Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Walt Reed, Reed, Walt, Very Fine/Near Fine (dustjacket edges slightly rubbed at spine otherwise Very Fine), New York, Watson-Guptill, 2001, 1st, 9780942604801, 0942604806, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 452 pages, over 1000 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The most comprehensive reference guide available detailing the history of modern American Illustration, researched and written by Walt Reed, founder of...

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Show Business is No Business
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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket (light shelfwear, Sharp corners, dustjacket is edgeworn with two pieces missing), Simon & Schuster, New York, 1951, 1st, 8.75 inches, 6.75 inches, xiii, 142 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, English

Lively witty essays on the theatre written & illustrated by Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld describes the world he knows so well in eleven chapters: Theatres,...

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Rick Griffin (1980)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (cover slightly sunned, mild rubbing to corners, interior flat, tight, clean), Surrey, Paper Tiger, 1980, 1st, 0399504966, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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Rick Griffin (2002)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Limited to 3,000 copies, Very Good+ (bump to the top of the spine,two thumbdents to the back cover, light rubbing to corners, interior flat, tight, clean), Last Gasp, San Francisco, 2002, 1st Last Gasp printing, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

An unaltered reprinting of the 1980 original: the first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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Roy Krenkel, Krenkel, Roy, Very Good+ (moderate cover wear, mild bump to spine, interior flat, bright, tight), Montclair, NJ, Vanguard, 2005, 1st paperback, 9781887591522, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 136 pages, about 50 full-color and 200 black & white illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: Influenced by early masters J. Allen St. John, J. C. Coll and Franklin Booth, Roy G. Krenkel has inspired generations of fantasy...

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Jim Silke, Silke, Jim, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2004, 1st, 978-1595820051, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, over 100 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Jim's autobiography and treatise on Pin-up art with large color images on every page. Over 100 new illustrations by Silke and classic pin-up artists...

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Hugo Pratt, Pratt, Hugo, Very Good+ (moderate crease to the cover), Les Editions Rmn-Grand Palais, Paris, 2018, 978-2711871025, 9.5 inches, 10.25 inches, 240 pages, 450 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, stiff oversize wraps, French

Hugo Pratt, Horizon Lines, an exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition from April 2018 to March 2019 at the Musée...

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Terry Wieland, Guy Coheleach, Wieland, Terry, Coheleach, Guy, Inscribed by the artist, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light handling wear, mild rubbing and edgewear to dustjacket), DDR Publishing, Cleveland, 1994, 1st, 11.75 inches, 12 inches, 120 pages, over 175 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Guy Coheleach (born 1933) is one of the great American wildlife artists. This coffee table art book features 100 color reproductions of Guy Coheleach...

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Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Everett Raymond Kinstler, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Everett Raymond Kinstler, Jim, Kinstler, Everett Raymond, Signed by the author Jim Vadeboncoeur to Nick Meglin, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (lower corners bumped otherwise Fine, clean, bright, tight), Nevada City, CA, JVJ Publishing, 2005, 1st, 978-0972469722, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 240 pages, 380 illustrations and photographs, over 150 in color, Hardcover, boards, 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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Ralph Steadman, Steadman, Ralph, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2020, 9781797203003, 12.5 inches, 9.75 inches, 320 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink is the definitive career retrospective of this revered and provocative UK artist. Renowned for his...

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Terry Wieland, Guy Coheleach, Wieland, Terry, Coheleach, Guy, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (half-inch closed tear to otherwise Fine dustjacket), Briar Patch Press, Camden, SC, 1990, 1st, 11 inches, 12 inches, 176 pages, 108 color plates, dozens of black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A comprehensive monograph on this animal artist specializing in big cats and African mammals. From the publisher: During his three decades as a...

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Fly in the Room Anatomy
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Near Fine, John Watkiss, Watkiss, John, 2008, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 74 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

John Watkiss' Fly in the Room Anatomy is a cross between a pictorial book and an instructive book. "Imagine you are a fly in the room with the ability to...

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Steranko on Cards
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Jim Steranko, Steranko, Jim, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Magic, Inc., Chicago, 2008, 2nd, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 114 pages, 79 black & white illustrations and 31 photographs, Hardcover, decorative cloth, English

Steranko was legendarily a magician in his teens and early twenties before he entered the comic book industry. Steranko made his biggest contribution to...

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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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Rick Griffin (1980)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (light crease to one corner, slight rubbing to corners, no thumbdents, flat, tight, clean), Surrey, Paper Tiger, 1980, 1st, 0399504966, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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AndrewSteven Damsits, Barry Klugerman, Roy Krenkel, Damsits, Barry Klugerman, AndrewSteven, Krenkel, Roy, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2020, 1st, 9781684055197, 13.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 316 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This Roy Krenkel book features the best reproduction of any book on the artist. Full color scans of the original art. From the publisher: Roy G....

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Gerry de la Ree, Hannes Bok, de la Ree, Gerry, Bok, Hannes, Limited to 1300 copies, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (small, light bumps to the lower corners, interior very sound, mild edgewear to the dustjacket), Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1978, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, over 120 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the dustjacket: Hannes Bok (1914-1964) is one of a handful of fantasy illustrators from the pulp magazine era to withstand the test of time. Along...

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Man and the Moon
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Robert S. Richardson, Chesley Bonestell, Richardson, Robert S., Bonestell, Chesley, Near Fine in Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket (mild edgewear, very flat, tight, clean), World, Cleveland, 1961, 1st, 11.2 inches, 8.25 inches, 176 pages, 25 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A scientific guide for the layman, containing the most authoritative and up to date information about the moon--what astronomers know about it, how man will...

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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...


Betty Ballantine, Frank Frazetta, Ballantine, Betty, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (light thumbdents to the front and back covers, otherwise almost no wear, glossy, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 7th, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first of five volumes published by Peacock Press collecting Frazetta's paintings in the midst of his peak creative period. This volume includes many of...

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Maurice Sendak, Sendak, Maurice, Very Fine, Harper & Row, New York, 1971, 1st, 14.75 inches, 24 inches, color

A print from the portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" published by Harper & Row in 1971, in a limited edition of 500 sets. A classic double-page...

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Maurice Sendak, Sendak, Maurice, Very Fine, Harper & Row, New York, 1971, 1st, 14.75 inches, 24 inches, color

A print from the portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" published by Harper & Row in 1971, in a limited edition of 500 sets. A classic double-page...

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Maurice Sendak, Sendak, Maurice, Very Fine, Harper & Row, New York, 1971, 1st, 14.75 inches, 24 inches, color

A print from the portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" published by Harper & Row in 1971, in a limited edition of 500 sets. A classic double-page...

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Hy Rubin, Rubin, Hy, Near Fine (mild wear, very flat, tight, clean), Minneapolis, Art Instruction, Inc., 1951, 13.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 32 pages, 17 color and 26 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A fantastic document for many reasons: a portrait of the illustration industry circa 1952, an instructional book, and the only monograph on this mid-century...

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