Carl Larsson
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1992. Larsson, Carl. Hardcover. 4to, pixtorial hardcover, some 350pp of the artist's painting and drawings with text in Swedish. Very good, no previous owner's marks.
Artists & Illustrators
A Hannes Bok Treasury
Lancaster, PA: Underwood Miller, 19953. Bok, Hannes. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg 4to softcover, issued simultaneously with the hardcover. Hugo award-winning artist Hannes Bok's fantastic illustrations graced the pages of many science fiction magazines and books. His paintings achieved a luminous, stained-glass quality, through the use of an arduous glazing.....
Michael Parkes (signed catalog)
The Netherlands: Steltmen Editions, 1986. 2nd ed. Softcover. Inscribed by Parks "To Jim and Karen, Best Wishes, M. Parkes" on the title page. Jim being Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. the well-known comics and art expert, and my former partner in Bud Plant Illustrated Books. This was acquired and signed at an.....
Howard Pyle: A Chronicle
New York: Harper & Bros. 1925. 1st ed. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed. Large 8vo, cloth backed boards with printed paper title labels. profusely illustrated with color and grayscale plates of his paintings as well as many spot drawings. Introduced by N.C. Wyeth. Fine in uncommon dj with some chipping and.....
Dream Spinner - The Art of Roy Andersen
Tucson: Settlers West Gallery, 2000. Andersen, Roy. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to full blue cloth, 166 pp. Foerword by Don Hedgpeth. the story of teh painter's transition from magazine and movie poster illustration to fine art and his emergence as a top American western artist. Fine in fine.....
Worlds of Amano
Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2007. Amano, Yoshitaka. 1st ed. 1st ptg., square 4to pictorial boards, 156pp of the fantasty artist's work, fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
A Sketchy Past - The Art of Peter de Seve (signed)
Editions Akileos, 2009. de Seve, Peter. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square folio full orange cloth, with one of 500 custom bookplates signed by de Seve. A comprehensive survey of illustrator and character designer de Sève's work. Inventive, eccentric and often irreverent, de Sève has designed posters for Broadway shows.....
The Unique World of Mitsumasa Anno
London: Bodley Head, 1980. Anno, Mitusmasa. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. 4to, full cream "cloth" stamped in metallic red. Selected illustrations from 1968-1977, foreword by Martin Gardner, translated by Samuel Crowell Morse. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, small mark of removed sticker to front free endpaper.
The Artful Dodger
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. Bantock, Nick. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to, full navy cloth, 216pp of Bantock's inimitable artwork and how it's created. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Centenary of Arthur Rackham's Birth
New York: Columbia University Libraries, 1967. Rackham, Arthur. Small folio, full cream cloth with inset portrait of the artist to front cover, accompanying an exhibit of selections from the Arthur Rackham collection presented to the University by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Berol. over 15 years. Foreword by Alfred Berol.....
Kirk's Works - An Index of the Art of Tim Kirk (signed)
Newport News: Heresy Press, 1980. Kirk, Tim. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio oxblood leatherette, 122pp. #65 of 100 copies signed by Kirk, Beahm and book designer Michael Symes. With an appreciation and color frontis portrait by George Barr, and interview by Beahm with Kirk, plus an annotated index of.....
The Art of William Heath Robinson
London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2003. Robinson, W. Heath. Softcover. 4to softcover, published in conjunction with the gallery's 2003-2004 exhibition of the artist's work, both black and white and full color, from 1887 to 1944. Carefully indexed and including a detailed bibliography. As new.
The Brothers Robinson (limited)
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Robinson, Charles, Thomas and W. Heath. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. #190 of 500 cased (hardbound) copies. Square 8vo full black cloth, 240 pages of images and text by and about Charles, William Heath and Thomas Heath Robinson. Fine in fine dj with limitation page signed.....
The Illustrations of William Heath Robinson
London: Werner Shaw, 2003. Robinson, W. Heath. Hardcover. 8vo,156 pp, full green cloth stamped in gilt, introduction by Oliver Robinson, the artist's son. With sample line art, a full bibliography and detailed index. Outstanding biography that we often use as a reference. Beare is a frequent contributor to IBIS and.....
The Illustrators 1780-1993 (Kate Cameron cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1993. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. With various length essays on the illustrators represented. Lavishly illustrated in color. 192pp, fine.
The Illustrators 1780-1996 (Rackham cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1996. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. 256pp, an excellent reference with essays on artists from Cruikshank to Searle, memorials to John S. Goodall and cartoonist Carl Ronald Giles, and a delightful tribute to cat illustrators Kathleen Hale, Lesley Anne Ivory and Susan Herbert. Profusely illustrated in color and.....
The Illustrators 1800-1986 (Rackham cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1986. Softcover. Saddle-stitch 8vo softcover booklet, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1986. Exhibit catalog for November 1986, 55 images, most in full color. Fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1991 (Greenaway cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1991. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. Exhibit catalog for November-December 1991. With various length essays on the illustrators represented. Lavishly illustrated in color. 192pp, fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1992 (Pooh cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. Organized by timeline: 19th Century, "The Art of War and the Art of Politics," 20th century and contemporary with various length essays on individual artists and groups. Lavishly illustrated in color. 216pp. Original price list laid in. Short scrape to base of.....
The Illustrators 1800-1997 (Heath Robinson cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1997. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1992. With various length essays on individual artists from the classics (Rackham and Robinson) to the modern (Peake, Ardizzone and Keeping), lavishly illustrated in color. 216pp. Original price list laid in. Fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1999 (Lawson Wood cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1999. 1st ed. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. With various length essays on schools of illustration and individual artists from the classics (Rackham, Robinson & Brangwyn) to the modern (Ardizzone, Searle and Anne Grahame johnstone) lavishly illustrated in color. 272pp. Fine.
The Illustrators 1837-2011 (Giles cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1992. 240pp. Light bumping to corners else fine.
The Illustrators 1837-2012 (Atwell cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 2012. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. 272pp, an excellent reference with write-ups on Dickens and his collaborators plus 19 other essays on 19th, 20th and 21st illustrators and cartoonists. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Original price list laid in. Fine.
The Illustrators 1850-2000 (Pooh cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 2000. 1st ed. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. Exhibit catalog for 19th Annual Illustrators Exhibition including biographical information on 16 of the included illustrators. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Original price list bound in. Fine.
The Illustrators The Twentieth Century
London: Chris Beetles, 2001. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. 48pp, lavishly illustrated in color covering 24 illustrators of the 20th century. Cover art by W. Heath Robinson.