Search Results: Titles starting with L from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1921; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. Commentary on style and fashion by Pierre Mac Orlan for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton, recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style. The Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with six beautiful in-text Art Deco illustrations by Charles Martin. From the 1921 issue of the Gazette. Not a reproduction. Text in French.

Gallimard, Paris, 1962; First Trade Edition; January 16, 1962; small 8vo, 128 pages. Very Good Plus, in printed wraps with publisher’s red and white wraparound band. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no creases, chips, or tears. Text in French. A nice copy.

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1921; First Edition; 7 1/2" x 9 3/4". Color pochoir print by L’Hom of a design for a fashionable evening gown. A young woman is shown in dance posture, with an exotic bird perched on her arm. From La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Lucien Vogel’s legendary fashion journal which was known for its uncompromising print quality and choice of artists and illustrators, who formed a veritable Who’s Who of the Art Deco period, with George Barbier, Pierre Brissaud, Andre Marty, Charles Martin, Edouardo Garcia Benito, Erté, Thayaht, Georges Lepape, Pierre Mourgue, and Robert Bonfils listed among them. Likewise, its articles were authored by the leading Parisian writers, academics, and critics of the day, and its opinions highly influential. Vogel signed exclusive contracts to showcase the lines of Paris’s leading couture houses in the pages of his Gazette, and the magazine was regarded by fashion conscious the world over as the epitome of style and good taste. It was… Read More

Editorial Porrua, Mexico City, 1973; First Edition, Limited; Copy #2385 of a total of 3,000 numbered copies; quarto (9 1/2" x 13 1/2"), 377 pages; illustrated. The 1973 Editorial Porrua 25th anniversary edition of Manuel Touissant’s monumental study of the history, art, and architecture of the Cathedral of Mexico, first published in 1948. Finely bound in 1/4 calf, gray linen, black morocco spine label, gilt titles and decorations, and decorative end papers. Generously illustrated with a wealth of photographs and drawings, including a number of photos by Guillermo Kahlo, father of Frida. Text in Spanish. The definitive work on the subject. Fine, clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, all gilt brilliant, in a Near Fine dust jacket, no chips, tears, or price-clipping. A handsome copy of a magnificent book.

Lucien Vogel, Paris, 1914; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. A unique couturier commentary on high style lamp designs and their adaptation to ladies’ dress fashions. Authored by Jeanne Ramon-Fernandez for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine condition, with nine beautiful in-text color Art Deco pochoir illustrations by Charles Martin. From the 1914 Gazette. Not a reproduction.… Read More

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1921; First Edition; 7 1/2" x 9 3/4". Color pochoir print by Ebel of a Camille Roger design for a stylish lady’s hat. From La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Lucien Vogel’s legendary fashion journal issued between November 1912 and December 1925, but for a hiatus during The First World War between the Summer of 1915 and January 1920. The Gazette was steadfastly uncompromising both in its print quality and choice of artists and illustrators, who formed a veritable Who’s Who of the Art Deco period, with George Barbier, Pierre Brissaud, Andre Marty, Charles Martin, Edouardo Garcia Benito, Erté, Thayaht, Georges Lepape, Pierre Mourgue, and Robert Bonfils listed among them. Likewise, its articles were authored by the leading Parisian writers, academics, and critics of the day, and its opinions highly influential. Vogel signed exclusive contracts to feature the lines of Paris’s leading couture houses in the pages of the Gazette, and the magazine was looked upon by… Read More

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1921; First Edition; 7 1/2" x 9 3/4". Color pochoir fashion print by Siméon of a design for a lady’s bathing costume and shawl, from La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Lucien Vogel’s legendary fashion journal which was known for its uncompromising print quality and choice of artists and illustrators, who formed a veritable Who’s Who of the Art Deco period, with George Barbier, Pierre Brissaud, Andre Marty, Charles Martin, Edouardo Garcia Benito, Erté, Thayaht, Georges Lepape, Pierre Mourgue, and Robert Bonfils listed among them. Likewise, its articles were authored by the leading Parisian writers, academics, and critics of the day, and its opinions highly influential. Vogel signed exclusive contracts to showcase the lines of Paris’s leading couture houses in the pages of his Gazette, and the magazine was regarded by fashion conscious the world over as the epitome of style and good taste. It was printed in limited edition for subscribers only, on heavy… Read More

Office of the Attorney General of Mexico, Mexico City, 1934; First Edition; 8vo, 133 pages; printed wraps. History of the struggle between the civil government and Catholic Church in Mexico, by Don Emilio Portes Gil, who was president of Mexico from 1928-1930, during the period of the Maximato. Frontispiece photo portrait of President Abelardo L. Rodriquez, who held office at time of publication. Inscribed on the title page to Los Angeles attorney and early Mexican-American political activist Antonio Castellanos as follows: "Sr. Lic. Antonio Castellanos: Sirvase aceptar como prueba de amistad de su amigo, A.M. Villarreal." The inscription is dated at Los Angeles, Calif., March 4, 1935. Very Good, clean, crisp, bright, small corner chip at lower left front and rear wraps.

Herrero Hermanos Sucesores, Mexico City, 1927; Thirteenth Edition; oblong octavo (8 1/2" x 7"), 110 pages; illustrated. Early Mexican geographic text covering the country’s physical, political, economic, and administrative geography, plus a lengthy chapter with data and descriptions for all 31 Mexican states. The premier Mexican instructional text in use for over 20 years. Profusely illustrated with in-text color maps and b&w photos. Revised to date of publication, including new maps. Authored by distinguished writer and educator Daniel Delgadillo (1872-1933) of the Escuela Normal de Mexico, whose remains today are interred in the Rotunda of Illustrious Men in Mexico City. Very Good Plus in heavy boards with grey cloth spine. Clean, crisp, bright, binding tight, sound and square, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. A very nice copy.

Lecturas Mexicanas/ Fondo De Cultura Economica, Mexico, 1983; First Lecturas Mexicanas Edition; 8vo, 308 pages. Story of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico as told by distinguished Mexican journalist and author Fernando Benitez. Text in Spanish. Very Good Plus, in color illustrated wraps. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Gallery Books, NY, 1987; First American Edition; folio, 143 pages; illustrated. Sumptuous gallery of sixty-three species of rose, with taxonomic names, historical notes, facts, comparisons, detailed descriptions, and evaluations for each. Written by renowned Italian rose horticulturist and historian Stelvio Coggiatti, of the scientific committee of the Enciclopedia Agraria Italiana. Each rose carefully reproduced full-page (10 1/2" x 13 1/2") in vivid color from the beautifully detailed original watercolors by internationally acclaimed flower artist Anne-Marie Treschlin. Text entirely in English. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Previous owner brief inscription in neat hand on f.f.e.p. A wealth of information for the rose enthusiast.

Ernest Flammarion, Paris, 1929; First trade edition, fifteenth thousand (quinzieme mille); small 8vo, 249 pages; marbled boards. Autobiography of Georges Scapini, WWI French veteran blinded in action who went on to become a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, serving as French Ambassador of Prisoners during WWII from 1940-1944. A popular hero distinguished for his stirring public addresses, Scapini spoke from memory with only a few Braille notes as guide. In a controversial reversal of fortune, he was later tried and convicted as a Nazi collaborator and served five years at hard labor. L’apprentissage de la nuit was later published in the United States by Doubleday under the title "A Challenge to Darkness," with a preface by Helen Keller. Very Good Plus, marbled boards, cloth spine, gilt morocco spine title label, original wraps bound in. Text in French. There is a narrow 1/4" wide faint dampstain, 2 3/4" in length, in the right upper blank margin of the first 22 pages,… Read More

Stuttgart Verlag v. Krais & Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1868; Large hand colored copper engraving of Mecynorhina torquata Drury and Acrocinus longimanus, together with sixteen other species of beetle. Contrary to its ferocious appearance, Mecynorhina is actually a pollen eater, native to tropical Africa, and among the largest of the world’s flower beetles, attaining a body length of more than 3". The South American Acrocinus or "Harlequin Beetle" depicted at right is of equivalent body size, but with long articulated forelegs that add an additional 6" to its overall length. Engraved identification key in the lower margin lists the Latin binomial and German common name for all beetles shown. An original double plate from C.F.A. Kolb’s Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs, published at Stuttgart in 1868. Hinged and matted entirely acid free, ready for framing. Full sheet size 13 1/4" x 16", matte window 12 3/4" x 14 1/4", outside matte dimensions 18" x 19 1/2".… Read More

Stuttgart Verlag v. Krais & Hoffmann, Germany, 1868; Magnificent hand colored copper engraving of the colossal Macrodontia cervicornis or "Sabertooth Longhorn Beetle," pictured together with 20 additional species of exotic beetle. Macrodontia, native to the South American rain forest, is one of the world’s largest beetles, reaching an adult size of over 8 1/4". An original double plate illustration plate from C.F.A. Kolb’s Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs, published at Stuttgart in 1868. An engraved identification key in the bottom margin lists theLatin binomial and German common name for each beetle pictured. Hinged and matted entirely acid free, ready for framing. Full sheet 13 1/4" x 16", matte window 12 3/4" x 14 1/4", outside matte dimensions 18" x 19 1/2". Fine condition, clean, bright, colors vivid. Scarce.

Vantage Press, NY, 1979; First Edition; 8vo, 191 pages. Rip-roaring adventure fantasy in which a modern gunslinging C.I.A. agent is sent back in time to the Old West in order to prevent Soviet agents from changing the course of American history by killing Wild Bill Hickcock, a distant progenitor of the American President. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has minor spine sunning. Clean, crisp, and sharp. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Random House, NY, 1957; First Edition; 8vo, 341 pages. Twelve marvelous new stories, last in succession of the "Tales" series begun in 1934 with "Seven Gothic Tales," and followed by "Winter’s Tales" in 1942. Here are "The Cardinal’s First Tale," "The Cloak," "The Night Walk," "Of Secret Thoughts and of Heaven," "Tales of Two Old Gentlemen," "The Cardinal’s Third Tale," "The Blank Page," "The Caryatids: An Unfinished Gothic Tale," "Echoes," "A Country Tale," "Copenhagen Season," and "Converse At Night In Copenhagen." Very Good, clean, crisp, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square. In a clean and bright Very Good dust jacket, with minor spine tan. Not price-clipped. Former copy of influential Los Angeles millionaire philanthropist and patron of the arts Anna Bing Arnold, with brief gift inscription from her distinguished husband,… Read More

Doubleday Crime Club, Garden City, 1963; First Edition; 8vo, 183 pages. Corking mystery thriller by literary novelist Taylor Caldwell involving murder and a complex web of intrigue entangling a snowbound group of jealous cousins and conniving spouses gathered for Christmas at a deceased aunt’s country estate in a remote section of rural Connecticut. Very Good Plus, in a price clipped Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp and bright, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, NY, 1965; First Edition; 8vo, 312 pages. Mystery-suspense novel set in a small Northern Michigan town and revolving around a local lawyer who attempts to obtain justice for a beautiful Chippewa Indian girl and her tribe. Based on an actual case tried in the Michigan courts in the mid nineteenth century. Authored by Robert Traver, pen name of John D. Voelker, District Attorney for Marquette County, MI, who later became a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. His 1958 novel "Anatomy Of A Murder" was made into the award winning Otto Preminger film of the same name starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick. Very Good Plus, in a price clipped Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. An attractive copy.

Frederick A. Stokes Co., NY and London, 1895; First Edition; 458 pages; illustrated; green cloth; gilt titles and decorations; all page edges gilt. Critiques and biographical sketches of the Poets Laureate of England up to and including Tennyson, with multitudinous selections from the works of each, plus nearly fifty b&w illustration plates by Frederick C. Gordon. Beautifully bound in ornately decorated green cloth boards. Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight and square, gilt edges brilliant. A very handsome copy.

Editions D’Art Albert Skira, Geneva, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Finely published Toulouse Lautrec print portfolio, an entry in the Albert Skira "Le Tresors De La Peinture Francaise" Swiss series on 19th century French painting. Four-page illustrated introduction by Gilles De La Tourette, followed by six beautiful full-page laid-in plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. All plates in brilliant color. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Complete with the original protective outer glassine wrap, which has a couple of tiny chips. All plates Fine. Text in French.