Animation & Film

 
Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Jesse Aclin, Aclin, Jesse, 2015, 1st, 8.25 inches, 8.25 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

This sketchbook features a variety of observational drawings along with character designs and studies from mid-2014 to mid-2015 by Jesse Aclin, a character...

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The Art of John Alvin
  $35.00
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Andrea Alvin, John Alvin, Alvin, Andrea, Alvin, John, Very Fine/Very Fine, Titan Books, London, 2014, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: John Alvin's movie poster art is among the most iconic of the last 40 years, from Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast and...

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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Very Fine books in a Very Good+ clothbound traycase (the front of the box has a short tear in the cloth, general mild shelfwear), Japan, DigiCube Publishing, 2002, 1st, 4-925075-89-6, 12.75 inches, 12.25 inches, 704 pages, over 700 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Japanese

This is the original Japanese edition from 2002! This comprehensive collection features over 700 mammoth pages of paintings and sketches that Amano did...

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Dawn
  $60.00
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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (light shelfwear to the book, moderate wear to the dustjacket edges), Tokyo, 1991, 2nd, 14.4 inches, 10.3 inches, 116 pages, over 138 color and 22 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, Japanese

An oversize collection of 160 drawings and paintings, with eight double fold-outs. The development sketches of the first four Final Fantasy games, I to...

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Colossus - Signed
  $60.00
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Signed by the artist, Near Fine (light wear to corners, very flat, tight, clean), Mark Andrews, Andrews, Mark, Mark Andrews, 2005, 1st, 9 inches, 7 inches, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

A graphic novel by Mark Andrews, a Pixar story artist, story supervisor (The Incredibles), and director (Brave). With a Gallery of guest artist pin-ups, and...

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A presentation copy warmly inscribed and dated by the artis, Very Good+ (top of spine bumped, corners rubbed, small dent to fore edge of rear board, 1/4" scratch on back cover), Gus Arriola, Harvey, R.C., Arriola, Gus, University of Mississippi Press, 2000, 1st, 157061601, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 256 pages, 460 black & white strips, 8pp of Sundays in color, Softcover, pictorial boards (without dust jacket as issued), English

A history of the long-running humor strip (1941 - 1985) as well as a biography of Arriola who was an animator at MGM, worked on Army training films, and...

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The Art of Direction
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Ron Ashtiani, Ashtiani, Ron, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Culver City, Design Studio Press, 2022, 1st, 9781624650093, 9.1 inches, 12 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Ron Ashtiani brings together twenty-five years of experience directing creative projects for games and film to share what it takes to be a successful art...

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Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
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Joe Adamson, Tex Avery, Adamson, Joe, Avery, Tex, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine (light crease to the upper rear corner, otherwise Fine, very flat, tight, clean), Big Apple Books/Popular Library, New York, 1975, 1st, 10.8 inches, 8.2 inches, 238 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first book on Tex Avery. Includes transcripts of long interviews with Tex Avery and Michael Maltese. The Big Apple Film Series, Leonard Maltin General...

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Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
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Joe Adamson, Tex Avery, Adamson, Joe, Avery, Tex, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine (light rubbing to the rear corners, very flat, tight, clean), New York, Da Capo, 1985, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 238 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The most comprehensive English-language monograph on animation director Avery (Warner Bros., MGM, Universal, Walter Lantz). Based on extensive research and...

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Hans P. Bacher, Sanatan Suryavanshi, Hans P. Bacher, Bacher, Sanatan Suryavanshi, Hans P., Bacher, Hans P., Top of the spine lightly bumped and three small indentations to the topedge of the rear board otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, London, Laurence King, 2018, 3rd, 9781786272201, 8.7 inches, 11.3 inches, 240 pages, over 700 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

With over 40 years in the industry, production designer Hans P Bacher is acknowledged as one of the legends in animation film design. Bacher has...


J. W. Rinzler, Brandon Alinger, Rick Baker, Rinzler, Brandon Alinger, J. W., Baker, Rick, with a limited edition bookplate signed by Rick Baker, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Abrams, New York, 2019, 9781944903435, 18.5 inches, 14.5 inches, 720 pages, over 1600 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Rick Baker  has very kindly signed a limited number of bookplates for us. The bookplate is tipped onto the half-title page of Volume One. ...

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Vectormania - Signed
  $30.00
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Robert Ball, Ball, Robert, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, London, 2015, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 100 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Robert M. Ball is an illustrator, designer and comic maker, living and working in London. His clients include HBO, Disney, ESPN, Sony, Wired and Conde Nast....

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Joe Barbera, Barbera, Joe, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket lightly rubbed), Turner Publishing, Atlanta, 1994, 1st, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 250 pages, Hardcover, boards, English

An autobiography by Joe Barbera recounting his life and career, from working in New York's animation studios to collaborating with Bill Hanna and creating...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2011, 1st, 9781606994740, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 250 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: The first in a historic series of books collecting the comic book stories of "The Good Duck Artist." Carl...

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Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, Saul Bass, Bass and Pat Kirkham, Jennifer, Bass, Saul, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket issued in publisher's shrinkwrap, Laurence King, London, 2011, 9781856697521, 11.75 inches, 10.5 inches, 440 pages, 1484 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century, who was as famous for his work...

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2D Bean: Welcome To My Brain
  $25.00
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Brett Bean, Bean, Brett, Small bump to the tail of the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in the publisher's shrinkwrap, Chicago, Trinquette, 2013, 1st, 9781934623275, 8.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Creatures, characters, environments and visual development art in full color.

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Spine sunned otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brett Bean, Bean, Brett, Brandstudio, 2011, 1st, 8.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 76 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A collection of digitally painted character designs and concept art. Spacemen, alien creatures, robots. Animals and sea monsters. Human types: hippies,...

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Tony Benedict, Benedict, Tony, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Nemo Academy/La Citta della Nuvole, Florence, Italy, 2019, 1st, 11.75 inches, 16.5 inches, black & white, Softcover, English

Hanna-Barbera alum Tony Benedict depicts the executive offices of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera with all their accoutrements. A pair of limited edition...

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Houdini: The Handcuff King
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Jason Lutes, Nick Bertozzi, Lutes, Jason, Bertozzi, Nick, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, New York, Hyperion, 2007, 1st, 9780786839025, 10.25 inches, 7 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, boards, English

Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so 80 years after his death. This is a "snapshot" of Houdini's...

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Peter Bialobrzeski, Bialobrzeski, Peter, Near Fine, Berlin, Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2004, 1st, 978-3775713948, 9.6 inches, 12 inches, 112 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"In Neon Tigers, I merge the seven Asian cities of Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Singapore, and Shenzhen into a virtual megatropolis....

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John Canemaker, Mary Blair, Canemaker, John, Blair, Mary, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket (new and unread), San Francisco, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, 2014, 2nd, 9781616287931, 10 inches, 12.5 inches, 172 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Beloved Disney designer Mary Blair has charmed generations with her vibrant, whimsical creations, from stunning art...

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John Canemaker, Mary Blair, Canemaker, John, Blair, Mary, Very Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, New York, Disney, 2014, 10 inches, 10 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Filled with concept art, production designs, and storyboards, the original edition of this art book devoted to Disney artist & designer Mary Blair has...

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Jon Scieszka, Mary Blair, Scieszka, Jon, Blair, Mary, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Disney, 2016, 1st thus, 9781484730416, 8.8 inches, 11 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. A 2016 reissue of the 2008 picture book of the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland as told by bestselling Children's author Jon...

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Cynthia Rylant, Mary Blair, Rylant, Cynthia, Blair, Mary, Remainder mark to bottom edge otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Disney, 2007, 1st, 9781423104216, 1423104218, 8.8 inches, 11 inches, 64 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A first printing of the original 2007 picture book of the Disney version of Cinderella as told by bestselling Children's author Cynthia Rylant and...

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Preston Blair, Blair, Preston, Very Fine, Walter Foster Publishing, Lake Forest, 2020, 9781633228900, 11.75 inches, 8.7 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: By following the lessons in Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, you can make any character--person, animal, or object--come to life...

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Randy Palmer, Paul Blaisdell, Palmer, Randy, Blaisdell, Paul, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 1997, 0786402709, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 298 pages, 56 black & white photographs, Hardcover, cloth, English

"Of keen interest to anyone who enjoys the heyday of teenaged drive-in theater monster movies"--Midnight Marquee "affectionate and informative…...

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Don Bluth's The Art of Storyboard
  $120.00
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Don Bluth, Bluth, Don, Shallow two-inch razor cut to the back cover otherwise Very Fine (very flat, tight, clean), Dark Horse, Milwaukie, OR, 2004, 2nd, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps, English

Out of print and surprisingly scarce--until you realize Dark Horse is fairly well-known for under-printing the art books it publishes. From the...

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Don Bluth's The Art of Storyboard
  $150.00
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Don Bluth, Bluth, Don, Fine (very flat, tight, clean), Dark Horse, Milwaukie, OR, 2004, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps, English

Out of print and surprisingly scarce--until you realize Dark Horse is fairly well-known for under-printing the art books it publishes. From the...

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Adam Allsuch Boardman, Boardman, Adam Allsuch, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Nobrow Press, 2018, 1st, 9781910620403, 9.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 111 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

A fun book for film buffs with wonderful infographics by Boardman. From the publisher: Take a trip through the history of filmmaking in this...


Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Anton Bogaty, Bogaty, Anton, 2013, 1st, 10.2 inches, 6.9 inches, 68 pages, 194 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

Between 2006 and 2012, Anton Bogaty made 21 animated short films. This book reproduces 194 key frames from those films. It's a cool concept and the images...

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Koza
  $60.00
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Very Fine, Tuna Bora, Bora, Tuna, 2013, 1st, 7 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Softcover, wraps

A 2013 sketchbook of new color illustrations by Tuna, a gifted young visual development artist based in Los Angeles (via Istanbul, Turkey) with clientele in...

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Tuna Bora #sketches
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Fine, Tuna Bora, Bora, Tuna, 2012, 1st, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Tuna Bora's 2012 sketchbook featuring a slew of her distinctive ink drawings and ink & wash pieces. At the time of this book, Tuna was "a freelance...

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Mindy Mindy Johnson, Lorelay Bove, Mindy Johnson, Mindy, Bove, Lorelay, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Disney Editions, New York, 2019, 9781368028684, 10.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A fir st printing signed by the illustrator Lorelay Bove, VisDev Artist on Encanto, Wreck-It Ralph, and other films . A great book by friends of...

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Fine/Near Fine (dustjacket lightly rubbed at the corners), Paul & Gaetan Brizzi, Brizzi, Paul & Gaetan, Polistampa, 2005, 1st, 8883048849, Hardcover, cloth, Italian

A large format picture book of the story of Ariosto’s epic opera. Paul & Gaetan Brizzi create together huge lushly shaded pencil drawings. The...

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Glen Brogan, Brogan, Glen, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, 2022, 1st thus, 8.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 140 pages, 153 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This revised second edition expands the original from 140 to 220 pages! 80 more pages! The first book collecting Glen Brogan's joyful pop culture...

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Jean-Baptiste Thoret, Bruno, Thoret, Jean-Baptiste, Bruno, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brussels, Le Lombard, 2016, 1st, 9782803636945, 7.75 inches, 5.5 inches, 96 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Bruno illustrates this 70-page comic book history of "The New Hollywood. From Easy Rider to Apocalypse Now." A volume in "The Little BD-teque of...

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Frankenweenie Flip Book
  $40.00
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Tim Burton, Burton, Tim, Near Fine (light wear to corners and tips of spine), Burbank, Disney, 2012, 3 inches, 7.125 inches, 108 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A unique promotional item produced by Disney for the Academy Award season, this flip book presents two sequences from Tim Burton's stop-motion feature film...

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Frank Thompson, Tim Burton, Thompson, Frank, Burton, Tim, The deluxe edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the artist. Includes a numbered and individually signed lithograph - ready for framing., Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase in protective cardboard box, Los Angeles, Steele Publishing, 2009, First Edition, First Printing, 9781935539001, 12.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 430 (plus foldouts) pages, over 1000 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth in cloth clipcase

This is the First Edition, First Printing of the deluxe edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the artist. Features: Hardcover with matching...

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Tim Burton
  $20.00
Ron Magliozzi, Jenny He, Tim Burton, Magliozzi, Jenny He, Ron, Burton, Tim, Fine, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2009, 5th 2010, 9780870707605, 9 inches, 6 inches, 64 pages, 55 color and black & white illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking over the past three decades. With a visual style inspired by the aesthetics of...


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Frank Thompson, Tim Burton, Thompson, Frank, Burton, Tim, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild wear to dustjacket), New York, Hyperion, 1993, 1st, 9781562827748, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 192 pages, over 500 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the back cover: On screen, Jack Skellington leaps with joy, singing with wonder at his discovery of Christmas Town. He seems too real, so alive,...


Fantasy! Cartooning
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Ben Caldwell, Caldwell, Ben, Very Good+ (moderate wear to the edges, interior very flat, tight, clean), Sterling, New York, 2005, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, softcover, color wraps, English

Ben's follow-up to Action! Cartooning. Lots of sketches & drawings of heroes & villains, fairies & goblins, and animals. Out of print.

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James Cameron, Cameron, James, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Insight Editions, San Rafael, 2021, 9781683838784, 12.8 inches, 9.3 inches, 392 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

Despite the title, I didn't realize this was a collection of art BY James Cameron! From the publisher: Explore the creative evolution of James Cameron...

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Signed by the artist with a full-page drawing, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (moderate bump to the end of the spine, light cover wear, interior as new, tight, clean), Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, 2014, 1st, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 272 pages, over 350 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed by the artist with a detailed full-page drawing of a couple walking in the rain. Pascal works primarily digitally, so original art from him is...

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Inscribed by the artist with a full page pen drawing, Very Good+ (crease to the spine, scuff to back cover, mild cover wear, very flat, interior tight and clean), Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, 2006, 1st, 7.75 inches, 10 inches, 56 pages, color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Pascal has inscribed and drawn a full-page scene (of himself by the Thames with Big Ben in the background) on the inside front cover of this book. Back...

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Oogeley Boogeley 2 - Inscribed
  $75.00
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Inscribed by the artis, Near Fine (light rubbing to the corners, light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, 2007, 1st, 8 inches, 10 inches, 54 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

Back in 2007 when Pascal published this second collection of sketches & artwork, he was a San Franciso-based animator/designer/director. The vast...

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Oogeley Boogeley 3 - Signed
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Signed by the artist, Very Good+ (bump to the corner, moderate wear), Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, 2008, 1st, 8 inches, 10 inches, 54 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

This was Pascal's third collection of sketches & artwork and it is filled with finished full color illustrations: beautiful widescreen color...

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Oogeley Boogeley 3 - Signed
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Inscribed by the artist, Very Good+ (creases along the spine, moderate cover wear, interior sound, tight, clean), Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, 2008, 1st, 8 inches, 10 inches, 54 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

This was Pascal's third collection of sketches & artwork and it is filled with finished full color illustrations: beautiful widescreen color...

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Oogeley Boogeley 4 - Signed
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Pascal Campion, Campion, Pascal, Signed by the artist, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brandstudio, New York, 2009, 1st, 8.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 56 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This was Pascal's fourth collection. The vast majority of the images are actually finished full-color illustrations: beautiful widescreen color...

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