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Joe Pruett, ed., P. Craig Russell, Pruett, ed., Joe, Russell, P. Craig, Fine, issued without dustjacket (light rubbing to the covers otherwise new and unread), Norcross, GA, Desperado, 2007, 1st, 9780979593918, 11 inches, 10.75 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: For the first time ever, a volume devoted to one of the most legendary and influential comic book artists of the past 35 years - P....

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Anthony Quinn, Jack Vettriano, Quinn, Anthony, Vettriano, Jack, Signed by the artist, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, London, Pavilion Books, 2004, 1st, 9781862056466, 1-86205-646-3, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 192 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth, English

A first printing signed by the artist. From the dustjacket: Over the last few years Jack Vettriano has risen to fame meteorically. Emerging from the...

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Chris Ware: Monographics
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Daniel Raeburn, Rick Poyner, Chris Ware, Raeburn, Rick Poyner, Daniel, Ware, Chris, Fine, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2004, 1st, 0300102917, 9.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 112 pages, 100 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

As one of today's most renowned cartoonists, Chris Ware is widely considered an artist of genius. Combining innovative comic book art, hand lettering,...

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Walt Reed, Reed, Walt, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), New York, Abbeville, 1979, 1st, 0896590755, 11.5 inches, 9.2 inches, 160 pages, 120 color and 110 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

74 illustrators are profiled. Each receives a two page spread with one full-page illustration and two smaller illustrations, almost all in full color. The...


Walt Reed, Harold Von Schmidt, Reed, Walt, Von Schmidt, Harold, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild rubbing to dustjacket), Northland, Flagstaff, AZ, 1972, 1st, 13 inches, 10.2 inches, 230 pages, 50 color and 170 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A very sharp copy of the only major monograph on this Saturday Evening Post illustrator and Western painter. Written by illustration expert and founder of...

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Walt Reed, Harold Von Schmidt, Reed, Walt, Von Schmidt, Harold, Fine lacking dustjacket, Northland, Flagstaff, AZ, 1972, 1st, 13 inches, 10.2 inches, 230 pages, 50 color and 170 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A very sharp copy of the only major monograph on this Saturday Evening Post illustrator and Western painter. Written by illustration expert and founder of...

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Harvey Dunn, Reed, Walt, Dunn, Harvey, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Flesk, Santa Cruz, 2010, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.75 inches, 304 pages, 294 color and 73 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

The definitive book on this powerful painter, illustrator, and teacher! Harvey Dunn was one of twentieth century America’s most powerful...

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Walt Reed, Reed, Walt, Very Fine/Near Fine (dustjacket edges slightly rubbed at spine otherwise Very Fine), New York, Watson-Guptill, 2001, 1st, 9780942604801, 0942604806, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 452 pages, over 1000 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The most comprehensive reference guide available detailing the history of modern American Illustration, researched and written by Walt Reed, founder of...

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Walt Reed, Joseph Clement Coll, Reed, Walt, Coll, Joseph Clement, #728 of 750 numbered copies signed by the compiler, Walt Reed, Near Fine in Very Fine dustjacket (light staining to the page edges otherwise very sharp and Fine), Donald M. Grant, Westport, CT, 1978, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 176 pages, over 250 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, leather, English

This is the hardcover edition limited to 750 copies and signed by the legendary illustration historian Walt Reed. The classic 1978 monograph on this...

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Walt Reed, Harold Von Schmidt, Reed, Walt, Von Schmidt, Harold, Near Fine (a few nicks to the overhanging fore-edge of the covers, otherwise new and unread, glossy, no cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam Books, New York, 1976, 1st, 9 inches, 11.25 inches, 98 pages, 45 color plates and 2 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A beautiful, unread copy. 45 Western paintings by Harold von Schmidt elegantly reproduced as color plates. Introduction by Walt Reed. Harold von Schmidt...

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Walt & Roger Reed, Reed, Walt & Roger, #97 of the deluxe edition of 250 copies signed by the author Walt Reed and containing an estate-stamped original drawing from a sketchbook of F. R. Gruger, Very Fine in Fine slipcase, Madison Square Press, New York, 1984, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 355 pages, over 700 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, all edges gilt, English

"Society of Illustrators Special Edition." This is one of 250 deluxe editions signed by Walt Reed, containing an original drawing by Frederic Rodrigo Gruger...

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The Marvel Art of Marko Djurdjevic
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John Rhett Thomas, Rhett Thomas, John, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket (mild bump to the lower front corner, bump to the bottom edge of the rear board, light wear, very flat, tight, clean), New York, Marvel, 2010, 2nd, 9780785139621, 10.25 inches, 11.7 inches, 240 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

From the dustjacket: Marko Djurdjevic burst onto the scene from obscurity, a passionate artist sharing his work online. The quality of his illustrations...

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Limited to 2000 copies, Very Fine (bright, flat, clean), J. Allen St. John, Richardson, Darrell C., St. John, J. Allen, Mid-America Publishers, 1991, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, 10 color and 180 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

The primary reference on this artist.  Contents: Introduction. Books. Magazines. Miscellaneous. From the bookflap: Though not generally...

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Darrell C. Richardson, Allen J. St. John, Richardson, Darrell C., St. John, Allen J., Very Fine, Old Tiger Press, Memphis, 2005, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 100 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

This is the very first biography on that grand pulp master and illustrator of the fantastic, J. Allen St. John, most famous for his work on Tarzan and other...

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Peter Richardson, Fortunino Matania, Richardson, Peter, Matania, Fortunino, Limited to 600 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Book Palace, 2022, 1st, 9781913548179, 11 inches, 9 inches, 160 pages, over 150 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Matania's fame came from his journalistic depictions of WWI. Here is the best collection of those omages to date. From the publisher: Over 150...

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Peter Richardson, Fortunino Matania, Richardson, Peter, Matania, Fortunino, Limited to 600 copies, Very Fine, London, Book Palace, 2021, 1st, 9781913548100, 11 inches, 9 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The art of Fortunino Matania might have slipped from public view, but to connoisseurs of great illustration he remains in a league of...

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Man and the Moon
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Robert S. Richardson, Chesley Bonestell, Richardson, Robert S., Bonestell, Chesley, Near Fine in Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket (mild edgewear, very flat, tight, clean), World, Cleveland, 1961, 1st, 11.2 inches, 8.25 inches, 176 pages, 25 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A scientific guide for the layman, containing the most authoritative and up to date information about the moon--what astronomers know about it, how man will...

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Steve Richardson, Christopher Dunn, Richardson, Steve, Dunn, Christopher, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Impossible Dreams Publishing, Albuquerque, NM, 2021, 9781736456514, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A charmingly illustrated children's picture book. A story about teamwork, cleverness, and most importantly, kindness… Can a lone girl rabbit...

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The Night Before Christmas
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Steve Richardson, Christopher Dunn, Richardson, Steve, Dunn, Christopher, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Impossible Dreams Publishing, Albuquerque, NM, 2022, 9781736456507, 10 inches, 10 inches, 32 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: A magical blend of vintage picture book art and animal characters that will be a beloved family read at Christmastime. Not a...

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The Art Of Painting In Pastel
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J. Littlejohns and L. Richmond, Ray Sholes copy with his signature on the FEP, VG+/Good (edges slightly rubbed), Richmond, J. Littlejohns and L., Pitman, circa 1927, cloth

Beautiful pastel paintings. With a color frontis and introduction by Frank Brangwyn.

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The Art of Luis Garcia
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, David Roach, Luis Garcia, Roach, David, Garcia, Luis, Dynamite Entertainment, 2022, 1st, 9781524115388, 12.3 inches, 9.4 inches, 230 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Luis Garcia was one of the most talented artists of the legendary Spanish Invasion which transformed Warren comics in the 1970s,...

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Robert Upstone Robert Upstone, Robert Upstone, Robert Upstone, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Tate Publishing, London, 2004, 978-1-85437-521-6, 11.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 192 pages, over 180 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: The Pre-Raphaelite Dream showcases the range, virtuosity, and vision of the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood: Dante Gabriel...

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Doc Savage Double #10: Dust of Death / The Stone Man
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Kenneth Robeson, Robeson, Kenneth, Near Fine (light wear to the corners, spine tight and unbroken), Sanctum Press/Nostalgia Ventures, Encinitas, 2007, 1st thus, 10 inches, 7 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: The legendary pulp superman battles evil in two expanded novels by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as Kenneth Robeson,...

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Kenneth Robeson, Robeson, Kenneth, Near Fine (light wear, spine tight and unbroken), Sanctum Press/Nostalgia Ventures, Encinitas, 2007, 1st thus, 10 inches, 7 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two exciting 1936 thrillers by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth...

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Kenneth Robeson, Robeson, Kenneth, Very Good+ (diagonal cover crease, corners rubbed, spine tight and unbroken), Sanctum Press, San Antonio, 2009, 1st thus, 10 inches, 7 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Historical essays by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. Plus The Society Amazonia (a lost radio thriller) by Edward...

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Doc Savage Double #4: Land of Always Night / Mad Mesa
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Kenneth Robeson, Robeson, Kenneth, Very Good+ (mild rubbing to the corners, spine tight and unbroken), Encinitas, Sanctum Press/Nostalgia Ventures, 2007, 1st thus, 9781932806281, 10 inches, 7 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: The pulps' legendary superman returns in two of his greatest adventures. In Land of Always-Night, a strange being who kills with the...

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Kenneth Robeson, Robeson, Kenneth, Very Good+ (mild wear to the covers, spine tight and unbroken), San Antonio, Sanctum Press, 2012, 1st thus, 9781608770915, 10 inches, 7 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. Includes: The Flaming Falcons by Dent/Robeson; Intermission by Will Murray; The Too-Wise Owl by Dent/Robeson; and Supersnipe Smashes a...

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Mabel Dwight, Fine/Fine, Robinson and John Pirog, Susan Barnes, Dwight, Mabel, Smithsonian Institution, 1997, 1st, cloth

"Characterized as a keen observer of the comedie humaine, Mabel Dwight (1875-1955) emerged as a lithographer at the age of 52 and became one of the most...

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Tiki Drinks - Signed by Shag
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Adam Rocke, Shag, Rocke, Adam, Shag, Inscribed by the artist on the front free endpaper, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chicago, Surrey Books, 2000, 1st, 9781572840362, 7.25 inches, 5.75 inches, 64 pages, 6 double-page and 5 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

6 double-page and 5 full-page color illustrations by Shag decorate this collection of drink recipes. This book inspired two follow-up books Shag Party and...

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Stow Wengenroth, Fine/NF price-clipped dust jacket, Ronald and Joan Stuckey, Wengenroth, Stow, Boston Public Library/Barre Publishers, 1974, 1st, cloth

A catalogue raisonné of this New England artist.

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Edward Koren, Fine, Rosand, David, Koren, Edward, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University in the City of New York, 2010, French wraps, English

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Saul Steinberg
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Saul Steinberg, Small nick to bottom edge otherwise Fine/Fine, Rosenberg, Harold, Steinberg, Saul, Knopf, 1978, 1st, cloth

Steinberg's first career retrospective. Steinberg was born in 1914. He studied philosophy and architecture. During the 1930s, Steinberg cartoons...

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Saul Steinberg
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Saul Steinberg, VG+ (mild shelf wear, spine unbroken & tight), Rosenberg, Harold, Steinberg, Saul, Knopf, 1978, 1st paperback, wraps, English

Steinberg's first career retrospective. Steinberg was born in 1914. He studied philosophy and architecture. During the 1930s, Steinberg cartoons...

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Saul Steinberg
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Saul Steinberg, VG+/VG+ (moderate shelf wear, small nick to bottom edge), Rosenberg, Harold, Steinberg, Saul, Knopf, 1978, 1st, cloth, English

Steinberg's first career retrospective. Steinberg was born in 1914. He studied philosophy and architecture. During the 1930s, Steinberg cartoons began...

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Moritat & Gregory Manchess, Fine, Rowley, Christopher, Moritat, Tor, 2010, 1st, color wraps

Cover art by Gregory Manchess.

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Netherworld Book 3: Money Shot
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Moritat & Gregory Manchess, Fine, Rowley, Christopher, Moritat, Tor, 2010, 1st, color wraps

Cover art by Gregory Manchess.

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Ernst Hansen Teckningar
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Ernst Hansen, NF (edges of oversize wraps rubbed), Rubow, Jorn, Hansen, Ernst, Curth Hson, 1964, wraps

A collection of 78 lithographs created in a single month's activity. All of the images are drawings of nude female models. A reprint of a 1937 monograph.

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The One Rose
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Rose O'Neill, NF/NF, Ruggles, Rowena Godding, O'Neill, Rose, 1974, 1st thus, cloth, English

"The One Rose: Mother of the Immortal Kewpies. "A Biography of Rose O'Neill and the Story of Her Work. "Second Edition with Supplemental Material." 213...

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Frank Brangwyn, Limited to 1000 copies, VG+ (1/4 inch tear at the top of the spine, cloth frayed at bottom edge of spine, corners sharp, very sound), Rutter, Frank, Brangwyn, Frank, F. Lewis, 1933, 1st, cloth

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...

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Stuart Davis
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Stuart Davis, NF/VG+ (remainder mark on bottom edge, some edgewear to dustjacket), Rylands, Philip, Davis, Stuart, Bulfinch, 1997, 1st, cloth

“Accompanying the only American showings of an exhibition devoted to the painter Stuart Davis (1892 - 1964) at Washington’s National Museum of...

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Contemporary Western Artists
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Peggy and Harold Samuels, Fine/NF (small blemish on dust jacket spine), Samuels, Peggy and Harold, Bonanza, 1985, 1st thus, cloth, English

A biographical dictionary of over 1500 western artists with a biography, a photo, signature and example of their work. A great reference for Western art...

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Contemporary Western Artists
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Peggy and Harold Samuels, Fine, Samuels, Peggy and Harold, Bonanza, 1985, 1st thus, cloth, English

A biographical dictionary of over 1500 western artists with a biography, a photo, signature and example of their work. A great reference for Western art...

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Oscar E. Berninghaus, Signed by the author Gordon E. Sanders, VF/VF, Sanders, Gordon E., Berninghaus, Oscar E., Taos Heritage Publishing Co., 1985, 1st, cloth

"Oscar Edmund Berninghaus was a major American painter. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1874, he first came to Taos in the Territory of New Mexico in 1899....

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The Art of Allen Anderson
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David Saunders, Allen Anderson, Saunders, David, Anderson, Allen, Limited to 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of Print! From the publisher: This is the ultimate book on the work of pulp artist ALLEN ANDERSON. Known best for his covers for PLANET...

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David Saunders, Allen Anderson, Saunders, David, Anderson, Allen, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in original shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Deluxe Edition of the book, limited to just 100 copies signed and numbered by author David Saunders on a color illustrated plate, and presented in a red...

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The Art of Rafael DeSoto
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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the ultimate book on the life and work of pulp, paperback, and men's adventure magazine artist Rafael DeSoto. This...

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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author and slipcased, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the Deluxe Edition. The book is signed and numbered by the author and comes in a matching cloth slipcase. Limited to 100 copies. (The trade...

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Jessie Wilcox Smith
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Jessie Wilcox Smith, Fine/Fine, Schnessel, S. Michael, Smith, Jessie Wilcox, Crowell, nd (circa 1978), 1st, cloth

A biography and career overview of this popular illustrator. Appendices with detailed listings of her illustrated books, magazine covers, illustrations,...

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