Illustrated Books from Cole & Contreras

Butte Montmartre (Paris): Fequet et Baudier for the artist, 1946. Robert Naly. A SPECTACULAR, AND SPECTACULARLY RARE, LIVRE D'ARTISTE. FIRST EDITION of this novel by Aymé, with 22 GORGEOUS ORIGINAL COLOR-PRINTED ETCHINGS BY NALY. From a TOTAL EDITION of only 26 numbered copies printed on fine Montval wove paper, this is one of four "exemplaires de collaborateurs".… Read more about this item

Paris: Les XX" / Aux frais du Docteur Emile Goubert, 1908. Louis Edouard Fournier. A UNIQUE AND SPECTACULAR COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. vii, 163 pp. ILLUSTRATED WITH A FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF SAMAIN BY JAMAS AND 25 WONDERFUL MIXED ETCHINGS BY CHESSA, JAMAS, AND LE SUEUR AFTER FOURNIER. From a total edition of 150 numbered copies,… Read more about this item

Lille: Galerie Epreuve d'Artiste, 2002. Daniel Nadaud. A charming surrealist livre d'artiste, illustrated with TWO DOUBLE-PAGE HORS-TEXTE HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS BY DANIEL NADAUD, BOTH SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Edition limited to 60 numbered copies, SIGNED by Nadaud and Lascault in the justification / colophon (there are an additional 140 copies without the lithographs.) 4to. Loose as issued… Read more about this item

London: De la More Press, 1910. A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL: A PRISTINE COPY ON VELLUM, IN SHEETS, IN THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPE. 23 pp. A beautiful little fine press book, and the first book in the St. George Series. Forde's inspirational verses, with the stunning art nouveau woodcuts by I. de B. Lockyer (half-title, title, and frontispiece.)… Read more about this item

Paris: Les Editions Transignum, 2017. Ghislaine Escande. A truly original livre d'artiste devoted to lost and found objects in Paris c. 1900, with NINE STUNNING ORIGINAL COLOR PIGMENT PRINTS by Ghislaine Escande in which dozens of such objects are depicted with the backdrop of very detailed late 19th-century maps. Edition limited to 60 numbered copies printed on fine… Read more about this item

Mons: Les Editions de la Province, 1934. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ILLUSTRATED BOOK IN WALLON, WITH FIVE CHARMING (and anonymous, sadly) FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE COLOR LINOLEUM CUTS (plus some smaller ornaments.) 95 pp printed on fine wove paper + 5 color linoleum cuts printed in black and orange on even finer wove paper. 4to. Original wraps, with a… Read more about this item

Paris: Le Portique, 1930. Raoul Dufy. WITH AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY RAOUL DUFY. An exceptional copy of the first and only edition of the first bibliography of Vollard's livres d'artiste, which revolutionized the modern illustrated book. From a total edition of 625 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 125 LARGE-PAPER COPIES BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED ON FINE MONTVAL… Read more about this item

Le Caire (Cairo): Chez l'Artiste (printed by Les Presses de Dar Al-Maaref), 1953. Enrico Brandini. A CHARMING AND EXTREMELY RARE LIVRE D'ARTISTE PUBLISHED IN CAIRO. Text by Francophone Lebanese poet and journalist Jeanne Arcache (1902-1961). Illustrated with FOUR FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE PRINTS BY ENRICO BRANDINI (1914-1979): a stunning color woodcut, two lithographs, and a wood-engraving (and also… Read more about this item

1983. THE UNIQUE BON A TIRER SET, before the edition of only 15 copies. SEVEN ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY DUTCH SCULPTOR GERARD OVEREEM, EACH SIGNED AND JUSTIFIED ("proefdruck"). These etchings are preliminary sketches for stone sculptures, as the title indicates. Complete with title-page (an additional etching) and colophon (an additional etching, signed). Printed on fine Hahnemühle-Ingres… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Ronald Davis, 1926. SURELY THE BEST COPY OF ONE OF THE GREAT LITERARY-ARTISTIC DOCUMENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. This edition of "Le Cimetiere Marin", one of the best-known and best-loved of all modern poems (and Valery's most emblematic work), is ILLUSTRATED WITH 7 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS (with drypoint) BY PAUL VALERY, THE AUTHOR. As far as… Read more about this item

Verona: Giovanni Mardersteig / Officina Bodoni, 1951. A wonderful and rare Officina Bodoni publication, illustrated with SEVEN ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY RENZO SOMMARUGA, ALL HAND-COLORED BY THE ARTIST. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies, all beautifully printed (by Giovanni Mardersteig) with wide margins on fine handmade wove paper. 4to. Bound in the original vellum-backed boards, with gilt… Read more about this item

Villerville: Nanga, 2002. Paul Collomb. Two volumes, complete. A livre d'artiste with 52 full-page loose high-quality color reproductions of watercolors executed by Paul Collomb (1921-2010) in 1952. From a total edition of 100 numbered copies printed on extremely fine wove paper and signed by the artist below the justification / colophon, this is ONE OF ONLY 20… Read more about this item

Paris: printed for the artist, 1944. Jean Frélaut. ONE OF ONLY 30 COPIES WITH SUITE OF 49 SIGNED ETCHINGS (with drypoint) BY JEAN FRELAUT. A wonderful livre d'artiste produced during the Occupation, illustrated with 49 delicate etchings by Frélaut. From a total edition of 170 numbered copies printed on fine wove paper, this is ONE OF ONLY 30… Read more about this item

Paris : Pierre Corrard (pochoir coloring by Jean Saudé), 1920. Robert Bonfils. First and only edition of this gorgeous portfolio of brightly-colored art-déco pochoir plates by Robert Bonfils. With 12 pochoir plates by Bonfils and 12 prose poems with titles matching the plates by Gérard d'Houville (nom de plume of Marie de Régnier, daughter of Henri de Régnier).… Read more about this item

Paris: A. Lévy, 1876. Corot. A LARGE-PAPER COPY, WITH THE ETCHINGS BEFORE LETTERS. IX, 243 pp. A most unusual book illustrated with 21 ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS (and 2 reproductions) by members of the Barbizon School, all printed on cream-colored Dutch handmade laid paper (COMPLETE). COMPLETE COPIES (LIKE THIS ONE) ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AS MANY HAVE… Read more about this item

München / Wien (Munich Vienna): Schirmer/Mosel / Mumok, 2012. Claes Oldenburg. WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING, SIGNED BY OLDENBURG. 320 pp, profusely illustrated in color and black & white. The original drawing on the half-title measures about 10 x 17 cm, and could easily be removed and framed. Square 4to. Bound in publisher's cloth, WITH THE… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions du Scarabée, 1929. A livre d'artiste with FOUR LOVELY FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY GUIDO COLUCCI. In this copy, exceptionally, TWO OF THE ETCHINGS ARE SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE ARTIST. From a total edition of 115 numbered copies, this is one of 110 copies on fine Arches wove paper. Folio. Loose as… Read more about this item

Paris: La Guerre / d'Alignan, 1916. WITH 18 LITHOGRAPHS ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER, ALL SIGNED BY STEINLEN. No. 1 (all published). A portfolio of 18 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Steinlen (complete), 14 printed in black and 4 printed in blue. ONE OF ONLY 100 SETS PRINTED ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER, WITH ALL OF THE LITHOGRAPHS SIGNED BY… Read more about this item

Lausanne: Les Artisans du Livre, 1998. André Evrard. A livre de peintre with THREE ORIGINAL HORS-TEXTE COLOR-PRINTED MIXED ETCHINGS BY ANDRÉ EVRARD. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies, all printed on fine handmade Auvergne wove paper. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. Fine and bright in the original slipcase. Rare.

Paris: Frédéric Grégoire, 1924. A charming livre d'artiste, with 38 FINE ETCHINGS AND DRYPOINTS BY AUGUSTE BROUET (portrait of the author; title-page vignette; 12 full-page hors-texte plates; 12 headpieces; 12 tailpieces). From a total edition of 162 copies, this is one of 110 numbered copies on extremely fine Arches wove paper with the 12 hors-texte plates in two… Read more about this item