The Man in the Mirror; A Life of Benedict Arnold
New York: Random House, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1994). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly scuffed and sunned. More
New York: Random House, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1994). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly scuffed and sunned. More
Racine: Whitman, 1922. Color cartoon strips. Thin square 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards. Racine, Wisc.: Whitman Publishing, 1922. First Edition. Unusually fine copy of a fragile book, printed on wood pulp paper. More
Chicago: Volland, 1914. Numerous black & white illustrations, spot coloring on hands and faces, rubricated title, slim 4to, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed, slight soiling on covers. Chicago: Volland, (1914). First Edition. A very good(-) copy, internally clean. Inscribed by the author and signed with a small illustration of Santa Claus by the artist on the fly-leaf. More
New York: 1915. 1 page, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, February 8, 1915, acknowledging a request for a drawing, in part: "...Your request for the autographed sketch I gladly enclose herewith..." Accompanied by the original pen and ink sketch on a 2.75 x5.5-inch piece of paper, depicting a young boy helping his baby sister blow her nose. The letter is in very good(+) condition; the drawing is fine. Early American comic strip artist best known for his creation "A. Piker Clerk,"..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Frontispiece. 454 pages. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth boards in dust wrapper (front panel a bit dust soiled). New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Constable, 1930. 9 plates. 8vo, green cloth, corners bumped, otherwise very good. London: Constable, 1930. More
London: Clare Lawrence, 1994. 26 cards with color photographs of snuff bottles, accompanied by quotes relating to animals, housed in a brown paper sleeve, very tall 12mo. London: Clare Lawrence, 1994. Contents fine, sleeve lightly worn. More
Los Angeles: Sage Reference, 2013. Illus. 562pp. 4to, pictorial boards. Los Angeles: Sage Reference, 2013. Very good. More
London: Phaidon, 2011. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 319 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. London: Phaidon Press Limited, (2011). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. The Pot Book is an accessible and informative A-Z guide to over 300 makers, schools and styles of ceramics from around the world. More
New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1999. More than 150 illustrations. 245pp., 4to, stiff, pictorial wrappers. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, (1999). A very good (+) copy. More
439pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (London, 1962). More
Munich: Keysersche, 1966. colored frontispiece, hundreds of black & white photographic illustrations. 401 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Munich: Keysersche, 1966. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. Illustrated in color and in black & white. Thin 4to, aqua cloth. d.w. (well-rubbed but intact with spine sunned). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1974). Cloth is a touch faded at edges, still very good. More
New York: Viking, 1966. Frontispiece in color, illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 120pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Viking Press, 1966. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Macmillan, 1937. More than 70 black & white wood engavings by Clare Leighton. xv + 160pp., 8vo, tall 8vo, maroon cloth; spine slightly faded, ends lightly worn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. A very good(-) copy. More
Boston: Thomas Todd Company. Illustrated throughout with images of the artist's work. Thin 4to, catalog with stiff pictorial wrapper. Some light wear. Boston: Thomas Todd Company for The Boston Public Library. Near-fine. More
London: Longmans, 1932. Numerous black & white illustrations. Slim oblong 4to, glossy pictorial boards, neatly rebacked in burgundy cloth. London: Longmans, (1932). First Edition. Very good. More
London: The Studio, 1932. Illustrated throughout in b/w, including some mounted photographs demonstrating technique. 96 pages. Short slim 4to, black cloth-backed decorative boards with paper label (spine a bit worn and lettering darkened; foxing on front and rear endpapers). London & New York: The Studio, 1932. A very good copy, signed on the front endpaper by Clare Leighton at a later date. More
New York: Macmillan, 1939. Black and white lithographic illustrations by the author. 178pp., slim 8vo, pictorial cloth, d.w.; upper front corner bumped, dust wrapper price clipped, loss of paper at head of spine. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1939. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Macmillan, 1942. Written and engraved in black and white by Leighton. 157pp., slim 4to, rust cloth; (endpapers browned), dust wrapper partially present. New York: Macmillan, 1942. First Edition. Very good. Warm inscription by the author on the fly-leaf. More
Brussels: Roberto Polo Gallery, 2015. Profusely illustrated in color. 85 pages. Tall 4to, pictorial carboard wrappers. (Brussels): Roberto Polo Gallery, (2015). A near fine copy with slight scratching to rear cover. More
1971. 1 page on personal letterhead, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, no place, December 9, 1971. Written to Herbert Mayes, longtime Editor of McCall's magazine, regarding an article Luce wrote for McCall's about the Romanoff family, in part: "...Keep an eye out for a BBC Documentary on the murder of Czar Romanoff & his family...Much of it from an article I did for you in McCall's 11 years ago. BBC flew a crew all the way to Los Angeles to interview..... More
1974. Written to Herbert Mayes, former editor of "McCall's" Magazine, discussing the cultural political crisis in America, in part, "...Ford and Kissinger are both on the decline. The Washington Post put the contract out on Ford for the pardon, and Kissinger for bringing down Allende in Chile...and stopping the Israeli war when they were on their way to Cairo...surely it will be one of the greatest ironies...if the U.S. goes into final decline (and slides into Dictatorship) because it insisted..... More
Chicago: Lyons & Carnahan, 1932. 60pp. 12mo, pr. wrs. Chicago: Lyons & Carnahan, (1932). A series of plays based on the life of George Washington. More
Chicago: Volland, 1913. Verses by Wilbur Nesbit and many cartoon-like illustrations by Clare Briggs, printed with spot color. Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, edgewear and cover soil with a few small repairs; some pages a bit chipped in margins. Chicago: Volland (1913). Inscribed on the fly-leaf "Skin-nay and Briggs" with a 4 inch drawing by Briggs with the lines"Ain't Mad at Nobody". This is Briggs's first book and a rare and early Volland title. Text and illustration deal with..... More
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