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New York: Doubleday, 1928. Black & white illustrations, 12mo, 123 pages, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1928. First Edition. More
New York: Doubleday, 1928. Black & white illustrations, 12mo, 123 pages, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1928. First Edition. More
New York: Grove, 1966. Introduction by Henry Miller. Illustrated with 100 full-page, single-side plates, including 16 in color. 4to, pictorial linen. New York: Grove Press, (1966). The first edition with this introduction. d.w. heavily browned and worn, still overall a very good copy. A reprint of the 1923 edition which originally brought legal action against Grosz for defaming public morals. More
Paris: H. Simonis Empis. 20 charming color plates, 3 page preface by Edouard Detaille. Small folio, pictorial wrappers, (soiled, chipped and detached). Paris: H. Simonos Empis, N.d. ca 1900. Plates are in crisp clean condition. More
Paris: Simonis Empis. Preface de Auguste Germain. 20 color plates of caricatures. Thin folio, 3/4 morocco, original black & white pictorial printed wrappers bound in. Paris: H. Simonis Empis, ca. 1900. Very good (+). More
Paris: Simonis Empis, 1890. 25 full page caricatures. Thin folio, cloth, with the original colored pictorial wrappers bound in, leather label on spine rubbed. Paris: Simonis Empis, (ca. 1890). Very good (+). More
Los Angeles: Clymer Publications, 1974. With White House Transcript Excerpts by Richard M. Nixon. Illus. 4to, blue boards, d.w. and boards lightly soiled, d.w. with small holes on spine portion. Los Angeles: Clymer Publications, (1974). More
New York: Animated Book Company, 1946. 14pp. Illustrated on each page. 6pp are full-page plates with movable parts, all in perfect condition. Thin square 4to, spiral-bound pictorial boards. Some light toning. New York: Animated Book Company, 1946. Fine. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. Illustrated with 100 black & white plates at back. 244pp. Wide 8vo, brown boards, slightly water damaged and edge worn d.w. with sunned spine. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1972). First edition. Edges sunned, but still a bright, clean, near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
London: Strand. 42 double-page plates. Square 4to, original pebbled boards, rebacked in plain black cloth. London: Strand, no date, circa 1830. Overall a very good copy of this scarce book.. A series of engraved cartoons, caricatures, vignettes, and scenes, with captions collected from Heath's Comic Album, "Tit-Bit's" are an imitation of Grandville's Les Metamorphoses du jour, published in Paris, 1829, some illustrations from Gay's Fables, 'Lexicographical Illustrations," and several "Humorous Scraps" More
Toronto: Coach House Books, 2013. Illustrations in color and black & white. 133 pages. Thin 12mo, pictorial wrappers. Toronto: Coach House Books, (2013). First edition. Artist's autograph and gift inscription on title page. A fine copy. More
New York: Disney, 2001. Many illustrations. 191 pages. 4to, silver pictorial boards. New York: Disney Enterprises, (2001). First edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1947. Illustrated with 20 four-color and 32 two-color reproductions. Thin 4to, natural cloth, d.w. New York: Watson-Guptil, (1947). First edition. A near fine copy. More
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1952. Illustrated with b/w cartoon drawings. 211 pages. 8vo, red boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Thomas Crowell, (1952). A very good copy with wear at foot; good dust wrapper -- tattered but largely intact. More
Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1955. Fascinating un-paginated book with 32 double-sided leaves, each one illustrated in vivid colors with Henry's dreamlike figures, 16 with die-cut windows, and calligraphic text within all the plates. Black pictorial paper-covered boards with plain black cloth spine (spine cloth repaired; a bit shelfworn and one corners bumped; chip at top edge of rear cover). Paris: Editions de Minuit, [1955]. A very good(+) copy of this delicate book, internally fine. More
Greenwich: Phaidon, 1965. 147 black & white plates. Tall thin 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. (d.w. discolored at edges). Greenwich, Ct.: Phaidon Press, (1965). Fine in very good dust jacket. More
New York: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, 2022. Beautifully illustrated with black & white drawings and some images in color. 245 pages, Oblong 4to, glossy pictorial white boards. New York: Al Hirschfeld Foundation, (2022). First edition. Edited by David Leopold. More
New York: Abrams, 1970. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Profusely illustrated with 189 drawings, including 32 in color. 233 pages. Oblong 4to, white pictorial cloth, lightly edgeworn, slightly chipped and torn d.w. New York: Abrams, [1970]. First edition. Crease on title page from printing error, otherwise a near fine in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: 1981. many illus. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. London, 1981. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Crown, 1988. Profusely illustrated in color and in black and white. 256 pages. 4to, grey boards, d.w. New York: Crown, 1988. First edition. Remainder mark on top edge, else near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: James Gregory, 1864. Illustrated throughout with 26 wood-engraved prints, all with tissue guards. 32 pages, unpaginated. Short slim 4to, original white glossy pictorial stiff wrappers, lightly faded and soiled, rebacked in plain brown cloth. A charming children's alphabet book satirical in nature with rhymes. Each letter begins a rhyme with an illustration and together they tell the story of the origin, manufacture, & use of a hair dressing that was supposed to cure baldness. New York: James g...... More
London: Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Frontispiece and 15 other color plates + 329 text illustrations. 520 pages, 4to, blue cloth, edgeworn d.w. London, (1978). Revised. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Faulder, 1794. 2 vols., 102 copper engravings, tall 8vo, 3/4 brown polished calf, red leather labels, marbled boards. London: R. Faulder, 1794. Near Fine. More
London: Faulder, 1794. 2 vols., 102 copper engravings, tall 8vo, full green straight grained morocco, a.e.g. London, 1794. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1882. 2 volumes. 8vo, 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spines with green leather labels, rubricated edges (light wear). London: Chatto & Windus, 1882. Very good (+). More
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