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1st ed., 4to 160 pp. Trade edition. Harry Clarke (1889 –1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His color illustrations for Poe's tales and other works are highly prized, but his other graphic work is less known. This comprehensive monograph presents some… Saber más sobre este artículo

1st edition, 4to. Red cloth spine; light green paper over boards with chromolithographed title and illustrations on front board. Floral endpapers. A Victorian "dissolving window" picture book from the golden age of the moveable book. A tab is pulled at the lower edge, which animates and completely changes the illustration above. Artwork by Nister, who also served as… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Harrap. 1985. The signed limited edition of Ralph Steadman's brilliant renditio n of the Stevenson classic. (Limited to 250 copies) Boldly signe d and dated on an added limitation page. Black leather covers in black leather slipcase. New copy in pristine condition. But.... due to a printing error the printing of the copyright page and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Harper & Brothers. 1922. 1st trade edition, with designs by William Nicholson. 12mo, beige bonds with gold label on front and spine. Decorated end papers. 36 pp. A very good-near fine copy overall but with a bookplate in side front cover and lacking the dust jacket, a clipping of which is laid in. .

NY: Raw Books and Graphics. Fine. 1982. 1st printing.. 1st printing [no additional printings stated]. 38pp. Tabloid-size d comic magazine printed in duotone and b/w on newsprint. Attache d at rear to corrugated cardboard coves, as published, with paper label on front and black tape spine. No. 1 in Raw Magazine’s “One Shot” series, this is an… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: : Chambre Syndicale des D’Art. Good. 1925. 1st ed.. Première Année 1925, Deuxième Année 1926-1927, Troisième Ann ée 1928-1929. First editions. All three years published. 4to [1 0”x12.5”], paper wrappers in printed dust-jackets. Unpaginate d, but approx.. 200 pp. each volume. The first volume is limited to printing of 2000 copies and the third volume… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dodd, Mead, New York; John Lane, London. Fair. 1927. 4to, illustrated linen, gilt titles. With 8 full-page tipped-in color by Alastair. No. 591 of 1050 copies, with a plate signed i n pencil by the artist. Title page printed in red and black, illu strations in red, sepia, and black. Condition: Fair; the text blo ck and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Isaac Friedenwald, Lithographer & Printer, Baltimore. Poor [plates fine]. Pebbled cloth. 1888. 1st edition. Published by Isaac Friedenwald, Lithographer & Printer, Baltimore , 1888 . 88. . lettered in gilt on upper cover; a very good, sound and clean co py. . War under the Supervision of the Quartermaster General and Inspec tor General. Large 4to. Lithographic… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine. 1925. 1st edition. . 1st ed., 8vo, ¼ yellow cloth/batiked boards. Unpaginated. The artist’s first book of theatrical and literary caricatures - f ollowing a two-year stint drawing for Vanity Fair and the New Yor ker. Dozens of caricatures of American and British celebrities f rom the 1920s. Four color plates,… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Harry N. Abrams in association with Bowles/Hopkins Publishing. Fine. 1980. 1st edition. 1st ed., 4to. Deluxe leatherbound edition, limited to 1200 signed and numbered copies in slipcase. Bragg (1931- 2017) was an Ameri can sculptor, painter, artist and author known best for his satir ical artwork. His work is displayed in numerous museums and exhib itions and won… Saber más sobre este artículo

Akron: Saalfield. 1907. 12mo (5 x 6 1/2"), cloth, some fraying and soil, 12p. including c overs, One of the volumes in Saalfield’s series of ‘muslin bo oks’. VG. Illustrated in color on every page based in part be her drawings from the Almanacks. This copy differs from all other copies we have seen; the front cover… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: William Heinemann. Very Good. Cloth. 1960. First Edition. 1st edition of the classic biography of Rackham, including 32 tip ped-in color plates and numerous b&w drawings in-line with text. Bibliography and checklists. APPENDIX A Bibliography, APPENDIX B Drawings and paintings in Collections, APPENDIX C The Printed Wor k of Arthur Rackham. D/w soiled with several large closed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Viking Press. 1972. 1st edition (1972) of this Caldecott Medal winner, signed by illu strator Leonard Baskin in red ink on the front end paper. The boo k itself is in fine condition. The dust jacket has a 3/4" closed tear at front top, a 1/4" closed tear at rear top and a 2" water stain in lower… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Book Club of California, San Francisco. New. 1989. 1st edition. First edition; one of 450 copies. Edited with an Introduction by Norman Neuerberg. xl, 100 [1] pp. Oblong folio, cloth-backed deco rated paper-covered boards with printed paper label on spine, in publisher's plain white wrapper. Illustrations & plates from sket ches & paintings by Ford, a few… Saber más sobre este artículo

University Press of Mississippi. 1989. Signed limited edition. One of 174 numbered copies signed by both the author and artist. Fine copy in original slipcase .

Longmans, Green and Co., London . Very good. 1923. First thus. 8vo, half vellum, gilt lettering. The deluxe edition, limited to 310 copies signed y de la Mare. Illustrated with 8 fu ll-page mounted color plates by Estella Canziani. A very good cop y with lower corners heavily rubbed, some light soiling, bookplat e inside front cover, pencil erasures… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Fair. 1849. 1st ed. thus, 4to., (13 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches). 30 hand-colored eng raved plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, blind decorations , gilt titles. Whymper was an English wood engraver, book illustr ator and watercolor painter who specialized in riverscapes. He wa s also well known for his fine engravings of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Mountrath Ireland/Los Angeles: The Dolmen Press/H. Keith Burns. 1983. Deluxe edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. 125 for distribut ion in Ireland, 125 for the U.S. Black cloth with gilt decoration s in black slipcase. This special edition, signed by Bowe, contai ns an extra suite of eight plates reproduced from Clarke's origin al drawings for "The Ancient Mariner." The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: F. Depech. 1821. 1st ed. [Costume] F. Depech / Hippolyte LeComte. ires de la Monarchie Francaise depuis 1200 jusquâa 1820 [Civil and Military Costumes of the French Monarchy from 1200 to 1820] An incomplete set of 80 lithographs depictingRobes and costumes worn by French aristocracy, clergy, and judiciary from the 13th - 19th centuries. From a series… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-Near Fine. Cloth. 1973. Classic biography of Arthur Rackham, with 32 tipped in color plat es and numerous b&w illustrations, portraits, facsimiles in-line with text. 1973 reprint edition. Also "the printed work of Arthur Rackham", a checklist. Book condition: near fine. DJ condition: very good. .