Search Results: Illustrated from Black Sheep Books

Paris: Armand, Colin & Cie,, 1899. Half-Leather. Volume 3 of a five-volume set, written in French: an attractively illustrated look at the temperate regions of the world, Green cloth with black titling on spine, black publisher's logo on back, black titling on white faux labels with decorative leafy borders on front, speckled text block edges, grey end papers, illustrated throughout with numerous black and white plates - both photographs and paintings, 244 pages, tiny bookseller's plate inside back cover. Cover has light edge wear, more wear to corners and spine ends, corners are bumped, one-inch closed tear to upper spine end, shelf wear, cover is lightly soiled and has multiple small spots and smudges - mostly small and/or pale, a small dark spot and a few light scratches on back, text block edges darkened, a small, pale scribble on leading edge, spine darkened, binding split at front and back end papers, - the remainder of the binding is tight, foxing spots on end papers and… Read More

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2002. First Canadian Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. Bantock, Nick. New book, old stock -- may have a little shelf wear. Alexandria will delight the millions of readers who fell in love with the epistolary romance of Griffin and Sabine. Awash with gorgeous artwork, the mystery of Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem now entwines Matthew Sedon, an archaeologist steeped in Egyptian antiquity, and Isabella de Reims, a student in Paris whose vision holds the key to a new reality. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1978. Leather. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. de Freitas, Lima. Easton Press edition of the tales and stories by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Black leather with gilt decoration to front and spine, silk endpapers, ribbon marker, gilt to textblock edge, frontispiece. Easton Press book plate with name of previous owner.

Cythera Press, 1969. Hardcover. Good+/Fair. Rowlandson, Thomas. Introductory essay by Gert Schiff. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was considered to be the greatest English cartoonist during the turn of the century. Red cloth with black titling on spine and front, illustrated end papers, illustrated with fifty colour plates. Unpaginated. Light discoloration to back from damp damage to top and bottom, damp damage to back board, some edge wear. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear, open and closed tears, chipping, rubbing, damp stains to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New York: Chronicle Books, 1996. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Bantock, Nick. Nick Bantock brings new meaning to the art of autobiography. Funny, idiosyncratic and full of insight into the creative process, The Artful Dodger is an intimate, behind-the-scenes tour of Bantock's lifework - interweaving his reminiscences with 350 resplendent images, taking his fans through the charmed conception and birth of his best-selling books. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Chronicle Books, 1996. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Bantock, Nick. Nick Bantock brings new meaning to the art of autobiography. Funny, idiosyncratic and full of insight into the creative process, The Artful Dodger is an intimate, behind-the-scenes tour of Bantock's lifework - interweaving his reminiscences with 350 resplendent images, taking his fans through the charmed conception and birth of his best-selling books. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver, B.C.: Raincoast Books, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/-. Bantock, Nick. 23 reasonless rhymes. More Gnash and less Ogden, these poems and their illustrations are also accompanied by a tape, in which Nick recites all 23 of the verses to an audience of wild animals. Guffaw all you will, forget not that the animals will get the last laugh! SIGNED by Nick Bantock on title page and inside the box. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Pomelo Project. Card Cover. Very Good. Stansfield, Wayne. Beyond Yellow Fever is a close study of the author's relationship with his white partner. Small chapbook with brown card cover, black titling and illustration, yellow ties in grommets at leading edge of cover, staple binding, black and white line drawings, unpaginated (approx. 26 pages.) This little volume is in nice shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Chicago, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co., 1938. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Wiese, Kurt. This edition of Junior Press Books contains a childrens' story, set in the quaint and picturesque old town near the home of the Brothers Grimm, concerning the big event of the year: the annual chess tournament. Blue cloth with red titling and decoration on spine, colour pastedown in a red border on front with black titling, colourfully illustrated end papers, colour frontispiece, colour illustration on title page and throughout book, as well as a few illustrations in black and white, 64 pages. Text block edges and page edges slightly darkened, otherwise book is bright and tight. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear, shelf wear, some light soiling, colours a little faded. This is a very attractive book in great condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian… Read More

London: A & C Black, 1903. Hardcover. Cruikshank, George. A collection of writings illustrated by George Cruikshank: "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens, "The Miser's Daughter" by William Harrison Ainsworth, and "History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798" and "Emmet's Insurrection in 1803" by W.H. Maxwell. Introduction by Joseph Greco. Brown cloth with gilt titling and colour decoration on spine and front, top edge of textblock is gilt, colour frontispiece is the title page from "Oliver Twist", illustrated throughout with attractive colour plates. 326 pages. Edge and shelf wear, quarter inch closed tear at top end of spine cover, spine sunned, text block edges darkened, presentation plate on first end paper. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please… Read More

Nederland: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1995. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Nick Bantock. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. The Dutch translation of the third volume of the Griffin & Sabine series, a love story in letters. In this final volume of the best-selling trilogy the mystery of the two artists deepens and their questions grow more urgent. New obstacles (including a sinister intruder) test the tenacity of their passion, and in each letter or postcard, painting and prose are even more richly intertwined. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto, Ontario: Descant Art & Letters Foundation, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Cartooning Degree Zero: The Graphic Literature Issue. Descant 164, Spring 2014, Volume 45, Number 1. A quarterly publication Glossy white soft cover with line drawing illustration, blue ffep, illustrated throughout, 258 pages plus 14 pages of advertisement. Minor edge wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Nymphenburger, 1997. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Nick Bantock. Eine Magisch-sinnliche Reise in die Renaissance mit einem Venezianischen Abenteurer, einem Computer und einem tanzenden Gott. Part love story, part mystery, and part ghostly tale and an altogether bewitching brew of sensuality and lost treasures. Nick Bantock has conjured up a richly illustrated tale of a relentless quest, an amorous legacy, and the resonating power of art a lush, romantic adventure of the soul that tantalizes the reader to the last line. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good. Caldecott, Randolph. A Randolph Caldecott Picture Book. "The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no healthy-minded man, worman, or child could look at them without laughing." Two children's nursery rhymes. Yellow cloth with colourful illustration on front with red and black titling, publisher's advertising on back, charming brown and white illustrations throughout, as well as six full-page colour illustrations. Book has usual library markings, foxing on first end paper, last end paper has two-inch closed tear at bottom edge. This is an attractive book. 31 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

Hong Kong: Grimm Press, 1993. A Hard Cover. Very Good/-. Nick Bantock. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. The Chinese translation of the third volume of the Griffin & Sabine series, a love story in letters. In this final volume of the best-selling trilogy the mystery of the two artists deepens and their questions grow more urgent. New obstacles (including a sinister intruder) test the tenacity of their passion, and in each letter or postcard, painting and prose are even more richly intertwined. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Cover has minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Chronicle Books, 1993. Hardcover. New/New. Bantock, Nick. New book, old stock -- may have a little shelf wear. In this final volume of the best-selling trilogy the mystery of the two artists deepens and their questions grow more urgent. New obstacles (including a sinister intruder) test the tenacity of their passion, and in each letter or postcard, painting and prose are even more richly intertwined. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Chronicle Books, 1993. Hardcover. New/New. Bantock, Nick. New book, old stock -- may have a little shelf wear. In this final volume of the best-selling trilogy the mystery of the two artists deepens and their questions grow more urgent. New obstacles (including a sinister intruder) test the tenacity of their passion, and in each letter or postcard, painting and prose are even more richly intertwined. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Sao Paulo: Editora Marco Zero, 1994. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Nick Bantock. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. The Portuguese translation of the first volume of the Griffin & Sabine series, a love story in letters. This is the book that started the Nick Bantock obsession. The story is told through the strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine. Since each letter must be pulled from its own envelope, the reader has the delightful, forbidden sensation of reading someone else's mail. Griffin and Sabine is like no other illustrated novel, appealing to the poet and artist in everyone. Dust jacket shows some sunning and light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Frankfurt: Wolfgang Kruger Verlag, 1996. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Nick Bantock. German translation of the 3 volume Griffin & Sabine series. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Few books are more romantic than this trilogy, nor more surreal. Griffin Moss is a rather doleful, lonesome, gaunt, and haunted postcard designer in London. Sabine Strohem is an illustrator of stamps living on an island in the South Pacific. One day Griffin gets an extraordinary letter from Sabine revealing that she knows all kinds of things about his life and work--somehow, she can share his soul from afar. They start exchanging love letters, yet it remains an open question whether Griffin and Sabine are two hearts that mystically beat as one, or simply illusory. "You're a figment of my imagination," Griffin accuses Sabine. "You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened," Sabine replies. Phantom or soul mate, Sabine is pursued across the globe by Griffin in an increasingly impassioned… Read More

Nederland: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1993. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Nick Bantock. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. The Dutch translation of the first volume of the Griffin & Sabine series, a love story in letters. This is the book that started the Nick Bantock obsession. The story is told through the strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine. Since each letter must be pulled from its own envelope, the reader has the delightful, forbidden sensation of reading someone else's mail. Griffin and Sabine is like no other illustrated novel, appealing to the poet and artist in everyone. Dust jacket shows light sunning to spine and light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall