Golden Age Illustrators

 
Lucinda Gosling, Fortunino Matania, Gosling, Lucinda, Matania, Fortunino, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Book Palace, 2016, 1st, 9781907081309, 13 inches, 10 inches, 342 pages, over 750 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the ultimate art book featuring one of the most talented and respected illustrators of the 20th Century. This is the first...

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Peter Richardson, Fortunino Matania, Richardson, Peter, Matania, Fortunino, Limited to 600 copies, Very Fine, London, Book Palace, 2021, 1st, 9781913548100, 11 inches, 9 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The art of Fortunino Matania might have slipped from public view, but to connoisseurs of great illustration he remains in a league of...

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David Larkin, Chris Mayger, Larkin, David, Mayger, Chris, Near Fine (mild wear to covers), Peacock Press, New York, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations.

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David Larkin, Chris Mayger, Larkin, David, Mayger, Chris, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Price label on the cover otherwise Fine (covers glossy, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press, New York, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Beautiful dramatic paintings of ships and the sea. 40 full-page color plates and 13 black & white illustrations. This came from the library of Burny...

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Frank Storz, Frank C. McCarthy, Storz, Frank, McCarthy, Frank C., From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine (light wear to covers, very flat, tight, clean), Ballantine, New York, 1974, 3rd 1974, 9.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 98 pages, 47 full-page color plates, softcover, wraps, English

47 full-page color plates by the Western painter, movie poster artist, and magazine illustrator. This came from the library of Burny Mattinson...

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Hiroshi Unno, Alphonse Mucha, Unno, Hiroshi, Mucha, Alphonse, Very Fine in a Fine dustjacket, Pie International, Tokyo, 2017, 9784756247896, 10.2 inches, 7.25 inches, 360 pages, over 400 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: A collection of Mucha's romantic art, including 370 decorative paintings and his masterpiece, the 'Slav Epic' Alphonse Mucha...

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An Alphabet
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Very Fine/Fine, William Nicholson, Nicholson, William, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1975, 1st thus, color, Hardcover, cloth, English

Facsimile of William Nicholson's 1897 Heinemann edition.

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An Alphabet
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Very Fine/Fine, William Nicholson, Nicholson, William, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1975, 1st thus, color, Hardcover, cloth, English

Facsimile of William Nicholson's 1897 Heinemann edition.

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Sing A Song Of Safety
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Very Good (some stains & wear), Rose O'Neill, O'Neill, Rose, Irving Caesar, 1937, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 72 pages, black & white, 16 pages in color, Softcover, spiralbound, English

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The Biography Of A Boy
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Fine, Rose O'Neill, Bacon, Josephine Daskam, O'Neill, Rose, Harpers Bazar, nd (1900s), 1st, 10 inches, 7.25 inches, 10 pages, black & white, Softcover, English

Tearsheets from Harper's Bazaar, circa 1900 - 1920s. Chapter IV of a serial, "A Sequel to The Memoirs of a Baby" by Josephine Daskam Bacon, pages 993 -...

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The Kewpie Kutouts
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Rose O'Neill, VG (boards worn along edges, 1" split at spine tail, "Katherine Bane/January 2, 1915" written on the cover and "Katherine/from Father/January 2, 1915" written on the title page, interior sound), O'Neill, Rose, Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1914, 1st, pictorial boards

This copy includes the Kewpie Kutout paper dolls with color fronts and backs. 14 kewpies, six paper dolls, five dresses with fronts and backs. The...

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The One Rose
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Rose O'Neill, NF/NF, Ruggles, Rowena Godding, O'Neill, Rose, 1974, 1st thus, cloth, English

"The One Rose: Mother of the Immortal Kewpies. "A Biography of Rose O'Neill and the Story of Her Work. "Second Edition with Supplemental Material." 213...

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The Boss Of Little Arcady
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Rose Cecil O'Neill, VG, Willson, Harry Leon, O'Neill, Rose Cecil, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1905, pictorial cloth, English

Contents: The Book of Colonel Potts I. How the Boss won his Title II. The Golden Day of Colonel Potts III. The Perfect Lover IV. Dreams and Wakings V. A...

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Maxfield Parrish, Parrish, Maxfield, Pomegranate, San Francisco, 1992, 978-0876549681, 11.3 inches, 8.5 inches, 128 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Maxfield Parrish has become so closely identified with the brilliant blue skies and mauve mountains of his paintings that his bold...

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Maxfield Parrish
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Maxfield Parrish, VF/VF, Ludwig, Coy, Parrish, Maxfield, Watson-Guptill, 1973, 3rd, cloth

This early monograph on Parrish features an in-depth description of Parrish's technique, including an unpublished manuscript by his son.

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Maxfield Parrish 1870 - 1966
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Maxfield Parrish, VF/Fine, Yount, Sylvia, Parrish, Maxfield, Abrams, 1999, 1st, cloth, English

Includes previously unpublished color illustrations.

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Alma M. Gilbert, Maxfield Parrish, Gilbert, Alma M., Parrish, Maxfield, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, London, Philip Wilson Publishers, 2005, 1st, 9780856676017, 11 inches, 9.5 inches, 136 pages, over 90 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: Maxfield Parrish, Master of Make-Believe describes the life and popularity of this famous early twentieth-century American artist....

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Fine/VG+ price-clipped dust jacket, Maxfield Parrish, Skeeters, Paul W., Parrish, Maxfield, Chartwell, c1973, Hardcover, cloth, English

"One of the greatest and best loved artists of the early 20th century, Maxfield Parrish (1870 – 1966) has become a classic figure representing the...

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Life - February 9, 1928
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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Edith & Henry Prellwitz, VF, Prellwitz, Edith & Henry, Spanierman Gallery, 2002, 1st, pictorial boards

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Alexander Phimister Proctor, Hassrick, Peter H., Proctor, Alexander Phimister, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Fort Worth / London, Amon Carter Museum / Third, 2003, 1st, 1903942225, 12.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 255 pages, over 180 color and black & white illustrations and photographs, Hardcover, boards, English

A spectacular book on this American animalier sculptor, a contemporary of Anna Hyatt Huntington and Paul Manship. Companion volume to the first major...

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Howard Pyle, Pyle, Howard, Fine, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, 1998, 2nd, 11.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 136 pages, 36 color illustrations, most full-page, and 100 black & white illustrations, many full-page, softcover, wraps, English

The companion catalogue to the exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum in 1998. This book illustrates the entire collection of 68 oil paintings and...

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Howard Pyle
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Rowland Elzea, Howard Pyle, Elzea, Rowland, Pyle, Howard, Very Fine (new and unread, no thumbdents, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 43 color plates, 2 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A necessary volume for anyone interested in Pyle. 43 full-page color plates. 36 of the paintings are reproduced from the originals in the Delaware Art...

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Very Fine, Richard Müller, Mel Ramos, Ramos, Richard Müller , Mel, Kerber, 2014, 12 inches, 10 inches, 176 pages, 119 color and 47 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, German, English

From the publisher: The California resident Pop artist Mel Ramos and the graphic artist from Saxony, Richard Müller, who became internationally...

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Frank Reaugh, VF/VF, Weismann, Donald L., Reaugh, Frank, Texas A&M University Press, 1985, 1st, cloth, English

Pastels and plein-air oil paintings of the Texas landscape and longhorn cattle. Number seven in the Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series.

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Renoir: The Body, The Senses
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E. Bell, G.T.M. Shackelford, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bell, G.T.M. Shackelford, E., Renoir, Pierre-Auguste, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, 2019, 9780300243314, 11.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 264 pages, color illustrations throughout, cloth, English

A beautiful profusely illustrated exhibition catalog. From the publisher: Offering the first-ever comprehensive investigation of Renoir's nudes, this...

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Frank Reynolds, Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Reynolds, Frank, Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st, English

Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "On Tour" a pencil drawing. A 12-page booklet profiles the artist's personality and work (including...

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Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties, Bradshaw, Percy V., Reynolds, Warwick, Warwick Reynolds, Press Art School, nd (circa 1917), 1st

Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "Prosperity" a drawing in conte crayon. A 12-page booklet profiles the artist's personality and work...

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VG. All tissue guards present., Charles Robinson, Macy, S. B, Robinson, Charles, Longmans, Green & Co, 1910, 1st, Hardcover, English

From the Preface: “There is no Fairy Story that can compare in charm and wonder, with the old, old Story of the Beginning of All Things, and of the...

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How To Be A Motorist
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W. Heath Robinson, Fine/NF price-clipped dust jacket, Robinson, W. Heath, Duckworth, 1977, 1st, cloth, English

A reprint of the 1936 edition.

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Very Fine, Norman Rockwell, Pero, Linda Szekely, Rockwell, Norman, Norman Rockwell Museum, 2007, 1st, 272 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: "A new, must-have book about American icon Norman Rockwell. "The Norman Rockwell Museum has published a fully-illustrated volume...

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Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue
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Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell, Moffatt, Laurie Norton, Rockwell, Norman, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA, 1986, 1st, 13 inches, 10 inches, 1283 pages, 96 color plates & 3,594 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A boxed, two volume set of 1,200 pages with 96 color plates and 3,594 black & white illustrations. From the publisher: No true Rockwell fan...

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Thomas S. Buechner, Norman Rockwell, Buechner, Thomas S., Rockwell, Norman, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild wear to dustjacket), Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1970, 1st, 17.4 inches, 12.5 inches, 328 pages, 111 color plates, 503 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A first edition from 1970. Excellent reproduction throughout. Includes 614 illustrations with 111 in full color, numerous tipped-in plates, and a number of...


Stephanie Haboush, Jesse Kowalski Plunkett, Norman Rockwell, Plunkett, Stephanie Haboush, Jesse Kowalski, Rockwell, Norman, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, New York, Abbeville Press, 2022, 1st, 9780789214102, 10.3 inches, 8.3 inches, 256 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The first book on the brilliant yet little-seen drawings of Norman Rockwell--including side-by-side comparisons of his drawings and...

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Norman Rockwell, Rockwell, Norman, Very Good+ (some slight wear to the edges, left edge somewhat unevenly trimmed), New York, 1933, 1st, 14 inches, 11 inches, color

A gorgeous Norman Rockwell cover from the August 5, 1933 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, volume 206, number 6. This is an actual vintage cover from...

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Norman Rockwell, Rockwell, Norman, Very Good+ (some slight wear to the edges, left edge somewhat unevenly trimmed), New York, 1930, 1st, 14 inches, 11 inches, color

A compelling Norman Rockwell cover from the November 8, 1930 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, volume 203, number 19. This is an actual vintage cover from...

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Hubert Rogers, Rogers, Hubert, Very Fine, Shasta Publishers, Los Angeles, 1951, 1st, 8 inches, 20.25 inches, color, English

A pristine unfolded dustjacket from the archive of Shasta Publishers. A beautiful example of mid-century design and printing. Appears to be a first...

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Hubert Rogers, Rogers, Hubert, Very Fine, Shasta Publishers, Los Angeles, 1950, 2nd, 8 inches, 20.25 inches, color, English

A pristine unfolded dustjacket from the archive of Shasta Publishers. A beautiful example of mid-century design and printing. Appears to be a second...

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Harry Rountree, VG- (worn corners and spine, back strip detached but mostly present, binding otherwise sound, light foxing throughout), Rountree, Harry, H. Stevenson & Co., boards with a onlaid color plate, English

A scarce and delicate book.

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