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The Business of Humor. Dimensions '86
(San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company), (1986). (1986). (San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company), (1986). (1986). Very good. - Quarto [11 inches high by 9 inches wide], softcover bound in black wrappers with a pictorial label on the front cover and a pictorial label & a printed label on the rear cover. [52] pages. Full-page & textual illustrations in color. Near fine.
A publication put out by Simpson Paper Company to demonstrate the qualities of their papers. A list of the papers used is in the rear. The theme of the book is humor as a means of communication, specifically in the world of business. The text includes an unattributed introduction and a brief statement by each artist. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 31642
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16.25 | JP¥ 3098]
Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; HUMOR; SIMPSON PAPER COMPANY; PROMOTIONAL PUBLICATION; THE BUSINESS OF HUMOR; COMMUNICATION; ILLUSTRATORS; GEORGE BOOTH; JIM MCMULLEN; SEYMOUR CHWAST; BRAD HOLLAND.
Large Partially Printed Reproduction of the Cover Art for "Batman No. 11, June/July" 1942, with the Title, Dc Logo, and Issue Information Inked in and Pasted Along the Top.
Very good. - Partially printed reproduction of the cover art for "Batman No. 11" published in 1942. The 14 inch high by 10-1/4 inch wide image is printed on 16 inch high by 11 inch wide stiff art paper/board. The title "Bat Man" is inked in on similar stiff art paper and pasted along the top of the image. Also similarly penned & inked in on stiff paper is the issue number with the date and price as well as the "DC" logo, all of which are pasted at the top of the image. Except for the size, this partially printed cover art is an identical reproduction of the original cover art drawn by Fred Ray and inked by Jerry Robinson which sold for 195,000 dollars back in 2005. The image of the fight between Batman, Robin and the Joker featured the villain in his first cover appearance on a Batman title. Portrayed against a background of playing cards, the image depicts the Joker reeling back from Batman's punch as Robin looks on. There is a very small tear to the top edge of the sheet and some minor rubbing to the bottom of the letter "M" in "Batman". Very good. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 97269
USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 350.5 | £UK 301.25 | JP¥ 58082]
Catalogue: Illustrated
The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 160. April, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).
Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The wraps are rubbed & bumped with the edges creased & lightly chipped. There is some darkening & staining to the edges. Pages [97]-127 & [1] page. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves, with ads on the rear wrap & inside rear wrap. There is light soiling & foxing to the margins of the first illustration, else the contents are very good. Good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 15117
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1549]
Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; ILLUSTRATIONS; WOODCUTS; SARAH THAXTER THAYER; DORA BURNSIDE; MARY D. BRINE; N. B. HOFFMAN; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 159. March, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).
Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The edges of the wraps are creased & chipped with some darkening & staining. Pages [65]-95 & [1] page plus 2 pages of ads. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves. There are stains to the top margins of the first 3 pages & there is a piece out of the bottom corner of the last leaf. Good.
There is a full-page illustration of a stork by Harrison Weir. Good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 15118
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1549]
Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; JOSEPHINE POLLARD; HARRISON WEIR; EDITH W. PECK; JANE OLIVER; HARRIET TROWBRIDGE; WOODCUTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
Rural Scenes; or, a Peep Into the Country. For Children.
Philadelphia: Wm. G. Wardle, 1845. 1845. - 12mo. 5-7/8 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Green cloth, titled & decorated in gilt on the spine with decorations in blind on the covers. The covers are rubbed and stained with wear to the corners. The head and tail of the spine are chipped and the cloth is split along the rear joint. viii & 136 pages, illustrated a full-page frontispiece and 87 mostly half-page engravings, one for each activity described. A child's blue & gray graphite scribbles have been partially erased from the front blank. The front hinge is cracked and the front endpaper is lacking. There is foxing throughout and several page corners corners are creased with occasional tiny tears to the edges. Fair. First American edition of Harvey and Darton's "New Edition" which was originally published in London in 1845. RARE. Fair .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 95768
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 140.25 | £UK 120.5 | JP¥ 23233]
Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; RURAL SCENES; A PEEP INTO THE COUNTRY; FOR CHILDREN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST U.S. EDITION; ANN TAYLOR; JANE TAYLOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; FRONTISPIECE; ENGRAVINGS; ACTIVITIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; WILLIAM G. WAR
Stages Before the Curtain Rises: A Tribute to the New York Theater
(San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company, 1987). 1987). (San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company, 1987). 1987). Fine. - Oblong octavo [7 inches wide by 9-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in color pictorial wrappers by Susan Greenstein. A "JB Papers" sticker is mounted on the rear wrap. [18] pages, including inside wraps. Six double- page illustrations & 2 full-page illustrations, overlaid with minimal text, each illustration printed on a different Simpson paper. Near fine.
The Simpson Paper Company notes that the contents came from interviews with actress and producer Eleanor Moseley. Each of the seven stages identified as coming together in the finished production is illustrated by a different artist on a different Simpson stock with two artists illustrating "Costume and Make-up". The artists are Lauren Uram, Gary Kelley, Kathy L. Keppler, Eduardo Sicango, Roger Boehm, Alan Klien, Robert Baker and Barbara Maslen with the cover illustration by Susan Greenstein. Media employed include color pencil, watercolor and paper collage, pastel, pen-and-ink, gouache and photography. Fine .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 20046
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Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: ILLUSTRATION; THEATER; THEATRE; STAGES BEFORE THE CURTAIN RISES: A Tribute to the New York Theater; ADVERTISING; SIMPSON PAPER COMPANY; ILLUSTRATORS; ARTISTS; LAUREN URAM; GARY KELLEY; KATHY L. KEPPLER; EDUARDO SICANGO; ROGER BOEHM; ALAN KLIEN; ROBERT BAK
Georgie by Jacob Abbott. The Rollo Story Books.
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, (1857). (1857). - Small octavo [approximately 6-3/8 inches high by 4 inches wide], brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover, in blind on the rear cover & in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & chipped. The head & tail of the spine are chipped & the gilt on the spine is faded. Title, [1] leaf & pages [163]-191. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece & a textual woodcut. There is an owner's faded ink name dated 1868 on the front endpaper. There is light staining to the front & bottom edges of the endpaper & to the front edges of the leaves throughout, with a short tear to the front edge of the flyleaf. There is occasional foxing & soiling. Good.
A separate issue of the sixth story in Abbott's Rollo at Work. Good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 31253
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 20.25 | JP¥ 3872]
Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JACOB ABBOTT; ROLLO STORY BOOKS; GEORGIE; FRONTISPIECE; WOODCUT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
Rollo's Philosophy. [Air. ]... A New Edition, Revised by the Author.
New York: Sheldon & Co. (1865). (1865). - 16mo, 6-1/4 inches high by 4-1/8 inches wide. Blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt & black on the front cover & the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & soiled. 192 pages. The title page is detached. Good. A volume in "The Rollo Series" consisting of 14 different titles. Fair .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 36925
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Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ROLLO'S PHILOSOPHY; AIR; THE ROLLO SERIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; JACOB ABBOTT.
The Courtship and Wedding of the Little Man and the Little Maid. (Indestructible Pleasure Books. With Colored Pictures).
New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. No. 115 Nassau Street, [between 1856-1858]. [1856-1858], [1856-1858]. - Sextodecimo (16mo), 7-1/2 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Limp linen cloth covers titled, decorated and illustrated in red on the covers. The covers are stained, heavily chipped and frayed. A large piece is out of the rear cover. [14] pages on linen, "printed in oil colors by Joseph Barton, 15 Beaver St.", and illustrated with 6 full-page & one half-page bold color illustrations by John Absolon. The pages are creased and soiled with a few stains and the edges are slightly frayed. Fair. Although no date is listed, Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. published at their Nassau street address from 1856 to 1859 and the printer Joseph Barton was located at 15 Beaver St. from 1856 to 1858. RARE. Fair .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 97509
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Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; THE COURTSHIP AND WEDDING OF THE LITTLE MAN AND THE LITTLE MAID; LINEN BOOK; FABRIC BOOK; INDESTRUCTIBLE PLEASURE BOOKS; COLORED PICTURES; SHELDON, BLAKEMAN & CO.; JOSEPH BARTON; PRINTED IN OIL COLORS; ILLUSTRATIONS; JOHN ABSOLO
English Illustrated Books from a Distinguished Private Collection. Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, George Cruikshank, Thomas Rowlandson, W.M. Thackeray, and Others. Many in Superb Bindings. Catalogue No. 492
Zurich: Hellmut Schumann AG. circa [1972]. [1972]. Zurich: Hellmut Schumann AG. circa [1972]. [1972]. Very good. - Small quarto, black & gray pictorial wraps. Bottom corners very lightly creased. 48 pages, including 15 pages of black & white illustrations. Near fine.
98 items are catalogued with prices in Swiss francs. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 23217
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Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; ENGLISH; CATALOGUE; SALE CATALOGUE; PRICES; HELLMUT SCHUMANN AG; SWISS; BINDINGS; BINDERS; REFERENCE; BOOKSELLER. (Illustrated). (English). ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS from a distinguished private collection. Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Geor
French Illustrated Books from a Distinguished Private Collection. Catalogue No. 494
Zurich: Hellmut Schumann AG. circa [1973]. [1973]. Zurich: Hellmut Schumann AG. circa [1973]. [1973]. Fine. - Small quarto, brown & tan pictorial wraps. 40 pp. 7 full-page B&W illustrations. Near fine.
122 items are catalogued with prices in Swiss francs. Fine .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 23216
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Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; FRENCH; CATALOGUE; SALE CATALOGUE; PRICES; HELLMUT SCHUMANN AG; SWISS; REFERENCE; BOOKSELLER. (Illustrated). (French). FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS from a distinguished private collection. Catalogue No. 494. (Hellmut Schumann AG).
The Heart of Lady Anne
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1905. 1905. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1905. 1905. Very good. - Octavo, mauve cloth titled & decorated in gilt with vignettes in mauve on the front cover. The binding is lightly bumped and the spine & the adjacent edge of the rear cover are faded. x & 260 pages. 4 color plates, including a frontispiece with a tissue guard, by Ethel Franklin Betts and decorations & vignettes in black & green by Frederick Garrison Hall. There is a gift inscription penned on the verso of the frontispiece. Very good.
First edition with the Betts illustrations. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 28178
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Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AGNES CASTLE; EGERTON CASTLE; THE HEART OF LADY ANNE; ILLUSTRATOR; ETHEL FRANKLIN BETTS; PLATES; DECORATIONS; FREDERICK GARRISON HALL.
Jonathan of Gull Mountain.
Stockholm/New York: R&S Books, (1987). (1987). - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards in a matching dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with some very light soiling to the top edge of the front cover. The top corner of the front panel of the dust jacket is lightly chipped. 29 & [1] pages. Near fine.
First American edition.
Inscribed by the translator Barbara Lucas on the front endpaper. Laid in is a typed note signed from the translator to the recipient, apologizing for misnaming her in the inscription. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 22347
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Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JONATHAN OF GULL MOUNTAIN; AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR; SWEDISH; JENS AHLBOM; TRANSLATOR; BARBARA LUCAS; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; ANS; A.N.S.; SIGNATURE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.
Shifting for Himself, or Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes.
New York: New York Book Company, 1910. 1910. WONDERFUL COVER ILLUSTRATION OF A GOLF SCENE - Octavo, 7-1/8 inches high by 4-7/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in pictorial tan cloth with a color cover illustration of a golfer setting up for a swing. The covers are bumped, rubbed and cocked. 164 pages, with a full-page frontispiece illustration. The pages are darkened and a previous owner has penned their name and address on the front pastedown. Good.
A later edition, here offered for the wonderful cover illustration. Fair .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 26822
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1549]
Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated
Keywords: CHILDREN'S; CHILDREN & ILLUSTRATED; COVER ILLUSTRATION; HORATIO ALGER, JR.; SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF; GOLF; GOLFING SWING; PICTORIAL COVER.
N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals. With a Foreword by Paul Horgan and an Introduction by Richard Layton
NY: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1972). (1972). NY: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1972). (1972). Very good. - Quarto, dark teal buckram titled in gilt, in dw. The dw is lightly rubbed & soiled with a short tear & light creasing to the top edge & a crease to the rear flap. 335 pp. Owner's ink name & address label on the front endpaper. Profusely illustrated in B&W & color. Very good.
First edition.
Inscribed on the half-title by Douglas Allen, Jr. Very good .
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 21948
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.75 | £UK 28.25 | JP¥ 5421]
Catalogue: Illustrated
Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; ART; ILLUSTRATOR; PAINTER; AMERICAN; N. C. WYETH; MURALS; PAINTINGS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CATALOGUE; REFERENCE; CHECKLIST; DOUGLAS ALLEN; DOUGLAS ALLEN, JR.; PAUL HORGAN; RICHARD LAYTON. (Illustrated). N. C. WYETH: The Collected Paintings, Illustr
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