Illustration

 
Life - February 9, 1928
  $42.00
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Very Good, Russell Patterson, Patterson, Russell, February 9, 1928, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 32, color cover by Patterson of two passionate lovers with two cupids looking on, Centerspread by CD Gibson, Spot illustrations by Patterson (2), John Held (4), FG Cooper, Norman Lynd, others, Softcover, color wraps, English

Color cover by Russell Patterson of two passionate lovers with two cupids looking on. Centerspread by Charles Dana Gibson. Spot illustrations by...

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Slightly Sour Grapes
  $60.00
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Evelyne Love Cooper, Russell Patterson, Gilbert Bundy, Abner Dean, Cooper, Evelyne Love, Patterson, Gilbert Bundy, Abner Dean, Russell, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, James Collins, New York, 1934, 1st, 7.5 inches, 5.25 inches, 64 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

From the pages of Judge, Life, Ballyhoo, and University, light verse about urban sophisticates. With 15 illustrations by Patterson, 4 by Gilvert Bundy, 3 by...

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The Art of Herbert Paus
  $120.00
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Daniel Zimmer, Herbert Paus, Zimmer, Daniel, Paus, Herbert, Very Fine, issued in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2021, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

LOW STOCK!  Another great entry in The Illustrated Press' series of artist monographs. Herbert Paus was a contemporary of J.C. Leyendecker....

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Daniel Zimmer, Herbert Paus, Zimmer, Daniel, Paus, Herbert, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2021, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the publisher's Special Edition of the book, limited to just 100 copies signed and numbered by author and publisher Dan Zimmer, and presented in a...

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Ellen Wardwell Lee, William McGregor Paxton, Lee, Ellen Wardwell, Paxton, William McGregor, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (all four corners lightly bumped, dustjacket edges mildly worn), Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, 1979, 1st, 11.25 inches, 10 inches, 165 pages, 53 color plates and over 38 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The only major monograph devoted to this marvelous Boston school artist. Paxton was a student of Gerome and specialized in lush portraits of beautiful...

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Robert Peak, Peak, Robert, Inscribed by the artis, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tokyo Designers Gakuin College, Tokyo, 1986, 1st, 12 inches, 8.8 inches, 186 pages, over 400 color illustrations, hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate

Inscribed by the artist: "For Angelo, Warmest regards, R. Peak" A thorough retrospective art book on American illustrator Robert Peak. With over 400...

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Robert Peak, Peak, Robert, Inscribed by the artis, Very Good (cigarette burn through the topedge of the front cover and front endpaper, mild rubbing to the black covers, just a hint of flaring at the corners, interior very flat, tight, clean), Tokyo Designers Gakuin College, Tokyo, 1986, 1st, 12 inches, 8.8 inches, 186 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

This copy has a cigarette burn through the topedge of the front cover and front endpaper! How absolutely Mad Men! This incredibly scarce monograph was...

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Robert Peak, #10 of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in a Very Good+ custom box and lid (tear to the side of the lid, mild wear to the cloth ties, light shelfwear, flat, sound box), Peak, Robert, 1983, 1st, 36 inches, 27 inches, color, English

A suite of six limited edition lithographs by Robert Peak. Each lithograph is 27 X 36 inches with an image size of 22 X 32 inches. With a very...

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Philip Pearlstein, VF, Pearlstein, Philip, Hirsch & Adler Modern, 1988, 1st, wraps

This exhibition catalog lists 13 paintings, featuring five full-page color illustrations.

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VF/VF, Philip Pearlstein, Viola, Jerome, Pearlstein, Philip, Watson-Guptill, 1982, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, English

A thorough step-by-step description of the methods of this realist painter.

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Gabriele Pennacchioli, Pennacchioli, Gabriele, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in Very Fine portfolio, Les Sculpteurs de Bulles, Cresserons, 2020, 1st, 13 inches, 10.5 inches, color, English

Gabriele Pennacchioli's first portfolio, limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the artist. This beautiful and luxurious collectible gathers 53 of his...

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The Young Minotaur
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Signed by the artist, Fine, Gabriele Pennacchioli, Pennacchioli, Gabriele, 2008, 1st, 9.35 inches, 8.25 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Short stories told in full page illustrations with a title underneath. Our hero is a brave young sword-wielding minotaur in an epic fantasy world with...

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A Dragon on the Hill Road
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Richard Huemer, Walt Peregoy, Huemer, Richard, Peregoy, Walt, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Valley Village Press, North Hollywood, 1958, 1st, 8.75 inches, 6.25 inches, 80 pages, 8 full-page and 2 smaller black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Written and illustrated in 1958 by two veteran Disney animation artists, a narrative poem in which Lancelot, by the magic of Merlin's horn Oliphant, is...

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Pedro Perez, Perez, Pedro, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Palma de Mallorca, Ominiky Ediciones, 2021, 1st, 978-84-122160-5-9, 12.7 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

A wonderful new Pedro Perez pin-up art book. Over 90 pages of cheesecake, with almost a third of the book is devoted to fan art of Wonder Woman, Vampirella,...

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Lucio Perinotto Artbook 3
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Lucio Perinotto, Perinotto, Lucio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2016, 1st, 978-2888907749, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A new collection of 30 paintings made for the covers of the magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation, as well as over 100 incredible pencil drawings published for the...

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Lucio Perinotto Artbook 4
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Lucio Perinotto, Perinotto, Lucio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2019, 1st, 9782889325047, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A new collection of 37 paintings made for the covers of the magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation, as well as over 100 incredible pencil drawings published for the...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Thomas Perkins, Perkins, Thomas, 2016, 1st, 9.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 94 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Thomas N. Perkins is an Emmy Award winning artist working in the animation industry for television and film since 1997. This is a big all-new collection...

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Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Peters, Kathie Olivas, Brandt, Print run of 2000 copies, Very Fine, Albuquerque, Circus Posterus Inc., 2008, 1st, 978-0977143061, 0977143066, 8.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 230 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A collection of bizarre, whimsical and fantastic illustrations by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters. Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters have teamed up to...

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The Art of Perry Peterson
  $45.00
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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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Dan Zimmer, Perry Peterson, Zimmer, Dan, Peterson, Perry, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2023, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Limited to just 100 copies! This Deluxe Edition contains a full color bookplate signed and numbered by the author and publisher Dan Zimmer, and is presented...

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Nomads - Limited Edition
  $35.00
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Very Fine, Shane Pierce, Pierce, Shane, 2015, 1st, 7.8 inches, 7.4 inches, 40 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Nomads art book is a collection of 36 extraordinary oil paintings by Shane Pierce that explores rambling dark figures in modern compositions mixed with...

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Marie-Ange Guillaume, Jean-Marie Pigeon, Guillaume, Marie-Ange, Pigeon, Jean-Marie, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Paris, Christian Desbois Editions, 1995, 1st, 291015002X, 12 inches, 9 inches, 72 pages, color photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean-Marie Pigeon is one of the premier sculptors in the world of Bande Dessinee. This monograph features over 100 color photographs of the sculptors' many...

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Icelandic Trolls
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Brian Pilkington, Terry Gunnell, Brian Pilkington, Pilkington, Terry Gunnell, Brian, Pilkington, Brian, Fine, Viborg, Mal Og Menning, 1999, 1st, 9789979319276, 10.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 28 pages, over 50 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In this richly illustrated book, Brian Pilkington brings the amazing world of the trolls to life in an amusing and original fashion....

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Catherine Arturi Parilla, Pino, Parilla, Catherine Arturi, Pino, Fine, Conoga Park, CA, Collector's Editions, 1998, 1st, 1885320021, 13 inches, 10.5 inches, x, 86 pages, over 54 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A collection of Pino's paintings, with commentary by Catherine Arturi Parilla. Includes over 54 color reproductions.

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Pixoloid Studios, Pixoloid Studios, Signed by artists Mark Molnar and Gaspar Gombos, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2019, 1st, 9791096315338, 8.5 inches, 12 inches, 282 pages, over 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed by Mark Molnar and Gaspar Gombos! Art by Gaspar Gombos, Mark Molnar, David Metzger, Janos Gardos, Zsolt 'Mike' Szabados, Orsolya Villanyi,...

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Ramon Pla Artbook
  $40.00
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Ramon Pla, Pla, Ramon, bumped corners otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Ominiky Ediciones, Palma de Mallorca, 2020, 1st, 12.8 inches, 9.3000000000000007 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Beautiful full color illustrations by Ramon Pla. Pla is a children's book illustrator as well as a designer of Fallas and Hogueras, the elaborate wooden...

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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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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, corners sharp, 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 set of five 8" x 10" high-quality,...

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The Art of Ploog Vol. 1
  $125.00
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Mike Ploog, Ploog, Mike, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Pittsburgh, FPG, 2015, 1st, 9780996668903, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 352 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: A comprehensive art book on Mike Ploog. This 352-page retrospective covers almost every aspect of Mike's career, from his earliest...

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Bill Plympton, VF, Plympton, Bill, Regan Books, 1999, 1st, wraps, English

Bill Plympton merges his mainstream cartoons with his men’s magazine stuff to create the illustrations for this epic poem about the plump sexpot.

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Max Von Poosch: Leben Und Werk
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NF/VG+, Max Poosch, Trautzl, Viktor, Poosch, Max, Das Bergland-Buch, 1958, Hardcover, cloth, German

20th century German painter.

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Paul Pope, Pope, Paul, Signed and dated 2014 by the artist, Very Fine, Image, Berkeley, 2014, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Paul Pope's new graphic novel Battling Boy debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and the original art is now the focus of a series of...

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Pulphope: The Art of Paul Pope
  $80.00
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Paul Pope, Pope, Paul, Near Fine (mild shelfwear, very flat, tight, and clean), Richmond, VA, Adhouse, 2007, 1st, 0977030431, 10.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 224 pages, color and black & white, softcover, French wraps, English

Out of print. PulpHope collects the art of Paul Pope... from manga to erotica to rock posters. This is his artistic manifesto. In America, Paul has been...

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Emily Zach, Steven Heller, Linda Lear, Eleanor Taylor, Beatrix Potter, Zach, Steven Heller, Linda Lear, Eleanor Taylor, Emily, Potter, Beatrix, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle, 2016, Later printing, 9781452151274, 11.3 inches, 8.3 inches, 256 pages, over 200 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images...


#12 of 500 copies SIGNED by Pratt, VF without dust jacket as issued, George Pratt, Pratt, George, Tundra, 1992, 1st, Hardcover, leather spine, cloth boards with a color illustrated plate onlaid

A very low number of the limited deluxe edition of this sketchbook of WWI trench warfare. Ink, inkwash, watercolor, monotype prints. Introduction by...

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George Pratt, Pratt, George, Near Fine (light rubbing to the covers otherwise new and unread), Tundra, Northampton, MA, 1992, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 160 illustrations, some color, softcover, French wraps, English

A sketchbook of WWI trench warfare by the artist of the painted graphic novel Enemy Ace: War Idyll. Ink, inkwash, watercolor, monotype prints. Introduction...

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George Pratt, Pratt, George, Fine, Tundra, Northampton, MA, 1992, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 160 illustrations, some color, softcover, French wraps, English

A sketchbook of WWI trench warfare by the artist of the painted graphic novel Enemy Ace: War Idyll. Ink, inkwash, watercolor, monotype prints. Introduction...

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George Pratt, Pratt, George, #189 of 500 copies signed by Pratt, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tundra, Northampton, MA, 1992, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 96 pages, 160 monotypes, some color, Hardcover, leather spine, cloth boards with a color illustrated plate onlaid, English

A Fine copy of the limited deluxe edition of George Pratt's sketchbook of WWI trench warfare. Ink, inkwash, watercolor, monotype prints. Introduction by...

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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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Edith & Henry Prellwitz, VF, Prellwitz, Edith & Henry, Spanierman Gallery, 2002, 1st, pictorial boards

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One of 100 deluxe editions with an original watercolor signed by the artist and numbered #89/100, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (spine sunned), Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, 2007, 1st, 8.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 96 pages, color, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

One of 100 deluxe editions with an original 5 x 6.5 inch watercolor signed by the artist. "Ten years of Cheesecake drawings 1997-2007."

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Bill Presing Artbook
  $75.00
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Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, Near Fine (price label residue, light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Fluide Glacial, Paris, 2009, 1st, 9.5 inches, 7.25 inches, 96 pages, color, softcover, French wraps

This French art book (in the same series as the Arthur de Pins Artbook) is a re-working of Presing's sold-out "Belle du Jour" reproducing numerous pin-ups...

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Bookplate Betties - Signed
  $95.00
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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, 2008, 1st, 7.25 inches, 6 inches, 192 pages, 150 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

A collection of 150 pin-up beauties by Bill Presing (Rex Steele) rendered in acrylic washes and concentrated watercolor. The book itself is beautifully...

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#13 of 150 deluxe editions signed by the artist on an extra color plate, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, 2008, 1st, 7.25 inches, 6 inches, 192 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

This long out-of-print deluxe edition includes a signed & numbered color bookplate with an extra illustration of a sexy blonde! A second collection...

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Lucky Boy: Tempting Fate
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, Bill Presing, 2021, 1st, 978-0-9793824-2-0, 13.125 inches, 10.25 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

In what may be the sexiest post apocalypse ever conceived,  the last man on Earth is an  undesirable geezer , alongside seven confoundingly...

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One of 250 copies with a tipped-in signed & numbered plate, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, Bill Presing, 2021, 1st, 13.125 inches, 10.25 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Bill is making this beautiful pin-up of Vixen (one of the characters in Lucky Boy) into a luxurious limited edition print that will be tipped into the...

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Bill Presing, Josh Cooley, Very Fine in Very Fine box, Presing, Josh Cooley, Bill, 2021, 2nd, 4 inches, 3 inches, color, English

NOW IN STOCK! Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking... Please buckle your safety restraints and place all trays in their upright...

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Ice Cold War
  $20.00
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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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