Tegneserier og illustration

Ephemerides barcelonesas del siglo XIX. Memorandum de acontecimientos de la vida de la ciudad.

Vallesca, Antonio · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$275.00 (€248.90 | £207.90 | ¥43,964)

Barcelona: Ediciones Libreria Milla, 1946, FIRST EDITION of this charming and well-illustrated account of important events in 19th-century Barcelona: politics, royal visits, epidemics, fires, cultural events, etc. Aside from the regular trade edition, 120 large-paper copies...

Choffard XVIIIth Century French Book-Illustrators:

Salomons, Vera (Choffard) · 1912 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$80.00 (€72.41 | £60.48 | ¥12,789)

London: Bumpus, 1912, An attractive monograph about this important eighteenth-centruy French book illustrator and engraver. Includes an extensive bibliography of books illustrated by Choffard, with very complete descriptions. Text printed on fine laid paper. Numerous facsi...

A Propos de la Rentree des Classes. Prose inedite de Jean Giraudoux. Illustrations de Maurice Taquoy.

Giraudoux, Jean (Maurice Taquoy, illustrator) · 1939 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$195.00 (€176.49 | £147.42 | ¥31,174)

Paris: Francois Bernouard, 1939, FIRST EDITION of Giraudoux' compelling description of tension in European society on the eve of the second world war. Handcolored illustrations by Maurice Taquoy throughout. From a total edition of 1540 copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 190 NUMBER...

Les evangiles des quenouilles (illustrated by Maurice Leroy)

Anonymous (Maurice Leroy, illus.) · 1948 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$295.00 (€267.00 | £223.02 | ¥47,161)

Paris: La Tradition / Paul Durupt, 1948, A beautifully illustrated edition of this comic text, with 44 ORIGINAL DRYPOINTS BY MAURICE LEROY, many erotic. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies printed on fine Arches wove paper. Folio. BOUND IN PUBLISHER'S DELUXE FULL LEATHE...

Le poeme d'Orphee, suivi du Choeur des Oceanides. Ornes de trois eaux-fortes par Othon Coubine (Otakar Kubin)

La Tailhede, Raymond de (illustrated by Othon Coubine (Otakar Kubin)) · 1926 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Toulon: Les Facettes / Francois Bernouard, 1926, FIRST EDITION of this text by La Tailhede, illustrated with THREE ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS BY OTHON COUBINE (a Czech artist whose true name was Otakar Kubin). Edition limited to 100 copies. This is a SPECIAL UNN...

Journal Anonyme. Reliefs papier de Alejandro Marcos.

Marcos, Alejandro · 2002 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris: Editions Markos / L'Atelier de la Cerisaie, 2002, A highly erotic description of a sexual encounter (told from the point of view of an adolescent girl), illustrated with SIX EXPLICIT ORIGINAL PAPER RELIEFS BY ALEJANDRO MARKOS. These reliefs are in a sense more sculptu...

L'Ecrit du Courbeau (illustrated by Francois Righi)

Dupont de Nemours (Francois Righi) · 1999 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$275.00 (€248.90 | £207.90 | ¥43,964)

Paris: Sergent-Fulbert & Le Tailleur d'Images, 1999, A charming artist's book which spells out all of the crow's utterances. Illustrated with two woodcut diagrams and AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY FRANCOIS RIGHI. Edition limited to 60 numbered copies beautifully printed on fine Ri...

Par Robert Ganzo. Avec vingt-trois lithographies rehaussees de couleurs de Gaston-Louis Roux.

Ganzo, Robert (Gaston-Louis Roux, illustrator) · 1942 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Paris: (the author), 1942, First edition of Ganzo's text, ILLUSTRATED WITH 23 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS BY ROUX, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY RE-TOUCHED IN COLORED CRAYONS BY THE ARTIST. The additions are so extensive that the images are closer to original drawings than to ...

L'abord. Gravures d' Albert Woda

Meffre, Joel-Claude (Albert Woda, illustrator) · 2003 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$50.00 (€45.25 | £37.80 | ¥7,993)

Montpellier: Fata Morgana, 2003, First edition of this collection of poems, illustrated with 2 full-page drawings by Albert Woda. Edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is one of 470 printed on fine laid paper. 8vo. Original wraps. Uncut and unopened. New.

Les enfants au bord de la mer

C.G. · 1852 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Tours: A. Mame, 1852, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this scarce juvenile, beautifully illustrated with FOUR FULL-PAGE HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS. The lithographs depict, appropriately enough, various seaside activities. 8vo. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN THE PUBLISHER'S CHROMOLITHOGRAPHE...

Fortunio (illustrated with etchings by Schem (Raoul Serres))

Gautier, Theophile (Schem (Raoul Serres), illustrator) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Paris: Albert Guillot, 1946, An attractive edition of Gautier's classic, ILLUSTRATED WITH 27 ORIGINAL LIGHTLY EROTIC ETCHINGS BY RAOUL SERRES (otherwise known as "Schem"). From a total edition of 395 copies, this is 295 copies beautifully printed on fine Rives wove paper. T...

13 Proverbes Smyrniotes. Gravures de Georges Dayez

Lescure, Jean (Georges Dayez, illustrator) · 1973 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Izmir (Smyrna): "Les raisins de Smyrne", 1973, Poems by Lescure illustrated with 14 ORIGINAL LINOLEUM CUTS BY GEORGES DAYEZ. Edition limited to 240 numbered copies printed on good wove paper. 8vo. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT.

Lettres familieres. Aix-en-Provence - Marseille. Avec des gravures sur cuivre de Pierre Guastalla.

De Brosses, Charles (Pierre Guastalla, illustrator) · 1942 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Aix-en-Provence: Chez l'Artiste, 1942, ILLUSTRATED WITH 8 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY PIERRE GUASTALLA, depicting the towns and countryside of Provence. One of only 205 numbered copies printed on fine Rives wove paper. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. BRIGHT AND FINE.

Les bains de Diane, ou le triomphe de l'amour. Poeme. (illustrated with engravings after Marillier)

Desfontaines (Marillier, illus.) · 1770 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$495.00 (€448.02 | £374.22 | ¥79,135)

Paris: J.P. Costard, 1770, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this poem by Desfontaines, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH AN ENGRAVED TITLE-PAGE AND THREE FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS AFTER MARILLIER. This is a LARGE-PAPER COPY, printed with very large margins on extremely fine Dutch handmade la...

Die Konigliche Orgie, oder Die Osterreicherin bei Laune. Eine Oper. Von einem Leibgardisten veroffentlicht am Tage der Pressfreiheit. In Musik gesetzt von der Konigin

Scheurich, Paul (illustrator) · 1919 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1919, A scarce German private press book, illustrated with SIX BEAUTIFUL, LIGHTLY-EROTIC FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS BY PAUL SCHEURICH. There are also some smaller text decorations. From a total edition of 740 copies, this is ONE ...

Eparses. Avec douze Eaux-Fortes Originales de Pierre de Gasztold

Gasztold, Carmen Bernos de (Pierre de Gasztold, illustrator) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Paris: Chez l'Illustrateur, 1946, One of the self-published livres d'artiste that appeared during the euphoria following World War II. Illustrated with 12 ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS by Pierre de Gasztold, husband of the author. Edition limited to 230 numbered co...

Robert Lotiron. Dix estampes originales.

Lotiron, Robert (introduction by Jean Alazard) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris: Editions Rombaldi / Maitres de l'estampe francaise contemporaine, 1946, A portfolio of TEN MATTED ORIGINAL PRINTS BY LOTIRON: four etchings, four lithographs printed in black, and two lithographs printed in color. The prints depict mainly landscapes and town scenes. ...

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. Vallee Inspiree du Languedoc

Christian, Pierre Jourda, Paul Rudel, and Charles-Paul Dufresne · 1947 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Montpellier: Chez l'Artiste, 1947, A beautifully-produced tribute to Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert: the site, the abbey, the cloister (now at the Cloisters in New York), and the hero-saint himself. Illustrated with a suite of 24 full-page hors-texte plates, heliogravures entirely...

La Phoebe (illustrated by Michel King)

La Varende, Jean de (Michel King, illustrator) · 1968 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Paris: Societe Normande du Livre Illustre, 1968, Beautifully illustrated with color lithographs by Michel King. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies printed on fine Rives wove paper. This copy has an excellent provenance: it was originally printed for bibliophile Emmanu...

L'Ymaigier Jean Lebedeff. Nombreuses compositions originales dessinees et gravees sur bois et Catalogue complet de l'oeuvre de l'artiste

Dubray, Jean-Paul (Jean Lebedeff) · 1939 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1939, The best monograph on this important Russian printmaker/book illustrator who worked in France. Includes a summary catalogue of his illustrated books, prints, and bookplates. Illustrated with 85 ORIGINAL WOOD-ENGRAVINGS BY LEBEDEFF, MANY OF WHICH ...