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Pierre, Gustave. Charbonnages Hensies
Pommeroeul. 25 Anniversaire.1937. Album.
Typographie de Louis Picon. Paris: sur les
presses de Paul Haasen, Ier Fevrier 1938.
[F38574] CHF 5850.–
Limited edition of 14 copies. Vignette title, contents
and colophon printed on paper-backed silk;
additional pictorial title and 9 landscape format
engraved illustrations, each printed on vellum
and preserved in cardboard mounts, tissue guards
with printed titles. Contained in a morocco bound
portfolio by Jean Lambert of full black morocco,
upper board doublure decorated in gilt with the
circular symbol of «H P» and two hammers, head
and shoulders vignette of a miner in gilt on upper
cover, the boards and slipcase decorated with the
company initials and name in an art deco design
Robert Frew Ltd.
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Illustrierte Bücher ∙ Reisen ∙ Englische Literatur ∙ Einbände ∙ Grafik ∙ Atlanten und Karten
printed in bown, silver and gilt.. Overall dimensions
64 × 48 cm., engraved image 49 × 36 cm. Each
print signed and with a «remarque» (tiny sketch)
by the artist. Wonderful almost Soviet style images
of the colliery and its miners, in a lavish presentation.
– Gustave Pierre 1875–1939, born in Verdun,
worked mainly in Reims, a lesser known painter
and engraver, received the Légion d’honneur in
1933.
[Muller]. Souvenir du Mont-Blanc, de Chamonix,
et des bains de Saint-Gervais. 26 Vues et 2
Panoramas (so titled on upper cover) [Geneva?
c.1850] [F44986] CHF 1350.–
Oblong 8vo. (12.5 × 18 cm.). Original printed wrappers.
2 folding lithographed panoramas and 26 full
lithographed plates, signed Muller f. to bottom left.
Wrappers slightly worn and stained, the second
panorama at the rear spotted and creased, plates
generally clean with some light spotting mostly to
versos. Generally very good.
[Hall, Samuel Carter]. The Art Journal. 30 consecutive
vols. (Excepting 1855 Vol) Comprising
Volume XII 1850; New Series Volume III 1851;
[lacking Chromolitho. Landseer plate]; New
Series Volume IV 1852; New Series Volume V
1853; New Series Volume VI 1854; [Lacking
New Series Vol. 1. 1855] New Series Volume II
1856; New Series Volume III 1857; New Series
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