[Paris: 1926]. No. 2 of 35 copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the artist in pencil; with his stamp lower left. Rouault's Baudelaire. Superb image of the brooding genius so greatly admired by Rouault, who included it in the second edition of his collection, SOUVENIRS INTIMES (Paris: E. Frapier, 1927), with..... Read More about Portrait of Charles Baudelaire
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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1931. “Fathers of America Sport” - Derrydale Colorist’s Models. An extremely handsome and decorative set of American sporting notables. The six portraits, each set in an appropriate background, are of: SAMUEL MORRIS, ESQ., Foxhunter, first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club, America's oldest; COL. WILLIAM..... Read More about “FATHERS OF AMERICAN SPORT”. Complete set of Six Colorist’s Models, with what is evidently...
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[New York]: 1923. Original Huck Finn Illustration by Worth Brehm. A poignant and surperbly drawn depiction of the scene when Huck, out hunting on Jackson's Island, meets the runaway slave, Jim. Huck stands at the left of the drawing, while Jim, at the foot of a large tree, kneels in..... Read More about Illustration for Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Ca. 1910. Brehm, Worth. Published by Harper & Brothers in their edition of 1910. Original Tom Sawyer Illustration by Worth Brehm. A splendid drawing showing Huck and the old Welshman sitting in the latter's parlor at the moment Huck realizes the man has seen through his story of having seen..... Read More about FINE ORIGINAL CHARCOAL DRAWING, “MY BOY, DON'T BE AFRAID OF ME”, FROM THE ADVENTURES OF TOM...
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Ca. 1910. Brehm, Worth. Published by Harper & Brothers in their edition of 1910. Original Tom Sawyer Illustration by Worth Brehm. A moment of high drama, as Tom, in the courtroom witness chair, testifies against Injun Joe. During his testimony he is asked, “What did you take [with you to..... Read More about FINE ORIGINAL CHARCOAL DRAWING, “THE STRAIN UPON PENT EMOTION REACHED ITS CLIMAX”, FROM THE...
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New York: Ca. 1910. Brehm, Worth. Original Tom Sawyer Illustration by Worth Brehm. A delightful scene, showning Tom and his cronies suffering from the effects of their experiments with tobacco and manfully trying to disguise the fact. Read More about “I've lost my knife. I reckon I better go and find it”
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New York: 1910. Brehm, Worth. Published by Harper & Brothers in their edition of 1910. Original Tom Sawyer Illustration by Worth Brehm. A beautifully drawn depiction of the schoolroom scene where Tom, made to sit with the girls, shields the picture he is drawing from Becky Thatcher's inquisitive stare as..... Read More about "Let me see it"
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New York: 1910. Worth Brehm. Original Tom Sawyer Illustration by Worth Brehm. A moment of high drama, as, observed by Tom and Huck above, the mysterious Spaniard and Injun Joe unearth the box of treasure in the cellar of the haunted house. Read More about “‘Pard, There’s Thousands of Dollars Here’ said Injun Joe”
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New York: July 4, 1941. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978). Read More about Portrait photograph of Marc Chagall
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Los Angeles: 29 May 1942. Chandler Sells Part of His Soul. Chandler assigns film rights for his third novel, completed in March 1942, here still bearing his original title, The Brasher Doubloon as well as the alternate title that Chandler gave it at Blanche Knopf’s suggestion. The High Window was..... Read More about Original Typed Document, signed in ink (“Raymond Chandler”), dated 29 May 1942, assigning...
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London: Done for the George G. Harrap Co. limited edition of 125 copies, 1940. Stephen Gooden (1892-1955) was the most accomplished line engraver of his time. He illustrated a number of books, among them the Nonesuch Press Bible, the Rubaiyat, the Fables of La Fontaine, George Moore's The Brook Kerith..... Read More about Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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N.p. [Paris?]: n.d. Grandville, J.-J. Grandville Drawing. Dancers at a costume ball, all of whom wear cat-masks. Fine little sketch by one of the great illustrators of the nineteenth century. Read More about Bal Masqué
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1882. Abbey, Edwin A. First edition thus. William Merritt Chase to His Wife. Inscribed from William Merritt Chase to his wife-to-be Alice "Pansy" Gerson on Christmas 1884. The two were family friends and eventually were married in 1886 after an extended courtship of seven years..... Read More about Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick
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New York: n.d. [ca. 1890s]. Watercolor designs in Classical, Romantic, and Chinoise styles for leather screens manufactured by George D. Thompson & Co. The company letterhead advertises “Hand tooled and painted chair leathers and wall panels … Period designs, still life flower, bird & fruit panels, hand painted bellows, trays..... Read More about Watercolor drawings of leather screens made for George D. Thompson & Co. of 464 Fourth...
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New York: May 20, 1933. Variant of the portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Rare portrait of Matisse. Read More about Portrait photograph of Henri Matisse
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np: c 1700. WITH 23 WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS. The engravers represented are : Peter van Gunst (8); Cornelius Vermeulen (5); B. Audran (2); Charles Simonneau (3); Gerard Valck (5). With a fascinating note "This book was brought to this country by J.W. Bouton of New York some thirty years ago was..... Read More about Portraits of Illustrious Personages
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[Brooklyn]: 'Zagar Press', [1960]. One of 4 copies, signed and dated “I. Zagar 1960” on last leaf. Early Work by Zagar. Exceedingly rare early work by Isaiah Zagar (b. 1939), visionary vernacular artist, who is most widely known for his mosaic installation, the Magic Gardens site on South Street in..... Read More about Hey! Diddle Diddle
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