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Maus
by Art Spiegelman
The Complete Maus is a moving graphic novel that depicts the devastating experiences of the author’s father, Vladek, during the Holocaust. Art Spiegelman, an acclaimed artist, uses animals to represent those present in his retelling. He weaves his relationship with his father into the fabric of the tragic tale, demonstrating the cascading effects of trauma through exploring his father’s experiences surviving the Holocaust and Art’s own experiences growing up with his father. The tragic story, which...
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Effigies Reuerendi In Christo Patris Domini Iohannis Howsoni Episcopi Dunelmensis
by Martin Droeshout
Signed Original Art -- a Pencil and Charcoal Portrait Of Classical Violinist Ruggiero Ricci, Also Signed By the Musician
by Stuyvesant, Ricci, Ruggiero Van Veen
Original Art Books & Ephemera
![Original Drawing for Tornado Alley [For a Book by William Burroughs]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/954/141/273141954.0.b.jpg)
Original Drawing for Tornado Alley [For a Book by William Burroughs]
by (BURROUGHS, William). WILSON, S. Clay
1988. An original drawing by Wilson for Burroughs' 1989 book Tornado Alley. This image was included in the exhibition "Ports of Entry: William Burroughs and the Arts" that was mounted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1996, and it is reproduced on page 140 of the exhibition catalog. Interestingly, the illustration in the book does not show some of the work that Wilson did, as it was done using nonrepro blue pencil which does not show up when photographed: Wilson's edits didn't appear in Tornado...
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CA$10,372.50
Male Atlas
by CUMMINGS, E.E
1940-12-18. Oil on cardboard. 8-1/2" x 17-1/2". No Binding.
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CA$10,649.10
![[Figures on a Boat]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/869/883/936883869.0.b.jpg)
[Figures on a Boat]
by PRICEMAN, Marjorie, artist
: , 1994. A Bright, Sunny Original Watercolor Beautifully Framed and Matted PRICEMAN, Marjorie, artist. [Figures on a Boat]. From How to Make an Apple Pie and see the World. [n.p.], 1994. Original watercolor, signed "MP" on lower right-hand corner. Image size: 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches; 248 x 273 mm. Beautifully matted, framed and glazed. (Frame size: 15 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches; 387 x 412 mm.). A fun and energetic illustration depicting a scene on a boat, from the book, How to Make an Apple Pie and see the...
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CA$3,111.75
![[Two Gnomes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/032/312/1381312032.0.b.jpg)
[Two Gnomes]
by WILLIAMS, Richard James
: , 1950. Two Gnomes WILLIAMS, R. James, illustrator. [Two Gnomes]. [N.p., ca. 1950]. Original watercolor depicting two gnomes standing under the branch of a tree. On the branch is an owl looking down at them. Signed R. James Williams on lower right corner. Image size: 9 1/8 inches x 11 1/2 inches; 230 mm x 295 mm. Framed size: 15 1/2 inches x 18 3/4 inches; 395 mm x 4 75 mm. Matted, framed and glazed. Richard James Williams (1876-1964) was a British artist and the headmaster of the Worcester School...
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CA$2,420.25
Untitled, Original Oil Painting - Hill Country Barn & Wagon
by Boren, James (American 1921-1990)
1969. FINE. Original oil on board, 11 1/2 x 8 in. framed with linen mat. SIGNED and dated CAA lower right, framed dimensions 17 1/2 x 14 label on back "General Store Gallery / Austin, Texas" and sealed. Photos on request. James Boren was one of the deans of modern western painters in Texas. Born in Waxahachie, Boren was inducted into the Cowboy Artists of America and became one of its most celebrated and honored members. His preferred media was watercolor. Few oils have come to market. In the late...
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CA$1,037.25
![Double spread cover for Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 17 January 1st [1972]. [The True Blues and The Dirty Yellows Playing Silly Soccer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/891/443/967443891.0.b.jpg){kind=small}
Double spread cover for Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 17 January 1st [1972]. [The True Blues and The Dirty Yellows Playing Silly Soccer]
by WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
N.p.,: , 1972. Bedknobs and Broomsticks" The True Blues and The Dirty Yellows Playing Silly Soccer WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. Original hand-painted artwork for the double spread cover of Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 17 [January 1st 1972]. Gouache on artist board. Image size: 12 1/8 x 28 inches. In fine condition. Matted, framed and glazed. Together with a fine copy of Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 17. The True Blue Team consists of Hippo, Ostrich, Cheetah, Elephant, and Kangaroo...
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CA$2,074.50
Frogs and Snakes
by GREENAWAY, Kate, artist
[n.p.]: , 1870. Frogs and Snakes" GREENAWAY, Kate (1846 - 1901). "Frogs and Snakes". Original pen, ink and watercolor drawing illustrating "Diamonds and Toads" from Aunt Louisas London Toy Book, London: 1870. Image size: 9 x 8 inches; 229 x 203 mm. Matted, framed and glazed. This fantastically vivid and full watercolor drawing, from the artist very early on in her career, depicts a young woman holding in her right hand a large silver tankard and looking somewhat horrified as two huge frogs and two...
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CA$7,606.50
WILD FLOWERS ETCHINGS BY...
by Schwartz, Aubrey
[ New York?], 1966.. [2] leaves plus ten etchings. Quarto (36 x 25.5 cm; 14 x 10"). Loose sheets, laid into folding cloth portfolio. A few smudges to portfolio, otherwise fine. One of a total edition of 110 copies (including 10 artist's proofs), consisting of ten original etchings (plate size 12.5 x 9.5 cm) by Schwartz, printed on handmade Italia paper by Emiliano Sorini, with each etching signed and numbered in the margin by the artist. A beautiful suite by this notable master of several media, whose...
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CA$2,420.25
Boarders Takin In
by HAY, Stuart
unbound. very good(+). Original drawing inscribed by the artist. Ink and wash on board. 8.25" x 9". Includes a typed and signed personal letter (dated January 9, 1934) taped to verso in which the artist thanks the recipient for the gift of a book. The drawing is in very good condition. The letter taped to the back is missing a chunk at right edge, but remains legible.<br/> <br/> This charming ink drawing shows a disheveled gentleman overseeing the construction of a house, which...
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CA$276.60
Four Original Watercolors in the Manner of George Cruikshank
by [CRUIKSHANKIANA]
N.p.: n.p., n.d.. Four Charming Faux-Cruikshank Watercolors [CRUIKSHANKIANA]. Four Original Watercolor Caricatures in the Manner of George Cruikshank. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Two images at 5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (143 x 91 mm); two at 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (134 x 90 mm). Each image executed on card stock (9 x 7 1/2 in.) with mounted "book cover" overlay with title: "Locke on the Human Understanding;" "Pleasing Reflections;" and (2) "Cruikshank Comicalities." "Locke on Human Understanding" has been excised from its...
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CA$1,728.75
Original Lithograph XI
by MIRO, Joan
New York: Leon Amiel, 1975. Limited. unbound. fine. Joan Miro. A single full-page five-color lithograph, unsigned. Page measures approximately 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Printed 1975 in France by Mourlot, and published in New York by Leon Amiel. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Originally printed in the second volume of Miro's cataogue raisonne. One of 5000 copies. --Cramer 198; Mourlot 1046.<br/><br/>
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CA$131.38
Ponte della Malvasia Vecchia
by ARMINGTON, Caroline
unbound. View. Original pencil drawing. Image measures 10" x 7 1/8"<br/> <br/> Accomplished drawing of the Malvasia bridge in Venice, Italy. <br> <br> Caroline Armington (1875-1939) was a Canadian born artist. She studied under J. W. L. Forster before moving to New York to work as a nurse. In 1900, she married artist Frank Armington. The two traveled and produced art work, with Caroline's prints held by the British Museum, New York Public Library, and the National...
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CA$622.35
Original Signed Cartoon of Ronald Reagan
by MEYER, Tom
1984. unbound. 8.25 x 5.75 inches on heavy stock paper, no place, no date, circa 1984 -- an exceptional pen-and-ink drawing depicting President Ronald Reagen with his hair astray, a half-closed eye, and a band-aid on his face. This unpublished cartoon is captioned: "There's never a stunt man around when you need one." Boldly inscribed near the bottom: "For Howard Moliff, thanks + good luck! Tom Meyer." Near fine condition.<br/><br/> Award-winning political editorial...
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CA$172.88
Waka moshiogusa - Gasan yōrosen, 和歌藻塩草 - 畫讃搖艫船
by Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴 1686 – 1769)
Two volumes bound together; 12 nn, 24 numbered, 56 numbered, 1 nn pages; [Kyoto] 柳枝軒, Horeki 9 (1759). Binding is worn; some worming (see photos). Title slip is missing.
Volume 1: 和歌藻塩草 / Waka moshiogusa, 5 not numbered pages, 12 number leaves (24 pages) with poems by Hahuin.
Volume 2: 畫讃搖艫船 / Gasan yōrosen, 1 not numbered leave (2 pages), 28 numbered leaves (56 pages) with 55 full pages woodblock illustratuin, 1 not numbered page.
This is one of the most remarkable and most... Read more about this item
Volume 1: 和歌藻塩草 / Waka moshiogusa, 5 not numbered pages, 12 number leaves (24 pages) with poems by Hahuin.
Volume 2: 畫讃搖艫船 / Gasan yōrosen, 1 not numbered leave (2 pages), 28 numbered leaves (56 pages) with 55 full pages woodblock illustratuin, 1 not numbered page.
This is one of the most remarkable and most... Read more about this item
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CA$35,563.20
Portrait of Allen Ginsberg by Gordon Stuart
by (Ginsberg, Allen); Stuart, Gordon (1924-2015)
1995. Stuart, Gordon. Water color portrait of the poet, executed in Swansea, Wales, in 1995, signed and dated in the upper right corner. 18-1/2 inches x 14-3/4 inches. Matted and framed. This is one of a series of portraits commissioned from Stuart as the official artist of the U.K. Year of Literature, hosted in Swansea. Ginsberg's visit culminated in a National Poetry Day reading at the Royal Albert Hall marking the thirtieth anniversary of his first appearance there. It was his last visit to the U.K....
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CA$3,872.40
Unlikely Warriors; General Benjamin H. Grierson and His Family
by LECKIE, William H. and Shirley A
University of Oklahoma Press, 1984. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Risley, C.A.. illustrated. xv, 368 pages. 8vo, cloth, d.w. University of Oklahoma Press, (1984). First Edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> With an original half page watercolor by C.A. Risley painted on the half-title. Depicted is a cavalry soldier on a horse. Presentation copy from C.A. Risley.<br/><br/>
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CA$414.90
Original Lithograph IX
by MIRO, Joan
New York: Leon Amiel, 1975. unbound. Joan Miro. A single double-page five-color lithograph, unsigned. Page measures approximately 19.25 x 12.5 inches. Printed 1975 in France by Mourlot, and published in New York by Leon Amiel. A near fine copy with several very minor pinholes along the centerfold from where it was sewn.<br/><br/> Originally printed in the second volume of Miro's cataogue raisonne. One of 5000 copies. --Cramer 198; Mourlot 1044.<br/><br/>
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CA$186.70
![[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de jeunesse d'Auguste Renoir en médaillon](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/260/743/1340743260.0.b.0.jpg)
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de jeunesse d'Auguste Renoir en médaillon
by RENOIR Auguste
Paris: Bingham, 1875. Fine. Bingham, Paris s.d. (circa 1875), 6,2x10,2cm, une photographie. - Rarissime photographie originale en médaillon sur papier albuminé, au format carte de visite, contrecollée sur un carton du studio Bingham à Paris. Annotations manuscrites au dos du cliché, dont la mention ""Collection Romi"". Robert Miquel journaliste et ""historien de l'insolite"" français tenait une boutique au 15 rue de Seine qui fut immortalisée par...
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CA$4,771.40
Original Drawings for Episcopal Chairs by J. Tavenor-Perry (1842-1915)
by Tavenor-Perry, John [Tavenor Perry, John]
[No Place Stated]: John Tavenor-Perry, [No Date Stated]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $450. NOW $125. The ORIGINAL DRAWINGS made by John Tavenor-Perry for use in his Article titled "Episcopal Chairs" appearing at pages 256-261 in the September 1908 issue of the magazine Christian Art. This separate book contains all 11 Original Illustrations by Tavenor-Perry used in the Article. Figure VIII in the Article appears as Figure X and also as...
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CA$172.88
![[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Léon Tolstoï](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/182/813/1385813182.0.b.0.jpg)
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Léon Tolstoï
by [TOLSTOI Léon]
Saint Petersbourg: Vezenberg, 1880. Fine. Vezenberg, Saint Petersbourg s.d. (circa 1880), 6,4x10,7cm, une photographie au format carte de visite. - Rarissime photographie originale sur papier albuminé, au format carte de visite, contrecollée sur un carton du studio Vezenberg à Saint Petersbourg. Cachet en russe en bas du cliché indiquant en cyrillique ""L. Tolstoï"". Nous n'avons pu trouver aucun exemplaire de cette photographie dans les collections publiques. Les...
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CA$2,896.92
AMUSING SKETCHES DRAWN by POLAROID EMPLOYEE in the 1970s
Two loose leaf notebooks measuring 10" x 11.5," with over 200 drawings and notes that appear to have belonged to a man named Arko, who was a Polaroid employee in the 1970s. There are a handful of photos as well, including one where two people give the finger to the snapshooter. Most of the drawings and notes, which are on scrap pieces of paper, reference fellow Polaroid employees and the Polaroid company as well. Some things would be considered politically incorrect today, and it is evident, that morale...
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CA$898.95
An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride.
by LE CAIN, Errol; BRICUSSE, Leslie
London: , 1987. Santa's Shampoo LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." "Santa's Shampoo". Image size: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. [Page 26]. "They asked me if I'd go on TV?/And would I vote for GOP?/And would I use this new shampoo?/(They'd pay me lots of money to)." Matted, framed and glazed. In 1986 Leslie Bricusse showed David Brass a poem that he had written entitled Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride. It...
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CA$1,728.75
Lithographie originale en noir et blanc - Les Beaux Jours de la vie - ""Un article louangeur""
by DAUMIER Honoré
Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie, 1845. Fine. Chez Aubert et Cie, Paris 1845, 26x34,2cm, une feuille. - Lithographie originale en noir et blanc réalisée pour Le Charivari et imprimée sur papier fort. Delteil, 770 Pâles rousseurs éparses. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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CA$204.49
Little Son, Hush-a-Bye
by GILBERT, Anne Yvonne, artist
: , 1991. A Lovely Dual Watercolor Lullaby Framed Together with a Stunning Custom Mat GILBERT, Anne Yvonne, artist. "Little Son, Hush-a-Bye". From Baby's Book of Lullabies & Cradle Songs. [N.p.], 1991. Two original pen, ink and watercolor illustrations. Image sizes: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 191 x 191 mm. Beautifully matted, framed and glazed together. (Frame size: 15 7/8 x 27 inches; 403 x 686 mm.). This lovely illustrated spread was inspired by the illustrator's son. One side features handwritten...
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CA$1,728.75
Landscape with Red Tree and White Birches
by CUMMINGS, E.E
1947. Oil on canvas by Cummings, who did not title his paintings; the title given here is purely descriptive. 18" x 24". "By E.E. Cummings" written on the wood frame, apparently in another's hand. Cummings signed only a small fraction of his work, deliberately and for philosophical reasons: he believed the work should stand on its own -- and be judged on its own merits or faults -- rather than be judged by who the creator of it was. When he backed away from the New York art scene in the late 1920s and...
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CA$10,372.50
![Vingt-cinq costumes pour le théatre. [Twenty-five costumes for the theatre] ; Préface par Edmond Jaloux](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/232/127/1171127232.0.m.jpg)
![Combat du Chevalier d'Eon [joint] Cercle de l'Escrime - Assaut du 12 janvier 1895](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/154/223154542.0.m.0.jpg)
![CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE [Signed, with Original Drawing by Pyle]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/513/318/1458318513.0.m.jpg)
