Golden Age Illustrators

 
Joanna Ebenstein, Ebenstein, Joanna, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Laurence King, London, 2020, 9781786275714, 10.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 272 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: "There's a fine line between the horrible and the sublime, and Joanna Ebenstein's Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of...

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Annual of Advertising Art (1921)
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(internally Very Good, binding very sound, exterior quite worn, top of the spine bumped, spine ends frayed, edges worn with boards showing), Art Directors Club, 1921, 1st, 12, 9, xii, 134, over 400 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

The first volume in this long-running series, very similar to the Society of Illustrators Annuals. 306 entries including a number of works by Maxfield...

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British Contemporary Artists
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Very Good (spine ends & corners bumped & rubbed with boards showing, hinges starting), Cosmo Monkhouse, Monkhouse, Cosmo, Scribners, 1899, 1st, xxii, 267 pages, over 110 illustrations, many full-page, Hardcover, decorative cloth, top edge gilt, English

Profiles of seven British artists of the day: George Frederick Watts,  John Everett Millais,  Frederick Leighton,  Edward...

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Richard Slocombe, Slocombe, Richard, Very Fine, Imperial War Museums, London, 2014, 1st, 8.7 inches, 7.2 inches, vi, 90 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: British Posters of the Second World War presents one hundred posters from this important period in world history. Some proclaimed in...

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Chouinard: A Living Legacy
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Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, 2001, 1st, 10 inches, 9.5 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, French wraps, English

A 2001 exhibition, organized by the Chouinard Foundation, held at the Oceanside Museum of Art. This catalogue is stuffed with artwork divided into The...

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Antonis Antoniou, Steven Heller, Antoniou, Steven Heller, Antonis, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams, 2021, 1st, 9781419747601, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 240 pages, over 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

As illustrators, one conveys information visually. This is a feast of visual interpretations--or visualizations--of information. Entertaining, inspirational...

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Very Fine, William L. Bird, Jr., Harry R. Rubenstein, Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein, William L., Princeton Architectural Press, 1998, 978156981406, 8 inches, 8.75 inches, viii, 111 pages, over 150 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

From the Publisher: Inciting Americans at home to do their part in producing for the war effort, the poster -- inexpensive, accessible, and...

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#570 of 900 copies. 13 autographs on verso of the front free end paper including Clare Briggs and Loren Stout, VG (edges rubbed, boards showing at corners), 1928, 1st, decorative boards

Art by Cornwell, Orson Lowell, Morgan, Fancher, Loren Stout, La Gatta, Harrison Cady, Irvin, Crosby, Cooper, Sheridan, James Montgomery Flagg, Gordon Grant,...

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Arpi Ermoyan, Ermoyan, Arpi, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Crans, Switzerland, Rotovision, 1997, 1st, 9782880463168, 12 inches, 12 inches, 224 pages, 450 color illustrations, hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid color plate, English

The original edition of this excellent survey features decorative cloth covers with an onlaid color plate and a translucent dustjacket. This survey contains...

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Diana L. Johnson, One of 7000 copies, Fine/Fine, Johnson, Diana L, Rhode Island School of Design, 1979, 1st, cloth

Exhibition catalogue describing 231 items, fully illustrated, with biographies of each artist represented.

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Joanne Gernsten London, NF/VG+, London, Joanne Gernsten, National Geographic, 2007, 1st, boards

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Near Fine (only light shelfwear, flat, tight, and unread), 1994, 1st, Softcover, wraps

"Crimes 'n' Gals in the USA: A Pictorial History 1930s-1960s." An excellent collection of pin-up art. Chapters on comic strips (55 illus), comic books (63...

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Golden Legacy - First Printing
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Leonard S. Marcus, Marcus, Leonard S., Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (corners of dustjacket worn), New York, Random House, 2007, 1st, 9780375829963, 10 inches, 10 inches, 246 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way" From the publisher: Eminent children's...

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Illustration #78
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Very Fine, The Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2022, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

This special issue features the work of the legendary AL DORNE, one of the most successful commercial illustrators of his day. As the founder of the Famous...

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Roger Avermaete, #526 of 1000 copies, NF (fragile item, very sound, partly uncut), Avermaete, Roger, Dorbon Aine, 1928, 1st, wraps

"Illustrated with 239 woodcuts, 230 in black & white and nine in color, by various artists, of which 177 from the original blocks. Standard study...

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Fred Taraba, Taraba, Fred, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (moderate wear to the top edge of the dustjacket), Illustrated Press, St. Louis, 2011, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 432 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A big beautiful must-have book. From the publisher: From 1989 to 2001, author Fred Taraba was a regular contributor to the graphic arts publication,...

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Pioneers Of German Graphic Design
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Jens Muller, Muller, Jens, copies with bumped corners in varying areas otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Berlin, Callisto, 2017, 1st, 9783981753912, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 400 pages, 630 color and 450 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

1,080 high-quality reproductions of iconic milestones in graphic design. Muller successfully conveys the reasons for Germany's rise to become perhaps the...

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Pioneers Of German Graphic Design
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Jens Muller, Muller, Jens, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Berlin, Callisto, 2017, 1st, 9783981753912, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 400 pages, 630 color and 450 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

1,080 high-quality reproductions of iconic milestones in graphic design. With an entire chapter devoted to each of these fourteen graphic designers: Peter...

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Posters of the First World War
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Very Fine, Imperial War Museums, London, 2014, 1st, 8.7 inches, 7.2 inches, iv, 92 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

From the publisher: Recruitment, propaganda, rationing, fundraising - during the First World War posters were used to inform and rally the public as...

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Michele H. Bogart, Bogart, Michele H., Very Fine, Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997, 1st thus, 9781560987666, 8 inches, 8 inches, xvi, 390 pages, 99 black & white photographs, Softcover, wraps, English

From the Publisher: Bogart's groundbreaking consideration of public art as a topic for serious scholarly consideration examines the sustained and...

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Michael Tierney, Tierney, Michael, Very Fine books in Very Fine dustjackets in Very Fine slipcase, Little Rock, AR, Chenault & Gray Publishing, 2023, 1st, 978-1-952379-51-2, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 1600 pages, Over 7000 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A bit garish in its design, nevertheless an amazing compilation. A comprehensive illustrated history of Robert E. Howard's publications in pulps, books and...

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Henry Pitz, Pitz, Henry, From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Very Good (tail of the spine bumped, lower corners slightly bent inward), Watson-Guptill, New York, 1947, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, xiv, 146 pages, 203 illustrations, 19 pages in color, hardcover, cloth, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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VG (edges rubbed, boards showing at corners, studio stamps on endpapers, internally VG+), Art Directors Club, 1923, 1st, cloth spine

245 entries from 124 artists, including: Ralph Barton,  Franklin Booth,  Charles Livingston Bull,  Dean Cornwell, ...

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