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
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
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
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
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
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 Here and Now.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. 250 cartoons. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. chipped. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. 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. 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
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
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Chicago: Volland, 1914. Numerous black & white illustrations, spot coloring on hands and faces, rubricated title, slim 4to, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed, slight soiling on covers. Chicago: Volland, (1914). First Edition. A very good(-) copy, internally clean. Inscribed by the author and signed with a small illustration of Santa Claus by the artist on the fly-leaf. More