The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book
Little Brown, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 250 pages. Small square folio, red cloth, d.w. Little Brown, (1997). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Little Brown, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 250 pages. Small square folio, red cloth, d.w. Little Brown, (1997). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Little Brown, 1997. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 250 pages. Small square folio, red cloth, d.w. (just a bit of wear at edges). Little Brown, (1997). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Northampton: Kitchen Sink, 1996. Preface by J.B. Rund. Introduction by Harvey Kurtzman. 160 pages of comics by R. Crumb. 176 pages, tall 8vo, glossy pictorial boards; small dent/tear at top edge near spine. Northampton: Kitchen Sink Press and New York: Belier Press, (1996). Third printing. Internally fine, a near fine copy. One of 300 copies, numbered and signed by R. Crumb on tipped in limitation plate. More
New York: 1971. Tabloid newspaper, folded in half. 23pp., folio. New York, June 1, 1971. Comix issue featuring R. Crumb and others. A few short horizontal tears in margins, otherwise fine. More
New York: Disney, 1999. Foreword by Roy E. Disney. Commentary by James Levine. Many illustrations. 179 pages, large 4to, blue cloth with mounted color plate, glossy silver board slipcase; slipcase scuffed. New York: Disney, (1999). A fine copy in a scuffed, but still very good slipcase. More
New York: Tabard Press. Preface by Julien Cain. 47 plates. Tall 4to, tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Tabard Press, n.d., circa 1985. Fine. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. 4to, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1952. First Edition. More
Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1989. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 129 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, (1989). First edition. A fine copy, signed by the artist along with a small ink drawing. More
Tucson: HPBooks, 1984. Many illustrations. 96 pages, thin 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. Tucson: HPBooks, (1984). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper with publisher's circular sticker honoring Donald Duck's 50th Birthday on the front cover. Signed by Jack Hannah on the title page, a certificate of authenticity for Hannah's signature in laid in. More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1945. Illustrated by the author in color and b/w. 68pp. Slim square 8vo, pictorial boards and matching dust wrapper (both lightly edgeworn). New York: Whittlesey House, (1945). Second printing. A very good(+) copy. More
London: Bradbury Evans, 1854. Pictorial Title, and 80 humerous plates. 4to, gilt-pictorial cloth, t.e.g. hinges repaired, rubbed. London: Bardbury Evans, 1854. Good. More
New York: Tabard Press. 47 plates by Honore Daumier. 114pp. Small folio, brown cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion with small chip to top of d.w. on spine portion, d.w. lightly soiled, bottom edges of cloth rubbed. (New York): Tabard Press, n.d., circa 1980 Political cartoons of Honore Daumier. More
New York: Abrams, 1983. Packed with 763 illustrations, including 351 color plates, some folding. 458pp. Short thick folio, white cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams/Abradale, (1983). Reprint edition. Binding a bit shaken, still about very good(+) in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Scribner, 1975. Edited by Edwin Fisher, Mort Gerberg, and Ron Wolin. Illustrated primarily in color. 224pp., small 4to, black boards, price-clipped d.w. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1975). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Dobson Books, 1965. Black & white photographic and cartoon illustrations throughout. Thin square 8vo, black cloth with gilt design, pictorial d.w. (lightly toned, dust-soiled, several tiny tears at the edges). London: Dobson Books, (1965). Copyright info blacked out on opposite side of title page. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Cartoon commentary drawn by Paul Flora. Introduction by Spike Mulligan. More
New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1990. Two color woodcuts, one of which is initialed by Steinberg and hand-painted by Michael Berdan, and 16 black & white tipped-in lithographs. Slim folio, black morocco spine, gilt- lettered, bright yellow linen boards, board slipcase. New York: Whitney Museum, 1990. Fine. One of only 160 copies signed by the author and initialed by the artist. Published by the Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of Art organized by May Castleberry. Printed by..... More
Coral Gables: Lowe Art Gallery, 1968. An Exhibition Catalogue. 104 illustrations, several in color. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers (front joint starting; head slightly chipped). Coral Gables: Joe & Emily Lowe Art Gallery, 1968. Presentation copy from Gropper. Included is a mimeographed exhibition checklist. More
Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. An Exhibition Catalogue. 112 illustrations, including 8 in color.128pp., Small 4to, pictorial cloth, board slipcase. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, in conjunction with the Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery of the University of Miami, 1968. A near fine copy in very good slipcase. Presentation copy signed by Gropper on the frontis portrait. More
Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. An Exhibition Catalogue. 112 illustrations, including 8 in color. 128pp. Slim 4to, black pictorial cloth, d.w. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, in conjunction with the Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery of the University of Miami, 1968. Limited first edition. Number 30 of 150 special copies, with a separate b/w lithograph, signed by the artist. More
Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. An Exhibition Catalogue. 112 illustrations, including 8 in color. 128pp. Slim 4to, black & yellow pictorial cloth, yellow board slipcase. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, in conjunction with the Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery of the University of Miami, 1968. Limited First Edition. Fine. Inscribed presentation and original drawing by the artist on the fly-leaf. Number 7 of 150 special copies, with a separate black & white lithograph, signed by the..... More
Munich: Albert Langen, 1906. Text in German. Patterned endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 60 plates, many in color, some folding, & 446 text reproductions of rare caricatures of women. 487 pages. Thick 4to, lovely grey pictorial cloth (rubbed and corners worn, spine sunned and foxed). Munich: Albert Langen, 1906. Overall about very good. Original edition of this iconographic survey. More
River Forest: Classic Comics Press, 2013. Two volumes containing reproduced strips from 1948-1949 and 1949-1951, respectively. Illustrated in b/w throughout. Small oblong 4tos, olive cloth, d.w. River Forest: Classic Comics Press, (2013/2014). A fine pair. More
Neshannock: Hermes, 2007. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 176 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (sunned along top edge). Neshannock: Hermes, (2007). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Good Girl Art chronicles the history of the good girl in comics from the beginning, in the comic book sweatshops in the late 1930s, through the war years, the 1950s, in the aftermath of the Wertham era, from their re-immergence in the 1970s, to the..... More
New York: Chelsea House, 1970. Introduction by Ellery Queen. 291 pages. Small folio, black pictorial cloth, d.w. New York; Chelsea House, (1970). First Edition. Top edges are a bit foxed, else a near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. Presentation copy, autographed by Chester Gould, with a profile drawing of Dick Tracy. More
New York: Doubleday, 1928. Black & white illustrations, 12mo, 123 pages, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1928. First Edition. More
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