Illustration

 
Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Cathy, Fine, Grass Valley, CA, Underwood Books, 2000, 1st, 1887424555, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 200 pages, over 300 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

This seventh annual collection of the best in contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and horror art is a treasure trove of imaginative work by many of the...

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Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Cathy, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Underwood Books, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Spectrum 8, the latest addition to the best-selling series, is a showcase for the best and brightest creators of contemporary fantasy and science fiction...

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Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Cathy, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Underwood Books, Nevada City, CA, 2002, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

The ninth installment in the best-selling Spectrum series once again sets the standards for the field of fantastic art. This compendium honors the...

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Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2
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Limited to 2000 copies, Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket, San Jose, Flesk Publications, 2013, 1st, 978-1-933865-48-5, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards with dust jacket, English

From the publisher: Limited to 2000 copies.  Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Volume Two commemorates the second annual Spectrum event by...

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Signed by all five artists, Hale has added a small head sketch, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Flesk Publicatons, Santa Cruz, 2012, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards with dust jacket, English

Signed by all five artists, each on the first page of their section. In addition, Hale has added a small head sketch.  Out of print. From the...

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Print run of 1000 copies, Very Fine, Spectrum Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS, 2022, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

It's a printed art journal in a huge 12 x 12 inch format. Edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner. Made in the USA. No advertising. No online or electronic...

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Print run of 1000 copies, Very Fine, Spectrum Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS, 2023, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 88 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

It's the printed journal of fantasy art--a "fanzine"   in a huge 12 x 12 inch format. Edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner. The centerpiece of...

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Stephen Heller, Heller, Stephen, #247 of 400 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine clamshell box in publisher's shrinkwrap in publisher's decorative cardboard box, New York, Abrams, 2012, 1st, 9781419704314, 12.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 176 pages, 160 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This deluxe edition has 64 more pages of illustrations and sketches than the regular edition. It is expanded from 176 pages to 240 pages and has 160 color...

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Star Wars: Tribute to Star Wars
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, VIZ, 2022, 1st, 9781974725977, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Forty-five of Japan's leading manga artists illustrate Star Wars! Explore the galaxy through the beautiful artwork of 45 outstanding Japanese manga...

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Very Fine, New York, 2017, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.625 inches, 28 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Friends and comrades of Steve Dillon came together on the anniversary of Steve's parting to create this Charity Sketchbook in his honor. This 32-page book...

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Michael Stradford, Stradford, Michael, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, St. Clair Publications, Studio City, CA, 2020, 9781639013098, 10 inches, 7.25 inches, 202 pages, 27 color illustrations and nearly 170 black & white photographs, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A collection of the surviving reference photos of Holland's sessions with James Bama, Bob Larkin and Joe DeVito, including 21 Doc Savage cover paintings by...

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Stripped Bare: The Art of Animal Anatomy
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David Bainbridge, Bainbridge, David, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Hudson, NY, Princeton University Press, 2018, 1st, 9780691181424, 9.8 inches, 7 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: A lavishly illustrated compendium of the art and history of animal anatomy from antiquity to today For more than two thousand...

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Swallow #3
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Near Fine (light shelfwear), Ashley Wood, David Choe, Louie Del Carmen, Ronnie Del Carmen, Glyn Dillon, Duncan Fegredo, Jeremy Geddes, Uwe Heidschoetter, Rian Hughes, James Jean, Jock, Ilana Kohn, Ted McKeever, Sean Phillips, Andrew Robinson, Robh Ruppel, Greg Staples, Frank Stockton, San Diego, IDW, 2007, 1st, 9781600100727, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 300 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, English

"It’s about pictures." Presenting the third edition of a deluxe magazine devoted to modern illustration and the artists that produce it....

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Very Fine in publisher's shrink wrap, IDW, San Diego, CA, 2007, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 216 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

"It’s about pictures." Full-color images: paintings, digital, drawings, and sketches; and sometimes short interviews with the artists. Edited and...

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The Album Cover Album
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Roger Dean, Hipnosis (Storm Thorgerson), Dean, Hipnosis (Storm Thorgerson), Roger, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (several short tears to the edges, light wear), Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, Surrey, UK, 1977, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 160 pages, 550 color and 50 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Album cover graphics and design and a nostalgic trip through the 70s. This is the relatively scarce hardcover edition. If you are a fan with the paperback...

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The American Scene
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Matthew Baigell, Fine/NF, Baigell, Matthew, Praeger, 1974, 1st, cloth

"American painting of the 1930's." "Shortly after the Crash of 1929, revulsion from European art and culture and revived interest in rural and regional...

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Limited to 500 copies, Near Fine (very light wear to foreedge of the covers otherwise Very Fine), Nucleus, Alhambra, 2018, 1st, 8.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 142 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A limited edition of 500 copies produced for Google and an exhibition in Los Angeles, this is the first art book devoted to Google Spotlight Stories,...

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Nick Meglin, Meglin, Nick, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (corners very sharp, previous owner's name written on the front free endpaper, interior Fine, dustjacket edgeworn with several small nicks and tears), Watson-Guptill, New York, 1973, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.7 inches, 160 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Profusely illustrated interviews with Sergio Aragones, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Johnny Hart, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Norman Rockwell, Arnold...

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The Art of Painted Comics
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Christopher Lawrence, Lawrence, Christopher, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (covers rubbed, remainder mark on the bottom edge, interior Fine, new and unread), Mt. Laurel, Dynamite, 2016, 1st, 9781606903537, 12.1 inches, 9.3 inches, 256 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An excellent survey, with numerous Artist Spotlights focusing on Alex Ross, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams,...

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The Art Of Painting In Pastel
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J. Littlejohns and L. Richmond, Ray Sholes copy with his signature on the FEP, VG+/Good (edges slightly rubbed), Richmond, J. Littlejohns and L., Pitman, circa 1927, cloth

Beautiful pastel paintings. With a color frontis and introduction by Frank Brangwyn.

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The Art of Pin-Up - Boxed Edition
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Dian Hanson, Sarahjane Blum, Louis Meisel, Hanson, Sarahjane Blum, Louis Meisel, Dian, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in a Near Fine carrying box, Cologne, Taschen, 2014, 1st, 978-3836535700, 19.5 inches, 13.5 inches, 546 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Out of print. This copy is new and unopened. Armstrong, Bolles, Elvgren, Frahm, Medcalf, Moran, Mozert, Petty, and Vargas. The Art of Pin-Up is one of...

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Josh Kushins, Kushins, Josh, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams Books, 2016, 1st, 978-1-4197-2225-7, 11 inches, 12 inches, 256 pages, 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Art by Christian Alzmann, Kinman Chan, Doug Chiang, Ryan Church, Khang Le, Aaron McBride, Karla Ortiz, Thom Tenery, Erik Tiemens, others. From the...

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Mark Cotta Vaz, Cotta Vaz, Mark, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Del Rey Books, New York, 2002, 1st, 12.1 inches, 9.4 inches, 224 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth spine, English

Art by Ryan Church, Erik Tiemens, Iain McCaig, Doug Chiang, and others. From the publisher: Filled with stunning examples of beautiful,...

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Charles Solomon, Solomon, Charles, Very Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (quarter-inch tear to the top of the otherwise Fine dustjacket), Disney Editions, New York, 2014, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 160 pages, over 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This out-of-print book is a treasure trove of Golden Book and Little Golden Book art, much of it taken from new scans/photographs of the original artwork...

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Lee Lorenz, VF/NF, Lorenz, Lee, Knopf, 1995, 2nd, cloth

From the dustjacket: "Published to celebrate The New Yorker's seventieth anniversary and illustrated with more than 400 drawings and paintings, including...

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Ray Zone, Zone, Ray, Near Fine (light foxing to edges, otherwise Fine, books are flat and tight with 3-D glasses still bound in), The 3-D Zone, Los Angeles, 1989, 1990, 1st, 10.25 inches, 7.75 inches, 32, 32 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

3-D King Ray Zone published these collections of long-lost 3-D cheesecake photos of Betty Page. They were shot during the 1950s 3-D boom and forgotten. The...

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The Betty Pages #3
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Near Fine (mild cover dents, light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Pure Imagination Publishing, New York, 1988, 2nd, 7.5 inches, 5.4 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 6 pages in color, Softcover, color wraps, English

Greg Theakston's digest on Bettie Page and pin-up art. The Case of the Missing Pin Up Queen Part Two. The Earl Moran Story. By Earl Moran. Venus with a...

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The Betty Pages #5
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Fine, Pure Imagination, New York, 1989, 1st, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 80 pages, Over 100 black & white photos and 15 color, Color wraps, Softcover, English

"Special Jungle Girls Issue." Jungle Betty. Earl McPherson. Irish McCalla. Camera Clubs.

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The Big Book of Big Little Books
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Bill Borden, Borden, Bill, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle, 1997, 1st, 9780811817417, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 120 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the back cover: "In the thirties and forties a new breed of comic book hit the stands - spiffy miniature hardcover editions known as Big Little...

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Gordon T. McClelland, Jay T. Last, McClelland and Jay T. Last, Gordon T., Fine in Fine price-clipped dustjacket, Hillcrest Press, Beverly Hills, 1985, 1st, 9.5 inches, 11 inches, 264 pages, 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A great reference on the California style of watercolor painting. Biographies of over 225 artists, histories of the California art schools, and examples of...

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Gordon T. McClelland, Jay T. Last, McClelland, Jay T. Last, Gordon T., Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket spine sunned), Hillcrest Press, Beverly Hills, 1985, 1st, 9.5 inches, 11 inches, 264 pages, 200 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

"This new representational art, defined by a large format, free broad brush strokes, and strong rich colors, documented scenes and activities of everyday...

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David Larkin, NF (light shelfwear), Larkin, David, Peacock Press/Bantam, 1975, 1st, wraps, English

A collection of illustrators' work showing how they responded to the theme of Christmas as set to them by others. Selections cover a period from...

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The Complete Book of Caricature
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Bob Staake, Staake, Bob, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light wear to the covers), Cinncinnati, OH, North Light, 1991, 5th, 0891343679, 10 inches, 7.75 inches, x, 134 pages, over 200 black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An excellent instruction book and survey with caricatures and comments from 40 caricaturists, including: Hirschfeld, Levine, Sorel, Risko, Witte, Gersten,...

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The Dragon Universe
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Olivier Souillé, Laurent Souillé, Souillé, Laurent Souillé, Olivier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Portland, OR, Ablaze, 2022, 1st, 9781950912506, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 198 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

We carried the French editions published by our pals at Galerie Daniel Maghen back in the day: l'Univers des Dragons, Premiers Feux (2007) and l'Univers des...

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William Peter Blatty, Blatty, William Peter, One of 750 numbered copies signed by the author, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Cemetery Dance Publications, Baltimore, 2010, 1st, 8.75 inches, 5.75 inches, 552 pages, Hardcover, decorative cloth, English

"Featuring two classic William Peter Blatty novels in one beautiful volume for the first-time ever, this oversized deluxe special edition is a must-have for...

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The Garden of Eye Candy
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Very Fine in Very Fine Slipcase, Corte Madera, CA, Gingko Press, 2009, 1st, 9781584233121, 11.5 inches, 8.25 inches, 188 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: Between the boundaries of fine and popular art and high and low culture, reside id- driven impulses and alter egos as toys, cartoon...

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Alberto Becattini, Becattini, Alberto, Fine-Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glittering Images, Florence, 1994, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 168 pages, over 450 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Book One covers sexy pulp & girlie magazines: Margaret Brundige , Enoch Bolles , Peter Driben ; and Brown & Bigelow : Moran , Elvgren ,...

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Dan Zimmer, Zimmer, Dan, #79 of 100 copies signed by the author, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2015, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, 218 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Limited to just 100 copies, this edition features a full-color bookplate signed and numbered by Daniel Zimmer, and is presented in a matching slipcase. A...

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Dan Zimmer, Zimmer, Dan, Limited to 100 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2015, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, 218 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the Signed & Numbered Edition limited to just one hundred copies in a matching clothbound slipcase. A big beautiful must-have book showcasing...

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Charles G. Martignette, Louis Meisel, Martignette, Louis Meisel, Charles G., Near Fine lacking dustjacket (light shelfwear), Taschen, Cologne (Koln), Germany, 1996, 9783822884973, 12.7 inches, 9.8 inches, 380 pages, over 900 color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

A comprehensive study of the genre 1920-1980 with artist biographies and examples. An early printing identified by the full cloth covers. Out of print in...

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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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The History of Venice in Painting
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Georges Duby, Guy Lobrichon, Duby, Guy Lobrichon, Georges, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, New York, Abbeville Press, 2007, 1st English language printing, 9780789209337, 18 inches, 12 inches, 496 pages, 350 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Venice is a magical city. For centuries, Venice has enchanted visitors with its magnificent architecture and romantic canals. As a lone republic amid mostly...

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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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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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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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The Legendary Artists Of Taos
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Mary Carroll Nelson, Fine/VG (dustjacket tears, tape-repair), Nelson, Mary Carroll, Watson-Guptill, 1980, 1st, cloth

The founding of New Mexico's famous art colony, its pioneer artists, and the artists who followed.

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The Legendary Artists Of Taos
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Mary Carroll Nelson, VF/VG (several dustjacket tears), Nelson, Mary Carroll, Watson-Guptill, 1980, 1st, cloth

The founding of New Mexico's famous art colony, its pioneer artists, and the artists who followed.

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The Legendary Artists Of Taos
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Mary Carroll Nelson, NF/VG (one corner bumped, several dustjacket tears), Nelson, Mary Carroll, Watson-Guptill, 1980, 1st, cloth

The founding of New Mexico's famous art colony, its pioneer artists, and the artists who followed.

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