‎Work of art‎

‎Maurello, S Ralph, 1911-1981 ; Ray Grouch; Paasche Airbrush Manufacturing Co; artwork, Carl Paulson, Jean Carlu 1900-1997, Alber‎

‎The complete airbrush book. Applications of the airbrush; Equipment and materials; Basic techniques: working setup airpainting touble shooting flat wash spotlight effect checkerboard effect frisket-making soft-edged effects rendering basic forms use of drawing & drafting instruments transparent & opaque color techniques mask-making and application drybrush stipple and splatter; Rendering objects; Photo retouching: newspaper advertising corrective mechanical; Cleaning and maintenance of airbrush‎

‎New York : William Penn Publising Corp. 1955 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1st edition ; 159 pages ; black and white illustrations ; 29 cm ; LCCN: 55-14221; OCLC: 2495933 ; LC: NC915.A35; Dewey: 741.29 ; light orange cloth with silver designs ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Applications of the airbrush -- Equipment and materials -- Basic techniques: working setup airpainting touble shooting flat wash spotlight effect checkerboard effect frisket-making soft-edged effects rendering basic forms use of drawing & drafting instruments transparent & opaque color techniques mask-making and application drybrush stipple and splatter -- Rendering objects -- Photo retouching: newspaper advertising corrective mechanical -- Cleaning and maintenance of airbrush ; "The most comprehensive reference manual on the airbrush ever published - packed from cover to cover with more practical know-how and show-how on operating procedures and techniques. Designed as a complete visual instruction course for the commercial artist photographer teacher art apprentice and student it will prove equally valuable to art directors advertising production men and all others who can profit from an intimate knowledge of this important medium and its uses." ; artworks by "Mad Men" advertising period artists Ray Grouch Carl Paulson Jean Carlu Alberto Vargas Alexey Brodovitch Walter Bomar Joseph Binder Donald Brun Alexander Leydenfrost Karl Koehn Rolf Klep John W Hauser Frank D'Amario Ruth Hilf Weimer Purcell Otis Franklyn Shepard Howell Clark Sam Berman and Walter Dorwin Teague ; foxing to endpapers water stain to back cover; else G <br/> <br/> New York : William Penn Publising Corp., 1955 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 007208

‎May Julian; Gunn James introduction; Bradbury Steven artwork‎

‎JACK THE BODILESS SIGNED‎

‎Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1991. Hardcover. Octavo 463 pages; VG; bound in fine green genuine leather with bright gilt spine title and gilt motif on covers; gilt text blocks; silk endpapers; silk ribbon; SIGNED on limitation page by Julian May; shelved Easton Sci Fi Table. 1328266. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 1328266

‎Meilach, Dona Z [artwork: Gayle Luchessa, Eileen Barnard, Steve Brixner, marie Waters, Louise Robbins, Royce Zimon, Linda Ann Va‎

‎A Modern Approach to Basketry With Fibers and Grasses Using Coiling Twining Weaving Macrame Crocheting‎

‎New York : Crown Publishers 1974 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. ix 246 p. 4 leaves of plates : illus. some col. ; 27 cm. ; ISBN 0517515881 ; LCCN 74077482 ; LOC no TT879.B3 M44 1974 ; Dewey 746.4/1 ; OCLC 1092698 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Dona Z. Meilach has an uncanny ability for selecting and presenting iron so that people can better appreciate what they are viewing. She has written over fifty-five inspirational art books scores of articles on sculpture in many media and lives in Carlsbad California. " ; Views basket weaving as an art form and details the use of coiling twining macrame and crochet to create various containers. ; Contents: Basketry A modern art form -- Materials -- Sources and ideas for basketry forms and designs -- Coiling : The sampler -- Lady squaw stitch -- Figure eight stitch -- Lace stitch -- Adding beads -- Adding weft and splicing core -- Adding colors -- Adding feathers -- Finishing end of coil -- Shaping -- More wrapoping methods -- More ways to begin a coil -- Imbrication -- The Buttonhole or blanket stitch -- Double split stitch -- Embroidery -- Knotless netting or looping -- Exposed core -- Added elements -- Assembling parts -- Additional ideas for basket coiling for sculptural and other forms -- A gallery of basketry examples -- Coiled jewelry -- Twining -- Simple twining and variations -- How to develop a twined basket -- Weaving -- Basic weaving procedures -- Macrame -- The clove hitch -- Verticle clove hitsch -- Square knotting -- Crochet -- For your information -- Suppliers -- Index. ; artwork: Gayle Luchessa Eileen Barnard Steve Brixner marie Waters Louise Robbins Royce Zimon Linda Ann Valeri Geoff Welch Lew Gilchrist Joan Austin Gary Trentham Jean Lamon Bonnie Zimmer Gyongy Laky Kathryn McCardle Budd Stainaker Suellen Glashausser Lucy Traber Molly Baross kathy Malec Helen Hennessey Helen Gilling Joan Sterrenberg Julie Connell Renie Adams Pat Malarchar Mary Lou Higgins Ferne Jacobs I. Richard Daehnert Pat Williams Budd Stainaker Gladamay Henrikson David F. Silverman Mary Baughn Doris Hoover Gwynne Lott Stana Coleman Barbara Kincaid Jan Cohen Lucy H. Traber Debbie F. Dunn Jean Singerman-Weiss Carol Danley Lucele Counts Virginia H. Barber Frank Kong Ruby Conaway Gloria Bornstein Jan Mjelde Wader Libby Platus Lucelle Coutts Wolfram Krank Joyce Barnes Dee Nemeth Lillian Donald Theo Ho Diane Sheehan Diane Itter Rubin Steinberg Lori Kratovil Teri Holdcraft Esther Gotthoeffer Judith I. Kleinberg Pamela Stearn ; FINE <br/> <br/> New York : Crown Publishers, [1974] paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 008444 ISBN : 0517516896 9780517516898

‎Michael Birk - Early Lithographie‎

‎Product and Packaging Catalog of the German Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Firm, Mich.G.Birk GmbH & Co.‎

‎Extensive and complete product catalog of the German pharmaceutical and medical supply firm Mich.G.Birk GmbH & Co. [predecessor to today's BIRK Rundkartonagen GmbH & Co. KG], a highly reputable global firm established in Germany by wainwright [wagon maker] Michael Birk in 1879, designed for the private use of a single client. 8vo. 580 pages of text [double-leaf pagination tallies 290], xxxi (index), plus 20 pages colour chromolithographed frontispiece illustrations of sample labels ads - some of which are fold-outs, plus 9 pages of actual label samples mounted to the leafs. Text is complete in four languages - German, English, French, and Spanish, with the foremost leaf of proprietorship adding also Portuguese. Publisher's original illustrated binding, brown cloth titled in gilt and black lettering to front and spine, "Mich.Birk. Tuttlingen Deutschland. Katalog No.4." Occasional finger markings in the margins of five leaves only, specifically from the person who manually mounted the adhesive labels, otherwise in Near Fine condition, seldom seen complete, and in such pristine never-used condition, an exceedingly scarce volume in this state. Volumes such as this would have been issued to a specific client, for their own reference only. The following simple agreement is printed in five languages to the first leaf: "This list is to remain the property of the firm of Mich. Birk of Tuttlingen and only Mr._______ has been entrusted with the sole use of it. Reprints prohibited, will be prosecuted by law." The present volume was not assigned to anyone and remains as new, in original condition. Interestingly, the "Terms of Business" which prefaces the first section of product, is written in such a way that reveals the very personalized service offered by the owner of the firm, in spite of being an international success by this time. A pleasing repository of 1920s marketing of products from around the globe offered by the respected long-standing and leading packaging firm of Michael Birk - from a brief period when they also offered medical and surgical instruments, equipment and even laboratory furniture. It was in 1920 that Michael Birk expanded his export trade overseas and established offices in Mexico and South America, at the same time offering global distribution of products and instruments for the medical technology industry, from renowned manufacturers located in Tuttlingen, Germany. He also introduced significantly advanced offerings to his clients, such as grease-proof cardboard ointment containers, embossed colour labels according to individual customer requirements. [After the Second World War, global economics caused the firm to return its focus entirely to the development and production of packaging.] The present volume is a fine survivor of this pinnacle period in the firm's history, and an exceedingly scarce find in its pristine condition.‎

‎Mike Resnick SIGNED by author , introd James Gunn, Artwork Debbie Hughes, coloured frontispiece‎

‎Purgatory a Chronicle of a Distant World‎

‎Easton Press 1993. HB NODJ ISSUED Bound in Genuine Blue Green Tooled Leather with Gold Gilt Decorations white ribbon bkmark Signed 1st Limited edition1993 Bookplate NF/F AS-IS NODJ Gold Gilt pgs edges yellow Moire silk endpapers . Signed by Author. First Edition. Full-Leather. Easton Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 754

‎Mills, Pat [Written by]; O'Neill, Kevin; Talbot, Bryan; Hicklenton, John; Luke, Tony [Artwork by]‎

‎THE COMPLETE NEMESIS THE WARLOCK Vol. 2 Only‎

‎Oxford: Rebellion 2017. First Edition Third Printing. Softcover. Octavo unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Covers are red and black; spine black with black titling on a red title block. Some faint scuffing and scraped to covers. Text block shows some very small scuffs on the edges. Interior clean. Shelved in Case 11. 1413274. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Rebellion unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1413274 ISBN : 1905437366 9781905437368

‎Mohowski, Robert E artwork by Carl A Ohlson‎

‎New York Ontario and Western Railway and the Dairy Industry in Central New York State : Milk Cans Mixed Trains and Motor Cars‎

‎Laurys Station PA: Garrigues House Publishers 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Quarto landscape format oversized. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. xiii 356 p. w/b&w illus. maps line drawings bibliography index. <br/><br/> Garrigues House, Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 21940

‎Motoi Murata/Supervision Kenichiro Fukushima/Artwork Landingsha‎

‎The king of bashing that can catch 10 times as many as Miracle Comic!‎

‎Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2090502113716616

‎Neil Aldis; James Sherry‎

‎Heavy Metal Thunder: Album Covers That Rocked the World‎

‎No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 251pp. A celebration of Heavy Metal album covers from Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to Slipknot of the 2000s and all in between.‎

‎Ni Gengye‎

‎Poster Calendar from a Chinese Artist Promoting the Qidong Tobacco Company.‎

‎Poster calendar titled "Girl at Airfield" and designed by artist Ni Gengye, for the Qidong Tobacco Company, to promote happiness in connection with their smoking products. From the collection of Agnes Tabah. Calendar measures approximately 103 x 38 cm. Ni Gengye is a Chinese artist whose work is highly sought after, and which fetches a premium when available on any market. He produced a notable number of works, many of them being calendar posters. He created advertisements for other tobacco companies including Hatamen Tobacco and the British American Tobacco (BAT). His date and place of birth are unknown, though some estimate his life span to be from approximately 1900-1965. Calendar posters were a particular genre of commercial imagery of the period. Typically, they were produced by tobacco, textile, soap, or perfume companies and were distributed across a wide geographical range. Almost invariably, they depict female figures in various guises, which were a key part of their appeal. Formally, the female figures are generally portrayed in an illusionistic manner, though chiaroscuro or shading is generally subdued. There is usually a frame, outside of which an image of the product and other necessary information are displayed. This 'calendar-poster' style had strong connotations of commercialism and was consciously avoided by designers of literary book and magazine covers. This stylistic differentiation probably served to mark literary works as a different type of commercial product. The format of the present poster-calendar was designed by Zhang Guangyu around 1931. It was mostly frequently tall and narrow, into which he introduced a large plaque for the calendar in the lower third of the space. This plaque itself was framed with ornamental designs and contrasted against a richly decorated background of various motifs. The tobacco vendor's cigarette packages were arranged on each side of, and sometimes below, the central plaque. This formula was frequently utilized, and spin-offs continued at BAT throughout the 1930s. It is thought that Ni Gengye's "Woman at an Airfield" is among the last uses of Zhang's formatting design. It is dated 1938 according to the reign characters Kangde, indicating that the poster was probably destined for advertisement in Manchuria, where the Japanese had set up the puppet state of Manchuko. The woman waves as if greeting an unseen person, having alighted from the airplane in the background, as she moves across the field toward the terminal. An alternate interpretation is also possible: the young woman might be departing, making her way across the tarmac, but turns to wave farewell to a friend, just prior to boarding the aircraft. If this is the case, Ni's picture is an ironic, unwitting, and poignant farewell to the era of advertisement calendars, for by 1938, the Japanese, entrenched in Shanghai, succeeded in pretty much cutting it off from the trade world and from the rest of China.‎

‎original artwork‎

‎Original Artwork from Fin de Siecle French Magazines‎

‎France late 1800s and early 1900s. Ephemera. Very Good. More than 200 original drawings variously pen and ink crayon and other mediums; on onion skin paper heavy cardstock etc.; sizes vary but average is about 13x10 inches. By various artists some signed with caption notes mark-up for publication and stamps of the various magazines. A little wear some light chipping along the edges and occasional soiling; but overall in VG or better condition suitable for display. <br/><br/>Artwork for French satirical journals and other fugitive publications including Frou Frou Jean qui Rire et al; showing ladies' fashions Paris street scenes and cafes cartoons historical social political ads including some elaborate hand-lettering humor some of it risque. An extraordinary trove of fin de siecle artwork much of it of exceptional quality. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : JC12526

‎original artwork‎

‎Watercolor Portrait of an Elegantly Dressed Gentleman‎

‎England 19th Century. Ephemera. Near Fine. Nicely accomplished watercolor portrait of a seated man 245 x 180 mm. Initialed by the artist though difficult to read. Y. M. S. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : SW476-7248

‎Original Artwork Indiana Robert‎

‎The American Four Signed Numbered Screenprint‎

‎New York: Museum of Modern Art 1970. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Sold here unframed is an original hand - signed screenprint by artist Robert Indiana entitled The American Four. This is number 3 of 200 hand-numbered and signed copies. In fine as-new condition. Printed on heavy stock paper. A noted work by the artist see Robert Indiana Prints: A Catalogue Raissone 1951 - 1991 by Sheehan pp 39. Gorgeous vivid red and white and blue design. A delightful colorful and iconic print. Measures 26" square. Printed by Edition Domberger KG Filderstadt. Purchased from a private collector in upstate New York. Museum of Modern Art unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 27948

‎original artwork; Bryson R. M.‎

‎Watercolor Landscape‎

‎England 1847. Ephemera. Near Fine. Highly skilled watercolor landscape showing farm workers in a field; 180 x 290 mm; signed by Bryson and dated July 1847 in the lower left-hand corner. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : SW476-7250

‎original artwork; Holmes E. H.‎

‎Collection of Original Pencil Sketches Watercolors Goache -- European Views and Greek and Roman Statues‎

‎Europe late-19th or early 20th century. Ephemera. Near Fine. A collection of original artwork possibly all by the same artist though only one of the three groups is signed E. H. Holmes. The collection includes: 2 pencil sketches heightened in white 5x6.5 inches both dated 1852 showing a part of the Berry Pomeroy castle and Marldon Church in Devon; 14 pencil sketches 5.25x8.25 inches of Greek and Roman men and women likely drawn from statues; 11 beautiful landscapes each in pencil and gouache and heightened in white oval-shaped on heavy cardstock white leaves 10.5x7 inches some of them identified in the lower margin Ardennes Tower of Refuge at the Isle of Man Baltimore Head and more. All works are nicely accomplished and loose suitable for framing. The occasional graphite finger-smudge else fine. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : D6746

‎original artwork; manuscript children's book; Bertschinger Joyce Hope‎

‎Das Geheimnisvolle Ei: Eine Geschichte fur Kinder in Zwei Sprachen / The Mysterious Egg: A Children's Story in Two Different Languages‎

‎likely Germany 1945. Paperback. Very Good. Heavy cardstock leaves oblong 325 x 250 mm bound with thin blue rope tassled along spine; pp. 54 with text handwritten in black ink in German and English with original illustrations in ink or ink and gouache both in text and full-page. Created from 32 leaves some of them glued together along the edges creating a new page when the author/illustrator wanted to change her lay-out text or illustration -- these have since become detached offering an interesting look at the author's creative process. Binding broken and leaves loose but in excellent condition suitable for display. The artwork is extraordinary -- showing cute little chicks as their adventure takes them from fields full of flowers to lakes brimming with colorful fish. It tells a story of 3 little chicks who find a mysterious blue egg which they are told not to play with but they do and learn some valuable lessons from the consequences. Though little is known about the author she appears in a tiny b/w photograph on the ultimate full-page illustration. More of her unrelated artwork is laid-in at rear including pastels of trees floral arrangements in gouache -- lovely suitable for framing. <br/><br/> paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : D7489

‎original artwork; manuscript notebook‎

‎Boy Scout's Illustrated Notebook‎

‎England c. 1930. Ephemera. Very Good. Disbound broken text block only; 176 x 227 mm; 78 lined pages with text handwritten in black ink and fine illustrations in ink and/or gouache; plus a photo and a short article clipped from a newspaper and neatly tipped-on. This volume perhaps fell into the hands of a terrorist younger sibling as a few pages are scribbled on or have chips or scuffs where it appears that a tipped-on item has been removed. Still the surviving pages are remarkable and -- since the binding is already broken -- begging for display. Our author intials his artwork "L.C.S." and his thoughtful text reveals his age 16 years the names of his fellow scouts Cooles Adams Burchett Matthews Moore and scout leaders Sanders Ward and some details about activities in Gilwell Park and around Bournemouth. But L.C.S. is clearly more interested in honing his artistic skills than writing much down -- the bulk of this volume is given over to his impressively accomplished decorative borders full-page gouache landscapes and comical ink sketches. He provides maps of camp sites at Colyton and Upton; cartoons of sites being invaded by cows or bees; goache portraits of Native American Indians or animals or sweeping landscapes; portraits of scouts in uniform that illustrate the different uniforms used in Spain Czechoslovakia Iceland Denmark Sweden Norway Siam Poland Scotland and Hungary. He excells at embellishments ornate lettering and decorative borders and it happens frequently that he'll create an elaborate border for a page but then neglect to fill it. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : D7486

‎original artwork; Paterson William J.‎

‎Watercolor Landscape: A Ravine between Amalfi and Positano‎

‎England c. 1849-1886. Ephemera. Fine. Highly skilled watercolor landscape titled and signed on the verso; 370 x 260 mm; showing a ravine near Amalfi between Amalfi and Positano. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : SW476-7252

‎Original story by Ikki Kajiwara; Artwork by Jiro Kuwata‎

‎God Arm Upper Middle and Lower All 3 Volumes Manga Shop Series <Japanese Version>‎

‎Pan Rolling Manga Shop 2004. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 3 Size: 19 cm Number of books: 3 Pan Rolling Manga Shop paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 2111902158502813 ISBN : 4775910086 9784775910085

‎Original Watercolor Artwork. Achert Fred 1847 1928‎

‎AVALON BAY SANTA CATALINA ISLAND CALIFORNIA‎

‎Ca early-to-mid 1920s. Painting matted and housed in a gilded wooden frame. A Nr Fine exemplar. Frame: 23" x 20". Painting to matte: 16-1/2" x 13-1/2" <br/><br/>Picture depicts an elevated view of the harbor from the hills to the South-SouthEast. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35309

‎Osborn, Robert; [manuscript, original artwork]‎

‎Bobed Hair California sic Bobbed Hair‎

‎1932. Hardcover. Fine. Half brown cloth and morocco with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Fine. Contains 21 grey heavy cardstock leaves each with a tipped-on drawing 6-by-7-inches colored by hand usually in watercolor and pencil. Osborn holds forth in 19 cartoons on the subjects of hair and California. Also includes 2 more serious drawings both concerned with landscape and the human figure. <br/><br/>Early original cartoons by the noted caricaturist cartoonist and satiric commentator Robert Osborn who died in 1994 at age 90. Educated at the University of Wisconsin and Yale University where he was art editor of the Yale Record Osborn studied painting in Rome and Paris before returning to teach art and philosophy at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville Connecticut. At the outbreak of World War II he enlisted in the Navy with the hope of becoming an aviator. He was assigned to an information unit under the command of the photographer Edward Steichen. As a Navy officer he learned the art of speed drawing and over his military career produced some 40000 drawings for training manuals -- many of them featuring a cartoon character named Dilbert a blunderer who violated rules of military safety. In 1946 he achieved his first public recognition for "War Is No Damn Good" said to be the first antiwar book of the nuclear age. He went on to draw for Harper's Fortune Life and Look and became a regular contributor to The New Republic. Garry Trudeau creator of the "Doonesbury" strip called Mr. Osborn "one of the very few masters of illustrative cartooning." hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : D3724

‎Piet Bekaert (photography, artwork); Jean De Sejournet (text); Rene Pechere (preface)‎

‎Gardens in Belgium‎

‎Lannoo Publishers. 1989. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. inscription on half-title page. 248 p. Contains: Unspecified. Includes Unspecified. Audience: General/trade. Lannoo Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : Alibris.0046838 ISBN : 9020918044 9789020918045

‎Plant, Bud: Creator/Crumb, Robert et al: Artwork‎

‎All Kines Comics #4‎

‎Promethean Enterprises 1971 Staple-bound periodical. 4to. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated. R. Crumb centerfold & "Rocking the Boat" insert attached. Contributions by Crumb Rick Griffin Victor Miscosso and others. Scarce. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Promethean Enterprises paperback‎

Bookseller reference : ABE-1691264150715

‎Ponge, Francis‎

‎Things: Selected Writings of Francis Ponge‎

‎Book is in excellent condition with slight age-toning to cover edges as the only blemish. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Publisher's page shows N.A.P.‎

‎R. A. Hamilton [AND] Cuchlaine A. M. King.‎

‎British North Greenland Expedition 1952-4: Scientific Results [AND] The Coast of South-East Iceland Near Ingólfshöfði.‎

‎Two reports in one issue, altogether 44 pages, including black and white plates, sketch maps. Plus a double-sided fold-out chart, and a large fold-out colour map measuring approximately 23 inches by 24 inches. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. British North Greenland expedition is an enlightening report on the work and findings of the expedition. With contributions by several other valuable members of the expedition team, such as Lieutenant F. R. Brooke, K. C. Arnold, and Flight-Lieutenant S. Bowater in charge of air photography. Details comprise every aspect of this remarkable journey, from planning, equipment, methods, surveys, vertical air photography, seismic investigations, atmospheric pressure. With graphs, tables, appendixes, plates for illustration, a fold out chart, and colour map of the areas explored and surveyed. A Most Comprehensive Arctic Survey - Scientifically Recorded and with a Folding Map! Plus a brief report on the geographical characteristic of the coast of South-East Iceland and the main factors causing those features, such as the wave and wind, nature of the sand, the character of the rock of the area, the situation of the rocky island of Ingólfshöfði, and the proximity of the large and active outlet glaciers of Vatnajokull.‎