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Chicago: Chicago Daily News, 1942. Numerous back & white cartoons, brown cloth backed pictorial boards, spine faded. Chicago: Chicago Daily News, (1942). Very good (-). Presentation on the flyleaf. More
Chicago: Chicago Daily News, 1942. Numerous back & white cartoons, brown cloth backed pictorial boards, spine faded. Chicago: Chicago Daily News, (1942). Very good (-). Presentation on the flyleaf. More
New York: DC Comics, 1998. Illustrated profusely in color. xv, 191 pages. Short 4to, purple pictorial boards, black slip case. New York: DC Comics, (1998). A fine copy in a fine slip case. More
Oslo. Many color plates and black and white text illustrations. 139pp., slim 4to, red boards: Alb. Cammermeyers, n.d., ca. 1910. Very good. This work, loosely based on a Norwegian work, is a history of satire in Europe with an emphasis on Scandinavia. More
New York: Knopf, 1989. More than 400 illustraions, 250 in color. 322pp., folio, pictorial boards with illustrated mylar dust wrapper; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
1990. Offset Lithograph. 58 x 42 inches. Large, proof before letters, promotional poster for "Some Americans Abroad" a comedy by Richard Nelson. Shakespeare holds the excited crowds a bey with a British flag. Poster is in good condition, but has been stored rolled and unlined. Edward Sorel was born in the Bronx in 1929. He is a beloved cartoonist and graphic designer. More
New York: Pantheon, 2008. Cartoon strips in color and black & white. Thin folio, glossy pictorial boards, pictorial end-papers. New York: Pantheon, (2008). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Montreal: Drawn + Quarterly, 2013. Heavily illustrated in color and black and white, 136 pages, 4to, red paper-backed illustrated boards. Montreal: Drawn + Quarterly, 2013. A very good(+) copy. More
London: Cassell, 1895. Illustrated. 592 pages. Tall 4to, 3/4 burgundy morocco over olive green cloth (rubbed; outer joints neatly repaired), t.e.g. London: Cassell, 1895. A very good copy, internally clean. More
New York: Holt, 1980. Illustrated in color. slim square 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. New York: Holt, 1980. More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1963. Many black & white illustrations. 95 pages, slim, tall 8vo. Yellow glossy pictorial boards. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1963) First Edition. Presentation copy on flyleaf: "For Herb & Billie / Best wishes / Bill Steig." More
Ink drawing on paperboard. Image measures 8" x 8", board measures 11" x 10". Some publication notations in pencil in margins and on verso. Top right corner is chipped and has been repaired on verso, image unaffected. Otherwise in very good condition. Original artwork from an unknown publication circa 1940s. Shows a mother and baby contentedly asleep. William Steig (1903-2007) was an American illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor best remembered for his books for children. More
Ink drawing on paperboard. Image measures 9.25" x 7", board measures 11" x 10". Some publication notations in pencil in margins and on verso. Original unsigned artwork from an unknown publication circa 1940s. Shows a boy and girl looking with admiration at their mother. William Steig (1903-2007) was an American illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor best remembered for his books for children. More
Ink drawing on paperboard. Image measures 8.5" x 10.25", board measures 9.75" x 13". Some publication notations in pencil in margins and on verso. Original unsigned artwork from an unknown publication circa 1940s. Shows a boy calling his peers with a bugle. William Steig (1903-2007) was an American illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor best remembered for his books for children. More
Ink drawing on paperboard. Image measures 5" x 6", board measures 11" x 9.75". Signed by the artist in lower right corner. Original artwork from an unknown publication circa 1940s. Shows two boys concerned with a flower. William Steig (1903-2007) was an American illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor best remembered for his children's books. More
New York: Viking, 1973. 111 unnumbered leaves, all illustrated in black & white. Oblong 4to, natural cloth, d.w. (chipped at head). New York: Viking, (1973). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Conde Nast, 1964. Print. Offset lithograph. Sheet measures 11" x 8". Charming depiction of Venice by Saul Steinberg showing the Piazza San Marco, the Lion Obelisk, and couples riding gondolas, with his illustrations reflecting onto the "water", represented by negative space. In very good condition with minor edgewear, small dampstain to upper margin. Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was a New York-based artist. His drawings appeared in The New Yorker for nearly six decades, and he is often remembered for..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Illustrations. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (price-clipped & lightly edge- rubbed). New York: Harper & Row, (1965). First Edition. Very good (+). Drawings by the master penman. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1954. Illustrated with 350 drawings, a few in color. 224pp. Slim 4to, pale cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1954). First Edition. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1954. Illustrated with 350 drawings, a few in color. 224 pages. Slim 4to, light tan cloth, price-clipped d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1954). First Edition. Fine, in a very good(-) lightly edge-chipped, lightly dust soiled wrapper. More
Sharon: Privately Printed, 1999. Profusely illustrated with color cartoons on every page. Small square 4to, red backed black cloth. (Sharon Ct.; Privately Printed, 1999). A fine copy. Number 1 of only 126 signed and numbered copies. More
Paris: 1901. Black & white frontispiece, 99 beautiful color illustrations. Tall 12mo, original printed wrappers with wrap-around color illustration; original glassine; unopened pages. Paris: Edition H. Piazza/Sevin et Rey, 1901. Text in French. A very fine, unused copy. More
Abington: Remco Worldservice Books, 1990. Foreword by Art Spiegelman. Edited and with an introduction by Rick Marschall. Frontis. portrait in b/w, profusely illustrated with reproduced strips in color. Slim folios, black cloth, d.w. (Abington): Remco Worldservice Books, (1990). First printing. Near fine copies, slightly rubbed at spine ends, in near fine dust wrappers. More
New York: Greenwillow, 1985. Color cartoons, small slim oblong 4to., glossy pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Greenwillow, (1985). First Edition. Fine. More
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1978. Color illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Small, slim , square 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1978). First American Edition. Fine. More
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