Charles Masson

Boussard, Valadon & Co. & Scribner's Sons (Publishers) (Note by: Masson, Frederic, 1847-1923): Art and letters. "An Illustrated Review" (English edition of: Les lettres et les arts) London & New York. Paris, The Hague, Berlin. Boussard, Valadon & Co. 1889 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
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Four handsome uniformly bound volumes in 3/4 calf over linen deco boards (see image) with some wear to the extremities, else a FINE set. This publication was a monthly series for only two years (1888-89). This is the complete (with some plates missing as noted below) run for the year 1889. Published originally in 8 volumes in French, this English Language translation has been bound into 4 folio volumes (33 xc 24 cm.) on fine Rives water marked paper with deckle edges, and a faint hint of age toning to the edges. Heavy marbled endpapers with the previous owner's small bookplate attached to the front pds of each volume (EX LIBRIS - Andrew - Strong - White). Vol. I - 360 pp. with Contents: JANUARY: "The Hand", by Alexandre Dumas; Louk Loukitch, by Henry Greville; Chrysantheme, by Leo Delibes &Paul Fuchs; J.J. Henner & His Work, by Thiebault-Sisson; The Petit Trianon, by Pierre de Nolhac; FEBRUARY: A Revolution in a Teacup, by Jules Simon; Dupont's Gift, a story of Mauritius, by Charles Baissac; The Emperor William at Baden-Baden, by Count Vitzthum; Franklin at Passy, by Henri Bouchot; Love & Law, by Francis Roze; Eugene Lami, by Gaston Jollivet; MARCH: "That Ninny of a Niclou", by Louis Ganderax; Napoleon Bonaparte, lieutenant of Artillery, 1786-1791, by Frederic Masson; Obsolete Types. "The Lacky", by Victor Fournel; "A Far off Memory", by Auguste Duviard; Alphonse Francois, by Georges Duplessis; The Duchess of Doudeauville, by Claude Vento. Vol. II - 360 pp. with Contents: APRIL: "His last Idyl", by Edouard Rod; The Seamy side of History. The landing from Elbe: the prison of Ham, by Adalbert Philis; Professional Beauties, by Wentworth Sandys; A Courtier under Louis XVI: the Comte de Vaudreuil, by Leonce Pingaud; "A Song", by Armand Sylvestre & Rene de Boisdeffre; Maria Malibran & Alfred de Musset, by Edmond Cottinet; Jules Breton, painter & poet, by Pierre Gauthiez; MAY: Temptation (part one), by Th. Bentzon; Franz von Sickingen, the last of the German knights of the 16th century, by Jules Zeller; Reminiscences of the Isle of Croissy. Impressions of a drowned Man, by Marquis de Villemer; The Artizan King, by Henri Bouchot; Minor Picture Shows in Paris, part one, by Thiebault-Sisson; JUNE: A day in the life of Frederick William, the Sergeant-King, by Ernest Lavisse; "Temptation", (second part), by The. Bentzon; Birds of Paradise, by Emile Blanchard; "Lilia", by Emile Moreau; The Italian Army in 1889 (part one), by *****(unnamed); Minor Picture Shows in Paris, part two, by Thiebault-Sisson; Vol. III - 360 pp. with Contents: JULY: "The Bulfinch", by Ouida (Maria Louise Rame, 1839-1908); Jacob Maris the Painter, by Ph. Zilcken; The Clay Bust by J. Barbey -d'Aurevilly; The Story of a Marshal of the Empire, Augereau, Duc de Castiglione, by General Thoumas (Thoumas, Charles Antoine, 1820-1893); "Temptation" third part, by Th. Bentzon; The Centennial Art Exhibition in the Champs-de-Mars (first part), by Armand Dayot ((Dayot, Armand Pierre Marie, 1856-1934); AUGUST: "Xaviere" (first part), by Ferdinand Fabre; "Our Sporting Women", by Wentworth Sandys; The Duchesse d'Abrantes, by Paul Perret; The Italian Army, part two, by *****(unknown); The Centennial Fine Art Exhibition (second part), by Armand Dayot; SEPTEMBER: "Soho", by Augustin Filon; A God of the Year II, by Charles d'Hericault; The Sulptor Rodin, by Gustave Geffroy; "Xaviere" (second part), by Ferdinand Fabre; The Comedie-Francaise: Mounet-Sully, by Francisque Sarcey; Vol. IV - 448 pp. with Contents: "Xaviere" (third part), by F. Fabre; Women's dress under the Revolution and tyhe Directoire, by John Grand-Carteret; The Hotel Rothschild, by Claude Vento; The Portraits of Theophile Gautier, by G. de Labrit; The Centennial Fine Arts Exhibition (part three), by Dayot; NOVEMBER: The Struggle for Life, by Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), drama in five acts & six tableaux; Emile Augier, by Edmond Cottinet; "Xaviere" (part four, conclusion), by F. Fabre; The Duchesse du Maine (first part), by Arvede Barine; DECEMBER: Two Novels, by Vernon Lee; The Duchesse du Maine (second part) by A. Barine; P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret (Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929), by Arsene Alexandre; Lady-doctors, by Dr. Renault; Hachette's Boileau, by Frederic Masson; The Hotel de la Tremoille, by Claude Vento. This English Language version is not totally complete with all the illustrations. A few of the plates are bound before a new section, but present, but a number simply were not bound in. Here is a summary of the illustrations in the 4 volumes: Volume I has 92 of 93 illustrations present; Volume II has 87 of 93 plates called for; Vol. III has 88 of 94 plates called for; Vol. IV has 76 of 82 plates. Where plates are missing, they seem to simply not have been bound in, as opposed to excised from the books. In some cases the descriptive tissue guards are present but not the plates!. Since this was the second and final year of this marvelous publication, they may simply not have been available for the English version of the work. Most of the plates are in black & white with a small number hand coloured. The term "plates" is inclusive of both full page illustrations and those smaller ones engraved into the text pages. Nearly all of the illustrations have tissue guards, some with descriptive text. More images upon request. The finest hand coloured illustrations are found in Vol. II - "Birds of Paradise" which has 11 illustrations, 9 of them of rare & exotic Birds of Paradise printed on 3 full page plates; Vol. III - "Our Sporting Women" a treatise on women riding horses with 12 illustrations. Volume IV has only 2 of the 6 plates called for in the treatise on Women's dress of the Revolution & Directoire. Some of the artists whose work is included are; Emile Levy, Recipon, Saint-Elme Gautier, de Malischeff, Paul Collin, Claudius Popelin, J. J. Henner, Janinet, M. A. Toussaint, Albert Lynch, Madame de Holtorp, Grand Duke Michel Michailovitch, Leveau, J. Cochin, Fragonard, Carmontelle, Chevalier Lorimier, Bligny, Escalier, Madame Madeleine Lemaire, Eugene Lami, Guth, Francois Flameng, H. Rigaud, Moreau, Lancret, Boutet de Monvel, Saint-Aubin, Ary Scheffer, Rejchan, Isabey, Jules Girardet, Vigee-Lebrun, Carmontelle, Decaisne, Albert Besnard, Albrecht Dürer, Pittara, G. Clairin, Maxime Claude, de Penne, Victor Gilbert, Lucy Lee Robbins, A. Pasini, Dinet, Doucet, Raphael Collin, Marguerite Cresty, Louis Morin, Habert-Dys, Moreau-Neret, Marchetti, Eduardo Tofano, Gerome, Jean Beraud, Lopisgich, de Los Rios, A. Greux, Carle Vernet, Louis Morin, Debray, Ledru, Prud'hon, Fragonard, Monvel, Isaby, Rodin, Simon Petit, Hippolyte Flandrin, Ingres, Heim, Louis David, A. Greux, Chalot, Shipping negotiable. First Ed. 3/4 Calf Folio - 34 x 24 cm.; First Ed.

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[LEGER (Fernand)] - MASSON (Loys). L'illustre Thomas Wilson - Divertissement.
Edition illustree de 6 dessins et de 1 lithographie originale en couleurs en frontispice de Fernand Leger.Tire a 500 exemplaires numerotes sur velin satine BFK de Rives constituant l'edition originale, le notre portant le N°4.Exemplaire avec un tres bel envoi autographe signe de l'auteur "Mon cher Gervais, si je vous ai souvent ennuye avec ce livre, pardonnez-moi : j'etais impatient parce que je savais qu'il serait bien fait. Il est a moitie votre. Amicalement, Loys Masson".Le Gervais cite n'est autre que Andre-Charles Gervais, chef de fabrication et metteur en page de ce livre.Beaucoup connaissent de lui, l'excellent et tres celebre livre "Marionnettes et marionnettistes de France" (Bordas, 1947), mais cet homme fut un "touche a tout", directeur de theatre, metteur en ondes et realisateur, chef de fabrication, metteur en page et secretaire general chez Bordas, responsable de la Galerie Mai a Paris, exposant peintres, scupteurs, ceramistes et designers, et enfin fondateur de l'entreprise Alpha International (Architecture d'interieur, decoration et creation de mobilier). (Sources "Andre-Charles Gervais, biographie d'un honnete homme du XXe siecle" par Reynold Gervais et Beatrice Beyney-Gervais, edition a compte d'auteur, 1996).Tres bel exemplaire partiellement non coupe.

P., Bordas, 1948 (1947 pour le depot legal), 1 vol. in-12 br. sous couverture a rabats, de 1 ff de faux-titre, lithographie en couleurs, titre, pp. 7-164, justificatif, acheve d'imprimer, 1 ff.

[SW: Litterature Illustre moderne Fernand Leger Lithographie originale Envoi autographe signe Loys Masson Andre-Charles Gervais]

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Masson, Charles (pseudonym for James Lewis): Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Panjab; Including a Residence in Those Countries from 1826 To 1838. In Three Volumes. London: Richard Bentley, 1842

Quarter Leather. Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 volumes. xxix, 471; xvi, 464; xvi, 496 pages, 3 frontispieces, 3 other plates and 14 wood cuts. These volumes have a modern binding with attractive leather spines and marbled boards, new endpapers. All volumes lack the half-title pages, volumes I and II also lack the title pages. Volume I lacks page 471 (last page) with loss of a few lines and all pages up to xviii. Contents pages xix-xxvii have been bound at the back of the volume. One plate in volume III bound in volume II, page 120 by mistake. All plates and woodcuts present. Frontispiece vol I frayed on edges, slight worm holing first few pages of volume III. Charles Masson, alias James Lewis was arguably the Westerner with the best knowledge of Afghanistan in the 1830s. The best account of the turbulent years before the Afghan wars of the 1850s. A very hard to find set.

[SW: CHARLES MASSON, JAMES LEWIS, BALUCHISTAN, BALOCHISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, PUNJAB, PANJAB, JELALABAD, KALAT, KABUL, PEHAWAR, KYBER PASS, BAHAWALPUR, PAKISTAN, INDUS, INDIA, SIKHS, TAK, KUNDI, DARRABAND, KOHAT, CHITRAL, KANDAHAR, AFGHANS, TABRIZ, PERSIA, BAGDAD,]

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[Masson, Andre; Lapicque, Charles; Pignon, Edouard; Bores, Francisco]; Diderot, Denis: Das erzählerische Gesamtwerk von Denis Diderot. 4 Bände (Komplett). Band 1: Die Nonne. Band 2: Die indiskreten Kleinode. Band 3: Jacques der Fatalist und sein Herr. Band 4: Rameaus Neffe und Moralische Erzählungen. Berlin (Propyläen Verlag) 1966-1967.
1. Auflage. Mit 20 Federzeichnungen von Andre Masson, 25 Federzeichnungen von Charles Lapicque, 25 Federzeichnungen von Edouard Pignon, 25 Federzeichnungen von Francisco Bores. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. With many pen drawings by Andre Masson, Charles Lapicque, Edouard Pignon and Francisco Bores. Original silk binding with slipcases. Fine copy.

Original-Seidenbände. Groß-8º. Ca. 1500 Seiten. Pappschuber. Goldgeprägter Rückentitel auf Lederschildchen.

[SW: Literatur / literature, französische Literatur / french literature, 18. Jahrhundert / 18th century, Buchillustration / book illustration, illustrierte Bücher / illustrated books,]

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