(Chwast, Seymour; McMullan, Jim; Holland, Brad; Booth, George; et al).

The Business of Humor. Dimensions '86.

(San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company), (1986). (1986). - 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 .

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Book number: 31642

Catalogue: Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; HUMOR; SIMPSON PAPER COMPANY; PROMOTIONAL PUBLICATION; THE BUSINESS OF HUMOR; COMMUNICATION; ILLUSTRATORS; GEORGE BOOTH; JIM MCMULLEN; SEYMOUR CHWAST; BRAD HOLLAND.

(Ray, Fred; and Robinson, Jerry).

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 .

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Book number: 99109

Catalogue: Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; ART; PRINT; LARGE PARTIALLY PRINTED REPRODUCTION OF THE COVER ART for BATMAN NO. 11, JUNE/JULY 1942; DC COMIC; ORIGINAL; COMIC BOOK; BAT MAN; FRED RAY; JERRY ROBINSON; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; SUPER HERO.

(Pollard, Josephine; Weir, Harrison; Peck, Edith W.; Oliver, Jane; Trowbridge, Harriet; et al).

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 .

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Book number: 15118

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.

(Thayer, Sarah Thaxter; Hoffman, N. B.; Burnside, Dora; Brine, Mary D.; et al).

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 .

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Book number: 15117

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.

[Taylor, Jane; and Taylor, Ann].

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 .

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Book number: 95768

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

(Bewick, Thomas; and Bewick, John).

Select Fables; with Cuts, Designed and Engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and Others, Previous to the Year 1784; Together with a Memoir; and a Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick.

Newcastle: Printed by S. Hodgson, for Emerson Charnley, and Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, London, 1820. 1820. Newcastle: Printed by S. Hodgson, for Emerson Charnley, and Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, London, 1820. 1820. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in three-quarter dark blue leather and cloth, titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The edges are marbled. The covers are rubbed and stained with some of the leather chipped from the spine. xl & 332 pages, illustrated with a full-page frontispiece portrait and 4 additional portraits of Thomas Bewick and profuse textual wood engravings, mostly by Thomas & John Bewick. The pages are unusually clean and bright. Very good. First edition. The Memoir and Descriptive Catalogue, found on pages v through xxxi, are by John Trotter Brockett. Very good .

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Book number: 99482

Catalogue: Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; SELECT FABLES; WITH CUTS, DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED BY THOMAS AND JOHN BEWICK, AND OTHERS, PREVIOUS TO THE YEAR 1784; TOGETHER WITH A MEMOIR; AND A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF MESSRS. BEWICK; JOHN TROTTER BROCKETT; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEE

(Uram, Lauren; Kelley, Gary; Keppler, Kathy L.; Sicangco, Eduardo; et al).

Stages Before the Curtain Rises: A Tribute to the New York Theater.

(San Francisco, CA: Simpson Paper Company, 1987). 1987). - 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 .

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Book number: 20046

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

Abbott, Jacob. (1803-1879).

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 .

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Book number: 31253

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JACOB ABBOTT; ROLLO STORY BOOKS; GEORGIE; FRONTISPIECE; WOODCUT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Abbott, Jacob).

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 .

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Book number: 36925

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ROLLO'S PHILOSOPHY; AIR; THE ROLLO SERIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; JACOB ABBOTT.

(Absolon, John).

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 .

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Book number: 97509

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

(Hellmut Schumann AG).

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]. - 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 .

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Book number: 23217

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

(Hellmut Schumann AG).

French Illustrated Books from a Distinguished Private Collection. Catalogue No. 494.

Zurich: Hellmut Schumann AG. circa [1973]. [1973]. - 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 .

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Book number: 23216

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).

(Betts, Ethel Franklln; Hall, Frederick Garrison). Castle, Agnes and Egerton.

The Heart of Lady Anne.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1905. 1905. - 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 .

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Book number: 28178

Catalogue: Illustrated

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AGNES CASTLE; EGERTON CASTLE; THE HEART OF LADY ANNE; ILLUSTRATOR; ETHEL FRANKLIN BETTS; PLATES; DECORATIONS; FREDERICK GARRISON HALL.

Ahlbom, Jens.

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 .

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Book number: 22347

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.

(Wain, Louis); (Moore, Dorothea; Lea, John; Barron, Phyllis; et al). Aitken, William Francis (editor).

Follow My Leader! by the Editor of "the Children's Friend".

London: S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. circa [1912]. [1912]. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in color pictorial boards backed with a red cloth spine. The covers are rubbed and slightly stained with wear to the corners. [116] unnumbered pages, including the endpapers, illustrated with a color frontispiece, profuse textual & full-page illustrations and 5 full-page color plates. 1 full-page illustration is by Louis Wain as are 3 vignettes. The hinges are cracked and the pages are slightly toned. Good.

Includes Dorothea Moore's "Three Little Sabots", Phyllis Barron's "Teddy Bear", etc. Good .

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Book number: 98861

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDRENS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; FOLLOW MY LEADER!; BY THE EDITOR OF THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND; WILLIAM FRANCIS AITKEN; DOROTHEA MOORE; LOUIS WAIN; PHILLIS BARRON; JOHN LEA; THREE LITTLE SABOTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; COLOR PLATES.