Two signed mixed media drawings (color) on thick card board, circa 1960's. The first painting, 6" x 6", features a primitive-type man, a totem pole, and a bird eating out of a seed feeder, illuminated by bright colors, possibly marker. The second painting, 8" x 4", seems to depict a village at dusk with water and mountains in the background with birds visible on the horizon. Both items are in excellent condition. English-born actor who was best known for his..... More
New York: Random House, 1969. Black-and-white illustrations by the author. 392 pages, 8vo, silver-stamped black cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Random House, (1969). First printing. Very good condition. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper in brown ink: "For James Murray - Quite clearly, and incontrovertibly, California's finest British import, He Shall Be Missed! Barnaby May 31, 1973." Facing the inscription on the front pasted down endpaper is a detailed self-portrait of the author as a matador, titled..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 184 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth (light wear; inscription on the half-title page in another hand). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. Very good condition. A history of bullfighting by the American author, artist, nightclub owner, and one-time vice consul to Spain. Boldly signed on the half-title page, opposite a striking ball-point sketch of a matador's head and shoulders. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1949. Profusely illustrated with black and white cartoons. 111 pages. Slim 4to, yellow cloth-backed boards, tattered dust wrapper. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1949). First edition. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Dean's third book, inscribed on the front endpaper along with an original drawing: "To Barbara and Herbert on an elaborate evening, Abner Dean." More
New York: Forum Gallery, 1972. Watercolors by Chaim Gross, foreword and text by Rabbi Avraham Soltes. Profusely illustrated in color, 39 pages (illustrated flyleaf detached), oblong 4to, printed wrappers with a full-color paper seal. New York: Forum Gallery, (1972). Very good(-) Inscribed on the title page with a rough sketch of a human figure: "To my friend...Chaim Gross." More
1974. Original artwork from the book Children's Letters to God, signed "S.H." with stamp from King Features Syndicate, Inc., 1974. Matted, in simple black wood frame. Fine. More
1939. This 7.5 x 9.5-inch image was drawn in graphite with the border outlined in blue pastel pencil. It is attractively double-matted in blue and grey, framed to 13.5 x 15.25 inches, and set in an ornate silver and gold wooden frame. The drawing depicts a hillbilly woman pulling a horse plow while her husband comfortably rides on the back. The complete drawing was executed by Thomas Johnson who chose to illuminate the image of the husband riding on the..... More
1940. Highly detailed oversize colorful pastel portrait -- a glamorous image executed on heavy stock paper, measuring 12 x 9 inches, mounted on an artist board to 14 x 11 inches, by artist Pat Arnold, no place, no date, circa 1940. Inscribed to the artist: "To Pat - With Admiration for your Talent! Sincerely, Peggy Lee." Very good condition with outstanding contrast. American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress whose career spanned over six decades. She was..... More
New York: Dutton, 1966. Introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white drawings. 120 pages, small 4to, red and tan pictorial cloth, dust wrapper (small chip on the upper edge of the front cover). New York: Dutton, 1966. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed in full on half-title page: "To Shirley & Jack Mandel It's not me" with an arrow pointing to a caricature which seems to be of himself, with his..... More
New York: Dalton House, Inc., 1949. Illustrated in black and white. 247 pages, 4to, blue cloth with gilt stamping (spine cracked and faded; flyleaf torn). New York: Dalton House, Inc, 1949. A good copy. Inscribed on the title page with a handsome sketch of a sculpture: "To my very dear friends Nat and Elsie with love, Chaim Gross." Gross's pen apparently ran out as he was signing his name, so he started over with a new pen. Lombardo's signature appears..... More
1940. 12 x 9 inches, no place, no date, circa 1940. Fine original pencil and charcoal drawing, detailed and highlighted in white chalk, by artist Pat Arnold -- a shoulder-up glamorous pose. Inscribed: "To Pat, Many thanks and best wishes always, Marjorie Reynolds." Several tiny closed tears at the edges; edges unevenly trimmed. Very good(-) condition. American actress who appeared in more than 70 films in a career that spanned almost 40 years. Reynold's cinema presence included bit parts in..... More
New York: 1949. 1 page, 10.25 x 8 inches, adorned with an original pen-and-ink drawing of a gentleman with a top hat and cane, New York City, December 31, 1949. Written to powerful attorney and political power-broker Frederic R. Coudert, in part: "Many gratitudes for your note regarding our mutual friend Cecil Roberts...It is always a delight to me to meet you for your friendship...I hold very precious. May this New Year bring you all the blessings. Note: Cecil Roberts..... More
1948. Signed original art -- a pencil and charcoal portrait of classical pianist Victor Scholer. Signed by both Van Veen and Scholer. On paper, 10 x 7 inches, in an original cardboard matte measuring 14 x 11 inches. No place, April 3, 1948. Very good condition. More
1949. Original art signed "S.V.V." -- a pencil portrait of opera baritone Leonard Warren, also signed by the musician. 10 x 8 inches, with a hinged cardboard matte measuring 13" x 16." No place, 1949. Very good condition. More
New York: Hyperion, 1993. Slim 4to, numerous color photographic illustrations, black cloth backed red boards, d.w. New York: Hyperion, (1993). First Editon. Fine. Inscribed and dated with an original pen and ink drawing on the half-title. More
1945. Highly detailed 12 x 9-inch pencil and charcoal drawing on a board by artist Pat Arnold. This 3/4 profile shows Wynn with a serious expression and is humorously inscribed: "To Pat, I wish I had that much hair!!! Thanks a lot, Keenan Wynn." No place, no date, circa 1945. Near fine condition with outstanding contrast. American character actor of the stage, cinema, and television. More
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