BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026

Tornata di martedì 24 novembre 2026, 9:30

Esposizione: giovedì 19 novembre 2026 – domenica 22 novembre 2026, 10:00 – 16:00 · Ordine dell'asta

148 lotti

Lotti

Lotto 476

Enschedé en Zonen, J. Proef van Nederduitsche en Gothische initialen uit de XVde eeuw.

Haarlem, Coll. Typographique Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, 1925, 51,(1)p., printed in black and red on handmade paper, marbled boards, 4to). Idem. Peter Schoeffer von Gernsheim 1420-1502. Een romeinsch lettertype uit de vijftiende eeuw (...) A roman type of the fifteenth century. Ibid., idem, 1926, 16p., printed in black and red, orig. wr. - AND 3 others, i.a. C. REEDIJK, Erasmus en onze Dirk. De vriendschap tussen Erasmus en zijn drukker Dirk Martens van Aalst (Haarlem, Het Hof van Johannes, 1974, ills., printed in a very limited number of copies, orig. gilt cl.) and J. BUCKLAND WRIGHT, Seven book-cover designs (Haarlem, Carlinapers, 1977, (19)p., 7 copperengr. ills. by J. BUCKLAND WRIGHT, printed in 110 numb. copies on Barcham Green, orig. wr.).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 477

[Erotica]. Drujon, F. Catalogue des ouvrages, écrits et dessins de toute nature poursuivis, supprimés ou condamnés depuis le 21 octobre 1814 jusqu'au 31 juillet 1877.

Paris, E. Rouveyre, 1879, new ed., (2),XXXVII,(1),430,(2),18 (advert.)p., contemp. giltlettered hmor., orig. wr. pres., t.e.g., 4to (fine). Dictionnaire des oeuvres érotiques. Introd. P. Pia. N.pl., Mercure de France, 1971, X,(6),531,(5)p., num. (tinted) ills., orig. gilt cl. Pia, P. Les Livres de l'Enfer. (Paris), Fayard, 1998, 887,(3)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. (fine).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 479

[Erotica]. Perceau, L.

Bibliographie du roman érotique au XIXe siècle, donnant une description complète de tous les romans, nouvelles, et autres ouvrages en prose, publiés sous le manteau en français, de 1800 à nos jours, et de toutes leurs réimpressions. Paris, G. Fourdrinier, 1930, 2 vols., 401; 416p., printed in 1050 numb. copies (1000), orig. unif. wr., 4to. Drujon, F. Catalogue des ouvrages, écrits et dessins de toute nature poursuivis, supprimés ou condemnés depuis 24 Octobre 1814 jusqu'au 31 Juillet. Paris, E. Rouveyre, 1879, XXVII,(1),430,(2),16 (advert.)p., contemp. giltlettered hcalf, 4to.

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 481

[Facsimiles]. Erasmus, D. l'Éloge de la folie.

Paris, M. Robert, 1967, facs. ed., (178)p. (incl. endpapers), orig. blindtooled vellum. - WITH: Idem. l'Éloge de la folie. Ed. J. and A.-M. Yvon. Ibid., Union Latine d'Éditions, 1967, 180,(3)p., woodcut endpapers, frontisp. and 18 plates by J. CHIÈZE, printed in 5000 numb. copies, orig. gilt calf, t.e.g., 4to, together w. the previous work in orig. veneered cl. box, 4to.

Stima 150 € – 250 €

Lotto 482

The Fleuron. A journal of Typography.

No.1-7. Ed. O. Simon (no.1-4) and S. Morrison (no.5-7). London, The Fleuron (no.1-4)/ Cambridge and New York, Univ. Press and Doubleday Page & Co. (no.5-7), 1923-1930, 7 vols., num. (col.) ills. and (tipped-in) specimens, final 3 vols. printed in 1210 to 1370 copies, orig. not unif. (h)cl., 4to.

Stima 200 € – 300 €

Lotto 483

Formel, G. Bibliographie descriptive des éditions anciennes et des principales éditions modernes des "Mémoires" du duc de Saint-Simon. De la publication des premiers extraits jusqu'à l'édition du tricentenaire.

Paris, Éditions Contrepoint, 1982, XII,259p., orig. wr. Rives Childs, J. Restif de la Bretonne Témoignages et Jugements. Bibliographie. Ibid., the author, (1949), 367,(2)p., orig. wr., large 8vo. Marchand, J. Bibliographie générale raisonnée de La Rochefoucauld. Ibid., L. Giraud-Badin, 1948, XIV,396,(3)p., orig. wr.

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 484

[France]. Lot

of 8 bibliographies in 9 vols., all on French 19th cent. political and revolutionary subjects, i.a. C. BOUTIN, Les murailles révolutionnaires de 1848. Collection des décrets, bulletins de la République, Adhésions, affiches, fac-simile de signatures, Professions de foi, etc. Introd. A. Delvau (Paris, n.d. (±1860), 2 vols., num. portraits on plates and (col.) facs. ills, contemp. unif. giltlettered red mor., t.e.g., sm. 4to. Fine); J. LEMONNYER, Les Journaux de Paris pendant la Commune. Revue bibliographique complète de la presse Parisienne du 19 Mars au 27 Mai (Paris, n.d. (1871), 35 numb. copies (25), modern gilt red mor., orig. frontwr. pres. Fine); J. BERLEUX, La Caricature Politique en France pendant la Guerre, le Siège de Paris et la Commune (1870-1871) (Paris, 1890, num. (full-p./ double-p.) ills., sl. later giltlettered hcalf, t.e.g.); F. MAILLARD, Histoire des journaux publiés à Paris pendant le siège et sous la Commune, 4 septembre 1870 au 28 mai 1871 (Paris, 1871, later boards w. orig. frontwr. laid down on frontcover. Sl. foxed).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 485

Goedings, T. 'Afsetters en meester-afsetters'. De kunst van het kleuren 1480-1720.

Nijmegen, Vantilt, 2015, 175,(1)p., num. col. ills., orig. wr., 4to. Gray, B. (ed.). The Arts of the Book in Central Asia, 14th-16th Centuries. London/ Paris, Serindia/ Unesco, 1979, XIV,314p., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to (dustwr. sunned). - AND 2 others, i.a. M. LINGS, The Quranic Art of Calligraphy and Illumination (Boulder, 1978, num. full-p. col. ills., orig. giltlettered cl. w. (sl. torn) dustwr.) and K. THOMASSEN (ed.), Alba Amicorum, vijf eeuwen vriendschap op papier gezet (Maarssen/ The Hague, 1990, num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 486

Goovaerts, A.

Histoire et bibliographie de la typographie musicale dans les Pays-Bas. Antw., Librairie P. Kockx, 1880, (4),608p., 9 facs. plates, contemp. gilt hmor. AND 2 others in 3 vols.: E. HERON-ALLEN, De Fidiculis Bibliographia being an attempt towards a Bibliography of the Violin and all other instruments played with a bow in ancient and modern times (London, 1961, plates, orig. cl. w. (sunned and price-clipped) dustwr.) and W. WOLFFHEIM, Versteigerung er Musikbibliothek des Herrn Dr. Werner Wolffheim (Berlin, 1928, 4 parts in 2 vols., plates, later unif. giltlettered cl.).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 490

[Haarlem]. Ekama, C. Catalogus van boeken, pamfletten, enz. over de geschiedenis van Haarlem, van de omstreken, van eenige voorname inwoners en van het Huis van Brederode.

Haarlem, De Erven Loosjes, 1874-1875, 3 parts in 1 vol., (8),136; (4),103; (4),19,(1),14p., contemp. gilt hcalf, orig. frontwrs. pres., 4to. Enschedé, A.J. Index op de keur- en gebodregisters van de stad Haarlem van 1490 tot 1694. Aangevuld tot 1755. The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1875, X,277p., orig. (sl. stained) publ. boards. - ADDED: 2 others, i.a. A.M. LEDEBOER, De boekdrukkers boekverkoopers en uitgevers in Noord-Nederland sedert de uitvinding van de boekdrukkunst tot den aanvang der negentiende eeuw (Deventer, 1872, orig. boards, 4to. Rebound).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 492

Hatin, E. Bibliographie historique et critique de la presse périodique française.

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1866, (2),CVII,(3),660p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait, contemp. gilt hmor. Granges, Ch.-M. des. La Presse Littéraire sous la Restauration. Ibid., Société du Mercure de France, 1907, 386,(1)p., contemp. hcl. w. mor. letterpiece. P.M. Études Bibliographiques sur les Périodiques publiés à Dijon. Ibid./ Dijon, A. Aubry/ Vve. Decailly, 1861, (4),87,(1)p., contemp. hmor., orig. wr. pres. - AND 10 others, i.a. CATALOGUE DES JOURNAUX PUBLIÉS A PARIS EN 1869 (Paris, 1869, contemp. hmor.); G. LAVALLEY, Bibliographie des journaux Normands (...) (Caen, 1910, orig. wr.); E. LABADIE, Notices Biographiques sur les Imprimeurs et Libraires Bordelais (...) (Bordeaux, 1900, orig. wr.) and J.-L. BRANDSTETTER, Bibliographie des revues, gazettes et almanachs Suisses (Bern, 1896, later cl., orig. wr. pres.).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 497

[Invention of printing]. Meerman, G. Uitvinding der boekdrukkunst, getrokken uit het Latynsch werk van Gerard Meerman, met ene voorreden en aantekeningen van Henrik Gockinga; hierachter is gevoegt ene lyst der boeken, in de Nederlanden gedrukt voor 't jaar MD, opgestelt door Jakob Visser.

Amst., P. van Damme, 1767, 2 parts in 1 vol., (16),117,(1); (4),67,(1)p., 20th cent. dark green hmor., 4to. Noordziek, J.J.F. Gedenkboek der Costers-feesten van 15, 16 en 17 julij 1856. Haarlem, Boekhandelaars-vereeniging Lourens Janszoon Coster, 1858, XXVIII,360p., 9 (tinted) lithogr. plates, contemp. cl. w. gilt spine. Meurs, P. van. De Keulsche Kroniek en de Costerlegende van Dr. A. van der Linde te zamen getoetst. Ibid., A.C. Kruseman, 1870, VIII,65p., contemp. blindst. cl. AND 11 others, i.a. UITVINDING DER BOEKDRUKKUNST (ibid., 1854, woodengr. portrait, title-vignette, textills., later hcl., sm. 8vo).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 499

Kirchner, J. Lexikon des Buchwesens.

Stuttg., Hiersemann, 1952-1956, 4 vols.: 2 text vols., VIII,927p., 2 plate vols. w. 957 ills. on 644 plates, orig. unif. cl. - AND 2 others: P. GASKELL, A New Introduction to Bibliography (London, 1974, plates/ ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Scattered vague pencil marks) and G.A. GLAISTER, Glaister's Glossary of the Book (London, 1979, 2nd revised ed., num. (col.) plates and ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., in slipcase).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 504

[Medieval manuscripts]. Het breviarium Grimani.

Introd. G.E. Ferrari. Brussels, Arcade, 1977, 298,(3)p., 110 tipped-in col. plates w. description by G.L. MELLINI, textills., commentary by M. SALMI, printed in 600 numb. copies (590), orig. gilt mor., cl. slipcase, 4to. Henry, F. (ed.). Het Book of Kells. Utr./ Antw., Het Spectrum, 1975, (10),229p., 126 col. facs. plates, 75 ills., orig. gilt cl., in orig. giltlettered cl. slipcase w. mounted col. plate, folio (fine). - ADDED: 4 others, i.a. E. BUIJSEN, The Sketchbook of Jan van Goyen from the Bredius-Kronig Collection (The Hague, 1993, 2 vols., orig. cl./ boards, (obl. sm.) 8vo, together in orig. giltlettered cl. slipcase) and DRAWINGS AFTER HOLBEIN'S DANCE OF DEATH. Ed. J.Q. van Regteren Altena (Amst., 1977, 2 vols., bound in unif. cl., board slipcase).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 505

[Medieval manuscripts]. Bruyant, J. Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben. Le Livre du Chastel de Labour. Ed. E. König and G. Bartz.

Luzern, Faksimile Verlag Luzern, 2005, 2 vols., facsimile: no pagination, printed in colours and gold in 1060 numb. copies (980), bound in burgundy velours w. 4 metal corner pieces on frontcover, a.e.g.; accomp. commentary vol.: 411,(1)p., 28 (col.) plates, orig. giltlettered cl., together in orig. perspex slipcase w. vignette on both covers.

Stima 400 € – 600 €

Lotto 506

[Medieval manuscripts]. Camille, M. Master of Death. The Lifeless Art of Pierre Remiet, illuminator.

New Haven/ London, Yale Univ. Press, 1996, X,286p., (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. 4to. Hamel, C. de. Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts. N.pl., Allen Lane, 2016, 632p., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. - AND 6 others, i.a. G.R. OWEN-CROCKER, Working with Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts (Exeter, 2009, ills., orig. wr.); M. CAMILLE, Image on the Edge. The Margins of Medieval Art (London, 2003, (col.) ills., orig. wr.) and C. STRIJBOSCH, De bronnen van De reis van Sint Brandaan (Hilv., 1995, ills., orig. wr.).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 510

[Medieval manuscripts]. Der Pariser Alexanderroman. The Romance of Alexander.

Ed. J. Fronska, M. Pérez-Simon and S. Himmelsbach. Luzern, Quaternio, 2014, 2 vols., facs. vol.: (97) lvs., 96 ills., num. ornamental initials, and rich border decoration, printed in colours and gold in 740 numb. copies (680), orig. gilt leather w. 3 red mor. letterpieces on spine, 4to; commentary vol.: 380p., orig. giltlettered cl., 4to, together in orig. gilt dropback box w. red mor. letterpiece on spine.

Stima 800 € – 1.000 €

Lotto 511

[Medieval manuscripts]. Proverbes en rimes.

Ed. R.A. Issler. Luzern, Quaternio Verlag, 2000, facsimile vol.: no pagination, printed in 180 copies, bound in embossed and giltlettered burgundy mor., a.e.g.; accomp. commentary vol.: 251,(1)p., num. small ills., orig. giltlettered cl., together in orig. gilt blue cl. slipcase (fine).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 514

Morison, S. The Art of the Printer.

London, Ernest Benn, 1925, no pagination, num. plates, orig. cl. w. (dam.) dustwr., 4to. Dreyfus, J. The Work of Jan van Krimpen, A Record in Honour of his Sixtieth Birthday. Haarlem/ Utrecht, Joh. Enschedé en zonen/ W. de Haan, 1952, 17,(1),160p., frontisp. portrait, (photogr.) ills., orig. gilt cl., 4to. AND 9 others, i.a. J. VETH, De muurschilderingen van Der Kinderen in het trappenhuis van het gebouw der Algemeene Maatschappij van Levensverzekering en Lijfrente te Amsterdam (Amst., 1900, ills., orig. (sl. dam.) wr.) and G.J. THIEME, Anderhalve eeuw boektypografie 1815-1965 (Nijmegen, 1965, plates, orig. gilt cl.).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 516

"N.V. Boekhandel Antiquariaat Uitgeverij C.P.J. van der Peet. Oude Boeken en Prenten Haarlem Kunst en Literatuur Orientalia Indonesia. Inkoop van Boeken en Bibliotheken."

Signboard of the firm C.P.J. van der Peet, calligraphed in yellow oil paint on tropical wood, varnished, 73x36 cm., ±1950. WITH 2 orig. photographs testifying to the importance of Van der Peet's publisher's activities in Indonesia in the 1950's: a photograph of Mohammad Hatta seated behind his desk in front of a copy of his "Verspreide Geschriften" (published by Van der Peet in 1952) and a photograph showing C.P.J. ('Kees') van der Peet presenting an unidentified publication to president Soekarno. - AND WITH the original design for the bookplate of "Kees van der Peet" (pen and black ink, 14x9 cm., signed "Rien" [Poortvliet?]).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 520

[Paper]. Easton, Ph.J. Marbling, a History and a Bibliography.

Los Angeles, Dawson, 1983, 190,(3)p., 6 tipped-in samples of marbled paper, num. (col.) plates, printed in 850 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. mounted marbled paper sample, 4to. Ink & Gall. A Marbling Journal. Vol. I and II. Taos, Dexter Ing, 1987-1988, 8 issues, 8 tipped-in marbled paper samples, num. ills., orig. unif. wr., 4to.

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 521

[Paper]. Frigge, K. Marbled Paper.

Buren, F. Knuf, 1985, (86)p., 33 tipped-in (col.) marbled paper samples by K. FRIGGE, printed in 100 numb. and signed copies, bilingual edition (Dutch and English), orig. calf w. scorched title on frontcover and "Hier werkte Karli Frigge" on backcover by K. FRIGGE, obl. 4to.

Stima 500 € – 700 €

Lotto 522

[Paper]. Frigge, K. Lot of ±20 marbled paper samples,

various sizes, between 8x26 and 20,8x29,3 cm., loosely inserted in orig. clothbacked portfolio w. marbled covers. ADDED: 19 small marbled paper samples and 50 Marbled papers II by G. VAN DAAL (50 circular marbled papers held together by a metal pin, Ø 14,9 cm.).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 523

[Paper]. Frigge, K. (ed.). Sample Book of the Aschaffenburg Fancy paper Factory./ Sample Book of Seymour.

Joppe, F. Knuf, 1993, 2 vols., (15),(3); (12),(3)textp., 26/ 11 pages with num. tipped-in paper samples, printed in 110/ 75 numb. copies signed by the editor, bound as a leporello, orig. unif. giltlettered cl. w. mounted paper sample, slipcase, narrow 4to. Idem. "Marmer papier. Olieverf marmers"/ "Marmer papier". N.pl., n.d., 2 manuscript vols., pen and ink, w. 24/ 55 tipped-in marbled paper samples, orig. unif. clothbacked marbled boards, narrow 4to. Schmoller, T. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Tanya" to "Dear Karli", dated "27 April 1987", pen and ink, on paper w. printed letterhead ("Steading, Down Place, Windsor (...)"), 1 leaf, recto and verso.

Stima 200 € – 300 €

Lotto 526

[Paper]. Middleton, B. (ed.). The Whole Art of Bookbinding. The Whole Process of Marbling Paper.

Austin, W.T. Taylor, 1987, VII,(3),89,(2)p., 12 tipped-in marbled paper samples, orig. hcl. Poortenaar, J. a.o. De Papierwereld. Naarden, In den toren, (1934), 244p., marbled paper samples, plates, ills., orig. cl. AND 4 others, i.a. H. VOORN (pref.), Voelbaar papier, papierkunst in Nederland. Tactile Paper, Paper Art in the Netherlands (Enschede, 1996, num. tipped-in paper samples, num. col. ills., bound as a blockbook, orig. wr.).

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 528

[Paper]. Schmoller, T. Remondini and Rizzi. A Chapter in Italian Decorated Paper History.

New Castle, Oak Knoll Books, 1990, 55,(4)p., 10 tipped-in col. samples, (fold.) ills., printed in 175 numb. copies (unnumb. copy), orig. clothbacked dec. boards, 4to. Hauptmann, J. De marmerkunst (tot versiering der Boeksnede). Introd. J. Storm van Leeuwen. Dodewaard, De Distelkamp, 1992, 123,(4)p., frontisp., 21 tipped-in col. marbled samples, bilingual edition (Dutch/ English), pict. endpapers, printed in 275 numb. copies (250), orig. cl. w. paper slipcase.

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 530

[Paper]. Wolfe, R.J. Marbled paper. Its history, techniques, and patterns. With special reference to the relationship of marbling to bookbinding in Europe and the Western World.

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, XVI,245p., 38 col. plates, num. textills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. folio. Haemmerle, A. Buntpapier. Herkommen, Geschichte, Techniken, Beziehungen zur Kunst. Munich, Georg D.W. Callwey, 1977, 2nd ed., 255p., 18 tipped-in col. samples, 155 ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to. Cockx-Indestege, E., Greven, C. a.o. KB Sierpapier & marmering: Een terminologie voor het beschrijven van sierpapier en marmering als boekbandversiering. The Hague/ Brussels, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1994, 94p., 103 col. ills., orig. wr., 4to. Heijbroek, J.F. and Greven, T.C. Sierpapier. Marmer-, brocaat- en sitspapier in Nederland. Amst., De Buitenkant, 1994, 158,(3)p., tipped-in samples, (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. mounted sample, obl. 8vo. - AND 1 other.

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 531

[Philosophy]. Courtney, C.P. A Bibliography of Editions of the Writings of Benjamin Constant to 1833.

London, The Modern Humanities Research Association, 1981, XXXIV,267p., orig. giltlettered buckram. Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon. A Bibliography of his Works and of Baconiana to the year 1750. Oxf., Scrivener Press, 1950/ 1959, 2 vols. (incl. supplement), XXVII,(1),369; 20p., orig. unif. hcl., 4to. - AND 5 others in 6 vols., i.a. G. KEYNES, A Bibliography of George Berkeley (...) (Oxf., 1976, fold. plate, facs. ills., orig. buckram) and T.E. JESSOP, A Bibliography of David Hume and of Scottish Philosophy (New York, 1966, orig. buckram).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 532

[Philosophy]. Sebba, G. Bibliographia Cartesiana. A Critical Giude to the Descartes Literature 1800-1960.

The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1964, XV,(1),510p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Baumgartner, H.M. and Jacobs, W.G. J.G. Fichte - Bibliographie. Stuttg./ Bad Cannstatt, F. Frommann, 1968, 346,(1)p., orig. cl., sm. 4to. Adickes, E. German Kantian Bibliography. Würzburg, Journalfranz, 1970, (2),623p., orig. cl. - AND 3 others, i.a. K. STEINHAUER (ed.), Hegel Bibliography (Munich etc., 1980, orig. boards).

Stima 60 € – 80 €

Lotto 535

[Popular literature]. Waller, F.G. Catalogus van Nederlandsche en Vlaamsche Populaire Boeken. Ed. E. Dronckers.

The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1936, XIX,(1),551p., frontisp. portr., facs. plates, orig. giltlettered cl., 4to. Buisman J.Fzn., M. Populaire Prozaschrijvers van 1600 tot 1815. Romans, novellen, verhalen, levensbeschrijvingen, arcadia's, sprookjes. Introd. H. de la Fontaine Verwey. Amst., B.M. Israël, n.d. (1960), 508p., orig. giltlettered cl., large 8vo. - ADDED: Waller, F.G. Biographisch woordenboek van Noord Nederlandsche graveurs. Ed. W.R. Juynboll. The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1938, XIX,(1),551p., 61 plates, 8 fold. genealogical tables, orig. gilt buckram, 4to.

Stima 50 € – 70 €