1363 - 1737 FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
- Foot of spine sl. worn.
= I.a. on A. Alexeïeff, P. Bonnard, J.-G. Daragnès. H. David, A. Derain, R. Dufy, C. Laborde and J.-É Laboureur. Monod 8492.
Tzara, T. Terre sur terre. Geneva/ Paris, Trois Collines, 1946, 1st ed., 65,(5)p., 10 full-p. ills. by A. MASSON, printed in 3000 numb. copies, orig. wr.
= Monod 10816; Carteret IV, p.383.
AND 1 other.
- Name cut out from/ annot. and bookplate on first free endpaper. Gilt sl. rubbed.
= DELUXE copy bound in gilt full vellum. Braches 1772; Cat. Ned. Boek 177.
WITH: loosely inserted prospectus for a lecture on William Morris en zijn invloed op het boek. (Antw., 1904, (4)p., printed in red and black, richly decorated on inside, wr., sm. 8vo).
- Frontwr. sl. soiled.
= Monod 4872; Carteret IV, p.167: "Édition originale et premier tirage très recherché"; Bridges, Alphonse Mucha, The complete graphic work L25.
= "Illustrations en or et couleurs D'après les Manuscrits de tous les siècles par Kellerhoven" (title-p.).
Nouvelles Heures Gothiques d'après les Manuscrits des Bibliothèques Nationales et Particulières. Paris, Leroy, Secail & Cie., n.d. (±1880), CXCIV,(8)p., entirely printed in CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY AND GOLD w. richly decorated borders, 4 miniatures, bound in contemp. plain crushed morocco, gilt boardedges, gilt inside dentelles w. dec. gilt endpaper w. initials "BD", a.e.g., modern board slipcase. - AND 1 other: TEMPEL DES HEILIGEN GOTTES (Mönchen-Gladbach, 1871, steelengr. frontisp. and title-p., orig. giltlettered shagreen w. modest silver clasp and silver rim around covers, a.e.g., sm. 8vo).
- Trifle foxed; bookblock vol. 2 sl. loosening. Spine-ends and edges of wrappers sl. worn.
= Complete set. Plaquette no. 1. La belle au bois dormant. Text G. MONTORGUEIL. Plaquette no. 2. Le mauvais génie. Bound with: R. BENJAMIN, Dialogue moderne en trois temps et trois coctails (Ibid., idem, (16)p. (incl. wrappers), 4to); Plaquette no. 3. France. Published as promotional brochures for the Nicolas Wine Merchants with striking Art Deco illustrations of contemporary life. The first vol. with humorous ills. showing a waiter at work. Vol. 2 comprises a series of 9 sinister images printed in pink and black based on photographic techniques showing the bad effects of American cocktails on a young couple. The third vol. is a political and chauvinist argument for French wine versus foreign alcohols, with angry depictions of the political regimes of Germany, Russia, Great Britain and the United States. Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 538.
= Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 597, 33. Fine run with striking design and typography, including the extremely rare first issue and 3 leaflets with similar typography. Comprises year 1928-1936, 1938, 1939, 1949-1951, 1953-1967, 1969-1973.
- Very fine. = Braches 1588; cat. Ned. Boek 121.
- Corners trifle rubbed; scratch on backcover. A good/ fine copy.
= Braches 1619. The last 8 pages depicting advertisements for Philips' lamps.
- Occas. foxed, otherwise contents fine. Wrappers sl. browned as usual/ w. some sm. dam. spots along extremities.
= Hubert 1; Kleykamp 5; cat. Ned. Boek 46.
AND 1 similar: W.J. TUYN, Oude Hollandsche dorpen aan de Zuiderzee (ibid., 1900, 10 full-p. woodcut ills., woodcut frontisp., borders (1p.) and initials (printed in orange) by J.G. VELDHEER, orig. plain wr. with lithogr. (printed in green) vellum-paper wr. by the same, folio (occas. foxed. Wr. partly dam. Braches 2011).
- Bookblock loose. = Van Laar 21.
WITH: Nypels, C. TYPESCRIPT LETTER SIGNED to "Zeer geachte Heer en Mevrouw", dated "3-12-1927", 1 fold. leaf w. printed letterhead "Charles Nypels Imprimeur Maastricht Hollande", recto only.
= Friendly letter apologizing for not being able to accept an invitation. "Wilt U my toestaan als waardeerend "plaatsvervanger" één myner "kinderen" blyvend onderdak te verleenen in Uw bibliotheek? Het is een van myn thans aller-zeldzaamste uitgaven en kan den fransche gasten tevens toonen, dat ook hier voor hun oude muziek nog een drukker te vinden is. De melodiën moeten zèèr mooi zyn...".
= One of 20 copies in orig. gilt hmor., bound by J. WANSINK, t.e.g. From the library of Albert Kuyle, with his circular ticket ("A.K.") on upper pastedown. Van Laar 23.
= Collection d'art de la connaissance 14; Van Laar 15. SIGNED by the printer and "imprimé pour [rubbed out]" in colophon.
Moréas, J. Les Stances. Ibid., idem, 1927, 184p., bookdec. by B. ESSERS, printed in black and red in 430 copies (380) by C. NYPELS, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, orig. wr. pres.
= Collection d'art de la connaissance 17. Van Laar 52.
AND 4 others from the same series, i.a. P. VERLAINE, Odes en son honneur (ibid., 1931, etched frontisp. portr. by P. BERRICHON, orig. wr., 4to).
- Spine-ends sl. worn. Otherwise fine.
= One of 50 numb. copies on Van Gelder signed by the author and one of an unspecified number of clothbound copies. Van Laar 108.
Idem. Tuin van Eros. Amst., C. Nypels, 1932, 1st ed., 64,(3)p., 3 ills. and binding des. by H. WIEGERSMA, printed in 125 copies (100), orig. gilt cl., 4to.
- Bookblock splitting. Spine sl. faded. = Centum Nec Plura I. Van Laar 140.
AND 5 others, i.a. C.F. VAN DAM, Marrakech (Maastr., 1931, ills. and orig. cl. by I. VAN MENS, 4to) and H. MARSMAN, De vijf vingers (Utr., 1929, ills. and orig. hcl. w. dustwr. by H. JONAS).
- Binding trifle rubbed along edges.
= With loosely inserted "Onze beste wenschen voor het jaar 1927" (fold. leaflet printed in black and red by the same, containing an excerpt from the above publication). Van Laar 9. One of 20 numbered copies, bound by JAN WANSINK in giltlettered hleather, t.e.g. Bookplate on upper pastedown with annotation in pencil by S.L. Hartz.
Idem. Stille steden. Ibid., idem, 1931, 46,(2)p., ills. by H. JELINGER, printed in black and blue in 260 numb. copies (250), orig. wr.
= Van Laar 133.
- Traces of removed bookplate on upper pastedown.
= Vondelreeks I. Van Laar 150. One of 100 DELUXE COPIES, printed on Old-Colony-Text; this copy bound in full brown mor. w. green letterpiece by J. BRANDT & ZOON, t.e.g.
Lanz, O. Xenien MCMXXXII. Ibid., C. Nypels, 1934, printed in black and blue in 500 copies by CHARLES NYPELS, orig. giltlettered cl.
- Lettering on spine faded. = With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION by the printer on first blank.
Wells, H.G. La Perle de l'Amour. Paris, La Conaissance, 1926, 21,(3)p., printed in 150 copies, orig. wr., sm. 8vo.
- Sl. foxed. = Copy printed on name of Charles Nypels.
AND 3 others: Van Laar 42, 43 and 122.
- Spine sl. stained/ discoloured.
= Collection d'art de la connaissance 17. Van Laar 52. One of 50 copies hors commerce. This copy printed for A. Plasschaert.
Deyssel, L. van. Schetsen. Maastr., Nypels, 1926, 1st ed., 69,(2)p., portrait by S.H. DE ROOS, printed in black and red in 300 numb. copies, contemp. giltlettered hmor., t.e.g., orig. wr. pres.
= Van Laar 23.
AND 8 others, i.a. J. VAN LOOY, Op reis (n.pl., 1929, orig. wr.); J.W. VON GOETHE, Sonette (Maastr., 1926, orig. wr.); D.G. ROSSETTI, Sonnets and Songs towards a Work to be called the House of Life (ibid., 1926, woodcut frontisp. portrait by R. STEINER, orig. gilt wr.) and M. KEMP, Stroomversnellingen (ibid., 1924, woodcut portrait, title and orig. clothbacked dec. boards by H. JONAS).
- Sl. worn at top of spine.
= Van Laar 8. With SIGNED DEDICATION in pen and ink by CHARLES NYPELS and signed by the artist on colophon leaf.
- Extremities and (sl. faded) backstrip trifle rubbed. Good copy.
= Monod 9926; Collection d'art de la connaissance 1; Van Laar 11: "Bij een aantal exx is een kleurenets van Malo Renault ingelegd als frontisp." Copy printed on name for J. Gregoire.