Search Results: Authors starting with E from Sims Reed Rare Books

Wuppertal.: Verlag Kalender., 1960.. Original publishers printed patterned paper wrappers, spine with black cloth over staples as issued, titles in black to front cover, blue endpapers.. Square 4to. (275 x 300 mm).. Printed text rect only on six leaves of white paper (Concrete verse by Hubert Gersch) and with original monochrome lithograph by Bernd Ebeling printed on an inserted leaf of red silk, signed by the artist in black ink at foot. The collaborative artist book 'Geometrisch' with verse by Hubert Gersch and illustration by Bernd Ebeling.From the edition limited to 50 copies, theis copy unnumbered but with Ebeling's original lithograph on red silk signed in black ink by the artist.Verlag Kalender, the Wuppertal-based imprint founded and run by Bernd Ebeling and Hansjoachim Dietrich published a number of Concrete and Fluxus-related projects (Wuppertal was the site of the first explicit Fluxus exhibition at the Galerie Parnass in 1962). This scarce artist book, a combination of Concrete verse… Read More

Paris.: Galerie Francois Petit., 1973.. Postcard (108 x 150 mm).. Postcard announcing the exhibition Don Eddy Hyperréaliste américain at Galerie Francois Petit Paris from the 24th of April to the 31st of May 1973. The card has been stamped and posted.

Essen.: Galerie M.E. Thelen., 1970.. Folded card with orange paper insert.. 8vo. (240 x 160 mm).. Catalogue to the exhibition Donald Eddy held at the Galerie M.E. Thelen Essen from the 12th of September to the 8th of October 1970. Introductory text by Udo Kultermann with brief biography, catalogue and exhibition history. Also served as invitation to the opening on the 12th of September.

Tokyo.: Genshisha., 1927.. Original publisher's patterned boards, maroon Russian titles in relief to front board, Japanese title to spine, publisher's circular relief to rear cover, original card dust-jacket with elaborate decorative design in yellow and black with Japanese titles over covers and spine.. 8vo. (192 x 135 mm).. Printed title with vignette by Fernand Léger, introduction and Ehrenburg's text with 6 monochrome plates after Léger recto only and illustrated with 8 leaves of glossy paper with 16 hors-texte monochrome illustrations recto and verso, index, leaf with publication details and booksellers pasted-in label, final leaves with advertisements. The very scarce Japanese edition of Ehrenburg's treatise on the avant garde and defence of Constructivism.This Japanese edition of Ehrenburg's work retains the illustration by Fernad Léger for the first Russian edition (the illustration for the front wrapper is here reproduced on the title in reduced format) and reproduces work by Tatlin,… Read More

Mulhouse., 1840.. Publisher's decorated boards, recently rebacked.. 4to.. With chromolithograph title, portrait and 50 plates, many folding. One of the rarest early works on lithography, Gottfried Engelmann took up the mantle from Senefelder as the leading exponent in the art of lithography, and in his own right can be seen as the father of colour lithographic printing. He was awarded the Medaille d'Or and a prize of 2000 FF for his patented invention of chromolithography in 1838.This treatise is a methodical and systematic analysis of lithography not so much as an art form, but more as a practical printing process. Subjects include: acids and chemicals, papers, printing presses, printing tools, and preparation of the stones. The majority of the plates illustrate printing presses and various tools.

The Brook, Hammersmith, London.: The Eragny Press., 1906.. Full burgundy morocco by Blackwell with their discreet stamp to front free endpaper verso, banded spine with title gilt in six compartments, turn-ins ruled in gilt with gilt decorative floral corner-pieces, matching burgundy morocco-edged scarlet cloth slipcase.. 8vo. (208 x 136 mm).. Leaf with presentation (see below), leaf with dedication, title printed in red and black with circular wood-engraved colour vignette by Lucien Pissarro, explanatory leaf, first leaf of text with elaborate wood-engraved border in black, four-line initial in red and larger nine-line decorative initial in red, decorative initials and side-notes in red throughout, musical notation in black on red staves, two leaves with contents and errata and colophon verso, four blank leaves. Decoration and initials by Esther Pissarro after Lucien Pisarro. [PROVENANCE: Presentation from the Pissarros to Joseph Manuel Andreini (the dedicatee), with his bookplate pasted to front… Read More

The Brook, Hammersmith.: Eragny Press., 1903.. Full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (see below), boards with elaborate gilt and colour floral and foliate tools at corners, boards with elaborate gilt rules, gilt title to upper section of front board, banded spine ruled in gilt and with gilt title in six compartments, turn-insruled in gilt, handmade patterned paper pastedowns and endpapers, a.e.g., later brown morocco-edged cloth board slipcase.. 8vo. (214 x 146 mm).. Title and first leaf of text with elaborate decorative woodcut border, woodcut device of the Eragny Press and six-line decorative woodcut initial, Ronsard's text in French with elaborate decorative floral woodcut head- and tail-pieces throughout and six-line initial letters all designed by Lucien Pissarro and engraved by Esther Pissarro, final leaf verso with justification and colophon. The Eragny Press edition of Ronsard's 'Abregé [sic] de l'Art Poétique François'.From the edition limited to 226 copies, all on paper.… Read More

Paris.: Le Livre Contemporain / Eragny Press., 1912.. Full emerald Jansenist crushed morocco by Georges Cretté with his signature gilt, limp pinkish calf doublures with elaborate decorative scheme of gilt rules surrounding a field of matching gilt apple tools from the original publisher's binding retained as doublures, original apple green calf wrappers with gilt title and vignette preserved, green moiré silk endleaves, banded spine with gilt title in five compartments, a.e.g., matching morocco-edged marbled board slipcase.. 8vo. (217 x 158 mm).. Half-title with justification verso, printed title with pictorial colour woodcut decoration, 12 hors-texte original colour woodcut plates by Camille Pissarro each initialed 'CP' in the plates, 9 colour woodcut head- and tail-pieces and ten-line initials by Lucien Pissarro after Camille Pissarro, monochrome woodcut head-piece to 'Table des Matières', colophon leaf with woodcut Eragny Press device to verso; woodcut text ornaments throughout. Text and plates… Read More

Paris.: Le Livre Contemporain / Eragny Press., 1912.. Original publisher's limp apple calf, gilt title and gilt apple vignette to upper right of front cover, limp pinkish calf doublures with elaborate decorative scheme of gilt rules surrounding a field of matching gilt apple tools, suite loose in paper wrapper, later green paper-lined black morocco box by Alain Lobstein with his signature gilt, boards and spine with decorative foliate tools, title gilt to spine.. 8vo. (217 x 152 mm).. Half-title with justification verso, printed title with pictorial colour woodcut decoration, 12 hors-texte original colour woodcut plates by Camille Pissarro each initialed 'CP' in the plates, 9 colour woodcut head- and tail-pieces and ten-line initials by Lucien Pissarro after Camille Pissarro, monochrome woodcut head-piece to 'Table des Matières', colophon leaf with woodcut Eragny Press device to verso; woodcut text ornaments throughout. Text and plates printed by Lucien and Esther Pissarro at the Eragny Press. One… Read More

The Brook, Hammersmith.: Eragny Press., 1904.. Full dark chocolate crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf with signature gilt and dated 1905, boards ruled in gilt to surround a wide inset border of green morocco with gilt and red floral and gilt foliate tools, banded spine in six compartments with inlaid sections of green morocco and gilt and red floral tools and gilt title, trun-in swith gilt decorative border with foliate decor, thick green doublures and endpapers, board edges ruled in gilt, original blue paper-backed decorative 'Wild Rose' printed paper boards with gilt title preserved, a.e.g., later brown cloth box with gilt title to spine.. 8vo. (210 x 138 mm).. Leaf with title verso, leaf with wood-engraved colour frontispiece ('Women and Roses') with colour border and Browning's verse on following leaves with large decorative 9-line initial in red for each poem (10 in total), leaf with 'Contents' verso, leaf with colophon and final leaf with justification; printed text in red and black throughout, the… Read More

The Brook, Hammersmith, London.: The Eragny Press., 1903.. Original publisher's grey / blue paper-backed patterned paper-covered boards, title gilt to front cover at upper left and floral ornaments to spine.. 8vo. (221 x 150 mm).. Leaf with title verso, leaf with large colour wood-engraved vignette by Lucien Pissarro with decorative border and caption in red as frontispiece, opening leaf with decoration in red and large decorative woodcut 9-line initial, printed text in black in French with ornaments and musical notation in black on staves throughout, final leaf with colophon recto and justification with Eragny vignette verso. French novelist Georges Lecomte's presentation copy of the beautiful Eragny Press edition of the medieval French chantefable 'Aucassin & Nicolette'.From the edition limited to 230 copies (only 200 for sale), this copy with a presentation in sepia ink to front free endpaper: 'à mon ami Georges Lecomte [effaced but legible] / Lucien Pissarro'.'This is the last book printed… Read More

London.: Institute of Contemporary Art., 1964.. Three panel folding card. . Square 8vo.. Two black and white plates, essay by Jasia Reichardt. John Ernest (1922 – 1994) was an American-born constructivist abstract artist. After living and working in Sweden and Paris from 1946 to 1951, he moved to London, where he lived and worked from 1951. As a mature student at Saint Martin's School of Art he came under the influence of Victor Pasmore and other proponents of constructivism. During the 1950s together with Anthony Hill, Kenneth Martin, Mary Martin, Stephen Gilbert and Gillian Wise he became a key member of the British constructivist art movement.

Lausanne.: Chez André et Pierre Gonin., 1967.. Loose as issued in publisher's cream embossed wrappers in portfolio.. Folio. (316 x 424 mm).. Illustrated with 25 original lithographs by Hans Erni, printed by Mourlot, of which five are double-page, as well as numerous chapter headings, initial letters and text decorations. From the edition limited to 451 copies signed by Erni, with this one of 100 copies on vélin chiffon de Rives.

Paris.: Éditions de la Revue Fontaine., 1945.. Original publisher's printed wrappers with titles to front cover and spine in green and black.. 8vo. (224 x 164 mm). . Half-title with monochrome frontispiece by Ernst verso, printed title and Eluard's text illustrated with twenty plates after collages by Ernst, final leaf of text with publisher's note concerning the first edition verso, leaf with achevé d'imprimer and justification recto, printer's credit verso. An excellent unsophisticated copy from the édition de tête, limited to 10 copies on Madagascar, of the second edition of the seminal collaboration marking the boundary between dada and Surrealism.From the edition limited to 1,860 numbered or lettered copies, with this one of 10 lettered hors commerce copies from the édition de tête on Madagascar.Reprinted by Henri Parisot from the edition of 1922, which was issued in very small numbers ('un petit nombre d'exemplaires' as per the publisher's note), this second edition reproduces the… Read More

Cologne.: Museum Ludwig., 1990.. Single sheet (210 x 147 mm).. Single sheet announcing the exhibition Max Ernst Druckgraphische Werke und Illustrierte Bücher held at the Museum Ludwig from the 18th of July to the 16th of September 1990.

Paris.: Editions du Carrefour., 1929.. Original publisher's turquoise printed wrappers with text and vignette to front cover and titles to spine in black.. 4to. (252 x 192 mm).. Leaf with justification verso, half-title, printed title, 3 leaves with Breton's 'Avis' and illustrated with 147 monochrome plates printed recto only after collages by Ernst, final leaf with achevé d'imprimer recto. The first part of Max Ernst's trilogy of collage novels: La Femme 100 Têtes.From the edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies, with this copy one of 900 on vélin teinté.La Femme 100 Têtes is the first of Max Ernst's trilogy of Surrealist books with illustrations after his collages. The collages, in the manner of nineteenth-century engravings, were made by Ernst from old etching and engraving plates and each feature a descriptive caption by Ernst. The 'Avis au Lecteur' serving as preface was written by André Breton.'Presque tout, dans l'oeuvre de Max Ernst, se rattache au collage ... On pourrait [en]… Read More

Bonn.: Kunstmuseum., 1985.. Folded card (157 x 220 mm).. Folded card announcing the exhibition Max Ernst Landschaften at the Kunstmuseum Bonn from the 8th of November 1985 to the 26th of January 1986. With card invitation to the opening on the 7th of November inserted.

Paris. : Editions de L'oeil., 1956.. Original publisher's stiff cream French wrappers with Ernst's illustration printed in colour to centre.. 4to. (250 x 190 mm).. Half-title, printed title with printer's credit verso, 3 leaves with Breton's 'Avis' and illustrated with 147 monochrome plates printed recto only after collages by Ernst; final leaf with achevé d'imprimer recto. Later edition of Max Ernst's first collage novel, the iconic 'La femme 100 Tetes.'From the edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies.Slight foxing to cover, internally clean.

Paris.: Librarie Six., 1922.. Original publisher's printed wrappers with titles to front cover in black.. 4to. (250 x 190 mm).. Half-title with monochrome frontispiece by Ernst verso, printed title and Eluard's text illustrated with twenty monochrome plates after collages by Ernst, final leaf verso with advertisement and achevé d'imprimer. Iliazd's presentation copy - with a double presentation from both Max Ernst and Paul Eluard - of the first edition of the seminal collaboration marking the boundary between dada and Surrealism.From the small edition of unknown size on simili-japon with a presentation in black ink in both the hands of Max Ernst and Paul Eluard to the half-title: 'à / Ilja Zdanévitch / Les malheurs des immortels [printed half-title] / avant et après que je l'ai / connu / Max Ernst / 27. déc. 23 / Paul Eluard / dans la 29e année / de sa vie'.Iliazd (Ilia Zdanevich or, as here, Ilja Zdanévitch, 1894 - 1975) was a Georgian-born avant-garde Russian Futurist poet and after he… Read More

Paris.: Editions Surréalistes., 1936. 30th June, 1936.. Original publisher's green printed wrappers with duotone title to upper cover.. 8vo. (Wrapper size: 148 x 107 mm. Sheet size (max.): 206 x 220 mm.).. Illustrated with four original colour frottages on cream paper by Max Ernst; sheet size: 143 x 102 mm. Maurice Heine's presentation copy of the collaboration featuring Max Ernst's colour frottages with Benjamin Péret's verse: 'Je Sublime'.From the edition limited to 241 numbered copies, with this one of 25 hors commerce examples from the total edition of 41 copies with the four original frottages by Max Ernst and with large protruding and untrimmed sheets; 200 copies on vergé were also issued that did not include Ernst's frottages.Benjamin Péret's presentation is in black ink to the half-title: 'A Maurice Heine / qui répand le sang et / le goût du sang comme un / boisson de jasmin / Son ami / Benjamin Péret'.Maurice Heine (1884 - 1940) was a writer and editor, he was a cousin of… Read More