Golden Age Illustrators

 
Harrison Cady, Cady, Harrison, Very Fine in Near Fine publisher's cardboard shipping box, Philadelphia, Beehive Books, 2019, 1st, 9781948886048, 14.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 192 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An oversized hardcover monograph on the cartoonist and graphic artist Harrison Cady, the master of creatures, contraptions and crowd scenes. This full-color...

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Dan Zimmer, Perry Peterson, Zimmer, Dan, Peterson, Perry, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2023, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Limited to just 100 copies! This Deluxe Edition contains a full color bookplate signed and numbered by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, and is presented...

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Fred Taraba, Taraba, Fred, Very Good in Near Fine dustjacket (severe bump to the top edge of the rear board, moderate bump to the tail of the spine, the book was in shrinkwrap prior to our inspection and the interior is new and unread), Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2011, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 432 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A must-have book. Over 500 color illustrations. From the publisher: From 1989 to 2001, author Fred Taraba was a regular contributor to the graphic...

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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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Ashley Halsey, Jr., Halsey, Jr., Ashley, Very Good+ (mild fraying to the top of the spine, mild wear to the extremities), Arlington House, Boston, 1951, 1st, 12.2 inches, 9 inches, xii, 160 pages, over 350 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

from 1951, sixty-two case studies of illustrations created for the Saturday Evening Post. By the Associate Editor of the Saturday Evening Post. Foreword by...


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George Bridgman, Bridgman, George, Very Fine, Dover Publications, New York, 1973, 9780486211046, 9.2 inches, 6.1 inches, 192 pages, nearly 500 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

"Excellent. The most valuable, detailed anatomical studies (which are also beautifully drawn) of all parts of the figure." -- American Artist "The best...


Alberto Vargas, Vargas, Alberto, Very Good (quarter-inch tear to the top edge of the back cover, otherwise a very sound, attractive cop, Playboy Press, Chicago, 1972, 1st, 11 inches, 8.3 inches, 128 pages, 116 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Alberto Vargas would create 180 works for Esquire magazine from 1940 to 1946. He would leave Esquire in 1946, striking for better compensation, and a four...

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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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Illustration Magazine #80
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Very Fine, The Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2023, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

Painter Pruett Carter is the cover feature. Animation enthusiasts know Pruett Carter as one of Mary Blair's instructors at Chuinard Art Institute (aka Cal...

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William R. Leigh, Leigh, William R., Very Fine, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, 1998, 1st, 10.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 74 pages, 49 color plates, 4 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A collection of 48 unpublished oil paintings of African landscapes--studies for his incredible murals in the African Wing of the American Museum of Natural...

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Saturnino Herran
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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....

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Kent & Frederic Taraba Steine, J. C. Leyendecker, Steine, Kent & Frederic Taraba, Leyendecker, J. C., Very Good+ (multiple creases to to spine, one heavy, several ligh, Collector's Press, Portland, OR, 1996, 1st, 14 inches, 11 inches, 48 pages, 16 full-page and 17 smaller color plates, 1 photo, softcover, wraps, English

A poster book featuring excellent large reproductions from the original paintings. With a long introduction/biography. During a career spanning more than...

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Renoir: The Body, The Senses
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E. Bell, G.T.M. Shackelford, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bell, G.T.M. Shackelford, E., Renoir, Pierre-Auguste, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, 2019, 9780300243314, 11.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 264 pages, color illustrations throughout, cloth, English

A beautiful profusely illustrated exhibition catalog. From the publisher: Offering the first-ever comprehensive investigation of Renoir's nudes, this...

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Klimt & Rodin: An Artistic Encounter
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Tobias G. Natter, Gustav Klimt, Auguste Rodin, Natter, Tobias G., Klimt, Auguste Rodin, Gustav, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Prestel, New York, 2017, 9783791357089, 11.8 inches, 9.8 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, English

Exhibition catalog. From the publisher: This elegant volume examines the two artists in relationship to one another, charting such similarities as...

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Tone Wikberg, Gustav Vigeland, Wikberg, Tone, Vigeland, Gustav, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light wear, tight, clean), Oslo, Aschehoug, 1992, 2nd, 9788203170010, 11.4 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, 80 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a picture book full of great Deco sculptures of nude figures: men, women and children, by Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). Text in English. Out of...

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Arpi Ermoyan, Ermoyan, Arpi, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Crans, Switzerland, Rotovision, 1997, 1st, 9782880463168, 12 inches, 12 inches, 224 pages, 450 color illustrations, hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate, English

The original edition of this excellent survey features decorative cloth covers with an onlaid color plate and a translucent dustjacket. This survey contains...

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Alice and Martin Provensen, Provensen, Alice and Martin, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Golden Press, New York, 1959, 10th 1970, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 165 pages, 82 single and double-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Provensens' classic children's book from 1959. Greek myths and English, French, and Norse legends enhanced by the Provensens' uniquely stylized...

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Dick Bruna: The Illustrators
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Bruce Ingman, Dick Bruna, Ingman, Bruce, Bruna, Dick, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Thames & Hudson, 2020, 1st, 9780500094136, 9.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 112 pages, 116 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

A nicely designed, compact career overview with 115 color illustrations. From the publisher: A fascinating introduction to the art and techniques of...

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Eyvind Earle, Earle, Eyvind, Signed by the artist, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket in Very Good publisher's custom cardboard box, Robert Bane Editions, Los Angeles, 1991, 1st, 13 inches, 10.4 inches, 365 pages, over 160 color plates, hardcover, cloth, English

In 1991, gallery owner Robert Bane published this spectacular coffee table art book of Eyvind Earle's highly popular seriographs. Bane held an artist...

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Pioneers Of German Graphic Design
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Jens Muller, Muller, Jens, Upper corners bumped otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Berlin, Callisto, 2017, 1st, 9783981753912, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 400 pages, 630 color and 450 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

1,080 high-quality reproductions of iconic milestones in graphic design. Muller successfully conveys the reasons for Germany's rise to become perhaps the...

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George Bellows
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George Bellows, Bellows, George, Lower corners bumped otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Prestel Publishing, 2012, 1st, 9783791351872, 11.5 inches, 10 inches, 336 pages, 250 color and 20 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

George Bellows (1882-1925) was regarded as one of America's greatest artists when he died, at the age of forty-two. From the publisher: This...


Pioneers Of German Graphic Design
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Jens Muller, Muller, Jens, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Berlin, Callisto, 2017, 1st, 9783981753912, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 400 pages, 630 color and 450 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

1,080 high-quality reproductions of iconic milestones in graphic design. With an entire chapter devoted to each of these fourteen graphic designers: Peter...

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The Temple of Silence: His Forgotten Works and Worlds
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First printing of 2500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Herbert Crowley, Crowley, Herbert, Beehive Books, 2019, 1st, 9780997372991, 19.25 inches, 13.25 inches, 108 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Collects over 300 jaw-dropping images of otherworldly shrines, whimsical cartoons, grotesque creatures, nightmares and dreamscapes from the work of Herbert...

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Drawing the Female Figure
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Francis Marshall, Marshall, Francis, Very Good+ (mild wear to the cloth covers, slight tanning to the pages), Studio, London, 1957, 1st, 10 inches, 7.5 inches, 96 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

An instruction book by the British book and magazine illustrator (most notably for British Vogue). This volume is filled with Marshall's wonderful figure...

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Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Everett Raymond Kinstler, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Everett Raymond Kinstler, Jim, Kinstler, Everett Raymond, #582 of 700 numbered copies signed by the author and the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Near Very Fine cloth slipcase (tiny bump to one corner) in publisher's shrinkwrap, Nevada City, CA, JVJ Publishing, 2005, 1st, 9780972469722, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 240 pages, 380 illustrations and photographs, over 150 in color, Hardcover, boards, English

The deluxe edition signed and numbered by the author and the artist on a limitation page. In a cloth slipcase. From the artist's site: This unique...

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George Bellows
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George Bellows, Bellows, George, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Prestel Publishing, 2012, 1st, 9783791351872, 11.5 inches, 10 inches, 336 pages, 250 color and 20 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

George Bellows (1882-1925) was regarded as one of America's greatest artists when he died, at the age of forty-two. From the publisher: This...

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Stephanie Haboush, Jesse Kowalski Plunkett, Norman Rockwell, Plunkett, Stephanie Haboush, Jesse Kowalski, Rockwell, Norman, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, New York, Abbeville Press, 2022, 1st, 9780789214102, 10.3 inches, 8.3 inches, 256 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The first book on the brilliant yet little-seen drawings of Norman Rockwell--including side-by-side comparisons of his drawings and...

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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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...


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...