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Golden Age Illustrators

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Familiar Faces: The Art of Mort Drucker - Signed & Numbered Hardcover
  $275.00
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David Duncan, Mort Drucker, Mort Drucker, Duncan, Mort Drucker, David, Drucker, Mort, #87 of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Stabur, Redford, 1988, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 96 pages, 19 color & 91 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The only career retrospective of this illustrator-caricaturist best known for his Mad magazine film/TV satires and his covers for Time and TV Guide. It is...

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Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel
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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...

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Stripped Bare: The Art of Animal Anatomy
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David Bainbridge, Bainbridge, David, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Hudson, NY, Princeton University Press, 2018, 1st, 9780691181424, 9.8 inches, 7 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: A lavishly illustrated compendium of the art and history of animal anatomy from antiquity to today For more than two thousand...

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Howard Pyle
  $45.00
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Rowland Elzea, Howard Pyle, Elzea, Rowland, Pyle, Howard, Very Fine (new and unread, no thumbdents, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 43 color plates, 2 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A necessary volume for anyone interested in Pyle. 43 full-page color plates. 36 of the paintings are reproduced from the originals in the Delaware Art...

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Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators
  $95.00
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Patricia Janis Broder, Dean Cornwell, Broder, Patricia Janis, Cornwell, Dean, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (light shelfwear, slight yellowing to the top edge of the pages, mild wear and tears along the top edge of the 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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Old Paris and Changing New York: Photographs by Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott
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Kevin Moore, Eugene Atget, Berenice Abbott, Moore, Kevin, Atget, Berenice Abbott, Eugene, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2018, 1st, 9780300235791, 10.25 inches, 11.75 inches, 156 pages, 100 color photographs, Hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate, English

From the publisher: An insightful new look at two renowned photographers, their interconnected legacies, and the vital documents of urban transformation...

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Prints & Drawings of Frank Brangwyn, with Some Other Phases of His Art (1919)
  $75.00
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Walter Shaw Sparrow, Frank Brangwyn, Sparrow, Walter Shaw, Brangwyn, Frank, Very Good (spine ends and corners bumped and worn, hinges starting, interior is mildly foxed but sound), John Lane, London, 1919, 1st, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 288 pages, 50 color and monochrome plates and 95 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Frank Brangwyn was so popular in his day that monographs were published on each aspect of his career: mural painting, oil, watercolor, and two thick books...

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The Forgotten World of Zdenek Burian (Zapomenutý svet Zdenka Buriana)
  $240.00
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Zdenek Burian, Burian, Zdenek, Very Fine in Very Fine obi band in the publisher's shrinkwrap, Albatros Media, Prague, 2020, 1st, 13.3 inches, 10 inches, 508 pages, over 450 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Czech

A follow-up to "Adventurous World of Zdenek Burian" and "The Wonderful World of Zdenek Burian," this third massive volume (9 1/2" x 13" and 508 pages)...

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The Prehistoric World of Zdenek Burian, Book 1 (Praveký svet Zdenka Buriana - Kniha 1)
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Zdenek Burian, Burian, Zdenek, Small bumps to the tips otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine obi band in the publisher's shrinkwrap, Albatros Media, Prague, 2022, 1st, 13.3 inches, 10 inches, 600 pages, 412 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Czech

This incredible 600-page tome reproduces 412 Burian paintings, illustrations, and sketches of the prehistoric world! This volume covers "the Origin of...

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The Look of the Book: Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature
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Peter Mendelsund, David J. Alworth, Mendelsund, David J. Alworth, Peter, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Ten Speed Press, 2020, 1st, 9780399581021, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 290 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A fun, idiosyncratic survey of book covers--both hardcovers and paperbacks. From the publisher: Fusing word and illustrations, as well as design...

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The Art of Earl Oliver Hurst
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Earl Oliver Hurst, Hurst, Earl Oliver, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Saugerties, Graphic Collectibles, 2005, 1st, 0976150603, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 96 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Long out of print. This is the only book on the art of the illustrator Earl Oliver Hurst, 1895-1958. Hurst illustrated mostly for Collier's Magazine...

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J. W. Waterhouse
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Peter Trippi, J. W. Waterhouse, Trippi, Peter, Waterhouse, J. W., Fine in Fine dustjacket, Phaidon, London, 2005, 9780714845180, 11.4 inches, 10 inches, 252 pages, 211 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A profusely illustrated study of the Victorian painter. 211 color illustrations. Out of print. From the publisher: John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)...

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The Wonderful World of Zdenek Burian (Podivuhodný svet Zdenka Buriana)
  $220.00
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Zdenek Burian, Burian, Zdenek, Near Fine in Very Fine obi band in the publisher's shrinkwrap (the rear corners are bent very slightly inward, otherwise the book is Very Fine), Albatros Media, Prague, 2018, 1st, 13.3 inches, 10 inches, 472 pages, over 450 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Czech

A follow-up to the book "Adventurous World of Zdenek Burian," this volume collects over 450 of Zdenek Burian's exceptional illustrations for Czech...

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The Wonderful World of Zdenek Burian (Podivuhodný svet Zdenka Buriana) (Near Fine)
  $200.00
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Zdenek Burian, Burian, Zdenek, Near Fine in Very Fine obi band in the publisher's shrinkwrap (the rear corners are lightly bumped, one corner is bent very slightly inward, otherwise the book is Very Fine), Albatros Media, Prague, 2018, 1st, 13.3 inches, 10 inches, 472 pages, over 450 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Czech

A follow-up to the book "Adventurous World of Zdenek Burian," this volume collects over 450 of Zdenek Burian's exceptional illustrations for Czech...

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The Forgotten World of Zdenek Burian (Zapomenutý svet Zdenka Buriana) (Near Fine)
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Zdenek Burian, Burian, Zdenek, Near Fine in Very Fine obi band in the publisher's shrinkwrap (the lower corners are lightly bumped, otherwise the book is Very Fine), Prague, Albatros Media, 2020, 1st, 9788025905616, 13.3 inches, 10 inches, 508 pages, over 450 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, Czech

A follow-up to "Adventurous World of Zdenek Burian" and "The Wonderful World of Zdenek Burian," this third massive volume (9 1/2" x 13" and 508 pages)...

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J. Fenwick Lansdowne
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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...

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Chouinard: A Living Legacy
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Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, 2001, 1st, 10 inches, 9.5 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, French wraps, English

A 2001 exhibition, organized by the Chouinard Foundation, held at the Oceanside Museum of Art. This catalogue is stuffed with artwork divided into The...

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The Illustrations of George Barbier in Full Color
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Francois Meyer, Frederica Harlow, George Barbier, Meyer, Frederica Harlow, Francois, Barbier, George, Very Good+ (moderate rubbing to the corners, light wear, flat, tight, clean), Dover, New York, 1977, 1st, 11 inches, 8.3 inches, 48 pages, 48 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A scarce collection of illustrations by George Barbier (1882-1932), one of the great French illustrators of the early twentieth century. For years, this was...

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Franklin Booth: Silent Symphony - Limited Edition Hardcover with Kickstarter Extras
  $250.00
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Alice Carter, John Fleskes, Franklin Booth, Carter, John Fleskes, Alice, Booth, Franklin, Hardcover quarterbound edition (with a cloth spine) limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Flesk, Santa Cruz, CA, 2022, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.3 inches, 304 pages, over 400 illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

This is the hardcover quarterbound edition (with an extra fancy cloth spine), limited to 1000 copies, and out of print. With all the Kickstarter...

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Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time - Signed with a Drawing
  $225.00
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Richard Milner, Charles R. Knight, Milner, Richard, Knight, Charles R., Inscribed by the author with a drawing, One rear corner slightly bent inward otherwise Fine in Fine dustjacket, Abrams, New York, 2011, 1st, 10.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 180 pages, 260 full-color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Inscribed by the author Richard Milner with a drawing of a brontosaurus and dated March 25 2012. Out of print. One of only two monographs on this...

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Inner Portraits - 2001 Edition
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Stanislav Szukalski, Szukalski, Stanislav, Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Last Gasp, San Francisco, 2001, 9780867194944, 12.25 inches, 11 inches, 96 pages, 14 color and numerous black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Author, sculptor, heretic. Stanislav Szukalski was born in Poland in 1893. During his tumultuous artistic career, he was involved in the Chicago renaissance...

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Behold!!! the Protong - 1989 Edition
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Stanislav Szukalski, Szukalski, Stanislav, Near Fine (mild wear to the covers, quarter-inch tear, flat, tight, clean), Sylmar, CA, Glenn Bray/Archives Szukalski, 1989, 12.25 inches, 11 inches, 96 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

"Behold!!! The Protong" is a sampling of drawings and theories from Szukalski's 39 volume work on Zermatism. The book was edited and published by Glenn...

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The Life and Art of Mead Schaeffer
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David Apatoff, Mead Schaeffer, Apatoff, David, Schaeffer, Mead, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2020, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This out-of-print monograph is new and unread and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. The only flaw is the dustjacket has a 1/2-inch closed tear along...

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The Art of Dean Cornwell - First Printing
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Dan Zimmer, Dean Cornwell, Zimmer, Dan, Cornwell, Dean, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket slightly edgerubbed at the spine), Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2016, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 260 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This sought after book is in its third printing. This is a first! Over 260 pieces by Dean Cornwell beautifully reproduced make this a must-have...

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