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Josef Albers Life and Work
, Thame and Hudson, 2018 Hardcover with dusjacket,. ISBN 9780500519103.
While Josef Albers' Bauhaus colleagues Klee and Kandinsky are household names, Albers himself has remained inscrutable. He is best known as the painter of the Homages to the Square, a series of over 2,000 seemingly tightly controlled experiments in the interaction of colour. Yet he did not begin these pictures until he was in his sixties, already several decades into his career as an artist, maker and theorist, much of it pursued in the United States following the Nazi dissolution of the Bauhaus in 1933. Misunderstanding of the Homages reflects a wider misreading of Albers' life and work. Married to the textile artist Anni Albers, his papers include letters from fellow artists John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra and Eva Hesse; colleagues such as Buckminster Fuller and Philip Johnson; and fans and collectors ranging from the composer Virgil Thomson to the cartoonist Saul Steinberg. If his network of influence was surprisingly wide, so, too, were his interests. Albers started life at the Bauhaus as a glassmaker, ran their renowned wallpaper workshop, and designed furniture that is still in production eighty years later. He pioneered the study of colour at Black Mountain College, organized its famed Summer Sessions' with guest tutors from Willem de Kooning to Merce Cunningham, and went on to head the design department at Yale. Drawing on extensive unpublished writings, documents and illustrations, Darwent offers a broad view of not only the artistic and political currents, but also the friendships and rivalries that formed the backdrop to Albers' creative output.
Descent of Man, and Selection in relation to Sex
London, Murray, 1877 Green guilt cloth, 693 + 39 pages, 19.5 x 12.5 cm, English text. Second edition, twelfth thousand. *good condition, first page top of page teared, no damage to text. .
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. Darwin used the word "descent" to mean lineal descendant of ancestors. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society.
different forms of flowers on plants of the same species
London, John Murray, 1880 Green cloth guilt, xvi,352,32 pages, 19.5 x 13 cm, English. Second edition of 1250 copies only. *fair condition, spine slighly damaged on top and bottom and tape residue on page three, otherwise good.
Much of the content of this had previously been published in the Journal of the Linnean Society of London and elsewhere. Had Darwin not chosen such genetically complex examples, he might have approached more nearly to an understanding of the laws of particulate inheritance. Like Cross and self fertilisation, it was too technical a work to command a large sale, and only about 2,000 copies were sold in Darwin's lifetime, and perhaps 4,000 before the end of the century. The first edition, of 1,250 copies, was issued on July 9, 1877, in a standard case, at a cost of 10s. 6d. It has thirty-two pages of inserted advertisements which are dated January or March. The second, again of 1,250 copies, appeared in July 1880 with a new preface which surveys the recent literature, and in which Darwin states that 'the text has been left as it originally appeared excepting that a few errors have been corrected'. This is then the definitive text, but in the third thousand of 1884 Francis Darwin added another preface which again brings the literature up to date.
Naturalist's Voyage - Journal Of Researches Into The Natural History And Geology Of The Countries Visited During The Voyage Of H.M.S. Beagle Round The World. New edition, with portrait.
London, John Murray, 1890 Original green cloth gilt, 500 pages, 20 x 14 x 4 cm, English text. *very good condition.
When On the Origin of Species came out in 1859, it changed the understanding of life and was the foundation of evolutionary biology. All the material that he received for this book was from the famous expeditions he took on the Beagle during the 1830s. This is the story of that voyage. A Naturalist?s Voyage Round the World follows Charles Darwin over his almost five-year journey around the world, in which he studied animals, plants, geology, and much more. From the tip of South America and the Galapagos Islands to Australia and Tahiti, Darwin set out to study geology, but ended up finding the information that would lead to his theory of evolution by natural selection.
On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; also Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited during the Voyage of HMS Beagle.
London, New York and Melbourne, Ward, Lock, and Co, 1890 Blue/green cloth with guilt titles, 549 pages, 6 maps and numerous illustrations. *very good condition.
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836, was published in 1842 as Charles Darwin's first monograph, and set out his theory of the formation of coral reefs and atolls. He conceived of the idea during the voyage of the Beagle while still in South America, before he had seen a coral island, and wrote it out as HMS Beagle crossed the Pacific Ocean, completing his draft by November 1835. At the time there was great scientific interest in the way that coral reefs formed, and Captain Robert FitzRoy's orders from the Admiralty included the investigation of an atoll as an important scientific aim of the voyage. FitzRoy chose to survey the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean. The results supported Darwin's theory that the various types of coral reefs and atolls could be explained by uplift and subsidence of vast areas of the Earth's crust under the oceans.
Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
London, Murray, 1888 Two volumes, grey cloth with guilt titles, 365 + 393 pages, slight foxing to some pages, good condition otherwise. .
Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. Sixth edition in good condition.
Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals
London, Murray, 1904 Green guilt cloth, viii, 397, [1 (blank)] pages + [1 (advertisements)] + [1 (blank)] pages + 21 figures on 16 plate leaves + black-and-white photographic illustrations of human expressions on 7 plate leaves. 20.5 x 14 cm. English. Good condition.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory, following On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871). Initially intended as a chapter in Descent of Man, Expression grew in length and was published separately in 1872. Darwin explores the biological aspects of emotional behaviour and the animal origins of human characteristics like smiling and frowning, shrugging shoulders, the lifting of eyebrows in surprise, and the baring of teeth in an angry sneer.
Lettres familières écrites d'Italie à quelques amis en 1739 et 1740
Poulet Malassis & De Broise | Paris 1858 | 12.50 x 19 cm | 2 volumes reliés
Edition imprimée sur Hollande et la seule sans suppressions selon Vicaire & Carteret. Reliures à la bradel en demi percaline rouge, dos lisses ornés de motifs floraux centraux dorés, dates et doubles filets dorés en queues, pièces de titre de chagrin bleu marine comportant des éraflures, plats de papier oeil-de-chat, reliures de l'époque. Etude littéraire et notes par Hippolyte Babou. - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -
Vergennes
Plon 1944 430 pages in8. 1944. broché. 430 pages.
Etat correct couverture insolée et usagée se détache du reste de l'ouvarge
Trois mois à Paris lors du mariage de l'empereur Napoléon 1er et de l'archiduchesse Marie-Louise
Plon | Paris 1914 | 14.50 x 23 cm | broché
Edition originale. Ouvrage illustré de croquis de l'auteur et de 2 portraits. Dos fendillé, petits manques angulaires sur les plats, marginales mouillures claires affectant certaines pages. - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -
Caprice de femme (81/100)
Antwerp, Lumière, 1927 Original publishers paper-covered boards, edition of 100, this is 81. 63 pages, 22.5 x 17.5 cm, with original signed etching by Ramah. *very good condition.
Caprice de femme (81/100)
Les cahiers Charles de Foucauld La Tunisie illustrations par Jean Louis Paquenaud
Les amitiés Foucauld 1950 150 pages in8. 1950. Broché avec jaquette. 150 pages. Ce contenu présente un guide de voyage complet sur la Tunisie couvrant les aspects pratiques (formalités itinéraires) culturels (traditions géographie) et touristiques (plages photos) pour les voyageurs. Il s'agit d'une compilation d'informations du site Routard.com destinée à préparer un séjour dans ce pays
Bon état
Charles de Foucauld, explorateur du Maroc, ermite du Sahara.
P., Plon, 1927, in 12 broché, 479 pages.
Avec un portrait, un fac similé d'autographe et une carte itinéraire. PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE. ...................... Photos sur demande ...................
Phone number : 04 77 32 63 69
DISCOURS ET MESSAGES EN 5 VOLUMES : 1- PENDANT LA GUERRE JUIN 1940 6 JANVIER 1946 / 2 - DANS L ATTENTE FEVRIER 1946 - AVRIL 1958 / 3 - AVEC LE RENOUVEAU / 4 - POUR L EFFORT / 5 - VERS LE TERME JANVIER 1966 - AVRIL 1969
PLON. 1970. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 582 + 611 + 455 + 456 + 462 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 900-GEOGRAPHIE, HISTOIRE, SCIENCES AUXILIAIRES DE L'HISTOIRE
Classification Dewey : 900-GEOGRAPHIE, HISTOIRE, SCIENCES AUXILIAIRES DE L'HISTOIRE
La France et son armée
Plon | Paris 1938 | 12 x 19 cm | broché
Edition originale sur papier courant. Petites déchirures recollées en tête et en pied du dos. Reliure en demi maroquin noir, dos lisse, date dorée en queue, plats de papier à motifs décoratifs abstraits, gardes et contreplats de papier bleu, couvertures et dos conservés, reliure signée Thomas Boichot. Rare et précieux envoi autographe signé de Charles De Gaulle sur ce texte qu'il dédia au maréchal Pétain : "A mon ami Louis Borel en souvenir de ses précieux conseils et de sa fidélité. Avec mon bien cordial témoignage. 7 octobre 1938. Charles." - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -
Le fil de l'épée
1963, Marcel Lubineau éditeur, in-4 en feuilles, 190 pages, exemplaire sur vélin de Rives n°340/450, 20 gravures pleine page d'Albert Decaris dont 5 planches doubles, avec leurs serpentes, étui cartonné toilé rouge bordeaux. Au sommaire : avant-propos, de l'action de guerre, du caractère, du prestige, de la doctrine, le politique et le soldat. | Etat : Très bon état général, chemise légèrement piquée (Ref.: G8538)
Marcel Lubineau éditeur
Vers l'armée de métier
Beyrouth, Les Lettres Françaises 1942 In-12 broché sous jaquette 19,2 cm sur 13. 211 pages. Couverture légèrement passée et poussiéreuse, dos effrangé en tête, jaquette défraîchie et poussiéreuse, dos de la jaquette effrangée en tête. État correct d’occasion.
Etat correct d’occasion
Procès en canonsisation de Charles de Gaulle.
Paris, André balland, 1970 ; in-8, 146 pp., br.
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Les trophées sacrés ou missions des capucins en Savoie, dans l'Ain, la Suisse Romande et la vallée d'Aoste, à la fin du XVIe et au XVIIe siècle. En 2 volumes. ‘Mémoires et documents...’, 3e série, tome 12.
Lausanne, 1976, in-8°, 410 p. / 343 p., non coupé, brochures originales.
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Les trophées sacrés ou missions des capucins en Savoie, dans l'Ain, la Suisse Romande et la vallée d'Aoste, à la fin du XVIe et au XVIIe siècle. ‘Mémoires et documents...’, 3e série, tomes 12, 13 et 14. Ens. 3 volumes.
Lausanne, 1976, in-8°, 410 p. / 343 p. / 399 p., brochures originales.
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Mémoires sur la Campagne de 1788. en Suede.
Copenhague, Schultz, 1789. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Corners a bit bumped. Stamp on title-page. (4),108,(88) pp. Faint toning to leaves.
First edition. - Bibl. Danica III,513.
Charles de La Roncière - Historien - LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE - 1908
Charles de La Roncière. Lettre autographe signée, 1908 Historien Lettre autographe signée de Charles De La Roncière, historien et bibliothécaire français, datée du 16 mai 1908, sur un feuillet double avec entête de la "Bibliothèque Nationale". Il fait part à son correspondant de ce qu'il a pu trouver sur Dalberg pendant la période Révolutionnaire. Dimensions : 13,5 x 20,7 cm Nombre de pages : 1 page Charles de La Roncière Charles de La Roncière, né le 24 octobre 1870 à Nantes et mort le 15 juin 1941 à Gourin, est un historien et bibliothécaire français. Il a activement contribué au renouveau de l’histoire maritime en France.
Valbelle "Le Tigre" - Marin de Louis XIV
Bernard grasset 1935 in8. 1935. Broché.
Bon état couverture défraîchie frottée intérieur propre
Catalogue des manuscrits de la collection des mélanges de Colbert (tome 1)
1920 Editions E. Leroux bibliothèque nationale broché, 554p. bon état
Tome 1 seul (n°1-343).
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La révolution sicilienne et l'expédition de Garibaldi
Dentu E. Relié 1860 In-8 relié demi basane brune (15 * 23,5 cm) IV et 255 pages ; rousseurs sur les pages de titres et les gardes ainsi que sur les tranches, pale mouillure marginale sur les 40 dernières pages, bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
