THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF FELIX OCTAVIUS CARR DARLEY
1952
First and only bibliography of the illustrator, reprinted in book form from the April 1951 Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society.
Art
THE BOOK ILLUSTRATION OF GEORGE CRUIKSHANK
(1980)
First edition of the author's third art monograph, reproducing Cruikshank's illustrations of Dickens, Ainsworth, Sterne, Smollett, and others, with extensive commentary and context.
A BRIEF CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS BY DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON
1885
Rare bibligraphical catalogue of the early American artist's engravings, compiled by Duyckinck and with a biographical sketch by Lossing.
THE MODERN WOODCUT
(1924)
First edition of this study of the development of the modern woodcut, by the prolific art critic and editor.
LITHOPINION 1: Fall 1965
(1965)
Scarce inaugural issue of the union journal of Local One, Amalgamated Lithographers of America.
TWELVE POEMS BY SAMUEL HAZO WITH PRINTS BY GEORGE NAMA
(1970)
Gorgeous signed limited first edition of Hazo's poems with Nama's intaglio prints.
ULYSSES
1935
The iconic modernist book, signed by Matisse — one of the great editions of one of the great books.
METAMORPHOSIS
(1984)
First Limited Editions Club edition of Kafka's most famous work, introduced by Robert Coles and signed by illustrator Cuevas, whose etchings and drawings second Coles's interpretation of the story as a "psychiatric parable."
PRE-POP WARHOL
(1988)
First printing of this survey of Warhol's '50s work in commercial art and book cover design.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ART AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
1898
Limited first edition of this substantial reference guide to English and French book illustrations of the 18th century.
THE HOLY BIBLE: Containing All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
(1999)
Lovely copy of the first printing of the trade edition of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible, designed and illustrated by Barry Moser, and originally published in a limited letterpress edition.
Book Sculpture NEW YORK SOCIAL REGISTER
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture carved into a 1962 Social Register, featuring a figure made of found materials wearing a Sunday hat and perusing society literature from within it.
![Item #45495 Book Sculpture THE PROMISES MEN LIVE BY [Harry Scherman]. Bruno Pasquier-Desvignes](https://typepunchmatrix.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/45495_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1681217153)
Book Sculpture THE PROMISES MEN LIVE BY [Harry Scherman]
1985
Original book sculpture showcasing multimedia artist Bruno Pasquier-Desvignes's interpretation of the most important promise of modern living.
Book Sculpture THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK
1985
Original book sculpture that questions and criticizes the American military-political machine, using collaged news clippings and a metal figure impaling earth on spiked hands.
Book Sculpture THE GOD OF LOVE
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture riffing on the title GOD OF LOVE, transforming the codex into a setting for two romantic figures made of found materials.
Book Sculpture THE PUPPET CROWN
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture of a noble knight cleverly constructed out of cork, Champaign bottle foil, and toothpicks.
Book Sculpture MARRIAGE FOR MODERNS
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture offering an interpretation of the dynamics of marriage through two gendered figures made of found materials engaging in battle.
Book Sculpture THE EXHIBITIONIST
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture that is cleverly literal, featuring a figure made of found materials with a matchstick "penis" attached to a spring.
Book Sculpture SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION
[1985]
Original book sculpture with an Old Testament motif, featuring the serpent and an apple nested inside an economics work.
Book Sculpture IN THE CAVE OF ALADDIN
1985
Original book sculpture that ponders the importance of money, featuring an armed cardboard gangster.
Book Sculpture TOWARD LIBERAL EDUCATION
[circa 1985-1987]
Original book sculpture created from the pedagogical reader TOWARD LIBERAL EDUCATION by Louis Glenn Locke featuring a vignette of a male and female figure dancing – or engaged in a more sexual activity.
Book Sculpture ANGLE OF REPOSE
1987
Original Cornell-ian book sculpture that interprets Stegner's classic title literally, featuring a reclining bespectacled paper figure reaching longingly into a recess carved into the book-block.
THE SONG OF SOLOMON
[circa 1960]
Beautiful postwar edition of "The Song of Songs" illustrated by one of the leaders of the Bezalel School, published in Israel.
PHÈDRE
(1946)
Lavish limited edition of Racine's Phèdre, the first edition with glowing color lithographs by Hugo.
THE DOGS BODIES PORTFOLIO
(2000)
Signed limited special edition of this booklet of humorous dog art, housed in an attractive portfolio with original silkscreen.
