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Leipzig; Verlag von Moritz Ruhl, no year [ca. 1900]. [21x14 cm]. 18 pp. + 13 plates of colour lithographies. Leporello binding. Original boards with a cloth backstrip. Lithographed front cover. Head of spine a trifle bumped. Corners slightly worn. A few small specks on the front board. The title-page is torn, a bit soiled, and with a small loss in upper margin. The textpages are very slightly creased. A few plates are slightly soiled, the first one with two scrape marks in the white area. A rather well-preserved copy of a scarce publication. The first edition was published in 1895, and a third edition in 1904.

[Skövde]; Strokirks Tryckeri, 1982. Originalupplaga. 18,5x18,5 cm. (4, 4 blanka) s. + 18 fotoplanscher. Grått originalklotband med ryggetikett i papper, placerad i svart klotkassett. Fint ex. Tryckt i 700 exemplar. Detta är nr 23 av 60 ""ur fotograf Björn Dawidssons egen upplaga"", signerad av Dawid i kolofonen. Med ett bilagt brev från Dawid till Anders Tornberg, skrivet i blyerts på ett A5-ark, vikt en gång. Dawid tackar för ett paket och uttrycker sig berömmande kring konstnären Jene Highstein, vars ""svarta skiva"" (inbjudningskortet till konstnärens vernissage hos Tornberg) inspirerat honom, vidare hoppas han att de båda kan ses vid Tornbergs nästa besök i Stockholm för att ""titta på lite saker"". Proveniens: Anders Tornberg Gallery, och med en stämpel som bekräftar detta.

Stockholm; Bonniers, 1937. Originalupplaga. 20,5x14 cm. 129, (1 blank) s. Grönt klotband (Leonard Gustafssons bokbinderi) med förgylld ryggtitel, stänkmålat övre snitt och med övriga snitt råskurna. Omslag samt ryggremsa medbundna. Exlibris för Stefan Andersson. Nedre pärmhörnen något tilltryckta. Främre omslaget med liten förlust vid nedre hörnet samt vikmärke vid det övre. Bakre omslaget aningen solkat i nedre marginalen. Fint ex. Den första av Martinsons tre böcker med naturessäer, följd av ""Midsommardalen"" (1938) och ""Det enkla och det svåra"" (1939). Dedikation med tre ritade blommor: ""Till Arvid Mårtensson från vännen Harry Martinson"". Mårtensson (1898-1972), chef för Gumperts Bokhandel i Göteborg. von Sydow: Harry Martinsons bibliografi. Del 1:9.

Tokyo; Sezon Museum of Art, 1995. 21x15 cm. 156, (2, 2 blanks) pp. Illustrated. Original printed wrappers, housed in the original linen bag with blue rope tie. A fine copy. Published at the occasion of Tuttle's exhibition at the museum. With bilingual text in Japanese and English. Contains, for instance, Gerhard Mack: ""Walking the Time Line. On Richard Tuttle's Art"", an epilogue by Shigemi Oka, biography, list of exhibitions, and bibliography. From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank page.

New York; Alfred van der Marck Editions, 1985. First edition. 29x23,5 cm. 208 pp. Publisher's red cloth with printed dustjacket. The jacket has a small speck on front inner flap. Spine ends and corners are a trifle bumped. A fine copy. ""The Red Couch marks the culmination of the four-year-adventure of two award-winning photographers who traversed the United States with an eight-foot-long red-velvet sofa and the dream of creating a portrait of America."" (front flap). Inscribed by Clarke to gallery owner Anders Tornberg: ""For Anders / Kevin Clarke / NYC 1994"". From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank page.

Pisa, 1959. First edition. 24,5x18 cm. (15, 1 blank) pp. Blank wrappers, stapled, with printed dustjacket. The oversized jacket is slightly chipped in top and lower margins. A fine copy. Printed on thick grey paper, the book contains poems by Lambert with Bertini's illustrations. No. 55 of 100 printed copies, signed at the colophon by Bertini, and inscribed by Lambert and his wife Åsa to Turkish-Swedish poet and photographer Lütfi Özkök and his wife Anne-Marie. Özkök, who mainly photographed authors and artists, a pair of iconic photos of Samuel Becket, for instance, had photo sessions with Lambert at several occasions, and with Bertini at least once.

Hanau; Esther Rosa, David Aubrius, 1634. 8:o. 19,5x12 cm. (16), 567, (1) pp. Full vellum with title in handwriting on spine, coloured edges. With a library discharge stamp, the signature of Swedish architect and classical philologist Carl Georg Brunius (1791-1869), and the signature of his brother August Wilhelm Brunius on front paste-down; also with the signature of an earlier owner (probably Fredrik Hjort, dated 1820), and with Carl Georg Brunius's signature repeated on front free endpaper. The binding is slightly soiled, and there is a small loss at head of spine. Pp. 12-14 and 191/192 have a small chip in outer margin. There are underlinings on pp. 43, 155, 184-185 and 485, and a small note by an early owner on pp. 139 and 141. Small cornerloss on pp. 215/216 and 557/558. There are a few scattered small specks and recurring light dampstains in lower and outer margins, sometimes affecting the text. A well-preserved copy. The German latinist Pareus (1576-1648) published several works on Plautus, among them the first complete edition of his plays. The first edition of his Lexicon was issued in 1614. VD17 23:243062S. Brunet IV:368-369.

Åhus; Kalejdoskop Förlag, 1987. 24,5x32,5 cm. 121 pp. Publisher's cloth with printed dustjacket. A very fine copy. With text in English, Swedish, and German. The book was published on the occasion of the artist's exhibition at Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund. The jacket is insignificantly soiled. A fine copy. Inscribed by Longobardi to the gallery owner in pencil on the half-title: ""Nino Longobardi 1987 / Per Anders con grande affetto / Lund 11/5/87"". From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank page.

Paris; The Obelisk Press, 1949. First edition. 19,5x14 cm. 368 & 326, (1, 1 blank) pp. Two volumes in original green cloth with gilt title on spines, issued without dustjackets. Spine ends and some of the corners are slightly bumped. There are a few small specks on the front boards. The first volume has a light vertical crease on spine, close to front joint. Contents are fine. Sexus was printed in a numbered edition of 3000 copies. This is copy no. 274. From the library of Peggy and Gerard Bonnier. Shifreen & Jackson A76a & A76b.

Stockholm; Bonniers, 1923. (Svenska författare utgivna av Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet IX). 25x18,5 cm. (1, 1 blank), xiii, (2, 1 blank), 363, (1 blank) & xv, (1 blank), 250 s. Gediget brunt halvmarokängband (Bonniers Bokbinderi) med ryggdekor i guld och svart, upphöjda bind, mönstrade pärmpapper och övre guldsnitt. Omslag ej medbundet. Obetydligt nött rygg. Pärmhörnen och främre pärmens papper lätt nötta. Fint ex. Med ett insatt tryckt dedikationsblad: ""Till Henrik Schück 2 november 1935 av utgivarne"", som förärats exemplaret på sin 80-årsdag som en hyllning till en tidigare utgivare av Kellgrens brev.

San Diego; University Art Gallery, 1984. 18x12,5 cm. (1, 1 blank), 457, (1 blank) pp. Illustrated. Original black wrappers. A fine copy. Contains texts and depicted art works by Orr, chronology and bibliography, as well as texts on Orr by McEvilley, Byars, and Marv Friedenn. Inscribed by Orr on the title page to gallery owner Anders Tornberg, who exhibited Orr's works in 1990: ""To Anders / thank you much. Love / Eric"".

Stockholm; Bonniers, 1979. 23,5x16 cm. 101, (1) pp. Publisher's boards with printed dustjacket. The jacket is slightly faded at spine and a trifle worn at corners. A fine copy of the first Swedish edition. Inscribed in Greek by the author, during his visit to Sweden when collecting the Nobel Prize for literature, to his Swedish publisher Gerard Bonnier, saying ""to Gerard Bonnier with warm thanks for the beautiful edition [the book in question] and my warmest regards / 79 / Elytis"".

New York; Harry N. Abrams, [1967]. 28x29,5 cm. 195, (1 blank) pp. With 143 illustrations, including 41 tipped-in colour plates. Publisher's grey cloth with printed dustjacket. The jacket is insignificantly soiled. A fine copy of the first full-length monograph on Jasper Johns. From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank page.

Tokyo; Galerie Watari, 1980. 30,5x12 cm. (16) pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. A few minimal specks on the wrappers. Very fine. Illustrated with 15 of Lewitt's wall drawings. Published in conjunction with the exhibition in Tokyo. From the library of Swedish collector Lars Thulin.

Stockholm; Bonniers, 1931. Originalupplaga. 19x13 cm. 330, (1, 1 blank) s. Samtida osignerat grönt klotband med förgylld ryggtitel och förgyllda bårder på ryggen. Främre omslaget medbundet. Obetydligt nötta ryggändar. Ett par svaga fläckar på främre snittet. En liten fläck på främre omslaget. En manuell rättning på s. 73, troligen av Bengtsson. Lätta blyertsmarkeringar i texten eller i yttermarginalen på drygt 60 sidor. Fint ex. Bengtssons andra essäsamling som ytterligare befäste hans ställning som landets främste i genren. Dedikation: ""Nils Ludvig / hjärtligen från Frans G. / Lund 17/12 1931"". Fin association. Mottagare var Bengtssons vän författaren Nils Ludvig Olsson (1893-1974), folkskollärare och som författare kallad endast Nils Ludvig. Olsson ger en fin beskrivning av Bengtsson i ""Frans G. Bengtsson. En minnesbok"" (1955). Arvidsson & Malmqvist: Frans G. Bengtsson. En bibliografi I:8.

Stockholm; Norstedt & Söner, 1873. 25,5x18 cm. vii, (1), 528 s. + 8 litograferade planscher + utvikbar karta i pärmficka. Förlagets bruna klotband med förgylld titel på rygg och främre pärm. Namnteckning på främre innerpärm (W. Schürer von Waldheim). Ett riss vid rygghuvudet. Fint ex. Ett standardverk. von Düben (1822-1892), läkare och etnograf, gjorde sina främsta insatser inom antropologin och etnografin med resor till bl. a. Afrika och Kina. Han genomförde forskningsresorna till Lappland med sin fru, från vars fotografier planscherna litograferats, åren 1868 resp. 1871; vid första resan besöktes fjällapparna i Lule lappmark, vid den andra skogslapparna i Sorsele, Lule och Pite lappmarker.

Braunschweig; Westermann, 1857-1858. 23,5x15,5 cm. xiv, 832 & (1, 1 blank), 833-1718 & (2, 2 blanks), 768 & (1, 1 blank), 769-1844 pp. Four volumes in contemporary brown half leather (Levin, Uppsala) with gilt decorations on spines, patterned paper on boards, marbled edges and endpapers. With the signature of Swedish librarian Carl Grönblad (1866-1938) in all volumes, and with his bookplate in the first volume. With the content of each volume (e.g. ""A-Cerasum"") in handwriting on the fore-edges. Extremities are slightly worn. Contents are fine, with just a few scattered small specks. A fine, complete set.

Stockholm; tryckt hos J. Hörberg, 1824. Originalupplaga. 8:o. 17,5x11 cm. 192, (1, 1 blank) s. Något senare brunt marmorerat pappband med ryggetikett i rött skinn. Obetydligt nötta ryggändar. Liten förlust i yttermarginalen på s. 105/106, samt i övre marginalen på s. 107/108. Återkommande svaga fuktfläckar i övre och yttre marginalen men en ovanligt fin inlaga. Livijns enda fullbordade roman som kritiserar ett bristfälligt rättsväsende, vilket används för att hålla två unga älskande isär. Svenskt litteraturlexikon skriver: ""Spader Dame är en bitande skarp samhällssatir och en märklig människoskildring, full av fantasi och bruten humor, groteska eller sprött lyriska infall och djärva metaforer. Den starkt subjektiva stilen i denna bok visar Livijn som lärjunge till författare som Sterne, Jean Paul, Tieck och E. T. A. Hoffman."" Bygdén II: 479.

New York; Pantheon Books, 1968. First edition. 21x14 cm. xxx, 705, (1 blank) & xvi, 707-1530 & xvii, (1 blank), 1531-2284 pp. 3 paperback volumes, housed in a card slipcase. The slipcase is rather worn and has cracks at the foldings. Spines are slightly spotted, the second and third volume are a trifle chipped at the foot of spine. One of Myrdal’s classic works, in which he proposes control of the populations, a wider distribution of agricultural land, and expansion of health care and the educational system, in order to achieve development and economical growth in Southeast Asia. It was published simultaneously in hardcover by The Twentieth Century Fund, and in paperback by Pantheon books. Inscribed to professor of orthopedics Gunnar Wiberg (1902-1988) Gunnar Wiberg: ""För Gunnar Wiberg från tillgivne vännen förf."" Wiberg did also receive an inscribed copy of Myrdal's ""An American Dilemma"", in which Myrdal thanks him for excellent care.

New York; Judith Christian Gallery, 1981. 21,5x27 cm. 14, (2) pp. Illustrated. Original printed wrappers, stapled, with a mounted colour plate on front wrapper. Minor scrape mark in front wrapper's inner margin. A fine copy. Contains a poem by Weil, detailed descriptions of the 11 exhibited lithographs and silkscreens, and list of exhibitions. Signed by Weil in pencil on front wrapper and the title page, where she has added ""HAND"" before the printed ""PRINTS"", and ""AND PRINTS / AND OVER / AND OVER / K'S"". From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank page.

Stockholm; Bonniers, 1956. Originalupplaga. 19x13 cm. 221, (1) s. Förlagets klotband med tryckt skyddsomslag. Främre omslag medbundet. Omslaget revigt, i övrigt ett fint ex. Romanen är en sorts återblick där författaren uppträder i rollen som oraklet i Delfi. Han tar också upp metafysiska frågeställningar från diktsamlingen Aftonland, vilka fortsätts i den kommande trilogin Pilgrimen. Dedikation till förläggarna Gerard och Peggy Bonnier: ""Till Gerard och Peggy med tack från vännen Pär Lagerkvist"".

Stockholm; Björck & Börjesson, 1907-1912. 21,5x15,5 cm. 333, (1) & (3, 1 blank), 337-436 & (3, 1 blank), 437-833 & (3, 1 blank), 835-1071 & (2, 2 blanka), 1073-1141, (1) & 30 s. Tre blå halvfranska band (Arne Nilsson) med förgyllda ryggtitlar och marmorerade pärmpapper. Samtliga omslag medbundna. Med bokbindarens exlibris i första volymen. Namnteckning på främre omslag till första delen (Alfred Ekberg, 1907) samt fjärde delen (Haraldson?). Cirkulationslista, daterad 1909, för Östra Holavedens Läseförening medbundet i andra volymen. Bakre omslag till första delen med några små veck och småfläckar. Några små bläckfläckar på andra delens bakre omslag. Tredje delens omslag aningen solkat. Fjärde delens främre omslag med några småfläckar och mindre naggar i marginalerna, bakre omslaget lite fläckat, med lagat övre hörn samt ett riss i nedre marginalen. S. 832-833 med fingeravtryck i yttermaerginalerna. S. 833/834 med två revor i yttermarginalen. Liten fläck i yttermarginalen på s. 983. Fina inlagor. En komplett följd av En Blå Bok i originalupplaga. En extra Blå Bok trycktes i 500 ex., detta onumrerat, samt innehåller 2 inklistrade illustrationer. Zetterlund I:97 & 98 & 104 & 105 & 127.

London; George Routledge & Sons, 1877. Fourth edition. 25,5x17 cm. Extra engraved title leaf, xi, (1), 234 pp. + 18 hand-coloured aquatint plates. Unsigned contemporary red half-morocco binding, spine gilt in compartments, red cloth over boards, gilt top edge, and marbled endpapers. Both panels and spine-strip of the original cloth binding are bound-in at end of the volume. With bookplate of Lord Trent. Spine and corners are slightly worn. There are a few scattered small stains and fingerprints. The bound-in rear cloth panel is a bit stained. A well-preserved copy. This book on the English eccentric John ""Mad Jack"" Mytton (1796-1834) was originally published in 1835.

Paris; Flammarion, 1930. First edition. No. 25 of 25 copies on papier vergé de Hollande. 248, (1, 1 blank) pp. Red half leather with raised bands and gilt compartments, top edge gilt and the others uncut, marbled boards and endpapers (Hedberg, Stockholm). Wrappers and spine-strip are preserved. Bookplate of Swedish collector Magnus Lindquist on front paste-down. Head of spine is insignificantly worn. Very fine. Henri Barbusse’s political commitment arises as he volunteers as a private soldier in WWI. After the anti-militarist and anti-fascist writings of the early 1920’s, Barbusse visits Moscow for the first time in 1927, in the commemoration of the Revolution of 1917. In Moscow he writes Élévation, which constitutes a trilogy on a Christian theme together with Jésus (1927) and Les Judas de Jésus (1927). With unabridged political fervour, Barbusse aims at showing the true core of Christ’s experience, as a Revolutionary, judged and chastised by the Church and the State for his Communist belief. Inscribed: “au Dr. E. Hultmark / cordial hommage de l’auteur / Henri Barbusse“. Dr. Emil Hultmark (1872-1943), Swedish art historian, author, and collector.

Frankfurt; Galerie Grässlin-Ehrhardt, 1990. 40x25,5 cm. 7, (1 blank) pp. With illustrated paste-downs. Original printed boards. Spine ends and corners are a bit bumped, and there are a few small specks on the boards, otherwise fine fine. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Galerie Grässlin-Ehrhardt Oct. 13--Nov. 24, 1990. With the essay ""Martin Kippenberger? Is he master of puppets?"", by Merlin Carpenter. Issued in 1000 copies. With a laid-in greeting from Susanne Hofmann at Galerie Grässlin, written on the gallery's stationery. Koch, Annotated catalogue raisonné of the books by Martin Kippenberger 1977-1997, no. 87.