Hemard Joseph Illustrator (7 results)

Hardcover. Octavo, xxvii, 808 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is black with gold print, illustration. Boards in black cloth, gold print, illustration; wear to spine caps, fraying to corners, blemishes, shelf wear. Text block has has gilt top edge; damp stains to endpapers, cracked rear hinge, shaken binding. Illustrated: "Illustrated by 525 vignettes" title page; b&w drawings. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409740. FP New Rockville Stock.

Nummerierte Auflage, 141. von 500 Exemplaren. 89 S. (3 Bl.). Original-Broschur mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Vorderes Innengelenk angebrochen, Papier dezent gebräunt. Sauber und in sehr schöner Erhaltung. Sprache: Französisch.

Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 753 (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 753. A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges. A few light scratches to wrappers, moderate rubbing to extremities, light fading to spine, spine lettering neatly re-drawn in ink. Light toning to interior, faint soiling to fore-edges in a few places, vivid illustrations. $450. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 753. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books.

Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout. Hemard's Witty View of French Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, Relieur-Editeur, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (7-1/2" x 6"; 19 x 15 cm). Original red publisher's wrappers bound into (later?) quarter burgundy morocco over gold-speckled marbled boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, deckle fore edges, patterned endpapers. Front publisher's wrapper mended with cellotape and rehinged, moderate toning to interior, negligible light foxing to margins of a few leaves, illustrations vivid, ink presentation inscription to limitation leaf. A very good copy. $1,250. * From an edition limited to 800 copies, this copy unnumbered ("Reserve") with a presentation inscription from publisher Rene Kieffer to the President of the Societe des Decorateurs. The Societe des artistes decorateurs was a collective established in 1901 to promote French design and decorative arts. Its founding members were influential in the development and promotion of the Art Deco style; Maurice Bokanowski served as president at the time of Code Civil's publication. In this work, Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. A prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, Hemard is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. He applied this treatment to two other legal works, Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Signed.

Paris, 1925. In an Extraordinary binding! (illustrator). Paris, 1925. In an Extraordinary binding! A Stunning Rene Kieffer Binding: Hemard's Art Deco Vision of the French Civil Code Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Hand-colored pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers bound into a stunning red and grey checkerboard calf binding, front board features a large gilt vignette depicting a nude women dangling from the scales of justice below an elaborate laurel band, the rear a gilt crutch upon a laurel wreath, raised bands, gilt ornaments, depicting mirrors surrounded by laurel, and gilt title to spine, patterned endpapers, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges, spine from wrappers tipped-in to rear endleaves. Light rubbing to extremities, small bookseller ticket (Rene Kieffer, Reliures d'Art) to verso of front free endpaper. Very light toning to text, somewhat heavier along fore-edges, vivid illustrations, internally clean. A remarkably well-preserved and desirable copy. $1,950. * From an edition limited to 800 copies, this is number 343. Joseph Hemard was a master of transforming dry, technical prose into vibrant works of art. In this edition, he applies his signature witty-and often irreverent-style to the official text of Articles 144 to 515 of the French Civil Code. The result is a satirical yet beautiful exploration of family law, from the complexities of divorce to the "power of the patriarch." Rene Kieffer was the preeminent Parisian binder of the 1920s, known for his bold, geometric designs that defined the Art Deco aesthetic. This specific binding, featuring a "checkerboard" calf and provocative gilt tooling, is a quintessential example of Kieffer's "Artist's Bindings." It represents a high point in the celebrated collaboration between the illustrator and the binder.

Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout. Hemard's Witty View of French Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher's wrappers bound into signed three-quarter red morocco over gold-speckled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges, patterned endpapers. Corners lightly bumped, light soiling to fore-edges of a few leaves. A notably well-preserved copy in a very handsome binding. $1,500. * From an edition limited to 800 copies, this number 413. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books.

Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 376 (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 376. A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers with protective tissue-paper wrapper, untrimmed edges. Binding slightly cocked, some rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends, creases and a few small cracks to spine. Light toning to text, vivid illustrations, internally clean. $750. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 376. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books.