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
Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare.
New York: Donald Hutter, 1990. Prefaces by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 192pp. Wide 4to, grey boards, d.w. New York: Donald Hutter, (1990). First edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Nightcrawlers
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Slim 4to, 96 pages, green cloth backed blue boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. First Edition. Fine copy in a a good dust wrapper, with a large chip & wrinkles on the back panel. More
L'Art du Rire et de la Caricature.
Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Reunies. 300 facsimiles in black and white, 12 color plates, 350pp., thick 4to, 3/4 morocco, raised bands, red leather spine label, marbled boards, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in; (spine sunned). Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Reunies, n.d., ca. 1890. Very good (+). More
Pendant La Guerre: L'Esprit Satirique en France.
Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. Over 100 black & white illustrations, 22pp. of text, first few pages heavily foxed, 8vo, rebound in dark green cloth with the original brown pictorial wrappers bound in (front wrapper loose). Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. First Edition. Very Good. Illustrations by Forain, Iribe, Morin, Poulbot, Roubille, Sem, Steinlin, Valloton and others. Ownership bookplate. More
Daumier, Liberated Women, Bluestockings and Socialists
New York: Tabard Press. 50 plates by Honore Daumier. 114pp. Small, thin folio, brown cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion, bottom edges of cloth rubbed, cloth corners lightly bumped. (New York): Tabard Press, n.d., circa 1982. Cartoons of Honore Daumier. More
The Genius of Wilhelm Busch: Comedy of Frustration
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. Edited and translated by Walter Arndt. Color frontispiece with many b/w illustrations throughout. Square 4to, grey cloth, d.w. (a bit edgeworn with a small tear on front cover). Berkeley: University of California Press, (1982). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Illusions in the Round
Jackson: Express Printing, 1993. Many Illustrations. 4to, yellow decorated boards, spine sunned, otherwise fine. (Jackson: Express Printing, 1993). 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
Saul Steinberg: A Biography
New York: Doubleday, 2012. Illustrated in color and black and white. 732 pages, thick large 8vo, red boards (covers a bit cocked and spine a bit bowed), dust wrapper. New York: Doubleday, 2012. A very good copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times.
Millbrae: Celestial Arts, 1981. Edited by Edward Summer. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. Tall 4to, full burgundy morocco, gilt lettering and design with inlaid picture on front cover. Millbrae: Celestial Arts, 1981. Fine. Limited Numbered Edition with a separate numbered color lithograph of the painting "Wanderers of Wonderlands", signed by Mr. Barks. More
A Book of Caricatures
London: Methuen, 1907. A collection of 49 plates (one in color) of Beerbohm's fine caricatures. Each with a tissue guard with a facsimile of Max's handwriting describing the subject. Thick folio, bound in the original red cloth-backed boards with printed paper label on front cover (covers quite rubbed, bumped & stained; spine very faded). London: Methuen, (1907). First Edition. The glued binding is still solid, and the plates are in fine condition. The subjects include Henry James, G.K. Chesterton, John... More
Fifty Caricatures.
London: Heinemann, 1913. 50 plates mounted on art paper. Tall 8vo, diced green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. London: Heinemann, 1913. First Edition. two bookplates, including that of Beerbohm scholar N. John Hall. Beerbohm wrote, "The Laurelled gentleman on the cover...was intended to represent and typify triumphant mediocrity; and the arrow was supposed to be sped from my own bow. Two or three reviewers, however, thought the gentleman was myself. This pained me deeply..." More
Observations.
London: Heinemann, 1925. Colored frontispiece and 51 caricatures in black & white. Sq. 4to, yellow cloth; light stains on covers, London: Heinemann, 1925. First Edition. More
Things New and Old
London: Heinemann, 1923. Colored frontispiece and 49 plates in black & white. Sq. 4to, cloth, lightly shelf-worn & faded at the spine and edges. London: Heinemann, 1923. First Edition. A series of caricature portraits. 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
Portrait of Max.
An Intimate Memoir of Sir Max Beerbohm. Illustrated, 317pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Random House, 1960. Very good in lightly worn dust jacket. Book of the Month Club edition. More
Bendiner's Philadelphia.
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. 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
La Vie Hors de chez Soi (Comedie de Notre Temps).
Paris: Plon, 1876. l'Hiver-Le Printemps-L'Ete-L'Automne. Black and white frontis., illustrations throughout by Bertall, 667pp., thick 4to, 1/2 green morocco, gilt-dec. raised bands; (covers a bit rubbed, light foxing on flyleaves). Paris: E. Plon, 1876. Very good(+). More