Boilvin (46 results)
Published by Magazine of Art, UK 1882
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1882. A very well-presented engraving, clean across the entire image surface and free from any notable creases or marks. The page itself has been trimmed to prevent edge wear, and has a few faint marginal spots, not encroaching onto the print itself. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe the…ir actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 310 x 205 mm. 1. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 19th century; Inventory No: 42715.
Published by Contentum Ltd., Larnaca, Cyprus
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Loose Leaf. Condition: New. Reproduction. Original title: Portrait of Paul Adolphe Rajon German: Porträt von Paul Adolphe Rajon French: Portrait de Paul Adolphe Rajon Spanish: Retrato de Paul Adolphe Rajon High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Creation period: 19th century (1867). Pro…fessionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.
Published by Nimmo, UK 1875
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1875. A well-preserved engraving, clean and unmarked across the image surface, with some minor spots and browning around very outer edges but neatly trimmed to prevent edge wear leaving no major creases or wear visible. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confid…ence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 185 x 225 mm. 1. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Levy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 19th century; Inventory No: 41944. Levy (illustrator).
Five Books of the Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel
Rabelais, Francois (Master Francis);Urquhart, Sir Thomas and Motteux, Peter Antony, translators
Published by George Barrie, Philadelphia
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- First Edition
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No publication date (late 19th century). Volume IX of Bibliophilist's Library. Black cloth binding, paste-on label, rough-cut pages. Volume I of 2 volumes. Printed on Japanese Vellum, limited edition, this being #96 of 1,000 copies printed by subscription only. Contains three books in…this volume. Frontispieces plus 5 double illustrations/engravings with protective tissues. 322 pages. Paste-on label discolored, corners bumped. Very good condition. Boilvin, Emile, etchings (illustrator).
Published by Nimmo, UK 1875
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1875. A well-preserved engraving, clean and unmarked across the image surface, with some minor spots and browning around very outer edges but neatly trimmed to prevent edge wear leaving no major creases or wear visible. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confid…ence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 270 x 185 mm. 1. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Fortuny. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 19th century; Inventory No: 41934. Fortuny (illustrator).
More imagesThe Persian Letters of Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, Baron of Brede and of Montesquieu **2 VOLUMES**
Davidson, John, Translator with Portrait and Etchings by F. Boilvin and Drawings by F. de Beaumont
Published by george barrie
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 457 /1000, 202, 253 p. Ex-library book (call number, bookplate seal, stamp).
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Published by Libraire des Bibliophiles 1876
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Five 12mo volumes. The story of Gargantua and Pantagruel, as written by Rabelais, with notes, variants, and a glossary, by P. Cheron. With eleven etchings by Emil Boilvin. Internally fine, in half-green morocco and marbled boards. Light toning to spines; spots of rubbing and light wear to covers,… but withal very good to near fine. Emil Boilvin (illustrator).
Master Francis Rabelais Five Books of the Lives Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel 2 Vols.
Rabelais, Francis (Thomas Urquhart and Peter Antony motteux Trans.)
Published by Privately Printed, PA 1890
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Two volumes with owner bookplate, modest cover wear. No copyright date circa 1890. Privately printed by George Barrie & Sons. Emile Boilvin (illustrator). Book.
Published by The Readers Digest, 1995 / 's werelds meest geliefde boeken 1995
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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. In zeer goede staat. Hardcover. Geà llustreerd. Shelfwear. 368 pp.
MASTER FRANCIS RABELAIS FIVE BOOKS OF THE LIVES HEROIC DEEDS AND SAYINGS OF GARGANTUA AND HIS SON PANTAGRUEL. 2 VOLS
Francois Rabelais; Thomas Urquhart, Sir; Peter Anthony Motteux; Anatole de Montaiglon; Emile Boilvin
Published by George Barrie 1930
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 volume set. Blue cloth. Limited edition, no. 434. The Bibliophilist's Library, v. 9, 10. 24 cm. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Translated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux. With sketch of his life. An introduction by Anatole de M…ontaiglon and etchings by Emile Boilvin.
Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloe. Traduites par Jacques Amyot, texte de 1559.
Amyot, Jacques; Courier, Paul-Louis (trans.); Prud'Hon, Boilvin (illus.)
Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1872
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Cloth-backed marbled paper over boards, paper spine label; with 6 etched plates by Boilvin, after the drawings of Prud'hon. Just some light scuffing at spine tips and along edges of boards; paper spine label a bit tanned. A pretty little volume.
LES AMOURS PASTORALES DE DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ Traduites Par Jacques Amyot, Texte De 1559
Amyot, Jacques; Paul-Louis Courier (Trans. ) ; Prud'hon, Boilvin (Illus. )
Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Editeur 1872
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Attractively rebound in 1/4 leather binding with marbled boards and marbled endpapers. Light edgewear with small chip to head of spine. Attractive illustrations. ; 296 pages.
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Published by Alphonse Le Merre, Paris 1875
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Daphnis & Chloe. Six Eaux-Fortes D'Apres Les Dessins De Prud'hon Gravees Par Boilvin. (Six engravings by Boilvin after drawings by Prud'hon) Published by Alphonse Lemerre in 1875 though the contents are also dated 1872. Size: 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Hardcover. A pa…per folio with red cloth spine and pink ribbon containing six engraved images plus frontispiece and notes. The images are entitled Le Chevrier, Le Bain, Le Bain, La Cigale, La Cigale and La Lutte. The engraved part of the images measure 2 1/4 x 4 inches. Condition: Very Good. The folio is slightly darkened but only a little worn. The paper envelope that would hold the engravings in place has deteriorated such that it has broken apart. The engraved images are generally fresh and clean. One is tanned however, one has a little loss at the top edge and one is marked by a very small dark spot. Boilvin. Prud'hon. (illustrator).
Language: French
Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1872
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 1 volume reliure demi basane maroquinée marron à coins, dos à nerfs, orné, tête dorée (reliure fin XIXème), couverture conservée, Eau-forte de Boilvin en frontispice, XIV et 296 pages. Suivies de la traduction revue par Paul-Louis Courier, précédées d'une notice par Etienne Charavay. Bon exempl…aire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ). Boilvin E. et Rossi (illustrator).
- Softcover
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is Volume 3 of 'Les Cinq Livres De F. Rabelais,' a collection of works by François Rabelais. This edition, published in 1876, offers readers a glimpse into the satirical and often bawdy world of one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. Rabelais's writings are celebr…ated for their exuberant style, their humanist perspective, and their sharp critique of societal norms.
More imagesPublished by Paris, P. Ducrocq, impr. Quantin, à Paris, Paris 1900
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. Grand in-4 34,5 x 26,5 cm. Cartonnage éditeur demi-toile rouge, dos muet, 16 gravures hors-texte sous serpentes par émile Boilvin, texte imprimé sur les serpentes. Cartonnage terni, intérieur assez frais avec rousseurs marginales.
Language: French
Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1872
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 1 volume reliure demi maroquin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs, orné, tête dorée (reliure fin XIXème), couverture conservée, Eau-forte de Boilvin en frontispice, XIV et 296 pages (petite trace jaune sur les deux derniers faux-feuillets). Suivies de la traduction revue par Paul-Louis Courier, précédé…es d'une notice par Etienne Charavay. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ). Boilvin E. et Rossi (illustrator).
L'Etourdi ou les Contretemps (The Blunderer, or the Counterplots), by Jean Baptiste Moliere. (1655).
Published by [Paris: French Publisher, circa 1876]. 1876
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Condition: Good. Engraving on laid paper. 20.5 x 14 cm (sheet). Very Good, toning along sheet edges.
Published by [Paris: French Publisher, circa 1876]. 1876
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Condition: Good. Engraving on laid paper. 20.5 x 14 cm (sheet). Very Good.
Language: French
Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1875
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. un volume in-8° (142 x 209mm), IV pp., chemise à lacets, demi-percaline rouge, plats cartonnés imprimés, renfermant six eaux-fortes. (plats légèrement salis, très rares rousseurs sur les eaux-fortes). 6 eaux-fortes (tirées sur vergé d'Arches) d'après les dessins de Prud'hon gravées par Boi…lvin avec les légendes suivantes : Le Chevrier, Le Bain, Le Bain, La Cigale, La Cigale, La Lutte.
Language: French
Published by E. Dentu, Éditeur, Paris 1875
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Demi Toile. Condition: Bon Etat. L'AMOUR AU DIX-HUITIÈME SIÈCLE par ED. et J. DE GONCOURT - 1875, Paris, E. Dentu, éditeur, Palais Royal, galerie d'Orléans. - In-12 (19x14 cm), relié, demi toile rouge, dos orné d'un fleuron doré avec pièce de titre en maroquin bleu et année en lettres dorées à la coiffe, couverture conservée, tr…anche dorée, 171 pages. - Tirage à petit nombre avec quelques exemplaires sur papier de Chine, Whatman, de Hollande, vélin teinté. - Frontispice, vignette et cul de lampe gravés à l'eau-forte de BOILVIN, Texte dans un bel encadrement gravé par F. Méaulle. - L'ouvrage est en bon état. Size: In-12. Boilvin, F. Méaulle (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by lemerre, PARIS
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Demi-cuir. Condition: Très bon. Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé traduites par Jacques Amyot Texte de 1559, suivie de la la traduction revue par Paul-Louis Courier, précédés d'une notice par Etienne Charavay exemplaire de tête non numéroté sur un tirage de 155 sur Whatman et sur Chine Paris-éditions Alphonse Lemerre,In-12(1…0 x 15,5 cm),XIV-296 pages Reliure demi-cuir,dos titré à nerfs,tête de tranche dorée,signet illustré de deux frontispices signé Boilvin et de 5 gravures hors texte Etat: minces frottis à la reliure,papier bien blanc,reliure solide,bel exemplaire bien relié et réhaussé de charmantes gravures poids 490g. Boilvin (illustrator).
Language: French
Published by Jouaust - Librairie des Bibliophiles, Paris 1886
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 2 volumes reliures demi maroquin havane, dos lisses ornés de fers spéciaux à motif végétal, têtes dorées, couvertures conservées, XVIII et 214 pages, 262 pages. Volumes illustrés de dessins d'Edouard de Beaumont, gravés à l'eau-forte par Boilvin. Bel exemplaire, finement relié ( Photograph…ies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ). Edouard de Beaumont, Boilvin (illustrator).
Language: French
Published by Jouaust - Librairie des Bibliophiles, Paris 1886
- Hardcover
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 2 volumes reliures demi maroquin vert à coins, dos lisses ornés, de fers spéciaux et d'un petit motif floral mosaïqué, têtes dorées, couvertures conservées, XVIII et 214 pages, 262 pages (reliures de l'époque signées: P. Affolter). Dessins d'Edouard de Beaumont, gravés à l'eau-forte par Boilvin…. Dos des reliures légèrement et uniformément passés, néanmoins agréable exemplaire, finement relié ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ). Edouard de Beaumont, Boilvin (illustrator).
Language: French
Published by E. Dentu, Editeur, Paris 1875
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Ed. limitée. 1 volume reliure demi veau lisse havane à coins de l'époque, dos lisse orné de nombreux fleurons à froid, couverture conservée, frontispice gravé, 171 pages, texte dans un encadrement gravé par F. Méaulle. Frontispice et vignettes gravés à l'eau-forte de Boilvin. Tirage à peti…t nombre, celui-ci un des quelques exemplaires sur papier de chine (1er grand papier). Très bel exemplaire, finement relié ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ). Boilvin, Méaulle (illustrator).
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Published by P. Didot L' Ainé 1800
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. grand papier. LONGUS. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé, traduites du Grec de Longus par Amyot. L'An VIII (1800), Imprimé par P. Didot L' Ainé, Paris. 1 vol. in-12 à marges relié de 214 pages. Reliure demi maroquin à coins rouge, dos lisse orné du titre frappé à l'or fin. Coins et do…s bordés de filets dorés sur les plats. Rare exemplaire en grand papier à toutes marges. Gravures à l'eau-forte hors-texte par BOILVIN. Bel exemplaire, quelques rousseurs en début d'exemplaire. BOILVIN. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1877
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en feuille. Condition: Très bon. Belle épreuve sur Chine appliqué sur velin. D'après Boilly. Sanchez et Seydoux (ne mentionnent pas d'épreuve sur Chine) 1877-5. IFF 39. 20,5 x 16,5 cm. Papier 44 x 30,6 cm.
Published by Librairie des bibliophiles (Paris) 1882
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 3 vol. : pl. ; in-16 Demi rel. maroq. marron à coins. Dos - 5 nerfs. Encadrements dorés entre-nerfs. Tête dorée. Triple filet doré sur les plats entourant le papier à la cuve. (Papier qui a été vernis et dont celui ci se détache. Tirage à petit nombre (220 ex.). Impression sur hollande non… justifié. Papier bruni. Gravures à pleine page. Bandeaux, lettrines et culs-de-lampe gravés. Charmante édition au même titre que toutes les autres de cette cette collection des bibliophiles E6 1400g. Bouchot, Henri (1849-1906). Éditeur scientifique Beaumont, Edouard de (1821-1888). Dessinateur Boilvin, Emile (1845-1899). Graveur (illustrator).
More imagesPERSIAN LETTERS - Volume the First and Volume the Second - Privately Printed Limited Numbered Edition (No. 43/520) - complete set of 2 vols
Montesquieu [John Davidson - translated by and with notes and memoir of the author]
Published by Chiswick Press [Privately Printed], London 1892
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. Limited Edition. No. 43/520 limited edition. Complete set of two volumes privately printed and hand-numbered '43' in fountain pen to both volumes. Newly translated into English with notes and memoir of the author by John Davidson. (Author of "Scaramouch in Naxos" "Perfervid,…" etc. ***Illustrated with seven (of nine) etchings by Charles Edward De Beaumont engraved by E. Boilvin along with a 24k gold Persian colour illuminated fly-title page to each volume. ***Please note that one etching is missing in each volume at p. 12. ***On recto of each volume's illuminated page it states 'Note - Five hundred and twenty copies printed for England and America. Each copy numbered. Type distributed. No. 43.' (with the no. 43 handwritten in fountain pen). ***Printed by the Chiswick Press: Whittingham and co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London. ***Vol. I: Very good in navy blue cloth-covered boards. Slight spine lean. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, nicked and rubbed. Black titles on cream red bordered paper label to spine. Spine label slightly discoloured, browned, worn, creased and rubbed and slightly chipped at edges. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block deckled, (untrimmed - rough-cut) as called for. Printed on thick, quality, cream laid paper. Boards slightly rubbed and marked. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Slight crease to top of spine. Small hole to cloth of spine. Spine tight. Slight spine lean. No inscriptions. xliii-page prelims introduction by the translator John Davidson, London, dated September, 1891 plus 175 pages. 206mm x 154mm. ***Vol. II: Very good in navy blue cloth-covered boards. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, nicked and rubbed. Slight spine lean. Black titles on cream red bordered paper label to spine. Spine label browned, slightly discoloured, worn, creased and rubbed and slightly chipped at edges. Top edge of text-block gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block deckled (untrimmed -rough-cut) as called for. Printed on thick, quality, cream laid paper. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Boards slightly rubbed and marked. ***vii-page prelims plus 203 pages including index. 206mm x 154mm. ***'Coffee is very much used in Paris; there are a great many public houses where it may be had. In some of these they meet to gossip, in others to play at chess. There is one [The Cafe Procope, a rendezvous of the wits of the eighteenth century] where the coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty; at least, there is not a single soul who on quitting the house does not believe himself four times wittier than when he entered it.' (Quote from Pages 82-83, Vol. One). ***Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a French political-philosophical Enlightenment writer. "Persian Letters" is an early epistolary novel. ***A very hard to find, private, limited, hand-numbered edition of Montesquieu: Persian Letters. Of interest to collectors of antiquarian limited editions and books printed by The Chiswick Press. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***. Charles Edward De Beaumont (engraved by E. Boilvin) including two 24k gold illuminated colour fly-titles. Please note that one etching in each volume is missing. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co. 1887
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25 cm x 32 cm. 47 pages of verses juxtaposed to 24 fine etchings, the additional two etchings are the frontispiece and a smaller signet etching to the titlepage. All of the fine etchings mounted to stiff paper. Original hardcover / Decorative quarter morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Very few of the etchings wit…h foxing. Very good condition of this extremely rare edition (no.129 of 250 copies only) with only very minor signs of external wear / some rubbing to the binding and bumping to the corners. Some corners very slightly fingerstained and with a hint of a faded dampstain. Name of former owner on endpaper: "Martin F. Jackson - 501 - 5 ave. New York City". The Song of Songs also known as the Song of Solomon, Canticles, or the Canticle of Canticles, is one of the "scrolls" (megillot) of the Writings (Ketuvim), the last section of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. It is also the fifth book of Wisdom in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. In Sephardic Jewish tradition, the Song of Songs is read every Friday night for the divine loving union they see in it; Ashkenazim chant it on the Sabbath during Passover, marking the beginning of the grain harvest and commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. Scripturally, the Song of Songs is unique in its celebration of sexual love. It gives "the voices of two lovers, praising each other, yearning for each other, proffering invitations to enjoy". The "daughters of Jerusalem" form a chorus to the lovers, functioning as an audience whose participation in the lovers' erotic encounters facilitates the participation of the reader. Jewish tradition reads it as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel. Christian tradition, in addition to appreciating the literal meaning of a love song between man and woman, has read the poem as an allegory of Christ and his "bride", the Christian Church. Sprache: english.
