New York: Mercury Press 1971. Original Proof Illustration . No Binding. Very Good. Color Coverprint. Fine Except Tiny Dampstain At Upper Right White Margin. Milford "Mel" Joseph Hunter 1927 - 2004 Was A 20Th-Century American Illustrator. He Enjoyed A Successful Career As A Science Fiction Illustrator Producing Illustrations For Famous Science Fiction Authors Such As Isaac Asimov And Robert A. Heinlein As Well As A Technical And Scientific Illustrator For Clients Such As The Pentagon Hayden Planetarium And The Massachusetts Audubon Society.With A Growing Understanding Of The Fields Of Astronomy Astronautics And Aviation Hunter Set Out To Teach Himself Book And Magazine Illustration. He Moved To New York City During The Early 1950S And By 1953 He Had Successfully Sold His First Color Cover To Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine And Talked Himself Into A Technical Illustrator At Northrop Aircraft Where He Painted Illustrations Of Advanced Aircraft And Simulated Combat Scenarios. During That Time The Most Lucrative Outlet For Space Artists Was The Science-Fiction Genre. Along With A Fertile Imagination Hunter Coupled His Art With Realism And Technical Accuracy. Hunter's Whimsical Science Fiction Robots Became His Signature To Thousands Of Science Fiction Fans; The Skeletal Steel Robots Graced The Covers Of The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Well Into The 1970S. Hunter's Lonely Robots Were Often Depicted Walking Solo Through The Desolate Landscapes Of Nuclear Ruins Or Alien Planets. Hunter Was Nominated For The Hugo Award For Best Professional Artist For The Years 1960-1962.As Hunter's Science Fiction Career Blossomed So Did His Technical And Scientific Illustrations. Hunter's Love Of Air And Space Took Him From California's Desert Runways To Florida's Seacoast Launchpads To Illustrate Every Variety Of Jet-Age Aircraft And Space-Age Rocket Imaginable-From X-15 To Saturn V. One Of Hunter's Best-Known Books Is "The Missilemen" A Photo Illustrated Work Published In 1960 By Doubleday. Hunter Visited U.S. Rocket And Missile Sites During The Late 1950S; He Took All Of The Book's Black-And-White Photographs. It Was A Rare Look Inside The World Of Rocket Scientists And Engineers Of The Early Space Age. Another Hunter Book "Strategic Air Command" Received The Aviation Writers' Association Highest Honors In 1961. "Mel Launched A Career In Scientific Illustration After He Was An Established Science-Fiction Illustrator" Said Smith-Hunter. "He Was Very Technically Accurate And Was Commissioned To Complete 26 Paintings Of Celestial Objects For The Hayden Planetarium In New York City."After 17 Years Of Technical And Scientific Illustration Hunter Moved From New York To Chester Vermont In 1967. He Began Creating Lithographic Prints Depicting The Natural Scenes Which Surrounded Him. The Following Year He Was Commissioned To Create A Series Of More Than 130 Watercolors Of "Birds Of The Northeast" By Abercrombie & Fitch Galleries And Massachusetts Audubon Society. By 1970 Hunter Signed A Contract With World Publishing Co. For A Series Of 13 Ecological Books For Children Dealing With Topics Like The Beginning Of The Earth Mankind Plants Birds Mammals And Insects. In 1976 After Accidental Damage To His Limestone Lithographic Drawing Hunter Began Using Mylar As A Medium For His Lithography And Published A Controversial Photo-Illustrated Article In The American Artist Magazine Entitled "Revolution In Hand-Drawn Lithography". In 1984 Hunter Published His Seminal Hardcover Textbook The New Lithography Which Details The "Mylar Method" Still In Wide Use Today. <br/> <br/> Mercury Press unknown
New York: Mercury Press 1961. Original Proof Illustration . No Binding. Very Good. Color Cover Print. Fine. Milford "Mel" Joseph Hunter 1927 - 2004 Was A 20Th-Century American Illustrator. He Enjoyed A Successful Career As A Science Fiction Illustrator Producing Illustrations For Famous Science Fiction Authors Such As Isaac Asimov And Robert A. Heinlein As Well As A Technical And Scientific Illustrator For Clients Such As The Pentagon Hayden Planetarium And The Massachusetts Audubon Society.With A Growing Understanding Of The Fields Of Astronomy Astronautics And Aviation Hunter Set Out To Teach Himself Book And Magazine Illustration. He Moved To New York City During The Early 1950S And By 1953 He Had Successfully Sold His First Color Cover To Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine And Talked Himself Into A Technical Illustrator At Northrop Aircraft Where He Painted Illustrations Of Advanced Aircraft And Simulated Combat Scenarios. During That Time The Most Lucrative Outlet For Space Artists Was The Science-Fiction Genre. Along With A Fertile Imagination Hunter Coupled His Art With Realism And Technical Accuracy. Hunter's Whimsical Science Fiction Robots Became His Signature To Thousands Of Science Fiction Fans; The Skeletal Steel Robots Graced The Covers Of The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Well Into The 1970S. Hunter's Lonely Robots Were Often Depicted Walking Solo Through The Desolate Landscapes Of Nuclear Ruins Or Alien Planets. Hunter Was Nominated For The Hugo Award For Best Professional Artist For The Years 1960-1962.As Hunter's Science Fiction Career Blossomed So Did His Technical And Scientific Illustrations. Hunter's Love Of Air And Space Took Him From California's Desert Runways To Florida's Seacoast Launchpads To Illustrate Every Variety Of Jet-Age Aircraft And Space-Age Rocket Imaginable-From X-15 To Saturn V. One Of Hunter's Best-Known Books Is "The Missilemen" A Photo Illustrated Work Published In 1960 By Doubleday. Hunter Visited U.S. Rocket And Missile Sites During The Late 1950S; He Took All Of The Book's Black-And-White Photographs. It Was A Rare Look Inside The World Of Rocket Scientists And Engineers Of The Early Space Age. Another Hunter Book "Strategic Air Command" Received The Aviation Writers' Association Highest Honors In 1961. "Mel Launched A Career In Scientific Illustration After He Was An Established Science-Fiction Illustrator" Said Smith-Hunter. "He Was Very Technically Accurate And Was Commissioned To Complete 26 Paintings Of Celestial Objects For The Hayden Planetarium In New York City."After 17 Years Of Technical And Scientific Illustration Hunter Moved From New York To Chester Vermont In 1967. He Began Creating Lithographic Prints Depicting The Natural Scenes Which Surrounded Him. The Following Year He Was Commissioned To Create A Series Of More Than 130 Watercolors Of "Birds Of The Northeast" By Abercrombie & Fitch Galleries And Massachusetts Audubon Society. By 1970 Hunter Signed A Contract With World Publishing Co. For A Series Of 13 Ecological Books For Children Dealing With Topics Like The Beginning Of The Earth Mankind Plants Birds Mammals And Insects. In 1976 After Accidental Damage To His Limestone Lithographic Drawing Hunter Began Using Mylar As A Medium For His Lithography And Published A Controversial Photo-Illustrated Article In The American Artist Magazine Entitled "Revolution In Hand-Drawn Lithography". In 1984 Hunter Published His Seminal Hardcover Textbook The New Lithography Which Details The "Mylar Method" Still In Wide Use Today. <br/> <br/> Mercury Press unknown
Princeton Architectural Press 2016. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The Blind Photographer is a breathtakingly exquisite immersion into the varied perspectives of over fifty talented blind and partially blind photographers from those dabbling in the field to experienced professionals. The book presents an introduction to each photographer along with selected pieces of his or her work. It includes over 150 stunning full-color photographs. The Blind Photographer presents a wholly unique examination of photography and different ways of seeing and communicating. It includes essays quotes and descriptions to help the reader understand the work presented. 2016 Ringgold Inc. Portland OR Princeton Architectural Press hardcover
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New English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19,5 x 13,5 cm). In Turkish. 281, [5] p. B/w ills. Collected articles on traditional beekeeping and honey industry in Turkish, Ottoman, Muslim States, Anatolian principalities, and Central Asian Turkic states.
Doubleday 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969 First Edition hardcover with dust jacketdust jacket has a small edge tear flap is creased and is in mylar plus has a small label on spine that says signedhas an insciption to previous owner by the authorbook has some shelf wear from a private collector scans available on request b111 Doubleday hardcover
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