Mid- to Late 20th-Century Illustrators

 
Arnie and Cathy Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Arnie and Cathy, Frazetta, Frank, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (previous owner's name written in the corner of the front free endpaper, dustjacket spine sunned), Grass Valley, CA, Underwood, 1999, 1st trade, 9781887424493, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 192 pages, over 220 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Legacy is the second of three Frazetta volumes by the Fenners. Out of print. From the back cover: "Legacy" is an exciting companion to Frank...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Frazetta, Frank, This deluxe edition is #787 of 1200 "signed" & numbered linen-bound copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase, Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, cloth, English

"This deluxe edition is limited to 1200 signed & numbered linen-bound copies and 100 signed & numbered leather-bound copies of which this is number...

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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Frazetta, Frank, #390 of 1200 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Near Fine slipcase (slight dustiness to top of slipcase), Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, 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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Cathy & Arnie Fenner, Frank Frazetta, Fenner, Cathy & Arnie, Frazetta, Frank, Slightest wear to corners and covers otherwise Fine (no thumbdents, very flat, tight, clean), Underwood, Grass Valley, CA, 2001, 1st thus, 12 inches, 9 inches, 160 pages, 150 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This book features all the remaining oil paintings not included in the first two volumes in the series (Icon and Legacy) and also includes previously...

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James A Bond, Frank Frazetta, Bond, James A, Frazetta, Frank, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Vanguard, Lakewood, 2008, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 208 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. The first edition of this Frazetta reference book. The numerous and (mostly) excellent color reproductions of rare Frazetta items (from the...

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James A. Bond, Frank Frazetta, Bond, James A., Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light wear), Lakewood, Vanguard, 2008, 1st, 9781934331095, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 208 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. The first edition of this excellent Frazetta reference book. With over 300 (mostly) excellent color reproductions of rare Frazetta items...

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Betty Ballantine, Frank Frazetta, Ballantine, Betty, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (light thumbdents to the front and back covers, otherwise almost no wear, glossy, very flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 7th, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first of five volumes published by Peacock Press collecting Frazetta's paintings in the midst of his peak creative period. This volume includes many of...

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Betty Ballantine, Frank Frazetta, Ballantine, Betty, Frazetta, Frank, Very Fine (slightest wear to covers, sharp, flat, tight, clean), Peacock Press/Bantam, New York, 1975, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, 33 color plates and 14 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A Pristine First Printing from 1975! The first of five volumes published by Peacock Press collecting Frazetta's paintings in the midst of his peak...

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The Frazetta Pillow Book
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Frank Frazetta, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (light bump to the top of the spine, otherwise Fine, very tight, clean, flat, unread), Kitchen Sink, Northampton, MA, 1994, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 48 pages, 34 color and 3 black & white illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

"Frazetta's whimsical self emerges in these splendid, jewel-like watercolors (which span his entire career from the 1940s to the present). His themes range...

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J. David Spurlock (ed.), Frank Frazetta, Spurlock (ed.), J. David, Frazetta, Frank, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Lakewood, NJ, Vanguard Publications, 2013, 1st, 9781934331576, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 160 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Frazetta drawings you've never seen before. Need I say more? Out of print. From the publisher: This collection is brimming with rare and previously...

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Frazetta, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Frazetta, Frank, Near Fine (mild toning to the edges, light bump to the upper tips of the pages, one light vertical crease along the spine, one staple slightly offset, very flat, tight, clean), House of Greystoke, Kansas City, MO, 1976, 1st thus, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 44 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This spunky Frank Frazetta illustration was commissioned especially by the publisher House of Greystoke to accompany their Authorized First Edition of The...

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Brian Froud, Froud, Brian, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Rafael, Insight, 2007, 1st, 9781933784137, 13 inches, 9.5 inches, 168 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

There are also three little booklets within the book and in an envelope is a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman . Out of print. From the publisher:...


Brian Froud, Terry Jones, Brian Froud, Froud, Terry Jones, Brian, Froud, Brian, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine with original band & fairy cut-out laid in, Turner, Atlanta, GA, 1994, 2nd, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 64 pages, color illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Publisher's Note: The RSPCF (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fairies) has asked the publisher to make it clear that no fairies were...

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Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters
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Ari Berk, Brian Froud, Berk, Ari, Froud, Brian, Near Fine (Upper corners bumped, otherwise Fine), New York, Abrams, 2005, 1st, 978-0810957886, 10.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The Cottington Archive reluctantly announces that more information about the infamous Lady Cottington has surfaced: a scrapbook...

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Terry Jones, Brian Froud, Jones, Terry, Froud, Brian, A bookplate signed by the artist is attached to the front free endpaper, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (mild wear to the covers, interior Very Fine), New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996, 1st, 0684832062, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The sequel to Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book.

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Carolina Shout! - Signed First
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Alan Schroeder, Bernie Fuchs, Schroeder, Alan, Fuchs, Bernie, Signed by the artist, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Dial, New York, 1995, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 32 pages, 3 double-page and 13 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Sixteen Fuchs oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book about street vendors' songs in 1930s Charleston.

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Ragtime Tumpie
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Alan Schroeder, Bernie Fuchs, Schroeder, Alan, Fuchs, Bernie, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Little Brown, Boston, 1989, Later, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 32 pages, 1 double-page and 15 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Sixteen Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book about the childhood of Josephine Baker. This book was chosen as an ALA Notable Book, a...

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Bernie Fuchs, Fuchs, Bernie, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Blue Sky Press, New York, 2004, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.4 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book. Award-winning artist Bernie Fuchs creates an exciting adventure about an orphan boy and...

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Stephen Krensky, Bernie Fuchs, Krensky, Stephen, Fuchs, Bernie, Inscribed by the artis, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2001, 1st, 11 inches, 9.9 inches, 32 pages, 5 double-page, 9 full-page and 7 smaller color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

Fuchs' oil paintings illustrate this children's picture book. Inscribed by the artist: "To Mitch, Bernie Fuchs"

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The Wolves - Signed First
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Brian J. Heinz, Bernie Fuchs, Heinz, Brian J., Fuchs, Bernie, Inscribed by the artis, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, 1996, 1st, 0803717350, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Fuchs' oil paintings on canvas illustrate this children's picture book. It recounts how a wolf pack struggles to survive in the frozen North and...

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The Art of Luis Garcia
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, David Roach, Luis Garcia, Roach, David, Garcia, Luis, Dynamite Entertainment, 2022, 1st, 9781524115388, 12.3 inches, 9.4 inches, 230 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Luis Garcia was one of the most talented artists of the legendary Spanish Invasion which transformed Warren comics in the 1970s,...

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Eric Nolen-Weathington, J.L. Garcia-Lopez, Nolen-Weathington, Eric, Garcia-Lopez, J.L., Near Fine (mild thumbdents to the back cover otherwise Very Fine, sharp corners and edges, bright, glossy), Raleigh, NC, TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005, 1st, 9781893905443, 1-893905-44-6, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 120 pages, black & white with 8 pages in color., Softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This volume of the Modern Masters series looks at the life and work of one of today's top comic-book artists,...

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Seres Extraordinarios
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Tino Gatagán, Fine, Gatagán, Tino, Dibbuks, 2006, 1st, French wraps, English, Spanish, French

A collection of outstanding works by this Spanish illustrator of over 100 books worldwide. Works in acrylic, pastel, and mixed media. Text in English,...

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Milton Glaser, Glaser, Milton, Very Fine, Hudson, NY, Princeton Architectural Press, 2020, 1st, 9781616899615, 9.7 inches, 7 inches, 168 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: Design legend Milton Glaser demystifies his creative process in this thoughtful collection of illustrations showing his journey from...

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The Awdrey-Gore Legacy - Signed
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Edward Gorey, Gorey, Edward, Signed by the artist, Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Dodd, Mead, 1972, 5th, 0312920326, 6.25 inches, 9.125 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

A much-loved puzzle tale in pictures. Signed by Gorey who has crossed out his name on the title page and written his signature above it. From the...

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The Doubtful Guest - Signed
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Edward Gorey, Gorey, Edward, Edward Gorey has crossed out his name on the title page and signed his name above it, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (slight toning to the edges otherwise Fine), New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1978, 1st Printing of the 1978 Reissue, 9396076289, 6.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 32 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Doubtful Guest is a short, illustrated book by Edward Gorey, first published by Doubleday in 1957, and reissued by Dodd, Mead in 1978. This is a...

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Edward Gorey, Gorey, Edward, Edward Gorey has crossed out his name on the title page and signed his name above it, Near Fine in Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket (very slight shelfwear), New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1975, 2nd, 9396070310, 6.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 56 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

'The Glorious Nosebleed' is Edward Gorey's fifth illustrated ABC book This is a sharp autographed copy of the second printing. Edward Gorey has...

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Man from Utopia
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Rick Griffin, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (light wear to edges, very flat, tight, clean), San Francisco Comic Book Co., San Francisco, 1972, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 36 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

A big helping of Griffin's stream of consciousness comix. The best description of this comic comes from M. Steven Fox at comixjoint.com: One of the...

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Rick Griffin (1980)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (cover slightly sunned, mild rubbing to corners, interior flat, tight, clean), Surrey, Paper Tiger, 1980, 1st, 0399504966, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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Rick Griffin (1980)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (light crease to one corner, slight rubbing to corners, no thumbdents, flat, tight, clean), Surrey, Paper Tiger, 1980, 1st, 0399504966, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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Rick Griffin (2002)
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Gordon McClelland, Rick Griffin, McClelland, Gordon, Griffin, Rick, Limited to 3,000 copies, Very Good+ (bump to the top of the spine,two thumbdents to the back cover, light rubbing to corners, interior flat, tight, clean), Last Gasp, San Francisco, 2002, 1st Last Gasp printing, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 95 pages, 57 color and 48 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

An unaltered reprinting of the 1980 original: the first major collection of Griffin's posters, paintings, comix, and pen drawings.

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Rick Griffin, Griffin, Rick, Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Costa Mesa, CA, Maranatha! Music, 1980, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 24 pages, 24 color illustrations and 18 small illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Rick Griffin illustrated this religious tract with 14 paintings & 28 pen & ink drawings. This copy includes the booklet's original illustrated...

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Craig Yoe, Milt Gross, Yoe, Craig, Gross, Milt, Light scuffing to corners otherwise Fine, San Diego, Yoe Books! / IDW, 2009, 1st, 9781600105463, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 354 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the Publisher: "This beautifully designed book collects the complete comic book stories of comic genius Milt Gross, culled from rare, impossible to...

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Gruau
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Francois Baudot, Rene Gruau, Baudot, Francois, Gruau, Rene, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (slight toning and smudging to the white dustjacket), Paris, Assouline, 1998, 1st, 9782843230172, 8.75 inches, 6.25 inches, 80 pages, 60 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

A small format hardcover with a biography and 60 full-page color illustrations by the French fashion illustrator. Out of print. From the publisher:...


Gruau (1999)
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Joelle Chariau, Rene Gruau, Chariau, Joelle, Gruau, Rene, Very Good+ in Fine dustjacket (corners lightly bumped, one lower corner scuffed, rear hinge wear, very flat, clean), New York, te Neues, 1999, 1st, 9783823809982, 14.25 inches, 10.6 inches, 176 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

From the dustjacket: With his fluid lines, graceful poses, and bold use of color, Rene Gruau was a master at conveying fashion's sensual promise to...

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Gruau (2002)
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Francois Baudot, Rene Gruau, Baudot, Francois, Gruau, Rene, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Assouline, 2002, 1st, 9782843234156, 8.75 inches, 6.25 inches, 80 pages, 60 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

A small format hardcover with a biography and 60 full-page color illustrations by the French fashion illustrator. Out of print. From the publisher:...

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Rene Gruau (1984)
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Frieda Grafe, Rene Gruau, Grafe, Frieda, Gruau, Rene, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (topedege of dustjacket is lightly edgeworn), Rizzoli, New York, 1984, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 136 pages, 59 color and 15 black & white illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

The English language edition of this spectacular monograph on the iconic illustrator/designer Rene Gruau (1909-2004). Renown in the fashion and...

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Joelle Chariau, Holly Brubach, Rene Gruau, Chariau, Holly Brubach, Joelle, Gruau, Rene, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Munich, Prestel, 2021, 1st, 9783791388014, 12.75 inches, 10.5 inches, 240 pages, 133 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A beautifully produced art book devoted to one of the greatest illustrator-designers of the twentieth century. Over 120 full-page color illustrations...

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James Gurney, Gurney, James, Signed by the artist on the half-title page, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (1/2" closed tear to otherwise Fine dustjacket), Atlanta, Turner, 1995, 1st, 9781570361647, 10 inches, 11 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, hardcover, cloth, English

The second book in Gurney's best-selling series about a "lost island continent where dinosaurs and humans live together in peaceful interdependence." Nearly...

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Alastair Crompton, Frank Hampson, Frank Hampson, Crompton, Frank Hampson, Alastair, Hampson, Frank, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, PS Publishing, London, 2010, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 216 pages, color illustrations, softcover, boards

A full colour illustrated biography of Frank Hampson, with the best of his original artwork finally printed as it was meant to be seen! The book is...

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Keith G. Olson, Steve Hanks, Olson, Keith G., Hanks, Steve, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelf wear), Bloomington, MN, Hadley House, 1994, 18.5 inches, 12.5 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

This watercolor painter is very popular in the print market that worshipped Thomas Kinkade. Hanks is technically proficient and his female figures are...

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Todd Hignite, Jaime Hernandez, Hignite, Todd, Hernandez, Jaime, Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams ComicArts, 2010, 1st, 9780810995703, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 224 pages, 260 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

From the Publisher: In 1981 three Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book, Love and Rockets, and "changed American cartooning...


The Brothers Hildebrandt
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Greg & Tim Hildebrandt, Limited to 7500 copies, VF, Hildebrandt, Greg & Tim, John Taylor, 1978, 1st, wraps

"A book about the artists published in honor of their exhibition July 8, 1978." With an interview, their early signature pieces (Tolkien, Star Wars), and...

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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Inscribed and dated 9/1/92 by Hirschfeld on the half-title page, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (bottom edge shelf rubbed), Scribners, New York, 1991, 3rd, 10.75 inches, 12.5 inches, xxx, 306 pages, 9 color and over 330 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"More than three-quarters of the drawings either have never been published or have not been seen since their initial publication in the newspapers or...

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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Signed by Hirschfeld on the half-title page, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (two short closed tears at the bottom edge), Scribners, New York, 1991, 1st, 10.75 inches, 12.5 inches, xxx, 306 pages, 9 color and over 330 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

"More than three-quarters of the drawings either have never been published or have not been seen since their initial publication in the newspapers or...

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Show Business is No Business
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Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket (light shelfwear, Sharp corners, dustjacket is edgeworn with two pieces missing), Simon & Schuster, New York, 1951, 1st, 8.75 inches, 6.75 inches, xiii, 142 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, English

Lively witty essays on the theatre written & illustrated by Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld describes the world he knows so well in eleven chapters: Theatres,...

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David Leopold, Al Hirschfeld, Leopold, David, Hirschfeld, Al, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, New York, 2022, 1st, 9.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 250 pages, nearly 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation and Stuart Ng Books  held a pop-up show of Al Hirschfeld Original Drawings October 20th, 2022 at the Animation Guild in...


David Leopold, Al Hirschfeld, Leopold, David, Hirschfeld, Al, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Knopf, New York, 2015, 1st, 10.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 336 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

This book on Hirschfeld has so many great, never-before-collected images, you have to add it to your library. It was edited and written by my friend David...

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