Books
Gropper.
New York: ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, pictorial linen. New York; ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. First Edition. Very good(+). + 2 exhibition catalogues from the Associated American Artists Galleries, 1944 and the other undated, ca. 1945. Inscribed and dated on the fly-leaf with an additional hand written signed invitation to a neighbor laid in. More
Where to Dine in Thirty-nine: A Guide to New York Restaurants, to Which there is added A Cook Book of recipes by famous chefs.
New York: Crown, 1939. 126 pages. Slim small 8vo, orange boards and dust wrapper illustrated by Peter Arno. New York: Crown Publishers, 1939. First Edition. A near fine copy with light wear at the head of spine and dust wrapper. More
Attwood's Pictures: An Artist's History of the Last Ten years of the Nineteenth Century
New York: Life, 1900. Collection of black-and-white cartoons by Francis Gilbert Attwood. 4to, decorative blue cloth; book is slightly bowed and the covers worn, front hinge beginning. New York: Life Publishing Company, 1900. A very good copy. More
The Best of Neat Stuff.
Westlake Village: Fantagraphics, 1987. Numerous black &white illustrations, 126 pages, stiff pictorial wrappers, spine lightly rubbed. (Westlake Village: Fantagraphics, 1987). A very good clean copy. More
The Collected Drawings of Bruce Bairnsfather.
New York: Colston Leigh, 1931. Numerous black & white illustrations. Slim small 4to, blue cloth. New York: Colston Leigh, 1931. First Edition. A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Fragments from France
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. A collection of black and white cartoons that had been previously published in 'The Bystander'. 8vo, blue cloth with pastedown; covers lightly worn with some rubbing. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (no date, c. 1914). A very good copy. More
The Political Struwwelpeter
London: Grant Richards, 1899. Illustrated with 24 single-sided lithographic plates, each printed in color with humorous drawings by F. Carruthers Gould and poems by Begbie. Short slim 4to, red cloth-backed pictorial boards (minor edgewear and neatly re-enforced hinges). London: Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. A near fine clean copy of this rather scarce book - A parody of Hoffman's children's book which lampoons British political figures of the era. More
Music To My Eyes
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1952. Illustrated (b/w). Slim unpaginated 4to, white cloth with pictorial covers, very lightly discolored in a few areas. Philadelphia: University of Pennslvania Press, (1952). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Inscribed by Bendiner on title page. More
Bendiner's Philadelphia.
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. More
The Cartoon Century: Modern Britain Through the Eyes of its Cartoonists
lond: Random House, 2007. Illustrated in black & white and color. 255 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. London: Random House, 2007. Fine. More
Clifford Berryman's Autograph Books
Norwalk: Easton. 2 volumes. Facsimile reproduction of Berryman's two volumes of autographs, each with accompanied by a caricature drawn by Berryman. Oblong 12mo, black leather, a.e.g. slipcase. Norwalk: The Easton Press, n.d. A fine, as new copy. Authorized Reproduction--Treasures of the Library of Congress. More
Randolph Caldecott: A Personal Memoir of His Early Career.
New York: Routledge, 1886. Sepia photographic frontis. portrait. 172 black & white illustrations. 8vo, green pictorial cloth lettered in gilt (lightly edgeworn; head and tail repaired), a.e.g. New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1886. First several pages are foxed, the rest is very clean. Embossed ex-lib stamp on title page, inked digits on spine, otherwise very good. More
Randolph Caldecott: A Personal Memoir of His Early Career.
New York: Routledge, 1886. Sepia photographic frontispiece portrait. 172 black & white illustrations. 8vo, green pictorial cloth lettered in gilt (top of spine repaired). New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1886. Several pages are loose, otherwise a nice clean copy, overall very good(-). More
The Herblock Book.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1954. Many Illus. by the author. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. chipped, head of cloth spine and edges of corners very lightly worn. Boston: Beacon Press, (1952). More
Herblock Special Report.
numerous illus. 8vo, 1/4 cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1974). Chronology of cartoons relating to Richard Nixon. More
Herblock Through the Looking Glass.
New York: Norton, 1984. Illus. Tall 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. torn, last blank page partially browned. New York: Norton, (1984). Political cartoons of the Reagan years. More
Herblock's State Of The Union.
many illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1972). vg. More
Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life.
New York: Macmillan, 1993. B/w illustrations. 372pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., (1993). Near fine. More
Mad Strikes Back
New York: Ballantine, 1962. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 182 pages. 12mo, softcover. New York: Ballatine Books, 1962. Very good(+). More
The Blighted Eye; Original Comic Art from the Glenn Bray Collection
Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2014. 407 color pages. Large 4to, purple cloth, matching pictorial d.w. Dust wrapper 3/4 length to reveal title embossed on cloth. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2014. First Edition. The Blighted Eye showcases Glenn Bray%u2019s extensive collection of original comic art by cartoonists such as R. Crumb, Matt Groening, Charles Addams, Charles Schulz, and many more. Beautifully illustrated. More
To Laugh That We May Not Weep: The Life & Times of Art Young
Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2017. With essays by Art Spiegelman, Justin Green et al. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of examples of drawings by Art Young. 381 pages. 4to, pictorial boards. Seattle: Fantagraphics, (2017). First edition. Art Young (1866-1943) was an American political cartoonist best known for his drawings and editorial contributions to the Socialist monthly magazine, The Masses (1911-1917). Young started out drawing for mainstream news and humor publications, earning a position at the Chicago Interocean where he worked with the well-known..... More
A Bald-Headed History of America. Laughing Series, No. 6.
New York: Collin & Small, 1876. Illustrated throughout with humorous woodcuts by Thomas B. Worth. 63 pages. Tall slim 8vo, original sewn pictorial wrappers (rather worn at edges and with one vertical crease; tears in margins toward rear; some tearing by the sewn threads). New York: Collin & Small, (1876). First edition. Overall a very good(-) copy of this delicate and very scarce satirical humor magazine. More
Ain't It A Grand and Glorious Feeling? More of the Married Life of Mr. & Mrs.
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