Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth covers stamped in black. A fascinating collection. It features the cartoons of David Low, most from the London Evening Standard, from Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 through the surrender of Japan in 1945, in chronological order. They are each accompanied by text by Quincy Howe, which explains the context of each cartoon. The reader can follow the events in the order that they happen from the build-up to the war through its conclusion, in an easy-to-read format. Howe has also written a chronology of the period, which appears at the end of the book. No dust jacket. The cloth spine has wear to top and bottom, Firm binding and the interior is clean and bright.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1921, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in a decorated cloth binding, 4 black & white illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Penn Publishing, 1st, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, cream color cloth stamped in black with a color paste-down illustration on cover. Color frontispiece, 4 b&w plates by Ralph Carlyle Prather. Worn copy, previous owners notation on prelim page.
Hardcover. Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1st , 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 12 color plates, black & white illust. by John R. Neill. Reddish cloth with bright cover label, illustration. Top quarter inch of spine cloth chewed otherwise nice. Yellow edges.
Hardcover. Chicago , A. C. McClurg, 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 229 pages. Green cloth, gilt. Minor water spots to back. Many black & white plates and fold out map. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf. Nice copy.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 47 pages. Story set in Hong Kong. An orphan raised by nine caring uncles, Yin Sun longs to become a kite maker like his best friend. Illustrated in green, maroon, blue and black by H. Tom Hall. Clean copy.
NY , Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with black cloth spine. 40 pages illustrated in b&w and color by De Angeli. Light edgewear to boards, previous owner inscription inside front cover. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Amy Schwartz. Unpaginated.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Amy Schwartz. Unpaginated. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to spine on dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, MTV, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, unpaginated. White cloth covers, 11 1/2 by 13 1/2 inches, with black stamped lettering on front. A promotional piece produced by MTV for advertisers promoting their Free Your Mind campaign. 28 artists contributed poster designs: Paul Davis, Gary Panter, Calef Brown, George Lois, others. Clean copy. No dust jacket issued.
New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 144 pages. Contains black & white and 2-color illustrations by Ardizzone. Remainder dot on top edge. Dust jacket with edgewear.
hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 227 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white illustrations by Louise Yates. Clean, unmarked copy with light fading and minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. Menlo Park CA, Lane Book Co.,, 1st, 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 64 pages. Contains black & white photography by Martin Litton and Frances Coleberd. A Sunset Junior Book. Tim and Maria Black live at Oak Valley Ranch, where their days pass in a gay mixture of fun and work. They go on hayrides, search for wildflowers, and at one point in the story Maria gets lost! Buck, a blacksmith, comes to work at Oak Valley. Buck discovers there is a great deal to learn from the children about the ranch. In return, he explains his trade to them and helps them care for their horses. Ex-library with usual markings and stamping. Some tape residue to covers and dust jacket.
Softcover. San Francisco, Apex Novelties, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. .50 cents cover price. Raunchy, raucous comic book from underground commix legend R. Crumb. Staple-bound as issued. Spine edge lightly rubbed, but binding is tight. Cover printed in color, inside in black and white. Inside is tanned throughout, otherwise clean and unmarked. Characters include Pete the Plumber, Mr. Natural, Horny Harriet Hotpants, and Stinko the Clown.
Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics, 2nd, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 250 pages. Softcover. Light wear to corners, otheriwse Clean, unmarked copy. Black and white drawings throughout. Spanning the most formative era of his life, from the painful years of adolescence to the fame and fortune of early adulthood, this collection of personal correspondences with two near-lifelong friends sheds light on the artistic development, bitter struggle, and ultimate triumph of the world's greatest living cartoonist.Crumb writes about many key events in his life: the dissolution of his first marriage, the pain of being separated from his first child, his troubles with the IRS, and his obsessions with comics, music and women, most notably his earliest experiences with Aline Kominsky-Crumb, now his wife of over 30 years. An entertaining and revealing look into the mind of a great artist and thinker; this is Crumb's sketchbook of words, featuring scores of rare art, including entire letters drawn in cartoon form.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1924, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 324 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED WITH SKETCH ON FRONT ENDPAPER BY GRENFELL. Illustrated with black & white drawings by Grenfell. Narrow 1" long (gnawed?) abrasion on bottom edge of front cover. Slight fade to spine cloth, light wear. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Perry Mason & Co., 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 600+ pages. This is a children's periodical, all issues for the year 1899, bound together in black-cloth, gilt, edgeworn boards. Many b&w engravings. Large format, 11.5x16". Total of 50 issues or around 12-16 pages each. A treasure trove of old advertising and graphic images from that era. Perfect for a graphic artist, or collector, interested in Victoriana.
Hardcover. New York , Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1st, 1956, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 370 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO HARRY M. SLAUSON ON FRONT ENDPAPER, LETTER TO SLAUSON FROM COTLOW ADHERED TO INSIDE FRONT COVER. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Green cloth cover, some wear to corners and edges. Dust jacket with chipping along edges, rear cover with stain on bottom edge - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover.
Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 47 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY KUBINYI front end paper. Black & white illustrations by Kubinyi. Some very minor wear to dust jacket, mostly nice and clean.
Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages. Softcover with black/white and some color comic strips throughout. Wet soiling residue on bottom of first half of pages, and on bottom page block, otherwise minimal wear on paper wrappers.
Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 124 pages. Softcover with black/white and some color comic strips throughout. Clean, tight copy with only light edgewear to paper wrappers.
Hardcover. Boston, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 1921, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 131 pages. Hardcover with blue covers and gilt lettering on frontand spine. Light edgewear and small nick to cloth spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Charming black & white drawings by Winifred Bromhall.
Hardcover. Cincinnati, Truman and Spofford, 1st, 1855, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes complete, 327, 306 pages. 2-color and b&w illustrations by Henri Lovie and Charles Bauerle. Original brown cloth with embossed design, gilt lettering on spine. Pre-Civil War black author, a novel about slavery. Previous owner's small name stamp on inside front covers, otherwise both volumes tight and clean, all plates present. Light corner wear to covers and spine extremities. Vol. 1 has a small chip to the bottom of spine cloth, top spine edge has small tear starting. Interior very good.