Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1931. 13 original etchings unbound as issued in a sleeve inside the bound book. One of 65 deluxe copies (no. 10) on Imperial Japan paper, signed by Picasso and Vollard. (Only the deluxe copies on Japan paper were signed on the colophon by the artist and publisher.)... More about Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu. (Signed first edition
1977. 32 x 24 .5 inches. Some fold marks. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley. More about Congratulations. The Suspense is Over. You are the Winner
Berkeley: 1975. Letterpress print on laid Arches paper . 17.75 x 25 inches. Signed, dated and cryptically (comme toujours par cette femme) annotated in the plate and in pencil. More about next to torture art persuades fastest
Idyllwilld, CA: Biblioctopus, 1984. 26.75 x 19 inches. One of 600 copies. More about Broadside with enlargement of Alice and the Cheshire Cat
Berkeley, Calif.: Moe's Books, ca. 1980s. 4 x 5.5 inches. Poem and ornamental border Printed by Wesley Tanner. More about Marge
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[Genoa: Gruppo de Boccadasse, 1967.]. Lithograph poster. 15 x 10.75 inches. 380 x 275 mm. More about Join the Army [Anti-war Poster of a military skeleton
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New York: W.A. Townsend and Company,1862. Folio. 11 x 15 inches. Parts 1-4 only (of 8). Each containing 8 steel-engraved plates in India paper, mounted on French plate paper, each with accompanying letterpress. (Folio) 38 x2 7.5 cm (15 x 11") loose in original pictorial board portfolios, as issued. The... More about Darley's [James Fenimore] Cooper Vignettes. Artists Proofs. Folios 1-4 [32 engravings
London: Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1969. 32 x 22 inches. Ragged on the edges. Tears and cracks in border without loss to image. Some fold marks. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley. More about Apollinaire Said. Come to the edge
Switzerland: 1917-1979. 1) Original Watercolors on letters by Hermann Hesse, 1917-1918. (3) 2) Original Letters and autograph illustrated cards by Hermann Hesse, 1918-1958. (10) A small archive of correspondence from Hermann Hesse: · 2 autograph letters, signed. 1) Original Watercolors on letters by Hermann Hesse, 1917-1918. (3) 2) Original Letters and autograph illustrated cards by... More about A Collection (Sammlung) of Art and Autograph Material by Hermann Hesse and his family
Berkeley, Calif.: Poltroon Novelty, 1975. Original wraps with fold mark on cover. Small 4to. One of 75 copies. Minimalist poems and woodcut devices. More about Unser Englische Reise
St. Gallen: Erker Galerie, 1979. Double page sheet from Erker-Treffen 3. 38 x 56 cm. Left hand side is a lithographed manuscript poem by Leiris and right hand side is a signed a numbered lithograph by Lam. One of 200 copies. Very slight crease. Reproduction du poème manuscrit accompagnant une lithographie de... More about Contre-charme
19th Century. Color Collotype. 64.5 x 74.5 cm. Tears in the frame but complete. More about Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson Sitting in a Landscape
1930. Etching and aquatint. 19 x 13 inches sheet size. One of 210 impressions on Fabriano. Signed in the image and below the image. James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres was 51 at the time of the portrait. Crease in upper right corner. More about Portrait of James Branch Cabell
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, 1986. Linoleum and Letterpress, printed and annotated Alistair Johnson. Calypso depicts the opening of the forth chapter of Ulysses, and the introduction of Leopold Bloom, who greets his cat in the kitchen while preparing Molly Bloom's breakfast tray. This 18x24 inch black linoleum block print has a.... More about Calypso
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Circa 1930s-1940s. Print after a painting. Presentation in ink to William Saroyan from the artist. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Signed in ink. Framed. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, who acquired it form the Saroyan family. More about Baptism of Billy the Kid [William Saroyan
Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Book Shop. 1969. 18 x 23.5 inches. Reinforced with a paper backing. Repaired tear lower right. More about Changes 4 Changes. CHOFU. Broadside
Circa 1970s? Etching and drypoint. 17.5 x 12 inches image size. Glue stains in the margins beyond the image. More about The Peaceable Kingdom
Paris: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 1949. Seven original drawings by Brassaï who did the décor for the ballet, together with the typescript with the author's manuscript annotations as well as the printed publication. Louis Aragon, Elsa's husband, described the performance in Les Lettres françaises, n° 1096, 915 septembre 1965. Ça me rappelle cette..... More about Le Réparateur de radios ou d'amour et d'eau fraîche. (Original drawings by Brassaï for the...
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Poster. Signed in ink. 15.25 x 21 inches. More about Poster for In Granny's Garden by Sarah Harrison. Signed
New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. Ink on paper. 15.75 x 12 inches. Ink annotations in the margins. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink on the verso Inventory no. 3.02773. Reproduced full page on p. [87] of the book. Provenance: Estate of the artist. MISSED in Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E. & J. Wallace. More about Am Hof Market in Vienna. Original ink drawing for "The Door Opens" by Ernst Lothar
Marfil, Guanajuato, Mexico: circa 1960s. Gouache on board. 11 x 17 inches. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink . Also included is the proposed text to accompany the image entitled "Bring me a Cross from Yalalag on necklace of old beads. Bring me a RED GLASS NECKLACE LIKE POMEGRANATE SEEDS StRUNG... More about Bring me a Cross from Yalalag on necklace of old beads . . . for a Projected Book to be Entitled...
Marfil, Guanajuato, Mexico: circa 1960s. Gouache and ink on board. 11 x 17 inches. Signed "Garth Williams" in pencil. Inventory no. 3.09293. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E. & J. Wallace, Chapter Six. The artist moved to Mexico in 1962 and remained there the rest... More about Children runnning is the street holding lizards . . for a Projected Book to be Entitled "My...
New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. Ink on paper. 15.75 x 12 inches. Pencil annotations in the margins. Signed "Garth Williams" in ink on the verso Inventory no. 3.02775(a). Reproduced full page on p. [23] of the book. Provenance: Estate of the artist. MISSED in Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E.... More about Flying a Kite at the Seashore. Original ink drawing for "The Door Opens" by Ernst Lothar
New York: The New Yorker, circa 1943. Ink on card stock. Initialed. 7 x 10 .75 inches sheet size. Verso with the stamp of the New Yorker, Editorial Dept. and the no. A5937 Provenance: Estate of the artist. Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E. & J. Wallace, pp. 43, 47. More about Man Emerging from a Sidewalk Basement trap door. Drawing for the New Yorker. Signed
New York: The New Yorker, circa 1943. Ink on paper. Initialed. 6 x 10 inches sheet size. Verso with the stamp of the New Yorker, Editorial Dept. and the no. A5995. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E. & J. Wallace, pp. 43, 47. More about Seals Entertaining a Crowd. Drawing for the New Yorker. Signed