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Milne, A.A. (Alan Alexander): Winnie-the-Pooh An Exceptionally rare copy of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by both the Author and the Illustrator, with Original dust-jacket. London: Methuen, 1926.; First Trade Edition. Crown 8vo, 7 5/8 x 5 in (194 x 127 mm), pp. 158, full-page and text illustrations, illustrated endpapers with map of "100 Aker Wood... Drawn by me and Mr. Shepar Helpd (sic.)" Green cloth, gilt stamping on the front board with an illustration of Christopher Robin...

The definitive collection of artist profiles by legendary journalist and New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins, from the 1960s to today In 1959, Calvin Tomkins interviewed Marcel Duchamp for Newsweek, beginning his six decade- long career writing about art. He then joined The New Yorker, where he has contributed dozens of profiles on the most interesting artists of the time, from Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman and Mark Bradford. This six-volume set includes 82 of Tomkins's most significant profiles dating from 1962-2019. Part art history, part human interest, Tomkins offers insights and observations about the artists, their work, and the ever-changing art world they inhabit. Calvin Tomkins has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1960. He has written more than a dozen books, including The Bride and the Bachelors, Merchants and Masterpieces, Living Well Is the Best Revenge, Off the Wall, Duchamp: A Biography, and Lives of the Artists...

Nine Artists & A Press; An exhibition of the work of nine artists working for the Whittington Press, held at the Fiery Beacon Gallery, 2-17 December '89 Andoversford, Gloucestershire: Whittington Press, 1989. FIRST, LIMITED Edition 8vo., 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (240 x 165 mm); 15 pp, unpaginated.; 11 illustrations [two wood-engravings, one linocut, and line-block reproductions of six wood-engravings, a copper-engraving and a drawing]. Machine-set in 12-point Walbaum. Quarter-bound by The Fine Bindery in light brown Oasis morocco, gilt spine titling, with red, orange and brown on ivory Whittington marbled paper-covered boards. Strathmore Americana Desert Rose endpapers and matching slipcase, with the title and an additional two-color linocut by Judith Verity on the front. Book and slipcase in Fine condition Copy 38 of 50 special copies bound in marbled paper and SIGNED by seven of the artists on the limitation page. [Butcher 104]. This exhibition of the work of the Press's main artists was held at the Fiery Beacon Gallery in Painswick, Gloucestershire, in December 1989. The catalogue reproduces some of the artists' work, with a note about each artist: John Craig...

Antique map France titled 'La France sous les Regne de Philippe Auguste (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates from 'Atlas Historique de la France Ancienne et Mo...

The Illustrator in America 1880-1980 by Walt & Roger Reed Signed 1st 1984 Book Condition: Fine - Square, bright, tight, unmarked. A Fine signed copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine ...

Antique map France titled 'Le Dauphine et la Champagne (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates from 'Atlas Historique de la France Ancienne...

Guess who’s hiding under the sea in this lushly illustrated, rhyming read-aloud guessing game, then lift the sturdy cardboard flaps to meet the ocean ’s most amazing creatures - both...

First edition of an exposition on structure and space in painting co-authored by American artists Romare Bearden and Carl Holty. Published in 1969 by Crown Publishers. 8vo (6.5” x 9....

Antique map France titled 'Tableau de la France sous Louis XIII (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates from 'Atlas Historique de la France Ancienne et Moderne' b...

Modigliani & the Artists of Montparnasse. Softcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, ...

This beautifully handcrafted sterling silver mezuzah case was made in Jerusalem in 1950 by the Israeli silversmith Isaac Bier, a known artisan associated with the Bezalel School of A...

Antique map France titled 'Carte de la réunion de la Basse Navarre (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates from 'Atlas Historique de la France Ancienne et Moderne' by...