Contemporary Illustrators (2000s-)

 

 
 
Katsuya Terada, Terada, Katsuya, Inscribed by the artist, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (nick to the top edge of the rear board, otherwise only very light shelfwear), Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2014, 2nd, 9781593073794, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 200 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Inscribed by the artist. Out of print. From the publisher: Dark Horse proudly presents the first English-language art book showcasing one of Japan's...

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Hot Pot Girls
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Katsuya Terada, Terada, Katsuya, Very Fine, Los Angeles, Giant Robot, 2013, 6 inches, 4.25 inches, 36 pages, 2 color and 31 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Released along with Katsuya Terada's solo art show at the Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this Hot Pot Girls zine. Features black and white photos of the...

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Hot Pot Girls II
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Katsuya Terada, Terada, Katsuya, Very Fine, Los Angeles, Giant Robot, 2014, 6 inches, 4.25 inches, 36 pages, 2 color and 31 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Released along with Katsuya Terada's second solo art show at the Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this Hot Pot Girls zine. Hot Pot Girls 2 features black and...

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Katsuya Terada, Terada, Katsuya, Very Fine, Los Angeles, Giant Robot, 2018, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 28 pages, color illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

Includes a 3" x 3" sticker. Released along with Katsuya Terada's Rakugaking solo art show at the Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully printed art...

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I Love Coffee Zine 2 + Sticker
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Katsuya Terada, Terada, Katsuya, Very Fine, Los Angeles, Giant Robot, 2019, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 28 pages, color illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

Includes a 2.8" x 3.7" vinyl sticker. Released along with Katsuya Terada's Dragon Girl solo art show at the Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully...

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Masami Teraoka, Teraoka, Masami, Inscribed by the artis, Near Fine (light rubbing to the corners of front cover, light crease along the spine, otherwise Fine, very flat, tight, clean), Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1997, 1st, 9780295976518, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 63 pages, over 50 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Inscribed by the artist: "For Elizabeth Armstrong, Best Wishes, Masami Teraoka" Masami Teraoka's first solo exhibition in Japan is documented with over...

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Masami Teraoka, Teraoka, Masami, Very Fine, Tyler Graphics Ltd, Mount Kisco, 1993, 1st, 8 inches, 12 inches, 10 pages, 10 color and 1 black & white illustration, Softcover, English

A wonderful sexy funny series of color woodcut/etching/aquatint prints by the Japanese artist Masami Teraoka. The four prints are reproduced as full page...

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Louis Thomas: Portraits
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Louis Thomas, Thomas, Louis, Limited to 500 copies, Very Fine, Editions de Pipo, Paris, 2016, 1st, 12 inches, 8.25 inches, 144 pages, 81 full-page and over 50 smaller color illustrations and 24 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

A collection of portraits by Louis Thomas, a book, magazine and advertising illustrator and a visual development artist and character designer in the...

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Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine, Derek Thompson, Thompson, Derek, 2009, 1st, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps

Inscribed by the artist with a full page drawing and dated '09. Derek is a concept artist and creature designer and story artist (Wall*E). He was Head...

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Bruce Timm, Timm, Bruce, an Artist's Proof signed by the artist and marked "AP", Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Santa Cruz, Flesk, 2011, 1st, 9781933865317, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 304 pages, over 325 illustrations, mostly in color, Hardcover, boards, English

A rare Artist's Proof of the Signed & Numbered Slipcased Hardcover Edition of this massive collection of Timm's nudes and good girl art--the only...

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Raynal Pellicer, Titwane, Pellicer, Raynal, Titwane, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, La Martiniere, Paris, 2020, 9782732492100, 10 inches, 7.5 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Charles de Gaulle -- Embedded aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier" A travel diary that offers a documentary-style dive into the daily life of the...

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The Art of Daniel Torres
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Daniel Torres, Torres, Daniel, Very Good+ (moderate wear and rubbing to the corners, no thumbdents, flat, tight, clean), Norma Editorial, Barcelona, 1995, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

A rich collection of Torres' illustrations for book covers, magazines, advertising. Torres' work is seen in the US in Entertainment Weekly, Time, Premiere,...

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Bravo for Adventure
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Alex Toth, Toth, Alex, Very Fine, IDW Publishing, San Diego, 2019, 9781684054701, 10.9 inches, 8.4 inches, 96 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Alex Toth's magnum opus contains all three of The Genius's stories starring Jesse Bravo, knock-about pilot and reluctant...

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Ray Troll, VF/VF, Troll, Ray, University of California Press, 2004, 1st, cloth

A thick collection of the environmentally minded artist-illustrator's work. With commentary by the artist and an Introduction by Brad Matsen.

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Daydream: The Art of Ukumo Uiti
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Ukumo Uiti, Uiti, Ukumo, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, PIE International, Tokyo, 2021, 9784756254634, 10 inches, 7.25 inches, 192 pages, 170 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This book showcases 170 color illustrations. An original cover illustration laminated with gorgeous foil stamping. Text in Japanese, some English. From...

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Limited to 2000 copies, Very Fine, Sam Vanallemeersch, Vanallemeersch, Sam, Nobrow Press, 2012, 1st, 9781907704291, 16.5 inches, 11.75 inches, 24 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: Big Mother #2 is here, this time graced with the awe-inspiring work of Belgian artist/illustrator Sam Vanallemeersch. This...

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2003, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, 64 pages in color and 32 pages in black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Inscribed by Olivier Vatine with a nice drawing of a space girl. Olivier Vatine is a French comic artist/editor, designer, illustrator, publisher, and...

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2003, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, 64 pages in color and 32 pages in black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Inscribed by Olivier Vatine with a nice drawing of robot girl. Olivier Vatine is a French comic artist/editor, designer, illustrator, publisher, and a...

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Very Fine, Estrella Vega, Vega, Estrella, 2016, 1st, 6.25 inches, 5 inches, color, Hardcover, boards, English

Estrella Vega is a self-published author and illustrator based in New York. Her artist books, which include pop-ups, flipbooks and accordions, typically...

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Very Fine, Estrella Vega, Vega, Estrella, 2016, 1st, 6.25 inches, 5 inches, color, Hardcover, boards, English

An accordion book about life before the dinosaurs. The book contains a 108 inch long picture of the life forms of the period. Text about the period is...

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Very Fine, Estrella Vega, Vega, Estrella, 2016, 1st, 6.25 inches, 5 inches, color, Hardcover, boards, English

An accordion book about life before the dinosaurs. The book contains a 108 inch long picture of the life forms of the period. Text about the period is...

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Very Fine, Estrella Vega, Vega, Estrella, 2016, 1st, 6.25 inches, 5 inches, color, Hardcover, boards, English

An accordion book about life before the dinosaurs. The book contains a 108 inch long picture of the life forms of the period. Text about the period is...

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Maurice Vellekoop, Vellekoop, Maurice, Fine, Montreal, Drawn & Quarterly, 1997, 1st, 1896597106, 12 inches, 9 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, French wraps, English

Maurice Vellekoop is a Canadian artist and regular contributor to Drawn and Quarterly since its beginning. "Vellekoop's style is in the style of the...

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Blueberry Girl
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Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess, Gaiman, Neil, Vess, Charles, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, HarperCollins, New York, 2009, 2nd, 10.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 32 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Nationally bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust) and Eisner Award winner Charles Vess (Stardust, A Circle of Cats, Seven...

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Charles Vess, Vess, Charles, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Milwaukie, OR, Dark Horse, 2009, 1st, 9781593078133, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 200 pages, over 200 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a great art book on this distinctive artist. Out of print in hardcover. From the publisher: With over 200 color images, some never before...

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Charles Vess, Vess, Charles, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, London, Titan, 2021, 1st, 9781789097672, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

More than 140 illustrations including layouts, concept sketches, pencil illustrations, inks, and fully painted masterpieces.  From the publisher:...

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The Book of Ballads
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Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Jeff Smith, Emma Bull, Sharyn McCrumb, et al, Charles Vess, Gaiman, Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Jeff Smith, Emma Bull, Sharyn McCrumb, et al, Neil, Vess, Charles, Near Fine (very slight shelfwear), New York, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2004, 1st, 9780765312150, 0765312158, 10 inches, 7 inches, 192 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

A finalist for the 2005 Eisner Award, The Book of Ballads is an event in the worlds of fantasy and graphic storytelling alike. Illustrated by Charles...

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Anthony Quinn, Jack Vettriano, Quinn, Anthony, Vettriano, Jack, Signed by the artist, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, London, Pavilion Books, 2004, 1st, 9781862056466, 1-86205-646-3, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 192 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth, English

A first printing signed by the artist. From the dustjacket: Over the last few years Jack Vettriano has risen to fame meteorically. Emerging from the...

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Lovers and Other Strangers
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Jack Vettriano, Vettriano, Jack, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (Some wear to the spine of the dustjacket), Fall River Press, New York, 2009, 9781435118928, 8.5 inches, 6.75 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

The painter Jack Vettriano emerged from unlikely beginnings as an apprentice mining engineer in Fife- unknown and untutored- to see his paintings acquired...

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Women in Love
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Jack Vettriano, Vettriano, Jack, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Pavilion, London, 2009, 978-1-86205-855-2, 8.5 inches, 7.25 inches, 112 pages, color, Hardcover, boards, English

From the dustjacket: Over the last twenty years Jack Vettriano has had a meteoric rise to fame. Emerging from the unlikely background of the Scottish...

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Fernando Vicente, Vicente, Fernando, Very Fine, Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2011, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 328 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps

The catalog of the 2011 retrospective museum exhibition of the works of Spanish artist-illustrator Fernando Vicente. This same museum in Palma de Mallorca,...

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Gorgones
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Vince, Vince, Limited to 1000 copies of which 300 are accompanied by a S&N print and comprise the tirage de tete (deluxe edition), Very Fine, Paris, Editions Barbier, 2022, 1st, 9782919243419, 8 inches, 6.3 inches, 208 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, French

A collection of over 200 of Vince's ever so popular drawings of women: on post-its, envelopes, even drawing paper. Limited to 1000 copies. From Joann...

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Chris Ware: Monographics
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Daniel Raeburn, Rick Poyner, Chris Ware, Raeburn, Rick Poyner, Daniel, Ware, Chris, Fine, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2004, 1st, 0300102917, 9.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 112 pages, 100 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

As one of today's most renowned cartoonists, Chris Ware is widely considered an artist of genius. Combining innovative comic book art, hand lettering,...

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Robert E. Howard, John Watkiss, Howard, Robert E., Watkiss, John, Very Fine, Ballantine, New York, 2011, 1st, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, xxiv, 552 pages, 1 color and 7 full-page and over 30 smaller black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

Eighteen short stories and poems illustrated by John Watkiss. One of the later collections in the Complete REH series, this volume sadly did not get the...

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Zodiac Girls Portfolio
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John Watkiss, Very Fine in Very Fine wraparound band, Watkiss, John, 2008, 1st, 6 inches, 4.25 inches, 12 color illustrations

Twelve watercolor drawings of twelve fashionable young women, each depicting one of the astrological signs. Nicely printed, postcard size, on watercolor...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2019, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

Great artists make it look easy. Here are 48 drawings, figurative and fashion, that could be finished illustrations. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2019, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Great artists make it look easy. Here are 48 drawings, figurative and fashion, that could be finished illustrations. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los...

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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2020, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Here are 48 on-the-spot drawings--primarily portraits--created on the iPad. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los Angeles-based illustrator with over 60...

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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2020, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Here are 48 on-the-spot drawings--primarily portraits--created on the iPad. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los Angeles-based illustrator with over 60...

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Pierre Louys, Claire Wendling, Louys, Pierre, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Hollywood, Humanoids Publishing, 2000, 1st, 1930652046, 11.7 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, 26 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Twenty-six color plates by Wendling illustrate this portion of Louys' erotic poem. Wendling used this opportunity to go wild exploring various media and...

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Daisies: Affogato all'Amarena
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Soleil, Toulon, 2010, 1st, 14.7 inches, 11.75 inches, 64 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This oversized 2010 French edition of our own Claire Wendling art book is long out of print and quite scarce.  Sketches and finished poster art by...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Near Fine (light wear to the covers), Soleil, Toulon, 2010, 1st, 14.7 inches, 11.75 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This oversized 2010 French edition of our own Claire Wendling art book is long out of print.</p><p>Foreword by Ashley Wood. One page bio and...

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Drawers 1.0 - First Printing
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Small 1/16-inch closed tear at the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bordeaux, le Cycliste, 2001, 1st, 978-912249319, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 112 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Claire's first career retrospective art book covering her first published comic book pages in 1989 through illustrations, character designs, and sketches...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Inscribed by the artist, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (lower corners pushed in, otherwise Very Fine), Bordeaux, le Cycliste, 2001, 1st, 978-912249319, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 112 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Claire's first career retrospective art book covering her first published comic book pages in 1989 through illustrations, character designs, and sketches...

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Drawers 1.0 - Signed 1st
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket (crisp, sharp, unread), le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2001, 1st, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 112 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French


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Drawers 2.0 (Fine)
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 2912249740, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 144 pages, over 650 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French English

This is the revised and expanded 144-page edition of Drawers, the retrospective of Claire Wendling's work in comics, games, animation, and illustration....

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Drawers 2.0 (Near Fine)
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Near Fine (slight rubbing to the tips of each corner otherwise Fine), Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 2912249740, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 144 pages, over 650 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French English

This is the revised and expanded 144-page edition of Drawers, the retrospective of Claire Wendling's work in comics, games, animation, and illustration....

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Iguana Bay 2.0 - French Edition
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, The French language edition limited to 4000 copies, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bordeaux, le Cycliste, 2003, 1st, 2912249597, 9.75 inches, 6.6 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This is the French language first edition of this art book. Of course, there are only two pages of text. The first Iguana Bay sketchbook was published in...

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