Vekene Hamanova (5 results)

Small folio, 121,[5]pp., limited to 800 copies, 19 coloured plates of bindings tipped-in, 23 illustrs., in the text (including 10 of bindings), orig. cloth, gilt, d.w. Comprised of 3 articles: 'Le Bibliophile Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld et L'Histoire de ses Reliures' by Van Der Vekene; 'Paris Bindings for Peter Ernst von Mansfeld' by Nixon; and 'Einbände mit Supralibros des Grafen Peter Ernst von Mansfeld in der Bohmischen Schossbibliothek Opocno' by Hamanova. There are also plates of Mansfeld's armorial bindings with descriptions by Van Der Vekene. From the library of the bookbinding historian, Frank Broomhead.

One of 800 copies in the standard binding, from a total edition of 1300. Cloth, arms blocked in gilt, red and black on front board, 4to, 35 cm, 121 pp, ills, 19 mounted colour plates, coats of arms, facs. The contents include essays in French, English and German. Contents: Avant-Propos, par Jacques Guignard; Le Bibliophile Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld et l'Histoire de ses Reliures, par Emile van der Vekene; Paris Bindings for Peter Ernst von Mansfeld, by Howard M. Nixon; Einbände mit Supralibros des Grafen Peter Ernst Von Mansfeld in der Böhmischen Schlossbibliothek Opocno, von Dr. Pavlina Hamanovâ; Les Reliures Aux Armoiries de P.E. de Mansfeld - Planches, Descriptions par Emile van der Vekene; Index des Noms de Personnes et des Bibliothèques et Musées; Index des Illustrations. Copy No. 614. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author to an eminent historian of bookbinding. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.

Small folio (345 x 250 mm), 121, [5]pp., limited to 800 copies, 19 coloured plates of bindings tipped-in, 23 illustrs., in the text (including 10 of bindings), orig. cloth, gilt, d.w. Signed and dated by Nixon on front fly-leaf; 2 page T.L.s from Van Der Vekene; related T.L.s from Anthony Hobson; numerous reviews for the book tipped-in. Comprised of 3 articles: Le Bibliophile Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld et l'Histoire de ses Reliures by Van Der Vekene; Paris Bindings for Peter Ernst von Mansfeld by Nixon; and Einbände mit Supralibros des Grafen Peter Ernst von Mansfeld in der Bohmischen Schossbibliothek Opocno by Hamanova. There are also plates of Mansfeld's armorial bindings with descriptions by Van Der Vekene. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.

Luxembourg, Imprimerie Saint-Paul, 1978, 4°, 121 S., mit zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text und auf Tafeln, goldgeprägter Original-Leinwandeinband in schöner Erhaltung mit Original-Schutzumschlag (minimal wellig, private Widmung auf Vorsatz) *Nr. 34 / 800 Exemplaren der Normalausgabe (Gesamtauflage: 1300 Exemplare). *Bucheinbände für Peter Ernst von Mansfeld (1517-1604) war Feldmarschall der spanischen Armeen in den Niederlanden sowie Statthalter der spanischen Krone in Luxemburg.

4. Luxembourg, éditions de l'Imprimerie Saint-Paul, 1978, in-folio, 121 pp, with 19 coloured plates of bindings tipped-in, 23 text ills. (10 of bindings), 800 copies printed, publisher's cloth with dustwrapper, kept in a cloth box with the Mansfeld supra-libro in gilt on the cover. Fine copy.