CARTOON
Gropper.
New York: ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, pictorial linen spine darkened, worn at corners. New York; ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. First Edition. A very good copy. Includes 2 exhibition catalogs from the Associated American Artists Galleries from 1994 and ca. 1945. Inscribed and dated on the fly-leaf with an additional hand written signed invitation to a neighbor laid in. More
Gropper
New York: ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, pictorial linen (toned to tan, spine toned small damp stain on upper spine). New York: ACA Gallery Publications, 1938. A very good(+) copy. Presentation copy signed " from Gropper" on the fly leaf. More
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To [...] - With much love, and huge gratitude - you made this book happen - Jenny Love, Jules Feiffer." More
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed by Allen and Feiffer on the title page: "To All of the Hornes - with lots of love, Jenny and Jules Oct 06." More
Profitable Smokers. Ornamental Smokers.
London. Printed textile with red and brown patterned border, cotton with sewn border. Measures 13 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches. Very good, light stains with minimal wear. Rare early 19th c. handkerchief centered on industrial England surrounded by 17 caricatures of men smoking. More
What Dr. Spock Didn't Tell Us
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Illustrated by Whitney Darrow. 72p., cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1959). First Edition. Fine. 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
The Collected Drawings of Bruce Bairnsfather.
New York: Colston Leigh, 1931. Numerous black & white illustrations. Slim small 4to, blue cloth. New York: Colston Leigh, 1931. First Edition. A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald Duck.; The McDuck Edition.
Scottsdale: Another Rainbow, 1981. Profusely illustrated in color (many folding) with the entire collection of Barks' duck paintings; other b/w drawings and strips. 311 pages. Short square folio, gilt-lettered blue cloth with inset pictorial label; matching slipcase. Scottsdale Arizona: Another Rainbow Publishing, (1981). Limited first edition. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. A scarce title which was never reprinted in a trade edition. Limited McDuck edition -- number 603 of 1875 copies, signed by the author... More
Original drawing with Typed Letter Signed
New York: 1939. Typed letter signed "C.D. Batchelor," thanking the recipient for her letter and apologizing for not having the time to re-draw one of his original Lincoln cartoons as she requested. 1 page, 8vo, on Daily News letterhead. New York, March 30, 1939. "Thank you for your kind appreciation of my work...I am sorry that the limitations on my time have not permitted me to comply with your request for my signature and a re-drawing of the original cartoon..... 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
By George Belcher
London: Alston Rivers, 1926. Illustrated in black and white with a tipped in portrait of the author. 80 pages. 4to, green cloth with gold stamped lettering. London: Alston Rivers, (1926). Signed at rear of front flyleaf by the author. One of 200 signed copies. Cloth stained and edgeworn but internally clean. Good. Of this Edition two hundred copies have been printed and signed by the Artiste. This is No. 16. 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.
New York: Barnes, 1966. Well-illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings. 175 pages. Slim 4to, two-toned cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: A.S. Barnes, (1966). Third printing. Very good(+) in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Cartoon Century: Modern Britain Through the Eyes of its Cartoonists
lond: Random House, 2007. Illustrated in black & white and color. 255 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. London: Random House, 2007. Fine. 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
R. F. Outcault's the Yellow Kid: A Centennial Celebration of the Kid Who Started the Comics
Northampton: Kitchen Sink, 1995. Introduction by Bill Blackbeard & Foreword by William Randolph Hearst III. 122 color illustrations, most full page, additional illustrations in black and white. 301 pages. Large 4to, glossy pictorial boards without dust wrapper, as issued; a few spots of minor wear to covers, neat ownership name on front free endpaper. Northampton: Kitchen Sink, (1995). First printing. A near fine copy. 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
Straight Herblock
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964. Illustrated in black and white. 224 pages. Tall 8vo, white cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edgeworn & chipped). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1964). Signed by Block on the front free endpaper. Very good(+) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. In which the fog and confusions of the current political scene are dispelled by the lightning words and thunderbolt cartoons of Herbert Block. More
Autographed Letter Signed
Personal letter from Herb Block to Washington Post columnist and colleague Tom Shales. Written on personal 'Thank You' stationery which depicts Block working on a cartoon. Block tells Shales "Dear Tom - Thank You - for that great card and note! See you soon Herb". Date unknown. Shales famously described Block as a "journalistic institution" and an unparalleled satirist who held corrupt politicians accountable for decades. In his reviews and columns, Shales highlighted Herblock's biting pen, his role in coining..... More
Autographed Letter Signed
Handwritten note from Herb Block to Washington columnist and colleague Tom Shales. Great content. Written in pencil on brown note paper, Block tells Shales "The Potatolympics (or as Quayle would say Potatoelympics) is wonderful! Count me as an entry. The sketch was just for-fun last week. Herb". On June 15, 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle visited a spelling bee at Munoz Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey. When a 12-year-old student correctly spelled "potato," Quayle incorrectly instructed him to..... 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










