Search Results: Willy Pogany's Mother Goose

New York: SeaStar Books (Books of Wonder Classics), 2000. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Willy Pogany. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w by WILLY POGANY, dj (price unclipped), lower corner of front flap creased, lightly spotted on the reverse of the jacket and endpapers, top corner of first 3 pages slightly creased, attached silk book marker is frayed and creased on the tip, else vg. 4to. A facsimile of the 1928 edition.

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Willy Pogany. Publisher's blue cloth with bright gilt lettering and decoration (slightly rubbed on spine). Minor soil and lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Top edge gilt, slightly spotted. Binding tight and sound, text clean. Scattered fingerprint smudges throughout. Many color and b/w illustrations. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. Unpaginated.

New York. Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1928. Bound in elaborate high art deco pictorial gilt decorated cloth. Pictorial endsheets depicting stylized alphabet. t.e.g. 8vo (8.5" x 6"). Fourth Printing. Marvelously Illustrated throughout with high art deco, colour and monochrome plates drawings vignettes and decorations by Pogany. Widely regarded as the quintessential example of high art deco illustration, Pogany's mother goose has delighted collectors of this genre for many years. Copies of the first edition have grown exceediungly scarce, particularly in this condition. A true delight of art deco extravagance. Head and tailpiece a bit rubbed with tailpiece a bit frayed. Short tear to ffep and half title, else a Near Fine crisp copy.

New York. Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1928. Bound in elaborate high art deco pictorial gilt decorated cloth. Pictorial endsheets depicting stylized alphabet. t.e.g. 8vo (8.5" x 6"). First Edition. This copy signed in ink by Pogany to half title page. This copy also includes a nine page publishers publicity insert and titled "Willy Pogany and His Work". Marvelously Illustrated throughout with high art deco, colour and monochrome plates drawings vignettes and decorations by Pogany. Widely regarded as the quintessential example of high art deco illustration, Pogany's Mother Goose has delighted collectors of this genre for many years. Signed first edition copies have grown exceedingly scarce. A true delight of art deco extravagance. Some light staining to covers. Sporadic light water staining to edge of front pastedown and several pages. Mild sporadic foxing throughout. A slight hint of storage mustiness. A Very Good, tight, bright copy in a somewhat chipped Very Good, rare, original… Read More