Carl Larsson
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1992. Larsson, Carl. Hardcover. 4to, pixtorial hardcover, some 350pp of the artist's painting and drawings with text in Swedish. Very good, no previous owner's marks.
Artists & Illustrators
J. Segrelles y Su Casa Museo
Valencia: Casa Museo Jose Segrelles, 2003. Segrelles, Jose. Softcover. 4to softcover, a collection of the artist's work, text in Spanish. Fine wraps.
Jose Segrelles Albert 1885-1969
Valencia: Excm. Ayntamiento de Albaida, 1985. Segrelles, Jose. 1st ed. Hardcover. 4to, full navy cloth, issued on the artist's centenary, 188 pp of Spanish text and lavish color images of his paintings. Fine in near fine dj with slip cutr from original belly band listing the contributors laid in.
Michael Parkes (signed catalog)
The Netherlands: Steltmen Editions, 1986. 2nd ed. Softcover. Inscribed by Parks "To Jim and Karen, Best Wishes, M. Parkes" on the title page. Jim being Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. the well-known comics and art expert, and my former partner in Bud Plant Illustrated Books. This was acquired and signed at an.....
Dream Spinner - The Art of Roy Andersen
Tucson: Settlers West Gallery, 2000. Andersen, Roy. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to full blue cloth, 166 pp. Foerword by Don Hedgpeth. the story of teh painter's transition from magazine and movie poster illustration to fine art and his emergence as a top American western artist. Fine in fine.....
The Artist John Bauer and His World
Tryckeri, Sweden: Jonkoping County Museum, 1996. Bauer, John. Softcover. Square softcover, a brief biography of Sweden's great fairy tale illustrator. Fine.
The Artful Dodger
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. Bantock, Nick. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to, full navy cloth, 216pp of Bantock's inimitable artwork and how it's created. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Art of William Heath Robinson
London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2003. Robinson, W. Heath. Softcover. 4to softcover, pubished in conjunction with the gallery's 2003-2004 exhibition of the artist's work, both black and white and full color, rfom 1887 to 1944. Carefully indexed and including a detailed bibliography. As new.
The Brothers Robinson
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Robinson, Charles, Thomas and W. Heath. 1st. Softcover. 1st edition. Square 8vo softcover, 240 pages of images and text by and about Charles, William Heath and Thomas Heath Robinson. Noted on front free endpaper "Gallery Copy for use, not for sale, damaged p. 157". The damaged.....
The Illustrations of William Heath Robinson
London: Werner Shaw, 2003. Robinson, W. Heath. Hardcover. 8vo,156 pp, full green cloth stamped in gilt, introduction by Oliver Robinson, the artist's son. With sample line art, a full bibliography and detailed index. Outstanding biography that we often use as a reference. Beare is a frequent contributor to IBIS and.....
The Illustrators 1780-1993 (Kate Cameron cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1993. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. With various length essays on the illustrators represented. Lavishly illustrated in color. 192pp, fine.
The Illustrators 1780-1996 (Rackham cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1996. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. 256pp, an excellent reference with essays on artists from Cruikshank to Searle, memorials to John S. Goodall and cartoonist Carl Ronald Giles, and a delightful tribute to cat illustrators Kathleen Hale, Lesley Anne Ivory and Susan Herbert. Profusely illustrated in color and.....
The Illustrators 1800-1986 (Rackham cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1986. Softcover. Saddle-stitch 8vo softcover booklet, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1986. Exhibit catalog for November 1986, 55 images, most in full color. Fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1991 (Greenaway cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1991. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. Exhibit catalog for November-December 1991. With various length essays on the illustrators represented. Lavishly illustrated in color. 192pp, fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1992 (Pooh cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. Organized by timeline: 19th Century, "The Art of War and the Art of Politics," 20th century and contemporary with various length essays on individual artists and groups. Lavishly illustrated in color. 216pp. Original price list laid in. Short scrape to base of.....
The Illustrators 1800-1997 (Heath Robinson cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1997. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1992. With various length essays on individual artists from the classics (Rackham and Robinson) to the modern (Peake, Ardizzone and Keeping), lavishly illustrated in color. 216pp. Original price list laid in. Fine.
The Illustrators 1800-1999 (Lawson Wood cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1999. 1st ed. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. With various length essays on schools of illustration and individual artists from the classics (Rackham, Robinson & Brangwyn) to the modern (Ardizzone, Searle and Anne Grahame johnstone) lavishly illustrated in color. 272pp. Fine.
The Illustrators 1800-2002 (Rackham cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 2002. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. With various length essays on some 50 illustrators in chronological order, lavishly illustrated in color. 124pp. Fine.
The Illustrators 1837-2011 (Giles cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 1992. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, The Britsh Art of Illustration 1800-1992. 240pp. Light bumping to corners else fine.
The Illustrators 1837-2012 (Atwell cover)
London: Chris Beetles, 2012. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover. 272pp, an excellent reference with write-ups on Dickens and his collaborators plus 19 other essays on 19th, 20th and 21st illustrators and cartoonists. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Original price list laid in. Fine.
The Illustrators The Twentieth Century
London: Chris Beetles, 2001. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg. Square 8vo softcover. 48pp, lavishly illustrated in color covering 24 illustrators of the 20th century. Cover art by W. Heath Robinson.
Mabel Lucie Atwell
London: Pavilion/Michael Joseph, 1988. Atwell, Mabel Lucie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to wraps, 120pp of the artist's work and history, lavishly illustrated. Fine, no previous owner's marks.
Norman Thelwell
London: Chris Beetles, 1989. Thelwell. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, 96pp a collection of the cartoonist's works reproduced in color and black and white, compiled by the Beetles Gallery. Mild bumps to bottom corners else fine.
W. Heath Robinson
London: Beetles, 1987. Robinson, W. Heath. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo softcover, exhibit catalog for the show of W. Heath Robinson art from March 4-27, 1987. 168pp. Light edgewear else fine.
William Heath Robinson 1872-1944
London: Chris Beetles Gallery, 2011. Robinson, William Heath. 1st ed. Softcover. Square 8vo softcover, 164pp of the artist's work, with introductory essay by Geoffrey Beare. Near fine, no previous owner's marks.