Contemporary Illustrators

Nobrow Press

 
Nicholas de Crecy, de Crecy, Nicholas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gallimard, Paris, 2022, 9782075166010, 6.8 inches, 9.4 inches, 200 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"On the Roads - Notebook in Pocket" The best of Nicolas de Crécy's travel diaries, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Japan... Resume:...

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500 Dessins, Vol. 3
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Nicolas De Crecy, De Crecy, Nicolas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Barbier & Mathon, Paris, 2018, 1st, 7 inches, 9.6 inches, 128 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial silk cloth, French

This third volume of delicious sketchbook drawings by de Crecy focuses on "drawings from travel notebooks of the past ten years: Japan, Italy, the south of...

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Nicolas De Crecy, De Crecy, Nicolas, One of 150 copies including a signed & numbered aquatint print, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Paris, MEL Publisher, 2016, 1st, 9791094823033, 12.5 inches, 11 inches, 344 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This deluxe edition of the monograph includes a slipcase and an aquatint print, Le petit fantôme domestique , 2015, signed and numbered to 150...

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Vox
  $30.00
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Matteo De Longis, De Longis, Matteo, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Soleil, Toulon, 2013, 1st, 11.8 inches, 11.8 inches, 88 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

From the publisher: The VOX artbook is an example of true graphic design, presented in an electric yellow, transparent slipcase. Resonance between...

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Peter de Seve, de Seve, Peter, An exclusive illustrated bookplate signed by the artist is laid inside, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket edge lightly shelfworn), Akileos, Paris, 2009, 1st, 12.25 inches, 11 inches, 240 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English

When this book was first released in 2009, we included an exclusive signed bookplate featuring an unpublished color illustration. This first printing has...

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Peter de Seve, de Seve, Peter, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Akileos, Paris, 2009, 1st, 12.25 inches, 11 inches, 240 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed by Peter with a drawing of Scrat! A career retrospective book on this fantastic illustrator and designer. A large format coffee table art book...

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Peter de Seve, de Seve, Peter, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Cernunnos, 2023, 1st, 9781419768064, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Peter is a long-time personal friend as well as a friend of the store. He has given us an exclusive  illustration for our bookplate. Order...

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Peter de Seve, de Seve, Peter, Signed by the artist, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paquet, Geneva, 2004, 2nd, 9 inches, 9 inches, 136 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

A thick collection of Peter de Seve's drawings & sketches in pencil, pen and brush. Introduction by Francoise Mouly (The New Yorker) in both French and...

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Delicatessen, Akiko Kawamura, Nico, Toko Ohmori, Tatsuya Oka, Hiroyuki Takeno, Kayano Wada, et al, Delicatessen, Akiko Kawamura, Nico, Toko Ohmori, Tatsuya Oka, Hiroyuki Takeno, Kayano Wada, et al, Very Fine, Modena, Italy, HappyBooks, 2005, 2nd, 9788886416597, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

This is Delicatessen's second collection of cutting-edge Japanese fashion illustration. Eighteen artists with widely-divergent styles are represented by...

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Julien Delval - A Monograph
  $55.00
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Julien Delval, Delval, Julien, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, Editions Caurette, 2019, 1st, 9791096315444, 11.5 inches, 10.75 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

A full color hardcover monograph dedicated to the artist Julien Delval, featuring paintings and illustrations of his imaginary worlds and other fantasy...

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Julien Delval, Delval, Julien, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Editions Caurette, Buhl, 2019, 1st, 11.75 inches, 11 inches, 320 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Two artbooks by artist Julien Delval in a beautiful slipcase. Book 1, Monograph, is a selection of his highly detailed paintings and illustrations. Book 2,...

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Dibujante Nocturno (Francisco Garcés), Dibujante Nocturno (Francisco Garcés), Fine, issued without dustjacket, Worcester, 3dtotal Publishing, 2020, 1st, 9781909414938, 12.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 152 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the second art collection by the Spanish artist/illustrator Dibujante Nocturno (Francisco Garcés) after his Ominiky Ediciones monograph....


Harvey Dinnerstein, VF/NF, Dinnerstein, Harvey, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

This figurative painter offers step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of paintings. "Harvey Dinnerstein: Artist at Work offers an intimate look at how a...

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Daniel Doltz, Doris Freigofas (Golden Cosmos), Doltz, Doris Freigofas (Golden Cosmos), Daniel, Very Fine, Nobrow, London, 2012, 9781907704352, 9.25 inches, 5.5 inches, 20 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, English

A concertina book that folds out to a 55-inch wide panel showing the history of flight! From the Publisher: The first book from Berlin illustration...

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Dave Dorman, Dorman, Dave, Spine faded otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dallas, GA, IDW Publishing, 2010, 1st, 9781600106736, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 328 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Desperado is proud to present a retrospective volume devoted to the entire career of one of today's most popular science-fiction and...

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Dave Dorman, Dorman, Dave, #112 of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Good, issued without dustjacket (bump and quarter-inch tear to the top rear corner of the spine, light shelfrubbing to the corners and covers, interior new and unread), Dallas, GA, Desperado/IDW Publishing, 2010, 1st, 9781600108228, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 328 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Desperado is proud to present a retrospective volume devoted to the entire career of one of today's most popular...

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Frank Gibson, Becky Dreistadt, Gibson, Frank, Dreistadt, Becky, Signed by the creators with an original drawing, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Easthampton, MA, Benign Kingdom, 2013, 1st, 9781939959003, 6.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 312 pages, over 150 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Capture Creatures is a showcase of 151 creatures hand-painted by Becky, with their stories adapted by her partner Frank Gibson. This lovely art book has...

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Signed by the author and the artist who includes a brush sketch, Very Fine, Frank Gibson, Becky Dreistadt, Gibson, Frank, Dreistadt, Becky, Patty Pan, 2010, 1st, 9780473165284, 8 inches, 6.75 inches, 24 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards

"Dear Reader, The book in your hands is our homage to the vintage storybooks we spent our youth reading. This is a tale of a little tiger named Tigerbuttah...

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Flood! A Novel in Pictures
  $25.00
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Eric Drooker, Drooker, Eric, Near Fine (spotting to top edge, light rubbing to corners, otherwise tight, flat, clean), New York, Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993, 2nd, 0941423794, 10 inches, 7 inches, 158 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Eric Drooker's first graphic novel, a story without words, rendered entirely in woodcuts, like Frans Masereel decades before him. From the publisher:...

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Sarah Dungan, Signed by the artist, VF, Dungan, Sarah, 2008, 1st, wraps

"The Art of Sarah Dungan, Volume 2." A collection of illustrations related sketches by this Berkeley-based animator/artist. A nice series of storybook...

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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
  $18.00
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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 Wind in the Willows
  $48.00
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Kenneth Grahame, Christopher Dunn, Grahame, Kenneth, Dunn, Christopher, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2022, 1st, 9791096315932, 11 inches, 8.3 inches, 260 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A grand classic illustrated with over a hundred watercolor paintings. From the publisher: When Mole decides to go for a walk one beautiful spring...

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Philippe Dupuy, Charles Berberian, Dupuy, Charles Berberian, Philippe, Very Fine/Very Fine, Amsterdam, Oog & Blik, 2006, 1st, 978-90-5492-052-6, 10 inches, 12.75 inches, 248 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French English

A fantastic art book devoted to the French art team Dupuy-Berberian. Hundreds of color illustrations reproducing their work in all media: posters; book,...

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Laurent Durieux, Durieux, Laurent, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Huginn & Muninn, 2021, 1st, 9782364808140, 11.4 inches, 8.7 inches, 278 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This "augmented edition" has 24 new pages added.

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Laurent Durieux, Durieux, Laurent, Small bump to the tail of the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Cernunnos, 2020, 1st, 9782374951492, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 254 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a first printing with a different cover (the flying saucer cover) than the current printing (te laundromat cover). From the publisher: Laurent...


Laurent Durieux, Durieux, Laurent, Signed and dated 05.24.16 by the artist, Near Fine, Cernunnos, Brussels, 2016, 1st, 9.5 inches, 6.75 inches, 112 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps

The first art book devoted to Poster Artist Laurent Durieux. Signed and dated 05.24.16 by the artist. This is the catalog for the exhibition "The Poster...

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One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Mike Egan, Egan, Mike, DKE Toys, 2013, 1st, 8.4 inches, 8.3 inches, 52 pages, over 50 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Fifty paintings by Mike Egan. Pop culture characters in Day of the Dead portraits: Bart, Homer, Carebear, Yoda, Chewbacca, The Hulk, Dracula, Frankenstein,...

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Jesper Ejsing, Ejsing, Jesper, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, Editions Caurette, 2019, 1st, 9791096315222, 11.2 inches, 8.5 inches, 408 pages, over 300 full-page and double-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Jesper Ejsing is a freelance Danish artist, famous for the illustrations he's been painting of fantasy worlds for the past 15 years. Jesper's paintings have...

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Kilian Eng, Eng, Kilian, Limited to 2000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Floating World Comics, Portland, OR, 2013, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

All of Kilian Eng's Object art books (Object 5, 10, 15 and Object Compendium) are currently out of print. From the publisher: Object 10 is the second...

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The Art of Stranski
  $100.00
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Lorenzo Etherington, Etherington, Lorenzo, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (bump to the tail of the spine, small bump to the head of the spine and corners, interior Fine), Bristol, The Etherington Brothers, 2016, 12.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 100 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Art of Stranski is a 100-page full colour hardback book measuring 11.6" by 8.2". The book collects together several years of concept art and...

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Don't Hold Your Breath: Nothing New from Brian Ewing
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Brian Ewing, Ewing, Brian, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2010, 1st, 978-1-59582-314-4, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Sharp as broken glass, smooth as a polished skull, dark as the other side of the moon -- this is the art of Brian Ewing, one of the...

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Jenny Allen, Jules Feiffer, Allen, Jenny, Feiffer, Jules, Inscribed by Allen and Feiffer, Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Pantheon, 2006, 1st, 9780375424533, 6.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 136 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Inscribed by husband and wife Jules Feiffer and Jenny Allen on the title page. The inscription is dated "Nov: 06" one month after publication. Here are...

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Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Matt Ferguson, Ferguson, Matt, Cakes and Comics, 2018, 1st, 11.1 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An exclusive limited edition Exhibition Catalogue for Matt Ferguson. This is his first and only collection to date. In conjunction with Thought Bubble...

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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Some toning to the covers otherwise Fine, Nova Press, Philadelphia, 1953, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 32 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

From 1953, a limited edition booklet with 15 exquisitely detailed Virgil Finlay pen & ink drawings reproduced at the same size as the originals, printed...

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Fine, Jeremy Fish, Fish, Jeremy, Upper Playground, 2008, 1st, Hardcover, leatherette, English

From the publisher: San Francisco based artist Jeremy Fish uses a recurring cast of characters to tell tall tales through his finely rendered...

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (mild staining, toning, and wear to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1981, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity.

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Near Fine-Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (light wear and mild toning to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1982, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity....

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Chris Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris Foss, Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris, Foss, Chris, One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine translucent slipcase, London, Titan Books, 2011, 1st, 9780857685599, 12.75 inches, 10 inches, 248 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print in all editions. This Signed & Numbered Special Edition is limited to 500 copies. Mint in original shrinkwrap. From the publisher:...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Jon Foster, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Foster, Jon, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Underwood Books, Nevada City, CA, 2006, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 128 pages, 200 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

"Like the great Frazetta (and St. John before him) Jon Foster has the ability to freeze time, to capture action in mid-swing and mid-air. That is a great...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Jon Foster, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Foster, Jon, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Underwood Books, Nevada City, CA, 2006, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 128 pages, 200 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"Like the great Frazetta (and St. John before him) Jon Foster has the ability to freeze time, to capture action in mid-swing and mid-air. That is a great...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Jon Foster, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Foster, Jon, One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase, Underwood Books, Nevada City, CA, 2006, 1st deluxe limited edition, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 176 pages, 200 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"Like the great Frazetta (and St. John before him) Jon Foster has the ability to freeze time, to capture action in mid-swing and mid-air. That is a great...

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Original Painting
  $600.00
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Nathan Fox, Signed by the artist, Fine, Fox, Nathan, 2012, 11.75 inches, 19 inches

A big, bold, brassy painting by Nathan Fox. Nathan Fox is an illustrator and comic book artist. His work has appeared in The New York Times Newspaper and...

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Vague d'Amour
  $24.00
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François Ravard, François Ravard, Very Fine, Paris, Glenat, 2021, 1st, 9782344038376, 12.3 inches, 9.3 inches, 104 pages, 60 full-page and double-page color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French

"Wave of love" A great collection of humorous watercolor illustrations, each reproduced full-page. From the publisher: A virtuoso illustrator sketches...

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Drew Friedman, Friedman, Drew, From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light wear to lower corner), New York, St. Martin's Press, 1993, 1st, 978-0312093662, 7.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 80 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Josh Alan Friedman, Drew Friedman, Friedman, Josh Alan, Friedman, Drew, From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Very Good+ (moderate wear to rear corners, light wear to covers, interior sound), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1994, 1st thus, 978-1560971436, 7.4 inches, 7.8 inches, 88 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Brian Froud's World of Faerie
  $175.00
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Brian Froud, Froud, Brian, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Rafael, Insight, 2007, 1st, 9781933784137, 13 inches, 9.5 inches, 168 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

There are also three little booklets within the book and in an envelope is a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman . Out of print. From the publisher:...

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Fine, issued without dustjacket, with original band & fairy cut-out, Brian Froud, Terry Jones, Brian Froud, Froud, Terry Jones, Brian, Froud, Brian, Barnes & Noble, 1998, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 64 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This perennial bestseller never loses its charm. It really happened - a hoax perpetrated by two girls who claimed to have...

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