Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Robert Crumb, Crumb, Robert, Limited to 500 serial numbered copies signed by the gallery owner-publisher Alexander Acevedo, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (book is slightly bowed, cloth at spine ends slightly pushed inward, small white paint mark on back cover, three corners very slightly pushed, small stain to fore edge, interior very solid and clean), Alexander Gallery, New York, 1993, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 360 pages, black & white with 9 pages in color, hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid plate, English

This is a thick (360 page!) hardcover catalog for an extensive, wide-ranging exhibition of rare Crumb original art at the Alexander Gallery in New York...

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Very Fine in Very Fine dust jacket, Stephen Dalton, Dalton, Stephen, Salem House, 1988, 1st, Hardcover, boards, English

A personal selection of 25 years of the work of one of the world's greatest wildlife photographers. Dalton was a pioneer in the art of high-speed photography.

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Ken Davies: Artist At Work
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Ken Davies, NF/VG+ (Previous owner's name neatly written on front free end paper otherwise a sharp, clean copy, dustjacket lightly edgeworn), Davies, Ken, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

Sharp-focus realism or magic realism. Six full-color step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of 20 paintings.

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Ken Davies: Artist At Work
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Ken Davies, Fine/VG+ (a sharp, clean copy with a slightly edgeworn dustjacket with one closed tear), Davies, Ken, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

Davies is an oil painter of still-lifes. His style is Sharp-focus realism or magic realism. Six full-color step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of 20...

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Jack Davis, Davis, Jack, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (slight blunt bump to the top of the spine, slight rubbing to the corners, otherwise Fine), Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2011, 2nd, 9781606994474, 13.4 inches, 10.4 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The first comprehensive collection of a national artistic treasure. Jack Davis arrived on the illustration scene in the euphoric...

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Jack Davis, Davis, Jack, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light wear/rubbing to the corners and spine ends, otherwise Fine), Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2011, 2nd 2012, 9781606994474, 13.4 inches, 10.4 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The first comprehensive collection of a national artistic treasure. Jack Davis arrived on the illustration scene in the euphoric...

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Jack Davis, Davis, Jack, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (upper corners bumped, small nick and light rubbing to the fore-edge of the front board, otherwise Fine), Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2011, 1st, 9781606994474, 13.4 inches, 10.4 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

This oversize 2011 hardcover came out and sold out before many Jack Davis fans even knew about it. Out of print. From the publisher: The first...

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The Art of Rafael DeSoto
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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 900 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the ultimate book on the life and work of pulp, paperback, and men's adventure magazine artist Rafael DeSoto. This...

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David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto, Saunders, David, DeSoto, Rafael, Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author and slipcased, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Illustrated Press, Decatur, IL, 2019, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the Deluxe Edition. The book is signed and numbered by the author and comes in a matching cloth slipcase. Limited to 100 copies. (The trade...

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Luca Crova, Adolfo Castelli, Mino Milani, Aldo di Gennaro, Crova, Adolfo Castelli, Mino Milani, Luca, di Gennaro, Aldo, Near Fine (3/8" scrape marring the back cover, otherwise only light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Florence, Glamour International, 2001, 8.25 inches, 6.325 inches, 304 pages, profusely illustrated in black & white with 160 pages in color, Softcover, French wraps, Italian

Glamour International needed a triple-length book to encompass the career of Aldo di Gennaro, one of Italy's most prolific and multitalented artists....

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Harvey Dinnerstein, VF/NF, Dinnerstein, Harvey, Watson-Guptill, 1978, 1st, cloth

This figurative painter offers step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of paintings. "Harvey Dinnerstein: Artist at Work offers an intimate look at how a...

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David Duncan, Mort Drucker, Mort Drucker, Duncan, Mort Drucker, David, Drucker, Mort, #76 of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (orange dustjacket spine sunned, two small tears, Stabur, Redford, 1988, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 96 pages, 19 color & 91 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The only career retrospective of this illustrator-caricaturist best known for his Mad magazine film/TV satires and his covers for Time and TV Guide. It is...

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Kidsguide Fall/Winter 2000/01
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Mort Drucker, VF, Drucker, Mort, 2000, 1st, color wraps

A swell ink and watercolor cover by Mort Drucker graces the cover of this local children's activities guide. Drucker's modern-day version of the...

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The Ollie North Coloring Book
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Mort Drucker, Fine, Laikin, Paul, Drucker, Mort, Andrews & McMeel, 1987, 2nd, color wraps

Drucker's beautiful penwork reproduced large. Caricatures of Ronnie, Nancy, George, Fawn Hall, and others.

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The Ronald Reagan Coloring Book
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Mort Drucker, VF, Laikin, Paul, Drucker, Mort, Andrews & McMeel, 1988, 1st, color wraps

Drucker's beautiful penwork reproduced large. Caricatures of Ronnie, Nancy, George and others.

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Ioan Szasz, Eyvind Earle, Szasz, Ioan, Earle, Eyvind, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket (new and unread), San Francisco, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, 2017, 2nd, 9781681882710, 10 inches, 12.5 inches, 176 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This lavish art book showcases an unprecedented collection of artworks spanning Earle's entire life as an artist -...

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Ioan Szasz, Eyvind Earle, Szasz, Ioan, Earle, Eyvind, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket edges), Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, San Francisco, 2017, 1st, 10 inches, 12.5 inches, 176 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This lavish art book showcases an unprecedented collection of artworks spanning Earle's entire life as an artist -...

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Ioan Szasz, Eyvind Earle, Szasz, Ioan, Earle, Eyvind, Upper corners bumped otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket (new and unread), San Francisco, Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, 2017, 2nd, 9781681882710, 10 inches, 12.5 inches, 176 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This lavish art book showcases an unprecedented collection of artworks spanning Earle's entire life as an artist -...

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VF/VF in VF slipcase in publisher's printed cardboard clamshell box, Eyvind Earle, Earle, Eyvind, Eyvind Earle Publishing, 1996, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

Edited & designed by Earle himself, this exquisitely produced volume includes 833 high quality reproductions of Eyvind Earle's fabled Christmas card...

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Will Elder, Elder, Will, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2004, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 400 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, hardcover, cloth, English

From the publisher: Best known for his artistic partnership with Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder is finally getting the book he so richly deserves: this...

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Ed Emberley
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Todd Oldham, Caleb Neelon, Ed Emberley, Oldham, Caleb Neelon, Todd, Emberley, Ed, Moderate scrape to the bottom edge of the front board (cover) otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, AMMO Books, Los Angeles, 2014, 9781623260385, 9.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Ed Emberley shies away from calling himself an artist and instead likes to say that "he draws pictures for a living." Now in his...

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Very Fine/Near Fine (dustjacket slightly rubbed otherwise Fine). An amazing fresh unread copy, Rowland Emett, Emett, Rowland, Stephen Greene Press, 1977, 1st American, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, Hardcover, cloth, English

Trains and Railroaders were favorite subjects of this influential Punch cartoonist. This is a nice collection of his best.

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The Art of Enric
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Manuel Dominguez-Navarro, Enric, Dominguez-Navarro, Manuel, Enric, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, FPG, Pittsburgh, 2021, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 350 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This is the long-overdue, career retrospective collection of one of the finest and most popular illustrators of the 20th and 21st...


Ian Ballantine, Carl G. Evers, Ballantine, Ian, Evers, Carl G., Previous owner Disney Legend Burny Mattinson has written MATTINSON on the inside cover and title page, Near Fine (light wear to covers, glossy, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 1st, 9 inches, 11.25 inches, 96 pages, 44 color plates, 4 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Stunning maritime paintings by Carl G. Evers (1907-2000). Evers does great ocean waves. 44 full-page color plates, 4 black & white illustrations...

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Manuel Auad, Robert Fawcett, Auad, Manuel, Fawcett, Robert, Print run of 1000 copies, Slight yellowing to the top edge of the white dustjacket otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Auad Publishing, San Francisco, 2010, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 182 pages, about 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out-of-print. Robert Fawcett: The Illustrator's Illustrator is the very first book essaying the life, career and impact of this complex, even...

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Memorias Ilustradas
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Fernando Fernandez, VF, Fernandez, Fernando, Glenat, 2004, 1st, wraps, Spanish

Fernández’ memoir of his many years working for Selecciones Ilustradas, the renowned Spanish agency created by Josep Toutain, that from the...

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The Book of Virgil Finlay
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Gerry de la Ree, Virgil Finlay, de la Ree, Gerry, Finlay, Virgil, #167 of 1050 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, over 120 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A pristine copy of the first Finlay collection. Quality reproduction on slick paper from the original artwork. With an extra color plate (1964 - A Question...

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Gerry de la Ree, Virgil Finlay, de la Ree, Gerry, Finlay, Virgil, Limited to 1300 copies, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1979, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, about 120 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This volume features Finlay's illustrations from 1955-69. Quality reproduction on slick paper from the original artwork. From the dustjacket: This...

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The Third Book of Virgil Finlay
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Gerry de la Ree, Virgil Finlay, de la Ree, Gerry, Finlay, Virgil, #186 of 1300 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1979, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, about 120 illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This volume features Finlay's pre-1955 pulp illustrations. Quality reproduction on slick paper from the original artwork. From the dustjacket: This...

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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Some toning to the covers otherwise Fine, Nova Press, Philadelphia, 1953, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 32 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

From 1953, a limited edition booklet with 15 exquisitely detailed Virgil Finlay pen & ink drawings reproduced at the same size as the originals, printed...

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Virgil Finlay's Phantasms
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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket spine sunned, lightly rubbed), Novato, CA, Underwood-Miller, 1993, 1st, 9780887331732, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 144 pages, black & white, hardcover, cloth, English

One painting and 140 pen & ink illustrations. Introduction by Stephen Fabian. Quality reproduction on slick paper.

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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Underwood-Miller, Novato, CA, 1993, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 144 pages, 140 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

One painting and 140 pen & ink illustrations. Introduction by Stephen Fabian. Quality reproduction on slick paper.

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Virgil Finlay's Strange Science
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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Near Fine (mild crease to back cover, light cover wear, very flat, tight), Novato, CA, Underwood-Miller, 1992, 1st, 9780887331541, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, x, 150 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

Two paintings and over 140 pen & ink illustrations. Introductions by Robert Bloch and Harlan Ellison. Quality reproduction on slick paper.

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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild bump to the bottom of the spine, interior sharp, tight, clean), Underwood-Miller, Novato, CA, 1992, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, xi, 147 pages, One color and 147 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The first Finlay collection from Underwood-Miller. Introductions by Finlay's daughter and Gerry de la Ree. Quality reproduction on slick paper.

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Virgil Finlay, Finlay, Virgil, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Underwood-Miller, Novato, CA, 1992, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, xi, 147 pages, One color and 147 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The first Finlay collection from Underwood-Miller. Introductions by Finlay's daughter and Gerry de la Ree. Quality reproduction on slick paper.

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Fine, De Danann Press, Dublin, 1985, 1st, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, 125 illustrations, most in color, softcover, wraps, English

Celtic mythology written & illustrated by Jim Fitzpatrick. With extensive notes on the drawings & paintings. And a list of publications.

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (mild staining, toning, and wear to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1981, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity.

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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Signed by the artist on the first plate, Near Fine-Fine plates in a Near Fine folder (light wear and mild toning to the folder), De Danann Press, Dublin, 1982, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, English

Eight 12" x 16" color plates in a color illustrated folder, signed by the artist on the first plate. Eight scenes from Celtic mythology. Some nudity....

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The Book Of Conquests
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Jim Fitzpatrick, NF (covers slightly shelfrubbed), Fitzpatrick, Jim, Paper Tiger, 1978, 1st, 0525475117, wraps, English

Celtic mythology. Nudity.

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The Book Of Conquests
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Jim Fitzpatrick, VG (lower corners bumped otherwise flat, tight, clean)), Fitzpatrick, Jim, Paper Tiger, 1978, 1st, wraps

Celtic mythology. Nudity.

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The Silver Arm
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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fine, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Paper Tiger, 1981, 1st, wraps

Celtic mythology. Nudity.

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The Silver Arm
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Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jim, Near Fine (light bump to upper corner otherwise flat, tight, clean), Paper Tiger, Surrey, 1981, 1st, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 112 pages, 13 double-page, 12 full-page and numerous smaller color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Celtic mythology written & illustrated by Jim Fitzpatrick. From Wikipedia: Jim Fitzpatrick is an Irish artist famous for Irish Celtic art. In...

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Frank Frazetta Book Two
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Betty Ballantine, Frank Frazetta, Ballantine, Betty, Frazetta, Frank, Very Good+ (mild thumbdents to the back cover, light shelfwear, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1977, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 32 color plates and 12 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The second color collection of Frazetta paintings, published in 1977 while Frazetta was at the height of his popularity and actively producing masterpieces....

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Frank Frazetta, Frazetta, Frank, #709 of 1200 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Near Fine slipcase (light shelfwear and dustiness to slipcase), Underwood, Grass Valley, 1998, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, xii, 180 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A beautiful copy of the out-of-print deluxe slipcased edition, with an illustrated estate-stamped limitation page and 16 pages of drawings not included in...

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Frank Frazetta, Frazetta, Frank, One of 1200 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Underwood, Grass Valley, 1998, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, xii, 180 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A beautiful copy of the out-of-print deluxe slipcased edition, with an illustrated limitation page and 16 pages of drawings not included in the trade...

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Arnie & Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie & Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, Very Good+ (mild rubbing and wear to the corners/tips, mild shelfwear, mild rubbing to the covers, no thumbdents, spine unbroken, generally flat, tight, clean), Underwood, Grass Valley, 2003, 1st revised, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, xii, 208 pages, 100 color and 40 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This title is out-of-print in all versions. This softcover edition contains 32 new pages of additional, never-before-published art and photos. From the...

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Arnie and Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie and Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, One of 2500 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in the publisher's shrinkwrap, Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 1999, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, over 220 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, cloth, English

Still in the publisher's shrinkwrap! A pristine copy of the deluxe edition with an illustrated limitation page and 16 pages of paintings & drawings not...

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Arnie and Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie and Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, #382 of 2500 numbered copies, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket in Fine slipcase (dustjacket spine is slightly sunned), Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 1999, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, over 220 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, cloth, English

This is the deluxe edition with an illustrated estate-stamped limitation page and 16 extra pages of paintings & drawings not included in the trade...

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