NP: NP, ND. American artist and illustrator, famous for the "Christy Girl," he made his reputation as a combat illustrator during the Spanish America War, and added to his fame with patriotic posters for the US Navy and US Marine Corps during World War I. More
ca 1910. 26 x 32 1/2 inch early 20th Century rendering of a mixed media design by a distinguished Wisconsin architectural firm that also designed the West Side School in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This design for the Ashland National Bank herein not... More
NP: NP, 1986. 21 1/2 x 32 inches, 20th Century School mixed media rendering and design of a constructed design now standing in London, rendering signed by R. Seifert, Architect. More
NP: NP, ND. 21 x 16 inches, gouache on paper of Art Deco jewelry shop designed by R. Tailliard. More
NP: NP, ND. Archirtectural Drawing framed: 19 5/8 x 16 inches, watercolor and ink on paper. Small nicks to frame. More
Pall Mall East, London: Colnaghi Sons. Two portraits drawn by Thomas Lawrence of his mother dated 1797, one colored, one lightly tinted. 38 x 30 cm. and 42 x 29. cm. respectively. The latter carries the penciled notation and description. Lawrence's reputation was well established by 1791 when he was... More
London: T. McLean, January 29, 1839. 28 x 33 cm. Black and white lithograph of a manacled prisoner led by three armed guards. More
Np: Np, ca 1753. 30.3 x 24 cm. (plate size) with image 19 x 15 cm. Portrait of Elizabeth Canning in the witness box during her abduction trial which divided London during the 18th century, and remains an unsolved mystery. She was eventually convicted of perjury, transported to America, married... More
New York: Lustrum Press, 1984. Warhol, Andy. First edition. Stiff Wraps. 95 pages. 30.3 x 24 cm. 43 black and white photographs, many erotic, accompanied by the author's poetry. Malanga worked with Andy Warhol at the Factory. This Bronx born poet was introduced to Warhol by his English professor at... More
Florence: Leo S. Olschi, 1926. First edition. Stiff Wraps. 80 pages in text. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. With 344 illustrations on 220 plates with one in color, three in bistre, plus 15 figures in the text, two in color. Printed in red and black, interior contents: text and plates fresh... More
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 21 x 15 cm. Bright, crisp copy, Ward's second woodcut novel of a total of six. The 118 wood engraved images portray a slave trader who steals a demon-faced drum from an African he murders, and the consequences... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. leather_bound. 128 pages. 27.5 x 19 cm. Limited edition, copy 53 of 550 signed by Beckett and Robert Ryman. The letterpress type is set by hand in 12 pt. English Monotype Bodoni 357 by Julia Ferrarie and Dan Carr at Golgonooza Letter Foundry with... More
New York: Limited editions Club, 1981. Hardcover. 386 pages. 24 x16. Limited edition, copy 1967 of 2000 signed by Malcolm Cowley and Berenice Abbott. Photographs selected by Laurie H. Ripon, including those by Man Ray, Andre Kertesz and Walker Evans. Printed by the Wild Carrot Press. NEWMAN & WICHE. 523. More
New York: Limited editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. 232 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Limited edition, copy 1298 of 1500 copies signed by Valenti Angelo, and designed by him and A. Colish. The embellished decorations by Angelo enhanced by his oriental style wallet-flap of the front cover. NEWMAN & WICHE 284. More
New York: William Rudge's Sons, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. 73 pages. 25.5 x 18 cm. Limited edition, one of 3000 hard copy. Decorated endpapers. Check List of Armitage Books. Illustrated in black and white in color, samples of book design. Small bookplate. More
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 21 x 15 cm. Ward's first woodcut novel. Limited editions, copy 46 of 400 signed by Lynd Ward, with an original wood cut on Japanese tissue, pulled by Ward laid-in, from blocks made for Gods' Man, and signed... More
Torino: C. Crudo &C. (Societa Italiana Di Edizioni Artistiche), 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 43 X 32 cm. Total of 186 plates with 176 in color. Each volume with introductory text in Italian. Coverage of each volume as follows: Vol. I: Egiziano. Caldeo, Assiro, Fenicio, Egeo, Greco, Etrusco, Romano, Estremo... More
West Hatfield: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Moser, Barry. First edition. Fine linecut poster by Barry Moser, 25 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches in Plexiglas fronted frame. One of 200 numbered and signed copies by both Moser and Harold McGrath. Together with 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch wood engraved portrait of Harold McGrath signed by Moser. More
Tokyo: Dobun-kwan, (1896). First edition. Stiff Wraps. Unpaginated. 22 x 36 cm. Thirty five full page color lithographs and 2 black and white plates, each plate accompanied by a lettered guard sheet with descriptive letterpress in English, first three introductory pages after title in Japanese characters. With black and white... More
London: Sam Keble And Dan Brown / J. Moxon, 1693 & 1697. First editions. Hardcover. (2) 77 (2) pages. 15.5 x 10.7 cm. Half title, 2 page publisher preface, two pages of adverts at rear. Engraved of Raleigh by Frederick Hendrick Van Hove (circa 1628-1698). Small stain title page foot... More
New York: Random House, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 399, 369. 281 pages. 38 x 39 cm. 850 examples: 550 paintings and 325 calligraphies with 875 colored plates. Volume covers in tan, green and blue. Research and Translation by Keith Itoh & Lawrence Wu. Introduction Commentary by James C.Y. Watt. Selected... More
New York: Conde Nast, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 101 (8) pages. 30.5 x 25 cm. Limited edition, copy 522 of 1500 signed by Arthur Elgort, and also inscribed "N.Y.C. Dec 84 To Julie with love and friendship, Arthur." Elgort worked for a number of fashion magazines including British Vogue, American... More
Chillicothe: Mountain House Press, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. 102 [1] pages. Small folio, 29.2 x 19.4 cm. Limited edition, copy 164 of 182 signed by Dard Hunter. Hunter's seventh volume on papermaking written in 1935 after his sojourn to the ancient villages of Yen-Thai and Lang-Buoi, Tonkin, Indo-China (now Viet... More
