Fairy Tales
London: Hamlyn, 1972. Hardcover. 4t0. Cloth. Dust jacket. Color illustrations. Minor shelf wear and several closed tears around jacket edges. This is an uncommon book of illustrated fairy tales. More
London: Hamlyn, 1972. Hardcover. 4t0. Cloth. Dust jacket. Color illustrations. Minor shelf wear and several closed tears around jacket edges. This is an uncommon book of illustrated fairy tales. More
Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinchosha, 2006. First Edition. Wraps. In Japanese and English. 8vo. Illustrated wraps in paper slipcase. Full color. 93 pp./213 pp. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of the ceramic art of Aoyama Jiro. One volume contains the images while the other volume contains the text in both..... More
New York: Knopf, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. This is a first edition of poet Ashbery's collected essays about art. With reproductions of the pieces, some in color. More
New York: Assouline, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Cloth with illustrated pastedowns. A new, unopened copy, sealed in shrink wrap. This is an out of print, finely printed collection of modern art by luxury goods publisher Assouline. Highly collectible. More
Lucie Editions, 2007. Hardcover. In English and French. This is a scarce monograph of abstract artist Alsterlind's work featuring an in-depth interview with the artist by Pierre Manuel. More
Ann Arbor, MI: Asa Gray Bulletin, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Many woodblock illustrations throughout. [3], VI, [2], 267, XIII. This is an uncommon essay on the development of natural history in Japan, on the influence of early Chinese & Western contacts and on Japanese books of wood-block illustration. It..... More
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, [1989]. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color illustrations. 207 pp. Some scuffing and creasing on jacket. This is a first edition of Benton's well-regarded history of the comic book. More
Los Angeles: Evergreen / Taschen, 1999. Paperback. In English, German, and French. 4to. Wraps. Black and white photographic plates. 159 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a handbook for creating classic pin-up photography. More
Reading, PA: Reading Public Museum, 2006. Paperback. Tall 8vo. Wraps. Full color reproductions. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of the sculptures of Harry Bertoia. More
[St. Louis]: Phileas Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Boards. Full color illustrations. 283 pp. Signed on title page. Sticker residue on rear board. This is a signed travel journal by artist Binder chronicling her solo bicycle adventure around the world. More
Pisa, Italy: Edizioni ETS, 2016/2017. First Edition. Paperback. In French and English. 8vo. Wraps. Color photographic plates. Distille: 96 pp. Cahiers de Distille: unpaginated. Very minor edge wear to wraps. Superficial crease top front cover of Distille. Artist's card laid in. Distille not listed in OCLC, and Cahiers is found..... More
San Rafael: Insight Editions, 2006. Collector's edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Boards. Full color plates. Minor shelf wear. This is a book of concept art for World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade expansion. It was exclusive to the Collector's Edition of the game and not sold separately. More
San Francisco: Chronicle, 2008. Hardcover. Large 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Full color plates. Minor shelf wear to jacket and tear at footer of jacket spine. This is a book of concept art for the World of Warcraft trading card game. Much of the art was also used for the Hearthstone..... More
Los Angeles: Ensophasia Publications, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Semi-transparent dust jacket. Green silk ribbon attached. Full color plates. Unpaginated. This is a limited edition collection of art and journals by Brandon Boyd, best known as the singer of rock band Incubus. More
New York: Scribner's, 1952. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on cover. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 264 pp. No jacket. Ex-library, with sticker on spine and cover, stamp on top and bottom block edge, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket..... More
Florence: Giunti Gruppo, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. In Italian. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color plates. This is a monograph of the works of Italian abstract artist Bulletti. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. First Edition, 4th impression. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 233 pp. New condition. This is an uncommon academic text on medieval beauty and aesthetics. More
Milan: Fondazione Europea Alberto Cravanzola, 1999. Wraps. In Italian. 8vo. Wraps. Mixed pagination. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of works by European outsider artists in psychiatric care. This copy was previously part of the archives of Chicago's Intuit Gallery, the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art..... More
Garden City: Anchor / Doubleday, 1979. First Edition, 7th Printing. Paperback. 4to. Wraps. Color plates throughout. Minor shelf wear. This is an early printing of Judy Chicago's feminist classic. More
Venice: 1976. Wraps. In Italian and English. Illustrated wraps. Many plates and a foldout. Unpaginated. Incribed by the artist to the great bookseller Paul Rohe, this copy's former owner, alongside an original hand-drawn portrait. Shelf wear to wraps and lower right corner of front cover is creased. Wraps are partially..... More
New York: Dia Art Foundation, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very large, oblong 4to. 12.5"x30". Boards. 11 color prints. Signed by artist on colophon. Minor dings to boards and corners. Prints are fine. This is a limited edition (1000 copies printed) exhibition catalog of prints from Italian contemporary artist Clemente's Funerary..... More
New York: Gallery Books, 1991. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Over 150 illustrated plates in both color and black and white. Minor shelf wear. This is a richly decorated book profiling illustrators of children's books from the 1860s-1930s. More
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1991. First American Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Over 150 illustrated plates in both color and black and white. Minor shelf wear. Small tear at footer of jacket spine. This is a richly decorated book profiling illustrators of children's books from the 1860s-1930s. More
London: British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 3rd edition. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Over 150 illustrated plates in both color and black and white. Minor shelf wear. This is the third edition of the classic reference text about English children's literature. More
Brussels: Art en marge, 2002. Wraps. In French, Dutch, and English. Large 8vo. Wraps. 68 pp. plus DVD. Minor shelf wear. 1 copy in OCLC. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog of European outsider artists featuring a documentary about them on DVD. This copy was previously part of the archives..... More