cats

New York, Bedrick Blackie, 1st US, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 30 pages. Color illustrations by author. Dust jacket price clipped. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, reprint, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beige cloth with green stamping, 57 pages illustrated in b&w by Lynd Ward.

NY, Walker Childrens, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY KIMBLE opposite the title page. Warren Kimble, America's foremost contemporary folk artist, lets his favorite cats out of the bag in his first picture book for the very young. From fat cats to clean cats to curious cats, these clever word pairs capture familiar feline behavior and attitudes in all their quirky glory. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. London, Michael Joseph, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket, 124 pages. Punchbowl Farms' largest crop may not be cats, but the Siamese and Burmese cat families who have the run of the farm are certainly its most delightful product. With love humor, and insight, Monica Edwards introduces some o the numerous felines she has welcomed into her home on the farm. B&w photo illustrations.

Softcover. Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalog. 93 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. White stiff wrappers, black/red titles. Light wear to edges and spine, front cover slightly sunned, small tear to spine, else a very nice, clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Sotheby's, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, hardcover, Includes 308 lots, every item with color or B&W photographic illustrations, many full-page. List of sale results is loosely inserted. A magnificent collection that brought magnificent prices. Sale 5927.

Softcover. Boston, Pucker Safrai Gallery, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 20 pages illustrated with color photos of his ceramic art. Essay by the artist. Clean copy.

Softcover. Houston / NY, Houston Fine Art Press/MOMA, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 204 pages. Horizontal format. With numerous illustrations, including many in color. Detailed study of the drawings by the American artist better known for his paintings. 184 illustrations with 84 in color. Three pages with light pencil underlining, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Christie's, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, light blue cloth covers stamped in gilt, auction catalogs illustrated throughout in color. Part 1: Important French Porcelain, 161 pages, 468 items. Part 2: Important French Furniture, Works of Art, Old Master Paintings, Drawings and Chinese Porcelain and Jade. 292 pages, 456 items. Auction held March 21- 23, 1991. Clean bright copies. Scarce in hardcover format. Ms. Firestone was heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. fortune and considered one of the last great post-war collectors.

Softcover. Germany, Steidl, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages. Softcover. Very clean, unmarked copy still in publishers shrink-wrap. Color photographs throughout. This combination of portraiture, still-life and landscape photography mirrors the eclectic influences and materials which Ghesquiere synthesizes in his collections a bold, unconventional flow whereby innovation unceasingly rejuvenates tradition.

Softcover. Germany, Steidl, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages. Softcover. Very clean, unmarked copy still in publishers shrink-wrap. Color photographs throughout. This combination of portraiture, still-life and landscape photography mirrors the eclectic influences and materials which Ghesquiere synthesizes in his collections a bold, unconventional flow whereby innovation unceasingly rejuvenates tradition.

Softcover. New Haven / Washington DC, Yale University Art Gallery/National Gallery of Art, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcver, pictorial wraps, 312 pages. This is the catalog for an exhibition at Yale University Art Gallery, 1984, consisting of 43 folding screens designed by European and American artists from about 1870 to the present were on view. The exhibition was organized by Michael Komanecky of Yale University and by Virginia Butera. Mild sunning to edges of wrappers otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Hugh Lauter Levin, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 100 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. The planning and sketches for the famous installation that took place in 2005. Many black and white and color photographs. Bibliography.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Co., 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 180 pages. The author of the Travis McGee series relates his family's experiences with and high jinx of their pets, two tomcats and a goose. 4 leaves of b&w photo plates. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise tight and clean.

Softcover. Athens, Greek Ministry of Culture, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 183 pages. Richly illustrated catalog for an exhibition in Washington on art from the Geometric, Orientalizing and Archaic periods. With a preface by Melina Mercouri. The chapters are: life in early Greece; the alphabet of history; the art of the Greek dark ages; geometric art; chart of vase shapes; vase painting; terracottas; bronzes; sculpture in stone. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 199 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, like new in publishers shrinkwrap. A deep dive into the history of the illustrated book jacket, tracing its development across the twentieth century, reflecting some of the most iconic designs of the era.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, color illustrations by Mary Barton. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Palo Alto CA, Sunday Press Books, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 152 pages. A companion catalogue of original art, memorabilia, and more from "The Nancy Show", a 2024 exhibition honoring Ernie Bushmiller at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. This book includes reproductions from the museum show, including over 100 pieces of original artwork, with special bonus material. Ernie Bushmiller stated that his Nancy was created for "the gum chewers" and not the "caviar eaters." He might be surprised to find his work honored in an important art exhibition. Nancy herself would believe she deserves nothing less! By scholars, collectors, and fans, the importance of Ernie Bushmiller's work has been acknowledged in recent years as he takes his place among the great classic cartoonists. Folded b&w poster laid in.

Hardcover. NY, W.W. Norton , 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 162 pages, in a lightly worn dust jacket. When Mrs Tovey's beloved Siamese Solomon dies she gets a replacement and happiness comes again to this normally hilarious household. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.

Hardcover. NY, Harper, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, illustrated in color by Dave Mottram. From acclaimed author (and cat lover!) Joyce Carol Oates comes a charming, heartwarming picture book. As the only cat in her house, Cherie is accustomed to being showered with treats and affection. So when her family brings home a new kitten named Cleopatra, Cherie resents that she's no longer the center of attention--and she can't believe all the trouble that the kitten gets away with! Is one home big enough for two kitties? Beautifully illustrated by Dave Mottram, this picture book will resonate for any reader who has--eventually!--found the joy in sharing the spotlight with a new family addition. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Candlewick Press, 2nd pr., 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Aristotle the kitten is so adventurous that it's a good thing cats have nine lives. What's even better is that Aristotle has found the kind witch Bella Donna to be his owner. Somehow she is always there when he gets into trouble, whether tumbling down the chimney, tipping over a giant milk jug, or tearing away from a snarling watchdog - just as a truck comes careening by. Is it luck? Or maybe a little bit of magic? Dick King-Smith's mischievous narrative and Bob Graham's sweet, humorous watercolors capture the first eight lives of a kitten. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Paul Mellon Centre, Revised Ed., 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. This is the PLATES VOLUME ONLY. No text volume. Vol. 2: 15 text pages followed by 556 plates, approximately half of which are in color. detailed catalogue raisonne of Turner's paintings. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 " - 12" tall. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. NY, Poster Auctions International, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages in illustrated wrappers. Catalogue raisonne with color plates throughout.

New York, Random House, 1st, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 72 pages. Two-color illustrations by Catherine Barnes. Dust jacket has edgewear, missing small chunk on rear spine edge.Tom Jordan's idea for having a flea circus goes kaput when Bimbo, the family's flea-ridden dog, runs away.