Tegneserier og illustration

Couples (includes "Couple and One", "Nereid and Poseidon", "Wakening", "Hammock", "Hands at Rest", and "Centaur")

Hirsch, Joseph (Sylvan Cole association copy) · 1969 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$7,500.00 (€6,788.14 | £5,670.00 | ¥1,199,010)

New York: Associated American Artists, 1969-1970, A COMPLETE DELUXE SET, IN FINE CONDITION. This is a charming suite of six color lithographs (Cole 61-66), many playfully erotic, each justified and signed in pencil by Hirsch. From a total edition of 145 suites, all printed ...

Cirque (Circ)

Roig, Pau (Pablo) · 1906 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$1,950.00 (€1,764.92 | £1,474.20 | ¥311,743)

Paris: Sagot, 1906-1911, AN EXTREMELY RARE SET, WITH A SUITE IN BLACK ON IMPERIAL JAPAN PAPER, OF THIS CHARMING COLLECTION OF LITHOGRAPHS DEVOTED TO THE CIRCUS. According to all sources, 120 sets were printed, all in color: 100 on wove paper and 20 on Japan. A complete set...

I promessi sposi, e Storia della colonna infame (The Betrothed, illustrated by Giorgio De Chirico)

Manzoni, Alessandro (Giorgio de Chirico, illustrator) · 1964 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$125.00 (€113.14 | £94.50 | ¥19,984)

Milano (Milan): Aldo Palazzi / Tempo, 1964, FIRST EDITION WITH THE DE CHIRICO ILLUSTRATIONS, IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS. With 127 illustrations by De Chirico, of which 65 are printed in color. This edition was published as a series of 23 inserts in the Italian magazine "Tempo". ...

Textes et images. Cent livres illustres de l'epoque 1890-1990. (catalogue and bibliography of livres d'artiste)

Vekene, Emile van der (Bibliotheque Nationale de Luxembourg) · 1990 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Luxembourg: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1990, An outstanding catalogue of livres de peintre, with a strong emphasis on the 1970s and 1980s. 100 items described, one to a page, each with a full-page facsimile plate (most in color). From a total edition of 1100 copies, this is on...

La Genese. Traduction Le Maistre de Sacy. Eaux-fortes de Jacques Houplain. (Genesis)

Moses (Le Maistre de Sacy, translator) (Jacques Houplain, illustrator) · 1949 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Paris, Chez Jean Porson, The most poetic French translation of the Book of Genesis, illustrated with 87 WONDERFUL ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY JACQUES HOUPLAIN. From a total edition of 250 numbered copies, this is one of 175 copies beautifully printed on fine Rives laid paper. Folio...

Hymne a Demeter. Burins originaux de Roger Vieillard

Homere (Homer) (illustrated by Roger Vieillard) (translated by P.-L. Couchoud) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Paris, La Nouvelle Edition, A bilingual edition (Greek and French, on facing pages), ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL SURREALIST BURIN ENGRAVINGS BY ROGER VIEILLARD. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. THIS IS AN HORS-COMMERCE COPY, IDENTICAL TO THE FIR...

Vipere au Poing. Lithographies originales d' Andre Minaux.

Bazin, Herve (Andre Minaux) · 1965 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$750.00 (€678.81 | £567.00 | ¥119,901)

Paris: Hippocrate et ses Amis, 1965, A spectacular livre d'artiste, illustrated with 23 original color lithographs by Andre Minaux. Edition limited to 120 numbered copies, all printed on fine Rives wove paper. Large squarish folio. Loose as issued in original wraps, housed...

Hai-Ku. With two original engravings by Masafumi Yamamoto (haiku)

Cole, William (Masafumi Yamamoto) · 2005 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$500.00 (€452.54 | £378.00 | ¥79,934)

Sitges: Cole & Contreras, 2005, In 1980, shortly after taking up printmaking, Masafumi Yamamoto produced two absolutely astonishing erotic engravings of female nudes, still the only erotic works in his entire oeuvre. They are incredibly detailed and precise--yet extremely im...

Le Diable Amoureux. Gravures sur cuivre originales de Maurice Leroy. Ornements Typographiques graves sur bois de Dan Sigros.

Cazotte, Jacques (Maurice Leroy) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$975.00 (€882.46 | £737.10 | ¥155,871)

Paris: Editions Janick, 1946, AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Illustrated with 15 fine full-page hors-texte copper engravings by Maurice Leroy and dozens of wood-engravings (initials, headpieces, and tailpieces) by Dan Sigros (the initials are printed in two colors)...

Proof sheets with the COMPLETE COLLECTION of the 80 chromolithograph trading cards by Jose SEGRELLES (issued by Chocolates Amatller in 1935) depicting scenes from Don Quijote (Quixote)

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (Jose Segrelles) (Chocolates Amatller) · 1935 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Barcelona and San Sadurni d'Anoia: Chocolates Amatller, 1935, In 1935, Chocolates Amatller, a Catalan company based in San Sadurni d'Anoia, issued 80 different trading cards depicting scenes from Don Quixote by Jose Segrelles. One of these brightly-colored chromolithograph c...

Sottisier. (Illustrated by Diaz, Francois, Japhet, Maso, Montegut, Richer, et al.)

Aruss, Arsene (pseudonym of Sarah Oquendo / Sara Oguendo) (Albert Millaud, introduction) (Diaz, Francois, Japhet, Maso, Montegut, Richer, et al., illustrators) · 1886 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1886, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this profusely-illustrated satirical dictionary, published by the father of Jean de Brunhoff, the creator of Babar. The author's real name was Sara Oquendo or Oguendo, and she was originally from Peru. ONE OF ONLY 12 CO...

Renoir et ses amis

Rivière, George (Auguste Renoir) · 1921 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$1,250.00 (€1,131.36 | £945.00 | ¥199,835)

Paris, Floury, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this classic memoir and study of Renoir. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, with many full-page plates including A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL DRYPOINT BY RENOIR (Delteil 8: "Le chapeau epinglé"), printed on fine wove paper. ...

Christian Morgenstern. Neun farbige Abbildungen (with 9 color plates by Sulamith Wulfing)

Morgenstern, Christian (Sulamith Wulfing, illustrator) · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Wuppertal-Elberfeld: Sulamith Wulfing Verlag, 1967, Morgenstern's poetry, illustrated with 9 full-page tipped-in color plates by Wulfing. From a total edition of 2000 copies, THIS IS NUMBER 28 OF 50 COPIES PROCURED BY LAWRENCE THESTRUP FOR PRESENTATION. Presentation inscrip...

Dans la poussiere des vieux murs (lithographs by Jean-Charles Contel)

Contel, Jean-Charles (poems by Pierre Varenne) (Preface by Gustave Geffroy) · 1918 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: Georges Cres, 1918, A charming album of lithographs of Norman towns by Jean-Charles Contel, with poems by Pierre Varenne and an introduction by Gustave Geffroy. 12 FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE LITHOGRAPHS, 10 of which are on a tinted background. The lithographs depict street...

Mont-Cinere. Lithographies de Vlaminck.

Green, Julien (Vlaminck, illustrator) · 1930 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$750.00 (€678.81 | £567.00 | ¥119,901)

Paris: Editions Jeanne Walter, 1930, A gorgeous livre d'artiste, illustrated with 13 original hors-texte lithographs by Vlaminck, in his purest fauve style, depicting lonely town scenes and landscapes. From a total edition of 330 copies, this is one of 280 numbered copies be...

Printemps sexuels. L'epopee au faubourg. Lithographies de Jean Auscher.

Machard, Alfred (Jean Auscher, illustrator) · 1928 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Paris: Editions M.-P. Tremois, 1928, FIRST EDITION of this novel by Machard about early teenage sexual initiation. Illustrated with 10 charming full-page hors-texte color lithographs by Jean Auscher, mostly depicting children in ambiguously sexual situations. From a total e...

Les matinees du Palais-Royal. Gravures originales de Ch.-M. Echard.

Cuisin, Pierre (Charles-Marie Echard) · 1954 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Paris: Editions du Reflet, 1954, A beautiful edition of this erotic classic, with 13 fine full-page hors-texte erotic etchings printed in color by Echard. From a total edition of 225 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE RIVES WOVE PAPER, WITH AN EXT...

Le malheureux petit voyage, ou le miserable fin de Madame de Conflans, Princesse de la Marsaille, rapportee par Marie-Toinon Cerisette, sa fidele et devouee servante (Paul-Emile Becat, illustrator)

Soulages, Gabriel (Paul-Emile Becat, illustrator) · 1950 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Paris: Aux Editions du Baniyan, 1950, An extremely attractive livre d'artiste, illustrated with 20 ORIGINAL EROTIC DRYPOINTS (printed in color) BY PAUL-EMILE BECAT. From a total edition of 740 copies, this is one of only 100 numbered copies printed on fine Renage wove paper ...

L'Illusion du Prefet Mucius. Conte de l'an 80. Orne de gravures sur bois de Louis Jou.

Bertrand, Adrien (Louis Jou, illustrator) · 1917 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$275.00 (€248.90 | £207.90 | ¥43,964)

Nancy / Paris / Strasbourg: Berger-Levrault, 1917 (actually issued in 1919), A livre d'artiste illustrated throughout with original woodcuts by Louis Jou, many of which are full-page and hors texte. Edition limited to 400 numbered copies, of which this is one of 330 beautifu...

Le Diable Amoureux. Eaux-fortes de Felix Buhot. L'Honneur Perdu et Recouvre. La Prophetie de Cazotte Inventee par La Harpe

Cazotte, Jacques (Felix Buhot, illustrator) · 1878 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Paris: Petite Bibliotheque de Luxe / A. Quantin, 1878, A rare edition of Cazotte, ILLUSTRATED WITH THREE ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY FELIX BUHOT. 3 leaves, 320 pp, 2 leaves, plus frontispiece portrait by Masson, folding autograph facsimile, and several full-page illustrations. Int...