Search Results for: Book Illustration

(New York Public Library).

64 TREASURES FOR THE FAIR.

An Exhibition
(New York, NY): (New York Public Library), (1964). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. An Exhibition. A book showcasing the sixty-four items that the New York Public Library displayed at the 1964 World's Fair, including the Johann Gutenberg edition of the Bible and the Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson's own hand. Pictures of several of the items. Engraving by Paul Revere on the cover. Crease near the head causing a wave effect. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 96434

(Harwerth, Willi).

ABC BOOK.

Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1956. 12mo. paper wrappers, original mailing envelope. Limited to 600 copies, a facsimile of the original. Twenty-six letters of the alphabet are designed around various illustrations of animals and executed by Harwerth in 1933. Three pages of text by Philip Hofer. Completed presentation slip inserted signed by Harald. Bookplate on inside front cover. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 9071

(Berg).

ABC, ARRIVALS IN THE BERG COLLECTION 1973-1975.

New York: New York Public Library & Readex Books, 1976. 4to. stiff paper folder, loose sheets. not paginated. Twenty-three selections from the new arrivals have been reproduced on the nineteen sheets included in this folder. Included is an illustration of Fitzgerald's translation of the Iliad. One of the sheets has a creased corner. Spine discolored, edges have minor wear. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91827

(Skira, Albert).

ALBERT SKIRA.

Geneva, Switzerland: Éditiions Albert Skira, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 84, (4) pages. Text in French. Covers and frontispiece illustrations by Henri Matisse. A summary of 20 years of activities by this publisher. Includes articles on painting, book illustration, and literature. Tipped-in color plates. Black and white illustrations. Spine tanned; covers tanned at edges. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 125926

AMERICAN PHOTO.

(New York: AAmerican Photo), 1990-. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 17 issues. Various issues from Volume 1, No. 4 (1990) to Volume 5, No. 4 (1994). Full of color. READ MORE

Price: $85.00 other currencies Order nr. 105714

(Anvil Press).

ANDROMACHE: A TRAGEDY, FREELY TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH IN 1674 FROM JEAN RACINE'S "ANDROMAQUE" BY A YOUNG GENTLEMAN & JOHN CROWNE.

Lexington: Anvil Press, 1986. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. vii, 51, (7) pages. This work was limited to 100 numbered copies printed by Carolyn Hammer and W. Gay Reading at the Anvil Press in Victor Hammer's American and Andromaque uncial types. With a foreword by Desmond Flower and illustrations throughout by Fritz Kredel, Andromache is a very fine copy of a magnificent production. READ MORE

Price: $850.00 other currencies Order nr. 33736

(Children's Books).

ANNUAL '88, ILLUSTRATOR'S OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

Italy: Ente Autonomo per le Fiere di Bologna, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 197, (3) pages. An interesting selection of illustrators from around the world. In each case an example of their work is shown, usually in full color and short biographical details are given. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 95168

(Children's Books).

ANNUAL '96 ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS. NON-FICTION.

Italy: Ente Autonomo per le Fiere di Bologna, (1997). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 213 pages. First edition. An interesting selection of illustrators from around the world. In each case, an example of their work is shown, usually in full color and short biographical details are given. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 69519

(Brussel-Smith, Bernard).

THE ANNUAL DINNER FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

N.P. American Medical Association, 1953. folio. self paper wrappers printed French fold. (4) pages. Large format program and menu for this event held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. With a color wood engraving of New York and the Statue of Libery on the front and a very decorative border in color surrounding the menu on the third leaf by Bernard Brussel-Smith. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 107492

(Book Illustration).

ANTHOLOGIE DU LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ PAR LES PEINTRES ET SCULPTEURS.

Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira.
Geneve: Albert Skira, (1946). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 120 pages. Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira. Illustrations in the text and ninety-one full-page plates. Bibliographical descriptions of the work of many 20th century French artists of the book. Covers age darkened. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 6984

(Book Illustration).

ANTHOLOGIE DU LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ PAR LES PEINTRES ET SCULPTEURS.

Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira.
Geneve: Albert Skira, (1946). 8vo. half leather over cloth. xxiv, 120 pages. Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira. Illustrations in the text and ninety-one full-page plates. Bibliographical descriptions of the work of many 20th century French artists of the book. Rebound. Original front cover loosely inserted. Cover soiled. READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 123892

(Frasconi, Antonio).

ANTONIO FRASCONI: GRABADOS EN MADERA LITHGRAFIAS LIBROS ILUSTRADOS 1962-1967.

Montevideo, Uruguay: Instituto General Electric, 1967. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Spanish. Limited to 1500 copies. An exhibition of books illustrated, with Frasconi's woodcut and lithograph illustrations. Tipped-in frontispiece is an original woodcut signed by Frasconi. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 118518

(Plantin).

ANVERS, VILLE DE PLANTIN ET DE RUBENS.

Paris: Bibliotèque Nationale, 1954. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 264, (8), pages and 24 plates. Catalogue to an exhibition held at the Bibliotèque Nationale. Describes 444 items, and includes bibliography and illustrations. Lettering on spine faded. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 43493

(Eugrammia Press).

L' APOCALYPSE FIGUREE, PAR MAISTRE IEHAN DUUET, IADIS ORSEVRE DES ROIS, FRANCOIS PREMIER DE CE NOM, & HENRY DEUXIEME.

Lyon: 1561 (London: Eugrammia Press, 1962). folio. quarter leather with printed cloth covers, top edge gilt. Not paginated. Limited to 735 numbered copies published by the Eugrammia Press. Printed in collotype on page produced specially for this edition by W. & R. Balston. A facsimile reprint of the 1561Apocalypse de Jean (St. John's Revelation) and its wonderful engravings by Jean Duvet. Spine shows fading. Bookplate. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 107034

(National Book League of Great Britain).

AN APPEAL TO BOOKMEN.

(N.P.): The National Book League of Great Britain, (n.d.). 8vo. cord tied stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Appeal for help from the National Book League of Great Britain. Wrappers tanned at spine. Hinge weak. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106562

(Architecture).

ARCHITECTURE ET BEAUX LIVRES ANCIENS.

Organisee par Ader Picard Tajan.
Monte-Carlo: n.p. 1986. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 232, (2) pages. Organisee par Ader Picard Tajan. Auction catalogue, July 1, 1986, held at the Hotel Hermitage, Monte-Carlo, organisee en collaboration avec la Société des Bains de Mer, a la requete de la Ste Art Monaco. Lots 1-154 are architecture related. Lots 155-232 is a selection of incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, prints, and fine bindings. Fully illustrated. Randeria bookplate on half-title page. Corners bumped. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 71780

ART & CRAFT IN ILLUSTRATION.

An article in Typographer Annual.
New York: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1951. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.21-25. An article in Typographer Annual. With five other articles on printing and illustration. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 41310

ART & MÉTIERS DU LIVRE.

Revue Internationale de la Reliure, de la Bibliophilie et de l'Estampe
Paris: 1990-1997. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Revue Internationale de la Reliure, de la Bibliophilie et de l'Estampe. Text in French. Collection of 22 issues of Art & Métiers du Livre, a magazine devoted to the book arts. Consists of the following numbers: 163, 164, 170, 171, 172, 174, 183, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204. Each issue contains numerous illustrations in color and black-and-white, as well as many interesting articles about bookbinding, book illustration, and other book arts. READ MORE

Price: $225.00 other currencies Order nr. 126273

(Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art).

ART DIRECTORS ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART.

New York: Watson-Guptill, various dates. 4to. cloth. Filled with color examples and design ideas. Price is per volume available 17. 1938. 173, (10) pages. Tape marks on endpapers. 27. 1948. (xvi), 383 pages. 29. 1950. 388 pages. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 24288

ART DIRECTORS CLUB OF DETROIT FIFTEENTH ADVERTISING AWARDS ANNUAL.

N.P. n.p. (1963). 4to. stiff, embossed paper wrappers. not paginated. A two-sided publication: start from one side and get the Editorial, Bravo, and Advertising entries and awards, flip it over and see the Photography and Illustration entries and awards. Hundreds of black-and-white images of the best advertising of the year (1963). White embossed covers are lightly soiled and worn. Interior very nice. READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 91054

(Lithography).

" ART IS NOT AN END IN ITSELF, BUT A MEANS OF ADDRESSING HUMANITY."

New York: Lith-graphic art center of the world; scene of a great renaissance in the graphic arts.
New York: New York Times, 1962. small folio. self paper wrappers. 28 pages. New York: Lith-graphic art center of the world; scene of a great renaissance in the graphic arts. Special advertising section of the New York Times prepared by Amalgamated Lithographers of America to tell the story of the lithographic process and provide examples of color work. Paper-clipped to the first leaf is an explanatory notice (which has caused some foxing). READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 107454

(Illustration).

THE ART OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION.

Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 62 pages. With a lengthy introduction by Joan H. Gorman followed by the illustrated exhibition catalogue covering work from the 1850s to the 1970s. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 26895

(Kritter, Ulrich Von).

THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION, ENGLISHE ILLUSTRIERTE BUCHER DES 19. JAHRHUNDERTS.

Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek, 1984. small 4to. paper wrappers. 216 pages. A catalog from an exhibition of nineteenth century book illustrations from the collection of Ulrich von Kritter. With forewards by Paul Raabe and Ulrich and Inge von Kritter, and an introduction by Hans-Joachim Possin. The catalogue describes 288 items, and includes indices by author and illustrator, and several appendices. Well-illustrated, with some in color. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 45512

(Photoengraving).

THE ART OF PHOTOENGRAVING.

N.P. American Photoengravers Assoc. 1952. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Full of illustrations including many in color. Has a glossary. Covers soiled and wrinkled. "Engraving" written in red pencil in corner. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 13894

(Pochoir).

THE ART OF POCHOIR.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1977. square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. Guide to an exhibition. Text by Elizabeth Harris. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 95031

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