1st ed., oblong 4to, ½ green cloth, illustrated boards. Briggs’ classic work on the joys and frustrations of the sport, most of which had been previously published in the New York Herald-Tribune. Very good: Externally very clean with rubbed corners, edges; spine a bit loose; front hinge lightly cracked. Interior clean and bright with no foxing. Notoriously prone to wear, a very nice copy. View More...
. 1st ed., 8vo, ¼ yellow cloth/batiked boards. Unpaginated. The artist’s first book of theatrical and literary caricatures - following a two-year stint drawing for Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. Dozens of caricatures of American and British celebrities from the 1920s. Four color plates, 6 b/w plates, the remaining caricatures in black and white line drawings. Introduction by Carl van Vechten. Near fine in poor d/w. Corners lightly rubbed, lightly soiled at spine ends. The very scarce d/w is split in half with a 1.5” open tear at top of spine and numerous closed tears and chips along edges. View More...
The true first edition (1973) with the original 3-dimensional applique of Mickey Mouse and acetate dustjacket. The book itself is in fine condition, with the white cloth still bright on the front and with just some minor soiling along the top and bottom edges of the back cover (from shelf-wear). The acetate d/w has some scuffs and a few crayon marks and has two 3" closed tears on the back a 1/2" closed tear on the front. View More...
1st ed., 8vo. Presentation edition, ¼ calf with decorated paper board. Gilt titles on spine with four raised bands. T.E.G. in cloth slipcase./////This profusely illustrated memoir by the two-time Pulitzer Prize cartoonist depicts life as a World War II veteran and includes commentary about the "red scare", Franco and Fascism, Zionism and more. Our understanding is that this is a publisher's presentation copy; the 1948 date on the spine suggests it may have been specially bound after the official publication date of Oct. 31, 1947, which was time to coincide with the book's release for the Book-... View More...
2 Sample Books, 13"x10"; cards mostly 4.25x5.5 in folded form.34, 36 greeting cards in each1945-1948 – humorous greeting cards, many depicting the misogyny and racial stereotypes of the period. Artists not identified; Birthday, Get Well, Graduation, Congratulations, Xmas. In the form of two photograph albums, two-post, decorated burgundy covers, black paper pages, with two cards mounted per page. Condition: individual cards range from Good with occasional folds and creases to Fine – mostly the latter. The album is fair only with extensive exterior wear, creases and tears to some of the pages ... View More...
London: Ackermann & Co, , (1853). 1st ed., 4to approx.. 12-3/4” x 9-3/4”. Green cloth with large pictorial paper paste-on. 64 pages. Each page illustrated with elaborate b/w etchings An alphabet book, including the proper phonetics for the English language. Poor; internally sound but substantially shaken; occasional light foxing. Binding split with spine lacking, corners rubbed and bumped. View More...
Concept drawing for the court jester, based upon real life actor Ned Sparks. Art is in black graphite with red and green details and highlights on thin manila paper. Numerous typed production notes. The film is a parody of Mother Goose nursery rhymes using caricatures of Hollywood celebrities of the 1930s.
Rare to see anything from this production.
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Fair condition. Considerable wear to edges with numerous chips and tears, but not affecting the image.
Stamped W.D.P. at bottom right. Artist not identified. Date stamped November 1939; probably an archival reference since the film wa... View More...
1st ed., 4to. Deluxe leatherbound edition, limited to 1200 signed and numbered copies in slipcase. Bragg (1931- 2017) was an American sculptor, painter, artist and author known best for his satirical artwork. His work is displayed in numerous museums and exhibitions and won many awards, including the Gold Medal for the National Society of Illustrators and the Award of Merit from the Art Directors Guild of New York. Fine, with fading to fore-edge of slipcase. View More...
1st ed., 8vo, illustrated boards. 184 pp. 160 full-page single-panel cartoons satirizing the capitalist upper class from a socialist perspective, reprinted from the Daily Worker where they ran as a feature from 1933-1935. Illustrated end papers satirizing K-Q cards in red and blue and title-page in red & black. Afterword, "Social Satire" by the cartoonist. "Subscription Edition" published in December, 1935; also published in a numbered edition of 500 copies. Very good-near fine; a clean tight copy with only very minor edgewear, small scuff on front board. Lacking the scarce d/w as usual. View More...
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