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William Peter Blatty, Blatty, William Peter, One of 750 numbered copies signed by the author, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Cemetery Dance Publications, Baltimore, 2010, 1st, 8.75 inches, 5.75 inches, 552 pages, Hardcover, decorative cloth, English

"Featuring two classic William Peter Blatty novels in one beautiful volume for the first-time ever, this oversized deluxe special edition is a must-have for...

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Lin Bloomfield, Norman Lindsay, Bloomfield, Lin, Lindsay, Norman, Limited to 500 copies, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Odana, Bungendore, 2006, 1st, 12.2 inches, 9.9 inches, viii, 308 pages, over 430 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

By far, the most substantial book ever published on Lindsay's oil paintings, reproducing 180 oil paintings. The only other book on Lindsay's oil paintings...

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Lin Bloomfield, Norman Lindsay, Bloomfield, Lin, Lindsay, Norman, Print run of 2000 copies, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (lower tips lightly bumped, book is otherwise Fine, dustjacket spine ends and back cover rubbed), Odana / Josef Lebovic Galleries, Sydney, 1998, 1st, 12.2 inches, 9.9 inches, 480 pages, over 500 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

"Over a period of eighty years Australian artist Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1897-1969) produced a prodigious amount of work -- pencil drawings, pen and...

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Lin Bloomfield, Norman Lindsay, Bloomfield, Lin, Lindsay, Norman, Print run of 2000 copies, Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Odana / Josef Lebovic Galleries, Sydney, 1998, 1st, 12.2 inches, 9.9 inches, 480 pages, over 500 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: Over a period of eighty years Australian artist Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1897-1969) produced a prodigious amount of work...

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The World of Norman Lindsay
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Lin Bloomfield, Norman Lindsay, Bloomfield, Lin, Lindsay, Norman, Near Fine (covers lightly rubbed, flat, clean, tight), Sydney, Odana, 1995, Revised and updated 3rd printing, 0 908154 55 5, 9.25 inches, 7 inches, xvi, 158 pages, 12 color and 90 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

An introduction to the life and work of this Australian artist. Twelve paintings are reproduced in color.This is the "revised and updated 3rd printing" of...

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Michele H. Bogart, Bogart, Michele H., Very Fine, Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997, 1st thus, 9781560987666, 8 inches, 8 inches, xvi, 390 pages, 99 black & white photographs, Softcover, wraps, English

From the Publisher: Bogart's groundbreaking consideration of public art as a topic for serious scholarly consideration examines the sustained and...

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Very Fine/Very Fine, Doreen Bolger, Bolger, Doreen, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, xii, 248 pages, 35 color and 205 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"This catalogue investigates the Museum's remarkable collection of American pastels, from charming eighteenth-century portraits to abstract works by...

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Embracing an Icon: The Posters of Bernard Villlemot
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George Bon Salle, Bernard Villlemot, Bon Salle, George, Villlemot, Bernard, Very Fine in Very Good dustjacket (mild scratches and scuffing to back panel of dustjacket), New York, Posters Please, Inc, 2016, 12.4 inches, 9.5 inches, 320 pages, over 565 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A catalogue raisonne of the posters of Bernard Villemot (1911-1989)! Over 565 posters in color! From the publisher: Bernard Villemont's poster art can...

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James A Bond, Frank Frazetta, Bond, James A, Frazetta, Frank, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Vanguard, Lakewood, 2008, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 208 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. The first edition of this Frazetta reference book. The numerous and (mostly) excellent color reproductions of rare Frazetta items (from the...

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The Big Book of Big Little Books
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Bill Borden, Borden, Bill, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle, 1997, 1st, 9780811817417, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 120 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the back cover: "In the thirties and forties a new breed of comic book hit the stands - spiffy miniature hardcover editions known as Big Little...

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Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonne - 3 Vol. Set
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Ani Boyajian, Mark Rutkoski, Stuart Davis, Boyajian, Mark Rutkoski, Ani, Davis, Stuart, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Yale Art Gallery / Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2007, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 386+710+478 pages, 990 color and 1220 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

2008 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award, Art Libraries Society of North America 2007 Honorable Mention, Award for Excellence, Art and Art History,...

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Dinosaur Tales
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Ray Bradbury, Steranko, et al, Bradbury, Ray, Steranko, et al, Near Fine (two mild creases to the front cover,light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Bantam, New York, 1983, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 144 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

A collection of dinosaur stories by Ray Bradbury, each newly illustrated by a different artist: William Stout, Steranko, Moebius, Gahan Wilson, Overton...

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Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Salmon, Balliol, Balliol Salmon, Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st

Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "Friendly Criticism" a drawing in Russian charcoal. A 12 page booklet profiles the artist's...

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Frank Reynolds, Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Reynolds, Frank, Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st, English

Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "On Tour" a pencil drawing. A 12-page booklet profiles the artist's personality and work (including...

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W. Hatherell, Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Hatherell, W., Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st, English

Six tipped-in plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "A Study of Strategy" a body-color drawing. A 12 page booklet profiles the artist's...

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Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Reynolds, Warwick, Warwick Reynolds, Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st

Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "Prosperity" a drawing in conte crayon. A 12-page booklet profiles the artist's personality and work...

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Frank Brangwyn, GWTW 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, Rebacked retaining the original cloth covers and spine. New endpapers. Text block VG., Brangwyn and Walter Shaw Sparrow, Frank, Brangwyn, Frank, John Lane, 1915, 3rd 1925, decorative cloth

This was Gone With the Wind art director Lyle Wheeler's copy. Signed by Lyle Wheeler on the half-title page, with his unique blind stamp in the lower...

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Simon Braund, Braund, Simon, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Titan Books (UK), London, 2019, 9781789090321, 12.5 inches, 9.3 inches, 192 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: A lavish hardback containing Orson Welles' Portfolio, much of which has never been seen before. Orson Welles, famous as an...

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Limited to 500 copies. This copy has a bookplate signed by Glenn Bray., Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glenn Bray, Bray, Glenn, Art Works Fine Art Publishing, 2022, 1st, 9781732561281, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 800 pages, over 2000 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"No Sense Makes Sense." 800 pages! Limited to 500 copies. This is one of a smaller number with a bookplate signed by Glenn Bray. From the publisher:...

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Glenn Bray, Harvey Kurtzman, Bray, Glenn, Kurtzman, Harvey, Limited to 1000 copies, Fine, Glenn Bray, Sylmar, CA, 1976, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 120 pages, 197 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

An index of Kurtzman's work in all media: comic book work, EC work, magazine and newspaper articles, Kurtzman edited publications, books and paperbacks,...

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Pin-Ups: Toulouse-Lautrec & the Art of Celebrity
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Hannah Brocklehurst, Frances Fowle, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, et al, Brocklehurst, Frances Fowle, Hannah, Toulouse-Lautrec, et al, Henri de, Very Fine, Edinburgh, National Galleries Of Scotland, 2018, 11.8 inches, 6.8 inches, 120 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, French wraps, English

Explores Toulouse-Lautrec's art as a printmaker Unique perspective on the role of the poster and wider print distribution as a tool for communication and...

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Patricia Janis Broder, Dean Cornwell, Broder, Patricia Janis, Cornwell, Dean, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket), Balance House/Watson-Guptill, New York, 1978, 1st, 10.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 240 pages, 63 color plates, 236 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A sharp copy of the original edition of this great book on this American illustrator & muralist. This book has 63 paintings in color, additional...

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Patricia Janis Broder, Dean Cornwell, Broder, Patricia Janis, Cornwell, Dean, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Collectors Press, Portland, OR, 2000, 1st thus, 10.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 240 pages, 63 color plates, 236 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the dustjacket: Dean Cornwell, in his magazine and book illustrations, posters, calendar art, and advertising art recaptured decade by decade the...

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Dean Cornwell, Broder, Patricia Janis, Cornwell, Dean, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (only slight shelfwear, a very attractive copy, small, neat gift inscription on the front free endpaper), Balance House/Watson-Guptill, New York, 1978, 1st, 10.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 240 pages, 63 color plates, 236 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

The original edition of this great book on Golden Age illustrator and muralist Dean Cornwell (1892-1960). Dean Cornwell, in his magazine and book...

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One of 150 copies with a bookplate signed by Len Brown and Zina Saunders and numbered to 150, Very Fine/Very Fine, Brown, Zina Saunders, Len, Abrams, 2012, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards with dust jacket, English

This San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive is one of 150 copies with a bookplate signed by Len Brown and Zina Saunders and numbered to 150.  It sold out...

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Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre
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Cass Browne & Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett, Zombie Fresh Eaters, Browne & Gorillaz, Cass, Hewlett, Zombie Fresh Eaters, Jamie, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Riverhead Books, 2006, 1st, 1594489319, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 300 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

The complete, illustrated story of Jamie Hewlett's conceptual band Gorillaz. Illustrated throughout with illustrations by Hewlett and images from the videos.

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Thomas S. Buechner, Norman Rockwell, Buechner, Thomas S., Rockwell, Norman, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild wear to dustjacket), Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1970, 1st, 17.4 inches, 12.5 inches, 328 pages, 111 color plates, 503 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A first edition from 1970. Excellent reproduction throughout. Includes 614 illustrations with 111 in full color, numerous tipped-in plates, and a number of...

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Chenault & Gray Publishing, Little Rock, AR, 2018, 1st, 8.75 inches, 6 inches, 128 pages, Hardcover, cloth, English

A limited hardcover printing of the classic ERB sci-fi adventure novel with a great Frazetta cover.


John Carter of Mars
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Reed Crandall, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Crandall, Reed, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very slight wear to the blue ink of the dustjacket), Canaveral Press, New York, 1964, 1st, 8.25 inches, 5.5 inches, 208 pages, 8 full-page black & white illustrations and a double-page endpaper illustration, hardcover, cloth, English

Contains Giant of Mars and Skeleton Men of Jupiter. The two novelettes appeared in pulp magazines, but this edition was their first hardcover publication....

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Frazetta, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Frazetta, Frank, Very Good, New York, Ace, 1963, 6.25 inches, 4 inches, pages, Softcover, color wraps, English

Original cover painting and title page illustration by Frazetta.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Frazetta, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (flat, tight, clean), New York, Ace, 1969, 6.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 224 pages, Softcover, color wraps, English

Original cover painting and title page illustration by Frazetta.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Frazetta, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (mild toning to the edges, light bump to the upper tips of the pages, one light vertical crease along the spine, one staple slightly offset, very flat, tight, clean), House of Greystoke, Kansas City, MO, 1976, 1st thus, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 44 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This spunky Frank Frazetta illustration was commissioned especially by the publisher House of Greystoke to accompany their Authorized First Edition of The...

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Ray Lago: Heroes & Angels
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Ray Lago, VF, Busiek, Kurt, Introduction, Lago, Ray, Archangel Entertainment, 1997, 1st, wraps

From Kurt Busiek’s introduction: Ray’s got enormous skill - his command of technique is amazing. But skill alone has never been enough. There...

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Ray Lago: Heroes & Angels
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Kurt, Introduction Busiek, Ray Lago, Busiek, Kurt, Introduction, Lago, Ray, Fine, Archangel Entertainment, Lake Geneva, WI, 1997, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 78 pages, 53 color and 46 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

From Kurt Busiek's introduction: Ray's got enormous skill - his command of technique is amazing. But skill alone has never been enough. There are a lot...

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Limited to 1250 copies, Fine, Frank Bellamy, Butterworth, Michael, Bellamy, Frank, Book Palace Books, 2009, 1st, 9781907081002, Softcover, stiff oversize wraps, English

From the publisher: For the first time ever, Michael Butterworth's epic series of articles recounting the history of the First World War collected...

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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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John Canemaker, Tyrus Wong, Canemaker, John, Wong, Tyrus, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, San Francisco, 2013, 1st, 9.75 inches, 12.25 inches, 156 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Water to Paper, Paint to Sky is the first comprehensive retrospective of America's oldest living artist Tyrus Wong,...

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Eggenhofer: The Pulp Years
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John M Carroll, Nick Eggenhofer, Carroll, John M, Eggenhofer, Nick, Near Fine/Very Good (dustjacket worn and torn), Old Army Press, Ft. Collins, CO, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 146 pages, 8 color and over 100 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: "Eggenhoffer called the "Dean of Western Illustrators", with a foreword by Michael Koury and an introduction by Jeff Dykes, the story...

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Love Affair
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Bernard Krigstein, Fine/NF (top of the dustjacket spine worn), Carson, Robert, Krigstein, Bernard, Holt, 1958, 1st, cloth spine

An impressionistic watercolor painting by Krigstein is the dustjacket illustration.

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Henry Farny
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Very Good+ (cloth spine sunfaded, lower corners lightly bumped, light shelfwear, binding tight, interior Fine), Henry Farny, Carter, Denny, Farny, Henry, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, English

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Franklin Booth: Silent Symphony
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Alice Carter, John Fleskes, Franklin Booth, Carter, John Fleskes, Alice, Booth, Franklin, Very Fine, Flesk, Santa Cruz, CA, 2022, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 304 pages, over 400 illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: An all new 304 page book celebrating the life and art of Franklin Booth! Extensive essay and over 400 images and photographs...

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Sargent and Spain
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Sarah Cash, Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond, Singer John Sargent, Cash, Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond, Sarah, Sargent, Singer John, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2022, 9780300266467, 10.6 inches, 9.8 inches, 256 pages, 230 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

For the first time, explore John Singer Sargent's fascination with Spain as seen in stunning landscapes, architectural views, figure studies, and scenes of...

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Johan Cederlund, Hans Hendrik Brummer, Per Hedstrom and James A. Ganz, Anders Zorn, Cederlund, Hans Hendrik Brummer, Per Hedstrom and James A. Ganz, Johan, Zorn, Anders, Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket issued in the publisher's shrink wrap, Skira Rizzoli, New York, 2013, 978-0847841516, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, 150 color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

About This Book Accompanying a major retrospective of Anders Zorn's work, this is the first volume in English to explore the Swedish Impressionist's...

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Mode På Zorns Tid
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Anders Zorn, NF (light wear to covers, interior new and unread), Cederlund, Ingrid Roos and Birgitta Sandstrレm, Johan, Zorn, Anders, Zornsamlingarna, 2008, wraps

"Fashion in Zorn's time." Photos of Zorn and his wife and men's and women's wear in the time, contemporary photos of the period textiles and clothing,...

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Adam Cesare, Iris Compiet, Cesare, Adam, Compiet, Iris, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2020, 9781683838210, 10 inches, 8 inches, 168 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

We hosted two signing sessions for Iris at LightBox Expo 2023 and she has signed a few copies of her book for us. The second book by acclaimed...

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Iole - 1905 First Edition
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Robert W. Chambers, J.C. Leyendecker, Karl Anderson, Arthur C. Becker, Chambers, Robert W., Leyendecker, Karl Anderson, Arthur C. Becker, J.C., Very Good+ (mild wear to the edges, slight spine slant, previous owner's name written in the corner of the first page), D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1905, 1st, 7.75 inches, 5.25 inches, 142 pages, four full-page color plates, and over 100 decorative black & white illustrations, Hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate, English

Contains four color plates: two full-page color illustrations by J.C. Leyendecker, and another two by Karl Anderson. Over 100 black & white...

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Charles Champlin, Champlin, Charles, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Abrams, New York, 1992, 9780810935648, 11.6 inches, 9.3 inches, 207 pages, 90 color and 131 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A retrospective of the film career of George Lucas, to 1992. In the 20 years since director/producer George Lucas formed Lucasfilm, Ltd., he has had an...

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