Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Carmean - Signed
  $100.00
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June Harwood, Harry Carmean, Harwood, June, Carmean, Harry, Signed by the artist on the half-title page, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Harry Carmean, Los Angeles, 1974, 1st, 11.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 144 pages, 52 paintings reproduced as full-page color plates, and 19 drawings, hardcover, cloth, English

A self-published collection of 52 paintings and 19 life drawings by this artist and longtime Art Center instructor. Signed by the artist on the half-title...

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Robert Peak, #10 of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in a Very Good+ custom box and lid (tear to the side of the lid, mild wear to the cloth ties, light shelfwear, flat, sound box), Peak, Robert, 1983, 1st, 36 inches, 27 inches, color, English

A suite of six limited edition lithographs by Robert Peak. Each lithograph is 27 X 36 inches with an image size of 22 X 32 inches. With a very...

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Alice and Martin Provensen, Provensen, Alice and Martin, Near Fine in Very Good+ price-clipped dustjacket (mild wear to the tail of the spine, corners sound, dustjacket chipped at the end of the spine), Golden, New York, 1959, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 165 pages, 82 single and double-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A beautiful copy--in dustjacket!--of the first printing of the Provensens' classic children's book from 1959. They illustrate Greek myths and English,...

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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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Barnaby Conrad III, John Register, Conrad III, Barnaby, Register, John, Signed by the author Barnaby Conrad III and dated 1999, Very Good+ in Near Fine dustjacket (moderate edge wear and shelfwear, interior very clean and sound), Woodford Press, San Francisco, 1998, 1st, 11.5 inches, 12 inches, 192 pages, over 170 color plates, 25 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The major monograph on this contemporary realist painter of California's urban desert landscape: diners, gas stations, motels, swimming pools, etc. Out of...

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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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William Stout, Stout, William, One of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Near Fine (light wear to the edges, flat, tight, clean), Terra Nova Press, Pasadena, 2014, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

William Stout is an American illustrator, comic book artist and designer who has worked in themed entertainment and film design (Wizards, Raiders of the...

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Akihiro Yamada, Yamada, Akihiro, With a color illustrated plate laid in, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with Very Fine obi band, Tokyo, Chuoukouron Shin Sha, 2004, 1st, 4120035239, 11.75 inches, 8.4 inches, 152 pages, 80 color pages and 72 black & white pages, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

Akihiro Yamada is an author, manga artist, and designer/illustrator for videos and RPGs. His artwork is absolutely beautiful. This volume features a wide...

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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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Linda Jacobson, Harry Carmean, Jacobson, Linda, Carmean, Harry, Fine, Alhambra, Borden Publishing Company, 1975, 1991 reprint, 9780875052106, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

105 dynamic life drawings by this longtime Art Center instructor. All the drawings are rendered in Conte crayon, charcoal and colored chalks. Carmean was...

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Linda Jacobson, Harry Carmean, Jacobson, Linda, Carmean, Harry, Near Fine (light wear, flat, tight, clean), Alhambra, Borden Publishing Company, 1975, 1991 reprint, 9780875052106, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

105 dynamic life drawings by this longtime Art Center instructor. All the drawings are rendered in Conte crayon, charcoal and colored chalks. Carmean was...

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Robert Peak, Peak, Robert, Inscribed by the artis, Very Good (cigarette burn through the topedge of the front cover and front endpaper, mild rubbing to the black covers, just a hint of flaring at the corners, interior very flat, tight, clean), Tokyo Designers Gakuin College, Tokyo, 1986, 1st, 12 inches, 8.8 inches, 186 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

This copy has a cigarette burn through the topedge of the front cover and front endpaper! How absolutely Mad Men! This incredibly scarce monograph was...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine (light rubbing to the corners, spine faded, spine tight and unbroken, very flat, clean), Oblagon, Pasadena, CA, 2001, 1st, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white illustrations on every page, softcover, wraps, English

Published in 2001 and long out of print. Industrial design, entertainment design, motion pictures, television, computer game design, fantasy illustrations.

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine (moderate rubbing to covers, mild wear to corners, spine tight and unbroken, very flat), Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996, 1st revised, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 170 pages, over 100 color illustrations, softcover, wraps

Four sections: industrial design, motion pictures, fantasy, and drawings & sketches. The motion picture section features Star Trek, Tron, Blade Runner,...

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Jeffrey Jones, Jones, Jeffrey, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, FPG, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 12 full-page color , 1 black & white illustration, 2 photos, English

Brand new! Still in the original shrinkwrap! Twelve all-new paintings by Jones honoring the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. 12 full-page color...

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Frank Frazetta, Frazetta, Frank, One of 1200 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Underwood, Grass Valley, 1998, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, xii, 180 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A beautiful copy of the out-of-print deluxe slipcased edition, with an illustrated limitation page and 16 pages of drawings not included in the trade...

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Daniel Zimmer, David J. Hornung, Reynold Brown, Zimmer, David J. Hornung, Daniel, Brown, Reynold, #8 of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist's widow Mary Louise Tejeda-Brown and authors Daniel Zimmer and David J. Hornung, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase (slight edgewear to the dustjacket), St. Louis, Illustrated Press, 2008, 1st, 9780982004128, 12.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 224 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

#8 of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist's widow Mary Louise Tejeda-Brown and authors Daniel Zimmer and David J. Hornung. Out of print. From the...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Frazetta, Frank, This deluxe edition is #787 of 1200 "signed" & numbered linen-bound copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, cloth, English

"This deluxe edition is limited to 1200 signed & numbered linen-bound copies and 100 signed & numbered leather-bound copies of which this is number...

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Kazuhiko Sano, Sano, Kazuhiko, Inscribed and dated 2003 by the artist, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket rubbed) with Fine bellyband, Japan, 2000, 1st, 12.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, over 95 color plates and 2 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, Japanese English

A collection of the most prominent works from 1980 through 2000 by this illustrator. Sano created the poster art for Return of the Jedi, numerous book...

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#272 of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very small bumps to the corners otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, P. Craig Russell, Russell, P. Craig, Wayne Alan Harold Productions, 2020, 1st, 9781735761503, 12.2 inches, 12.2 inches, 112 pages, over 101 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This oversized 12x12 inch hardcover features the crème de la crème of P. Craig Russell's black and white illustrations from the past 47...

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Arnie and Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie and Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, One of 2500 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in the publisher's shrinkwrap, Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 1999, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, over 220 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, cloth, English

Still in the publisher's shrinkwrap! A pristine copy of the deluxe edition with an illustrated limitation page and 16 pages of paintings & drawings not...

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Sanjulian, Sanjulian, Inscribed by the artist with a large detailed drawing, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Grenoble, Glenat, 1985, 1st, 2723404773, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 178 pages, profusely illustrated, mostly in color, with three foldouts, hardcover, cloth, French

Inscribed by the artist with a large detailed blue pencil drawing of Vampirella. A deluxe monograph on this Spanish artist best known for his Warren...

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The Art of Chesley Bonestell
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Ron Miller, Frederick C. Durant III, Chesley Bonestell, Miller, Frederick C. Durant III, Ron, Bonestell, Chesley, Near Fine in Fine dustjacket (light rubbing to the black cloth corners, very flat, tight, clean), London, Paper Tiger, 2001, 1st, 1855858843, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 256 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This is the ultimate book on Bonestell! This was the second monograph on Bonestell, but the number and quality of reproductions makes this the one to...

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Ellen von Unwerth: Fraulein
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Ingrid Sischy, Ellen von Unwerth, Sischy, Ingrid, von Unwerth, Ellen, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (lower corners lightly bumped otherwise Fine), Taschen, Cologne (Koln), Germany, 2011, 9783836528085, 14.2 inches, 10.2 inches, 472 pages, color and black & white photographs throughout, Hardcover, leather spine, pictorial boards, English

This is the first trade hardcover edition (2011) after Taschen's limited collector's edition published in 2009! At 10 x 14 inches, this edition is more than...

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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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Will Elder, Elder, Will, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2004, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 400 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: Best known for his artistic partnership with Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder is finally getting the book he so richly deserves: this...

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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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Donald Teague: A Life in Color
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Claudia Meyer, Donald Teague, Meyer, Claudia, Teague, Donald, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Nygard Publishing, Bozeman, MT, 1988, 1st, 11.4 inches, 9.5 inches, xvi, 128 pages, 100 color plates and 3 black & white plates, plus 12 photographs, Hardcover, cloth, English

The first monograph on the artist. 100 color reproductions of some of his finest paintings. The text is based on extensive interviews and conversations with...

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The Studio
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Jeffrey Jones, Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith, Berni Wrightson, Jones, Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith, Berni Wrightson, Jeffrey, Near Fine (mild bump to the lower corner, lightly bending all the pages, otherwise Very Fine, sharp corners, no shelfwear, no thumbdents, spine unbroken, covers and pages very flat and clean), Dragon's Dream, Holland, 1979, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 160 pages, over 160 color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Other than a mild bump to the corner, a beautiful, pristine copy; one of the best I've seen. This is the famous and scarce monograph on the four...

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Susan Hallsten McGarry, Kenneth Riley, McGarry, Susan Hallsten, Riley, Kenneth, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild wear to dustjacket edges), Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN, 1993, 1st, 12 inches, 11 inches, 212 pages, 113 color and 28 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The first monograph devoted to this artist-illustrator. It includes his own long article, "Communicating the Idea: Notes on Composition and Design" and a...

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John Canemaker, Tyrus Wong, Canemaker, John, Wong, Tyrus, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, San Francisco, 2013, 1st, 9.75 inches, 12.25 inches, 156 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Water to Paper, Paint to Sky is the first comprehensive retrospective of America's oldest living artist Tyrus Wong,...

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Alice and Martin Provensen, Provensen, Alice and Martin, Very Good+ (mild rubbing to spine ends, paper covering corners worn but corners sharp, overall quite sound, covers and interior very sound), Golden, New York, 1959, 5th 1964, 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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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...


The Art of Luis Garcia
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, David Roach, Luis Garcia, Roach, David, Garcia, Luis, Dynamite Entertainment, 2022, 1st, 9781524115388, 12.3 inches, 9.4 inches, 230 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Luis Garcia was one of the most talented artists of the legendary Spanish Invasion which transformed Warren comics in the 1970s,...

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Phil Yeh, Yeh, Phil, One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Winged Tiger, San Diego, 2022, 1st, 10.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 136 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This book reproduces 126 watercolors painted by Phil Yeh, representing places around the world that he has been during his 37-year Cartoonists Across...

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Keith G. Olson, Steve Hanks, Olson, Keith G., Hanks, Steve, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelf wear), Bloomington, MN, Hadley House, 1994, 18.5 inches, 12.5 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

This watercolor painter is very popular in the print market that worshipped Thomas Kinkade. Hanks is technically proficient and his female figures are...

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David Duncan, Mort Drucker, Mort Drucker, Duncan, Mort Drucker, David, Drucker, Mort, #76 of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (orange dustjacket spine sunned, two small tears, 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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Dave Stevens' Covers and Stories
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Dave Stevens, Stevens, Dave, Spine slightly sunned otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW Publishing, San Diego, 2012, 1st, 12.25 inches, 8.25 inches, 272 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Collects not only all of Dave Stevens' non-Rocketeer comic book covers and stories, but a number of his hard-to-find limited edition pin-up prints and his...

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Dave Stevens, Stevens, Dave, Limited to 250 copies, Spine slightly sunned, front cover unevenly sunned, otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW Publishing, San Diego, 2012, 1st, 12.25 inches, 8.25 inches, 272 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Variant Cover Edition limited to only 250 copies. From the Publisher: Dave Stevens' Covers & Stories is a collection of renowned comic artist Dave...

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Al Hirschfeld, VF, Hirschfeld, Al, 1998, 1st, wraps

One of four collectors' covers by Hirschfeld (A Fond Farewell to Seinfeld). This copy features a Hirschfeld cover painting of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and a...

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Gruau (2002)
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Francois Baudot, Rene Gruau, Baudot, Francois, Gruau, Rene, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Assouline, 2002, 1st, 9782843234156, 8.75 inches, 6.25 inches, 80 pages, 60 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

A small format hardcover with a biography and 60 full-page color illustrations by the French fashion illustrator. Out of print. From the publisher:...

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William Joyce, Joyce, William, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, HarperCollins, New York, 1997, 1st, 9.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 48 pages, over 250 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This 1997 career retrospective featured photos of Joyce, his house and studio, Halloween and Christmas sculptures, sketches & preliminary artwork,...

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The Sports Art of Bart Forbes
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Bart Forbes, Forbes, Bart, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Beckett Publications, Dallas, TX, 1998, 1st, 12.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 144 pages, over 150 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

From the dustjacket: Internationally acclaimed artist Bart Forbes has been capturing the essence of sport for nearly 30 years. His versatility is...

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The Album Cover Album
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Roger Dean, Hipnosis (Storm Thorgerson), Dean, Hipnosis (Storm Thorgerson), Roger, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (several short tears to the edges, light wear), Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, Surrey, UK, 1977, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 160 pages, 550 color and 50 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Album cover graphics and design and a nostalgic trip through the 70s. This is the relatively scarce hardcover edition. If you are a fan with the paperback...

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Gruau (1999)
  $350.00
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Joelle Chariau, Rene Gruau, Chariau, Joelle, Gruau, Rene, Very Good+ in Fine dustjacket (corners lightly bumped, one lower corner scuffed, rear hinge wear, very flat, clean), New York, te Neues, 1999, 1st, 9783823809982, 14.25 inches, 10.6 inches, 176 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

From the dustjacket: With his fluid lines, graceful poses, and bold use of color, Rene Gruau was a master at conveying fashion's sensual promise to...

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