USA Nackt! Bilddokumente aus Gottes eigenem Land. by BERGHAUS, Erwin (Editor) - 1943

Paris: Chez l'Auteur / Pelicier, 1821. First Edition Thus. French adaptation of the poem originally by William Combe. which was a satiric interpretation of the saga of Don Quixote. With portrait caricature of Syntaxe, and decorative second title page. With 24 other plates. Bound in brown half calf with marbled boards. Leather label, and attractive gilt design to spine. Lovely marbled end papers. Slight rubbing to boards. Some small stains and light foxing, but overall in a very good condition. Complete. viii, 146 pp. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Première édition Ainsi. Adaptation française du poème à l'origine par William Combe. qui était une interprétation satirique de la saga de Don Quichotte. Avec portrait caricatural de Syntaxe, et deuxième page de titre décorative. Avec 24 autres assiettes. Reliure demi-veau marron à plats marbrés. Étiquette en cuir et joli motif doré au dos. Beaux papiers de garde marbrés. Légers frottements sur les planches. Quelques petites taches et… Read More

Paris: H. Remy, 1821. 8 volumes of the Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène and 2 volumes of the Suite au Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène. Complete. First Thus - H. Remy of Bruxelles edition. The ten volumes are in uniform red cloth, with blind stamped design to the boards and gilt decoration and titles to the spine. Unfortunately the final volume (V2. of the suite) has lost its spine. Each volume is 17cm x 10 cm. Generally, there is some cracking to the hinges, a little nicking to the head and tail of the spine. Moderate foxing to each volume. There are a few other flaws, itemised in the collation below. (1). Memorial Tome premier. 1822. Frontis engraving: floor plan of Longwood. 350 pages. (2). Memorial Tome Second. 1822. 330 pages. (3). Memorial Tome Troisieme. 1823. 320 pages. folding engraved map of the Campagne d'Italie (moderate foxing to map.) (4). Memorial Tome Quatrieme. 1823. 324 pages. (5). Memorial Tome Cinquieme. 1823. 332 pages. (6). Memorial Tome Sixieme. 1823. 326 pages. Slight weakness to the… Read More

London: L-13, 2010. Published on the occasion of Billy Childish's first exhibition at Neugerriemschneider, Berlin. This hardback catalogue contains paintings, placards, studio photos and source materials made for, and used in, the run up to the exhibition. Introduction by Harold Rosenbloom (aka Steve Lowe). Orange spine with pictorial inlay to front board. The catalogue is in fine condition with no significant flaws. 176 pages. 24.3 x 21.5 cm

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Scarce in original dust jacket. First UK edition. In hardback red cloth boards with gilt title. The front of the dust jacket has some marks, small tears / nicks to edges, a small surface loss, and a stain. Cloth boards are faded to the bottom and the boards are slightly warped. Neat bookseller label to the front of the dust jacket from La Librairie Francaise Peking - Tientsin. The bookshop was in the lobby of the Grand Hotel de Pekin and had a branch in Tientsin. Text and sepia reproductions of photographs taken by Ernst Boerschmann, documenting his journey in the 12 provinces: Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Hupei, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. Boerschmann was the first Westerner to systematically document Chinese religious architecture. Captions in English, German, French and Italian. xxvi, 288 pp. 315 x 245 mm (12½ x 9¾ inches).

Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre / Editions Clairefontaine , 1955. First French edition, first printing. Paperback (stiff grey card stock) with jacket (as issued). Scarce in wrapper. The wrapper has some creasing and rubbing, with edgewear. Previous repair has reinforced the wrapper spine (inside). The book block is disbound, with the majority of the pages detached from each other. Previous owner's bookplate to the inside board. 14 black and white photos (12 inside, 2 on the cover). 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). Martin Parr; The Photobook vol 1, page 187/201. Andrew Roth; Book of 101 Books, page 132; 802 photo books from the M. + M. Auer collection, page 336. Première édition française, premier tirage. Broché (carton gris rigide) avec jaquette (telle que publiée). Rare sous emballage. La cape présente des plis et des frottements, avec des usures des bords. Une réparation précédente a renforcé le dos de la cape (intérieur). Le bloc de livre est détaché, avec la majorité des pages… Read More

Paris: Chez l'Auteur / Pelicier, 1821. First Edition Thus. French adaptation of the poem originally by William Combe. which was a satiric interpretation of the saga of Don Quixote. With portrait caricature of Syntaxe, and decorative second title page. With 24 other plates. Bound in brown half calf with marbled boards. Leather label, and attractive gilt design to spine. Lovely marbled end papers. Slight rubbing to boards. Some small stains and light foxing, but overall in a very good condition. Complete. viii, 146 pp. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Première édition Ainsi. Adaptation française du poème à l'origine par William Combe. qui était une interprétation satirique de la saga de Don Quichotte. Avec portrait caricatural de Syntaxe, et deuxième page de titre décorative. Avec 24 autres assiettes. Reliure demi-veau marron à plats marbrés. Étiquette en cuir et joli motif doré au dos. Beaux papiers de garde marbrés. Légers frottements sur les planches. Quelques petites taches et… Read More

Paris: H. Remy, 1821. 8 volumes of the Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène and 2 volumes of the Suite au Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène. Complete. First Thus - H. Remy of Bruxelles edition. The ten volumes are in uniform red cloth, with blind stamped design to the boards and gilt decoration and titles to the spine. Unfortunately the final volume (V2. of the suite) has lost its spine. Each volume is 17cm x 10 cm. Generally, there is some cracking to the hinges, a little nicking to the head and tail of the spine. Moderate foxing to each volume. There are a few other flaws, itemised in the collation below. (1). Memorial Tome premier. 1822. Frontis engraving: floor plan of Longwood. 350 pages. (2). Memorial Tome Second. 1822. 330 pages. (3). Memorial Tome Troisieme. 1823. 320 pages. folding engraved map of the Campagne d'Italie (moderate foxing to map.) (4). Memorial Tome Quatrieme. 1823. 324 pages. (5). Memorial Tome Cinquieme. 1823. 332 pages. (6). Memorial Tome Sixieme. 1823. 326 pages. Slight weakness to the… Read More

London: L-13, 2010. Published on the occasion of Billy Childish's first exhibition at Neugerriemschneider, Berlin. This hardback catalogue contains paintings, placards, studio photos and source materials made for, and used in, the run up to the exhibition. Introduction by Harold Rosenbloom (aka Steve Lowe). Orange spine with pictorial inlay to front board. The catalogue is in fine condition with no significant flaws. 176 pages. 24.3 x 21.5 cm

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Scarce in original dust jacket. First UK edition. In hardback red cloth boards with gilt title. The front of the dust jacket has some marks, small tears / nicks to edges, a small surface loss, and a stain. Cloth boards are faded to the bottom and the boards are slightly warped. Neat bookseller label to the front of the dust jacket from La Librairie Francaise Peking - Tientsin. The bookshop was in the lobby of the Grand Hotel de Pekin and had a branch in Tientsin. Text and sepia reproductions of photographs taken by Ernst Boerschmann, documenting his journey in the 12 provinces: Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Hupei, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. Boerschmann was the first Westerner to systematically document Chinese religious architecture. Captions in English, German, French and Italian. xxvi, 288 pp. 315 x 245 mm (12½ x 9¾ inches).

Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre / Editions Clairefontaine , 1955. First French edition, first printing. Paperback (stiff grey card stock) with jacket (as issued). Scarce in wrapper. The wrapper has some creasing and rubbing, with edgewear. Previous repair has reinforced the wrapper spine (inside). The book block is disbound, with the majority of the pages detached from each other. Previous owner's bookplate to the inside board. 14 black and white photos (12 inside, 2 on the cover). 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). Martin Parr; The Photobook vol 1, page 187/201. Andrew Roth; Book of 101 Books, page 132; 802 photo books from the M. + M. Auer collection, page 336. Première édition française, premier tirage. Broché (carton gris rigide) avec jaquette (telle que publiée). Rare sous emballage. La cape présente des plis et des frottements, avec des usures des bords. Une réparation précédente a renforcé le dos de la cape (intérieur). Le bloc de livre est détaché, avec la majorité des pages… Read More