Illustration

 
Robert Lawson, Fine/VG+ (dustjacket edges chipped, spine sunned), Jones, Helen L, Lawson, Robert, Little, Brown, 1972, 1st, cloth

A scarce collection of the art of this popular and award-winning children's book illustrator (Ferdinand, Rabbit Hill, etc.). With an introduction and...

+

Terry Jones, Brian Froud, Jones, Terry, Froud, Brian, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (mild rubbing to the corners otherwise Very Fine), New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996, 1st, 0684832062, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, unpaginated pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The sequel to Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book.

+

Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Brian Froud, Jones, Terry, Froud, Brian, Simon & Schuster, 1996, 1st, 0684832062, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The sequel to Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Signed by the artist. 

+

Brian Froud, With a small drawing of a faerie head signed by Froud on the half-title page, Spine tail lightly bumped otherwise VF without dustjacket as issued, Jones, Terry, Froud, Brian, Simon & Schuster, 1996, 1st, pictorial boards

The sequel to Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Signed by Froud with a small drawing of a faerie head.

+

Terry Jones, Brian Froud, Jones, Terry, Froud, Brian, A bookplate signed by the artist is attached to the front free endpaper, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (mild wear to the covers, interior Very Fine), New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996, 1st, 0684832062, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The sequel to Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book.

+

Maria Kakoulas, Kakoulas, Maria, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light cover wear, interior as new and unread), Glattbach, Germany, Edition Reuss, 2013, 1st, 9783943105216, 12.6 inches, 9.9 inches, 448 pages, over 600 color photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards

More than 600 photographs Text in English & German. This is the second incarnation of what has been deemed the "Bible of Blackwork Tattoos" continues...

+

Marisa Kakoulas, Kakoulas, Marisa, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light wear to the back cover, interior as new and unread), Glattbach, Germany, Edition Reuss, 2011, 1st, 9783934020887, 13 inches, 10 inches, 400 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

"From Street Art to Fine Art" Black & Grey Tattoo is divided into three volumes: Traditional Black & Grey, Dark/Horror, and Photorealism. This...

+

Karen Essex and James L. Swanson, Karen Essex and James L. Swanson, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, General Publishing Group, New York, 1996, 1st, 11 inches, 9.5 inches, 288 pages, over 500 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

The only Bettie Page book authorized by and featuring a Foreword by Page herself. Featuring 500 photos, many in color. "Forget Marilyn Monroe and Jayne...

+

Very Fine, Walter Kaylin, Robert Deis, Wyatt Doyle, Kaylin, Robert Deis, Wyatt Doyle, Walter, New Texture, 2013, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 288 pages, about 100 black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

An illustrated prose collection. From the publisher: "Walter Kaylin, come back!" -- Mario Puzo, author of THE GODFATHER "He looked like a divinity...

+

Chip Kidd, Alex Ross, Kidd, Chip, Ross, Alex, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Pantheon, 2018, 1st, 9781101871973, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 312 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the team that brought you the Eisner-Award winning Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. Here is the beloved Marvel Universe of comics...

+

Chip Kidd, Alex Ross, Kidd, Chip, Ross, Alex, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (moderate rubbing/wear to the top of the dustjacket at the spine), Pantheon, New York, 2003, 1st, 12.4 inches, 9.5 inches, 248 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

The first printing of the first edition of this beautifully designed coffee table art book on the DC comics art of Alex Ross. Photography by Geoff Spear.

+

Out of stock
Chip Kidd, Alex Ross, Kidd, Chip, Ross, Alex, Bookplate signed by the artist and the author, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Pantheon, New York, 2010, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 224 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A Pantheon Books bookplate signed by Alex Ross and Chip Kidd is attached to the title page of this Mint copy. Out of print. From the publisher:...


Yank
  $15.00
In stock
Steve Kluger, VF/Fine, Kluger, Steve, St. Martin's, 1991, 1st, cloth, English

“World War II from the Guys Who Brought You Victory Irwin Shaw William Saroyan Andy Rooney Walter Bernstein Merle Miller The Original...

+

Limited to 500 deluxe copies. Slipcased Hardcover Edition featuring a 16-page bonus folio and an alternate cover., Very Fine in a Very Fine slipcase, Margaret Brundage, Korshak, J. David Spurlock, Stephen, Brundage, Margaret, Vanguard Productions, 2013, 1st, 9781934331514, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This Slipcased Hardcover Edition is limited to only 500 copies and features an alternate cover and a 16-page bonus folio not included in the regular...

+

Stephen Korshak, J. David Spurlock, Margaret Brundage, Korshak, J. David Spurlock, Stephen, Brundage, Margaret, Very Fine, Vanguard Productions, Lakewood, 2013, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 184 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

From The Publisher: Starting in 1932, Margaret Brundage, wife of leftist revolutionary Slim Brundage, -- who she met at the wildly-bohemian Dil Pickle...

+

Virgil Partch, Fine, Kraus, Robert, Partch, Virgil, Windmill, 1971, 1st PB, wraps, English

A children's picture book by Virgil Partch.

+

Stephen Krensky, Bernie Fuchs, Krensky, Stephen, Fuchs, Bernie, Inscribed by the artis, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2001, 1st, 11 inches, 9.9 inches, 32 pages, 5 double-page, 9 full-page and 7 smaller color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book. Inscribed by the artist: "To Mitch, Bernie Fuchs"

+

Vladimir Kruglov, Vladimir Lenyashin, Kruglov, Vladimir Lenyashin, Vladimir, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Palace Editions, St. Petersburg, 2000, 1st, 12.8 inches, 10 inches, 384 pages, 340 color plates, Hardcover, leather, English

"Paintings from the collection of the Russian Museum." 60 pages of text on the history of Impressionism in Russia and then 300 pages of art. 340 paintings...

+

Katherine Kurtz, Michael Kaluta, Kurtz, Katherine, Kaluta, Michael, Fine/Near Fine (dustjacket slightly yellowed), Walker, New York, 1986, 1st, 9.25 inches, 6.5 inches, 235 pages, color cover painting and 9 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Kaluta provides a paintings and nine pen & ink illustrations for this original space fantasy novel.

+

Josh Kushins, Kushins, Josh, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams Books, 2016, 1st, 978-1-4197-2225-7, 11 inches, 12 inches, 256 pages, 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Art by Christian Alzmann, Kinman Chan, Doug Chiang, Ryan Church, Khang Le, Aaron McBride, Karla Ortiz, Thom Tenery, Erik Tiemens, others. From the...

+

Turning Point
  $15.00
In stock
Don Martin, NF (rubber stamp on first page), Lacampagne, Robert J., Martin, Don, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970, wraps, English

In this school anthology, Don Martin illustrates a fable "The Blind Man and the Tortoise" with 11 full-page drawings.

+

The Ollie North Coloring Book
  $20.00
In stock
Mort Drucker, Fine, Laikin, Paul, Drucker, Mort, Andrews & McMeel, 1987, 2nd, color wraps

Drucker's beautiful penwork reproduced large. Caricatures of Ronnie, Nancy, George, Fawn Hall, and others.

+

The Ronald Reagan Coloring Book
  $30.00
In stock
Mort Drucker, VF, Laikin, Paul, Drucker, Mort, Andrews & McMeel, 1988, 1st, color wraps

Drucker's beautiful penwork reproduced large. Caricatures of Ronnie, Nancy, George and others.

+

Ian Lambot, Greg Girard, Lambot, Ian, Girard, Greg, Near Fine (very light bumps to spine ends and corners, very sharp, tight, clean), Surrey, Watermark, 1993, 6th 2007, 9781873200131, 10.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 216 pages, over 320 color photographs, Softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: Girard and Lambot spent four years exploring the notorious Walled City of Kowloon (Hong Kong), before it's final clearance in 1992....

+

J. Fenwick Lansdowne
$65.00   $30.00
In stock
Save 54%
Tristram Lansdowne, J. Fenwick Lansdowne, Lansdowne, Tristram, Lansdowne, J. Fenwick, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Portland, Pomegranate, 2014, 1st, 9780764966705, 12.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 184 pages, 160 color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: Lansdowne was a passionate naturalist whose careful study of and innate affinity with the world of birds forged an extraordinary body...

+

Art of Atari Poster Collection
  $25.00
In stock
Tim Lapetino, Lapetino, Tim, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Mt. Laurel, NJ, Dynamite Entertainment, 2017, 1st, 978-1524103026, 16 inches, 12 inches, 40 pages, 40 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The artwork of Atari inspired a generation and created a bridge from the simple on-screen graphics of its early games to the...

+

David Larkin, NF (light shelfwear), Larkin, David, Peacock Press/Bantam, 1975, 1st, wraps, English

A collection of illustrators' work showing how they responded to the theme of Christmas as set to them by others. Selections cover a period from...

+

David Larkin, Chris Mayger, Larkin, David, Mayger, Chris, Near Fine (mild wear to covers), Peacock Press, New York, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations.

+

David Larkin, Chris Mayger, Larkin, David, Mayger, Chris, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Price label on the cover otherwise Fine (covers glossy, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press, New York, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Beautiful dramatic paintings of ships and the sea. 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations. This came from the library of Burny...

+

Very Good+ (lower corners bumped, light wear), James Laver, Laver, James, Studio, nd (circa 1940s), 1st, 128 pages, 172 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

172 illustrations by 124 artists. Emphasis is on British and American illustrators including Brangwyn, Cornwell, Covarrubias, Flint, Kent, Marshall,...

+

The Art of Painted Comics
  $50.00
In stock
Christopher Lawrence, Lawrence, Christopher, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (covers rubbed, remainder mark on the bottom edge, interior Fine, new and unread), Mt. Laurel, Dynamite, 2016, 1st, 9781606903537, 12.1 inches, 9.3 inches, 256 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An excellent survey, with numerous Artist Spotlights focusing on Alex Ross, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams,...

+

Taï-Marc Le Thanh, Rebecca Dautremer, Le Thanh, Taï-Marc, Dautremer, Rebecca, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Editions Tishina, Paris, 2015, 1st, 13 inches, 11.75 inches, 160 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A collection of published and unpublished finished works, illustrations, designs, drawings, sketches by the French graphic designer and illustrator. Over...

+

Ellen Wardwell Lee, William McGregor Paxton, Lee, Ellen Wardwell, Paxton, William McGregor, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (all four corners lightly bumped, dustjacket edges mildly worn), Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, 1979, 1st, 11.25 inches, 10 inches, 165 pages, 53 color plates and over 38 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The only major monograph devoted to this marvelous Boston school artist. Paxton was a student of Gerome and specialized in lush portraits of beautiful...

+

Gershon Legman, Mahlon Blaine, Legman, Gershon, Blaine, Mahlon, #18 of 100 hardcover copies signed by contributors Legman, Trenary, and Arrington. "This special hardbound edition is limited to 125 copies, of which 100 are for sale.", Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Peregrine Books, Lansing, MI, 1982, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 104 pages, 8 color plates, over 70 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This is #18 of 100 hardcover copies signed by contributors Legman, Trenary, and Arrington. ("This special hardbound edition is limited to 125 copies, of...

+

David Leopold, Al Hirschfeld, Leopold, David, Hirschfeld, Al, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, New York, 2022, 1st, 9.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 250 pages, nearly 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation and Stuart Ng Books  held a pop-up show of Al Hirschfeld Original Drawings October 20th, 2022 at the Animation Guild in...


David Leopold, Al Hirschfeld, Leopold, David, Hirschfeld, Al, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Knopf, New York, 2015, 1st, 10.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 336 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

This book on Hirschfeld has so many great, never-before-collected images, you have to add it to your library. It was edited and written by my friend David...

+

Paul Levitz, Will Eisner, Levitz, Paul, Eisner, Will, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (upper corners bumped, otherwise Fine), Abrams, New York, 2015, 1st, 10.7 inches, 11.5 inches, 224 pages, 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Will Eisner (1917-2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper...

+

Ralph & Keith S. Gardner Lewis, Sir William Russell Flint, Lewis, Ralph & Keith S. Gardner, Flint, Sir William Russell, Very Good+ (mild wear), Frost and Reed / Christopher Wade, London, 1977, 1st, 13.5 inches, 11 inches, 40 pages, 31 color and 2 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969) was a member of the Royal Academy and renown in his lifetime for his book illustration, watercolors, and female nudes....

+

Joanne Gernsten London, NF/VG+, London, Joanne Gernsten, National Geographic, 2007, 1st, boards

Also available:

+

Lorser Feitelson Drawings
  $40.00
In stock
Fine (one page has a 2 inch tear in manufacturing otherwise Very Fine), Lorser Feitelson, Longstreet, Stephen, Feitelson, Lorser, Los Angeles Art Association, 1979, 1st, Softcover, wraps, English

"On Classic Themes and Others." Lorser Feitelson (1898-1978) was a world-class painter as well as an instructor of drawing at Art Center. This is the only...

+

Saturnino Herran
  $300.00
In stock
Ramon Lopez Velarde, Saturnino Herran, Lopez Velarde, Ramon, Herran, Saturnino, Print run of 2000 copies, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Fondo Editorial de la Plastica Mexicana, Mexico, 1988, 2nd 2004, 12.6 inches, 10.6 inches, 144 pages, 133 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, Spanish

Saturnino Herran (1887-1918) is incredible. This Mexican artist died young at the age of 31. He was an early contemporary of Frank Brangwyn and J. C....

+

Lee Lorenz, VF/NF, Lorenz, Lee, Knopf, 1995, 2nd, cloth

From the dustjacket: "Published to celebrate The New Yorker's seventieth anniversary and illustrated with more than 400 drawings and paintings, including...

+

Joseph Urban
$50.00   $35.00
In stock
Save 30%
John Loring, Joseph Urban, Loring, John, Urban, Joseph, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams, 2010, 1st, 978-0-8109-9026-5, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

200 color drawings, illustrations, paintings, renderings, and stage sets, nearly half of which have never been published. From the publisher: Joseph...

+

Complete World War Robot
  $50.00
In stock
T. P. Louise, Ashley Wood, Louise, T. P., Wood, Ashley, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (two corners bumped, otherwise Fine, new and unread), San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2009, 1st, 9781600106491, 12.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 104 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Complete World War Robot in one oversize (one foot long by one foot wide!) hardcover volume. Epic paintings of soldiers and robots. Out of print. From...

+

F*** It Number Two
  $150.00
In stock
T. P. Louise, Ashley Wood, Louise, T. P., Wood, Ashley, Top of the spine slightly pushed in otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, 3A Publishing, Kowloon, 2010, 1st, 12.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 64 pages, color illustrations on every page, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Ashley's self-published collection of large unexpurgated images in full color between hard covers. Evenly divided between paintings and cartoons and comic...

+

F*** It, Number One
  $150.00
In stock
T. P. Louise, Ashley Wood, Louise, T. P., Wood, Ashley, Fine, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2010, 1st, 9781600107283, 12 inches, 12 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This out of print collection of oil paintings, comics, and ink drawings/sketches by Ash received very limited distribution due to explicit language and...

+

Lore Book One (Signed)
  $100.00
In stock
Ashley Wood, Signed by the artist, VF, Louise, T. P., Wood, Ashley, IDW, 2004, 1st, wraps

From the publisher: "Collecting the first three volumes of Ashley Wood's masterpiece of mythology gone wild, the Lore trade paperback presents the story of...

+

Lore Premiere Edition
  $150.00
In stock
T. P. Louise, Ashley Wood, Louise, T. P., Wood, Ashley, Very Fine, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2008, 1st, 9781600102196, 12.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. Collects Lore (2003) #1-6. Written by Ashley Wood and T.P. Louise. Art and cover by Ashley wood. About 50% comics and art, 50% prose, plus an...

+