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Paul Fort. Le livre des Ballades. Edition d'art H. Piazza, 1921.
Price: US$191.85 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Le livre des Ballades broché, couverture illustrée rempliée avec vignette de titre contrecollée. 108 pages agrémentées d'une ornementation typographique. Illustrations couleurs en planches hors-texte et contrecollées, sous serpentes légendées par Arthur Rackham. Chaque dessin est protégé par un papier transparent. Tirage à 1300 exemplaires, celui-ci n° 993. En bon etat
Seller: Antiquariaat Tanchelmus bv, Berchem, Belgium
Price: US$438.50 + shipping
Description: 17 illustrations in-texte en noir, de nombreuses ornementations typographiques et 14 illustrations hors texte d'Arthur Rackham, reproduites en couleurs, contrecollées et protégées par des serpentes légendées. Tiré à 1300 exemplaires numérotés, tous sur Japon, (N°1166). Réf. biblio. : Carteret V-80 : "Edition recherchée".
Seller: Bouquinerie Aurore (SLAM-ILAB), BELMESNIL, France
FORT, Paul. Le Livre des Ballades. H. Piazza, Paris, 1921.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Decorative title page, and illustrated with 14 mounted color plates by Arthur Rackham, protected by lettered tissue. 108 pages of text in French, printed within green borders. 4to, original pictorial wrappers (minor wear at spine ends); uncut edges. Paris: L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, (1921). Near fine. Limited edition. Number 1082 of 1500 copies printed.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Fine/None. First French Edition, Ltd edition #822 of 1300. Light brown wraps with blue and tan cover design, lettering and Rackham illustration on front cover, with gilt lettering and rules, with 16 coloured plates mounted on cream paper inside tan rules and gilt border, lettered tissue guards, all by Rackham. In addition, there are the 24 B&W vignettes in the English edition, plus additional vignettes found only in this edition. This copy is also housed in a black buckram clamshell box with a grey leather spine label and gilt lettering. One of Rackham's delightful series of ballad books, this French edition being different than the English one in pagination, design and content (while Paul Forte translated many from the English edition, additional ones were added, making this a truly separate issue.) This copy is in fine condition, with minimal apparent use and the covers still attached and the binding firm. The printed wraps are also covered by a thin white glassine wrapping (complete with no tears), further protecting the book, and the clamshell box adds the last and strongest part of protection. There are no prior owner marks and no faxing, making this a highly desirable copy. A highly collectable copy of a delightful and special Rackham item. TO SEE MORE PICTURES AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ITEMS, VISIT OUR BOOKSELLER's HOMEPAGE.
Seller: Illustrators Bookcase, Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$657.75 + shipping
Description: 17 illustrations in-texte en noir, de nombreuses ornementations typographiques et 14 illustrations hors texte de Arthur Rackham, reproduites en couleurs, contrecollées et protégées par des serpentes légendées. Tiré à 1300 exemplaires numérotés, tous sur Japon, ici 1 des 300 premiers exemplaires (N°137) comprenant une suite des 14 hors-texte couleurs. Rare complet de sa suite sur papier volant. Réf. biblio. : Carteret V-80 : "Edition recherchée".
Seller: Bouquinerie Aurore (SLAM-ILAB), BELMESNIL, France
Price: US$1216.82 + shipping
Description: First and limited edition in French of Some British Ballads (1919), number 633 of 1,300 copies; there are additional black and white vignettes by Rackham included in this edition. The French symbolist poet Paul Fort translated the original work and added "some completely different ballads" (Riall), drawing on what would become his monumental 40-volume Les Ballades françaises (1896-1958). Latimore & Haskell, pp. 50-51; Riall, pp. 137 & 244. Quarto (300 x 230 mm). Contemporary olive-green quarter morocco, spine lettered in gilt, central blind tooled leaf motif, marbled sides. Title page and decorative border to letterpress printed in pale green, 14 colour plates mounted on off-white paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham. Light peripheral toning. An excellent copy, with the original pictorial wrappers bound in.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom