Gropper.
New York: ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, decorated cloth; soiled & front inner hinge slightly cracked. New York; ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. More about Gropper
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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. More about Gropper
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 about Gropper
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 about Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare
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 about Nightcrawlers
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 about L'Art du Rire et de la Caricature
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 about Pendant La Guerre: L'Esprit Satirique en France
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 about Daumier, Liberated Women, Bluestockings and Socialists
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 about The Genius of Wilhelm Busch: Comedy of Frustration
Illusions in the Round
Jackson: Express Printing, 1993. Many Illustrations. 4to, yellow decorated boards, spine sunned, otherwise fine. (Jackson: Express Printing, 1993). More about Illusions in the Round
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 about Attwood's Pictures: An Artist's History of the Last Ten years of the Nineteenth Century
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 about Saul Steinberg: A Biography
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 about Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge McDuck: His Life and Times
Nineteen Early Drawings.
Oxon: Privately Printed, 1919. From the Collection of Mr. Harold Hartley and an Introduction by Georges Derry. 19 black & white illustrations in a gray board portfolio (rubbed). Small slim 4to. Oxon: Privately Printed, 1919. Very good. One of only 150 numbered copies signed by Harold Hartley. More about Nineteen Early Drawings
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 about A Book of Caricatures
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 about Fifty Caricatures
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 about Observations
A Survey.
London: Heinemann, 1921. Colored frontispiece & 51 other mounted caricatures and satirical fantasies. Square 4to, handsomely rebound in 1/2 crimson morocco, decorative spine. London: Heinemann, 1921. First Edition. Fine. More about A Survey
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 about Things New and Old
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 about The Political Struwwelpeter
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 about Portrait of Max
Bendiner's Philadelphia.
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. More about Bendiner's Philadelphia
B+F
Richmond: Adhouse, 2013. 60 page graphic novel, without text, folio, illustrated boards. Richmond: Adhouse Books, (2013). First printing. A fine copy. Presentation copy signed by the artist on the half title. Written and Drawn Hang Dai studios, Gowanus, Brooklyn. More about B+F
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 about Clifford Berryman's Autograph Books
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 about La Vie Hors de chez Soi (Comedie de Notre Temps