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Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographsby: William F. Stapp
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Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs
by: William F. Stapp

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press , 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 184 pages. ARTnews, the oldest art magazine in America and the most widely circulated art magazine in the world, is celebrating its one-hundredth anniversary in 2002. This attractive book celebrates and commemorates this milestone event, presenting one hundred of the best photographic portraits commissioned by and reproduced in the magazine since its origin. These fascinating photographs chronicle the history of the magazine and present a "who's who" of people who have shaped the art world over the last century. Portrait of the Art World includes photographs of many of the great European and American artists of the twentieth century, including George Bellows, Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, and Alice Neel. The photographers-often as fascinating as their subjects-range from Zaida Ben-Yusuf, Alice Boughton (early members of Alfred Stieglitz's circle), and Jessie Tarbox Beals (perhaps the first woman photojournalist) to Stieglitz himself, Man Ray, and Cecil Beaton. Contemporary photographers featured in the book include Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Arnold Newman, Richard Avedon, and Robert Mapplethorpe. The book also presents an essay by William F. Stapp exploring the historical context of portrait photography in ARTnews; an essay on the history of ARTnews by Pete Hamill; and an essay by Milton Esterow, the current editor and publisher of ARTnews, discussing his personal view of the magazine. This handsomely illustrated book is the catalogue for an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society from September 27, 2002, to January 5, 2003, which will then travel to Washington, Chicago, and San Francisco

Record # 362266

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Bumperheadby: Hernandez, Gilbert
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Bumperhead
by: Hernandez, Gilbert

Hardcover. Montreal, Drawn and Quarterly, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 120 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light shelf-wear to covers, else a clean, tight copy. The Love and Rockets author, Gilbert Hernandez, returns with Bumperhead, a companion book to Marble Season. Whereas Marble Season explored the exuberant and occasionally troubled existence of the wide-eyed preteen Huey, Bumperhead zeroes in on disaffected teenhood with its protagonist, Bobby. Bumperhead follows Bobby, a young slacker who narrates his life as it happens but offers very little reflection on the events that transpire. He lives in the moment exclusively and is incapable of seeing the world outside of his experiences. He comes of age in the 1970s, making a rapid progression through that era's different subcultures and in a short period of time segues from a stoner glam rocker to a drunk rocker to a speed-freak punk. He drifts in and out of relationships with friends, both male and female. Life zooms past him. Hernandez's approach captures the numbness and raw undirected anger and passion of a young man who waits for life to happen to him, not noticing all the while that it is happening. Subtle and thought-provoking, Bumperhead is a fascinating read.

Record # 350399

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/  PICTORIAL REVIEW - NOVEMBER 1928 Illus. McClelland Barclayby: Barclay (Illust.), McClelland

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ PICTORIAL REVIEW - NOVEMBER 1928 Illus. McClelland Barclay
by: Barclay (Illust.), McClelland

Portrait of glamorous woman in white fur, art by McClelland Barclay. 10 1/4 X 13 1/2", very good. Mailing label. During the 1920s and 1930s, Barclay's images were used by art directors for the nation's most popular periodicals including Collier's, Country Gentleman, Redbook, Pictorial Review, Coronet, Country Life, The Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, and a host of movie magazines. During the 1930s, Barclay also began painting movie poster art for Hollywood studios. He was one of the first artists to paint World War II pin-up girl, Betty Grable.

Record # 413508

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker May 24 1976 - Fishing from bridgeby: Arthur Getz (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker May 24 1976 - Fishing from bridge
by: Arthur Getz (Illust.)

1976, Book: Very Good, Color art by Getz of people fishing from steel-frame bridge. 8 3/4 X 12", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THE COVER ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper in clear plastic envelope, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 384446

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Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Rynby: Sim Van Der Ryn
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Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn
by: Sim Van Der Ryn

Hardcover. Gibbs Smith, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Sim Van der Ryn is the president of Van der Ryn Architects, a northern California firm known worldwide for its work in sustainable architecture. He taught architecture and design at the University of California, Berkeley for more than thirty years, inspiring a new generation to create buildings and communities that are sensitive to place, climate, and the flow of human interactions. He is the author of six groundbreaking books about planning and design, including Sustainable Communities and Ecological Design. He lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area.

Record # 362301

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Cleve Grayby: Weber, Nicholas Fox
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Cleve Gray
by: Weber, Nicholas Fox

Hardcover. New York , Abrams, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 168 pages, 95 illustrations. 85 in color.

Record # 350479

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE NEW YORKER - AUGUST 28 1971by: Koren (Illust.), Ed

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE NEW YORKER - AUGUST 28 1971
by: Koren (Illust.), Ed

Fisherman, cartoon art by Ed Koren. 9 x 11", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 413564

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Pietro Perugino: Master of the Italian Renaissanceby: Becherer, Joseph Antenucci/Others

Pietro Perugino: Master of the Italian Renaissance
by: Becherer, Joseph Antenucci/Others

Hardcover. Grand Rapids MI, Rizzoli for the Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 317 pages. illustrated throughout in color, some b/w., major scholarly exhibition catalogue on Perugino, known as Raphael's teacher. Contains 7 essays by 8 contributors and much reference material. Clean copy. PLEASE NOTE: Due to weight, domestic shipping only.

Record # 384482

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The Adventures of Tintin: Collector's Gift Setby: Herge
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The Adventures of Tintin: Collector's Gift Set
by: Herge

Hardcover. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, reprints, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Eight hardcovers in a slipcase. A deluxe special edition boxed set of 21 Tintin classic graphic novels, collected in seven hardcover volumes plus a bonus book featuring Tintin and Co., a closer look at favorite Tintin characters revealing their origins, inspirations, and the source of their enduring fascination. Packaged in a handsome slipcase. It contains all of the adventures (except Tintin in the Congo - with its colonial racism it wouldn't be politically correct to allow it back in print).

Record # 362334

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Forbidden Worlds: #3: American Comic Groupsby: Peter Normanton (Foreword)
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Forbidden Worlds: #3: American Comic Groups
by: Peter Normanton (Foreword)

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Tales exploring the supernatural featuring featuring Issues 12-18 from December 1952 to June 1953 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. This third volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.

Record # 350511

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST - JUNE 20 1953by: Falter (Illust.), John

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST - JUNE 20 1953
by: Falter (Illust.), John

Boy on garage roof ready to fly, art by John Falter. 10.5 x 13.5", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 413591

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Vargas 20s 50sby: Alberto Vargas View larger image
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Vargas 20s 50s
by: Alberto Vargas

Softcover. Berlin GR, Benedikt Taschen, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers, 80 pages. Black laminated wraps with 'red Queen' 1954 on the front. Introductory text by Astrid Rossana Conte (grand-niece of Vargas) A monograph dedicated to the Peruvian painter and illustrator Alberto Vargas, famous for his pin-ups and portraits inspired by actresses, which examines four decades of his production, from the 1920s to the 1950s. Parallel texts in German, English and French; well illustrated with two photographs of Vargas, black and white examples of his drawings and many full colour examples of his paintings. Clean copy.

Record # 384586

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Edie Factory Girlby: David Dalton and Nat Finkelstein
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Edie Factory Girl
by: David Dalton and Nat Finkelstein

Hardcover. NY, VH1 Press , 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 160 pages. She was riveting to look at, a sprite of the zeitgeist, the living distillation of the over-amped vision of New York in the mid-sixties. Like many exotic creatures that Andy Warhol shed his light on, she initially bloomed--became the symbol for all that was hip and stylish--and just as quickly began to disintegrate. Told with unsparing candor, and with images that capture her at the peak of her Factory stardom, Edie Factory Girl is the short but enduring cultural story of Edie Sedgwick--releasing in time for the film of the same name starring Sienna Miller, and including rare photos of Miller as Edie.

Record # 362408

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Witches Tales: Volume 3: Harvey Horrors Collected Worksby: Joe Lansdale (Foreword)
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Witches Tales: Volume 3: Harvey Horrors Collected Works
by: Joe Lansdale (Foreword)

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 233 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. Collects October 1952-October 1953, Issues 15-21.

Record # 350551

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE NEW YORKER - JANUARY 30 1978by: Saxon (Illust.), Charles

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE NEW YORKER - JANUARY 30 1978
by: Saxon (Illust.), Charles

Executive cleaning his office plants, cartoon art by Charles Saxon. 9 x 11", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 413623

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Warhol/Makos: A Personal Photographic Memoirby: Warhol, Andy/Christopher Makos.
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Warhol/Makos: A Personal Photographic Memoir
by: Warhol, Andy/Christopher Makos.

Softcover. NY, New American Library, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 128 pages. Over one hundred photos of Warhol, his friends and activities. Name on front fly leaf. otherwise clean.

Record # 385346

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William Christenberry: The Early Years, 1954-1968 by: Gruber, J. Richard
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William Christenberry: The Early Years, 1954-1968
by: Gruber, J. Richard

Hardcover. Augusta, Georgia, Morris Museum of Art, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 89 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Gilt edged page block, clean covers with inset painting and gilt lettering. Tight copy.

Record # 362502

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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreelandby: Stuart, Amanda Mackenzie
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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland
by: Stuart, Amanda Mackenzie

Hardcover. US, Harper, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 419 pages, photos in color and b&w. Remainder mark to bottom edge, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 350572

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ JUDGE - MARCH 6 1926 - Curtain Risingby: Holmgren (Illust.), John

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ JUDGE - MARCH 6 1926 - Curtain Rising
by: Holmgren (Illust.), John

Theatrical Number, curtain going up on dancing legs. Art by John Holmgren. 9 x 12", very good. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 413672

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Important Jewelry: Auction December 4 and 5, 1989-Sale 5947by: N?A
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Important Jewelry: Auction December 4 and 5, 1989-Sale 5947
by: N?A

Softcover. NY, Sotheby's, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, This 499 item catalogue is unpaginated,approximately 500 pages. Color photographs throughout. List of prices realized tucked in. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 385470

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Children's Book Illustration and Designby: Cummins, Julie
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Children's Book Illustration and Design
by: Cummins, Julie

Hardcover. New York, PBC Internation Inc, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color pictures throughout. Light edgewear on cover boards, otherwise clean, tight copy. Fabulous reference for collectors and anyone interested in the many award winning artists who illustrate children's books. A short biography of each selected 80 illustrators.

Record # 362558

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Forbidden Worlds: Volume 5: American Comics Group Collected Worksby: n?A
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Forbidden Worlds: Volume 5: American Comics Group Collected Works
by: n?A

Hardcover. US, PS Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Volume 5. 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 350612

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ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ COUNTRY GENTLEMAN - JUNE 1933 Circus sceneby: Prince (Illust.), William Meade

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ COUNTRY GENTLEMAN - JUNE 1933 Circus scene
by: Prince (Illust.), William Meade

Barker at circus sideshow with boys, art by William Meade Prince. 10.5 x 13.5", very good. Mailing label. PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 413693

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An Eames Primerby: Eames Demetrios
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An Eames Primer
by: Eames Demetrios

Softcover. NY, Universe Publishing, 2nd pr., 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 272 pages illustrated in color and b&w. The first book to capture the philosophy and spirit behind the work of Charles and Ray Eames, An Eames Primer offers an in-depth look at the couple's prolific legacy--one that has placed them among the most important American designers of the twentieth century. Those who know one or two aspects of the Eameses' work are often surprised to learn just how far and vast their range extended. Yet throughout their myriad works, from architecture and furniture to exhibition and design and filmmaking, their core philosphy prevails. An Eames Primer is the first book to illuminate this seamless connection. Author Eames Demetrios explores the rich energy of the Eameses' world from a unique perspective, informed by his close relationship with Charles and Ray. He shares personal anecdotes, previously unpublished photos, and his extensive interviews with former friends and colleagues of the Eameses to make connections between the Eameses' influential philosophy and their widely admired work. For those unacquainted with the designers, the stories behind the design process will inform, entertain, and inspire, while readers with an extensive knowledge of the Eameses' work gain a deeper level of understanding their process.

Record # 385662

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Tiffany in Fashionby: Loring, John
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Tiffany in Fashion
by: Loring, John

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 271 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color photographs throughout. Illustrated end papers and paste downs. Gilt titles on spine. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. A collection of 250 glamorous images chronicle the simultaneous evolution of fashion photography and fine jewelry, featuring extraordinary photographs that range from Richard Avedon's portrait of Elizabeth Taylor bedecked in cultured pearls to Scavullo's photograph of Paloma Picasso wearing her own jewelry designs.

Record # 362743

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Happy Hooligan (Forever Nuts: Classic Screwball Strips)by: Opper, Frederick Burr
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Happy Hooligan (Forever Nuts: Classic Screwball Strips)
by: Opper, Frederick Burr

Hardcover. US, NBM Publishing, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 110 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 350649

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Brother Sabastian Carries Onby: Day, Chon
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Brother Sabastian Carries On
by: Day, Chon

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 95 pages, b&w cartoons by Chon Day. The second collection of Brother Sebastian cartoons which ran in Look Magazine. Dust jacket with light edge wear, price clipped. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf.

Record # 415476

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A History of the Eragny Press, 1894-1914by: Marcella D. Genz
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A History of the Eragny Press, 1894-1914
by: Marcella D. Genz

Hardcover. New Castle DE, Oak Knoll, 1st, 2004, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A History of the Eragny Press, 1894-1914, is a full and exceptionally well-researched account of the Press. It begins with a brief survey of Lucien Pissarro's early career in France in order to establish the influences and motivations for his book designs and proceeds to examine Lucien's association with Charles Ricketts, the establishment of the Eragny Press, and the Press' relationship to the publishers Hacon & Ricketts. Eragny was not a commercial publisher, yet profits was an important motivation for the Pissarros. Included here is the first major account for a private press of the costs of production, profits, and marketing and distribution practices. Eragny Press books were promoted and sold in England, the Continent, and the United States. Two of the Eragny Press books were the results of commissions from French bibliophile clubs. This history of the Eragny Press includes a discussion of the influences and artistic theories that are the basis for the Pissarros' books and provides a critical reassessment of their significance within the history of the English Arts and Crafts Private Press movement. About half the book is devoted to an exhaustive and detailed bibliography of all the Eragny Press publications, with critical commentary on each. Accompanying the text and the descriptive bibliography are more than seventy-five reproductions of rare Eragny wood engravings ( by Lucien Pissarro, T. Sturge Moore, and others), title pages, borders and decorated initials, binding papers, and book covers. A History of the Eragny Press, 1894-1914, is an important book for anyone interested in the history of printing, the Arts and Crafts movement, Impressionism, private presses, the art of wood engraving, and illustrated and fine books.

Record # 385759

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How's the Squid?: A Book of Food Cartoonsby: Ziegler, Jack
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How's the Squid?: A Book of Food Cartoons
by: Ziegler, Jack

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages, cartoons throughout. Minor dust jacket rub, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 363168

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The New Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowesby: Callahan, Bob
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The New Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes
by: Callahan, Bob

Hardcover. US, Smithsonian Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 397 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. A panorama of some of the most creative and subversive art of our times, this one-of-a-kind anthology celebrates the artistry and insight of comic book art, graphic novels, and graphic journalism from the 1960s to the present. Classics such as R. Crumb's I Remember the Sixties, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Spider-Man saga "The Final Chapter," and Dan Clowes's Caricature are featured, plus new sequences of work by Chris Ware and Ben Katchor created exclusively for this volume. The book is divided into four main galleries: Underground Comics, Silver Age Super Heroes, A Raw Generation, and Dark Fiction and Deep Fantasy, and includes a special supplement of four-color work by Lynda Barry and others as well. In his lively introduction, Bob Callahan celebrates the achievements of American comic book art from the late 1930s to the present.

Record # 350685

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Sweeter Side of R. Crumb, Theby: Crumb, R
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Sweeter Side of R. Crumb, The
by: Crumb, R

Hardcover. London, M Q Publications, 1st, 2006, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Like new. An exclusive collection of drawings that reveal the tender side of R. Crumb. Evocative haunting images of people and places such as Aline, his daughter Sophie, scenes from the village and region he lives in the South of France, Jesse Crumb, his first wife Dana and their son Jesse and of course the Blues musicians he treasures from his 78rpm record collection. Unpaginated, but about 120 pages.

Record # 450135

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Joseph Cornellby: Waldman, Diane
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Joseph Cornell
by: Waldman, Diane

Hardcover. NY, George Braziller, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages, 40 color and 90 b&w illustrations. Out of the fantasies that enriched an often reclusive life, the enigmatic American artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) created a world of enchantment with his famed shadow boxes and collages. Using common objects like glasses, marbles, and mirrors, Cornell"s work evokes the strangeness of the familiar and the odd familiarity of the strange. Respected art historian and friend of the artist Diane Waldman probes the elusive imagery that marks Cornell"s work. Interviews with Cornell and his family and access to the artist"s papers inform her text. Bright, unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear, repaired chip. Clean copy.

Record # 385853

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MOME Fall 2007 by: Gary Groth/ Eric Reynolds(Ed.)
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MOME Fall 2007
by: Gary Groth/ Eric Reynolds(Ed.)

Softcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 120 pages. A quarterly anthology of literary comics. Contributors include Tim Hensley, Ray Fenwick, Paul Hornschemeier, Sophie Crumb, Jim Woodring, Kurt Wolfgang, others.

Record # 363250

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Claes Oldenburg: The Sixtiesby: Hochoerfer, Achim
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Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties
by: Hochoerfer, Achim

Hardcover. US, Prestel Publishing, 1st, 2012, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, This comprehensive monograph explores the conceptual complexity and diversity of Claes Oldenburg's early work to reveal this influential artist's extraordinary inventiveness. Accompanying an exhibition of Oldenburg's seminal early work, this publication examines the breadth of his artistic career from the late 1950s to 1970. It features works including the landmark installations The Street and The Store and their accompanying performances; the highly influential spectacular sculptures of everyday objects as well as drawings and preparatory collages for public projects from the 1960s. The book traces the development of Oldenburg's practice as it follows his work up to the Mouse Museum. Also included in the publication is an extensive chronology, alongside notes as well as a variety of installation views that showcase the careful consideration given to modes of presentation. In addition to imagery of his Pop icons, this richly illustrated book contains an extensive selection of drawings, collages, and magazine and newspaper clippings as well as a wealth of previously unpublished notebook pages, preparatory studies, and photographs taken by the artist. This volume probes diverse aspects of his work to offer fresh perspectives on Oldenburg's artistic development and unprecedented insights into the conceptual process of his artistic explorations. Gash through dust jacket on front cover.

Record # 350740

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Many Worlds of Arshile Gorky, Theby: Mooradian, Karlen
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Many Worlds of Arshile Gorky, The
by: Mooradian, Karlen

Softcover. Chicago, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 327 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. Light edge wear to wrappers, else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 451034

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Air: 24 Hours Jennifer Bartlett by: Eisenberg, Deborah & Jennifer Bartlett
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Air: 24 Hours Jennifer Bartlett
by: Eisenberg, Deborah & Jennifer Bartlett

Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, red cloth covers with an acetate dust jacket. 164 pages with 50 illustrations including 24 plates in full color. Text by Deborah Eisenberg. Jennifer Bartlett creates her most personal paintings, all made between 1991 and 1992. Here, in each work, the unflinching presence of time is carefully, conspicuously monitored by a clock - light gray for day, dark gray for night. But motifs, color combinations, even certain images variously recur throughout the 24 paintings, shaking us up, causing us to realize that even the most seemingly casual, intimate scenes (a child's bedroom, a bathroom, the garden fish pond) are the trappings of much larger concerns.Clean copy.

Record # 385941

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Theatre Guyedby: Levy/Rea Irvin, Newman
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Theatre Guyed
by: Levy/Rea Irvin, Newman

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover, 90 pages. Humorous verse describing famous plays, illustrated with black and white drawings by Rea Irvin. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket is present but poor condition. Book itself is clean and bright.

Record # 363423

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After A Fashion: What We Wore 1947 to the Presentby: Roberts, Elizabeth
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After A Fashion: What We Wore 1947 to the Present
by: Roberts, Elizabeth

Hardcover. East Sussex, Ammonite Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 300 pages, color and b&w photographs. Hardcover in a very good dust jacket, clean. As pointed out in the introduction by Elizabeth Roberts, this book isn't aiming to be a history of fashion of the past century. It explores the ideas behind it; the influences of clothing by society we live in, and to convey this the outstanding work of the Press Association is used. This book is a visual, eye-watering history that tells the story of how we've become today.The book is split into five chapters followed by a page-to-page picture index. 1. FILMSTARS, FULL SKIRTS AND FUR: POST-WAR GLAMOUR 2. ROMANCE AND REVOLUTION: 1960's 3. FROM THE QUEEN TO POSH: FASHION ICONS 4. ON THE STREETS AND IN THE SHOPS: WHAT WE REALLY WORE 5. FANTASY AND REALITY: LONDON FASHION WEEK 2008-2009

Record # 350793

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Cindy Shermanby: Sherman, Cindy
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Cindy Sherman
by: Sherman, Cindy

Softcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 197 pages, b&w and color photographs throughout. Light yellowing to edges of wrappers. Else a very clean, tight copy. 39 b&w and 50 color plates; 8.5 x 10.5 inches. An early retrospective of photographs by Cindy Sherman; introduction by Peter Schjeldahl; afterword by I. Michael Danoff.

Record # 451242

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American Masters: The Voice & The Myth by: O'Dohert, Brian & Hans Namuth (photos)
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American Masters: The Voice & The Myth
by: O'Dohert, Brian & Hans Namuth (photos)

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright, edge-worn dust jacket that's price-clipped. B&w and color photography by Hans Namuth, includes art, biographical information about, and essays on eight American artists: Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis; Jackson Pollock; Willem de Kooning; Mark Rothko; Robert Rauschenberg; Andrew Wyeth; Joseph Cornell. Clean copy. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 385966

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Art Nouveau In Franceby: Jean-Paul Midant
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Art Nouveau In France
by: Jean-Paul Midant

Softcover. Paris, Books & Co., 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 169 pages. A volume on French Art Nouveau design, architecture and interior decoration. Features designs by Emile Galle, Alphonse Mucha, Paul Signac and others. Color illustrations throughout.

Record # 363442

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Waterfront New York: Images of the 1920s and '30sby: Watson, Aldren A.
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Waterfront New York: Images of the 1920s and '30s
by: Watson, Aldren A.

Hardcover. New York , Quantuck Lane Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 144 pages, Vibrant watercolors of New York City harbor and life on the waterfront in the 1920s and 30s. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Artist Aldren Watson, the accomplished son of two New York City printmakers, has made a beautiful and historically rich collection of watercolors depicting the part of the city he loved-the waterfront and harbor of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Based on photographs taken by his father in the twenties and thirties, seen here are the city's docks, storefronts, bustling streets, and iconic bridges. These 46 watercolors give us an intimate and accurate sense of the past in this diverse locale. Each painting is accompanied by descriptive and informative text, placing the view in the context of the city and its history. Approximately 50 color reproductions

Record # 350817

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Elmer Batters: From the Tip of the Toes to the Top of the Hoseby: Batters, Elmer
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Elmer Batters: From the Tip of the Toes to the Top of the Hose
by: Batters, Elmer

Hardcover. NY, Taschen, 1st , 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 211 pages, b&w and color photographs throughout. Light edge wear, rubbing to dust jacket. Else a clean, tight copy. For adults only.

Record # 451622

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J. B. Oudry. 1686-1755 ; Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1er octobre 1982-3 janvier 1983.by:
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J. B. Oudry. 1686-1755 ; Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1er octobre 1982-3 janvier 1983.
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Softcover. Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 287 pages. FRENCH TEXT. Illustrated in b&w, some color. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386041

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Artist was a Young Man, The: The Life story of Peer Rindisbacherby: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
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Artist was a Young Man, The: The Life story of Peer Rindisbacherby: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.Artist was a Young Man, The: The Life story of Peer Rindisbacherby: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

Artist was a Young Man, The: The Life story of Peer Rindisbacher
by: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

Hardcover. Fort Worth, TX, Amon Carter Museum, 1st Edition, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 102 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages and edges clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine straight. Cover boards bound in tan cloth, gilt title on spine. In beautiful condition. More than a biography of an important western artist, it is a saga of the times as related through an artist's eyes, along with a timely account of the artist's life on the frontier.

Record # 363569

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BETTER 'OLE, A: THE BRILLIANT BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER AND THE FIRST WORLD WARby: Gosling, Lucinda/ Bruce Bairnsfather
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BETTER 'OLE, A: THE BRILLIANT BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR
by: Gosling, Lucinda/ Bruce Bairnsfather

Softcover. Canada, The History Press, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 143 pages, softcover. Extensive b&w illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 350998

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Portrait: A Life of Thomas Eakinsby: McFeely, William S.
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Portrait: A Life of Thomas Eakins
by: McFeely, William S.

Hardcover. New York, W. W. Norton, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 237 pages, b&w illustrations, 16 color plates. A very clean, tight copy. Thomas Eakins, a native of Philadelphia, painted two worlds: one sure of its valuesthe surgeons, inventors, musicians, and athletes of his timeand another that reflected his own struggles with depression and sexual identity. In this evenhanded account of those struggles, William S. McFeely sheds new light on Eakins's genius and on the evocative melancholy of his portraits, particularly of women, which include many of his remarkable wife, Susan McDowell Eakins. Those deeply perceptive paintings may be the greatest expressions of his art.

Record # 452642

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EC Covers: Artisan Editionby: Wood, Wally; Kurtzman, Harvey; Ingels, Graham; Williamson, Al; Craig, Johnny/Others
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EC Covers: Artisan Edition
by: Wood, Wally; Kurtzman, Harvey; Ingels, Graham; Williamson, Al; Craig, Johnny/Others

Softcover. IDW/Idea & Design Works, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, the smaller (8 1/4 X 12") Artisan Edition. Collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this elegant tome include: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more. Each cover in this collection has been scanned from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images were scanned in COLOR, enabling the reader to see all the subtle nuances that make original art unique. Blue pencil notations, zip-a-tone, Duoshade, whiteoutall of these and more are clearly visible. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386246

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New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons, Theby: New Yorker Magazine
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New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons, Theby: New Yorker MagazineNew Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons, Theby: New Yorker Magazine

New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons, The
by: New Yorker Magazine

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st Edition, 1992, 102 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Cream cover boards, decoration in brown on front cover, brown quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket price-clipped, excellent. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. In beautiful condition. Go climb a tree, cats! it's the year of the dog--thanks to the 101 inimitable cartoons in this book, a whole glorious, uproarious world of dogs from more than sixty-five years of The New Yorker.

Record # 367567

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Imperial Wardrobeby: Dickinson, Gary and Linda Wrigglesworth
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Imperial Wardrobe
by: Dickinson, Gary and Linda Wrigglesworth

Hardcover. Berkeley CA, Ten Speed Press, Revised Ed., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Revised Edition of a book first published in 1990 in London. 204 pages illustrated with detailed color and b&w photographs. Court fashion of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Record # 351112

Price: $60.00 
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