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Fables in Frames: La Fontaine and Visual Culture in Nineteenth-Century Franceby: Powell, Kirsten H.

Fables in Frames: La Fontaine and Visual Culture in Nineteenth-Century France
by: Powell, Kirsten H.

Hardcover. New York, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 180 pages, b&w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. Fables in Frames argues that the increased interest in the fables of La Fontaine during the nineteenth century resulted largely from the activities of artists, who offered the seventeenth-century fables new contexts for a post-Revolution age. First in caricature and book illustration and later in Salon painting, artists transformed the fables to comment on contemporary issues. The goal of this study is to tackle the general issue of why La Fontaine's fables appeared in art at all during the nineteenth century and to explore the specific questions of how certain artists made those texts culturally normative.

Record # 451922

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Mar. 1974 - Children in playground   by: Charles E. Martin (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Mar. 1974 - Children in playground
by: Charles E. Martin (Illust.)

1974, Book: Very Good, Color art of two kids climbing monkey bars on playground by Charles Martin. 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 # 384116

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Mariko Mori : Oneness by: Mori, Mariko

Mariko Mori : Oneness
by: Mori, Mariko

Hardcover. Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in a white cardboard slipcase, 352 pages. One of the best-known Japanese artists of the international scene, Mariko Mori, born in 1967 in Tokyo, envisions fantastical worlds and beings in spectacular photographs and videos--frequently casting herself amid these scenarios as a Bjork-esque avatar in biomorphic and technological symbiosis. Mori studied fashion design in Tokyo, worked briefly as a model and later studied fine art in England, and this early education is visible in her elaborately produced photographs, videos and sculpture that are as reminiscent of Hollywood as they are of contemporary art. Her recent work involves exotic landscapes, computer-generated images and choreographed performances for which the artist designs her own costumes and plays the central characters.This extraordinary and substantial publication offers a retrospective of Mori's entire oeuvre, and is the first to present the complete Beginning of the End: Past, Present, Future, a photographic cycle produced over a period of 11 years, in which Mori presents herself as a time traveler in a plexiglass capsule at significant symbolic locations, from Giza to New York to Shanghai.

Record # 361579

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Virgil Finlay's Women of the Agesby: Finlay, Virgil

Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages
by: Finlay, Virgil

Hardcover. Novato, CA, Underwood Miller, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 147 pages. Black & white illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

Record # 206139

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Democratic Art, The : Pictures for a 19th-century America : Chromolithography, 1840-1900by: Marzio, Peter C

Democratic Art, The : Pictures for a 19th-century America : Chromolithography, 1840-1900
by: Marzio, Peter C

Hardcover. Boston, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 357 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Faint foxing to dust jacket flaps and top edge, else a nice, tight copy.

Record # 453854

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Dec. 12 1977 - Christmas trees     by: Ed Koren (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Dec. 12 1977 - Christmas trees
by: Ed Koren (Illust.)

1977, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon of 10 Koren creatures carrying decorated Christmas trees. 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 # 384133

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Anton Otto Fischer: Marine Artist: His Life and Workby: Fischer, Katrina Sigsbee

Anton Otto Fischer: Marine Artist: His Life and Work
by: Fischer, Katrina Sigsbee

Hardcover. Nantucket, MA, Mill Hill Press, Reprint, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color illustrations throughout.

Record # 361703

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Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Artby: Diane De Grazia (Author), Carter E Foster (Author)

Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
by: Diane De Grazia (Author), Carter E Foster (Author)

Hardcover. New York, Rizzoli, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 328 pages, 216 Illustrations, 120 in color. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art is a sumptuous introduction to one of the great American collections of works on paper. An introduction by the museum's chief curator, Diane De Grazia, and commentary by senior staff, lead the viewer through works spanning more than 500 years. Included are studies by Michelangelo and Durer; key drawings of the early Baroque by Barocci and Guercino; masterpieces of social observation by Goya and Daumier; and outstanding sheets by the great nineteenth-century French masters, from Gericault to Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. Twentieth-century masters such as Picasso and Paul Klee are also represented.

Record # 305216

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Will H. Bradley: American Artist in Print: A Collector's Guideby: Koch, Robert

Will H. Bradley: American Artist in Print: A Collector's Guide
by: Koch, Robert

Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1st, January 25, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 206 pages with 60 color and 117 b&w plates. Still wrapped in plastic. Oversized. A bright, beautiful copy. This comprehensive book brings together nearly two hundred illustrations from Ore, The Inland Printer, The Chap-Book, Collier's Weekly, and other periodicals, books advertisements, and ephemera. Adding to the volume's reference value are an extensive list of Bradley's published works, bibliography, lists of public collections and exhibitions, and an appendix reprinting his "Primer of Ornament and Design," including previously unpublished material.

Record # 455423

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Feb. 7 1970 - winterscapeby: David Preston (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Feb. 7 1970 - winterscape
by: David Preston (Illust.)

1970, Book: Very Good, Color art of bare trees in a winter landscape by Preston. 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 # 384197

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Sketches for Friendsby: Edward Ardizzone and Judy Taylor

Sketches for Friends
by: Edward Ardizzone and Judy Taylor

Hardcover. Boston, David Godine, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. Color illustrations. Edward Ardizzone, one of England's most beloved artists and illustrators, was also an artist who could never resist the temptation of filling his letters to family and friends with enchanting vignettes and sketches. Like all of his work, these were done quickly, humorously, and lovingly, with a sure touch for outline, wash, and color that always distinguished his work. For the first time, here is a selection of those letters, envelopes, and illustrations, selected and edited by Judy Taylor, longtime children's book editor at the Bodley Head and among Ardizzone's closest friends and correspondents.

Record # 361733

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John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890-1891 (Yale Art Gallery)by: Hodermarsky, Elisabeth

John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890-1891 (Yale Art Gallery)
by: Hodermarsky, Elisabeth

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2010-11-09, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 224 pages, profuse color and b&w illustrations and plates. The essays in John La Farge's Second Paradise explore the artist's reemergence as a plain air landscape painter, his use of the sketchbook, and his late decorative work, which was reinvigorated by the experience of light and color he discovered in the South Seas. Further discussions examine the prevailing notions of tropical paradise perpetuated since Captain Cook's "discovery" of Polynesia in the late 18th century, and offer the first extended comparison of the careers and art of La Farge and Paul Gauguin, who arrived in Tahiti only days after La Farge left in 1891. Featuring many previously unpublished works, this beautiful book is a major contribution to the study of La Farge's life and art. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap.

Record # 350020

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L.P. Latimer:: California Watercolor Painter (SIGNED COPY)by: Harrison, Jr., Alfred C.

L.P. Latimer:: California Watercolor Painter (SIGNED COPY)
by: Harrison, Jr., Alfred C.

Hardcover. San Francisco, North Point Gallery, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 46 pages. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper. Full color illustrations throughout. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, clean, tight copy.

Record # 456471

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Nov. 22 1976 - Indoor plants    by: Eugene Mihaesco (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Nov. 22 1976 - Indoor plants
by: Eugene Mihaesco (Illust.)

1976, Book: Very Good, Color art by Mihaesco of indoor plants with lights. 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 # 384242

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Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Designby: Jennifer Bass , Pat Kirkham , et al.

Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design
by: Jennifer Bass , Pat Kirkham , et al.

Hardcover. London, Laurence King, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 428 pages. This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th Century, who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work. With more than 1,400 illustrations, many of them never published before and written by the leading design historian Pat Kirkham, this is the definitive study that design and film enthusiasts have been eagerly anticipating. Saul Bass (1920-1996) created some of the most compelling images of American post-war visual culture. Having extended the remit of graphic design to include film titles, he went on to transform the genre. His best known works include a series of unforgettable posters and title sequences for films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and Otto Preminger's The Man With The Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder. He also created some of the most famous logos and corporate identity campaigns of the century, including those for major companies such as AT&T, Quaker Oats, United Airlines and Minolta. His wife and collaborator, Elaine, joined the Bass office in the late 1950s. Together they created an impressive series of award-winning short films, including the Oscar-winning Why Man Creates, as well as an equally impressive series of film titles, ranging from Stanley Kubrick s Spartacus in the early 1960s to Martin Scorsese s Cape Fear and Casino in the 1990s. Designed by Jennifer Bass, Saul Bass's daughter and written by distinguished design historian Pat Kirkham who knew Saul Bass personally, this book is full of images from the Bass archive, providing an in depth account of one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century.

Record # 361807

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Hair Warsby: Yellen, David

Hair Wars
by: Yellen, David

Hardcover. New York , powerHouse Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Light edgewear to illustrated boards, else a clean, tight copy. After attending a first Hair Wars show at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem in 2004, photographer David Yellen and fashion writer Johanna Lenander decided to document, through portraits and interviews, the creative power of the most acclaimed Fantasy Hair stylists nationally. 'Hair Wars,' the first photography book to document this phenomenal art form, presents a series of 74 four-color photographs that were taken in several Hair Wars shows around the country between 2004 and 2006. 102 pages, 75 color plates.

Record # 350091

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David Hockney Portraitsby: Howgate, Sarah

David Hockney Portraits
by: Howgate, Sarah

Softcover. London, National Portrait Gallery, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 256 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Essays by Marco Livingstone, Mark Glazebrook, Sarah Howgate, Edmund White and Barbara Stern Shapiro are followed by the section of 163 color plates, Notes on the sitters for the portraits, and an illustrated Chronology. A selected bibliography and index are also included.

Record # 458893

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Mar. 31 1973 - Chairs on tables   by: Ronald Searle (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Mar. 31 1973 - Chairs on tables
by: Ronald Searle (Illust.)

1973, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon by Searle of restaurant chairs stacked on tables including upside-down elderly man. 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 # 384273

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New York Drawingsby: Adrian Tomine

New York Drawings
by: Adrian Tomine

Hardcover. Montreal, Drawn & Quarterly, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 176 pages. Adrian Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for more than a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of The New Yorker. Instantly recognizable for their deceptively simple and evocative style, these images have garnered the attention of The New Yorker's readership and the approbation of such venerable institutions as the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. New York Drawings is a loving homage to the city that Tomine, a West Coast transplant, has called home for the past seven years. This lavish, beautifully designed volume collects every cover, comic, and illustration that he has produced for The New Yorker to date, along with an assortment of other rare and uncollected illustrations and sketches inspired by the city. Complete with notes and annotations by the author, New York Drawings will also feature a new introductory comic focusing on Tomine's experiences as a New York illustrator.

Record # 361835

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Dr. Lakra: Health & Efficiencyby: Cruzvillegas, Abraham, and Lakra, Dr

Dr. Lakra: Health & Efficiency
by: Cruzvillegas, Abraham, and Lakra, Dr

Hardcover. gr, Editorial RM, 1st, 2009, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. With an all-black velvet cover and beautifully printed inside, Health and Efficiency is a sexy little book. The pieces are all derived from a pile of old nudist camp magazines he picked up in Brick Lane market in East London. In the original clippings nubile porcelain-white maidens pose puritanically next to ponds and lillies. But in Lakra's versions they have sailor tattoos and get skewered by monochrome skeletons and mugwumps.

Record # 350136

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William Adam, 1689-1748  A life and times of Scotland's universal architectby: Gifford, John

William Adam, 1689-1748 A life and times of Scotland's universal architect
by: Gifford, John

Softcover. Edinburgh, Mainstream Publishing, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 218 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light wear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 459699

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Sept. 23 1972 - Police escort   by: Charles Saxon (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Sept. 23 1972 - Police escort
by: Charles Saxon (Illust.)

1972, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon of motorcycle police leading a political parade. 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 # 384300

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Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to Seeby: Mouly, Francoise

Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See
by: Mouly, Francoise

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. Francoise Mouly takes us behind the scenes at the New Yorker and reveals how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the most urgent political and cultural events of the day. She shows the shocking and hilarious sketches that didn't make the cut and explains how these are essential stages in the evolution of a cover that stands the test of time but retains its edge. Her book captures contemporary history--from the farce of Monica Lewinsky to the adventures of Michelle and Barack to nuclear meltdown in Japan--in images that are as acute as they are outrageous. More than that, it shows how the magazine that exemplifies journalistic excellence in America also dares to cultivate a sense of humor when grappling with complex moral and political issues.

Record # 361930

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Nov. 1 1969 - Scary jack-in-the-box     by: William Steig (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Nov. 1 1969 - Scary jack-in-the-box
by: William Steig (Illust.)

1969, Book: Very Good, Color art by Steig of grotesque faces popping out of a jack-in-the-box. 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 # 384349

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Eric Fischl: Ten Breathsby: Kay Heimer, Roland Meyer , et al.

Eric Fischl: Ten Breaths
by: Kay Heimer, Roland Meyer , et al.

Hardcover. Kerber, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, 144 pages. Painter Francesco Clemente once said of Eric Fischl, "If life is what happens to you as you make other plans, then 'life' is Eric Fischl's subject matter." Though Fischl is best known for his figurative paintings, this monograph presents a 2007 series of 13 sculptures and corresponding large-format gouache works. Cast in polyester and resin, the life-sized, three-dimensional nudes enter into tense dialogue with the drawings, depicting the same element of human struggle that we find in Fischl's paintings. Naked bodies without context or reference, engaged in no specific narrative, offer any number of possible interpretations. They allow the viewer to indulge in careful observation, daring us to penetrate the surface patina of the sculptures to see if anything lies beneath. A special section includes a complete catalogue raisonee of the sculptural work from 1975 through 2007.

Record # 361955

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Andy Warhol: Shadows and Other Signs of Life: Anniversary Notes for Andy Warholby: Buchloh, Benjamin

Andy Warhol: Shadows and Other Signs of Life: Anniversary Notes for Andy Warhol
by: Buchloh, Benjamin

Hardcover. Koln GR, Walther Konig, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Hardcover, 118 pages, no dust jacket issued. English and French text. On the occasion of what would have been Andy Warhol's eightieth birthday, in 2008, this exquisitely produced volume examines one essential but miraculously under-studied element of the artist's work: The shadow. Beginning with photographic still lifes of skulls and taxidermied animals, then moving on to male nudes, tabletops and table settings, celebrity portraits, gems, fruits and many amazing still lifes of hammers, sickles, shoes and other ordinary objects that presage Fischli & Weiss' Equilibres by several years, Shadows and Other Signs of Life concludes with Warhol's photographs of actual shadows and an outstanding selection of abstract silkscreens, stenciled works and piss paintings. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at Paris' Galerie Chantal Crousel, this volume contains illuminating short texts--Anniversary Notes for Andy Warhol--by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh.

Record # 350205

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Devi: The Great Goddess: Female Divinity in South Asian Artby: Dehejia, Vidya (Editor)

Devi: The Great Goddess: Female Divinity in South Asian Art
by: Dehejia, Vidya (Editor)

Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Prestel, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 408 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Large oversized book. Devi, the Great Goddess of India is beautiful, beneficent, terrifying, all-powerful, and glorious. Ubiquitous in India's social and spiritual fabric, she has, over the millennia, been painted, sculpted, carved, and wrought from silver and bronze in a myriad of shapes and forms. Devi: The Great Goddess brings together one hundred and twenty of these diverse examples of Devi and a group of distinguished essayists who explore facets of Devi worship and tradition, including ritual, architecture, literature, history and contemporary issues such as feminism and gender politics. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 460375

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER:  New Yorker Mar. 29 1969 - Woman studying painting for sale   by: Charles Saxon (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Mar. 29 1969 - Woman studying painting for sale
by: Charles Saxon (Illust.)

1969, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon of woman contemplating purchasing art as gallery owner stands by. 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 # 384365

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Pop Art Portraitsby: Paul Moorhouse and Dominic Sandbrook

Pop Art Portraits
by: Paul Moorhouse and Dominic Sandbrook

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Reaching its pinnacle during the era of Marilyn Monroe and James Bond, Haight-Ashbury and Swinging London, Pop art reflected the ideals and aspirations of a generation. By the 1960s the movement's bold imagery and style had become inseparable from the new consumer culture. This important book looks at British and American Pop art through the lens of portraiture, providing a fresh perspective on the movement and its innovative artists. Blurring the boundaries between "high" and "low" culture, Pop artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, and Peter Blake elevated portraiture to a new position. Author Paul Moorhouse explores the artists' engagement with portraits; their shared fascination with fame; their use of images from advertisements, rock music, films, and print sources; and the ways in which the British and American schools of Pop evolved and influenced one another. Bringing together key works from the peak years of Pop, this extensively illustrated book demonstrates how the conventions of portraiture were redefined as Pop artists transformed familiar images into transcendent works of art.

Record # 362080

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Lord of Mess: My Head Is a Visual Township [With CDROM]by: Jaybo

Lord of Mess: My Head Is a Visual Township [With CDROM]
by: Jaybo

Softcover. Berlin, Gestalten Verlag, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 208 pages. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. This monograph features Jaybo's font designs, logos, record covers and examples of his work as the Art Director of the lifestyle magazine Style and the Family Tunes.

Record # 350266

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Fletcher Benton (SIGNED COPY)by: Lucie-Smith, Edward

Fletcher Benton (SIGNED COPY)
by: Lucie-Smith, Edward

Hardcover. US, Harry N Abrams, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST on half title page. Light shelf-wear and sun-fade to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Essay by Paul J. Karlstrom. With 365 illustrations including 260 plates in full color.

Record # 462718

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker April 20 1963 - Thinking of Springby: Andre Francois (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker April 20 1963 - Thinking of Spring
by: Andre Francois (Illust.)

1963, Book: Very Good, Color art by Francois of businessman dreaming of flowers and birds. 8 3/4 X 12", very good. Faint crease down center. 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 # 384384

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Auto Adsby: Stern, Jane

Auto Ads
by: Stern, Jane

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 127 pages. Features 100 B&W and color automobile ads from 1905-1976. Clean copy.

Record # 362111

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Norma Jeane: Body Proxyby: Carmine, Giovanni (Ed.)

Norma Jeane: Body Proxy
by: Carmine, Giovanni (Ed.)

Hardcover. US, JRP|Ringier, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 192 pages, no dust jacket issued. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. The artistic persona Norma Jeane (her birth, says the artist, coincided with Marilyn Monroe's death) presents a series of mind-bending but nevertheless elegantly simple projects in this volume. Gatefold images separate substantial essays and explanations of works, one of which involves a riderless motorcycle that starts and revs when approached, and another a couch that releases pheromones when sat on.

Record # 350308

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De Stijl 1917-1931: Visions of Utopiaby: Jaffe, Hans Ludwig C.

De Stijl 1917-1931: Visions of Utopia
by: Jaffe, Hans Ludwig C.

Softcover. NY, Abbeville Press, 3rd printing, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 255 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. a Clean, tight copy. Third printing of this large trade paperback published for the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for the 1982 exhibition. Illustrated with 205 b&w and color plates.

Record # 464628

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Everyone's a Critic: The Ultimate Cartoon Book by: Eckstein, Bob (Ed.)

Everyone's a Critic: The Ultimate Cartoon Book
by: Eckstein, Bob (Ed.)

Hardcover. Hudson NY, Princeton Architectural Press, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 143 pages. We are all critics now. From social media "likes" to reviews on Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes, we're constantly asked to give our opinion and offer feedback. Everyone's a Critic is a curated collection of the best and brightest New Yorker cartoonists celebrating the art of the drawn critique, whether about restaurants, art, sports, dates, friends, or modern life. Featuring the work of thirty-six masters of the cartoon, including Roz Chast, Sam Gross, Nick Downes, Liza Donnelly, Bob Mankoff, Michael Maslin, and Mick Stevens, over half the cartoons in this book appear in print for the first time. No dust jacket issued. Clean copy.

Record # 384412

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Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyleby: Donald Albrecht , Robert Schonfeld, et al.

Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle
by: Donald Albrecht , Robert Schonfeld, et al.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 176 pages. Before there was Martha Stewart, there was Russel Wright (1904-1976), the great mid-century modern American designer who pioneered the concept of "easier living" for the middle class, a uniquely American lifestyle that was gracious but contemporary and informal. Yet despite Wright's enormous influence, there has been no major survey of his work until now. This handsome volume-which accompanies an exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City-showcases more than 125 of Wright's best designs for inexpensive, mass-produced dinnerware, textiles, and furniture. As the flurry of Wright auction activity on Ebay shows, there is a thriving collectors' market for his designs. 125 illustrations, 65 in full color, 176 pages, 71/2 x 10".

Record # 362282

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CBGBby: Assorted; Hernandez Jaime Illustrator; BB Chuck Illustrator;

CBGB
by: Assorted; Hernandez Jaime Illustrator; BB Chuck Illustrator;

Softcover. US, BOOM! Studios, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, graphic novel Illustrated throughout in color. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 350335

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Pablo Picasso: The Lithographsby: Reusse, Felix (Compiler)

Pablo Picasso: The Lithographs
by: Reusse, Felix (Compiler)

Hardcover. Germany, Hatje Cantz Publishers, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 303 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color and Black and white pictures throughout. This catalogue raisonne of Picasso's lithographic work contains 855 pieces with entries for every printed sheet as an individual work, including test and state printings, and unpublished sheets. Scholarly essays from various contributors. Light fraying to bottom spine cover.

Record # 470095

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Nov. 25 1972 - Parade crowdby: Charles E. Martin (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER: New Yorker Nov. 25 1972 - Parade crowd
by: Charles E. Martin (Illust.)

1972, Book: Very Good, Color art by Martin of a festive crowd awaiting the parade. 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 # 384442

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Showcase Presents: The Flash, Vol. 2by: John Broome

Showcase Presents: The Flash, Vol. 2
by: John Broome

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover,. A collection of comic books starring Barry Allen, a medical police scientist transformed into a dynamic superhero known as the Flash. Stories date from the 1960s.

Record # 362309

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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Artby: McCloud, Scott

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by: McCloud, Scott

Softcover. US, Kitchen Sink Press, 2nd printing, 1993-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 215 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 350386

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Reframing Rembrandt: Jews and the Christian Image in Seventeenth-Century Amsterdamby: Zell, Michael

Reframing Rembrandt: Jews and the Christian Image in Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam
by: Zell, Michael

Hardcover. Berkeley, CA , University of California Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 283 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Black and white illustrations throughout. This richly detailed study reconceptualizes a striking but enigmatic moment in Rembrandt's art from the 1650s--one of the artist's most prolific and creative periods. Michael Zell identifies a significant theological shift in Rembrandt's use of religious imagery and interprets this shift in light of the unique religious and social conditions of seventeenth-century Amsterdam. Rembrandt's biblical art has generally been regarded as the embodiment of a Protestant aesthetic. By looking closely at the artist's relationship with his patron Rabbi Menasseh ben Israel and the ideas of a group of "philosemitic" Protestants with whom the rabbi was engaged in an apologetic dialogue, Zell deepens and complicates our understanding of Rembrandt's sacred art from this period.

Record # 471821

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Drawing Fashion: The Art of Kenneth Paul Blockby: Susan Mulcahy

Drawing Fashion: The Art of Kenneth Paul Block
by: Susan Mulcahy

Hardcover. NY, Pointed Leaf Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The first monograph on the work of Kenneth Paul Block, one of the most influential fashion illustrators of the twentieth century. The oversize, lavishly illustrated book chronicles Block's lifetime of drawings, watercolors, and astute observations during the artist's over 30-year career at Women's Wear Daily, powerful fashion publication. A long awaited book of astonishingly vibrant fashion and portrait drawings of swan necked beauties by a much admired fashion-insider. Mr. Block studied at The Parsons school of Design and illustrated the work of the most influential fashion designers from about the mid 20th century to the nineties before unoriginal, mediocre photography (and unskilled illustrations) completely dominated how fashion was communicated to the celebrity obsessed, style challenged, uninformed masses. With seemingly effortless ease (the energy in the art looks like it could have been sketched yesterday!), Mr. Block drew the ever changing mood of fashion from London Mod to Italian Modern, Preppy Classic to Japanese Experimental, French couture to American casual and inspired many generations of fashion enthusiasts in the process. Mr. Block's portraits showcase a few of his favorite ladies. A rare and exquisite breed who set the standard for elegance and chic for most of the 20th century. Society beauties like Mrs. Guinness, Mrs. Paley, Mrs. Guest, Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Kennedy speak of a time when grace, poise and mystery mixed with a certain sense of knowing defined a chic, stylish lady. PLEASE NOTE: The book,while clean and bright, has a mild musty smell. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY due to size and weight.

Record # 384472

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Little Nemo: 1905-1914by: Winsor McCay and Bill Blackbeard

Little Nemo: 1905-1914
by: Winsor McCay and Bill Blackbeard

Hardcover. Evergreen/Taschen, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 432 pages. A reproduction of some of the "Little Nemo" comic strip from the early 20th century. This volume reflects the distinctive art-nouveau style of the original drawings and follows Little Nemo as he journeys nightly into the world of dreams. The strip was introduced to America over a century ago, and these pages still have the power to astonish and touch anyone that reads them. The utter timelessness of this strip, both in artwork and vision, is the kind of testament to genius that very few graphic artists ever receive. Winsor McCay was such a genius and his major work, Little Nemo in Slumberland, is a vastly rich exploration of human dreams.

Record # 362347

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Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Todayby: Bondil, Nathalie

Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Today
by: Bondil, Nathalie

Softcover. US, Prestel, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 424 pages, color and b&w illustrations. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. No dust jacket, as issued. From the exhibition produced by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in partnership with the Museo Nacional de Belias Artes and the Fototeca de Cuba in Havana. A comprehensive history of Cuban art and design.

Record # 350441

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Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-46by: Kane, Bob

Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-46
by: Kane, Bob

Hardcover. New York, DC Comics/Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 209 pages. Hardcover with slipcase. Illustrated with full color reproductions of classic Batman strips from 1943-1946. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 511875

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Animated Advertising-200 Years of Premiums, Promos, and Pop-ups, from the Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubinby: Ellen G.K. Rubin

Animated Advertising-200 Years of Premiums, Promos, and Pop-ups, from the Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin
by: Ellen G.K. Rubin

Softcover. NY, Grolier Club, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 112 pages. A lively look at an underexplored niche in the history of American ads: pop-ups. Drawing from Ellen G. K. Rubins extensive collection of more than 7,000 pop-up books and related ephemera, Animated Advertising demonstrates how animated and dimensional paper devices have been used throughout US history to promote products, art, entertainment, and ideas. The book displays the creativity of advertisers in food, fashion, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, travel, music, politics, and more. Rubins diverse examples of historical paper pop-ups show how they leaped from the pack of standard marketing materials to catch the eye and inform patrons and clientele about the items being sold. Illustrated with two hundred and fifty color images, and published to coincide with a Winter 2023 exhibition at the Grolier Clubs New York headquarters, Animated Advertising is a lively look at an underexplored niche in the history of American marketing, graphic design, and paper engineering. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Record # 384510

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For Members Onlyby: Arno, Peter

For Members Only
by: Arno, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, lacks dust jacket. Light soil to front board, otherwise clean.

Record # 362422

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Philip Grushkin: A Designer"s Archiveby: Shaw, Paul

Philip Grushkin: A Designer"s Archive
by: Shaw, Paul

Softcover. New York, Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 96 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. A look at book jackets designed by Grushkin, also includes jackets designed by George Salter, Grushkin's teacher. Table of contents, introduction, a biography of Grushkin, book jackets and examples of graphic design by Grushkin. Glossary, biographical sketches of important figures, biographical sketch of the author.

Record # 350501

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