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The World of [Charles] Chas Addams
New York: Knopf, 1992. Introduction by Wilfrid Sheed. Profusely illustrated throughout in black & white with several in color. 305 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1991. Third printing. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Introduction by Art Spiegelman, commentary by Richard Merkin, essay by Madeline Kripke. Illustrated. 160 pages. Oblong 4to, glossy paper wrappers. New York: Simon and Schuster, (2004). A near fine copy. 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
The Book of Genesis, Illustrated by R. Crumb
New York: Norton, 2009. Illustrated in black and white. Unpaginated, about 230 pages. 4to, gilt stamped black leatherette, d.w. New York: Norton, (2009). Fifteenth printing of the first edition. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. The Book of Genesis depicted as a graphic novel using Robert Alter's 1996 translation. 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
Fifty Caricatures.
London: Heinemann, 1913. 50 plates mounted on art paper. Tall 8vo, diced green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Heinemann, 1913. First Edition. 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
Things New and Old
London: Heinemann, 1923. Colored frontispiece and 49 plates in black & white. Sq. 4to, brown 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
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
Penny-Whistle
New York: Macmillan, 1930. Unpaginated, with many accomplished color illustrations, 8vo, yellow cloth with black title; cover with crayon markings pencil marks and stains, with spine re-backed in black. Stains and some small repairs. New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. First edition. A good (-) copy. A boys parents give him a pennywhistle as a present that only plays one note. His quest to find more notes leads him through the jungle, listening to the birds and and animals learning their..... 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
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