Art-Artists from Gargoyle Books

Tucson, Arizona: De Grazia Gallery in the Sun, 1974. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. De Grazia. A book the author/artist calls "exciting" as he attempts to capture different moods in metals & colors, focusing on jewelry of gold, silver, & precious gems. In 47 +1] pages, this is the Artist Proof Edition, a Limited Printing that preceded… Read more about this item

Harmony Books/Crown, 1977. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Comprehensive overview of Blake's written & drawn art in a unique book that presents his illustrations on the same page as the poetry & Biblical passages that inspired them. In 142 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout in black-and-white & full color.A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1977,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1949. Limited Numbered Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Madge Tennent (1879-1972) is acclaimed as "among the most accomplished and globally renowned artists ever to have lived and worked in Hawaii'' (Wiki), her adopted land, which inspired the paintings in this comprehensive collection of her work. A Limited Edition (No. 830),… Read more about this item

Rohnert Park, California: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+. Parrish, Maxfield. Sumptuously illustrated, this whimsical pop-up book presents 8 of renowned illustrator Maxfield Parrish' most enduring paintings. Unpaginated, each page has a different pop-up, with explanatory notes about the work in the margins. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1994, this hardcover… Read more about this item

Frederick Warne, 1985. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Potter, Beatrix. Condition is VG+: extremely clean, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. ITION, First Printing, from this hardcover octavo has soft yellow cloth-covered boards to spine. Condition is VG-: Orig. published in 1955, this is a 1985 reprint of the first revised… Read more about this item

Berkeley, California: Lancaster-Miller, 1981. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oda, Mayumi. Internally acclaimed silk screen artist uses themes from Japanese folk culture & woodblock prints to portray the female form & feminine principal as a "playful goddess." In 78 pages, with a Preface by the author/artist, lavishly illustrated throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First… Read more about this item

Germany, 1975. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. In GERMAN. Catalogue of an exhibition on the theme Korpersprache (Body Language) held 1975-1976 in Frankfurt & Berlin featuring the paintings & performance art of several up-and-coming German artists, including Timm Ulrichs, Wolfgang Oppermann, Ulrich Baer, Vito Acconci, Trisha Brown, Iole de Freitas, Gilbert & George, Rebecca… Read more about this item

Collins Design/Harper Collins, 2009. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Brilliant introduction to what the author of the Foreword calls a "new Golden Age" of fantasy art, similar to that ushered in by the sci-fi & fantasy paperback artists of the 1960s. In 192 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2009, this… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Striker, Susan; Kimmel, Edward. Third in a series of "anti-coloring" books designed to spark children's artistic spirit & creative thinking rather than merely just "coloring inside the lines." Each page (unnumbered, approx. 90) offers a prompt to stimulate new… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Peacock Press/Bantam, 1975. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Nielsen, Kay. Tribute to one of the most beloved artists from what is now considered the Golden Age of book illustration, Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), known primarily for the magical illustrations he drew to illuminate various fairy tale collections. These… Read more about this item

Southfield, Michigan: Park West Gallery, 2008. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Le Kinff, Linda. Chronicles the French painter & sculptor's work from 1968-20002. with essays about Park West Gallery & the artist's "poetic world." Text in English and French, in 276 pages, illustrated throughout with full-color photosA FIRST EDITION, First Printing, of a limited series of… Read more about this item

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Thomas Gilcrease Museum Assoc., 1982. Soft cover. Very Good+. Wieghorst, Olaf. Catalogue from an exhibition at the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, OK, that ran 20 Nov 1982-30 Jan 1983. SIGNED by the ARTIST (his name only) next to his photo on page 4. In 93 pages, with full-color images of his paintings opposite descriptions & quotes… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: MFA Publications, 2005. First Paperback . Soft cover. Near Fine. Fun reminiscence & tribute to the cars of yesteryear during a landmark period in American design: the 1940s through the 1960s. Includes full color paintings, print advertisements, TV ads, original design renderings from sales catalogues, & more. Over 50 full-color illustrations. 79 pages. Introductory essay by… Read more about this item

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Personal autobiography of the beloved Canadian-American writer, cowboy, & artist, in 429+ pages, illustrated with his own line drawings throughout text & photo frontispiece with his facsimile signature beneath. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1930 (with the requisite Scribner's "A"), this hardcover octavo… Read more about this item

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Winn Books, 1985. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Hoper, Pegge. Contains 47 full-color plates by the artist considered "the most popular of all the painters now working in Hawaii," along with an in-depth, 25-page, biographical portrait of the woman & her life & work written by Don Berry. Her images portray… Read more about this item

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. A loving tribute by his wife "Sissy" to the late Mississippi artist Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965). Orig. published in hardcover in 1989, this is the First Trade Paperback Edition, First Printing, from 1995. In 177 pages + 16 pages of candid black-and-white… Read more about this item

First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New. Brand New book, still sealed, so we have no information other than this from the publisher: "Few people know that the Gardena High School [Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles] student body has what is a preeminent art collection of Western landscapes, the product of an innovative collaboration between the students and community… Read more about this item

New York, New York: The Century Company, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/No Jacket. Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles. A 1911 First Edition, First Printing, of this exquisite collection representing some of the best portraits of women created by C. [Charles] Coles Phillips (1880-1927), a prolific artist from New Rochelle, NY, best known for these works, most… Read more about this item

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1959. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good+. Chronicles the 16-month expedition that set out from Paris in 1956 to explore the prehistoric paintings of the Tassili-n-Ajjer in the central Sahara. Orig. published in French in 1958 as "A la Decouverte des Fresques du Tassil,'' this is… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Reprint 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Wyeth, N. C.. In a story first published in 1855, this is a lovely 1920 edition (later printing with renewed copyright from 1948) from Scribner's that features the art of N. C. Wyeth. It is one of a lovely series… Read more about this item