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Denis Bajram. UNIVERSAL WAR ONE (MARVEL EDITION). [SN27987] $25 NY: Marvel, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, color illustrations, leather. VF/VF. The English language edition of this French sci-fi series. From the publisher: "The European best-seller - now finally presented in English! In the midst of a latent civil war between the core planets and outlying planetary settlements, an immense wall has cut our solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter, and it's up to a band of soldiers facing court martial to investigate the phenomenon. They're the men and women of the Purgatory Squadron. For which crimes are they here? And can they work together long enough to stay alive once they enter... The Wall? Collects Soleil: Universal War One #1-3."
Kyle Baker. THE BAKERS: DO THESE TOYS BELONG SOMEWHERE? [SN24550] $19 NY: Kyle Baker, 2006. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 96pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Cartoons and comic strips about Kyle's own family.
Kyle Baker. McGruder, Aaron & Reginald Hudlin. BIRTH OF A NATION. [SN18893] $15 NY: Crown, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. An original graphic novel.
Kyle Baker. YOU ARE HERE. [SN24443] $15 NY: Vertigo/DC, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF. An original graphic novel.
Kyle Baker. KING DAVID. [SN26300] $20 NY: Vertigo, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 104pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Kyle Baker's irreverent - yet biblically accurate - retelling of "the majestic tale of a little sheep-herding squirt who would one day lead the mighty forces of Israel!"
Matt Baker. Waller, Leslie. IT RHYMES WITH LUST. [SN24417X] $15 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2007. 1st thus. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 136pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A "replica" edition of a 1949 graphic novel written by Waller with art by Matt Baker. The story is a noir soap opera along the lines of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers or Leave Her to Heaven.
Creaturebox (Greg Baldwin & Dave Guertin). CREATUREBOX: THOUGHTS, SCRIBBLES + MADNESS, VOLUME 3. [SN28840X] $15 np: privately printed, 2010. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 32pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by the artists. A great new book by this illustration & design team. Dave & Greg's description: "Following monstrously in the footsteps of the sold out Volume 1, Volume 2, and Palindrone Robot Supply, CreatureBox has returned with a new year of quirky robots, maniacal monsters, and valiant spacemen. Thoughts, Scribbles, + Madness: Volume 3 collects a broad range of re-envisioned concepts, illustrations, and many never before seen creations for 2010! "The limited edition sketchbook measures 5.5w x 8.5h and includes 28 pages of full color artwork. In addition, each book comes complete with a 40 minute, region free, progressive scan DVD displaying [six] all new character designs from start to finish."
Ben Balistreri. SEAWEED, BOOK 1: THE CURE FOR MILDEW. [SN24137X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Folio (15 ½" x 12 ½"), 64pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A beautifully illustrated graphic novel. Plus, 24 pages of development, rough sketches, and notes on the making of the book. Ben is currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks. Some of his past credits include being the character design supervisor for the 5th and 6th seasons of "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends", a storyboard artist and character designer at Nickelodeon on Danny Phantom, and a character designer at Disney TV. He's been nominated for five Annie Awards.
James Bama. JAMES BAMA: AMERICAN REALIST. [SN20401X] $125 San Jose: Flesk, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. The deluxe slip cased edition limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by Bama, Kane & Jilbert. This is the first book to span Bama's entire career. Magazine illustrations, paperback book covers, and advertising. Chapters examine his work in pop culture, horror, science fiction, adventure and western genres, concluding with his most recent fine art endeavors. Over 260 color illustrations (of which more than 85 are from the original art) and over 30 personal photographs of family and modeling shoots. Includes every Bama Doc Savage cover! Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Foreword by Len Leone. This deluxe edition, limited to 1000 copies, includes a DVD of Paul Jilbert's one-hour documentary of the artist.
James Bama. JAMES BAMA: AMERICAN REALIST. [SN21652X] $35 San Jose: Flesk, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. This is the regular hardcover edition.
Tom Bancroft. CREATING CHARACTERS WITH PERSONALITY. [SN26302] $15 NY: Watson-Guptill, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (mild shelf wear). "From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan-plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels-make a complex subject accessible to every artist." Introduction by Glen Keane.
Tom Bancroft. TOM BANCROFT SKETCHBOOK 2. [SN28921X] $10 np: privately printed, 2010. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 32pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Tom is a former Disney supervising animator (Mulan's Mushu among others) as well as a director of Veggietales. He's illustrated children's books, comic books, and character designed for film, TV, and video games. He wrote and illustrated the character design instruction book "Creating Characters with Personality." His sketchbook.
Bannister. LES ENFANTS D'AILLEURS T.3 - LE MAITRE DES OMBRES. [SN24399X] $15 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 46pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF.
Milton Banta & John Ushler. Werner, Jane. MICKEY MOUSE AND HIS SPACE SHIP. [SN11407] $35 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1952. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, 29 color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG+ (only lightly worn). A Little Golden Book.
Jean Barbaud. Cailleteau, Thierry. GUEULES DE ZINGS. [SN27844X] $65 Paris: Vents d’Ouest, 1993. 2001 reprint. Square 4to (11-13"), 176pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A survey of the world's military aircraft featuring 170 of Barbaud's wonderful aviation cartoons. Barbaud has a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to caricature aircraft. If you are an aviation buff, you will love this book. Text in French.
Jean Barbaud. LES DENTS DE LA GUERRE. [SN28162X] $50 Paris: Bamboo, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 140pp, color illustrations, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Jean Barbaud. Richez Hervé, LES DÉZINGUERS 1: ESCADRILLE CASSE-COUSOUS. [SN28164X] $25 Bamboo, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Jean Barbaud. Duval, Fred. LT. MAC FLY VOL. 1: QUE L'AIR FORCE SOIT AVEC VOUS! [SN22087X] $40 Paris: Delcourt, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A collection of humorous short comic stories about a USAF pilot. Barbaud is a former animator with a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to both capture and caricature aircraft. In this volume, he draws the F-16, F-15, A-10, F-22, and others. Text in French. Out of print.
Jean Barbaud. Duval, Fred. LT. MAC FLY VOL. 1: QUE L'AIR FORCE SOIT AVEC VOUS! [SN28269X] $30 Paris: Delcourt, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A collection of humorous short comic stories about a USAF pilot. Barbaud is a former animator with a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to both capture and caricature aircraft. In this volume, he draws the F-16, F-15, A-10, F-22, and others. Text in French. Out of print.
Jean Barbaud. Duval, Fred. LT. MAC FLY VOL. 3: LE FOU MANDCHOU. [SN22088X] $35 Paris: Delcourt, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Here is the synopsis from the publisher: "An American spy plane is captured by the Chinese Army for technological study. Panicking, the CIA send Lieutenant Mac Fly to China to steal the results of the study by a Professor Hang, otherwise known as the Mad Manchurian. The professor soon realises that Mac Fly is, in fact, the son of the man who saved his life in Vietnam. As a man of honour, he decides to repay his debt, and saves Mac Fly from certain death." Barbaud is a former animator with a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to both capture and caricature aircraft. In this volume, he draws an F-4, Harrier, A-10, F-14, and others. Text in French. Out of print.
Jean Barbaud. Duval, Fred. LT. MAC FLY VOL. 3: LE FOU MANDCHOU. [SN28270X] $25 Paris: Delcourt, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. Here is the synopsis from the publisher: "An American spy plane is captured by the Chinese Army for technological study. Panicking, the CIA send Lieutenant Mac Fly to China to steal the results of the study by a Professor Hang, otherwise known as the Mad Manchurian. The professor soon realises that Mac Fly is, in fact, the son of the man who saved his life in Vietnam. As a man of honour, he decides to repay his debt, and saves Mac Fly from certain death." Barbaud is a former animator with a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to both capture and caricature aircraft. In this volume, he draws an F-4, Harrier, A-10, F-14, and others. Text in French. Out of print.
Jean Barbaud. Zaïnal, Alexandra. POMPIERS EN ZINGS. [SN29052X] $30 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 2004. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 68 pages, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A survey of the world's fire-fighting aircraft featuring Barbaud's wonderful aviation cartoons. Barbaud has a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to caricature aircraft. Text in French.
Jean Barbaud. POSTCARD SET. [SN22005X] $3 self-published, 2006. 1st. Four color postcards, VF. Four color postcards: P-38 Lightning. P-40 Warhawk. P-51 and a Ford Mustang. A Bristol F2.b fighter.
Jean Barbaud, Herval, Frank, et al. L'INEDIT #22. [SN22124X] $20 Belgium: 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 76pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Subtitled "the drawings that you doubtless never would not have seen," this Belgian fanzine features sketchbook drawings of bande dessinée artists. This issue features: Also: artwork from Rigano, Wieringo, others. Excellent reproduction on heavy slick stock.
André Barbe. CINEMA 1. [SN24944] $75 Lucon: Glenat, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (very slight cover wear). A very sharp copy. A collection of Barbe's beautifully rendered, utterly amazing cinematic erotic cartoon strips filled with sensuous doe-eyed females and incredible invisible transitions. This was reprinted in the US as "Cinema." A sharp copy of a very scarce title, even in France.
André Barbe. CINEMA 2. [SN24946] $100 Lucon: Glenat, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (very slight cover wear). A very sharp copy. A collection of Barbe's beautifully rendered, utterly amazing cinematic erotic cartoon strips filled with sensuous doe-eyed females and incredible invisible transitions. These strips were never reprinted in book form in the US. A sharp copy of a very scarce title, even in France.
André Barbe. LE CONDOTTIERE. [SN8295] $45 Paris: Editions du Cygne, 1980. 1st. Oblong folio, 32pp, 12 color plates, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (corners lightly rubbed). A deluxe edition of a single Barbe strip.
André Barbe. CONFESSE. [SN27788X] $25 Grenoble: Glenat, 1996. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This could be considered an ABC book, of a decidedly French nature. In this book, two lovers entwined bodies form each letter of the alphabet. Another exquisite book by Barbe. Minimal text in French.
André Barbe. TOUT DANS LA TETE. [SN24953] $60 Paris: Albin Michel, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VG+ (some thumbdents to the covers, generally clean, flat & sound). A collection of Barbe cartoons, single panel and sequential, as well as his cinematic erotic cartoon strips. Beautifully rendered, erotic cartoons filled with luscious doe-eyed females. Scarce.
André Barbe. JEUX D'EAU PORTFOLIO. [SN23168X] $60 Moulineaux: Glenat, 2004. 1st. 24 8.5” x 8.5” monochrome plates in a printed box, VF/VF. One of 1000 numbered copies. A girl slips out of her clothes and into a public fountain... A fantasy told in 20 panels each presented as a single plate in this portfolio. With four additional plates including one reproducing the 20 panels in sequence and another with an extensive bibliography.
André Barbe. MODELES DEPOSES. [SN23169X] $26 Moulineaux: Glenat, 1995. Small 4to (9-11”), 48pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A series of full-page single panel cartoons created expressly for this book by Barbe. Half of the wordless cartoons are devoted to female models and the other half to sculpture.
André Barbe. NOUS SOMMES TROP. [SN23592M] $50 Glenat, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF. An early Barbe cartoon collection with equal servings of sequential cartoons and full-page panoramic gag panels. Only a handful of the erotic nudes that would become Barbe’s hallmark.
Alessandro Barbucci & Barbara Canepa. SKY DOLL 2: AQUA. [SN22586X] $14 Toulon: Soleil, 2002. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The two emissaries, with Sky Doll in tow, journey to a psychedelic water planet. Text in French.
Alessandro Barbucci & Barbara Canepa. SKY DOLL (MARVEL EDITION). [SN27998X] $20 NY: Marvel, 2009. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF/VF. The English language edition of this bestselling album series. This English language text by C.B. Cebulski is better than the first English language translation published by Heavy Metal. This Marvel edition reproduces the pages 8-inches high, as opposed to 12-inches high in the original French. From the publisher: "The internationally acclaimed best-seller is now finally presented in English! Meet Noa, a so-called Sky Doll; a life-like female android without rights, who exists only to serve the State's needs and desires. But when Noa meets two so-called "missionaries" who aid in her escape from her tyrannical master, all hell breaks loose for our cyborg siren as she uncovers clues that she may be much more than just a robotic toy. The first release in a new partnership between Marvel and cutting-edge French publisher Soleil! Collects Sky Doll #1-3."
Alessandro Barbucci & Barbara Canepa. SKY DOLL 3 MATITE (2B ITALIAN). [SN26568X] $50 Torino: Pavesio, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 108pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Literally, "Sky Doll Pencils." We carried the French limited edition until it sold out and we are pleased to have located some copies of the nearly identical Italian limited edition. It reproduces the third and final Sky Dolls volume (with an alternate ending) in its pencil form: the left-hand pages reproduce the artist's loose pencil sketches and the right-hand pages reproduce the finished pencil pages. The final ten pages of this version of Sky Doll 3 concludes the story arc rather than the final version’s "to be continued." A more satisfying ending, if I say so myself. Text in Italian. Sky Doll Tomes 1 - 3 in a slip case Plus - a Bonus!
The slip case front and back
The Special Editions of Tomes 1 & 2
The 2006 edition of Tome 3 (plus the slip case).
The cover and three illustrations from Claire Wendling's bonus Sky Doll Catalogue Alessandro Barbucci & Barbara Canepa. SKY DOLL COFFRET. [SN19353X] $200 Toulon: Soleil, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 124pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF in NF slip case in shrinkwrap. Limited to 1000 copies. This beautifully designed slip cased edition of Sky Doll contains special editions of Sky Doll Tomes 1 & 2 plus a bonus soft cover "Sky Doll Catalogue," all in a slip case originally designed to also hold Tome 3. (It was originally planned for this item to be released with volume 3 included, but due to the long and unforeseen delay of volume 3, this item was finally released without it.) The "Sky Doll Catalogue" is a full-color 28-page book fully illustrated & designed by Claire Wendling. The slip case is specially illustrated and embossed. Strictly limited to 1000 copies. Text in French. This item sold out quickly and is long out of print. The Claire Wendling booklet was never made available separately. We have included a separate 2006 edition of Soleil Sky Doll Tome 3, the long-awaited third volume, to complete the set.
Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, Agnes Fouquart, et al. Buchet, Philippe & Jean David Morvan. LES CHRONIQUES DE SILLAGE TOME 4. [SN22123X] $28 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A spin-off of the best-selling Sillage series. This anthology tells five stories of Nävis' world by guest artists Barbucci & Canepa, Agnes Fouquart, Steven Lejeune, Philippe Larbier, and Javier N.B. With five chapter illustrations by Julen Ribas. From the publisher: "A tender story from her childhood; a day of window-shopping; fateful reunions with allies and enemies from volume 4; and a vigorous training course: these new, untold stories from Nävis' life are not to be missed under any circumstances." Text in French. Barbucci & Canepa's First Hit: The Monster Allergy Series
Alessandro Barbucci. Centomo, Katja & Francesco Artibani. MONSTER ALLERGY, TOME 1. [SN23197X] $25 Toulon: Soleil, 2003. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Barbucci & Canepa worked for Disney creating storyboards, animation & comics for the Italian market, before breaking out with this album and then Sky Doll. This young adult graphic novel series is about Zick who has an allergy to monsters that enables him to find the household monsters in his seaside village. Drawing by Barbucci. Coloring by Canepa. Text in French.
Clive Barker. ABARAT. [SN13281] $50 NY: Harper Collins, 2002. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xxv, 394pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. Signed on the title page. The first book in an epic fantasy series. Illustrated in color with over 100 paintings by Barker.
Clive Barker. Burke, Fred. CLIVE BARKER, ILLUSTRATOR. [SN12923] $30 Forestville, CA: Eclipse, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xxvi, 126pp, 31 color and over 100 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (very slight shelf wear). The first collection of the horror writer and director's drawings & paintings. Introduction by Steve Bissette.
Clive Barker. BOOKS OF BLOOD - VOLUME TWO. [SN22919] $60 London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984. 1st edition. 8vo (8-9”), 150pp, hardcover cloth. NF/Fine (pages slightly yellowed). Inscribed by the author. Color cover painting by Barker. From the dust-jacket: "So read. Read and learn. "It's best to be prepared for the worst, after all, and wise to learn to walk before breath runs out. "Everybody is a book of blood; Wherever we're opened, we're red."
Clive Barker. BOOKS OF BLOOD - VOLUME THREE. [SN22918] $60 London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1985. 1st edition. 8vo (8-9”), 182pp, hardcover cloth. NF/Fine (pages slightly yellowed). Inscribed by the author. Color cover painting by Barker. From the dust-jacket: "So read. Read and learn. "It's best to be prepared for the worst, after all, and wise to learn to walk before breath runs out. "Everybody is a book of blood; Wherever we're opened, we're red."
Robert Barker. May, Julian. SHOW ME THE WORLD OF MODERN AIRPLANES. [SN1246] $20 Cleveland, OH: Pennington, 1959. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 61pp, two-color illustrations throughout, hardcover cloth. VG/VG price-clipped dust-jacket. A very cool juvenile book by the sci-fi/fantasy writer Julian May.
Carl Barks. THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY #1. [SN22991] $175 Scottsdale, AZ: Another Rainbow, 1984. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 664pp, color and b&w illustrations, pictorial cloth. 3 VF vol in NF slip case (slight shelf wear to slip case). The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. This set reprints Donald Duck stories from Four Color 9-223 (1942-1949). These are the classic adventure stories (The Mummy's Ring, Sheriff of Bullet Valley, Lost in the Andes, Frozen Gold) that inspired George Lucas and numerous others. These volumes are packed with extra bonus materials including previously unpublished artwork and Duck paintings in color!
Carl Barks. THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY #2. [SN22992] $195 Scottsdale, AZ: Another Rainbow, 1986. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), color and b&w illustrations, pictorial cloth. 3 VF vol. in VF slip case. The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. This is the second set reprinting Donald Duck stories. It contains Donald Duck stories from Four Color 308-422 and Donald Duck 26-138. These volumes are packed with extra bonus materials including previously unpublished artwork and Duck paintings in color!
Carl Barks. THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY #3. [SN22990] $150 Scottsdale, AZ: Another Rainbow, 1984. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 772pp, color and b&w illustrations, pictorial cloth. 3 VF vol. in NF slip case (light wear to slip case). The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. This set reprints Uncle Scrooge Comics #1-20 (1952-1958) as well as a wealth of bonus material, including six Duck paintings in color on the endpapers!
Carl Barks. THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY #8. [SN16468] $225 Scottsdale, AZ: Another Rainbow, 1983. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 744pp, b&w and color, pictorial cloth. 3 VF vol. in NF slip case (slight shelf wear to slip case). Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #95-166.
Carl Barks. THE FINE ART OF WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK BY CARL BARKS. [SN28325] $950 Scottsdale, AZ: Another Rainbow, 1981. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 311pp, 135 color plates (12 gate-folds), numerous b&w illustrations and photographs, maroon leather in matching slipcase. Fine in NF slipcase. #214 of 1875 signed copies. While well-heeled collectors can buy the original paintings (I witnessed a Scrooge McDuck money bin painting sell at auction for over $250,000!), this book is the only repository for the vast majority of Barks' duck paintings. This massive volume includes all 122 of Barks’ 1971-1976 Disney oil paintings; reproduces 12 oils as giant 12”x 16” foldouts; annotates his paintings, examines his life, and studies his comic book work in 30,000 words of accompanying text; publishes a previously unpublished ten-page story (Donald Duck in "Silent Night."); and reproduces photographs of “the good duck artist” at home and at work. About This Edition:
Carl Barks. FUNNYWORLD #16. [SN25174] $20 1974. 4to (11-13"), 44pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF. Special Carl Barks Issue. Color cover painting by Barks.
Carl Barks. A LITHOGRAPHIC SUITE OF PRELIMINARY PAINTINGS BY CARL BARKS. [SN16225] $1500 Scottsdale: Another Rainbow, 1986. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), color illustrations, folder. VF. #228 of 500 suites with each print numbered and initialed by Barks and signed and numbered on a limitation page. A suite of ten four-color lithographs on 100% cotton fiber paper of preliminary concepts and idea sketches painted in mixed media on illustration board or Masonite during 1982 to 1986. All are reproduced the same size as the original art. These prelims have never been reprinted.
Carl Barks. UNCLE SCROOGE - HIS LIFE AND TIMES. [SN25649] $225 Berkeley: Celestial Arts, 1987. 1st trade edition. Folio (13" or taller), 376pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. NF/NF (slight toning to white dust-jacket). This edition was published in 1987 on the 40th anniversary of the creation of Uncle Scrooge (after a limited signed & numbered edition published in 1981). This book has a new Barks' Scrooge story, Go Slowly the Sands of Time, as well as 11 classic Barks Scrooge stories, all with lush airbrush coloring by Peter Ledger. Other features are an appreciation by George Lucas, an introduction by Carl Barks, an interview with Gare Barks, an essay by Michael Barrier, a Barks Scrooge checklist, and an afterword by publisher of the limited edition (and the Producer of Star Wars) Gary Kurtz.
Glenn Barr. DeMatteis, J. M. BROOKLYN DREAMS #1-4 (SET). [SN10429] $30 NY: Paradox Press, 1994. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 384pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. The first printing of the eclectic Glenn Barr's second graphic novel.
Glenn Barr. THE LOWLIFE COMPANION: SELECTED DRAWINGS FROM GLENN BARR. [SN28414] $125 Philadelphia: Tin Man Alley, 2003. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color illustrations, softcover color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A great collection of sketchbook drawings. A companion volume to Barr's painting collection Lowlife Paradise. Out of print.
Glenn Barr. Cardwell, Damon. MARS ON EARTH. [SN6791] $30 NY: Piranha Press, 1992. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 112pp, 1 color and 67 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A series of comic short shorts about a Los Angeles lowlife named Mars. Bowling, drinking, hot rods, hot girls, and sex are all beautifully illustrated in pen & ink & wash. The eclectic Barr's first graphic novel.
Ron Barrett. THE DAILY BLAB. [SN11718] $20 NY: Random House, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover wraps. Fine. "The first children's book like a newspaper." A subversive humor book for children written & illustrated by the longtime National Lampoon contributor.
Dan Barry & Harvey Kurtzman. FLASH GORDON. [SN8329] $30 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1988. 1st. Large 4to (12.5-13"), 136pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Harvey Kurtzman, Dan Barry, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis: with the all-star crew working on this strip, it was doomed to failure. This single volume reprints the complete run of the daily strip (November 1951-April 1953) from syndicate proofs. Also included are Kurtzman's layout roughs and Frank Frazetta's penciled dailies. Plus additional art by Frazetta and Davis.
Dan Barry & Harvey Kurtzman. FLASH GORDON. [SN5242M] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1988. 1st. Large 4to (12.5-13"), 136pp, b&w, softcover wraps. Fine.
Charles Barsotti. FROM THE VERY BIG DESK OF.... [SN24529] $20 NY: Bulfinch, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 112pp, 100 b&w cartoons, hardcover boards. VF/Fine. A collection of business cartoons from The New Yorker cartoonist.
Charles Barsotti. KINGS DON'T CARRY MONEY. [SN12047] $30 NY: Dodd, Mead, 1987. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 160pp, 140 b&w drawings, hardcover boards. VF/Fine. "Cartoonist Charles Barsotti's drawings of kings, clowns, struggling artists, and small dogs have been cheering readers of the New Yorker. Like Sabatini's Scaramouche, 'Born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was mad.'" Barsotti's second cartoon collection.
Charles Barsotti. KINGS DON'T CARRY MONEY. [SN3168] $20 NY: Dodd, Mead, 1987. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), unpaginated, 140 b&w drawings, hardcover cloth. Fine/NF. Due to a printing error, the first 32 pages are repeated, but no pages are missing. The New Yorker cartoonist's second cartoon collection.
Ralph Barton. Balzac, Honore. DROLL STORIES (2 VOLS.). [SN3793] $95 NY: Boni & Liveright, 1928. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xxxii, 557pp, 31 b&w (with red accents) plates, cloth spine, textured decorative paper over hardcover boards. VG (papered corners worn through to boards, two small tears to spine cloth), internally VG+. #101 of 2050 copies published for subscribers only and signed by the publishers Boni & Liveright. Lovely bawdy illustrations by the famed caricaturist. Complete in two volumes.
Ralph Barton. Loos, Anita. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. [SN5400] $20 NY: Boni & Liveright, 1925. 13th printing, 1926. Small 8vo (7.5-8”), 217pp, about 33 illustrations, cloth spine, printed boards w/title plate laid-on. VG+ (lower corners lightly bumped, rubbed). Caricaturist Barton's most celebrated illustrated work.
Ralph Barton. GOD'S COUNTRY: A SHORT HISTORY. [SN19259] $150 NY: Knopf, 1929. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), x, 330pp, about 33 illustrations, pictorial cloth. VG (lower corners lightly bumped, rubbed, front hinge starting, binding sound). #68 of 110 copies printed on Navarre rag paper and signed by the artist. Caricaturist Barton's caricatured history of America, fully illustrated. A sample: "At first, as in all wars, it was great fun to run amok over the familiar countryside shooting at real, live, white men, worrying not a whit about humdrum business affairs and finding chance barmaids a relief from humdrum wives. Then, as in all wars, the other side began to shoot, the food became scarce, the pay uncertain and the winters cold."
Antoine-Louis Barye. ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE AND THE AMERICAN COLLECTOR. [SN21745X] $25 NY: Graham & Sons, 2004. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, 78 color photos, softcover wraps. VF. A nice well-illustrated introduction to the work of the first and most important of 19th century France's animalier sculptors. Essay by Katie Clifford.
Antoine-Louis Barye. Benge, Glenn F. ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE: SCULPTOR OF ROMANTIC REALISM. [SN4780] $70 University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xxii, 210pp + 80 plates, 262 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. A biography and critical catalog of the French Animalier sculptor's work.
Antoine-Louis Barye. Johnston, William R. & Simon Kelly. UNTAMED: THE ART OF ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE. [SN21615] $60 NY: Prestel, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 256pp, 189 color and numerous b&w text illustrations, hardcover cloth. NF/NF. The first and most important of 19th century France's animalier sculptors. 189 color illustrations. Prestel: "Antoine-Louis Barye's animal sculptures are celebrated as much for their technical brilliance and painstaking detail as for their uncanny resemblance to their subjects. Principally known as an animal sculptor, he was also a consummate modeler of the human form. This volume gathers Barye's works from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, whose collection of the artist's work is second only to that of the Louvre. In addition to the artist's magnificent and anatomically accurate sculptures, the book also features his often-overlooked paintings and drawings. A critical examination of his techniques draws on recent conservation work, and thoughtful assessments of the critical debates surrounding his work provide new insights for scholars and enthusiasts of nineteenth century sculpture."
Dino Battaglia. BATTAGLIA, ILLUSTRATEUR. [SN27833X] $45 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 2009. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Dino Battaglia. L'HOMME DE LA NOUVELLE-ANGLETERRE. [SN27835X] $30 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "The Man from New England."
Dino Battaglia. GARGANTUA ET PANTAGRUEL. [SN26464X] $45 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 2001. 4to (11-13"), hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Dino Battaglia. WOYZECK. [SN27837X] $30 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 2003. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Walter M. Baumhofer. Gunnison, John. WALTER M. BAUMHOFER (PULP ART MASTERS). [SN24884X] $20 Adventure House, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color illustrations, softcover French wraps. VF. A collection of pulp covers by Baumhofer. The color is a little oversaturated, but you won't find another collection of Baumhofer art. From the publisher: "A master at building suspense through figure, perspective, and color, Rudolph Belarski dazzled the newsstand browser with pictorial headlines of vital action scenes pertaining to the interior story. In doing so, he sold magazines and books to a drama-craving audience, and propelled publishing's mass markets, thus infiltrating American minds with the trends and fashions of pop culture. His remarkable versatility as an artist can be seen in the range of his published work in pulp magazines, his exciting paintings appearing on the covers of Thrilling Mystery, Wings, and War Birds, as well as The Phantom Detective, Mystery Book, Argosy, and Western Round-Up."
Walter Baumhofer. THE ILLUSTRATION COLLECTOR #38A. [SN19509M] $25 NY: Illustration House, 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 12pp, 39 color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A nice cross-section of his work including quite a few romantic scenes à la Sundblom or Whitmore. 39 pieces fully described (with prices) and reproduced from the original art.
Cecilia Beaux. CECILIA BEAUX: AMERICAN FIGURE PAINTER. [SN28957] $50 Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 195pp, 202 color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. "At the turn of the twentieth century, the celebrated American artist William Merritt Chase named Cecilia Beaux 'not only the greatest living woman painter, but the best that has ever lived.' While Beaux - unlike her contemporaries John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt - has not fared well in modernist-driven art history, her work has become the subject of renewed interest on the part of art historians, collectors, and general viewers on both sides of the Atlantic, and her forty-year career represents a compelling and under-examined chapter in the history of American art. Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter is the most comprehensive appraisal of Beaux's talent in more than three decades. This handsomely illustrated book presents a range of the artist's strongest work and offers a fresh understanding of her career by examining critical questions of gender, class, and the importance of place. It features substantive essays which examine Beaux's participation in the international portrait market of the 1890s, explore the artist's professional identity and changing fortunes through a close reading of key images, investigate Beaux's sensitivity to the framing and display of her work. An illustrated chronology of Beaux's life and work, compiled by Alison Bechtel Wexler, completes the study."
Charles Bell. Geldzahler, Henry. CHARLES BELL: THE COMPLETE WORKS 1970-1990. [SN6876] $45 NY: Abrams, 1991. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 144pp, 145 color and 51 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. The first book-length study of this photorealist painter best known for his extreme close-ups of gleaming pinball machines. With an essay by Louis K. Meisel.
Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo. IMAGES OF JOSEPHINE. [SN26221] $10 Saddle Brook: Comic Images, 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72-card series on 24 pt. stock and 6 randomly inserted OmniChrome Cards, color illustrations, ringbound binder. VF cards in NF binder. "Two of fantasy art’s greatest talents, Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, turn their focus toward one subject… the beautiful model Josephine Maisonnet. The series features both sensual photographic images as well as painted creations from Boris and Julie showcasing their wide range of talent." 72-card series on 24 pt. stock and 6 randomly inserted OmniChrome Cards. 59 b&w photos, 7 color photos, and 12 paintings of the female bodybuilder/model. Mostly artistic nude shots, with a strong emphasis on the model's muscles, torso, ribs, and breasts.
Frank Bellamy. Edgar, Jim. GARTH BOOK ONE: THE CLOUD OF BALTHUS. [SN28646] $35 London: Titan, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, about 370 b&w strips, softcover wraps. Fine. Four complete stories from 1971-1972 starting with Bellamy's first Garth. Includes a history and complete checklist of Garth newspaper strips. This copy has been mis-bound, with the last 16 pages bound at the front of the book.
Frank Bellamy. Edgar, Jim. GARTH BOOK TWO: THE WOMEN OF GALBA. [SN28645] $35 London: Titan, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, about 363 b&w strips, softcover wraps. VG. Four complete stories from 1972-1973. Includes a complete checklist of Garth newspaper strips. This volume features Edgar's original draft synopsis for the title story and scripts for four dailies.
Fred Beltran. METAL HURLANT PRESENTS: PIN-UP GIRLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. [SN26872X] $16 Hollywood: Humanoids, 2002. 1st American. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Fred Beltran is the artist of the series Megalex and Technopriests. Beltran's style is meticulous and detailed with a slick shiny finish. This is a collection of his pin-up girls. Humorous, tongue in cheek, retro pieces featuring his doe-eyed Scarlett Johansson-esque femmes. Racy without nudity.
Fred Beltran. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. MEGALEX TOME 2: L'ANGE BOSSU. [SN27902] $20 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (mild surface wear to covers, otherwise sharp and clean). Text in French.
Fred Beltran. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. MEGALEX TOME 3: LE COEUR DE KAVATAH. [SN27903] $20 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (mild surface wear to covers, otherwise sharp and clean). Fin de Cycle. Text in French.
Bengal. Morvan, Jean David. MEKA 2: OUTSIDE. [SN19333X] $20 Paris: Delcourt, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. From the publisher: "Sheltered in their gigantic derelict combat robot, the young Corporal Minia and Lieutenant Llamas are alone in enemy territory. Minia decides to venture outside, much to the displeasure of the Lieutenant, who has no choice but to follow her. Their path is a vision or ruins and bodies, following their robotic jousting. Until, that is, they come across a group of survivors" Conclusion of this two-part science fiction loved by everyone! Elegant line drawings vividly coloured and a subtle scenario from the author of Sillage: Jean David Morvan." Told visually with long stretches of wordless panels and minimal dialogue. Text in French.
Bengal. Morvan, Jean-David. NAJA, TOME 1. [SN24282X] $32 Paris: Dargaud, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A new series by Bengal! About a female assassin. Part one of five. Text in French.
Bengal. Morvan, Jean-David. NAJA, TOME 2. [SN26475X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A new series by Bengal! About a female assassin. Part two of five. Bengal is a popular illustrator and the artist of Meka and T.O.O. Text in French.
Bengal. Morvan, Jean-David. NAJA, TOME 3. [SN26476X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A new series by Bengal! About a female assassin. Part three of five. Bengal is a popular illustrator and the artist of Meka and T.O.O. Text in French.
Bengal. Morvan, Jean David. THE ONLY ONE 1: LE PRINCIPE DE PRECAUTION. [SN27812X] $30 Paris: Glenat, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF. Another series by the creators of Meka. This is the story of a cybernetic cop/weapons platform that achieves consciousness and goes missing. Crazy cool! Bengal’s artwork here is different from his Meka art. It actually reminds me of Paul Smith’s sleek linear style. Text in French.
Ryan Benjamin. PANCRATIA: THE ART OF RYAN BENJAMIN 2009. [SN26593X] $25 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. "Pan·cra·tium (pan krā′shē əm) or pancratia -·tia (-ə): in ancient Greece and Rome, an athletic contest combining boxing and wrestling." Pancratia is an online comic by Ryan and this is the art of book including Episodes 1 and 2 and behind-the-scenes development art: character and vehicle designs, and other artwork. Ryan is a comic book artist and concept artist for films and gaming.
Ryan Benjamin. PANCRATIA: THE ART OF RYAN BENJAMIN 2010. [SN29305X] $25 np: privately printed, 2010. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), 92pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Pancratia Episodes 3 and 4 ("Its a huge car chase with tons of fight action from start to finish.") and behind-the-scenes art: character designs, and other artwork. Ryan is a comic book artist (Marvel, DC, and Wildstorm) and concept artist for Sony.
Susan Bennerstrom. OIL PASTEL PAINTINGS ON PANEL BY SUSAN BENNERSTROM. [SN11837] $5 Santa Monica: Terence Rogers Fine Art, 2002. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 16pp, 10 paintings in color, softcover wraps. VF. A contemporary realist painter of architectural details and interior spaces. Exhibition catalogue.
Patrick Benson. Hoban, Russell. THE SEA-THING CHILD. [SN8090] $15 Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1999. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 32pp, 25 color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. A poignant story about a puffin who finds the courage to retake to the sea, by the author of "The Mouse and His Child" and "Riddley Walker."
Thomas Hart Benton. Steinbeck, John. THE GRAPES OF WRATH. [SN17464] $30 Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, nd (1990s). 1st thus. Small 4to (9-11"), xxiv, 561pp, 30 plates and 30 chapter heading illustrations, leather, all edges gilt. VF. Deluxe leather-bound edition of the classic. Printed on archival quality paper and bound in leather. Charles Berberian. See Philippe Dupuy & Charles Berberian.
Dave Berg. DAVE BERG'S MAD TRASH. [SN5254] $20 NY: Warner, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A retrospective collection of the best of the late Mad cartoonist Dave Berg. The Lighter Side and other articles 1958-1976.
Dave Berg. DAVE BERG'S MAD TRASH. [SN9028] $15 NY: Warner, 1977. 4th 1991. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF (a few cover dents otherwise VF). A retrospective collection of the best of the late Mad cartoonist. The Lighter Side and other articles 1958-1976.
Dave Berg. DAVE BERG'S MAD TRASH. [SN13553] $15 NY: Warner, 1977. 3rd 1981. 4to (11-13”), 160pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF. A retrospective collection of the best of the late Mad cartoonist. The Lighter Side and other articles 1958-1976.
Richard Bernal. 'NIGHT, ZOO. [SN28738] $35 Chicago: Calico, 1989. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 24pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. The illustrator's first book: a children's picture book.
Jordi Bernet. Auad, Manuel. BERNET. [SN26883X] $25 San Francisco: Auad, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 240pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The first book in English devoted to the work of this comics artist. Introduction by Eisner, Foreword by Kubert, and tributes by Altuna, Bea, Nine, Toutain, Risso, Gimenez, Aragones, Trillo, Dellinges. With fifteen stories in all genres (Torpedo, Kraken, Clara de Noche, Snake, Custer, more) translated into English and over 100 pages of illustrations. International Bibliography. Introduction by Will Eisner and foreword by Joe Kubert.
Jordi Bernet. Trillo, Carlos & Eduardo Maicas. THE BEST OF JORDI BERNET'S CLARA. [SN22451] $100 San Francisco: Big Wow Art & Auad Publishing, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Inscribed by the artist with a head sketch of Clara. A beautiful hardcover book in English devoted to Bernet's comic strip about a good-hearted prostitute. Strips translated into English, a long interview illustrated with color photos, and pages of Clara sketches, page roughs, and illustrations. This copy contains a head sketch of Clara drawn by the artist!
Jordi Bernet.Claire de Nuit Moulin Rouge Postcard. [SNMOULINROUGECARD] $1 Strip Art Features, 2000. (4” x 6”). Jordi Bernet, Carlos Trillo, Eduardo Maicas.
Jordi Bernet. Claire de Nuit Love Seat Postcard. [SNLOVESEATCARD] $1 Strip Art Features, 2000. (4” x 6”). Jordi Bernet, Carlos Trillo, Eduardo Maicas.
Jordi Bernet. CUSTER. [SN27819X] $36 Barcelona: Glenat Espana, (no date). 4to (11-13"), 80pp, hardcover pictorial boards.
Jordi Bernet. DAN LACOMBE. [SN27820X] $36 Barcelona: Glenat Espana, 2004. 4to (11-13"), 84pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Beautiful early work by Bernet looking much like Frank Robbins' Scorchy Smith and Johnny Hazard. Dan Lacombe was an adventure strip that ran from 1968-1970. The complete story collected into one volume. Text in Spanish.
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN. [SN27823X] $45 Barcelona: Glenat Espana, 2003. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. "Volumen único." Text in Spanish.
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN: L'APPEL DE L'ENFER. [SN23719M] $35 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. The third book. Text in French.
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN: LA PATROUILLE DE L'HORREUR. [SN23678] $35 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. The second book. Text in French.
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN: LA PATROUILLE DE L'HORREUR. [SN23677] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (back cover glued slightly askew, otherwise Fine).
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN: LE MEILLEUR FLIC DE LA VILLE. [SN23676] $35 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (spine slanted otherwise Fine). The first book. Text in French.
Jordi Bernet. Segura, Antonio. KRAKEN: LE MEILLEUR FLIC DE LA VILLE. [SN23717] $35 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (covers lightly rubbed). The first book. Text in French.
Jordi Bernet. Abuli, Sanchez. SNAKE - DOUBLE PAIRE. [SN27826X] $30 Paris: L'Echo des Savanes/Albin Michel, 1998. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A collection of six Western stories featuring the outlaw gunman Snake. Text in French.
Jordi Bernet. Abuli, Sanchez. TORPEDO 1936 7. [SN20750] $12 NY: Catalan, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A Torpedo album in English.
Oscar E. Berninghaus. Sanders, Gordon E. OSCAR E. BERNINGHAUS, TAOS, NEW MEXICO: MASTER PAINTER OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND THE FRONTIER WEST. [SN9755] $100 Taos, NM: Taos Heritage Publishing Co., 1985. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), xii, 140pp, 60 color, mostly full-page, and 87 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. Berninghaus (1874-1952) was one of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists.
William D. Berry. DENEKI, AN ALASKAN MOOSE. [SN20326] $15 NY: North America, 1965. 3rd 1988. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Stunningly beautiful colored pencil drawings on every page. The author (who studied at Art Center and worked widely as an illustrator) lived in Alaska and depicts the moose as well as other flora and fauna of that state.
Philippe Berthet. Yann, PIN-UP 6 & ESQUISSES DE PIN-UP 6 (SET). [SN17088X] $75 France: Dargaud/Canal BD, 2000. 4to (11-13"), 48pp each, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This is a set of two books in a color printed folder. Pin-Up is a full-color album. In this sixth volume, our Betty Page look-alike is a spy caught up in cold war intrigue in America, circa 1960. "Sketches for Pin-Up 6" is a limited edition hardcover reproducing Berthet's rough pencils for the entire sixth volume. Text is in French.
George Bess. Louys, Pierre. APHRODITE VOL. II. [SN28892] $25 Hollywood: Humanoids, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 18 full-page color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. 18 color plates by Bess illustrate this portion of Louys’ erotic poem. This English language edition is out of print. For adults only.
Mark Beyer. AGONY. [SN6790] $30 NY: Raw/Pantheon, 1987. 1st. Square 24mo (5-6"), 174pp, b&w, color wraparound dust-jacket illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine/Fine. A Raw graphic novel. The unlucky couple Amy & Jordan go from bad to worse. Talk about "A Series of Unfortunate Events." Scarce in this condition.
Frederic Bezian. Sfar, Joann & Lewis Trondheim. DONJON MONSTERS 10: DES SOLDATS D'HONNEUR. [SN21720X] $25 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The Donjon universe is a fantasy blockbuster created by Sfar & Trondheim encompassing some half-dozen concurrent series. Donjon Monsters is a series of one-shot stories taking place in the Donjon universe. Bezian (Adam Sarlach) provides the artwork for this tenth volume. From the publisher: "Gork and Krag are brothers. Soldiers of the G'henne, they stand guard over a secret door to the dungeon. Given that it is a rather under-used door, they are bored. Until, that is, an old blind man forces Krag, alone that day, to call for reinforcements to stop him entering. Because he has not carried out his duty, Krag is condemned to be executed in the middle of the desert by his own brother. The Monsters series is offering a new and explosive collaboration by the Sfar/Trondheim team, in top form, and matchless graphics from Frederic Bezian - Well and truly a great success!" Text in French.
Frederic Bezian. Sfar, Joann & Lewis Trondheim. DONJON MONSTERS 10: DES SOLDATS D'HONNEUR -EDITION SPECIALE N&B. [SN21737X] $45 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Limited to one printing. This is an oversized b&w limited edition so as to best appreciate Bezian's artwork for the 10th volume. Text in French.
Frederic Bezian. CHIEN ROUGE, CHIEN NOIR. [SN26334X] $36 Paris: Carabas, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, two-color, softcover French wraps. VF. Text in French.
Frederic Bezian. ADAM SARLECH. [SN20998X] $20 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. A beautifully drawn graphic novel with stylized art reminiscent of Krigstein. The first volume in a trilogy ('Adam Sarlech', 'La Chambre Nuptiale' and 'Le Testament sous la Neige'). Text in French.
Frederic Bezian. TRILOGIE ADAM SARLECH. [SN21855X] $60 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2001. 4to (11-13"), 168pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A beautifully drawn graphic novel with stylized art reminiscent of Krigstein. The complete trilogy ('Adam Sarlech', 'La Chambre Nuptiale' and 'Le Testament sous la Neige'). Text in French.
Frederic Bezian. LES GARDES-FOUS 1. [SN26390X] $32 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Bezian is a master stylist whose style has evolved but continues to fascinate (Adam Sarlech; Chien Rouge, Chien Noir). A married couple, Boris and Alice, and assorted guests to their sumptuous villa are disturbed by a police detective who informs them Alice is the next target of Boone, a serial killer. A psychological drama incorporating marital tension and serial murder. Text in French.
Frédéric Bézian. LA BELLE VIE. [SN25531X] $28 Paris: Delcourt, 2008. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Simone Bianchi. Loeb, Jeph. WOLVERINE: EVOLUTION - BLACK & WHITE. [SN28651] $20 NY: Marvel, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 152pp, color illustrations, hardcover boards. VF/VF. "Superstar Jeph Loeb (Batman: Hush) is joined by future superstar Simone Bianchi for the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it's certain to rock their world. Think you've seen Marvel's fiercest go toe-to-toe before? Those were just warm-ups. Wolverine vs. Sabretooth - in bold black and white! Collects Wolverine Black and White #50-55."
Louis Biedermann. Lait, Jack. ALL THE FUNNY FOLKS: THE WONDER TALE OF HOW THE COMIC-STRIP CHARACTERS LIVE AND LOVE "BEHIND THE SCENES". [SN11945] $125 NY: The World Today, Inc., 1926. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color illustrations, cloth with onlaid color plate. Missing pages 111-112, otherwise Good (spine frayed, corners bumped and worn with boards showing, gift inscription on verso of FFEP). A prose story featuring every King Feature Syndicate character circa 1926. Despite this copy's flaws, the title is quite famous and genuinely scarce.
Enki Bilal. ANIMAL'Z. [SN26492X] $40 Paris: Casterman, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Enki Bilal. THE CALL OF THE STARS. [SN20233M] $12 Syracuse, NY: Flying Buttress, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF. Five stories by this French artist.
Enki Bilal. Christin, Pierre. COEURS SANGLANTS ET AUTRES FAITS DIVERS. [SN26375X] $30 Paris: Casterman, 2005. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Originally published in 1988. Text in French.
Enki Bilal. Christin, Pierre. THE CRUISE OF LOST SOULS. [SN25791X] $20 Hollywood: Les Humanoides Associes, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A graphic novel from 1975 by the French master. This English language edition is out of print.
Enki Bilal. HORS JEU . [SN26493X] $30 Paris: Casterman, 2006. 30pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards.
Enki Bilal. NOUVEL ÉTAT DES STOCKS . [SN27725X] $80 Paris: Casterman, 2006. Square 4to (11-13"), 200pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. A collection of Bilal's illustrations for cinema, short stories, portraits, posters, wine labels and more.
Enki Bilal. Christin, Pierre. THE TOWN THAT DIDN'T EXIST. [SN25792] $20 Hollywood: Les Humanoides Associes, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A graphic novel from 1977 by the French master. This English language edition is out of print.
Bill, Gobi, and Fabien M. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE: HEROING'S A FULL TIME JOB (TIPS APPRECIATED). [SN25335X] $15 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 160pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A trade paperback collection of the French bande dessinée comedy adventure series. This collects the main comic book stories serialized in issues #1-5: Luchadores Five (art by Bill), Tequila (art by Gobi), and The Tikitis (art by Fabien M.). Eisner Award nominee for Best Humor Publication.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #1. [SN24680X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2007. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This unveils the comic book adventures of Red Demon and his Luchadores 5 gang, previously only seen in the United States via the Muttpop line of designer toys. Also features articles on the culture of Mexican Wrestling (Lucha Libre) and the history of Muttpop's inception as a toy manufacturer.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #2. [SN24681X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2007. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. The lead story in this issue introduces Tequila. The secondary feature concludes the Luchadores story from the first issue. Other fascinating shorts round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #3. [SN24682X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. The lead story in this issue takes the Luchadores to Polynesia and the Tikitis. A secondary story features Tequila. And other fascinating shorts round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #4. [SN24683X] $7 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This issue expands to 64 pages and features five stories: Luchadores Five, the Tikitis, Tequila, Profesor Furia, and Los Luchadoritos. Other short pieces round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #5. [SN24684X] $7 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 56pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This issue expands to 56 pages and features five stories: Luchadores Five, the Tikitis, Tequila, Profesor Furia, and Los Luchadoritos. Other short pieces round out the issue.
Bill, Gobi, and Fabien M. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE: HEROING'S A FULL TIME JOB (TIPS APPRECIATED). [SN25335X] $15 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 160pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A trade paperback collection of the French bande dessinée comedy adventure series. This collects the main comic book stories serialized in issues #1-5: Luchadores Five (art by Bill), Tequila (art by Gobi), and The Tikitis (art by Fabien M.). Eisner Award nominee for Best Humor Publication.
Guy Billout. JOURNEY. [SN7191M] $20 Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1993. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 32pp, 14 full-page and 16 smaller color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. A children's book by the illustrator and Atlantic Monthly cartoonist.
Guy Billout. THUNDERBOLT & RAINBOW. [SN3573M] $25 Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, 15 full-page color illustrations, pictorial cloth. NF without dust-jacket as issued. One of Guy Billout's acclaimed children's books exhibiting the same precision and sly wit as his Atlantic Monthly cartoons.
Guy Billout. THUNDERBOLT & RAINBOW. [SN1282] $20 Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, 15 full-page color illustrations, pictorial cloth. VG without dust-jacket as issued (covers and corners rubbed, top of spine bumped).
Tim Biskup. AMERICAN CYCLOPS. [SN22684] $75 Barcelona: Iguapop Gallery, 2006. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 28pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF. Limited edition of 2000 copies. An exquisite large format, hardbound catalogue of an exhibition in Barcelona of artworks by Tim Biskup: paintings, sculptures, photos. Twenty-eight 11" x 14.5" pages printed on very thick glossy paper. Endpapers printed in metallic gold, fluorescent orange & black on cream colored paper. Printed in Spain.
Tim Biskup. GAMA-GO. [SN16637] $13 San Francisco: Last Gasp, 2004. 1st. oblong 12mo (7-7.5" wide), color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A bound set of 31 postcards of paintings by Tim Biskup for the Gama-Go clothing line: Ninja Kitty, Giant Squid, Deathbot, Astro, Yeti, etc.
Simon Bisley. BIZ: THE INTENSE ART OF SIMON BISLEY. [SN28893] $35 Los Angeles: Verotik, 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, 24 color and 6 b&w full-page illustrations, softcover color wraps. NF (slight shelfwear, flat, tight, clean). "The first ever mind blowing collection of Bisley's paintings and artwork! This beautiful coffee table book features some of Bisley's best paintings and also includes a section with some of his pen and ink sketch work"
Stephen Bissette & John Totleben. Moore, Alan. SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING. [SN17550] $20 NY: DC, 1987. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 176pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. A first printing of this Collection of the first seven Alan Moore issues from 1983-1984.
Thomas Blackshear. ILLUSTRATION WEST 29 PRINT. [SN9690M] $15 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, nd. 1st. 12x15 color print, Fine. A symbolic spiritual image of a native holding a paintbrush aloft.
Thomas Blackshear. Haley, Alex. I HAVE A DREAM: A COLLECTION OF BLACK AMERICANS ON U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS. [SN3884M] $36 Washington, D.C.: U.S. Postal Service, 1991. 4to (11-13"), 66pp, 28 full-page color illustrations by Blackshear, numerous color text illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued with sealed set of 18 U.S. postage stamps & mounts. Thomas Blackshear is the featured artist contributing 28 full-page color portraits of famous black Americans. Numerous other color text illustrations decorate the profiles of these Americans who were honored with a US postage stamp.
Christophe Blain. THE SPEED ABATER. [SN23287] $14 NY: NBM, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 80pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. An English language translation of the French album by artist Blain (winner of Angouleme's Best New Talent Award for this work). A seaman's first assignment is on a destroyer searching for enemy submarines during wartime. He and his companions become lost in the bowels of the massive ship and trouble ensues.
Mary Blair. THE COLORS OF MARY BLAIR. [SN29050X] $75 Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009. 2nd. 4to (11-13"), 304pp, over 500 color illustrations, stiff oversize wraps. VF. This is the beautiful full-color catalogue for the largest exhibition of Mary Blair artwork in history (held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 7/18/09 - 10/4/09). There are some 500 color illustrations of Mary Blair artwork, most previously published. Essays in English & Japanese by John Canemaker, Pete Docter, Koji Hoshino, Charles Solomon, the nieces, and son of Mary Blair. Brief captions are in both English & Japanese. Additional text is in Japanese. From the museum: "Mary Blair (1911-1978) produced concept art and color styling for such Disney films as “Cinderella” and “Alice in Wonderland,” as well as character designs for the Disneyland Resort attraction, “It's a Small World.” Her prominent sense of art did not only earn the trust of Walt Disney, but has exerted in wide-ranging media, including picture books and package designs, and still today commands the respect of numerous professional creators. With the cooperation of Studio Ghibli, this exhibition will present the life and art of a woman who lived in colors, through some 500 artworks and related materials."
Mary Blair. McHugh, Gelolo. BABY'S HOUSE (#80). [SN9559] $75 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, 29 color illustrations , hardcover pictorial boards. NF (only lightly worn). A first edition of Mary Blair's first illustrated book.
Mary Blair. Potter, Miriam Clark. THE GOLDEN BOOK OF LITTLE VERSES. [SN16975] $95 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG+ (laminate starting to peeling at spine, small nick at top of spine, lower corners lightly bumped, light shelf wear, very clean). A very attractive copy of the first printing.
Mary Blair. Krauss, Ruth. I CAN FLY (#92). [SN7294] $35 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1951. 1st. VG (spine foil severely rubbed, missing top 1" & bottom ¼" of foil, all edges rubbed).
Mary Blair. Krauss, Ruth. I CAN FLY (#92). [SN24939] $35 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 42pp, 20 double-page, 2 full-page color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG (covers and edges rubbed & worn). A first edition of Mary Blair's second and best illustrated children's book. The first printing has the very best color reproduction.
Bud Blake. TIGER TURNS ON (#2). [SN24941] $12 NY: Tempo, 1970. Later. 16mo (6-7"), 128pp, 123 strips, softcover wraps. VG+ (light crease in front cover, binding tight, clean). From back cover:
Fred Blanchard & Gess. Caro, Marc & Pierre Bordage. DANTE 01: LE STORYBOARD DU FILM. [SN23888X] $50 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 346pp, b&w, softcover French wraps. VF. The complete storyboards for the 2007 French Science Fiction film Dante 01 directed by Marc Caro art of this French artist. Blanchard is a frequent collaborator with Olivier Vatine. Text in French.
Sue Blanchard. I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY. [SN22778X] $10 privately printed, 2007. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 64pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A collection of fun ink drawings/illustrations from this illustrator-designer in the San Fernando valley.
Blanquet. LA NOUVELLE AUX PIS. [SN17443M] $30 Paris: Editions Cornelius, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A wordless novel told not only entirely through pictures but entirely in silhouettes. A backwoods freak show, not for the fainthearted. Graphic novel. Text in French.
Blanquet. LE FANTOME DES AUTRES. [SN17445] $30 Thonex, Switzerland: Drozophile, 1999. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 24pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Limited to 750 copies in wraps (and 250 S&N hardbound copies). "The ghost of the others." Wordless scenes told entirely through pictures. A freak show not for the fainthearted.
Andreas and Stephane Blanquet. Sfar, Joann and Lewis Trondheim. DUNGEON MONSTRES VOL. 2: THE DARK LORD. [SN25733] $13 NY: NBM, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. An English-language version of two albums: The Great Map and The Dark Lord. Dungeon Monstres tells side stories within the Dungeon universe with art by a different guest artist each album.
R. O. Blechman. THE JUGGLER OF OUR LADY. [SN23351] $16 NY: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1997. 1st thus. 8vo (8-9”), 128pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. A medieval legend. A Christmas story retold in pictures and captions by Blechman at the age of 23. First published in 1953 and out-of-print for decades.
R. O. Blechman. R. O. BLECHMAN: BEHIND THE LINES. [SN17669M] $30 NY: Hastings House, 1980. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 128pp, over 1000 illustrations, more than 100 in color, hardcover cloth. NF/VG+ (slight shelf wear, one small dust-jacket tear). A collection of Blechman's best work. Illustrations and animations and previously unpublished comic strips and sketchbook drawings. A new autobiographical text and a foreword by Maurice Sendak.
Robert Bloch. THE ROBERT BLOCH FANZINE. [SN1065] $25 (no date). 4to (11-13”), Stapled. NF. By the author of "Psycho." 69 pink mimeographed sheets, stapled between cardstock. On the cover is an interpretation of Vera Miles from "Psycho" by Jim Garritson. On the back is an interpretation of "The Skull of the Marquis De Sade" by Mario Nevarro.
Blutch. BLOTCH: OEUVRES COMPLETES (INTÉGRALE). [SN26456X] $40 Paris: Fluide Glacial, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, color illustrations, softcover French wraps. VF. The Blotch series is about an artist in 1920s Paris who passes himself off as an art sensation but is in reality a fraud making a living drawing pornographic cartoons. This is a complete collection of the short stories which first appeared in magazines. This is a fantastic series with Parisian high and low society amusingly depicted by Blutch's ink brush.
Blutch. C'ÉTAIT LE BONHEUR. [SN28140] $35 Paris: Futuropolis, 2005. 1st. Small 4to (9-11") (24 cm.), 184pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. In this collection of immediate drawings and sketches scribbled in ballpoint pen, Blutch covers "people adrift, the love which frays, and the children in the middle, with both parents lost on the edges." Illustrations, cartoons, and comic strips, sometimes wordless. Text in French.
Blutch. MISH MASH. [SN26451X] $45 Paris: Cornelius, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 120pp, b&w, softcover French wraps. VF. A collection of uncollected short comic stories from 1992-2002. In these stories, Blutch experiments with a wide variety of styles and techniques. Stories of Waldo's Bar, Rancho Bravo, collaborations with Dupuy and Berberian, even an homage to Tuniques Bleues (The Bluecoats).
Blutch. MITCHUM N°3. [SN26455X] $12 Paris: Cornelius, 1997. Square small 4to (9-11"), 30pp, b&w illustrations, softcover color wraps. VF.
Blutch. MITCHUM N°4. [SN26454X] $12 Paris: Cornelius, 1998. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 32pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. "Le Ballet." This issue is composed of two nearly wordless tableaus (only 6 short sentences in French) each with a female dancer.
Blutch. MITCHUM N°5. [SN26450X] $12 Paris: Cornelius, 1999. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 32pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. This issue is composed of a single entirely wordless story "Depart" a surreal story about bear-like creatures.
Blutch. MITCHUM, L'INTÉGRALE. [SN26449X] $45 Paris: Cornelius, 2005. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 224pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Five issues of Mitchum appeared between 1996 and 1999 (the first three issues received limited distribution in the U.S.). This is the collected edition of these largely wordless comic stories.
Blutch. PÉPLUM. [SN26453X] $45 Paris: Cornelius, 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A homosexual tragedy set in Roman times. Scenes of the Roman Senate, assassinations, Roman soldiers in battle, slaves, etc. From Indyworld.com: "The lush, deft, inky drawings of French cartoonist Blutch have been a significant influence on the current generation of serious American cartoonists, primarily thanks to the mostly wordless series Mitchum. Blutch himself has been a bit of a schizophrenic artist, working in the "mainstream" for humor magazines like Fluide Glacial while also creating a body of complex and challenging "high art" comics, as well as paintings that have been exhibited in galleries internationally. Péplum is, to date, his long-form comics masterpiece: inspired by the Roman satirist Petronius's Satyricon, this tale is a strange quest narrative that also explores the nature of obsession and the traps and snares of politics. Péplum is a minor epic, told in a virtuoso fashion by a master draughtsman who has a near-perfect intuition for comics flow and timing. Rarely have such perfectly-constructed comic pages seemed so effortless, matching the perfect line with the serendipitous smudge."
Blutch. NOTES POUR PÉPLUM. [SN26452X] $12 Paris: Cornelius, 1998. 1st. Oblong 16mo (6-7"), 64pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A collection of sketchbook drawings by Blutch. "A preparatory notebook for the album composed of drawings and graphic research."
Blutch. RANCHO BRAVO. [SN26457X] $26 Paris: Fluide Glacial, 1999. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A collection of the Rancho Bravo comic stories centered around a fort and outpost in the frontier West. Great stuff. "In Rancho Bravo, the heroes are reduced to coarse and hairy primates with IQs at least as high as their horses. These brutes have one ambition: to prove they are the best in the West. And as they all have the same idea in mind, it turns very quickly to chaos!"
Blutch. VITESSE MODERNE. [SN28222X] $30 Marcinelle: Dupuis, 2010. 1st thus. Small 4to (9-11"), 112pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover French wraps. VF. "Paris. Today. One evening, leaving her rehearsals, Lola, a young dancer, is approached by Renee. Describing herself as a writer, Renee offers Lola a novel experience: Renee asks her to share her daily life, so she can write a book about her. Upset, Lola accepts nonetheless. The next day, Lola and Renee will deal with an absent father, who appears regularly but unexpectedly, a lovesick, monomaniacal psychopath, Omar Sharif and a huge spider...all amid a general power failure, a very challenging dance program, and a flood. "All are on board a strange journey, half dream, half-fantasy, through eerily deserted streets of the city. In our modern world where everything goes too fast, twenty-four hours are sometimes enough to tip a life." This is a new expanded edition nicely printed on fine paper. This first printing includes a bonus 12 pages in black & white.
Blutch. LA VOLUPTÉ. [SN28435] $36 Paris: Futuropolis, 2006. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 106pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. The title translates as "Sensuality." Blutch draws this unusual story in two colors using two pencils (one black, one red). Amazing stuff but there is explicit nudity.
Juan Bobillo. Trillo, Carlos. ZACHARY HOLMES: CASE ONE - THE MONSTER. [SN13583] $15 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 46pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Graphic novel. Text in English.
Juan Bobillo. Trillo, Carlos. ZACHARY HOLMES: CASE TWO - THE SORCEROR. [SN24558] $15 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 46pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Graphic novel. Text in English.
Denis Bodart. Yann, CELESTIN SPECULOOS, TOME 1 - LES AFFREUX. [SN27845X] $30 Moulineaux: Vents d'Ouest, 1986. 2002 edition. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A mercenary in 1960s Southeast Asia. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Yann, CELESTIN SPECULOOS, TOME 2 - MAI 68. [SN21819X] $30 Moulineaux: Vents d'ouest, 1987. 2002 edition. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A mercenary in 1960s Southeast Asia. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Vehlmann, Fabien. GREEN MANOR I: ASSASSINS ET GENTLEMEN. [SN19307X] $25 Paris: Dupuis, 2001. 2005 reprint. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A series of short stories revolving around the Green Manor's Club: intrigue & m-m-m-murder amongst the British upper crust. Late 19th-century (the gas lamp era) London and environs, beautifully depicted by Denis Bodart. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Yann, NICOTINE GOUDRON. [SN28470] $30 Paris: l’Echo des Savanes/Albin Michel, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG+ (spine end lightly bumped, mild rubbing to covers and corners, interior Fine). Short comic stories of the sexual misadventures of an 18 year old HIV-positive punk rocker and her two friends. Mohawks, punk regalia, nudity, and cartoony sex. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Yann, NICOTINE GOUDRON 2: L’INCURABLE NICOTINE. [SN28106] $40 Paris: l’Echo des Savanes/Albin Michel, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (light shelf wear to corners otherwise flat, tight, bright & unread). Short comic stories of the sexual misadventures of an 18 year old HIV-positive punk rocker and her two friends. Mohawks, punk regalia, nudity, and cartoony sex. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Yann, NICOTINE GOUDRON 2: L’INCURABLE NICOTINE. [SN23585] $35 Paris: l’Echo des Savanes/Albin Michel, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VG+ (corners lightly rubbed otherwise flat, tight, bright & unread). Short strips of the sexual misadventures of an 18 yr old punk rocker with AIDS. That’s right, AIDS played for laughs. Mohawks, punk regalia, nudity, and cartoony sex. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Streng, Alain. SAINT-GERMAIN DES MORTS. [SN24054] $50 Brussels: Bedescope, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF. An early album by Bodart. A comedic adventure in contemporary Paris. Long OP. Text in French.
Denis Bodart. Streng, Alain. SAINT-GERMAIN DES MORTS. [SN25909] $40 Brussels: Bedescope, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (mild surface wear). An early album by Bodart. A comedic adventure in contemporary Paris. Long OP. Text in French.
Mark Bode. Todd, Larry. COBALT-60. [SN24487] $50 Norfolk: Donning, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VG (moderate shelf wear to corners, otherwise flat, clean & tight). An original graphic novel based upon characters created by Vaughn Bode. Out of print.
Vaughn Bode. VAUGHN BODE'S DEADBONE. [SN8838] $90 Smithers, BC: Northern Comfort, 1975. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 80pp, b&w, hardcover cloth. NF/VF (top edge spotted, dust-jacket is bright white). Laid into this copy is an illustrated order form for Deadbone and a "Cheech Dollar" "Good for one dollar's worth of merchandise on any order of Vaughn Bode publications..." Quite scarce Bode ephemera!
Vaughn Bode. VAUGHN BODE'S DEADBONE. [SN7996] $45 Smithers, BC: Northern Comfort, 1975. 2nd 1976. Folio (13" or taller), 80pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF (slight shelf wear).
Vaughn Bode. Beahm, George. VAUGHN BODE INDEX. [SN25190] $90 Newport News, VA: 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. A pristine copy. Print run of 2500 copies. A pristine copy of this thorough, exhaustive index of Bode's work. Bode assisted with this index contributing annotations, an essay, unpublished artwork and two new color illustrations. Rare artwork throughout.
Geefwee Boedoe. ARROWVILLE. [SN25726] $45 NY: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 40pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the artist with a drawing of the main character. Boedoe is an animator and illustrator who has created art for Pixar, Disney, and others. His title sequence for Monsters, Inc. garnered rave reviews. This, his first book, is a children's picture book. It was selected as one of the 10 best illustrated children's books of 2004 by the New York Times Book Review, and won The National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Book Illustration.
Gus Bofa. MALAISES. [SN25542X] $65 Paris: Cornelius, 2001. 4to (11-13"), 224pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Gus Bofa. SLOGANS. [SN26414X] $40 Paris: Cornelius, 2002. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 160pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. From the publisher: "A timeless lampoon on human cowardice and the pack mentality, SLOGANS raises the essential question of whether man descends from the sheep rather than the monkey. This edition, starting from the original art, offers a reproduction much higher than the book published in haste in 1940, and enriches it considerably with a number of new drawings and material for a sequel which was never published. A must for fans and the best introduction to Bofa for the neophytes." Text in French.
Gus Bofa. SYNTHESES LITTERAIRES ET EXTRA-LITTERAIRES. [SN23233X] $40 Paris: Cornelius, 2003. 1st. 16mo (6-7”), 128pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. From the publisher: "LITERARY SYNTHESES is undoubtedly the book of Gus Bofa with which his admirers maintain the most intimate bond. One finds in these vignettes the mastery of this brilliant designer, and the direction of the graphic formula which made him one of the fathers of the modern drawing. With his cartoons of some of the most famous authors of literature, Bofa invents a drawn equivalent of the aphorism, adapting his drawing to each idea and using each detail like a comment or an index." Text in French.
Hannes Bok. A HANNES BOK TREASURY. [SN3670] $18 Novato, CA/Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xxii, 90pp, 45 color and 50 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Foreword by Ray Bradbury.
Brian Bolland. ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND. [SN27938] $50 Orange: Image, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF in shrinkwrap. A comprehensive career retrospective of this British comic book artist from his earliest work in the 1960s. Introduction by Dave Gibbons.
Brian Bolland. ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND. [SN28423] $40 Orange: Image, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A comprehensive career retrospective of this British comic book artist from his earliest work in the 1960s. Introduction by Dave Gibbons.
Brian Bolland. ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND. [SN28009] $25 Orange: Image, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG (spine ends and all corners bumped, interior nice). A comprehensive career retrospective of this British comic book artist from his earliest work in the 1960s. Introduction by Dave Gibbons.
Brian Bolland. Barr, Mike W. CAMELOT 3000. [SN24581] $25 NY: DC, 1988. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 310pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. The first collection of the twelve issue mini-series. Beautiful muted high quality color on a flat non-coated stock.
Brian Bolland. Wagner, John. JUDGE DREDD: FEATURING JUDGE DEATH. [SN28480] $35 London: Titan, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. "Classic stories re-presented in a new Collector's Library format. These deluxe editions feature the very best of seminal sci-fi comic 2000 AD." Stories by Wagner and Bolland from 1978-1981.
John Bolton. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' TARZAN ANNUAL. [SN1299] $30 Brown Watson, 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 66pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VG (spine tips rubbed through to boards, corners lightly rubbed, in all other aspects Fine). 21 two-color illustrations by Bolton including a double-page illustration of a lion attacking Tarzan. Bolton portrays Tarzan, jungle flora and fauna, and the damsel in distress with equal facility. Also 30 pages of the Tarzan Sunday strip by Hogarth.
John Bolton. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' TARZAN ANNUAL. [SN8748] $30 np: Brown Watson, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (spine ends bumped). 21 two-color illustrations by Bolton. Also, Tarzan by Russ Manning.
John Bolton. HAUNTED SHADOWS. [SN18001] $35 Paris, France: Halloween Concepts, 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 50 full-page color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/VG+ (two closed tears to dust-jacket). One of a limited number of copies with an illustrated bookplate signed by the artist. A collection of Bolton's paintings of horror/fantasy and the erotic. Essay by Neil Gaiman (printed in English, French, Italian & Japanese). This copy has a bindery error with the cover attached upside-down - practically unnoticeable under the dust-jacket.
John Bolton. HAUNTED SHADOWS. [SN21001] $30 Paris, France: Halloween Concepts, 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 128pp, 50 full-page color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF/VG+ (some dust-jacket edge wear). A collection of Bolton's paintings of horror/fantasy and the erotic. Essay by Neil Gaiman (printed in English, French, Italian & Japanese). This copy has a bindery error with the cover attached upside-down - practically unnoticeable under the dust-jacket)
Chesley Bonestell. Clarke, Arthur C. BEYOND JUPITER: THE WORLDS OF TOMORROW. [SN5779] $85 Boston: Little Brown, 1972. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 89pp, 26 Bonestell paintings, 15 in color, plus 11 photographs, hardcover cloth. Fine/NF.
Chesley Bonestell. Miller, Ron and Frederick C. Durant III. THE ART OF CHESLEY BONESTELL. [SN19277M] $50 London: Paper Tiger, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 256pp, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. This is the ultimate book on Bonestell. The number and quality of reproductions makes this the one to have. A complete biography and career retrospective, profusely illustrated with his space and exploration paintings as well as his lesser known matte paintings, architectural renderings, and paintings of exotic places.
Chesley Bonestell. Johnson, Paul. THE GOLDEN ERA OF THE MISSIONS 1769-1834. [SN3786] $45 San Francisco: Chronicle, 1974. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 63pp, 22 full-page color illustrations, softcover wraps. VG+ (shelf worn). Creating a painting of each of the twenty-one California missions was a passion of Bonestell's. This book reproduces all 22 paintings as full-page color illustrations.
Matthieu Bonhomme. Vehlmann, Fabien. LE MARQUIS D'ANAON 1 - L'ILE DE BRAC. [SN23881X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. At the end of the 19th century, a singular man Jean-Baptiste Poulain travels to isolated locales, places where ancestral legends & superstitions have surfaced, to investigate and find the truth and to help the populace. Each album of the series constitutes a complete story. Bonhomme is the artist of Messire Guillaume. Bonhomme's art and storytelling is low key and straightforward like a great 1960s Dell or Gold Key comic. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. Vehlmann, Fabien. LE MARQUIS D'ANAON 2 - LA VIERGE NOIRE. [SN22500X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2003. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. At the end of the 19th century, a singular man Jean-Baptiste Poulain travels to isolated locales, places where ancestral legends & superstitions have surfaced, to investigate and find the truth and to help the populace. Each album of the series constitutes a complete story. Bonhomme's style is not flashy, but his art & storytelling is solid and old-fashioned like a 1960s Dell or Gold Key comic. I like old-fashioned and if you do too, you'll like this. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. Vehlmann, Fabien. LE MARQUIS D'ANAON 3 - LA PROVIDENCE. [SN22501X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. In this episode, all the action takes place upon a cursed sailing ship where Jean-Baptiste must determine what is killing the crew. Jean-Baptiste eventually scuttles the ship and the last third of the book takes place on the slowly sinking ship! Each album of the series constitutes a complete story. Bonhomme's style is not flashy, but his art & storytelling is solid and old-fashioned like a 1960s Dell or Gold Key comic. I like old-fashioned and if you do too, you'll like this. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. Vehlmann, Fabien. LE MARQUIS D'ANAON 4 - LA BETE. [SN23078X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2006. 4to (11-13”), 52pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Bonhomme is the artist of Messire Guillaume. Bonhomme's art and storytelling is low key and straightforward like a great 1960s Dell or Gold Key comic. Text in French. Deluxe Edition
Matthieu Bonhomme. Vehlmann, Fabien. MARQUIS D'ANAON - TIRAGE DE TETE 1. [SN23083X] $100 Paris: Dargaud, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 160pp, b&w, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A deluxe edition reproducing the first three albums in black & white. Also includes four previously unpublished pages. Bonhomme is the artist of Messire Guillaume. Bonhomme's art and storytelling is low key and straightforward like a great 1960s Dell or Gold Key comic. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. de Bonneval, Gwen. MESSIRE GUILLAUME 1: LES CONTREES LOINTAINES. [SN28179X] $25 Paris: Dupuis, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. An orphaned boy in medieval France joins a traveling knight. A quiet story with adventure and occasional fantastic elements. Prince Valiant meets Bone. Beautifully depicted from the artist's pencils. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. de Bonneval, Gwen. MESSIRE GUILLAUME 2: LE PAYS DE VERITE. [SN X] $26 Paris: Dupuis, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. An album-length dream sequence with phantasmagorical creatures interacting with Guillaume. Text in French.
Matthieu Bonhomme. de Bonneval, Gwen. MESSIRE GUILLAUME, TOME 3: TERRE ET MÈRE . [SN26483X] $26 Paris: Dupuis, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. An orphaned boy in medieval France joins a traveling knight. A quiet story with adventure and occasional fantastic elements. Prince Valiant meets Bone. Beautifully depicted from the artist’s pencils. Text in French.
Theo Van Den Boogaard. Schippers, Wim T. LEON-LA-TERREUR. [SN1311] $10 Paris: L'Echo des Savanes./Albin Michel, 1983. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, 46pp in color, pictorial cloth. VG (spine tip bumped, 3 small nicks to edges). Tintin-inspired Geoff Darrow-esque comics.
Theo Van Den Boogaard. Schippers, Wim T. LEON-LA-TERREUR S'EN BALANCE. [SN1312] $15 Paris: L'Echo des Savanes./Albin Michel, 1986. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, 50pp in color, pictorial cloth. VG+. Tintin-inspired Geoff Darrow-esque comics.
George Booth. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS ABOUT A PUSSYCAT. [SN25150] $15 NY: Dodd Mead, 1975. 5th. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 112 cartoons, hardcover boards. VG+/VG+ (top edge foxed, white dust-jacket slightly darkened). A collection of his New Yorker cartoons 1969-1975.
George Booth. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS ABOUT A PUSSYCAT. [SN15965] $10 NY: Avon Flare, 1976. 1st PB. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 112 cartoons, softcover wraps. Fine. A collection of Booth's New Yorker cartoons 1969-1975.
George Booth. Wayland, April Halprin. IT'S NOT MY TURN TO LOOK FOR GRANDMA! [SN28815] $30 NY: Knopf, 1995. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 24pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. A children's picture book by the New Yorker cartoonist.
George Booth. Van Laan, Nancy. POSSUM COME A-KNOCKIN'. [SN28773] $30 NY: Knopf, 1990. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 24pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. A children's picture book by the New Yorker cartoonist.
George Booth. Fleming, Candace. WHO INVITED YOU? [SN28813] $30 NY: Atheneum, 2001. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. A children's picture book by the New Yorker cartoonist.
Wayne Boring, John Forte, and Curt Swan. Siegel, Jerry. SUPERMAN: TALES OF THE BIZARRO WORLD. [SN24579] $15 NY: DC, 2000. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 192pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Collects the Bizarro stories from Adventure Comics #285-299 (1961-1962). Beautiful muted high quality color on a flat non-coated stock.
Fabrizio Borrini. Janssens, Jean-Louis. KARMA, TOME 1 - OUTRELIEU. [SN23092X] $25 Paris: Dupuis, 2006. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. From the publisher: "With "Karma", the Liège painter Fabrizio Borrini and the Parisian scriptwriter Jean-Louis Janssens bring us a dual world of tremendous richness and originality. On the one hand, there is Outrelieu, a land where zombies, vampires, phantoms, and other hideous creatures are the victims and the angels are the oppressors; on the other, our own world, which is the refuge for all those who have fled from Outrelieu. Dramatic plotlines and amusing incidents come fast and furious from both sides. Our guide in this strange world is Karma, a loveable little imp who, with a considerable ingenuity and innocence, tries to reverse the course of events and re-establish justice in Outrelieu."
Fabrizio Borrini. Janssens, Jean-Louis. KARMA, TOME 2 - LES RIVIÈRES DU TEMPS. [SN23093X] $25 Paris: Dupuis, 2007. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
François Boucq. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. BOUNCER, TOME 4 - LA VENGEANCE DU MANCHOT. [SN23095X] $29 Paris: Humanoides, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This volume includes an extended siege on a frontier house by determined bad men. Text in French.
François Boucq. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. BOUNCER, TOME 4 - LA VENGEANCE DU MANCHOT - EDITION LUXE N&B. [SN27904] $50 Paris: Humanoides , 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. Limited to 3500 copies. A limited deluxe edition reproducing Boucq's wonderful detailed artwork before coloring. An added bonus is six pages of rare published artwork from limited editions, seriographs, bookplates, etc. Text in French.
François Boucq. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. BOUNCER, TOME 5 - LA PROIE DES LOUVES. [SN23252X] $29 Paris: Humanoides, 2006. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This volume introduces a black-clad dominatrix to the cast before the final blazing gunfight. Text in French.
François Boucq. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. BOUNCER, TOME 6 - LA VEUVE NOIRE. [SN28166X] $29 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2008. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
François Boucq. Jodorowsky, Alexandro. BOUNCER, TOME 7: COUER DOUBLE. [SN28163X] $29 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2009. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
François Boucq. BESTIAIRE DE POCHE. [SN25782X] $25 St. Egrève: Mosquito, 1999. Square 8vo (8-9"), 96pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. An excellent collection of Boucq’s work showcasing his animal drawings & illustrations in color and in b&w.
Claire Bouilhac. Raynal, Jake. MELODY BONDAGE: MY NAME IS BONDAGE. [SN19329X] $25 Paris: Fluide Glacial, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This parody of James Bond and Modesty Blaise features the world-rescuing adventures of a sixties-era female spy (think of Emma Peel). Bouilhac's artwork is bold and stylish and reminiscent of Jean-Claude Forest and Ragnar and modern rock posters. Nine stories. Text in French.
Franck Bourgeron. EXTREME ORIENT 1 - LI FUZHI. [SN22496X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2004. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "For centuries the Confucian Empire has imposed on the Chinese people an immutable, pyramidal order which shapes the Chinese spirit. When, following attacks from colonial empires, the Beijing Empire wavers, a whole society implodes. A new order will be born from this breakdown and will impose its will on these hundreds of millions of men. But does the will of One man exist in this enormous battle? Can he decide his own fate, his destiny, or is he inexorably crushed? 'Extreme Orient' is the story of this man, Li Fuzhi. From the rebellious Shanghai of the twenties to the black periods of the Cultural Revolution, this simple man is brought into the whirlwind of Chinese history in the first part of the twentieth century. 'Extreme Orient' or the tumultuous life of Li Fuzhi, his commitment, his disillusions, his resentment?" Set in China in 1967 with extended flashbacks to 1927 and 1936. Text in French.
Franck Bourgeron. EXTREME ORIENT 2 - HE SAO. [SN22497X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Set in China from 1951 to 1967. Text in French.
Ray Bradbury. Weist, Jerry. BRADBURY: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE - A JOURNEY TO FAR METAPHOR. [SN16826M] $375 Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 265pp, color and b&w illustrations, snakeskin. VF/VF clamshell traycase. One of 350 numbered copies signed by Bradbury & Weist. This deluxe edition has an additional 32 pages of material not included in the Harper Collins trade edition. This Grant edition contains THE GHOSTS OF FOREVER, a previously unpublished film script by Ray Bradbury illustrated with 83 story boards by Joseph A. Mugnani as well as 16 illustrations done by Ray Bradbury in 1949 to accompany the original manuscript of his children's book SWITCH ON THE NIGHT, which was not published until 1955. Issued in a velour lined, snakeskin clamshell traycase.
Ray Bradbury. R IS FOR ROCKET. [SN4806] $35 Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962. 1st edition. 8vo (8-9”), 233pp, Vinyl. VG.
Ray Bradbury. FROM THE DUST RETURNED. [SN25901X] $45 NY: William Morrow, 2001. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 205pp, hardcover boards. VF/VF. Signed by the author on the title page. A new novel by the celebrated fiction writer.
Ray Bradbury. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS. [SN25902X] $45 NY: William Morrow, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 205pp, hardcover boards. VF/VF. Signed by the author on the title page. A collection of new stories by the celebrated fiction writer.
Ray Bradbury. ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD. [SN25903X] $45 NY: William Morrow, 2002. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 289pp, hardcover boards. VF/VF. Signed by the author on the title page. A collection of new stories by the celebrated fiction writer.
Will Bradley. Hornung, Clarence P. WILL BRADLEY: HIS GRAPHIC ART. [SN8602] $25 NY: Dover, 1974. 4to (11-13"), xxxvii, 97pp, 8 color, 19 two-color, and 70 b&w plates, softcover wraps. NF. A collection of his posters, illustrations, typographic designs, and decorations.
Claude Bragdon. THE FROZEN FOUNTAIN: BEING ESSAYS ON ARCHITECTURE AND THE ART OF DESIGN IN SPACE. [SN14324] $75 NY: Knopf, 1932. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 126pp, over 100 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+ (spine ends & corners rubbed through exposing boards otherwise covers & interior NF). "This book is addressed to everyone interested in the fine arts, to designers in all fields, and particularly to architects, architectural students, and draughtsmen. It constitutes the final distillation of many years of thought and experimentation along unusual lines." Filled with elegant diagrams and illustrations.
Frank Brangwyn. Auad, Manuel. THE WAY OF THE CROSS. [SN28319X] $65 San Francisco: Auad, 2009. 1st. Twenty 11" x 14" two-color plates in a portfolio-box, VF/VF. Limited to 700 numbered copies. Brangwyn's depiction of the 14 stations of the cross, finely printed on 14 letterpress sheets. From the publisher's announcement: "Auad Publishing is privileged and honored to reprint these interpretations of The Way of the Cross by special permission from David Brangwyn. It was first published in 1935 by Hodder & Stoughton in a Deluxe limited 250 copies with a commentary by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. This reprint will be a very limited number especially designed portfolio with a 4 page essay by Dr. Libby Horner from England who is considered the world’s leading authority on this artist. "This edition is limited to 700 numbered plus 50 copies hors commerce (I to L). The plates measure 11" x 14” and printed in letterpress on Teton 80 lb. stock by D.T. Printing in, San Francisco with a sturdy portfolio-box by Regent Publishing Services Ltd."
Frank Brangwyn. Sandiland, G. S. FAMOUS WATER-COLOUR PAINTERS I - FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. . [SN28877] $45 London: Studio, 1928. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 6pp + , 8 tipped-in color plates, hardcover boards. VG+/VG+ (top of the spine missing, lower corners rubbed, with boards peeking, hardcover boards clean and sharp, all tissue guards present). "This volume contains eight beautifully reproduced plates in colour - the cream of a famous artist's finest water-colour work...." An excellent copy in dust-jacket.
Frank Brangwyn. Brangwyn, Frank & Walter Shaw Sparrow. THE BOOK OF BRIDGES. [SN7184] $120 London: John Lane, 1915. 3rd 1925. Small 4to (9-11"), xvi, 415pp, 36 color plates, 36 b&w illustrations, decorative cloth. Re-backed retaining the original cloth covers and spine. New EPs. Text block VG. Gone With the Wind's art director Lyle Wheeler's copy. Signed by him on the half-title page and his unique blind stamp in the lower corner of the plates.
Frank Brangwyn. & Christian Barman. THE BRIDGE. [SN4416] $75 London/NY: John Lane/Dodd Mead, 1926. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xvii, 249pp, 24 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+ (Brangwyn-esque bookplate on FEP). A very attractive copy.
Frank Brangwyn. & Christian Barman. THE BRIDGE. [SN22842] $50 London/NY: John Lane/Dodd Mead, 1926. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xvii, 249pp, 24 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+. This book collecting 22 pen drawings and 24 watercolor paintings of bridges all over Europe and as far as the Middle East and Russia. This is subtitled "A Chapter in the History of Building" and the text is a popular minded treatise on the why and wherefore of bridge design and building.
Frank Brangwyn. & Christian Barman. THE BRIDGE. [SN5211] $40 London/NY: John Lane/Dodd Mead, 1926. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xvii, 249pp, 24 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+ (Previous owner's name on FFEP).
Frank Brangwyn. & Christian Barman. THE BRIDGE. [SN12865] $40 London/NY: John Lane/Dodd Mead, 1926. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), xvii, 249pp, 24 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+ (some fraying to top of spine, Previous owner's name on FFEP).
Frank Brangwyn. Rutter, Frank. THE BRITISH EMPIRE PANELS DESIGNED FOR THE HOUSE OF LORDS BY FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. [SN28257] $200 Essex: F. Lewis, 1933. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 148pp, 22 color and 30 b&w plates, hardcover cloth. NF (very bright, clean). Limited to 1000 copies. This beautiful monograph is devoted to Brangwyn's most famous mural commission begun in 1925 and completed in 1932 ("The huge British Empire Panels are amongst the most important examples of his decorative work on a large scale."). "Brangwyn's intention was to enliven the gloomy Royal Gallery with 'decorative painting representing various Dominions and parts of the British Empire'. No geographical logic was intended; the panels have a spirit of fantasy showing a protected world of beauty and plenty, based artistically on Brangwyn's many travels and also his studies of animals in London Zoo." Controversy caused the panels not to be hung in the Royal Gallery in the House of Lords ("the scheme was thought to be too colourful and lively") and the panels were eventually hung in a specially built hall in Swansea. "The contents of this book are reproductions of drawings, sketches and completed panels by Frank Brangwyn." The book reproduces artwork for three different schemes for the gallery: the first depicting WWI subjects, and the second heraldic (both abandoned); and a third "the beauty of Greater Britain" ("this wealth of material resources, this luxuriant beauty of fruit and flowers, forest, and animal life..."). This book contains all 18 completed panels in color and four exemplary color cartoons (preliminary drawings) are also reproduced in color.
Frank Brangwyn. Rutter, Frank. THE BRITISH EMPIRE PANELS DESIGNED FOR THE HOUSE OF LORDS BY FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. [SN25705] $175 Essex: F. Lewis, 1933. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 148pp, 22 color and 30 b&w plates, hardcover cloth. VG+ (1/4 inch tear at the top of the spine, cloth frayed at bottom edge of spine, corners sharp, very sound). Limited to 1000 copies. This beautiful monograph is devoted to Brangwyn's most famous mural commission begun in 1925 and completed in 1932 ("The huge British Empire Panels are amongst the most important examples of his decorative work on a large scale."). "Brangwyn's intention was to enliven the gloomy Royal Gallery with 'decorative painting representing various Dominions and parts of the British Empire'. No geographical logic was intended; the panels have a spirit of fantasy showing a protected world of beauty and plenty, based artistically on Brangwyn's many travels and also his studies of animals in London Zoo." Controversy caused the panels not to be hung in the Royal Gallery in the House of Lords ("the scheme was thought to be too colourful and lively") and the panels were eventually hung in a specially built hall in Swansea. "The contents of this book are reproductions of drawings, sketches and completed panels by Frank Brangwyn." The book reproduces artwork for three different schemes for the gallery: the first depicting WWI subjects, and the second heraldic (both abandoned); and a third "the beauty of Greater Britain" ("this wealth of material resources, this luxuriant beauty of fruit and flowers, forest, and animal life..."). This book contains all 18 completed panels in color and four exemplary color cartoons (preliminary drawings) are also reproduced in color.
Frank Brangwyn. Furst, Herbert. THE DECORATIVE ART OF FRANK BRANGWYN. [SN6527] $150 NY: Dodd Mead, 1924. 1st. 4to (11-13"), ix, 231pp, 33 color plates, 150 b&w illustrations , hardcover cloth. VG+/VG (Previous owner's name on FEP, dust-jacket missing a piece at the spine tail). This volume focuses on Brangwyn's mural paintings with analyses of over a dozen commissions including Brangwyn's own comments. Very scarce in dust-jacket.
Frank Brangwyn. Furst, Herbert. THE DECORATIVE ART OF FRANK BRANGWYN. [SN11552] $100 London/NY: The Bodley Head/Dodd Mead, 1924. 1st. 4to (11-13"), ix, 231pp, 33 color plates, 150 b&w illustrations , hardcover cloth. VG+ (corners mildly rubbed otherwise quite sound, tight & clean). This volume focuses on Brangwyn's mural paintings with analyses of over a dozen commissions including Brangwyn's own comments.
Frank Brangwyn. Gaunt, William. THE ETCHINGS OF FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. [SN11582] $325 London: The Studio, 1926. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 236pp, 331 plates, vellum spine, top edge gilt. VG+/VG+ dust-jacket (corners rubbed, hardcover boards showing, hinges cracked, otherwise covers quite clean & bright, binding tight, pages Fine, dust-jacket spine torn w/a small piece missing). An impressive copy. Rare with the dust-jacket. A complete illustrated catalogue raisonné of Brangwyn's etchings completed between 1900 and 1926. Each of the 331 etchings is reproduced in chronological order. Includes two Appendices: Etchings in Public Galleries and a Bibliography. This volume is the second catalogue of Brangwyn's etchings, the previous catalogue published fourteen years prior, this catalogue of course including all the works created since the previous catalogue.
Frank Brangwyn. Gaunt, William. THE ETCHINGS OF FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. [SN18904] $175 London: The Studio, 1926. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 236pp, 331 plates, vellum spine, top edge gilt. VG (vellum torn at the top & bottom of the spine, hardcover boards shelf worn, upper corners bumped and pages lightly creased from bump, hinges starting, covers & pages clean, binding sound). A complete illustrated catalogue raisonné of Brangwyn's etchings completed between 1900 and 1926. Each of the 331 etchings is reproduced in chronological order. Includes two Appendices: Etchings in Public Galleries and a Bibliography. This volume is the second catalogue of Brangwyn's etchings, the previous catalogue published fourteen years prior, this catalogue of course including all the works created since the previous catalogue.
Frank Brangwyn. Gaunt, William. THE ETCHINGS OF FRANK BRANGWYN, R.A. [SN22843] $150 London: The Studio, 1926. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 236pp, 331 plates, vellum spine, top edge gilt. VG (vellum torn at the top of the spine, bottom edge mildly shelf worn, upper corners bumped, hinges starting, covers & pages very clean, binding sound). A complete illustrated catalogue raisonné of Brangwyn's etchings completed between 1900 and 1926. Each of the 331 etchings is reproduced in chronological order. Includes two Appendices: Etchings in Public Galleries and a Bibliography. This volume is the second catalogue of Brangwyn's etchings, the previous catalogue published fourteen years prior, this catalogue of course including all the works created since the previous catalogue.
Frank Brangwyn. Hutton, Edward. THE PAGEANT OF VENICE. [SN9143] $75 London: John Lane, 1922. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 146pp, 20 color plates, about 30 monochrome text illustrations, binding 3/4 cloth. VG+ (hinges weak, corners & boards edges slightly rubbed). An illustrated book.
Emile Bravo. Regnaud, Jean. MY MOMMY. [SN26878X] $25 Rasquera, Spain: Ponent Mon/Fanfare, 2009. 1st thus. Small 4to (9-11"), 120pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. This French album was a 2008 Essentials Award winner at Angoulême and won a 2008 Tam Tam Literary Award. It is a beautifully heartfelt and beautifully illustrated story. "Jean, an adorable 5 year old boy, relates his daily life and little adventures with his sour-tempered teacher Madame Moinot, his busy dad, his nanny Yvette (the Queen of iced chocolate), his little brother Paul (with whom he keeps fighting) and his neighbor Michèle (whose parents own a kennel) ...all the small and funny things that seem to make him an ordinary boy. But Jean feels a great emptiness inside. With sensitivity and emotion, but never lapsing into melodrama, Bravo and Regnaud tell their story and remind us that children are not the only ones who would rather invent than deal with reality."
Manuel Alvarez Bravo. IN FOCUS: MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM. [SN28034] $15 Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 144pp, b&w, softcover French wraps. VF. "The career of Manuel Alvarez Bravo (b. 1902) spans many decades and reflects numerous changes in artistic fashion. A self-taught photographer, he purchased his first camera at the age of twenty, and around 1925 he won first prize in a photographic competition in Oaxaca. He returned to his birthplace of Mexico City and in 1927 met Tina Modotti, who introduced him to many Modernists in the city's lively art scene. Among them was Edward Weston, who encouraged Alvarez Bravo to continue his photography. Though his work went unrecognized in mainstream art circles for years, Alvarez Bravo is now considered by many to be one of Mexico's great artists. "The Getty Museum's collection of photographs includes more than ninety by Alvarez Bravo, and approximately fifty are reproduced here with commentary on each image by Roberto Tejada, an independent curator and critic, who also provides an introduction to the book and a chronological overview of the artist's life. The photographs reproduced display the array of styles, themes, and moods that typify art created in Mexico during the 1930s as modernism first flowered in that country; they also include examples of his work from later decades. "In Focus: Manuel Alvarez Bravo is published to coincide with an exhibition of his photographs at the Getty Museum from November 13, 2001 through February 17, 2002, commemorating the artist's 100th birthday on February 4th. This book also includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Alvarez Bravo's career with participants David Featherstone, independent editor and curator; Colette Alvarez Urbajtel, the photographer's wife and herself a practicing photographer; Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, photographer and independent curator; Charles Merewether, collections curator at the Getty Research Institute; Cristina Cuevas-Wolf, independent scholar; Weston Naef, curator of photographs at the Getty Museum; Susan Kismaric, curator of photographs at the Museum of Modern Art, and Roberto Tejada."
Berkeley Breathed. GOODNIGHT OPUS. [SN26108] $30 Boston: Little Brown, 1993. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine book / Fine dust-jacket. Signed by Berkeley Breathed. A children's picture book featuring Opus the penguin.
Berkeley Breathed. THE LAST BASSELOPE. [SN28763] $25 Boston: Little Brown, 1992. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. A children's picture book featuring Opus the penguin and Bill the cat.
Berkeley Breathed. A WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK: AN OPUS CHRISTMAS STORY. [SN28827] $150 Boston: Little Brown, 1991. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. Inscribed by the artist. A children's picture book featuring Opus the penguin.
Dan Brereton. Barker, Clive & Fred Burke. DREAD. [SN19135] $20 Forestville, CA: Eclipse, 1992. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/NF. Inscribed by Clive Barker. A painted graphic novel by Brereton.
Claire Bretecher. PORTRAITS SENTIMENTAUX. [SN28306X] $30 Paris: Editions de la Martiniere, 2004. 1st. Square small 4to (9-11"), 96pp, 72 color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. Claire Bretecher is famous for her comic series about a frustrated female, but here she reveals an entirely different side as a sensitive realistic portraitist of children, young people, women, mothers, and husbands. Portraits in pastel, acrylic, and occasionally other media. Lovely work. Minimal text in French.
Austin Briggs. HOW I MAKE A PICTURE (FAMOUS ARTISTS ADVANCED PROGRAM). [SN24887] $500 Westport, CT: Institute of Commercial Art, 1952. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 140pp, 2 color plates, 1 tipped-in color plate, over 300 b&w illustrations, printed custom binder. VG+ in a VG+ binder (the two color pages have ring hole reinforcements, the rest of the pages are okay with some showing some ring hole stress, the one-page assignment sheet is missing - but a photocopy is included, the binder is moderately worn with a bump to the bottom of the spine). Briggs begins with a general discussion of method, research, design, and painting (lasting 67 pages), and then provides seventeen case histories of actual assignments from beginning sketches to finished illustration to demonstrate his approach to illustration. The 6-page introduction, Meet Austin Briggs, is by Henry Pitz. This copy is in a black Institute of Commercial Art binder rather than the brown Famous Artists Advanced Program binder.
Austin Briggs. FLASH GORDON 2: WAR IN THE WORLD. [SN7401] $95 Vienna: Verlag Pollisschansky, 1982. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 112pp, 420 b&w dailies, hardcover cloth. VF/VG- (one large dust-jacket tear at spine). Dailies from 8/25/41 to 12/24/42. The best reproduction of these strips. Text in German.
Clare Briggs. WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND AND OTHER FAVORITE CARTOONS. [SN21546] $20 NY: Dover, 1975. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), vi, 121pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF. 122 cartoons.
Raymond Briggs. ETHEL & ERNEST: A TRUE STORY. [SN7779] $20 London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 104pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. The true story of Briggs' parents, from their first meeting to their deaths, told in graphic novel format.
Charles E. Brock. Bradshaw, Percy V. THE ART OF THE ILLUSTRATOR: C. E. BROCK AND HIS WORK. [SN9470] $30 London: Press Art School, nd (circa 1917). 1st. 10x16, Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties. Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "Running the Gauntlet" a pen drawing. A 12-page booklet profiles the artist's personality & work (including a tipped-in photograph of the artist in his studio) and describes the six stages in detail. #11 in the Art of the Illustrator series.
Brom. OFFERINGS: THE ART OF BROM. [SN28376] $30 London: Paper Tiger, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine.
Brom. DARKWERKS: THE ART OF BROM. [SN28889] $25 Pittsburgh: FPG, 1997. 4th. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 180 color and over 50 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Brom's first art book. Three sections: Covers, Cards, and Dark Age (a collectible card game). Foreword by Rick Berry.
Dick Brooks. THE OFFENSIVE GOLFER. [SN1331] $15 Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963. 2nd. Small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, 108 b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+/VG+ (gift inscription on FFEP).
Dik Browne. HAGAR THE HORRIBLE: ANIMAL HAUS. [SN4219] $5 NY: Tempo, 1981. 1st. 16mo (6-7”), 128pp, 126 strips, softcover wraps. Fine.
Dik Browne. HAGAR THE HORRIBLE: HAGAR AND THE BASILISK AND OTHER TALES. [SN20181] $20 NY: Sunridge Press/Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VG (several tears to paper over spine, two horizontal creases to front cover otherwise sharp & unread). A Hagar collection in a graphic novel format.
Dik Browne. SET OF SEVEN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE PAPERBACKS. [SN13634] $25 NY: Tempo, 1974-77. 16mo (6-7"), 896pp, 868 strips, softcover wraps. All Fine-VF. Seven mass-market collections: Hagar the Horrible #1-6 and #8.
Dik Browne. Walker, Mort. MOST. [SN8024] $75 NY: Windmill, 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/VG (slightly edge-worn) price-clipped dust-jacket. A children's picture book by the creators of Beetle Bailey and Hagar the Horrible.
Dik Browne. Walker, Mort. MOST. [SN9675] $60 NY: Windmill, 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VG+/VG (dust-jacket edge-worn with several tears and a piece missing from the back). A children's picture book by the creators of Beetle Bailey and Hagar the Horrible.
Dik Browne. Walker, Mort. THE BEST OF HI AND LOIS. [SN19253] $25 Bedford, NY: Comicana/Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 256pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF (slightly shelf-rubbed otherwise sharp & unread). A retrospective treasury of the family strip by Mort Walker & Dik Browne. Almost 300 dailies and over 80 Sundays 1954-85. With commentary, other specialty drawings, and articles.
Reynold Brown. Zimmer, Daniel and David J. Hornung. REYNOLD BROWN: A LIFE IN PICTURES. [SN25731X] $40 St. Louis: Illustrated Press, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 224pp, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. From the publisher: "William Reynold Brown (1917–1991) was a prolific American artist whose career embraced virtually every facet of the illustration field. During his life he produced work for the newspaper comics (Tailspin Tommy), invented the concept of the “cutaway” drawing for North American Aviation, painted covers for some of the first paperback books ever published, illustrated scores of magazines and magazine covers, and most notably produced over 300 movie posters for the motion picture industry. After his retirement from commercial illustration, Reynold found success as a fine artist, producing hundreds of oil paintings and drawings for the Western art market. "This book presents a rich overview of Reynold Brown’s entire career, and showcases hundreds of original paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed illustrations-often in glorious full-page reproductions. Many of his most iconic movie posters are featured, such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Spartacus, I was a Teenage Werewolf, and many more."
Baron Brumaire. Salma, Sergio. COUCOU TRISTESSE! [SN27768X] $32 Moulineaux: Drugstore, 2009. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Brumaire chronicles the bittersweet little moments of modern life, both tragic and tender.
Frank Brunner. AFTER IMAGE - THE ART OF FRANK BRUNNER. [SN9301] $30 Boulder Creek, CA: Steven R. Johnson, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, 5 color and 46 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. The Brunner Mystique - Vol. 2. Rare and previously unpublished art.
Frank Brunner. AFTER IMAGE - THE ART OF FRANK BRUNNER. [SN10419] $25 Boulder Creek, CA: Steven R. Johnson, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, 5 color and 46 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. NF. The Brunner Mystique - Vol. 2. Rare and previously unpublished art.
Frank Brunner. THE BRUNNER MYSTIQUE. [SN6807M] $25 Boulder Creek, CA: Steven R. Johnson, 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, 2 color and 37 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by Brunner. Interview, checklist and lots of rare and previously unpublished art.
Frank Brunner. SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #30. [SN1334] $15 NY: Marvel Comics, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 66pp, softcover wraps. VF. Cover painting, 41-page story and six page portfolio by Brunner.
Frank Brunner. SEVEN SAMUROID. [SN4981M] $15 Los Angeles: Image International, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A graphic novel.
Bruno. Ammari-B, Fatima. INNER CITY BLUES TOME 1 - ARNOLD & WILLIE. [SN21845X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A series inspired by Blaxploitation flicks. Willie & Arnold are a pair of hit men in Harlem in 1970. Bruno definitely has a love of Afro-American culture having created books on New Orleans, Jazz pioneers, and now this. Text in French. This first printing includes a bound-in ex-libris (bookplate) illustrated in color by Simon Leturgie.
Bruno. NEMO. [SN23188X] $100 Toulouse: Milan, 2003-2004. Small 4to (9-11”), 168pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine/NF slipcase. Bruno's adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Four 40-page hardcover volumes in a color illustrated slip case. Also included is an 8-page book of sketches for the project. A wonderful work. Text in French.
Brüno. NEMO INTEGRALE. [SN27809X] $45 Moulineaux: Glenat, 2005. Square 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, b&w, softcover French wraps. Fine. Brüno's adaptation of Jules Verne's most famous novel.
Rick Bryant. WINDDREAMS. [SN1337] $20 NY: Continuity Publishing, 1981. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 5 11x14 b&w plates in an illustrated envelope, VF in a NF envelope. Five pen & ink drawings of women in dreamlike settings.
Philippe Buchet. BUCHET SKETCHBOOK. [SN29166X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Buchet is best known as the artist and co-creator of the bestselling series, Sillage. He also created a Wolverine graphic novel for the European market. For this sketchbook, Buchet has created a series of drawings of WWII and Vietnam War combat pin-up girls. Other subjects include: female Chinese athletes, U.S. Army grunts, Wolverine, Hellboy and associates, Wonder Woman, and more.
Philippe Buchet. 1000 NAVIS. [SN29244X] $75 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 416 pages, color illustrations, softcover vinyl wraps. VF. A massive collection of Buchet illustrations and drawings of Navis, the central character in the science fiction series Sillage (Wake). Buchet is clearly obsessed by this character and her draws her in a multitude of hair styles and fashions, often with futuristic weapons and vehicles. This has the best of the published illustrations (covers, pin-ups, etc) and an incredible amount of previously unpublished art. Minimal text, all in English, French and Japanese.
Philippe Buchet. BLOCKBUSTER. [SN21025X] $35 Paris: Delcourt, 2005. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, 64pp in color and 32pp in b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. An art book devoted to this French comic artist (Sillage). Over 200 illustrations. Biography. Bibliography. From the publisher: "Inspired as much by the schools of America and Japan, Philippe Buchet has made a name for himself as one of the eminent representatives of the 'French Touch'. Carried along by his character-fetish, (Nävis, the heroine of the best-seller Sillage) he creates costumes and hairstyles, scenery and vehicles of both effective and innovative design. Here at last is a collection of illustrations based on and around Sillage." All text in both English & French.
Philippe Buchet, Jose Luis Munuera, Benoit Springer, et al. Buchet, Philippe & Jean David Morvan. CHRONIQUES DES SILLAGE, TOME 1. [SN23136X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2004. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A spin-off of the best-selling Sillage series. This anthology tells five stories of Navis’ world by guest artists Munuera, Springer, Koboi, Bruno Bessadi, and Ignacio Noe. With five chapter illustrations by Bengal. Text in French. From the publisher: "This first volume, composed of five brief stories, unveils certain hidden aspects of Sillage, including: What happened to the Gunjinn after Nävis left ? Is Nävis’ birthday celebrated like any other birthday ? Each volume of Chroniques de Sillage consists of five stories, each eight pages long, as well as exclusive illustrations."
Preview Pages from Chroniques de Sillage Philippe Buchet, Bengal, Sylvain Savoia, et al. Buchet, Philippe & Jean David Morvan. CHRONIQUES DES SILLAGE, TOME 2. [SN23137X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A spin-off of the best-selling Sillage series. This anthology series invites guest artists to illustrate stories within the Sillage universe. This volume tells five stories of Navis’ world by guest artists Bengal, Sylvain Savoia, Pierre-Mony Chan, Severine Lefebvre, and Thomas Labourot. With five chapter illustrations by Gerald Parel. From the publisher: “In this second volume of Chroniques, Bobo recounts five new unknown episodes in the life of Nävis. Both funny and dramatic, they enlighten us a little more about the origins, character and life of the only human being on board this famous convoy. Stories which relate particularly to volumes 1 and 3 of the main series.” Text in French.
Preview Pages from Chroniques de Sillage Philippe Buchet, Enrique Fernandez, Laval Ng, Nicolas Nemiri, Pedro Colombo, et al. Buchet, Philippe & Jean David Morvan. CHRONIQUES DES SILLAGE, TOME 3. [SN23153X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, (no date). 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A spin-off of the best-selling Sillage series. This anthology tells five stories of Navis’ world by guest artists Laval NG, Nicolas Nemiri, Pedro Colombo, Gerald Parel, Bruno Duhamel. With five chapter illustrations by Enrique Fernandez. From the publisher: “After having been taken hostage by a desperate Ftoros (Sillage, tome 5), Nävis is quite determined to come to the help of this people who lives in misery and sickness, completely ignored by the Constituante… In time, she is to taste the delights of a hallucinogenic drug which, she will learn later, is made with a serum from the pregnant women of Ftoross. What a shock! A selection of young talents – Colombo, Nemiri, Parel, Laval NG, Duhamel & Fernandez – illustrate this sequel straight from volume 5 of Sillage - Nävis, this heroine with a huge heart, is back! With a cover by Buchet, the five stories of the album are connected and form a whole story.” Text in French.
Preview Pages from Chroniques de Sillage Philippe Buchet, Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, Agnes Fouquart, et al. Buchet, Philippe & Jean David Morvan. CHRONIQUES DES SILLAGE, TOME 4. [SN23129X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A spin-off of the best-selling Sillage series. This anthology tells five stories of Navis’ world by guest artists Barbucci & Canepa, Agnes Fouquart, Steven Lejeune, Philippe Larbier, and Javier N.B. With five chapter illustrations by Julen Ribas. From the publisher: “A tender story from her childhood; a day of window-shopping; fateful reunions with allies and enemies from volume 4; and a vigorous training course: these new, untold stories from Nävis’ life are not to be missed under any circumstances…” Text in French.
Philippe Buchet. Buchet, Jean-David Morvan. CHRONIQUES DES SILLAGE, TOME 6. [SN25525X] $28 Paris: Delcourt, 2008. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Philippe Buchet. Morvan, Jean David. SILLAGE 10 – RETOUR DE FLAMMES. [SN23139X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The brand new volume of this series. On an assignment for the federation, Nävis returns to Earth. Flashbacks to her childhood running naked thru the jungle with her cat (contrast this with Munuera’s depiction of the same period in Nävis). Text in French.
Philippe Buchet. Morvan, Jean-David. WOLVERINE SAUDADE. [SN22120X] $60 Cedex: Panini, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Limited edition. The creative team from Sillage create an original Wolverine graphic novel for the European market. This is the limited edition with an extra eight-page interview & sketchbook section, an original 3" soundtrack CD, and different cover from the trade edition. Out of print.
Philippe Buchet, Giorgio Cavazzano, and Claudio Villa. Morvan and Tito Faraci, Jean-David. MARVEL EUROPA. [SN23457X] $30 London: Panini, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 128pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A British English-language collection of three stories featuring Marvel superheroes created expressly for the European market. Morvan and Buchet, the creative team from Sillage, create an original Wolverine graphic novel - Wolverine: Saudade. Giorgio Cavazzano, the famous Italian artist of Paperinik (Donald Duck) stories (World of the Dragonlords), illustrates Spider-Man in Venice. Veteran Claudio Villa (Dylan Dog, Tex) contributes Daredevil and Captain America: Dead On Arrival. None of these stories have been available in English before and have not been published in the US.
Mark Buckingham. Gaiman, Neil. MIRACLEMAN BOOK FOUR: THE GOLDEN AGE. [SN10129] $75 Forestville, CA: Eclipse, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (two light thumbdents to back cover and a few pages). Scarce.
Joko Budiono. THE THOUSANDTH THUMBNAIL. [SN25592X] $25 San Francisco: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 120pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Joko Budiono is a faculty member at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco teaching perspective drawing. He's also co-author of a book on Creative Layout. This is his self-published art instruction book. The highlight of this book are the literally 1000s and 1000s of small thumbnail drawings. The variations Chapter 1: Thumbnails (Shape Thumbnails, Silhouette Thumbnails, Light and Shadow Thumbnails, Positive and Negative Thumbnails, Line Thumbnails, Line Thumbnails in Perspective, Line Thumbnails to Value and Color Thumbnails). Chapter 2: Thumbnail to Composition. Chapter 3: Thumbnails, Studies and Final Compositions. Chapter 4: Step by Step, from Line Drawing to Finished Composition. Chapter 5: Inspired by Kurasawa.
Marjorie Henderson Buell. CHRISTMAS OF '85. [SN15219] $150 NY: Alexander Gallery, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 32 color and 151 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (covers rubbed). This elaborate exhibition catalogue features 80 Little Lulu pen & wash cartoons by Marjorie Henderson Buell for the Saturday Evening Post 1935-1944, as well as artwork from the Disney and Fleischer Studios, all reproduced from the original art. Quite scarce.
Marjorie Henderson Buell. CHRISTMAS OF '85. [SN16311] $125 NY: Alexander Gallery, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 32 color and 151 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (slight shelf wear). This elaborate exhibition catalogue for the Alexander Gallery in New York features 80 Little Lulu pen & wash cartoons by Marjorie Henderson Buell for the Saturday Evening Post 1935-1944, as well as artwork from the Disney and Fleischer Studios, all reproduced from the original art. Quite scarce.
Mary & Conrad Buff. BIG TREE. [SN5427] $20 NY: Viking, 1946. 5th 1963. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, 36 duotone illustrations, hardcover cloth. NF/NF. From the dust-jacket: "The story of a Sequoia tree named Wawona - from the time, before recorded history, when he was a little seed packed tightly in a cone with two hundred others, until comparatively recently when, over three hundred feet tall and having survived magnificently the widely varied attacks of enemies through twenty-five centuries, he comes near falling prey to the greediest and most clever of them all - man. "The author-artists have had the interesting idea of inserting interleaves which give the history of the Sequoias, while the main body of the text carries the thrilling story of Wawona himself. Beautifully illustrated in duotone."
Charles Livingston Bull. Allen, Douglas. CHARLES LIVINGSTON BULL 1874-1932: A RETROSPECTIVE. [SN24930] $90 Oradell, NJ: Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, 1994. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 95pp, 28 color & 50 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VG+ (mild wear to corners and spine). Copy #184. A well-illustrated monograph on one of the premier wildlife artists of his time. A thirteen page biography, a portfolio of originals, and an extensive illustrated annotated Charles Livingston Bull bibliography by Douglas Allen.
Dave Bullock. BULLOCK ART WORKS. [SN24419X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. From the back cover: "Dave Bullock is best known for his work as a director on Warner Bros. Animations movie Justice League: The New Frontier, Sony Pictures The Spectacular Spider-Man and Lucas Film Animations CGI Star Wars: Clone Wars. "Aside from animation, Dave has provided comic book cover art for Teen Titans Go! and Superman's Action Comics. "Bullock Art Works collects a selection of the artists most memorable covers as well as a peek at previously unpublished development sketches and compositional pieces."
Rick Burchett & Bret Blevins. McCloud, Scott & Paul Dini. SUPERMAN: ADVENTURES OF THE MAN OF STEEL. [SN8730] $10 NY: DC, 1998. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF. Reprints Superman Adventures #1-6. Inks by Terry Austin. Painted cover by Bruce Timm.
Bob Burden. THRILLING VISIONS SKETCHBOOK, VOL. ONE. [SN19842] $45 Atlanta: Bob Burden Prod., 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF (very slight shelf wear). 1st Edition of 1500 copies signed by the artist, on the title page, and on the first page with a remarque (a woman's profile) and "SD 98". "From the author of Flaming Carrot Comics, an odd collection of sketches, unpublished art and ephemeral musings."
Zdenêk Burian. Augusta, Joseph. THE AGE OF MONSTERS. [SN5588] 225 London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 79pp + 23 plates, 4 double-page and 19 full-page color plates, 27 b&w illustrations by Burian, 44 other illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/NF price-clipped dust-jacket in cardboard slipcase. A tight, crisp copy. Early mammals and large birds.
Zdenek Burian. London, Jack. JOE MEZI PIRATY. [SN9011] $35 Nakladatelstvi: Touzimsky a Moravec Praha, 1991. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 139pp, 11 color & monochrome plates, softcover wraps. Fine. One color and 10 monochrome plates. Text in Czech.
Zdenek Burian. Kipling, Rudyard. KNIHY DZUNGLI. [SN9008] $90 Prague: Albatros Praha, 1965. Small 4to (9-11"), 304pp, 31 b&w illustrations, many full-page, hardcover cloth. NF/NF. The Jungle Books with scratchboard drawings by Burian of Indian animals, mongooses, seals, etc. Text in Czech.
Zdenek Burian. Behounek, Frantisek. MEUTEREI AUF DER "BOUNTY". [SN9010] $90 Wien: Verlag Carl Ueberreuter, 1949. 2nd 1950. Small 4to (9-11"), 272pp, 3 double-page and 2 full-page b&w plates and 30 b&w illustrations, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. VG+ (one corner bumped, other corner rubbed). Very clean & attractive. Five monochromatic paintings and 30 pen & ink drawings of the South Seas. Text in German.
Zdenek Burian. London, Jack. MICHAL BRATR JERRYHO. [SN9012] $35 Nakladatelstvi: Touzimsky a Moravec Praha, 1991. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 302pp, 1 color and 8 full-page monochrome plates and pc visit, softcover wraps. Fine. Text in Czech.
Zdenek Burian. Augusta, Joseph. PREHISTORIC REPTILES AND BIRDS. [SN20237] $60 London: Paul Hamlyn, 1961. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 104pp, 16 color plates (2 double-page), 15 Burian paintings reproduced in b&w, hardcover cloth. NF. One of the scarcer titles in this series.
Zdenek Burian. Aick, Gerhard. SCHWERES EIS VORAUS! [SN9009] $75 Wien: Verlag Carl Ueberreuter, 1955. Small 4to (9-11"), 240pp, 1 color and 11 full-page b&w plates, map endpapers, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. NF. Subtitled, "Der Kampf um die Nordwest-Passage" (The Struggle for the Northwest Passage). Pen & ink drawings by Burian of Arctic adventurers. Text in German.
Zdenek Burian. TRAVEL ADVENTURE STORIES. [SN6441] $35 London: Gallery, 1983. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 264pp, 13 color and 59 b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF/NF price-clipped dust-jacket. Profusely illustrated by Burian, an anthology with stories by Jack London, Jules Verne, Daniel Defoe, Rudyard Kipling, others.
Zdenek Burian. Stout, William. ZDENEK BURIAN SKETCHBOOK, VOL. 1 PREHISTORIC LIFE. [SN25816X] $18 Pasadena: Terra Nova Press, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. One of 950 numbered copies signed by Stout. Not a sketchbook at all but a collection of published ink illustrations, primarily from four Czech books on prehistoric life. Includes a biography of the artist.
Charles Burns. BLACK HOLE. [SN19953] $25 NY: Pantheon, 2005. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 368pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. "Charles Burns' decade-long masterpiece of eerie angst. Bleakly following a group of plague-ridden teenagers in mid-70s Seattle, Burns' pen and masterful storytelling ability elicits the paranoia and dark emptiness that envelopes their lives. At once poetic and savage, Black Hole draws upon that empty hole everyone held inside during their youth." Black Hole #1-12 (1995 -2004).
Charles Burns. BLACK HOLE. [SN28513] $15 NY: Pantheon, 2005. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 368pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VG+ (small chip out of the bottom of the spine otherwise dust-jacket is VF). If you like David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, give Black Hole a try. "Charles Burns' decade-long masterpiece of eerie angst. Bleakly following a group of plague-ridden teenagers in mid-1970s Seattle, Burns' pen and masterful storytelling ability elicits the paranoia and dark emptiness that envelopes their lives. At once poetic and savage, Black Hole draws upon that empty hole everyone held inside during their youth." Black Hole #1-12 (1995-2004).
Charles Burns. COMMUNICATION ARTS V30, #8 (206). [SN16614] $25 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, color and b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Charles Burns is the artist for a two-page advertising insert: a deluxe color lithograph on a heavy linen stock. A Portfolio: illustrator John Hersey (24 color illustrations). Photographer Myron.
Charles Burns. PERMAGEL. [SN24815] $75 Acheres, France: United Dead Artists, 2008. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 32pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. 32 pages in a huge 30×40 cm format, printed in double black impression on 170gr Rives paper. 30 old and new works by Burns reproduced in an oversize format as full-page and double-page illustrations. French artist Stephane Blanquet is the editor.
Charles Burns. SKIN DEEP. [SN15216] $35 NY: Penguin, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 88pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Subtitled "Tales of Doomed Romance by Charles Burns."
John Coleman Burroughs. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. DAVID INNES OF PELLUCIDAR. [SN12730] $25 Kansas City, MO: House of Greystoke, 1968. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 60pp, 269 b&w panels, softcover wraps. NF (edges slightly soiled otherwise Fine - flat, tight & clean). Book illustrations and comic book stories of Pellucidar by John Coleman Burroughs.
Tim Burton. Salisbury, Mark. ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A VISUAL COMPANION. [SN28375] $50 NY: Disney, 2010. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 256pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF.
Tim Burton. THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF OYSTER BOY & OTHER STORIES. [SN1085M] $25 NY: Morrow, 1997. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 12pp, 8 color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An advance hardbound sampler distributed to booksellers prior to the release of the book.
John Buscema. Lee, Stan. MARVEL MASTERWORKS VOL. 15: SILVER SURFER #1-5. [SN6781] $150 NY: Marvel, 1990. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), x, 206pp, color illustrations, leatherette. VF/VF.
John Buscema. Spurlock, J David & John Buscema. JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK. [SN28600X] $50 Lebanon, NJ: Vanguard, 2001. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, hundreds of b&w illustrations, leatherette. VF/VF. One of 1000 numbered hardcover copies signed by Buscema. The deluxe edition with an extra 16 plates. "A collection of the artist's personal drawings and studies. Done for his own enjoyment, practice, or self-expression, the art offers a unique appreciation of his draftsmanship and creativity on a variety of subjects. Accompanying text by Buscema addresses both his career and his technique. Includes an essay by Steranko covering Buscema's entire career."
Wilhelm Busch. NEUES WILHELM BUSCH ALBUM. [SN17547] $125 Berlin: Hermann Klemm, nd (post-1907). 1st. Folio (13" or taller), viii, 488pp, color plates, 1500 b&w illustrations, pictorial cloth. VG. A memorial album of the immensely popular German cartoonist. Collecting comic strips, cartoons, and illustrated stories. Color plates reproducing paintings by Busch. First printing of 50,000 copies.
Wilhelm Busch. THE GENIUS OF WILHELM BUSCH . [SN21471] $35 Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 253pp, b&w, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. German graphic artist Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) is a seminal figure in the history of comics and sequential art. This anthology is the first to make Busch's major works available in English.
Wilhelm Busch. THE GENIUS OF WILHELM BUSCH . [SN21630] $25 Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 253pp, b&w, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. German graphic artist Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) is a seminal figure in the history of comics and sequential art. This anthology is the first to make Busch's major works available in English.
Ernie Bushmiller. BUMS, BEATNIKS AND HIPPIES/ARTISTS & CON ARTISTS (NANCY #4). [SN8372] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Dailies & Sundays from the 1950s-70s.
Ernie Bushmiller. HOW SLUGGO SURVIVES (NANCY #2). [SN8371] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Dailies & Sundays from the 1950s-70s.
Ernie Bushmiller. NANCY'S PETS (NANCY #5). [SN8373] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Dailies & Sundays from the 1950s-70s.
Fritz Busse. Baker, Russell. WASHINGTON: CITY ON THE POTOMAC. [SN19720] $20 NY: Art, Inc., 1958. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 64pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (slight wear). A collection of location sketches. Landmarks, places and people.
Ranulph Bye. PAINTING BUILDINGS IN WATERCOLOR. [SN28351] $25 Cinncinnati: North Light Books, 1994. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xiii, 136pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. Subtitled, "How to create expressive paintings of historic buildings, village scenes, private residences and vanishing architectural treasures."
Graham Byfield. Binney, Marcus. LONDON SKETCHBOOK: A CITY OBSERVED. [SN25500] $25 NY: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 95pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. “For many people, including many Londoners, much that lies south of the River Thames is undiscovered territory, but the London sketchbook shows not only the formal splendors of Greenwich, but also the terraced houses of Stockwell and Battersea, and the adaptation of great industrial buildings such as the Bankside Power Station, now the Tate Modern art gallery. “The sketches are accompanied by notes handwritten by the artist.”
John Byrne. Zone, Ray. BATMAN 3-D. [SN22804] $15 NY: DC, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (very slight shelf wear). An all new graphic novel by Byrne created for 3-D effect. Plus: a pin-up section (Art Adams, Jim Aparo, Mike Mignola, Alex Toth, Barry Windsor-Smith, etc.) and a '50s 3-D classic.
John Byrne. FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE (VOL. 1). [SN28732] $12 NY: Marvel, 2001. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 224pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF. Collects Fantastic Four #232-240.
John Byrne. FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE, VOL. 2. [SN28730] $10 NY: Marvel, 2004. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 248pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VG+ (light bump to the upper corner of pages otherwise Fine). Collects Fantastic Four #241-250.
John Byrne. FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE, VOL. 3. [SN28731] $12 NY: Marvel, 2004. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 248pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Collects Fantastic Four #251-257 and Annual #17, Avengers #233, and Thing #2.
John Byrne. FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE, VOL. 4. [SN28733] $12 NY: Marvel, 2005. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 280pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF (very light shelf wear). Collects Fantastic Four #258-267, Alpha Flight #4 and Thing #10.
John Byrne. FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE, VOL. 6. [SN28734] $12 NY: Marvel, 2006. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 264pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Collects Fantastic Four #276-284, Thing #23, Secret Wars #2.
John Byrne. Claremont, Chris. MARVEL MASTERWORKS VOL. 24: THE X-MEN. [SN10040] $75 NY: Marvel, 1993. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 192pp, color illustrations, leatherette. VF/Fine. X-Men #111-120 |
