please see photo). A VERY GOOD CLEAN AND FRESH COPY

Very good Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada II
Depicting a rather unusual scene from a Kabuki play with two actors holding up another actor as though he were a puppet in a Bunraku play.
Nakamura Fukusuke I is paraded like a Puppet of Yaoya Hanbei by two supporting actors Arashi Kangoro I as Yoshida Kango (right), and Nakamura Kangoro I as Yoshida Kanta (left).
The play is Na Nomi Yaoya Ryori no Futsutsuka, from Wakaki no Ume Satomi no Yatsufusa.
Published by Hayashiya Shogoro in Tokyo in Ansei 4 of the Edo Era (1857).
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print maker and head of the Utagawa school. He worked in many genres including theatre actors (yakusha-e), beauty pictures (bijinga), erotica (shunga), literary scenes. He never achieved the level of success of his master.
Good impression with deep colour and rich black, slight age toning to the paper.
On verso, four adhesive stains to the bottom and top edges from a previous mount easily covered if matted. Small mark in… Read More

Two volumes bound together; 12 nn, 24 numbered, 56 numbered, 1 nn pages; [Kyoto] 柳枝軒, Horeki 9 (1759). Binding is worn; some worming (see photos). Title slip is missing.
Volume 1: 和歌藻塩草 / Waka moshiogusa, 5 not numbered pages, 　12 number leaves (24 pages) with poems by Hahuin.
Volume 2: 畫讃搖艫船 / Gasan yōrosen, 1 not numbered leave (2 pages), 28 numbered leaves (56 pages) with 55 full pages woodblock illustratuin, 1 not numbered page.
This is one of the most remarkable and most rare works of Zen literature. Jack Hillier (The Art of the Japanese book) did not know this book. There exist only two more known copies of this book. One is at in the US at Stanford University Libraries and a second one is in Japan at Tohoku Universität Kano(東北大狩野).
Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴, January 19, 1686 – January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is regarded as the reviver of the Rinzai school from a moribund period of stagnation,… Read More

This listing is for a breathtaking 5x7 nude art sketch of the legendary Brigitte Bardot, beautifully signed by her in luminous gold marker, and authenticated & encapsulated by Beckett Authentication Services. The Beckett holder measures 6x9. It's a stunning display of filmdom's most beloved sex ktten. Condition is as new.

Paris: L.I. (Louis Icart), 1940. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Pierre Louys adaptation of the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan. One of only 4 copies, on Japon, with extra suites of the 1st state proofs and the 2nd state proofs and the original copper plate used for the etching on page 7. Numbered from II to V. This is copy number IV. From a total edition of 147. With 16 drypoint engravings printed in blue by Louis Icart of which 5 full page and 11 in-text. The etchings were printed by French masterprinter Manuel Robbe. The 32 full page 1st and 2nd state proofs are printed in black. All prints protected by tissue guards. Loose folded sheets in wrappers with silver title. In publishers marbled chemise and slipcase. 23 text pages. Sheets measure 29 x 21,5 cm. Extremely rare copy with the extra suites and the original copper plate. Spine of chemise a bit sun faded, lightest wear to corner tips of slipcase. A very fine copy in collectors condition. .

Copenhagen: Royal Greenland Trade Department, 1961. Limited edition of 400 (#238/400). Introduction by Jens Rosing; Signed by Rosing. In ENGLISH and DANISH. Exterior green portfolio contains interior portfolio that holds introduction and eight lithographs of Aron's work. Exterior green paper portfolio is in Very Good condition with creasing, tearing, curling, and edgewear overall as well as an old ownership stamp on the inner flap. Interior portfolio is in Near Fine condition; it contains a printed introduction by Jens Rosing and eight pages of lithographs containing two illustrations each (for a total of 16). The interior portfolio is slightly creased at the top of the fold; lithographs and introduction are in Fine condition; upper corner on first lithograph very lightly bumped; final lithograph has small bend at top and a smudge towards the bottom. For additional information or photographs, please do not hesitate to contact us. Photos are of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.

Book of one of the most famous and finest wood engravers Christopher Wormell in a superb condition. All letters of the alphabet with an animal. First edition.