1708 - 2137 FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
- Binding sunned along spine; only a few portions of backstrip remaining.
- Some offsetting from plates. Slipcase partly sl. discoloured.
= One of the 995 copies reserved for L'Union Bibliophile de France, this copy unnumb. and not signed by the publisher, but with an EXTRA SUITE of the etchings. Monod 246.
- A few etchings from the extra suites sl. foxed.
= Monod 6054. One of 20 copies on Japon Nacré, containing 2 extra suites of the etchings (on Vieux Japon and Rives (with remarques)) but without the original copper plate called for in the colophon. The two suites in matching green leatherbacked wooden portfolio w. slipcase. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLIV.
= With accomp. fold. computer printed publisher's announcement, describing the work i.a. as follows: "What are the sights and sounds of paradise? This book suggests ideas of the physical surroundings, (as opposed to states of mind), that evoke a pleasurable and undemanding experience. Each section of the book is a separate proposal that is expressed through the shapes, textures and colours of the pages and the prints. (...) The words are brief; short lines found in Coleridge, a hymn, Kipling or Shakespeare (...)."
= With a loosely inserted folding publisher's announcement for this work.
- Without the envelope. Sl. foxed/ soiled. = Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.
= This copy SIGNED but unnumbered, with a small SELFPORTRAIT in pencil below the preface.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; Backcover sl. stained; foot of spine and lower outer corner rubbed.
= One of 10 copies printed on Japanese with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to "Geo. H. Boughton" on 2nd blank. This copy also with an original watercolour on the halftitle by George H. Boughton (1833-1905, artist, illustrator and writer), monogrammed in pencil and with a loosely inserted short note reading: "P.S. My dear Mr Andrews, This is my belated signature to this drawing, [signed]". WITH a loosely inserted manuscript letter by the art dealer S.P. Avery to "My dear George Washington" (i.e. G.H. Boughton), writing i.a. about the Hutchinson sale (in 1892) and that he had sent in some orders for a number of Whistlers and a few books. He also expresses his disappointment that the catalogue does not list any descriptions of fine bindings "(...) and what became of his other Grolier books."
- Upper joint strengthened w. sm. strip (1 cm.) of paper. Spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed. A very fine copy in an attractive binding by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson.
= One of the first 15 numb. copies (this copy numb. "2"), containing proofs of three states of the copper engr. frontisp. showing the steamship Britannia. WITH a loosely inserted manuscript letter by George H. Boughton (1833-1905, artist, illustrator and writer) to the author ((4)p., pen and black ink, dated March 19th 95", printed letterhead of "West House (...)"). Mainly on the pleasure he had on hearing that Andrews had bought one of his drawings made for Rip van Winkle. He writes that, because the drawing was not signed, Andrews may cut out his signature to the letter and "stick [it] on a corner or even on the back of the drawing". Also writes that he has "not yet made the drawing for the Chas. Dickens volume, as - really - I cant get a good subject from the little book" and proceeds to ask Andrews which subject he would prefer of the two options that he suggests: "Boston ladies outside his [Dickens'] hotel waiting to shake hands with the gifted 'Boz' (...) or an extract from Dickens letter to Washington Irving about Wilkins sister (p.p. 35 & 36) (...)". Provenance: the author (engr. bookplate tipped in at front). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.
- Contents sl. browned. Wr. irregularly faded. All illustrations (later?) col. by hand in felt-tip pen (by the artist?).
= Slagter 22.
- Lacks the large fold. col. lithograph called for (the other large col. lithograph is used as dustwr. and the remaining two are loosely inserted). Otherwise a very fine copy.
= Comprises texts by A. Frénaud, Lucebert, R.W.D. Oxenaar and B. Schierbeek.