Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
The Land Of Blue
  $50.00
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Peter Max, VG+ (spine ends worn, interior clean & bright), Max, Peter, Franklin Watts, 1970, 1st, pictorial boards, English

Psychedelic pop art by the iconic seventies artist. A psychedelic picture storybook.

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The Juggler Of Our Lady
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R. O. Blechman, Fine/Fine, Blechman, R. O., Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1997, 1st thus, pictorial boards

A medieval legend. A Christmas story retold in pictures and captions by Blechman at the age of 23. First published in 1953 and out-of-print for decades.

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Very Good+ (top of the spine bumped, upper corners lightly bumped, corners lightly rubbed, mild wear), Jack Kriendler Memorial Foundation, New York, 1950, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 220 pages, 48 illustrations in color and black & white, many other small illustrations, photographs and period advertisements, hardcover, cloth, English

A high-spirited tribute to the "21" with contributions by 60 writers and 42 artists and cartoonists. Full-page illustrations/cartoons by Constantin Ajajalov...

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Walt & Roger Reed, Reed, Walt & Roger, #97 of the deluxe edition of 250 copies signed by the author Walt Reed and containing an estate-stamped original drawing from a sketchbook of F. R. Gruger, Very Fine in Fine slipcase, Madison Square Press, New York, 1984, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 355 pages, over 700 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, all edges gilt, English

"Society of Illustrators Special Edition." This is one of 250 deluxe editions signed by Walt Reed, containing an original drawing by Frederic Rodrigo Gruger...

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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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Ronald Searle, Searle, Ronald, Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Souvenir, 1983, 2012 printing, 0285627651, 8.75 inches, 7 inches, 104 pages, color illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

If you are familiar with Mad magazine's Horrifying Cliches, here Searle does the same for wine terms. From the publisher: On its first publication in...

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Glenn Bray, Harvey Kurtzman, Bray, Glenn, Kurtzman, Harvey, Limited to 1000 copies, Fine, Glenn Bray, Sylmar, CA, 1976, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 120 pages, 197 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

An index of Kurtzman's work in all media: comic book work, EC work, magazine and newspaper articles, Kurtzman edited publications, books and paperbacks,...

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David Leopold, Al Hirschfeld, Leopold, David, Hirschfeld, Al, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Knopf, New York, 2015, 1st, 10.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 336 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

This book on Hirschfeld has so many great, never-before-collected images, you have to add it to your library. It was edited and written by my friend David...

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The Hawaiian Shirt
  $30.00
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H. Thomas Steele, VF, Steele, H. Thomas, Abbeville, 1984, 8th, pictorial boards


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VF, Coyne & Blanchard, 1968, 1st, wraps

A collection of the best of the San Francisco psychedelic art rock posters of 1966-67. 204 posters, 28 in color. Rick Griffin, Greg Irons, Kelly, Victor...

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Rick Griffin, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Costa Mesa, CA, Maranatha! Music, 1980, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 24 pages, 24 color illustrations and 18 small illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Rick Griffin illustrated this religious tract with 14 paintings & 28 pen & ink drawings. This copy includes the booklet's original illustrated...

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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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