text: New York: International Center of Photography, 1977. 280 pages. Square 4to, gray cloth with title embossed on cover but spine un-lettered, issued without dust wrapper. New York: International Center of Photography, 1977. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the International Center of Photography. A fascinating and elaborately designed catalogue. Spine evenly faded and with a few minor spots on covers; still a very good clean copy of this uncommon book, with two incredible signed drawings and... More
  Item #267435
  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
  BLACK, L. D. and MAX, Peter
  Inscribed Book titled "Peter Max"
  Beverly Hills: Hanson Galleries, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 73 pages, slim 4to, gilt-stamped black cloth, dust wrapper (worn). Beverly Hills: Hanson Galleries, (1989). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Boldly and messily signed "MAX 1991" on the front endpapers, along with a full-page original drawing of a face.	More
  1984. 5.5 x 8.5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1984. Inscribed "All best to Howard Moliff! Jim Borgman. Drawn on the back of a re-print of Borgman's award winning cartoon "The safest place to sit during local elections," which the cartoonist has also signed. Fine. American cartoonist of political satire who, at age 37, had already won a Pulitzer Prize, Editorial Cartoon Award (four times) and the prestigious Reuben Award. He is also the creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip "Zits."	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
  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
  New York: Random House, 1969. Black-and-white illustrations by the author. 392 pages, 8vo, silver-stamped black cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Random House, (1969). First printing. Very good condition. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper in brown ink: "For James Murray - Quite clearly, and incontrovertibly, California's finest British import, He Shall Be Missed! Barnaby May 31, 1973." Facing the inscription on the front pasted down endpaper is a detailed self-portrait of the author as a matador, titled... More
  New York: Praeger, 1970. Profusely illustrated throughout in black and white. 332 pages, 4to, black-lettered orange cloth (lower corners worn; front inner hinge neatly repaired; several pages at rear are slightly creased). New York: Praeger, 1970. First edition. Overall a very good copy in a poor dust wrapper -- tattered and heavily repaired. The half-title page has a large ink inscription from Warhol along with a sketch of his iconic Campbell's soup can.	More
  New York: 1968. 14.25 x 12.25-inch cartoon that was completed as a work for hire while employed by The New Yorker Magazine in 1968. Darrow has drawn a middle-aged man who has just come home from work and finds his wife and her friends sitting at a table reading a book. He picks up a copy and sarcastically states, "Well! The Valley Of The Dolls!" Boldly signed in full with "The New Yorker Magazine" copyright stamp on the back. Uneven... More
  London: 1891. 1 page, 6 x 4 inches, London, June 18, 1891. The letter refers to the accompanying pencil sketch of a man with a rifle slung over his shoulder, in part: "Dear Sir - In answer to your appeal I beg to enclose a small pencil sketch - a study to one of my illustrations to 'Peter Ibbetson'..." The sketch measures 6 x 6 inches and is inscribed on bottom: "Sketch for 'Peter Ibbetson,' G. du Maurier." Gently mounted... More
  ERICSON, Eric (1914 - 1959)
  1950. Original signed graphite drawing on paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, no place, no date, circa 1950, depicting a jovial hobo conversing with a suit-and-tie businessman, captioned: "At least I'm out of the rat race." Artist's ownership stamp with address and phone number on the back. Very good condition. American cartoonist whose works appeared in "The New Yorker," "Colliers," "Esquire," and "The Saturday Evening Post." Ericson died in 1959 at the age of 45.	More
  Item #279522
  Buenos Aries: 1925. Original 12.25 x 9.5-inch two-tone pastel illustration of a young woman adorned with an exotic flapper hat, signed "F. Fabiano Buenos Aries 1925." Accompanied by a small signed card (with uneven toning along the left edge) sending his salutations to the recipient. The drawing is in near fine condition. Pseudonym of Jules Coup de Frejac, French illustrator, portrait painter, and designer. He is best remembered for his portraits of society members, famous artists of the Golden Age... More
  Exceptional original signed pencil and watercolor on paper.
  1940. 11 x 8 inches, March 12, 1940, depicting a man submerged up to his shoulders in snow, screaming for help, captioned "The Blizzard of '88 MR. JACOBS - 'HANSOM-M-M!" Boldly signed at the bottom, "Compliments of another Blizzard of '88 man James Montgomery Flagg." Evenly toned and in very good condition. American artist and illustrator best known his iconic image of Uncle Sam.	More
  Item #270346
  1937. Exceedingly rare complete set of storyboards for the classic 1937 Betty Boop cartoon short "Ding Dong Doggie," remarkably drawn by Fleischer artist and animator Tom Johnson. 8.5 x 11 inches, graphite pencil (with some highlighting in red and blue), consisting of seven highly detailed pages (more than forty frames) with descriptive motion captions. Story Line: Impressed by a dalmatian fire dog he sees, Pudgy goes against Betty's orders and follows the fire dog to a fire at the general... More
  New York: Limited Editions Club, 1965. "The Stories of O. Henry." Chosen & Introduced by Harry Hansen. Illustrated in color by John Groth. 366 pages, 4to, gray and white striped cloth (small crease near the top of the spine) with a gilt-stamped brown leather label on the spine, brown board slipcase (gently worn). New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1965. Limited edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) slipcase. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For Barbara with... More
  1892. Adorable pen and ink fantasy illustration and accompanying poem, no date, circa 1892, 10.5 x 7.5 inches -- a drawing of a whale with a human head bearing the likeness of Oliver Hereford, transporting his friends on his back as if he were a ferry. Below the drawing Hereford wrote the following: "Oh how I wish I were a whale And lived upon the sea Then when my friends desired to sail I'd say take 'Take one on me!"... More
  1983. 8 x 5 inches on "Detroit News" memo stationery, no place, no date, circa 1983. Exceptional pen-and-ink drawing of President Ronald Reagan sitting at his desk smiling with his hands clasped. Inscribed on the left "For Howard Moliff" and captioned on the right: "I'm waiting till Howard Moliff is elected before I start collecting." Signed at the bottom: "Best regards, Draper Hill." Fine condition. American political cartoonist and satirist called "one of the deans of American cartooning." Hill spent... More
  New York: Abrams, 1970. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 233 pages (gatefold illustration on page 221 is torn along fold), square 4to, buckram (darkened on edges), dust wrapper (worn and dust-soiled). New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1970). A very good(-) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page, alongside an original three-color pen-and-ink drawing of Hirschfeld with his arm around his wife and daughter: "To Paul and Millicent (Osborn) dear... More