Tegneserier og illustration

L'Aveugle Clairvoyant. Parabole. Eaux-fortes par Elie Grekoff.

Bruckberger, Raymond-Leopold (Elie Grekoff, illustrator) · 1948 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1948, A short story, dedicated to Albert Camus, illustrated with 5 full-page hors-texte original etchings by Grekoff. In four of these dark and mysterious etchings, an owl appears. Edition limited to 850 numbered copies beautifully printed on fine ...

Voyage autour de mon jardin. Illustre par MM. Freeman, L. Marvy, Steinheil, Meissonier, Gavarni, Daubigny et Catenacci

Karr, Alphonse (illustrated by Freeman, Marvy, Daubigny, Meissonier, Gavarni, Catenacci, and Steinheil) · 1851 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris: L. Curmer / V. Lecou, 1851, First illustrated edition. Profusely illustrated with wood-engravings and 8 full-page hors-texte engraved plates of flowers, delicately colored by hand and with all the original lettered tissue-guards. One of the great mid-19th century ill...

Charles Lacoste. Dix estampes orginales presentees par Rene-Jean

Lacoste, Charles (Rene-Jean, introduction) · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris: Rombaldi / Maitres de l'Estampe Francaise Contemporaine, 1946, A portfolio of 10 original matted lithographs, each numbered 74/100, by Charles Lacoste. Introduction by Rene-Jean illustrated with two smaller lithographs by Lacoste. Edition limited to 100 copies, all s...

Nuits de Noel. Eaux-fortes de Paul Baudier.

Bordeaux, Henry (illustrated by Paul Baudier) · 1930 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Paris: Flammarion, 1930, A collection of stories by Bordeaux illustrated with six original etchings by Baudier. From a total edition of 890 copies, this is one of only FIVE (tete) on old Japan paper, with two extra suites of the six etchings, including one in the first state...

Tombeau de Edouard Vuillard par Jean Giraudoux, avec 5 gravures originales a l'eau-forte

Giraudoux, Jean and Edouard Vuillard · 1944 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$2,950.00 (€2,670.00 | £2,230.20 | ¥471,611)

Paris, Pour les Amis de Vuillard / Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, First and only edition of this tribute to Vuillard, one of the great painter-printmakers of the Nabi (or "Revue Blanche") group. ILLUSTRATED WITH FIVE ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY VUILLARD, four of which are printed full-page ...

La Comtesse Irma (printed in Auriol type, with color etchings by Pierre Vidal)

Daudet, Alphonse (Pierre Vidal, Georges Auriol) · 1905 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: A. Romagnol, 1905, An absolutely charming book, illustrated with color etchings by Pierre Vidal and set entirely in Auriol type (the greatest of the art nouveau typefaces). Wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Edition limited to 350 copies, beautifully ...

Pensee d'Automne, Elegie, Amoureuse, Berceuse, Echos, Les Melodies de A. Nilson Fysher, L'Anneau d'Argent, Pastorale Languedocienne, Ma Bloundinetto, La Toulousaino

Massenet, Jules, A. Nilson Fysher, C. Chaminade, Georges Rupes, Jules Mazellier, Louis Deffes (words by Louis Sirven, Armand Silvestre, Louis Gallet, Henri Gibout, Rosemonde Gerard, Lucien Mengaud · 1875 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris and Toulouse: various publishers, c. 1875-c. 1914, Bound volume with 10 different pieces of sheet music for turn-of-the-century chansons, five of which are by Massenet. Folio, morocco backed boards. Some leaves a bit browned (and professionally deacidified). Original...

Pratt Graphic Talent 1965 (with original prints by Linda Kalman and Vivian Alper)

Alper, Vivian and Linda Kalman · 1965 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$75.00 (€67.88 | £56.70 | ¥11,990)

New York: Pratt Graphic Art Center, 1965, A keepsake with an original type relief print by Alper and a wood-engraving by Kalman. Very scarce. Large square 8vo. Prints loose as issued in wraps. Light wear to wraps, prints fine.

The Print in the Graphic Arts (with original prints by Richard C. Bartlett, Kenneth E. Crook, Philip Hicken, and Robert Potter)

Heintzelman, Arthur (Richard C. Bartlett, Philip Hicken, Kenneth E. Crook, and Robert Potter) · 1950 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$125.00 (€113.14 | £94.50 | ¥19,984)

Boston: The Bookbuilder's Workshop, 1950, A keepsake issued by the Bookbuilder's Workship in 1950. Includes a silkscreen by Hicken on the cover, a brief essay by Heintzelman, and three original prints loosely inserted: a silkscreen by Bartlett and woodcuts by Crook and Pott...

Arwed D. Gorella

Roditi, Edouard, Hartmut Lange, and Dieter Sturm (Arwed D. Gorella) · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$95.00 (€85.98 | £71.82 | ¥15,187)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1967, An exhibition catalogue with four full-page original woodcuts by Gorella printed on laid paper, one of which is in four colors. LAID IN IS AN INVITATION TO THE OPENING, AN ORIGINAL COLOR LINOLEUM CUT BY GORELLA. Price list also laid in. 4t...

Two Short Stories (illustrated by D. Atchley)

Lattimore, Alexander (illustrated by D. Atchley) · 1960 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Np, nd (1960s?), A broadside with a poem by Lattimore. Illustrated with two woodcuts by Atchley. Edition limited to 12 numbered copies, signed by Atchley. Printed on Fabriano laid paper. Uncut. 4to. Fine.

Lovis Corinth (from the series, "Kunstblaetter der Galerie Nierendorf")

Corinth, Lovis (Galerie Nierendorf) · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$65.00 (€58.83 | £49.14 | ¥10,391)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1967, The catalogue of an exhibition devoted to Corinth. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Edition limited to 2,000 copies. Price list laid in. Large 8vo. Original wraps. Fine and bright, with no defects.

August Wilhelm Dressler (from the series, "Kunstblaetter der Galerie Nierendorf")

Dressler, August Wilhelm (Galerie Nierendorf) · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$175.00 (€158.39 | £132.30 | ¥27,977)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1967, The catalogue of an exhibition devoted to Dressler. Profusely illustrated in black and white, with a few color plates Includes 8 original hors-texte lithographs by Dressler, printed on wove paper. Edition limited to 2,000 copies. Price li...

Otto Moeller (Otto Moller, from the series, "Kunstblaetter der Galerie Nierendorf")

Moeller, Otto (Moller) · 1969 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$95.00 (€85.98 | £71.82 | ¥15,187)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1969, The catalogue of an exhibition devoted to Moeller. Profusely illustrated in black and white, with a few color plates. Includes two original woodcuts by Moeller, printed on fine laid paper. Edition limited to 2,000 copies. Price list laid ...

Josef Scharl. Zum siebzigsten Geburtstag. Oelbilder und Temperablaetter

Scharl, Josef · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$95.00 (€85.98 | £71.82 | ¥15,187)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1967, The catalogue of an exhibition held on the occasion of Scharl's 70th birthday. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. At the back is an original woodcut by Scharl, printed on fine Japanese paper. Edition limited to 1,500 numbe...

Gerhard Marcks. Zum achtzigsten Geburtstag. Plastiken Zeichnungen Druckgraphiken

Marcks, Gerhard · 1969 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$95.00 (€85.98 | £71.82 | ¥15,187)

Berlin: Galerie Nierendorf, 1969, The catalogue of an exhibition held on the occasion of Marcks' 80th birthday. Profusely illustrated with beautiful black and white photographs, primarily of sculpture but also of drawings and prints. The frontispiece is an original woodcut ...

A Semana

Landwehr, Vivienne · 1980 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Sao Paulo, 1980, A livre d'artiste by the multifaceted Brazilian-Jewish artist. Edition limited to 15 copies. Printed in relief (from both wood and metal), offset, and silkscreen. With several collages. 12mo. Loose as issued in folding paper case. Minimal wear to case. ...

Maurice Asselin. Dix Estampes Originales

Asselin, Maurice · 1946 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$950.00 (€859.83 | £718.20 | ¥151,875)

Paris: Rombaldi / Maitres de l'Estampe Francaise Contemporaine, 1946, A complete suite of 10 signed and numbered prints by Maurice Asselin. Without the text pages or folding case. Edition limited to 100 sets. Includes 5 etchings and 5 lithographs, one printed in color. 1...

Farbiges Konzert ("Color Concert") (a suite of signed color woodcuts by Oskar Dalvit)

Dalvit, Oskar · 1952 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Zurich, 1952, A complete suite of six color woodcuts by Oskar Dalvit, printed on fine Japanese paper. Edition limited to 210 sets. EACH WOODCUT SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE ARTIST. Folio. Perfect condition.

Colloque de la Joie. Masques de Mariette Lydis

Godoy, Armand (illustrated by Mariette Lydis) · 1928 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: Emile-Paul Freres, 1928, A poem by Godoy illustrated throughout with hand-colored (pochoir) wood engravings of masks by Mariette Lydis. Edition limited to 175 numbered copies. Beautifully printed on fine Dutch wove paper. Large folio. Original wraps. About fine. ...