Tegneserier og illustration

Quartet. A portfolio of photoengravings by J. M. Calleja, Xavier Canals, Jordi Valles, and Guillem Viladot

Calleja, J. M., Xavier Canals, Jordi Valles, and Guillem Viladot · 1989 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$375.00 (€339.41 | £283.50 | ¥59,951)

Barcelona: Agra, 1989, A collection of four photoengravings, one of which (the one by Viladot) with collage (a big rhinestone). Each signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 100 copies printed on fine wove paper. Folio. Loose as issued in folding paper case. ...

Borja de Pedro, Ramon Herreros, Yamandu Canosa, Guillen Balmes, Baruj Salinas

Pedro, Borja de, Ramon Herreros, Yamandu Canosa, Guillen Balmes, and Baruj Salinas · 1985 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$575.00 (€520.42 | £434.70 | ¥91,924)

Barcelona: Agra, 1985, A portfolio of five color etchings, each signed and numbered by the artist. Printed on fine wove paper. Folio. Loose as issued in paper folding case. Fine and bright. Edition limited to 92 copies.

Besllum, with a color etching by Josep Guinovart

Viladot, Guillem and Josep Guinovart · 1996 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$575.00 (€520.42 | £434.70 | ¥91,924)

Barcelona: Tabelaria, 1996, First edition of these poems by Viladot. Illustrated with a signed color etching by Josep Guinovart. Edition limited to 42 copies. Printed on fine wove paper. Large folio, original wraps. Fine.

Miguel Rasero: 5 grabados / collage

Rasero, Miguel · 1989 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$1,750.00 (€1,583.90 | £1,323.00 | ¥279,769)

Barcelona: Agra / Aguilera, 1989, A portfolio of five very large (60 x 70 cm) color intaglio prints with collage by Rasero. Each print pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 70 sets. Prints on specially-made, thick, handmade wove paper. Loose as issu...

Auguste Rodin Statuaire

Maillard, Leon (Auguste Rodin) · 1899 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$295.00 (€267.00 | £223.02 | ¥47,161)

Paris, Floury, The first monograph on Rodin and his sculpture, copiously illustrated. Printed on wove paper. COMPLETE with an original drypoint by Rodin, "Antonin Proust" (Delteil 10, state vii), which is often missing. Chiaroscuro wood-engravings by Lepere ("Eve") and Belt...

Royen (with original etchings by Peter Royen)

Dehne, Achim and Peter Royen · 1963 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Auvernier-Neuchatel: Galerie Numaga, 1963, A collection of poems by Dehne illustrated with SEVEN LOOSE, HORS-TEXTE PENCIL-SIGNED ORIGINAL AQUATINTS ON JAPAN PAPER BY PETER ROYEN, of which three are printed in color. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY 25 NUMBERED COPIES, signed in the j...

Borja de Pedro: Bibliofilia Grafica. Hand printed limited editions.

Pedro, Borja de · 1985 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Barcelona (?): the author, c. 1985, A bibliography of the livres d'artiste illustrated by Borja de Pedro. Five items described. Text in Spanish and English. This little book is in fact a single highly intricate etching, about 5 feet long by 5 3/4 inches high, accordion-fold...

Aphorisms (illustrated with original woodcuts by Damon Lehrer)

Cole, William and Damon Lehrer · 1991 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$475.00 (€429.92 | £359.10 | ¥75,937)

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Bow & Arrow Press / Cole & Contreras, 1991, Eight aphorisms by William Cole, illustrated with nine beautifully executed original woodcuts by Damon Lehrer, eight of which are full-page, signed, and numbered (the other one is on the title-page.) O...

Lettres sur l'Angleterre, ou Voyage dans le Grande-Bretagne (Letters on England, or Journey in Great Britain)

Walsh, M. le Vicomte · 1830 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: L. F. Hivert, 1830, First and only edition of this beautifully-illustrated voyage to England. Six full-page lithographic views. Printed on fine laid paper with the views on fine wove paper. Attractively bound in contemporary hardgrain morocco over marbled boards. M...

Gallibert [with] Rhythmes Cosmiques

Favre, Jean-Daniel, Jean Mouraille, and Marcel Sauvage (Genevieve Gallibert) · 1967 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$325.00 (€294.15 | £245.70 | ¥51,957)

Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1967, The standard monograph on this artist. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. From a total edition of 3000 copies, this is one of only 50 special copies initialed by Gallibert and with a suite of three signed and numbered origin...

Persia; Containing a Description of the Country, with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Arts, Amusements, &c. of Its Inhabitants

Shoberl, Frederick (Schoberl) · 1828 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$250.00 (€226.27 | £189.00 | ¥39,967)

Philadelphia: John Grigg, 1828, First edition. A fascinating account of Persia, illustrated with twelve delicately hand-colored angraved plates. Small 8vo. Bound in recent cloth. Lower corner of title-page torn off, not affecting text. Mild discoloration to paper (as alw...

The Symbolic Drawings of Hubert Davis for An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Davis, Hubert and Theodore Dreiser · 1930 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$125.00 (€113.14 | £94.50 | ¥19,984)

New York: Horace Liveright, 1930, 20 striking drawings. One of 525 numbered copies, printed on fine wove paper. Signed by neither Davis nor Dreiser, although called for. Folio, bound in cloth and metallic foil over boards. Fine in a worn slipcase. Uncut and unopened.

Col.leccio de Goigs Gravats, i Estampats a Ma, per Ricard Vives Sabate. Primera Serie [with] Segona Serie

Vives Sabate, Ricard · 1948 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$575.00 (€520.42 | £434.70 | ¥91,924)

Barcelona: Editorial Codex, 1948-1949, Two volumes, complete. The "goig" is a typical Catalan art form ("gozo" in Spanish), dating back to the 16th century. It is a broadsheet with a printed poem dedicated to a specific saint, and illustrated with woodcuts or metalcuts. Du...

La Gazette de Cythere

Uzanne, Octave (editor) · 1881 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: A. Quantin, 1881, A very attractive edition of this 18th-century text about scandals in high society. One of 50 numbered large-paper copies beautifully printed on fine China paper. Illustrated with etchings by Gaujean. Frontispiece etching is two states: in color o...

Flor (illustrated by Masafumi Yamamoto)

Cole, William and Masafumi Yamamoto · 1997 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Barcelona: Tabelaria, 1997, Short text by Cole accompanied by three large color hors-texte etchings by Masafumi Yamamoto, each signed and numbered in pencil. One of fifty numbered copies. Folio, loose as issued in wraps. Fine.

Les boeufs meurent aussi.... (with lithographs by Gardy-Artigas)

Lemesle, Jean-Pierre and Joan Gardy Artigas · 1971 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

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

Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1971, Poem by Lemesle accompanied by enormous brightly-colored original lithographs by Artigas. Lithographed throughout, both illustrations and text. Also features a few black and white photographs by Claude Gaspari. Illustrations depict slaughterhou...

Les Plaisirs et les Jeux. Memoires du Cuib et du Tioup. Les Erispaudants. [sic] (with etching-aquatints by Edy-Legrand)

Duhamel, Georges and Edy-Legrand · 1930 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$225.00 (€203.64 | £170.10 | ¥35,970)

Paris: Editions du Capitole, 1930, Illustrated with twelve full-page hors-texte etching-aquatints by Edy-Legrand. One of 700 numbered copies on Lafuma wove paper. 8vo, original wraps. Light wear to wraps, internally fine.

Le Palais de Justice (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet)

Henri-Robert (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet) · 1927 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$25.00 (€22.63 | £18.90 | ¥3,997)

Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1927, A charming book about this famed Paris building. Two original woodcuts by Auguste Rouquet. First edition, copy printed on Alfa wove paper. 8vo, original wraps. Very good.

L'Hotel de Ville (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet)

Riotor, Leon (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet) · 1928 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$35.00 (€31.68 | £26.46 | ¥5,595)

Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1928, A charming book about this important Paris building. Two original woodcuts by Auguste Rouquet. One of 100 numbered copies printed on fine Madagascar wove paper. 8vo, original wraps, uncut and largely unopened. Near fine.

Poemas Heraldicos (with woodcuts by Borja de Pedro)

Barral, Carlos (illustrated by Borja de Pedro) · 1984 · Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery

$150.00 (€135.76 | £113.40 | ¥23,980)

Barcelona: Agra / Tabelaria, 1984, Illustrated with original woodcuts by Borja de Pedro. One of 500 copies on handmade paper. Signed by the artist. Square octavo, loose as issued in simple folding case. Fine.