Gerald W. Cloud
Rare Books • Manuscripts • Archives
GWC Books specializes in antiquarian books, in particular American, British, and French literature, the history of printing and typography, artists' books, as well as unique bindings, typographical curiosities, and early printed books & ephemera from the Continent. We are frequently active in the French auction market and offer representation to buyers at sales abroad. Our services include finding difficult to locate books, sale by consignment, and consultation for appraisals.
Featured Books
Elogia virorum literis illustrium: In praise of men of letters
184 entries of celebrated figures, a description of Giovio’s famous Museo with 60 woodcut portraits
A Remarkable Survival: The Library of the Baronne Isabelle de Montolieu, 1718-1826
THE LIBRARY OF THE BARONNE ISABELLE DE MONTOLIEU, spanning 1718-1826, is a remarkable collection documenting of one of the most prolific writer-translators of the late 18th / early 19th centuries
The Birds of Acid
The Birds of Acid is a response to John J. Audubon’s extraordinary Birds of America. In this work Didier Mutel reinterprets, in his own way, this monument in the history of engraving and printmaking.
Resolution 217A des Nations Unies: Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme.
R217A reproduces the text of the United Nations Resolution 217A, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, made December 10, 1948, which was ratified by the UN General Assembly in Paris by 58 member states.Featured Book Artists
Atelier Didier Mutel
Didier Mutel is an engraver, book artist, and director of Atelier Didier Mutel, the oldest continuously operating engraving studio in France, established in 1793 by Jean-Charles Rémond.