THE 1943 ESQUIRE VARGA CALENDAR
Esquire: np, nd (1942). Paperback. Twelve color illus. by Varga. 12 x 9", spiral bound pict front cover, with printed tan envelope 12.5 x 9.5". Fine. Envelope has an edge tear, light soiling and creasing. More
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THE 1946 ESQUIRE VARGA CALENDAR
Esquire: Chicago, 1945. Paperback. Thirteen color illus. by Varga (including illus. on envelope), 12 x 5", spiral bound, pict front cover, pict tan envelope. Fine. Envelope has light creasing else very good condition. More
1946 OLYMPIAD, Circus Edition.
William Winlock Miller High School: Olympia, WA, 1946. Photos, ads, 12.25 x 9, padded cloth, unpaged, extremities worn and bumped, covers worn, hinges loose, eps toned, lots and lots of inscriptions and signatures (of course) but WITH TWO TIPPED-IN LAWSON WOOD CIRCUS PRINTS (nice condition). More
1947 Calendar Illustrated by Petty
Fawcett Publications, 1946. Paperback. Twelve full color illustrations, 12 x 9", spiral bound, punch hole near top. Cover/first page has some soiling, creasing and chipping, rear cover (cardboard) is creased, the remaining illustrations have light soiling and toning else good to very good condition. Lovely ladies in various types of..... More
38 Maps, Plans, Views Taken from Barthelemy's Travels of Anacharsis the Younger.
London. 1905. 10.5 x 8.5, half leather, marbled boards binding w/ 38 maps, views, illustr plates, most folding, some maps outlined in colors, front cover detached, some staining at one corner (not affecting images), covers worn else a nice collection. Maps by J.D. Barbie du Bocage, published by Mawman Poultry..... More
6 Double-Page Color Plates and 10 Single Page Loose Calendar Leaves (1947) mostly removed from Esquire Magazines
vp, vd. Paperback. All display the Petty Girl in warm 1940's colors. Most have minor edge defects from previous closet displays so the lot is nice but as is. More
AL WILLIAMSON ARCHIVES Volume I
Flesk: (Santa Cruz, CA), (2010). Paperback. Illus. by Al Williamson, 12 x 9", glossy pict wraps, 64pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities very lightly bumped and worn else a nice, clean copy of the FIRST PRINTING, "softbound edition" More
ALL CANADIAN BEAVER COMIX No. 1, Special Origin Issue.
The Georgia Straight: Vancouver, BC, 1973. Illustr, 10 x 7, pict stapled wraps, (32) pp, covers moderately worn, contents toned, but no stickers or writing or tears or abrasions! Second issue, with 75 cent price on cover. Alternative comic from Canada; adults only. More
ALL THE FUNNY FOLKS, The Wonder Tale of How the Comic-Strip Characters Live and Love "Behind the Scenes".
The World Today: NY (1926). 11.5x9", cloth w/color label, 112pp, rebacked with original spine affixed (slightly covering left side of cover label), corners badly bumped and frayed, some edge tears, new end papers, 1 page chipped and remargined, some tape repairs to text. More
ALMANACH GEOGRAPHIQUE Our Petit Atlas Elementaire Compose de Cartes Generales et Particulaire des Differens Empires, Royaumes at Republiques de L'Europe et des Autres Parties de la Terre . . . [volume two only].
Chez Desnos: Paris, 1771. 15 double page colored maps, 4.5 x 2.5, gilt ruled polished red leather; aeg, 124 pp "Idee Generale de la Geographie et de Histoire Moderne, Seconde Partie" + maps, covers very worn, extremities bumped and worn, spine label missing, hinges a bit loose, text darkened with..... More
Anonymous blank book with 22 full-page original pencil drawings of mostly flowers (a few landscapes)
(Detroit area), (Recent). 8 x 5.25", "DIA" (Detroit Institute of Arts) spiral-bound printed boards notebook, unpaginated, some minor smudging on pages, original illustrations are on rectos only; gifted artist. We believe we know the artist, but for the time being her name will remain hidden. More
APPLETON'S JOURNAL of Literature, Science, and Art. Volume First, From Number One to Number Twenty, April 3 to August 14, 1869. D. Appleton and Company: NY
D. Appleton and Co: NY, 1869. Illustr, 11 x 8.25, half leather w/gilt lettering and decoration, raised bands, 644 pp. Covers stained an spotted, corners bumped and worn, light shelfwear, number on spine (no library markings), front inner hinge cracked, scattered spotting and staining, toning, small tears, chipping, text block..... More
"The Argonauts in Quest of the Golden Fleece," color illustration by Maxfield Parrish in the March 5, 1910 issue of Collier's, the National Weekly.
NY, 1910. Illustr, ads, 15 x 10.5, pict stapled wraps, 47 pp, covers worn and soiled, whole issue with vertical fold, some old staining to lower fore-corner near rear of issue, else a decent issue. Also included, as a centerfold, is "Buying Polo Ponies in the West," a b&w illustr..... More
"Art Corner Setup" production cel from the movie "The Lady and the Tramp" showing "Peg" speaking, with one blue eye open (singing "He's a Tramp"?), against a plain background.
np (Hollywood), nd (c 1955). Oblong 9 x 11.75, painted celluloid stapled to stiff board, couple of corners of board bumped, minor indents to celluloid, celluloid is a lttle wavy, board toned on reverse else a nice, colorful piece with the "This is an Original Celluloid Drawing" Disney gold label..... More
ART OF BOOK ILLUSTRATION: Selected Works by Arthur Ignatius Keller 1866-1924.
Oakland University's Meadow Brook Art Gallery: Rochester, MI, 1994. Illustr, 8.5 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, unpag, minor wear and cover soil else a nice, clean copy of this exhibition catalogue. More
"The Art of Comics No. 1" with interview with R. Crumb in THE PARIS REVIEW, Number 193, Summer 2010
The Paris Review Foundation: NY, 2010. Paperback. Photos, illus.; ads, 9.5 x 6.5", pict wraps, 220pp, some extremity wear else a nice copy. R. Crumb interview is on pp19-57; also David Mitchell, Ann Beattie, etc. More
THE ART OF THE DART: Nine Masters of Visual Satire.
Gryphon Gallery: Grosse Pointe, MI, 1987. Exhibition catalog, 10 x 8.25, pict stapled wraps, minor cover spots and wear else a very nice copy. Includes: Paul Conrad, Jules Feiffer, Richard Guindon, Draper Hill (who illustrated the cover), David Levine, Jaff MacNelly, Bill Mauldin, Pat Oliphant and Mike Peters. With introduction..... More
ARTS AND LETTERS: An Illustrated Review
Boussod, Valadon: London/Scribner's: NY, 1889. Hardcover. Four volumes, Jan-Dec. Extremely well illus. with etchings, lithographs, photogravures, engravings; 13 x 1-.5", quarter leather, blindstamping, gilt lettering, blue and silver floral patterned endpapers, pages have a watermark: Les Lettres et Les Arts, BFK Rives; 300, 360, 360, 360. Covers extremely well worn..... More
AN ATLAS OF THE EUROPEAN STATES IN Forty-Five Maps, on a Uniform Scale and Projection; with Plans of London and Paris, The Globe Edition
Macmillan and Co.: London, 1867. Hardcover. 48 colored maps (many double-page), 7.5 x 5.5", half leather; cloth, maps + 104pp Index, covers rubbed, leather abraded, edges toned, scattered finger soiling, edges toned, but maps are nice and bright. SCARCE. More
BLACK'S GENERAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD, New and Revised Edition
Adam and Charles Black: Edinburgh, 1882. 18 x 13", quarter leather, aeg, heavily worn, case separated front text block, one map has had margins trimmmed and is laid in, tape repairs to a few leaves, some tears at fold lines, map of England damaged, ink writing to a couple maps..... More
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, And Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church...
University Press: Oxford, 1855. 8.5 x 5.25", full diced calf; aeg, 421pp + Psalms (1853), extremities a bit worn, hinges a bit loose, prelims with some spotting and soiling, in a worn and soiled slipcase; but, WITH AN ORIGINAL FORE-EDGE [FOREDGE] PAINTING SHOWING A PASTORAL SCENE WITH A CASTLE IN..... More
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, And Administration of the Sacraments, And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland . . .
Samuel Collingwood and Co: Oxford, 1826. 10 x 6.5, full dark blue morocco, raised bands, gilt ruled, lettering and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, mottled pink endpapers, unpag (approx 2" thick). Covers are scuffed/scraped, rubbing, some shelfwear, gilt is bright and sharp but is worn in some areas, front inner..... More
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, And Administration Of The Sacrements...Together With The Psalter Of David...Cambridge, Printed by J. Archdeacon. 1789, "Psalter of David" ("The Whole Book Of Psalms Collected Into English Meter...)
Cambridge, printed by John Archdeacon, 1785. Hardcover. Foredge painting, 8 x 5", full red leather, covers have gilt floral borders with a smaller decorative trim, gilt dec edges and dentelles, raised bands are gilt trimmed with a decorative pattern in each panel, aeg, marbled endpapers, unpaginated. Covers very well worn..... More
A BOOK OF OLD BALLADS
Hildesheimer & Faulkner: London, nd. Hardcover. Beautiful colored illustrations by Alice Havers, 10 x 7", gilt-lettered and illus. brown beveled cloth; aeg, covers quite worn, extremities bumped and fraying, endpapers heavily foxed, contents with finger soiling and minor foxing; a collection of poems (Shakespeare, Thomas Moore, Robert Burns, etc.) with..... More
THE BOOK OF RUTH, From the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611. . .
The Limited Editions Club: np (NY), 1947. Vibrant color illustr by Arthur Szyk, 12.25 x 8.5, leather backed gilt-decorated vellum; teg, 42 pp, covers heavily rubbed, soiled, spine chipping, contents with ink inscription else very good inside, in very worn slipcase. Preface by Mary Ellen Chase. LIMITED TO 1950 NUMBERED..... More