72 ouvrages de collection, rares, précieux, remarquablement illustrés, bien reliés, provenant de grandes collections ou enrichis de dessins originaux. 1566-2007
Un remarquable ensemble de livres rares et de qualité, tous parfaitement conservés et comportant pour la plupart une importante illustration.
Les grands classiques anciens (Du Fouilloux, Salnove, Le Verrier de la Contrie…), les traités du XIXe siècle, les beaux livres à planches, les ouvrages illustrés du XXe siècle (Poret, Reille, Trémois, La Verteville, Lamotte, etc.)
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72 rare books, precious, remarkably illustrated, well bound, from important collections or with original drawings. 1566-2007. A remarkable collection of rare and high-quality books, all perfectly preserved and most of them with an important illustration.
The great old classics (Du Fouilloux, Salnove, Le Verrier de la Contrie...), French treatises of the 19th century, beautiful books with plates, illustrated works of the 20th century (Poret, Reille, Trémois, La Verteville, Lamotte, etc.)
Our new main annual catalogue, LXXV, shows some of our beautiful offerings in varying fields of early books, from fine bindings and illustrated works to incunables and manuscripts.
The 43rd Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair will take place this weekend, one of the oldest and most respected antiquarian book shows in the country. But not the only bibliophile event in Boston!
The annual fall gathering for booklovers, the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s beautiful Back Bay for its 43rd year, November 15-17, 2019.
“I felt strong enough to lift a mountain” declared Alexandre Dumas after a visit to Georgia in 1858.
Presidents of ILAB’s member associations certainly felt equally inspired after a week of meetings in the capital, Tbilisi.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY. Well, it felt like a story at the time, and not without a whisper of magic. Celtic magic. Book collectors, after all, are irrepressible raconteurs. For every book in their collection, there is a backstory to spin. Here is one of mine:
The UK Guardian has picked up on one of the most significant archival discoveries of recent times; a first folio with hundreds of annotations by John Milton, possibly one of the most important literary discoveries of modern times.
Princeton University Library announces landmark exhibition of fifteenth-century books showcasing rare collections on early European printing from Scheide Library and nine other institutions.
