Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Bernie Fuchs, Fuchs, Bernie, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Blue Sky Press, New York, 2004, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book. Award-winning artist Bernie Fuchs creates an exciting adventure about an orphan boy and...

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Sparrow #12: Sergio Toppi
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Sergio Toppi, Toppi, Sergio, Very Fine, IDW, San Diego, 2009, 1st, 6.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

One of the scarcest of the Sparrow volumes. 48 pages of paintings and drawings by the Italian Master of pen & ink and watercolor.

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Köllwitz 1742
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Sergio Toppi, Toppi, Sergio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Mosquito, St. Egreve, 2020, 9782352835356, 12 inches, 9.5 inches, 72 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The latest collection of Toppi short stories. An English translation, if any, is years away. From the publisher: From the battlefields of the King...

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Fable Toscane et autres récits
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Sergio Toppi, Toppi, Sergio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Mosquito, St. Egreve, 2021, 9782352839026, 12 inches, 9.5 inches, 88 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The latest collection of Toppi short stories. An English translation, if any, is years away. From the publisher: This collection of 5 stories by...

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Une Armée Immobile
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Sergio Toppi, Toppi, Sergio, Fine, issued without dustjacket, St. Egreve, Mosquito, 2020, 1st, 9782352835387, 12 inches, 9.5 inches, 112 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

An amazing book! 137 color photos of Toppi's handmade soldier figures alongside approximately 100 color and black & white Toppi drawings and studies....

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Warner Bros Maverick
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Charles I. Coombs, Alex Toth, Coombs, Charles I., Toth, Alex, Very Good+ (spine ends and corners lightly worn, hinges ), Racine, WI, Whitman, 1959, 7.75 inches, 5.5 inches, 285 pages, 21 full-page illustrations, illustrated endpapers, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An above average copy of a fragile book. 21 full-page illustrations and illustrated endpapers by Alex Toth. A Whitman children's book based upon the Warner...

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Dorothy Iannone, Iannone, Dorothy, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Los Angeles, Siglio, 2014, 1st, 9781938221071, 9 inches, 7.3 inches, 320 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

This has a "Siglio Review Copy" sticker on the front endpaper, a postcard with a note from editor Lisa Pearson, and a color bookmark with art by Dorothy...

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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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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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Martin Salisbury, Miroslav Sasek, Salisbury, Martin, Sasek, Miroslav, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Thames & Hudson, 2021, 1st, 9780500023341, 9.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 112 pages, 119 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

A nicely designed, compact career overview with 119 color illustrations. From the publisher: An introduction to Miroslav Sasek, the world-famous...


Robert Crumb, Crumb, Robert, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Amsterdam, Oog & Blik, 1994, 1st, 9789073221185, 9 inches, 9 inches, 56 pages, 105 illustrations, most in color, softcover, wraps, English

An art book of record covers and music ephemera produced by Robert Crumb. Crumb's most famous album cover is Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap...

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The Executive
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Virgil Partch, VG+ (gift inscription, spine tail bumped otherwise NF), Gabriel, Philip Louis, Partch, Virgil, Citadel, 1959, 1st, boards

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Contemporary Western Artists
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Peggy and Harold Samuels, Fine, Samuels, Peggy and Harold, Bonanza, 1985, 1st thus, cloth, English

A biographical dictionary of over 1500 western artists with a biography, a photo, signature and example of their work. A great reference for Western art...

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Christopher Hume, NF/VG, Hume, Christopher, North Word, 1987, 1st revised edition, cloth

Robert Bateman, Stanley Meltzoff, Bob Kuhn, George McLean, John Schoenherr, Fenwick Lansdowne, Glen Loates, Claudio D'Angelo, Lanford Monroe, Ron Parker,...

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Ramon Kelley, NF/NF (dustjacket, Kelley, Ramon, Watson-Guptill, 1977, 1st, cloth

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VF/VF, Philip Pearlstein, Viola, Jerome, Pearlstein, Philip, Watson-Guptill, 1982, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, English

A thorough step-by-step description of the methods of this realist painter.

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Roy Andersen, Andersen, Roy, Very Fine/Very Fine, Settlers West Galleries, Tuscon, 2000, 1st, 10.25 inches, 11.6 inches, 168 pages, over 140 color plates, Hardcover, cloth, English

Dreamspinner recounts the story of Western Artist Roy Andersen, whose artistic career spans more than fourty-five years. As an illustrator, his paintings...

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The Art of Robert E. McGinnis
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Art Scott, Robert McGinnis, Scott, Art, McGinnis, Robert, Very Fine in Very Fine dust jacket, London, Titan Books, 2014, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

Robert McGinnis is one of the greatest paperback cover artists of all time. McGinnis has painted over 1200 paperback covers and over 40 movie posters,...

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Lawrence Blackmore, Jim Holdaway, Enric Romero, John Burns, Patrick Wright, Neville Colvin, Blackmore, Lawrence, Holdaway, Enric Romero, John Burns, Patrick Wright, Neville Colvin, Jim, Limited to 600 copies, Near Fine/Near Fine. Includes the CD., Book Palace Book, London, 2014, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 88 pages, over 160 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Modesty Blaise, the tough and enigmatic character created by Peter O'Donnell, made her international debut on Monday 13th May 1963 in...

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Joanna Ebenstein, Ebenstein, Joanna, Very Fine, New York, Distributed Art Publishers, 2016, 1st, 9781938922916, 9.75 inches, 7 inches, 224 pages, over 250 color and black & white photographs, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Of all the artifacts from the history of medicine, the Anatomical Venus with its heady mixture of beauty, eroticism and death is the...

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Shannon Stirnweis, Stirnweis, Shannon, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2017, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 160 pages, over 200 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Over 200 color illustrations! From the publisher: Born in 1931, Shannon Stirnweis has had a long and varied career as an illustrator and fine artist....

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Michael Sowa, Sowa, Michael, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light spotting to the topedge, mild rubbing to dustjacket), San Francisco, Chronicle, 1996, 1st, 9780811814157, 8.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 72 pages, 59 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The long out-of-print first edition of this collection of whimsical paintings. Foreword by Nick Bantock. From the publisher: A miniature pig splashing...

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The Big City, or The New Mayhew
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Alex Atkinson, Ronald Searle, Atkinson, Alex, Searle, Ronald, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelf wear, light edge wear and chipping to dustjacket), Braziller, New York, 1959, 1st American, 10 inches, 7.5 inches, 112 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A survey of London's urban poor in prose and pictures, told with wit, humor, and compassion. Originally a series in Punch.

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Norman Lundin, Lundin, Norman, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2006, 1st, 9780295986784, 11 inches, 11 inches, 60 pages, 46 full-page and 8 smaller color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This exhibition catalogue presents Norman Lundin's drawn and painted works from the period 1973-2006. Lundin's fascination with space and light joins with...

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Steinberg at The New Yorker
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Joel Smith, Saul Steinberg, Smith, Joel, Steinberg, Saul, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to top edge), New York, Abrams, 2005, 1st, 9780810959019, 12.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 240 pages, 203 color and 160 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: For six decades, Saul Steinberg's covers, cartoons, features, and illustrations were a defining presence at The New Yorker. As the...

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Coby Whitmore
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Coby Whitmore, Whitmore, Coby, Very Fine, Red Piano Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC, 1986, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 16 pages, 13 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A catalog for a gallery show of 13 paintings (one per page). Nice reproduction. Four text pieces including one by Joseph (Joe) Bowler and an interview with...

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Struggle: The Art of Szukalski
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Stanislav Szukalski, Szukalski, Stanislav, Very Fine, Last Gasp, San Francisco, 2019, 2nd edition, 1st printing, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 200 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: A new printing of Last Gasp's publication Struggle: The Art of Szukalski, with a foreword by George and Leonardo DiCaprio, presents...

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Harvey Dinnerstein, Dinnerstein, Harvey, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket edges), New York, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, 0823022102, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 144 pages, 80 color plates, 58 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This figurative painter offers step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of paintings.

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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2020, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Here are 48 on-the-spot drawings--primarily portraits--created on the iPad. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los Angeles-based illustrator with over 60...

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Joanna Ebenstein, Ebenstein, Joanna, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Laurence King, London, 2020, 9781786275714, 10.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 272 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: "There's a fine line between the horrible and the sublime, and Joanna Ebenstein's Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of...

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Heinz Huber, Ronald Searle, Huber, Heinz, Searle, Ronald, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (rear board slightly bowed, dustjacket has a few small tears and some slight staining to the rear flap), Viking, New York, 1966, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.9 inches, 190 pages, 150 illustrations, 11 pages in color, hardcover, cloth, English

"Germany from the inside and out." This book is divided into two parts: the first half is an examination of Germany and its history by Huber and...

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Ragtime Tumpie
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Alan Schroeder, Bernie Fuchs, Schroeder, Alan, Fuchs, Bernie, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Little Brown, Boston, 1989, Later, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 32 pages, 1 double-page and 15 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Sixteen Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book about the childhood of Josephine Baker. This book was chosen as an ALA Notable Book, a...

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Nick Meglin, Meglin, Nick, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (corners very sharp, previous owner's name written on the front free endpaper, interior Fine, dustjacket edgeworn with several small nicks and tears), Watson-Guptill, New York, 1973, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.7 inches, 160 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Profusely illustrated interviews with Sergio Aragones, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Johnny Hart, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Norman Rockwell, Arnold...

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Antonis Antoniou, Steven Heller, Antoniou, Steven Heller, Antonis, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams, 2021, 1st, 9781419747601, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 240 pages, over 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

As illustrators, one conveys information visually. This is a feast of visual interpretations--or visualizations--of information. Entertaining, inspirational...

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Berni Wrightson, Wrightson, Berni, Very Fine, Nakatomi, Austin, TX, 2021, 1st, 20 inches, 30 inches, color

A puzzle of Wrightson's painting "You're New Here, Aren't You?" Each 1,000 piece puzzle is printed on extra-thick and sturdy puzzle stock, with a...

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Zodiac Girls Portfolio
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John Watkiss, Very Fine in Very Fine wraparound band, Watkiss, John, 2008, 1st, 6 inches, 4.25 inches, 12 color illustrations

Twelve watercolor drawings of twelve fashionable young women, each depicting one of the astrological signs. Nicely printed, postcard size, on watercolor...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2021, 6 inches, 6 inches, 60 pages, 58 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Great artists make it look easy. 58 new drawings, both figurative and fashionable, thoroughly contemporary. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2021, 6 inches, 6 inches, 60 pages, 58 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Gregory Weir-Quiton's 40 years of experience in fashion illustration included fashion advertising work for the prestigious Bullocks Wilshire department...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2021, 6 inches, 6 inches, 60 pages, 48 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

58 movie poster and key art concept drawings from Gregory Weir-Quiton's 20 years in entertainment illustration. Evita, Anna Karenina, The Sopranos, Enemy at...

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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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Alice & Martin Provensen, Provensen, Martin Provensen, Alice, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2022, 9781797209586, 8.7 inches, 12.1 inches, 240 pages, over 500 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An amazing, unprecedented image dump of original artwork by the Provensens. From the publisher: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen is the...

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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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VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch
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Jonathan Barli, Virgil Partch, Barli, Jonathan, Partch, Virgil, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light bump to the fore edge of the rear board, light wear), Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2013, 1st, 9781606996645, 10.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 208 pages, Over 200 color and black and white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the back cover: Virgil Partch burst onto the scene in the nation's magazines with his zany, sometimes surreal, but always hilarious cartoons,...

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Walt Reed, Harold Von Schmidt, Reed, Walt, Von Schmidt, Harold, Near Fine (a few nicks to the overhanging fore-edge of the covers, otherwise new and unread, glossy, no cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam Books, New York, 1976, 1st, 9 inches, 11.25 inches, 98 pages, 45 color plates and 2 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A beautiful, unread copy. 45 Western paintings by Harold von Schmidt elegantly reproduced as color plates. Introduction by Walt Reed. Harold von Schmidt...

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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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Maurice Sendak, Sendak, Maurice, Very Fine, Harper & Row, New York, 1971, 1st, 16.5 inches, 13.5 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 color illustration...

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Maurice Sendak, Sendak, Maurice, Very Fine, Harper & Row, New York, 1971, 1st, 15.75 inches, 14.75 inches, color

A print from the portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" published by Harper & Row in 1971, in a limited edition of 500 sets. The cover illustration...

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