Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Frazetta, Frank, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st trade, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 160 pages, 150 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The out-of-print and surprisingly scarce trade hardcover edition of this Frazetta monograph. This book features all the remaining oil paintings not...

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Geoffrey Taylor, Charles Bragg, Taylor, Geoffrey, Bragg, Charles, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket (wear and spotting to edges, dustjacket has numerous nicks and dings), New York, Abrams, 1980, 1st, 0810907305, 10 inches, 10 inches, 192 pages, 240 illustrations, including 70 in full color and 95 duotones, hardcover, cloth, English

The first book on Bragg.

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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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Mort Kunstler, SIGNED by the artist, Fine/Fine, Commager, Henry Steele, Kunstler, Mort, Abrams, 1986, 1st, cloth

Kunstler was a popular illustrator of paperback covers and men’s adventure magazines. In the 1970s, he made a transition into a painter of American...

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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...


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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...


John Canemaker, Mary Blair, Canemaker, John, Blair, Mary, Very Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, New York, Disney, 2014, 10 inches, 10 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Filled with concept art, production designs, and storyboards, the original edition of this art book devoted to Disney artist & designer Mary Blair has...

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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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Tom Davis, Bob Kuhn, Davis, Tom, Kuhn, Bob, Signed by the artist on a special page, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (spine slightly sunned), Camden, SC, Briar Patch Press, 1989, 1st, 0922724105, 11 inches, 12 inches, 200 pages, over 100 color plates and numerous black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A coffee table art book devoted to the great wildlife painter Bob Kuhn (1920-2007).Kuhn painted hundreds of book and magazine covers before devoting himself...

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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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Ron Miller, Frederick C. Durant III, Chesley Bonestell, Miller, Frederick C. Durant III, Ron, Bonestell, Chesley, Signed by both authors Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III on the title page, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket spine slightly sunned), 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--especially when signed by both authors Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III on the title page! This was the...

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The Art of Daniel Torres
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Daniel Torres, Torres, Daniel, Near Fine (mild bump to the lower corner, mild wear to the other corners, no thumbdents, flat, tight, clean), Norma Editorial, Barcelona, 1995, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

A rich collection of Torres' illustrations for book covers, magazines, advertising. Torres' work is seen in the US in Entertainment Weekly, Time, Premiere,...

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Doug Sneyd, Sneyd, Doug, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2011, 2nd, 12.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 248 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This copy has a full-page inscription by the artist ("To Gary With every good wish from Doug") with a drawing of a smiling female with rabbit ears and a...

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Doug Sneyd, Sneyd, Doug, #88 of 500 copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2011, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.75 inches, 248 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This signed & numbered slipcased edition was limited to just 100 copies and sold out prior to publication! This copy is new and unread. "The...

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The Art of Enric
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Manuel Dominguez-Navarro, Enric, Dominguez-Navarro, Manuel, Enric, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, FPG, Pittsburgh, 2021, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 350 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the long-overdue, career retrospective collection of one of the finest and most popular illustrators of the 20th and 21st...

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The Art of Haddon Sundblom
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Daniel Zimmer, Haddon Sundblom, Zimmer, Daniel, Sundblom, Haddon, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2018, 2nd 2022, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Now in Stock! A new printing! Yay! From the publisher: The son of Scandinavian immigrants, Haddon Sundblom became one of most influential...

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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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Cathy and Arnie Fenner, Jeffrey Jones, Fenner, Cathy and Arnie, Jones, Jeffrey, Very Fine/Very Fine in shrinkwrap, Nevada City, CA, Underwood Books, 2002, 1st, 1887424571, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 176 pages, over 175 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The nicest collection of Jones' work ever published, this volume includes 175 paintings in full color. From the publisher: From the 1960s through the...

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (mild staining, toning, and wear to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1981, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity.

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Near Fine-Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (light wear and mild toning to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1982, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity....

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Dan Zimmer, Jon Whitcomb, Zimmer, Dan, Whitcomb, Jon, #8 of 100 numbered slipcased copies signed by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in the shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2016, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a Mint still-in-the-shrinkwrap copy of the Special Edition. Limited to 100 copies! The Special Edition is presented in a pink cloth slipcase with...


Joseph Michael Linsner, Linsner, Joseph Michael, One of 1250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase, Image, Orange, CA, 2002, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 192 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A sharp copy of the Special Edition featuring 16 extra pages of paintings, a variant dustjacket, and a cloth slipcase. Out of print in hardcover and...

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Joseph Michael Linsner, Linsner, Joseph Michael, #1214 of 1250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket in Near Fine slipcase (uneven fading to the edges of the slipcase), Image, Orange, CA, 2002, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 192 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

The Special Edition featuring 16 extra pages of paintings, a variant dustjacket, and a cloth slipcase. Out of print in hardcover and softcover. A 2002...

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Harry Dreve Schorr, VG (covers slightly soiled, corners rubbed), Schorr, Harry Dreve, np, circa 1950, 1st, cloth, English

Another book filled with beautiful advertising layout roughs by Schorr.

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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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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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The Art Of Olivia 1988 Calendar
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Olivia De Berardinis, VF, Olivia De Berardinis, Limited Edition, 1987, 1st, wraps, English

Pin-up art from early in Olivia's career.

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The Art of Perry Peterson
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Dan Zimmer, Perry Peterson, Zimmer, Dan, Peterson, Perry, Print run of 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2023, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This spectacular book explores the life and work of Perry Peterson, in his day one of the nation's top slick magazine illustrators. His work appeared in...

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Mike Ploog, Ploog, Mike, Limited to 725 copies with all these extras including a signed & numbered print, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (top of the spine bumped, upper corners lightly bumped, interior Very Fine), Pittsburgh, FPG, 2015, 1st, 978-0996668903, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 352 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This copy of The Art of Ploog includes the following Kickstarter Exclusives limited to just 725 copies: A 9" x 12" Signed & Numbered color print...

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The Art of Rafael DeSoto
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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the ultimate book on the life and work of pulp, paperback, and men's adventure magazine artist Rafael DeSoto. This...

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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author and slipcased, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the Deluxe Edition. The book is signed and numbered by the author and comes in a matching cloth slipcase. Limited to 100 copies. (The trade...

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Stan Stice, John Scoleri, Ralph McQuarrie, Stice, John Scoleri, Stan, McQuarrie, Ralph, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Dreams and Visions Press, Santa Clara, 2014, 1st, 9.75 inches, 13.25 inches, 432 pages, over 1000 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This tome collects the non-Star Wars art of Ralph McQuarrie including works discovered after the publication of The Art of Ralph McQuarrie in 2007. From...


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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The Art of Rudy D. Nebres
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Rudy Nebres, Nebres, Rudy, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap (top corner of shrinkwrap has 1.5-inch tear), Howell, NJ, SQP, 2000, 1st, 086562027X, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, 2 color and 64 full-page black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

Long out of print. An excellent collection of drawings in pencil or ink by the phenomenal Filipino artist best known for his inking of Marvel comics in the...

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Daniel Zimmer, Saul Tepper, Zimmer, Daniel, Tepper, Saul, Limited to 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2020, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Another top notch monograph from The Illustrated Press! The first collection of the editorial and advertising illustrations by Saul Tepper. An artist...


Daniel Zimmer, Saul Tepper, Zimmer, Daniel, Tepper, Saul, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2020, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Deluxe Edition limited to just 100 copies! It has a green cloth slipcase embossed with the artist's autograph in white ink, and a tipped-in color plate...

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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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Lee Lorenz, VF/NF, Lorenz, Lee, Knopf, 1995, 2nd, cloth

From the dustjacket: "Published to celebrate The New Yorker's seventieth anniversary and illustrated with more than 400 drawings and paintings, including...

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The Art Of Tom Lea
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Tom Lea, Hjerter, Kathleen, Lea, Tom, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket edges lightly rubbed), Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 1989, 1st, 9.25 inches, 12.4 inches, 256 pages, over 200 full-page color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Tom Lea was a painter, muralist, book illustrator, novelist, and WWII combat artist. He specialized in the Southwest, but wrote about and illustrated many...

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The Art Of William Steig
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William Steig, VF/VF, Nahson, Claudia J., Steig, William, Jewish Museum / Yale University Press, 2007, boards, English

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Eric Carle, Carle, Eric, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Philomel Books, 2011, 1st, 9780399257131, 12.2 inches, 9.3 inches, 32 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all. Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle...

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The Awdrey-Gore Legacy - Signed
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Edward Gorey, Gorey, Edward, Signed by the artist, Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Dodd, Mead, 1972, 5th, 0312920326, 6.25 inches, 9.125 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

A much-loved puzzle tale in pictures. Signed by Gorey who has crossed out his name on the title page and written his signature above it. From the...

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Guy Coheleach, Coheleach, Guy, Inscribed by the artist, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Abrams, New York, 1982, 1st, 11.75 inches, 12 inches, 244 pages, 59 color plates, 95 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Guy Coheleach (born 1933) is one of the great American wildlife artists, with a subspecialty painting the big cats. In this coffee table art book, eight...

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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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The Book Of Conquests
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Jim Fitzpatrick, NF (covers slightly shelfrubbed), Fitzpatrick, Jim, Paper Tiger, 1978, 1st, 0525475117, wraps, English

Celtic mythology. Nudity.

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The Book Of Conquests
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Jim Fitzpatrick, VG (lower corners bumped otherwise flat, tight, clean)), Fitzpatrick, Jim, Paper Tiger, 1978, 1st, wraps

Celtic mythology. Nudity.

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The Book of Virgil Finlay
  $200.00
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Gerry de la Ree, Virgil Finlay, de la Ree, Gerry, Finlay, Virgil, #167 of 1050 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, over 120 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A pristine copy of the first Finlay collection. Quality reproduction on slick paper from the original artwork. With an extra color plate (1964 - A Question...

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The Brothers Hildebrandt
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Greg & Tim Hildebrandt, Limited to 7500 copies, VF, Hildebrandt, Greg & Tim, John Taylor, 1978, 1st, wraps

"A book about the artists published in honor of their exhibition July 8, 1978." With an interview, their early signature pieces (Tolkien, Star Wars), and...

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