Artists' Books

New York: American Artists Group, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to half-title page. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. John Steuart Curry. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in publisher's cloth. A critical study of Curry, illustrated with numerous drawings and illustrations, including 8 full-page color plates, by the artist. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper with his initials and SIGNED in full by the artist below a small ORIGINAL ink/watercolor of a landscape with sunrise.

Paris: Les Pas Perdus, 1951. Paperback. Very Good +. Picasso. References: Cramer 61, Bloch 690, Baer 889A Softcover Folio, sewn into original printed wrappers with tissue wrappers, as issued. The book is illustrated with halftone reproductions after collages by Valentine Penrose plus an original etching by Pablo Picasso. This is number 249 of 350 copies, sur Velin which includes the Picasso etching with the 2 bars, the cancellation mark. This etching shows the cancellation bars on the right upper corner, and is numbered 249/350 in pencil. Pablo Picasso especially made the etching for the book and is titled 'The Couple'. The full etching sheet measures approximately 13 inches X 10 inches. The actual etching plate measures approximately 6 5/8 X 8 1/2 inches. Sometimes the etching and the book become separated; rare to begin with, it is even more rare to find the etching and book still being offered together.The softcover book is in very good condition, with clean white pages. The first 2 pages,… Read More

Designed and printed by Edward Burret at the Penmiel Press. No.32 of a limited edition of 60 copies signed by the author, illustrator and designer. A further presentation inscription by the designer Edward Burret on the front free end-paper to Barbara Sants in ink dated 12 November 84. Overall size c.11. x 6.3/4 inches (28 x 17 cm.) 32 pps. plus Frontis and 16 full page illustrations on variously coloured sheets of Japanese Shirokiya paper by Clarke Hutton. A fine copy.

First Edition; Limited Edition: Number 69 of 660 copies, numbered and signed by Luigi Serafini. The book condition, including all die-cuts and plates is as new. For defects and box & dust jacket details see the end of this listing. The price reflects a deep discount on this rare item and a rare opportunity to own a book of this quality from renowned Italian artist Luigi Serafini.The artist's tribute to Jules Renard's 1959 Histoires Naturelles is a whimsical book which reflect a botanical construction of die-cut and coloured leaves forming a forest of enchanted trees and fantastical plants. The tome constitutes Serafini's herbarium of imaginary plants. The book was published to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Jules Renard's life. In traditional Serafini style, the story, and the flow of die cuts and plates, and text, letter pressed on the highest quality heavy paper, follows no rational order, despite being grouped into sections, so interpretation is left to the imagination of the reader.… Read More

Paris: Jacques Damase, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Complete portfolio of 15 full page pochoirs in colors on Arches paper + 2 'title' page pochoirs illustrating poems by Arthur Rimbaud. Loose folded sheets as issued in publisher's linen wrappers lettered in colors. A bit of yellowing to spine of wrappers. Original red canvas portfolio box with black felt lining and title printed in blue on the front. Poems in French by Arthur Rimbaud, introduction by Jacques Damase. Scattered foxing, mostly to first (blanc) and last (colophon, blanc) leaves. Occasional light foxing to margins of pochoirs and text leaves, minor surface soiling to case. Copy 54 of a limited edition of 90. Hand signed and numbered by Sonia Delaunay. Folio, 56,5 x 39,5 cm. (box).

As new. FRENCH language oversized hardcover (though the catalogue entries are in English and French). . A fine example of a very scarce book. 2 Copies available. International orders please contact for shipping charges.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1970-02-01. Hardcover. Near Fine Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and clean, unmarked pages. International orders will require additional postage for this large, heavy book.

Wildenstein Institute & La Bibliotheque des Arts, Paris. 1994. Hardcover. Cloth, dj, Folio. x & 315 pp. Profusely illustrated. Text in French. International orders will require additional shipping costs.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1962. Lg. 4to. 596pp. Index. Bibliog. With 1,158 illustrations, including 46 mounted color plates. Black cloth stamped in white.

With slipcase. Italian Text. 334 pages. Description: "Luigi Rossi's portraits effectively convey the spirit of Lombardy, and in addition have many references to French, German and Swiss culture. This guide to the works of this 19th-century artist features more than 250 previously unpublished paintings.

Duvoisin, Roger. Petunia, STATED FIRST EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1950 Alfred A, Knopf. Exlib. Good-/No dust jacket is included. A clean, solid copy. Rare bright orange paper-covered boards show shelf-wear at edges and spine. Uncommon find. Summary: After finding a book, Petunia the goose starts to believe that she is incredibly wise and thus begins to dish out wild advice to her fellow farm animals. Comical line drawing illustrations by Roger Duvoisin. Please see our photos.

"Pulcinoelefante" is an Italian publishing house founded by Alberto Casiraghi (or Casiraghy).
The books are hand printed using movable types on the high-quality Hahnemühle paper produced in Germany. Annually "Pulcinoelefante" publishes hundreds of small plaquettes formed by a text (aphorism or short poem), accompanied by small engravings or original drawings made by artists. Each edition is published in a very small number of copies hors de commerce.
"[…] Piegata dal vento della vita, sub specie mutationis, l'opera di Alda Merini, in un flusso inarginato, si muove dalla narrativa alla poesia, dall'eros al mistico, dall'informe alla forma, dal terrestre al celeste, dal vissuto al sognato.
E' significativo notare il profondo legame di Alda Merini con le edizioni Pulcinoelefante di Alberto Casiraghy (edizioni veloci, stampate in giornata). Si attua una produzione sconfinata di Alda Merini, dove si riconferma un'intuizione consequenziale: una sorta di frase infinita nella temporalità, nella durata… Read More

Please excuse our group photo. Just 1 book is offered here: The ABC Bunny BY WANDA GA'G. Coward-McCann 1933 First Edition Twentieth Printing Thus. Good Condition. No DJ. Exlib. Library- bound edition. Hand lettered by Howard Gag. Green boards with red titling in white front center panel in nice condition. Green and white wraparound alphabet wall poster still affixed to binding. WOODCUTS.

This item is an overweight, additional shipping applies.Fitted with an archive quality dust jacket protectorMinor wear to dust jacket. Minor scuffing, has a small mark (glue) on rear of cloth cover. A very fine copy. Fitted with a custom dust jacket protector.The dazzling ceramics of Clarice Cliff and of the Wilkinson Pottery that first encouraged her work in the 1920s are among the best of many fine achievements of the renowned Staffordshire Potteries in the English Midlands. Today they have become one of the great collectables from the twentieth century. The exuberant colours and bold shapes of her classic Art Deco pieces have caught the imagination of collectors and auction houses the world over as prices move inexorably upwards. After years of research both in the Wilkinson archives and through oral testimonies of surviving employees, Greg Slater has produced the ultimate survey of Clarice Cliff's work and those of her largely uncredited colleagues from the 1920s to the 1950s. This massive… Read More

* Inscribed and SIGNED by author Ansel Adams on title page.
* Stated First Edition 1983.
* Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
* Jacket near new, modest shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library.
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