1977, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon of businessmen marching off to do battle with shields. 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.
Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 240 pages, color illustrations. Anchored by the Dickensian "A Christmas for Shacktown," this volume collects the universally beloved comics adventures of Donald Duck, his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and his Uncle Scrooge.
Hardcover. Milan, Charta/Deitch Projects, 1st, 2007-08-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Hardcover, 256 pages illustrated in color. Examines the development of early artistic notions rooted in self-fragmentation, a questioning of western rationality, and the refutation of capitalist ideals. With over a hundred works, this survey traces the link between Clemente's ink on paper works and conceptual photographs, heightened exponentially by the transferrence of both styles to canvas.
Softcover. Bethel CT, Apple Comics, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled comic book with color wraps, 28 pages illustrated in b&w by Lomax. Creator Don Lomax, a Vietnam War veteran, has entrenched his Vietnam Journal as one of the most realistic graphic representations of the Vietnam War. Recommended by The Military Book Club. Clean, bright copy.
1976, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon by Saxon of broadcast control room televising political news. 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.
Softcover. Santa Rosa CA, Charles M. Schulz Museum, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 55 pages, illustrated throughout. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition.
Softcover. New York, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1st, 1982 , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 144 pages. A history of the classic VW ad campaign that began in 1959. Profusely illustratedClean copy.
1972, Book: Very Good, Color cartoon by Addams of children approaching gingerbread house. 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.
Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 344 pages. The abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner, Clyfford Still, Helen Frankenthaler, and others revolutionized the art world in the 1940s and 1950s and continue to inspire passionate arguments to this day. What were these artists trying to achieve? Who were the critical voices of the time that rallied public interest in Abstract Expressionism and sparked rancorous debate? Drawing on recent critical, historical and biographical work, this lavishly illustrated book offers a sharp new focus on a pivotal art movement.
Hardcover. US, The Monacelli Press, 1st, 2010, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Hardcover, 208 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Moses is a notable fashion stylist. She looks at just what style is, how it evolves, and how we can create our own style. The book consists entirely of her witty watercolors, incorporated with words of wisdom distilled from her personal experience. It is a style journey both informative and imaginative.
Peoria IL, Hiram Walker & Sons, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "Going to your Class Reunion?", color art by Floyd Davis. 10" X 13", 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.
1969, Book: Very Good, Color art by Szanton of fall scene: pumpkins and bushels of apples on the porch. 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.
Hardcover. Running Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages. MAD Magazine was an indispensable part of 'growing up' for 1950s/60s kids. The humor was witty, leg-pulling and hilarious. The art work, to this day, was of the highest order. Top cartoonists such as Jack Davis, Don Martin, Bob Clarke etc. graced it's pages for many years. Top of the rank must be Mort Drucker, whose caricatures of film and TV stars are second-to-none. Some of his very best work, dating from 1957 to 2009, is included in this hefty volume. The reproductions are slightly larger than the magazine format and excellent for studying the line-work of this remarkable artist. Included is a fascinating discussion between Mort and former MAD editor Nick Meglin.
Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills, 1st, 2004, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Hardcover, 304 pages with 233 color plates and illustrations. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. This comprehensive book includes a catalogue raisonne of the edition prints. A very nice catalogue. Includes text contributions by Eric Denker, Andrew Stevens, Robert Flyn Johnson and Thomas Garver. This book serves as the catalogue for an exhibition which was held at The Corcoran Gallery of Art titled "Joseph Goldyne: Selected Prints," which ran from October 6 to December 17, 2001.
New York, Schenley Distributors, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "David Niven says -", color photos of movie star David Niven, 10" X 13", 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.
1969, Book: Very Good, Color art of city below as seen from snow covered hilltop. 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.
Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 288 pages. Nostalgia in Vogue celebrates the popular and poignant coming-of-age memoir columns that have been enchanting Vogue readers since 2000. This elegant volume collects a wonderful selection of Vogue's famous "Nostalgia" columns and the stunning photographs that accompanied them. Writers, designers, models, and celebrities share coming-of-age stories based on a rich range of themes from fashion to art, Hollywood, music, childhood, work, and love, each triggered by an extraordinary photograph from Vogue's history.With a host of intriguing characters and stories, and images by legendary photographers such as Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Henry Clarke, Helmut Newton, Horst P. Horst, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nostalgia in Vogue is both a visual treat and a fascinating read. Whether told from the point of view of a budding movie star or a teenager straining to make sense of the sophisticated adult world, each entry offers a unique slice of life sharply evocative of time and place. Nostalgia in Vogue is a must for devotees of fashion, pop culture, photography, and literary memoir and reaches across a readership of all ages. Text by Eve Macsweeney with a Foreword by Anna Wintour and essays by Joan Didion, Margaret Atwood, Patti Smith, Edmund White, Karl Lagerfeld, Carly Simon, John Galliano, Ann Packer, Anjelica Huston, Nora Ephron, A. M. Homes, and others.
Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Very large hardcover in jacket, about 12 x 14, contains numerous full-color illustrations of Rivera's works. Excellent monograph.
New York, Carstairs Brothers, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "The man who cares says Carstairs", color art by James Montgomery Flagg. 8" 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.
1963, Book: Very Good, Color art by Dunn of cars on Park Avenue with Pan Am building in background. 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.
Hardcover. New York , W.W. Norton & Co., 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 224 pages, b&w art throughout by Crumb. Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible's language, "a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions," that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation using the text word for word in a version primarily assembled from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James bible. As Crumb writes in his introduction, "the stories of these people, the Hebrews, were something more than just stories. They were the foundation, the source, in writing of religious and political power, handed down by God himself." Crumb's Book of Genesis, the culmination of 5 years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling which celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses.
Hardcover. US, The British Library, 1st, 2004-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Explores the influence of the Bauhaus and modernism on typography and book design. 159 pages Size: 9 x 9 1/2 "
Detroit MI, General Motors, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art " The extra values of Body by Fisher...", color art of couple looking skyward by McClelland Barclay. 10" X 13", 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.
Hardcover. NY, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2nd pr., 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with orange cloth spine. 232 pages. From the prize-winning author of The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt, a stunning graphic narrative of newly discovered stories from Jewish teens on the cusp of WWII.When I Grow Up is New Yorker cartoonist Ken Krimstein's new graphic nonfiction book, based on six of hundreds of newly discovered, never-before-published autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish teens on the brink of WWII-found in 2017 hidden in a Lithuanian church cellar. These autobiographies, long thought destroyed by the Nazis, were written as entries for three competitions held in Eastern Europe in the 1930s, just before the horror of the Holocaust forever altered the lives of the young people who wrote them.
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
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.
New York, Standard Oil Co., 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "The girl or the car", 2-color ad with b&w photos of movie star Clark Gable and MGM starlet Una Merkel. 10" 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.
1972, Book: Very Good, Color art by Martin of conductor and orchestra in shades of blue. 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.
Hardcover. NY, Guggenheim Museum, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 228 pages. During the late 1960s and 70s, a paradigm shift occurred within visual culture: photography and the moving image were absorbed into critical art practices. In particular, these mediums were used to record ephemeral or performative events and to render visible conceptual systems or to question the supposed objectivity of representation itself. This volume focuses primarily on artworks from the last decade and proposes that the extensive use of reproducible mediums in today's art has its roots in an earlier formative period. By the end of the 70s, many artists turned to photography as a vehicle through which to critique photographic representation and to subvert an art system premised on the notion of the original. While this practice came to define much of the 80s postmodern art, its legacy for the 90s was essentially the license to indulge in photographic fantasy, image construction, and cinematic narrative. Artists working today freely manipulate their representations of the empirical world or invent entirely new cosmologies. They process their subject matter through conceptual systems or use digital processes to alter their images. Some directly intervene in the environment, subtly shifting components of the found world and establishing their quiet presence in it; others fabricate entire architectural environments for the camera lens. This current state of the arts and its recent history are represented via more than 150 works by 55 artists, including Nam June Paik, Kara Walker, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Ana Mendieta, Bruce Nauman, Robert Smithson, Christian Boltanski, Sophie Calle, Fischli & Weiss, Ann Hamilton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Annette Messager, Cindy Sherman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Elger Esser, others.
1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Portrait of blonde with bob cut. art by McClelland Barclay. 10 1/2 X 13 1/2", 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.
Hardcover. NY, Back Stage Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 320 pages. Foreword by Frank Rich. Henderson (curator of the White Barn Theater Museum in Westport, Connecticut, she's lectured and written extensively on theater), using the substantial archive of his writings, has assembled a suitable tribute to one of America's most influential creators of theater design. The book proceeds chronologically through Mielziner's life and long career, richly supplemented with photos and high quality color reproductions of the designer's watercolor and pencil drawings, and excerpts from his writings. He designed the original sets for A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, and Carousel and operas such as Don Giovanni. NOTE: While this book is bright and clean, it has a light musty odor.
Hardcover. NY, Assouline, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 240 pages. Celebrates its centennial in 2004 with a global operation in more than 25 countries. With wit, spirit, and luminous images, Orla Healy tells the inspiring story of Coty, both the man and the company..
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.
Cincinnati OH, Proctor & Gamble, 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "Such good strawberry shortcake..." , color art of three ladies eating. Art credit difficult to read but probably John Newton Hewitt. 12 X 15", very good.
Softcover. NY, Grolier Club, 1st, 2017, Softcover, oblong format, 136 pages. A fascinating overview of the Golden Age of social and political satire in nineteenth-century France, Vive Les Satiristes! focuses on controversial and wildly popular journals like La Caricature and Le Charivari, and such great illustrators as Daumier and Grandville, who captured in their pages the foibles of those around them with unmatched humor, skill, and style. Published in conjunction with a Grolier Club exhibition, and beautifully illustrated, it includes a collector's statement, an introduction, and an essay by Josephine Lea Iselin. Still in publisher'e shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. West Stockbridge MA, Hard Press Editions, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 96 pages. This book brings into focus Kapp's remarkable balance of an ever changing vision of life in the city and an innate prowess with paint.
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.
Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "Even youngsters recognize the difference", color art of mother handing out sandwiches to kids in snow. Not credited. 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.
1974, Book: Very Good, Color art by Suares: winter light, autumn hues, Indian summer, spring fever in bottles. 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.
Hardcover. Dark Horse, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 80 pages in color. Since making his spooktacular cartoon debut in "The Friendly Ghost," Casper has become one of the most enduring and best-loved characters in the world. Now, in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Casper's comics debut, Dark Horse is proud to announce the publication of a special hardcover of not one, but two full-length, complete Casper comic books in sparklingly restored full color! Beginning with Archer St. John's 1949 first issue of Casper the Friendly Ghost, this sixtieth anniversary edition continues with Harvey Comics' premier edition of Casper from 1952. You'll thrill as timid Casper - defying his fellow ghosts' dictum that ghosts must scare people - makes friends with a host of cute kids and furry animals in two tales that will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone!
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.
1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "Dolls and baseball gloves...", b&w drawing by Norman Rockwell. 10 X 13". 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.
Softcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in a cardboard slipcase. A large-scale publication dedicated to the 1950s as captured in the pages of American Vogue. This book is illustrated by fashion's greatest photographs of that period-the era when the magazine became the cultural force it is today. One of only seven editors in chief in American Vogue's history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion's most enigmatic figures. Diana Vreeland's direct predecessor in the role, it is Daves who first catapulted the magazine into modernity. A testament to a changing America on every level, Daves's Vogue was the first to embrace a "high/low" blend of fashion in its pages and to introduce world-renowned artists, literary greats, and cultural icons into every issue, offering the reader a complete vision of how design, interiors, architecture, entertaining, art, literature, and culture all connected and contributed to refining and defining taste and personal style. Daves profiled icons of American style, from John and Jackie Kennedy to Charles and Ray Eames, alongside Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga creations. Organized in multifaceted, thematic chapters, 1950s in Vogue features carefully curated photographs, illustrations, and page spreads from the Vogue archives (with iconic images as well as lesser-known wonders), and unpublished photographs and letters from Jessica Daves's personal archives. Clean, bright copy. Slipcase with minor wear, line in bottom edge. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 256 pages. One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration, J. C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the 20th century. Leyendecker is best known for his creation of the archetype of the fashionable American male with his advertisements for Arrow Collar. These images sold to an eager public the idea of a glamorous lifestyle, the bedrock upon which modern advertising was built. He also was the creator instantly recognizable icons, such as the New Year's baby and Santa Claus, that are to this day an integral part of the lexicon of Americana and was commissioned to paint more Saturday Evening Post covers than any other artist. Leyendecker lived for most of his adult life with Charles Beach, the Arrow Collar Man, on whom the stylish men in his artwork were modeled. The first book about the artist in more than 30 years, J. C. Leyendecker features his masterworks, rare paintings, studies, and other artwork, including the 322 covers he did for the Post. With a revealing text that delves into both his artistic evolution and personal life, J. C. Leyendecker restores this iconic image maker's rightful position in the pantheon of great American artists.
High schoolers pushing stalled car to football game. Cartoon art by Barney Tobey. 10 1/4 X 13 1/2", 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.
1973, Book: Very Good, Color art by Getz of skiers on a slope with the sun creating long shadows. 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.
Hardcover. Taschen, 1st, 1013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, hardcover, 336 pages. At the height of the Jazz Age, when Prohibition was turning ordinary citizens into criminals and ordinary criminals into celebrities, America's true crime detective magazines were born. True Detective came first in 1924, and by 1934, when the Great Depression had produced colorful outlaws like Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger, the magazines were so popular cops and robbers alike vied to see themselves on the pages. Even FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover wrote regularly for what came to be called the "Dickbooks," referring to a popular slang term for a detective. As the decades rolled on, the magazines went through a curious metamorphosis, however. When liquor was once more legal, the Depression over and all the flashy criminals dead or imprisoned, the "detectives" turned to sin to make sales. Sexy bad girls in tight sweaters, slit skirts, and stiletto heels adorned every cover. Cover lines shouted "I Was a Girl Burglar-For Kicks," "Sex Habits of Women Killers," "Bride of Sin!," "She Played Me for a Sucker," and most succinctly, "Bad Woman."True Crime Detective Magazines follows the evolution and devolution of this distinctly American genre from 1924 to 1969. Hundreds of covers and interior images from dozens of magazine titles tell the story, not just of the "detectives," but also of America's attitudes towards sex, sin, crime, and punishment over five decades. With texts by magazine collector Eric Godtland, George Hagenauer, and True Detective editor Marc Gerald, True Crime Detective Magazines is an informative and entertaining look at one of the strangest publishing niches of all time.