London: Ben. Brooks, 1839. View (set of four). Aquatint with original hand coloring. Each page measures 14" x 16". Beautiful set of four aquatints depicting the first steeple-chase race on record. Plate I is titled "Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks", Plate II "The large field near Biles's Corner", Plate III "The last field near Nacton Heath" and Plate IV "Nacton Church and Village". Unusual for depicting night scenes, these four plates were published in "A Monthly Chronicle of The..... More

View. Original pencil drawing. Image measures 10" x 7 1/8" Accomplished drawing of the Malvasia bridge in Venice, Italy. Caroline Armington (1875-1939) was a Canadian born artist. She studied under J. W. L. Forster before moving to New York to work as a nurse. In 1900, she married artist Frank Armington. The two traveled and produced art work, with Caroline's prints held by the British Museum, New York Public Library, and the National Gallery of Canada among others... More

1892. Watercolor drawing on paper. Image measures 7 1/4" x 6 7/16". This original watercolor drawing depicts sulpher matches, a candle extinguisher, and the inside and outside of a combination tin tinder box, from the collection of Daniel C. Beard. The drawing dates from 1892, when Beard worked as an illustrator for books by Mark Twain, Ernest Crosby, and others. The choice of subject matter no doubt relates both to his early career as an engineer and surveyor, as well..... More

Michigan: 1893. Watercolor drawing on paper. Signed and dated. Sheet measures 8 3/4" x 7 5/8". This original watercolor drawing by Daniel C. Beard includes four drawings from life of people the artist encountered while visiting Michigan in February of 1893. Around this time, Beard worked as an illustrator for books by Mark Twain, Ernest Crosby, and others. The top half of the drawing includes two watercolor drawings, one color and one black-and-white, of "Johny Martin, Saloon Keeper & 'Hoodlum'..... More

New York: 1980. 14 x 11 inches, New York, no date, circa 1980. Charming India Ink and wash original magazine cover by the popular celebrity caricaturist, depicting members of The Algonquin Round Table sporting Native-American head-dresses with feathers. Includes a typed caption on a white paper fragment glued to the bottom of the picture, which says, "A few Algonquin Indians of the day as they looked to Sam Berman. Marc Connelly with pipe surrounded by Bob Benchley, J P McEvoy..... More

New York: 1915. 1 page, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, February 8, 1915, acknowledging a request for a drawing, in part: "...Your request for the autographed sketch I gladly enclose herewith..." Accompanied by the original pen and ink sketch on a 2.75 x5.5-inch piece of paper, depicting a young boy helping his baby sister blow her nose. The letter is in very good(+) condition; the drawing is fine. Early American comic strip artist best known for his creation "A. Piker Clerk,"..... More

New York: Philomel, 1987. Color illustrations. Oblong 4to, pictorial cloth, d.w. (light edge-wear). New York: Collins, (1979). Tenth printing. Presentation copy, signed by Carle, with an elaborate ink drawing of a caterpillar and a flying insect. More

Two signed mixed media drawings (color) on thick card board, circa 1960's. The first painting, 6" x 6", features a primitive-type man, a totem pole, and a bird eating out of a seed feeder, illuminated by bright colors, possibly marker. The second painting, 8" x 4", seems to depict a village at dusk with water and mountains in the background with birds visible on the horizon. Both items are in excellent condition. English-born actor who was best known for his..... More

Original drawing. Pencil on paper. 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Shows pinholes at corners. Signed by the artist "Ant. Chinard" on verso. Title faded, foxing and stains. From a collection of nature studies by amateur naturalist A. Chinard. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 184 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth (light wear; inscription on the half-title page in another hand). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. Very good condition. A history of bullfighting by the American author, artist, nightclub owner, and one-time vice consul to Spain. Boldly signed on the half-title page, opposite a striking ball-point sketch of a matador's head and shoulders. More

Stockholm: Galleri Lars Bohman, 1994. Profusely illustrated with color plates of her paintings. 182 pages with text in Swedish. 4to, white cloth with pictorial label, d.w Stockholm: Galleri Lars Bohman, 1994). First edition - one of 4500 copies. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Despite the high limitation, and uncommon book -- this one is inscribed by the artist along with an original ink drawing. More

Original ink drawing. 6" x 4.25". Shows some light staining and creasing. In very good condition. Constantin de Grimm (1845-1896) was a Russian illustrator whose work was published widely, including in Vanity Fair (UK), The Evening Telegram (USA), and the German edition of Puck (of which he was the founder). More

2001. Illustrated in color and black and white. 32 pages, small 8vo, black and white pictorial wrappers. No place, no publisher, 2001. A near fine copy. Presentation copy, signed in ink on verso of front cover with a sketched self portrait: "For Harmer with best wishes from Kurt. November 2001." Another original sketch in pencil and ink laid in. Inscribed: "another for Harmer. 11.19.01" More