Founded in 1876 by Albert Quantin , printing and bookshop that bore his name became a prominent place in book publishing luxury for children, adults with a predilection for works of art in large format on fine paper and publishing religious books. Located 7 rue Saint-Benoit, the factory was enlarged by Albert Quantin who added the numbers 5, 9 and 11.
Devoted primarily to the work of printing, the fund takes Quantin renowned publishing house of Jules Claye, home of the famous Second Empire development workshops reproduction, and intaglio etching, through the purchase of advanced equipment, enables him to specialize in the art book and recognition in the field of illustrated books luxury. In his capacity as a printer, he adds that of editor and works in building a rich and varied catalog. In the field of fine arts, he edited the complete works of Manet, Rembrandt, Boucher, Van Dyck ... which I offer today, a few books for sale. In literature, it brings into beautiful works of illustrated volumes Balzac, Flaubert, George Sand, or Goethe Vallès. Shareholder the famous Jules Hetzel, he also published the complete works of Victor Hugo . Possessing a monopoly of printing the Palais Bourbon, he publishes analytical reports. In addition, other special collections: a "Parliamentary Library", a "military" and "popular."
Catalogue Home Quantin also made a large place in the book to the collection of images with albums youth, he launched in 1885. Under the heading of child Encyclopedia, this collection introduces the Parisian publisher in the field of books for children who developed considerably in the late nineteenth century. His entry into the publishing child is accompanied, in the light of existing productions in the field, a willingness to modernize through artistic and literary quality of "works made with the dual aim to please and educate" . Many major publishers from the late 19th century humanists were ... We could not hurt to list.
I would not see a single default to these works. They no longer fit into our libraries and our cramped desks are so small for browsing ... Pierre
BALLU (Roger). The Work of Barye. Maison Quantin, Paris 1890 - large folio (32 x 45 cm), XXXII-186 pp. Full cloth binding, with supervision of the editor of a red band and artist name. Preface by Eugène Guillaume. 80 boards inset in photogravure, etching on Holland and numerous vignettes in the text. Original edition of this reference book on the work of the great animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875). Copy in good condition. Beautiful vellum without spots. Interior and boards very fresh. € 200 + shipping
MANTZ (Paul). François Boucher. Lemoyne and Natoire. Former House Quantin, Paris, nd (1890). Full cloth binding, with supervision of the editor of a red band and artist name .194 pp. Folio. Numerous engravings in the text, banners, initials and tail-lamp and 32 engraved plates with snakes: a portrait by Boucher Lalauze by Lundberg, an engraving after Lemoyne, 2 from Natoire, 27 of after Boucher and 1 from Baldwin. Index. Table of engraved plates and text contained in the volume. Copy in good condition. Beautiful vellum without spots. Interior and boards very fresh. € 200 + shipping
MANTZ (Paul). Hans Holbein. Drawings and prints under the direction of Edward Hare. Former House Quantin, Paris, nd (circa 1890). 201pp. Full cloth binding, with supervision of the editor of a red band and artist name. Folio. Frontispiece. Many bands, labels, cul-de-lamp and illustrations in the text, 27 plates engraved inset with snakes (24 from Edward Hare and 3 plates engraved by Ch Courtry, H. Valentin, and H. Lefort). Catalogue of paintings by Holbein. Index. Table of engraved plates and text contained in the volume. Florets, the decorated letters and cul-de-lamp chapters are written by Holbein. Copy in good condition. Beautiful vellum without spots. Interior and boards very fresh. € 200 + shipping
Lafenestre (George). The life and work of Titian. Former House Quantin. nd (circa 1890). Full cloth binding, with supervision of the editor of a red band and artist name. Folio. Hardcover. 326 pp. Etching in black and white frontispiece. Illustrated with numerous etchings and engravings in black and white in text and on plates. 1477-1487, Pieve di Cadore, The Vecellio Family, Children of Titian. Venice in the late fifteenth century beginnings of Venetian painting. Giorgione ... Copy in good condition. Beautiful vellum without spots. Interior and boards very fresh. € 200 + shipping
Guiffrey (Jules). Anthony Van Dyck. His life, his work. Maison Quantin, Paris 1892, large folio (32 x 45 cm). Full cloth binding, with supervision of the editor of a red band and artist name. 302 pages. Frontispiece portrait etching with snakes. Numerous engravings in etchings and photogravure, with curve. Illustrations and woodcuts in black and white in the text and inserts. Anthony Van Dyck A, sonnet by Sully Prudhomme. The family of Van Dyck Van Dyck Van Balen and Rubens, his early works. Stay Van Dyck in Italy. Catalog of the work ... ... Copy in good condition. Exposed area on the first dish. Beautiful vellum without spots. Interior and boards very fresh. € 180 + shipping
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