Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Ken Davies: Artist At Work
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Ken Davies, Fine/VG+ (a sharp, clean copy with a slightly edgeworn dustjacket with one closed tear), Davies, Ken, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

Davies is an oil painter of still-lifes. His style is Sharp-focus realism or magic realism. Six full-color step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of 20...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine in Near Fine plastic dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 1989, 1st, 063050041, 11.5 inches, 11.25 inches, 178 pages, Over 200 color and black and white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards

A very sharp first printing of the first art book on the world famous Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira)! Published in Japan and distributed in the U.S. by...

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Near Fine/Very Good+ (dustjacket has mild edgewear and small tears), Josef Capek, Pomajzlová, Alena, Capek, Josef, Municipal House in Prague, 2003, 1st, 8086339238, Hardcover, cloth, English, Czech

A rare monograph on the Czech artist Josef Čapek who died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. This volume is only in five libraries in the entire U.S....

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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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John Register, Warm personal inscription from the author dated 1992, Fine/NF, Conrad, III, Barnaby, Register, John, Chronicle, 1989, 1st, cloth, English

The first major monograph (of two) on this contemporary realist painter of California's arid urban landscape: diners, coffee shops, bus and train stations,...

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John Baeder's Road Well Taken
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Jay Williams, John Baeder, Williams, Jay, Baeder, John, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, New York, Vendome Press, 2015, 1st, 978-0-86565-319-1, 10 inches, 10 inches, 272 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A thick monograph on the photorealist painter. Over 300 color illustrations. From the publisher: A fascinating trip through the evocative remnants of...

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Joe The Wounded Tennis Player
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Virgil Partch, VG+, Thompson, Morton, Partch, Virgil, Doubleday Doran, 1945, 1st, cloth

True stories from Hollywood, including a bit about the employees at Disney.

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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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Jeff Jones 30/40
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Jeff Jones, Jones, Jeff, Fine (very flat, tight, bright), Futuropolis, Paris, 1976, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

The sharpest copy of this book that I have ever seen! A beautiful collection of comics and illustrations by Jeff Jones. This volume in Futuropolis' series...

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Jeff Jones 30/40
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Jeff Jones, Jones, Jeff, Near Fine (light bump to the top of the spine, mild wear along the spine, otherwise flat, tight, bright), Futuropolis, Paris, 1976, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

A beautiful collection of comics and illustrations by Jeff Jones. This volume in Futuropolis' series of oversized 30x40 cm large-format comics collections...

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Jazz Graphics: David Stone Martin
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Manek Daver, David Stone Martin, Daver, Manek, Martin, David Stone, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very slight shelfwear, very flat, tight, clean), Graphic-sha Publishing, Tokyo, 1991, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 160 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps

The only book on this illustrator and record album cover artist. All the text is in both English and Japanese. A very sharp copy of a hard to find...

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Jack Davis, Davis, Jack, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (slight blunt bump to the top of the spine, slight rubbing to the corners, otherwise Fine), Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2011, 2nd, 9781606994474, 13.4 inches, 10.4 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The first comprehensive collection of a national artistic treasure. Jack Davis arrived on the illustration scene in the euphoric...

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Istvan Banyai, Banyai, Istvan, Fine, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockridge, MA, 2013, 1st, 10 inches, 8 inches, 16 pages, 19 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: Awarded third place in the Exhibition Catalogue category of the 2014 New England Museum Association Publication Awards! Companion...

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Iole - 1905 First Edition
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Robert W. Chambers, J.C. Leyendecker, Karl Anderson, Arthur C. Becker, Chambers, Robert W., Leyendecker, Karl Anderson, Arthur C. Becker, J.C., Very Good+ (mild wear to the edges, slight spine slant, previous owner's name written in the corner of the first page), D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1905, 1st, 7.75 inches, 5.25 inches, 142 pages, four full-page color plates, and over 100 decorative black & white illustrations, Hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate, English

Contains four color plates: two full-page color illustrations by J.C. Leyendecker, and another two by Karl Anderson. Over 100 black & white...

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Inside Moebius, Tome 4
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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Limited to 3500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Stardom, Paris, 2008, 1st, 9.6 inches, 7 inches, 120 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The original French edition--the true first edition. The fourth volume of Moebius' introspective, stream of consciousness comics. Appearances by Major...

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Limited to 3500 copies, Very Fine, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Stardom, 2007, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The third volume of Moebius' stream of consciousness comics. Appearances by Major Fatale, Blueberry, Arzach, Malvina, and other characters, and Moebius...

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Limited to 3500 copies, Near Fine (pinhole along front cover joint, otherwise Very Fine), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Stardom, 2007, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The third volume of Moebius' stream of consciousness comics. Appearances by Major Fatale, Blueberry, Arzach, Malvina, and other characters, and Moebius...

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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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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Inscribed by the artist with a simple drawing of a star, Fine, Xerox, Paris, 2000, 1st, 8.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 112 pages, 61 color illustrations, mostly full-page, softcover, wraps, French

An original book created by Moebius for Xerox to showcase the quality of their latest color printer. Printed and bound on a Xerox DocuColor 100. Published...

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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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Illustration Magazine #72
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Very Fine, The Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2021, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

This issue covers three artists: - Frank Fruzyna (33 pages with 5 color and 33 black & white illustrations). - C. C. Beall (20 pages with 37 color...

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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...


Arnie & Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie & Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, Very Good+ (mild rubbing and wear to the corners/tips, mild shelfwear, mild rubbing to the covers, no thumbdents, spine unbroken, generally flat, tight, clean), Underwood, Grass Valley, 2003, 1st revised, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, xii, 208 pages, 100 color and 40 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This title is out-of-print in all versions. This softcover edition contains 32 new pages of additional, never-before-published art and photos. From the...

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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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Ice Cold War
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George Price, VG+/VG-, Price, George, Henry Schuman, 1951, 1st, cloth

A departure from the usual George Price cartoon collection, this book contains caricatures.

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I'd Love to Draw
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Andrew Loomis, Loomis, Andrew, Small remainder mark next to spine otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Titan, London, 2014, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 122 pages, black & white, Hardcover, cloth, English

A new Andrew Loomis book! Full of never before seen drawings by the famed Chicago school illustrator! Published for the first time, I'd Love To Draw is...

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Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket (moderate shelfwea, Clark Hulings, Hulings, Clark, White Burro Publishing, 1986, 1st, 11.4 inches, 14.4 inches, 192 pages, 154 color plates including actual size details highlighting brushwork, textures and other instructional aspects, also includes many field studies and 40 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A scarce monograph on this illustrator and landscape painter. This thick volume covers every aspect of his painting: landscapes, still lifes, portraits,...

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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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Harold Von Schmidt, Von Schmidt, Harold, Near Fine in Near Fine binder. All the lesson pages are present. The last page is toned and worn with a 3/8-inch closed tear, otherwise pages are clean. The one-page assignment sheet is missing, but a facsimile is included. Ringholes show only very light , Institute of Commercial Art, Westport, CT, 1949, 1st, 14 inches, 12 inches, 142 pages, 1 tipped-in color plate, over 300 black & white illustrations, printed custom binder, English

A very sharp, attractive copy. "America's most famous artists have spent a lot of their time, thought and energy in putting down for you in words and...

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Hofmekler’s Gallery
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Ori Hofmekler, Fine, Hofmekler, Ori, Times Books, 1987, 1st, wraps

The Israeli-born caricaturist’s second collection. Every painted caricature is accompanied by the artist’s preliminary drawings and commentary.

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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Inscribed and dated 9/1/92 by Hirschfeld on the half-title page, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (bottom edge shelf rubbed), Scribners, New York, 1991, 3rd, 10.75 inches, 12.5 inches, xxx, 306 pages, 9 color and over 330 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"More than three-quarters of the drawings either have never been published or have not been seen since their initial publication in the newspapers or...

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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Signed by Hirschfeld on the half-title page, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (two short closed tears at the bottom edge), Scribners, New York, 1991, 1st, 10.75 inches, 12.5 inches, xxx, 306 pages, 9 color and over 330 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"More than three-quarters of the drawings either have never been published or have not been seen since their initial publication in the newspapers or...

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Hirschfeld on Line
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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket (upper corners bent inward, lower rear corner scraped, exposing the board underneath, otherwise very sound, interior Fine), New York, Applause, 1999, 1st, 9781557833563, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 344 pages, over 350 black & white illustrations and 32 pages in color, hardcover, cloth, English

A thick collection of Hirschfeld art. Over 400 drawings & photographs, many never before collected. Commentary by the artist throughout. Plus essays by...

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Here We Go Again
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Virgil Partch, VG+ (corners rubbed), Partch, Virgil, Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1951, Later printing, pictorial boards

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Here We Go Again
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Virgil Partch, VG (spine worn with some splitting, edges rubbed), Partch, Virgil, Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1951, Later printing, pictorial boards

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He Was One Of Us
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Rien Poortvliet, NF/NF, Poortvliet, Rien, Baker, 1978, 2nd 1994, cloth

The life of Christ in paintings and drawings by Poorvliet. This is the second edition with a smaller format than the first edition. From the...


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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Harvey Dinnerstein, VF/NF, Dinnerstein, Harvey, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

This figurative painter offers step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of paintings. "Harvey Dinnerstein: Artist at Work offers an intimate look at how a...

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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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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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Harry O. Morris, Jr., Morris, Jr., Harry O., One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine folder in Near Fine envelope, Selket Images, Arlington, TX, 1979, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, color illustrations, English

Colored photo collage prints by Harry O. Morris Jr. 15 color prints in a portfolio folder & envelope plus a one-page introduction sheet. From the...

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Guy Coheleach, Presentation copy from Coheleach to Kelly Stewart (who briefly worked with Dian Fossey and daughter of Jimmy Stewart) dated 1991, Fine/Fine, Wieland, Terry, Coheleach, Guy, Briar Patch Press, nd (c1990), 1st, cloth

From the dust jacket: "Beginning as a painter of birds, Coheleach became noted for his detailed and dramatic renderings of birds of prey, especially the...

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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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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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Fine, Grzegorz Rosiński, Rosiński, Grzegorz, Lombard, 2004, 1st, 2803620634, 8.25 inches, 6 inches, 26 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

A small format museum catalog for the Polish artist behind the Franco-Belgian comics hit, Thorgal. This book is densely packed with pages, drawings, painted...

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Gruau: Portraits of Men
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Rejane Bargiel, Sylvie Nissen, Rene Gruau, Bargiel, Sylvie Nissen, Rejane, Gruau, Rene, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, New York, Assouline, 2012, 1st, 9781614280781, 12 inches, 9.5 inches, 260 pages, 250 full-color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Primarily known for his colorful and vivacious portrayals of women, René Gruau revolutionized the concept of masculinity in fashion imagery and...

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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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Gruau (1999)
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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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