Art

Softcover. Moline, IL, Funnies publishing, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Black and white comic strips throughout by Phil Nowlan and Dick Calkins. Issue number 1, reprinting of comic strips from 1933-1934. Sticker on rear wrapper.

Hardcover. Baltimore Museum of Art/Pennsylvania State University Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 297 pages. 119 color illustrations and 10 b&w. With an essay by Thomas Primeau. Catalogue entries by Deborah Carton, Susan Dackerman, Richard S. Field, Katherine Crawford Luber, Elizabeth Mansfield, Walter S. Melion, Thomas Primeau and Robert Wheaton. An old master print with color is almost invariably regarded as a suspect object because the color is presumed to be a cosmetic addition made to compensate for deficiencies of design or condition. Painted Prints challenges this deeply entrenched assumption about the material and aesthetic structure of old master prints by showing that in many cases hand coloring is not a dubious supplement to a print but is instead an integral element augmenting its expressive power, beauty, and meaning. Clean, bright copy. NOTE: Due to size and weight, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Florence Italy, Giulio Giannini & Son, 1st, 1910, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Unpaginated, b&w line portraits of famous Italians by Buona Fortuna accompanied by verse. Originally softcover here bound in three-quarter leather and marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettering. Bound with Casa Guidi Windows by E.B. Browning.(1925, Florence, 96 pages) Front cover hinge cracked but holding.

Hardcover. NY, Phaidon Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, translucent dust jacket, 240 pages. In late 1964 Andy Warhol commissioned young fashion photographer David McCabe to document his daily activities for one year. During the course of this project, whenever the artist called McCabe would come to meet him at The Factory, an opening, a party, a coffeeshop or any place where Warhol would decide that he wanted to be accompanied by the photographer and his camera. In the end, these images were never published, perhaps because they revealed more than the increasingly-famous Warhol was willing to share with the public. Hidden away for almost 40 years, the significant majority of these 400 duotone photos are now presented together for the first time to fulfill their original intention in an astounding tour de force of dynamic and often poignant realism: A Year in the Life of Andy Warhol. These images not only represent unique documentation of one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century, but also provide a rare behind-the-scenes look at the New York art world at a time when Pop art was at its peak. McCabe's photographs are accompanied by the entertaining descriptions and reminiscences of Factory insider David Dalton, one of Warhol's first assistants.

Toledo OH, Willys-Overland Inc., 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "A regally luxurious motor car,,,", color art by Haddon Sundblom. 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. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 320 pages. The livre d'artiste, or "artist's book," is among the most prized in rare book collections. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the greatest artists to work in this genre, and he created his most important during a period of intense personal and physical suffering. Brimming with powerful themes and imagery, these works are crucial to understanding Matisse's oeuvre. With deftness and sensitivity, Louise Rogers Lalaurie reintroduces us to Matisse by considering how in each volume, Matisse constructed an intriguing dialogue between word and image. Examining this page-by-page interplay, translating key sequences, and discussing the books' distinct themes and production histories, Lalaurie offers the thoughtful analysis these works deserve. Together Matisse's artist books reveal his deep engagement with questions of beauty and truth; his faith; his perspectives on aging, loss, and inspiration; and his relationship to his critics, the French art establishment, and the women in his life. In addition, Lalaurie illuminates Matisse's often misunderstood political affinities--though Matisse was vilified in his time for choosing to live in the collaborationist Vichy zone, his wartime books reveal a body of work that stands as a deeply personal statement of resistance. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

1952, Book: Very Good, Color art of nervous boy giving commencement speech by Amos Sewell. 10 X 13", small 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.

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

Softcover. NP, Portable Playhouse/privately printed, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 103 pages, b&w graphic novel. The story of a struggle between benevolent scientist Dr. Atom (intent on establishing a nuclear energy business), and evil mastermind Volcane, who wants a worldwide energy monopoly. Cream colored wrappers with light soil, 5 1/2 by 7 inches, stapled binding is tight. The art is of high quality. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST/AUTHOR on title page. Very scarce, unusual.

Softcover. PS Artbooks, reprint, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 56 pages. High-flying action and jaw-dropping stunts as legendary creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon create an entirely new non-super character. A daredevil stuntman is embroiled in circus stunts and movie directing, and it's all some of S&K's finest Golden Age work. Killer double-page action spreads akin to their work for Captain America in 1941-42. Features " Killer of the Big-Top," "The House of Madness," and "The Crime on Cauliflower Row," all by S&K. Plus "The Furnished Room" by Bill Draut (part of the Simon and Kirby Studio) and an adventure of Junior Genius by J. Keeler, a back up strip. Sadly, Stuntman came along after the war when superheroes were on the way out...even though he was not super-powered, but had more in common with Batman. He lasted for just two issues, and an ashcan third issue. Then his adventures were reprinted in Thrills of Tomorrow #19 and 20, in 1955. #19 even reused this exact cover in an attempted revival just before the Comics Code.

Detroit MI, General Motors, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art " The first requisite of a motor car body...", color art of couple walking 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. New York, Norton/Whitney Museum, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, SIGNED BY LEVIN on title page. 506 illustrations in color and b&w of Hopper's commercial work. In a brght, unclipped dust jacket.

Softcover. Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum , 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalog of William M. Harnett's still-life paintings. 334 pages; 223 illustrations, including 52 in full color. Edited by Doreen Bolger, Marc Simpson, and John Wilmerding. Light scratching to covers, else a tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Simon and Schuster, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 190 pages, b&w cartoon contraptions by the master. Bright, clean copy in unclipped dust jacket. A collection of Rube Goldberg's wackiest inventions features more than two thousand "schematics" from the immensely popular comic for everything from suicide machines to a pick-pocket device designed for politicians.

NY, Watson-Guptill , 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Folio, unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with nearly 900 advertisements, designs, photographs etc. Hardcover, bound in original cloth with dustjacket. In excellent condition. No markings. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. Fairfield CT, Cartoonist Profiles, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 82 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. Quarterly magazine for cartoon fans, articles, interviews and biographies on cartoonists and their work. Articles on animator Art Babbitt, Fred Lasswell of Barney Google, Charles Schulz, Gordon Campbell comics historian, Lurie caricatures, editorial cartoonist Eldon Pletcher, Bringing Up Father by George McManus, others.

Battle Creek MI, W.K. Kellogg Co., 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Art "There is a youngster in almost every home...". color art by J.C. Leyendecker. 11 1/2 X 14", 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, McGraw-Hill, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 140 pages. Text in English. 62 tipped in plates, 49 of which are in full color. Dust jacket has been price clipped, with a small closed tear at the crown of the spine. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Princeton University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 158 pages with 4 color plates. 132 black & white photos. 11 line illustrations.

Softcover. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Reprint, 1969, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, hardcover, 197 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Gray dust jacket, price clipped, with light wear to covers, else like new. In original publishers cardboard slip case.

Softcover. Fairfield CT, Cartoonist Profiles, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 82 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. Quarterly magazine for cartoon fans, articles, interviews and biographies on cartoonists and their work. Articles on Betty Boop and Felix the Cat, Berry's World, Winsor McCay, the Henry strip, Dick Locher and Dick Tracy, comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz, others.

Hardcover. Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages. Detailed practical advise on becoming your own interior designer. Fully illustrated in color with photographs by Christopher Drake. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Hyperion Press, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Translated from French by Eveline Byam Shaw. Many b&w gravure plates, tipped-in color plates, 168 pgs. previous owner's inscription front fly leaf.

Hardcover. New York, PaceWildenstein, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 187 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Sun fading to dust jacket spine and front cover. An otherwise very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color works throughout as well as black & white and color film stills. A tight copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally , 1st Thus, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. Black & white cartoons by Gaar Williams. Dust jacket with chipping along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. New York, Abbeville Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 256 pages. b&w and color illustrations throughout. Takes us away from Sargent's famous society portraits and enters a world of open air studies and landscape paintings. Includes exerpts from Sargent's travel diaries. Light gray cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Beautiful, clean, crisp and tight copy in MINT condition. Looks brand new.

Hardcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket,110 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Exhibition catalog bound in black cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine. Clean.

Softcover. Washington, D. C., National Gallery of Art, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 383 pages. Softcover. Illustrated in full color and black & white. Covers show light wear along edges. Clean, tight copy.Essays by various art historians in the field.

Softcover. New York, Whitney/Knopf, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 256 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Light edge wear. Else a clean, tight copy. Illuminates Steinberg's creative genius as a writer of pictures by critically viewing his ability to transcend borders between art and language in his drawings, cartoons, New Yorker covers, watercolors, and three-dimensional constructions.

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.

Softcover. Westport CT, Westport-Weston Art Council, 1st, 1985, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 147 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Much on the popular illustrators of the day. Light corner crease to pages.

Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Black and white illustrations throughout. At the age of 21, Gene Deitch discovered The Record Changer, a jazz fan magazine. Every jazz swinger in the '40s was called a "cat," so Gene Deitch created a cartoon feature titled "The Cat," which quickly became a fixture of the magazine. He also started drawing the covers, which graced almost every issue from 1945 to 1951. Deitch's stylistically virtuoso images exquisitely embodied the essence of the 1950s hipster, and was a visual paean to the joy of collecting records and appreciating jazz. The Cat on a Hot Thin Groove collects all of Deitch's Record Changer work in one gorgeous, coffee-table art book, with commentary and reminiscences by Deitch himself.

Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, yellow boards stamped in black. Light edgewear, o/w very good. The wonderful world of 1950s cartoons! A "carnival" of cartoons compiled by This Week magazine editors, including work by Bil Keane, Chon Day, Ronald Searle, Ton Smits, Charles Pearson. Gives brief bios of some of the cartoonists with photos. Dust jacket worn, tape repairs.

Softcover. Raleigh NC, TwoMorrows Publishing, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 126 pages. Working With Ditko takes a unique and nostalgic journey through comics' Bronze Age, as editor and writer Jack C. Harris recalls his numerous collaborations with legendary comics master Steve Ditko! It features never-before-seen preliminary sketches and pencil art from Harris' tenure working with Ditko on The Creeper, Shade the Changing Man, the Odd Man, the Demon, Wonder Woman, Legion of Super-Heroes, The Fly, and even Ditko's unused redesign for Batman! Plus, it documents their work on numerous independent properties, and offers glimpses of original characters from Ditko's drawing board that have never been viewed by even his most avid fans! This illustrated volume is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the creative comic book process by one of the industry's most revered creators, as seen through the eyes of one of his most frequent collaborators! Bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. US, Book Sales, rep, 1996-08-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket with small tear and light de-lamination to rear cover. Clean, tight copy. Portrays the remarkable work of one of the greatest glass designers and makers ever to work, Rene Lalique, including the best of his work and the continuing production of his atelier.

1917, Book: Very Good, WW1 European soldier giving embarassed American soldier a hug. Two-color art by J. C. Leyendecker. 10 X 13", small 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.

Hardcover. NY, Abbeville, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 276 pages. Large format. Major monograph on one of the giants of 19th Century American art. Illustrated in color. In a bright dust jacket. 244 color plates, bibliography, chronology, notes. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, Vintage Books, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 101 pages. Interview with American artist, David Salle by Peter Schjeldahl. 65 pages of text (interview) as well as color and black & white plates by Salle. In very good condition. Cover is a black & white photograph of David Salle.

Hardcover. Seattle, University of Washington Press , 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 229 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. At first glance it may appear that this volume is one more in a line of celebratory tributes to the power of the industry, full of the colorful advertisements and optimistic tributes to the railroad as the builder of civilization across a majestic landscape. Nearly every page contains an illustration that invites quick perusal. But the text skillfully interprets the images and balances the story that railroads originally told about the region, one that boosted their properties and promoted settlement and travels along their lines . . . . The authors have effectively distilled a large body of historiography into one readable and engaging volume. Clean.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 100 + black & white illustrations, 219 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tight copy. 40 of Baskin's interpretive essays on artists from the 14th to 20th centuries, with Baskin's "portraits-in-homage" of each artist: Rembrandt, Goya, Soutine, etc.

Hardcover. New York , Museum of Modern Art , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 167 pages, square 4to. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. 68 full-page reproductions of works by Artaud, many in color, plus many other illustrations, including documentary photographs. Essays by the editor, Ronald Hayman, Marthe Robert, Agnes de la Beaumelle, and Sylvere Lotringer, with artistic responses by Nancy Spero, Patti Smith, and Kiki Smith, and a catalogue of the exhibition, chronology, exhibition history, and select bibliography. Gray boards with black cloth spine. Issued without jacket. Minor dust soil to edges of boards otherwise very good, clean.

Hardcover. NY, Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in bright yellow dust jacket with fading to spine. 170 pages, 16 color, 99 b&w illustrations. One of the standard exhibitions on this artist. Great plates, lengthy bibliography and list of exhibitions, index. Main essay written by Thomas B. Hess. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1st , 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 269 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Transl. from German by John W. Gabriel. Black & white illus. Clean, tight copy.

Softcover. London, Titan Books, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 88 pages illustrated by Jordan. Widely considered as one of the most important sci-fi comic strips ever published, "Jeff Hawke" is a benchmark in intelligent storytelling. Jeff Hawke's not your average space-hero; rather his focus is on reasoning, diplomacy and moral virtues instead of brute force, and he is frequently forced to be the ambassador - rather than the savior - of mankind. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. London, Phaidon Press, reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Softcover, 255 pages, b&w and color photographs throughout. Light fading to dust jacket spine. Else a very clean, tight copy. "Paul Rand (1914-96) was a pioneering figure in American graphic design. Adopting what he called a 'problem solving' approach to design, he drew on the ideas of European avant-garde art movements, such as Cubism, Constructivism and De Stijl, and synthesized them to produce his own distinctive graphic language."

Hardcover. Paris, Hachette, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, 48 pages illustrated in color. FRENCH LANGUAGE, graphic novel. Clean copy.

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.

Softcover. New York, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 300 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Clean, tight copy. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. The definitive Comics Journal interviews with the cartoonists behind Zap Comix, featuring: Supreme 1960s counterculture/underground artist Robert Crumb on how acid unleashed a flood of Zap characters from his unconscious; Marxist brawler Spain Rodriguez on how he made the transition from the Road Vultures biker gang to the exclusive Zap cartoonists' club; Yale alumnus Victor Moscoso and Christian surfer Rick Griffin on how their poster-art psychedelia formed the backdrop of the 1960s San Francisco music scene; Savage Id-choreographer S. Clay Wilson on how his dreams insist on being drawn; Painter and Juxtapoz-founder Robert Williams on how Zap #4 led to 150 news-dealer arrests; Fabulous, Furry, Freaky Gilbert Shelton on the importance of research; Church of the Subgenius founder Paul Mavrides on getting a contact high during the notorious Zap jam sessions; and much more. In these career-spanning interviews, the Zap contributors open up about how they came to create a seminal, living work of art.

Hardcover. New York, Abrams, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 445 pages. Over 600 illustrations including 34 tipped-in full color plates. Previous owners name twice on front endpaper. Dust jacket shows sun fading at spine and light wear to edges with one small tear tape repaired from interior. Jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dutton, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. 256 pages, Index. Maroon cloth, stamped in gilt. Copiously illustrated with watercolors by Karl Bodmer. Map on endpapers. The Firsthand Account of Prince Maximilian's Expedition Up the Missouri River, 1833-34. Wonderful color plates by Swiss-born Bodmer accompany extracts from Maximilian's text, enhanced by historical background from Thomas and Ronnefeldt. Clean copy. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.