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Here for your browsing are 30 all-new new offerings (culled from 99 we uploaded in the last two weeks)...and 30 newly on-sale Rare Books out of 75 we just lowered the price on. This new batch at 20% off brings the total of ON SALE Rare Books to OVER 800 titles! At the end of the sale section, we have broken these by categories. We have also extended the 10% off the Comics Related Books Sale which we announced in last week's email. Its now Sunday midnight, November 24th. Details below. Orders in the U.S. over $300 also qualify for FREE SHIPPING. |
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EXPOSED THE VICTORIAN NUDE First Edition. By Robert Upstone. The representation of the nude figure was one of the most controversial issues in Victorian art: the apogee of High Culture, or an assault on public morality? Watson-Guptill, 2002. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Front and back upper corner bumps on the book and dustjacket....More. Item Code: RB6511 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 288pg, Partial Color $50.00 |
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J.C. LEYENDECKER By Michael Schau. J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) was one of the preeminent American illustrators of the early twentieth century. His Arrow Collar ads epitomized the Great Gatsby look, while his 322 Saturday Evening Post covers, painted between 1899 and 1943, set the style for the magazine and for the era. Here, for the first time, the art of J. C. Leyendecker is fully explored in a well-researched and well-documented study. Over 200 black and white illustrations include reproductions of all facets of his art, and 64 pages in full color offer a comprehensive gallery of Leyendecker at his most memorable. Watson Guptill, 1974. Out Of Print. Condition:Very Good. Bumped corners. Dustjacket has tears and creases front and back corners, top edges, and spine. Light soiling and scuffs....More. Item Code: RB6557 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 208pg, Partial Color $60.00 |
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SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA First Edition. By Russell Ash. Traces the life of one of the most successful painters of the Victorian era, and shows examples of his historical paintings, most of which featured classical settings. The paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) reveal more about 19th century taste than those of any other artist of the era. His elaborate reconstructions of ancient Rome depicting elegant women and his eroticism were adored by the Victorians. Harry N. Abrams, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB6555 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 11x14, 92pgs, Full Color $90.00 |
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PARALLEL LINES By Stephen Bann. This abundantly illustrated book investigates for the first time the complex and lively interactions between painting, printmaking, and photography in France during the 1800s. Cultural historian Stephen Bann explores why rising reproductive media did not supplant traditional modes and how, instead, printmakers, photographers, and painters influenced and inspired each other's work, together creating a visual culture of unique richness and breadth. Yale UN, 2001. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB6523 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 254pg, Partial Color $60.00 |
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THE MOVING ART OF MANFRED SCHATZ First Edition. Signed & Limited. By Terry Wieland. Manfred Schatz (1925-2004) was a German painter known for his animalier style, which he developed after being captured and imprisoned by the Russian military during World War II. He found comfort in observing wildlife, leading him to depict animals on canvas through a blend of Naturalism and Futurism, capturing dynamic moments like birds in flight. Gulf, 1991. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Pages 49-50 are folded into the spine (printing error). Bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB6518 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 11x12, 176pg, Partial Color $50.00 |
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STRONG GIGARS AND LOVELY WOMEN & THE PLEASURE WAS ALL MINE Set By John Lardner, Fred Schwed and Walt Kelly. Two vintage book set by John Lardner and Fred Schwed Jr., illustrated by Walt Kelly, includes: "Strong Cigars and Lovely Women, along with 49 Other Misleading Titles," published in 1951, authored by John Lardner and illustrated by Walt Kelly. This delightful mid-century book features a fantastic cover and whimsical illustrations throughout. This humorous collection showcases the wit of advice columnist Lardner, complemented by Kelly's charming artwork. "The Pleasure Was All Mine: The Journal of an Undisappointed Man" was published in 1953, authored by Fred Schwed and illustrated by Walt Kelly. This journal-style memoir recounts Fred Schwed's life experiences, observations, and philosophical reflections. Themes include simple living, self-awareness, human nature, and contentment. Funk & Wagnalls & Simon & Schuster, 1951 & 1953. Out Of Print. Condition:Very Good. Both books have softly bumped corners, stained front pages, and yellowing pages. Dustjackets have tears, creases, and light rubbing. ...More. Item Code: RB6576 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 6x8, 128pg|260pg, b&w $50.00 |
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IMAGES OF WAR The Artist's Vision Of World War ll By Ken McCormick and Hamilton Darby Perry. Explore this visual journey of the war through the eyes of artists and witness their interpretations of the events that shaped the world. These Images of War reveals human truths about warfare that can only be expressed through the eye and hand of the artist in an era when history is recorded, shaped, and transmitted with electronic efficiency and mechanical coldness. Orion, 1990. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Dustjacket has edge wear along with light scratches....More. Item Code: RB6514 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 452pg, Full Color $50.00 |
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WENDLING Drawers First Edition. French Edition. By Claire Wendling. This beautifully illustrated art book is full of sketches, comic work, and animation studies. French comic artist Claire Wendling is incredibly talented in a variety of styles, from cute to tough-as-nails. What she can do with a simple pencil will blow your mind. Text in French. Le Cycliste, 2001. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Slight bump to bottom spine...More. Item Code: RB6552 Hard Cover Deluxe, 10x12, 112pg, Full Color $100.00 |
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HISTERIA IN REMISSION The Comix and Drawing of Robt. Williams Signed and Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000 (741). By Robert Williams. Introductory essays by fellow ZAP artist Gilbert Shelton and Williams himself. This comprehensive collection showcases Robert Williams's iconic underground comix and illustrations, featuring all his contributions to legendary anthologies like ZAP, Snatch, Arcade, and Cocaine Comix, much of which has been out of print for over four decades. It includes a wealth of previously unpublished works, such as vibrant storyboards for an envisioned animated ZAP film and early cartoons from Williams's college days at L.A. City College. Fantagraphics, 2002. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB6505 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 288pgs, Partial Color $200.00 |
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MALICIOUS RESPLENDENCE Paintings of Robt. Williams First Edition By Robt. Williams and C.R. Stecyk. Introduction by Walter Hopps. This infamous artist's paintings get the lush treatment they deserve in this career-spanning collection. Robert Williams' transcendent work integrates his formative underground influences with a mastery of fine art techniques. A career-spanning collection of the infamous lowbrow master, Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and the roots of the Underground Comix movement (Williams, of course, was one of the founding ZAP artists, along with R. Crumb), ultimately transcending the constraints of both by cultivating his mastery of oil paints and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters gathering inspiration from the shadowed corners of contemporary culture. Fantagraphics, 1998. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Light rubbing to top spine corner....More. Item Code: RB6512 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 12x12, 284pg, Partial Color $175.00 |
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BARCELONA ART NOUVEAU By Lluis Permanyer and Melba Levick. Barcelona is remembered by an entire movement of turn-of-the-century architecture known simply as Modernisme. Familiar to Americans as art nouveau, its most famous practitioner was the artist and architect Antoni Gaudi. But the city is filled with superb examples of art nouveau in vivid color in Barcelona Art Nouveau. Rizzoli, 1999. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB6553 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x12, 160pg, Full Color $100.00 |
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SCIENCE FICTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY An Illustrated History First Edition. By Frank Robinson. Vividly illustrated with many images of film posters, magazines and books, many of them are shown here for the first time. Science Fiction Of The 20th Century offers an insiders view of the amazing illustrators, writers and editors who made science fiction the most popular form of entertainment in the 20th century. From dime novels to pump magazines and books to films, science fiction has chronicled both our hopes for the future and our fear of it. Collectors Press, 1999. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Softly bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB6517 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x13, 256pg, Text/Full Color $75.00 |
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MGM POSTERS The Golden Years First Edition. By Frank Miller. MGM Posters: The Golden Years, provides a decade-by-decade visual history of MGM, featuring arresting examples of every film genre and virtually every major star of Hollywood's Golden Age. Like the movies they represent, these posters demonstrate a stylistic evolution in response to changing trends and audience expectations. Here, in the exciting medium of poster art, are MGM's legendary stars and one-hit wonders, the classics and the time-wasters, brought together for the first time in a beautiful volume. Lurner, 1994. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Light cover and edge wear....More. Item Code: RB6538 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 192pg, Partial Color $55.00 |
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Comic Strip Collections |
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AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER Complete Dailies & Color Sundays Volume Seven By Al Capp. Introduction by Bruce Canwell. Al Capp's Li’l Abner The Complete Dailies and Sundays Volume Seven 1947-1948. Li’l Abner was a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and illustrated by Al Capp (1909-1979), the strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934, through November 13, 1977. The Sunday page debuted on February 24, 1935, six months after the daily. IDW, 2014. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Light edge and cover wear....More. Item Code: RB6489 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x12, 256pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
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AL CAPP'S LI'L ABNER Complete Dailies & Color Sundays Volume Six By Al Capp. Introduction by Bruce Canwell. Al Capp's Li’l Abner The Complete Dailies and Sundays Volume Six 1945-1946. Li'l Abner was a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and illustrated by Al Capp (1909”“1979), the strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934, through November 13, 1977. The Sunday page debuted on February 24, 1935, six months after the daily. IDW, 2013. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. Light cover and edge wear. Scuffs at top of spine and bottom corner on dustjacket. ...More. Item Code: RB9105 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x12, 248pg, Partial Color $75.00 |
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SUPERMAN The Silver Age Dailies 1959-1966 Set of Three Volumes By Jerry Siegel, Sidney Friedfertig and Tom De Haven, Artists Dean Mullaney, Wayne Boring, Pete Poplaski and Stan Kaye. Superman: The Silver Age Dailies set of three (1959-1961, 1961-1963, 1963-1966). The Man of Steel comes to the Library of American Comics! In partnership with DC Entertainment, the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning imprint will produce deluxe archival editions of the Superman newspaper strip that ran from 1939-1966. The Dailies was released in three sub-sets, starting with The Silver Age, then The Atomic Age, and finally, The Golden Age. Each Volume contains more than 750 daily strips. Cover Art by Pete Poplaski. IDW, 2013 & 2014. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Volumes 1 & 2 have lightly bumped bottom corners. Volumes 1 & 3 have very light spine edge wear....More. Item Code: RB6496 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 12x9, 250pg|258pg|260pg, b&w $120.00 |
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SUPERMAN THE ATOMIC AGE SUNDAYS 1949-1953 By Alvin Schwartz. Art by Wayne Boring. Introduction by Mark Waid. These never-before-reprinted 1940-50s Sundays are a special treat for Superman fans. This first book of the Atomic Age Sundays features more than 175 full-color Sunday pages, from October 23, 1949 through March 15, 1953. In these tales, the impish Mr. Mxyztplk has returned to drive Superman crazy, Superman disguises Lois as an ugly old woman, goes back in time to meet Merlin and King Arthur, and returns to Smallville for "Superboy Week!" IDW, 2015. Out of print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB6495 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x12, 192 pg., Full Color $70.00 |
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SUPERMAN THE GOLDEN AGE DAILIES 1944-1947 By Alvin Schwartz. Art by Wayne Boring. Introduction by Sidney Friedfertig. New collection cover by Pete Poplaski. This comprehensive series remedies a gap in comics history, bringing back all the Superman daily strips—among the character's rarest collectibles. The creative torch is passed to writer Alvin Schwartz and artist Wayne Boring, done while Siegel and Shuster were still responsible for the strip and were running their Studio—prior to leaving DC in 1948. Wayne Boring would became THE Superman comics artist circa 1948-60, until Curt Swan came along. Sixteen complete storylines that begin while World War II is still raging and continue into the post-war era. IDW, 2018. Out Of Print. Condition:Fine. Small tear at the top right corner front cover....More. Item Code: RB6498 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 11 x 9, 272 pg, b&w $50.00 |
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Jack Kirby & Joe Simon |
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JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH OMNIBUS Volumes One to Four First Editions. By Jack Kirby. Discover the legendary stories crafted and illustrated by Jack "King" Kirby, where mythical realms and iconic characters burst forth with thrilling adventure! Immerse yourself in the epic battles of Apokolips and New Genesis, featuring Darkseid, Highfather, and a host of heroes and villains. Experience the triumphs and tribulations of Orion, Lightray, Kalibak, Granny Goodness, and others in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volumes One to Four. DC, 2007-2008. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB6534 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 338pg|370pg|371pg|384pg, Full Color $300.00 |
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JACK KIRBY'S THE DEMON First Edition. By Jack Kirby Drew Moore, William Stout and Mike Royer. One of Jack "King" Kirby's most memorable creations returns in this title collecting the entire, original 16-issue series from the early 1970s! Part man, part elemental fury, Etrigan the Demon was bound to Jason Blood by Merlin to defend Camelot, only to become a demonologist in the modern-day DC Universe. DC Comics, 2008. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB6537 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 384pg, na $150.00 |
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THE JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 First Edition. By Joe Simon and Mark Evanier. Introduction by Jack Kirby. In 1957, Jack Kirby returned to DC Comics to draw the Green Arrow feature that ran in Adventure Comics and World's Finest Comics, pitting the Emerald Archer and his sidekick, Speedy, against a plethora of foes. At the same time, Kirby kept busy with work on DC's mystery titles. These short tales spotlighted extraterrestrials and earthly monsters, nuclear threats and super-intelligent animals, magic wishes gone wrong and cities lost beneath the seas, challenging Kirby's ever-fertile imagination in every story. DC, 2011. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB6531 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 304pgs, Full Color $75.00 |
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THE BOY COMMANDOS Volume One First Edition. By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Introduction by Paul Buhle. The Boy Commandos Volume One includes stories from Detective Comics #64-73, World's Finest Comics #8-9 And Boy Commandos #1-2.The most popular of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's "kid gang" comics from the early 1940s, created just after their run on Captain America #1-10! DC Comics, 2010. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB6535 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 304pg, na $75.00 |
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THE SIMON & KIRBY LIBRARY Science Fiction By Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Williamson. The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced together (beginning in June 1940)—their ten-issue run of Blue Bolt adventures. Then the Cold War years will be represented by Race For the Moon, featuring pencils by Kirby and inked artwork by comic book legends Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Al Williamson. Titan, 2013. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New...More. Item Code: RB6567 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 8x11, 352pg, Full Color $60.00 |
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Comics & Graphic Novels |
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AMERICA'S GREAT COMIC-STRIP ARTISTS By Richard Marschall. America's Great Comic-Strip Artists presents a lavish selection of rare and beautiful comic art by the famous masters of the form, all of them listed in the Cartoonists' Hall of Fame at the Museum of Cartoon Art. With a treasury of outstanding graphics, this book is also a history of the art form itself, as seen through the careers of sixteen of the finest cartoonists of the last hundred years. It covers art, language, genre, and publishers and is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of comics and the artists who created them. Abbeville, 1989. Out Of Print. Condition:Fine Plus. Tiny tear at top of spine back cover....More. Item Code: RB6510 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x13, 294pg, Partial Color $50.00 |
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RASCALS IN PARADISE SC First Edition. By Jim Silke. Introduction by Dave Stevens and Geof Darrow. This action-packed future/past adventure tale finds a 25th century graduate of Granada Hills' Combat High, Dorine "Spicy" Saunders (a teenage bombshell with lots of attitude and very little clothing), on Trash 9 — a frontier planet populated by outcasts and outlaws. Dark Horse Comics, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Edge wear with little nicks on front and back cover long edge. Lightly bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB6546 Soft Cover, 8x11, 104pg, Full Color $60.00 |
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MIRACLEMAN SC Book Set 1- 4 By Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Gary Leach and Neil Gaiman. Illustrators: Garry Leach, Alan Davis, John Ridgway, Chuck Beckum, Rick Veitch, Rick Bryant, John Totleben and Mark Buckingham. If you have never read Miracleman, then you are missing out on one of the finest comic stories ever written—one that changed the comics industry, creating a paradigm for all future comic writers to follow. Volumes: Book One: A Dream of Flying; Book Two: The Red King Syndrome; Book Three: Olympus; and Book Four: The Golden Age. This is the first collected edition of Moore's influential shattering and rebuilding of the comic book 'superhero' idea. Eclipse, 1988, 1990, 1990, 1992. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. Light rubbing and edge wear. Book two spine rubbing....More. Item Code: RB6572 Soft Cover, 7x10, 80pgs,128pgs,128pgs,158pgs, Full Color $200.00 |
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Harry's Magazine Set #1-4 Signed First Edition. Signed & Limited to 500. By Agnès Séverin. Set 1-4 of a serialized reprinting of a graphic novel by Severin: Harry Sauve la Planete - "La Force de l'Eclair" with extra pages and other new material added. Enigma, 2004-2009. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB6542 Comic, 7x10, 24 pgs, b&w $50.00 |
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Miscellany |
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OMAHA THE CAT DANCER PICTURE VINYL LP Art by Reed Waller and Kate Worley. Omaha the Cat Dancer Picture Vinyl LP with songs by the Shakers! Songs include: They Call Her Omaha, Cry Out Loud, Cinnamon Jam, Catseye, Rhythm Blues, The Kiss and the Knife, Goofus & Gallant, Sassafrass Jones, Wildcat, Window on the world, and We Kept on Dancing. Art by Reed Waller and Kate Worley, who are also in the band! Ordinary, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB9119 Picture Vinyl LP, 12" LP, Full Color $75.00 |
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PULP ART Original Cover Paintings For The Great American Pulp Magazines By Robert Lesser. Robert Lesser offers a fascinating history from the perspective of the commercial artists who produced this often less-than-respectable work, bringing the acclaim that these now mostly forgotten artists richly deserve. He also includes 18 essays about various aspects of the long extinct industry, from such legendary SF scholars as Forrest J. Ackerman and Sam Moskowitz. Of course the book is also stuffed with some amazing artwork. Pulp Art is a perfect introduction to a once nearly lost aspect of pop culture, which just now is being properly appreciated. Gramercy, 1997. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Bumped corners and a small piece missing at the right lower corner front cover. A little price sticker residue on back cover....More. Item Code: RB6484 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 182pg, Full Color $50.00 |
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LOST GIRLS By Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie. Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy have long been our guides through the enchanting realms of Wonderland, Neverland, and Oz. Now, as they emerge as grown women, these three once-lost girls are prepared to navigate us through the journey of sexual awakening and fulfillment. In their beloved fairytales, they unveil their most personal insights into desire, shining brightly amid the looming shadows of conflict at a luxurious Austrian hotel.Top Shelves, 2009. Adult Material. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap. ...More. Item Code: RB6488 Hard Cover Deluxe, 9x12, 320pg, Full Color $80.00 |
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THE PRE-RAPHAELITES First Edition. By Robert Sizeranne. Robert Sizeranne retraces the epic movement that was Pre-Raphaelitism, aided by a rich selection of documentation. This text explores everything from its origins to its characteristics and offers a remarkable presentation of the masters of the Brotherhood. Parkstone, 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5106 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 200pg, Text/Full Color |
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LOUIS ICART The Complete Etchings By Louis Icart, William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, Nathan D. Isen. 1988 marked the one hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's birth. There were no parades or large celebrations, but Louis and his wife, Fanny, would certainly have been grateful for the great resurgence of interest in his artwork. This newly expanded book now includes over 510 different etchings, painstakingly acquired and photographed. Particular attention has been given to the early years (1911-1924), when Icart was a relatively unknown artist and his edition sizes were small. Schiffer, 1990. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5013 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 244pgs, Full Color |
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BATMAN MASTERPIECES Portraits Of The Dark Knight And His World First Edition. By Ruth Morrison, Doug Moench, Doug Morrison, Duncan Fegredo, Scott Hampton, Carl Critchlow, Dermot Power. Delve into the world of the Dark Knight with Batman Masterpieces: Portraits of the Dark Knight and His World by Ruth Morrison. This US Comics tradition piece features stunning artwork and captivating storytelling. Published in September 1998 and part of the Batman series, this comic book is a must-have for any fan. Watson Guptill, 1998. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5116 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 208pg, Text/Full Color |
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PSYCHEDELIC ART First Edition. By Robert E L Masters and Jean Houston. This beautiful and profusely illustrated book covers the topics of psychedelic art and society; art and psychedelic experience; context, value and direction (by Barry N. Schwartz); and the psychedelic artist (by Stanley Krippner). Grove Press. 1968. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Lightly shaken, previous owner sticker on inside front board. 3rd page has damage from seal sticker removal (light tearing). Small tear on upper corner of the dust jacket....More. Item Code: RB4993 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 8x11, 190pg, Partial Color |
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LEONOR FINI GRAFIS By Leonor Fini. Leonor Fini was an Argentine-Italian surrealist painter, designer, illustrator, and author, known for her depictions of powerful and erotic women. Leonor Fini’s mid-century paintings feature dreamlike scenes in which dominant women and passive men undercut traditional notions of sex and gender. Nude or heavily costumed, Fini’s characters embrace humor, eroticism, and mythological symbolism. Italy, 1983. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Front cover is bowed....More. Item Code: RB5069 Hard Cover, 8x8, 262pg, Full Color |
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HYMNS AND WRETCHED OFFERINGS TO THE GOLDEN ONES Signed/Limited Signed Limited to 987. By Jim Pavelec. "Hymns and Wretched Offerings to the Golden Ones" is a collection of artwork and poetry dedicated to the Golden Ones, the demons that inhabit man. Sovereign Vanguard, 2011 . Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5079 Hard Cover, 8x12, 136pg, Partial Color |
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PEN DRAWING AND PEN DRAUGHTSMEN: Their Work And Their Methods First Edition. By Joseph Pennell. Joseph Pennell, a renowned illustrator in his own right, intended this book to serve as an explanation of the art of illustration, as a guide to the problems inherent in illustration, and as a unique manual of technique. He gathered the best examples of illustration from all over the world and compares the styles of German, European and American pen draughtsmen of the 19 century. Hart, 1977. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Recased, edge wear and has 2 slightly tipped corners....More. Item Code: RB5124 Soft Cover, 9x12, 318pg, |
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TRUEVISIONS First Edition. By Eric Davis and Pablo Echarren. Truevisions is an anthology dedicated to contemporary visionary art. The term Visionary Art includes a great variety of styles, kinds, periods, and degrees of abstraction. But they all resonate with the visionary experience — the divine, the magical, the spiritual, and the experience of multidimensional perception. Psychedelic, man! Betty Books, 2006. Out of Print. Condition: Near Fine. Very slight edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4996 Soft Cover, 9x8, 120pg, Partial Color |
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HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE Under Ground Culture # 10-13, 17-19 & 29 Set By Attaboy and Annie Owens. #10-13, 17-19 & 29 Set. Hi-Fructose focuses squarely on the art which transcends genre and trend, offering an entirely eclectic mix of wild artwork. It’s also informative and original, showcasing an amalgamation of new contemporary, emerging as well as distinguished artists, with a spotlight on awe-inspiring spectacles from around the world. Travel beyond the comfort zone of the “alternative” norm to find a diverse cross-section of the most influential, genre-bending art of our time. Hi Fructose, 2008-2013. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. #17 - Plus Fine. Light scratches on the cover. ...More. Item Code: RB5059 Soft Cover, 8x11, 106pg, Full Color |
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THE SYMBOLISTS By Michael Gibson. Translated by the author Michael Gibson into English from its French edition. Symbolism was a late 19th-century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and painting, seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism, anti-idealistic styles which were attempts to represent reality in its gritty particularity, and to elevate the humble and the ordinary over the ideal. Symbolism was a reaction in favor of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams. Harry N Abrams, 1988. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. One slightly bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB5040 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10x13, 200pg, Text/Partial Color |
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OF MICE AND MAGIC A History Of American Animated Cartoons First Edition. By Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their sutdios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin's many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. McGraw-Hill, 1980. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5105 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 8x10, 470pgs, |
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WILLIAM MORRIS IN PRIVATE PRESS AND LIMITED EDITIONS First Edition. By William Morris and John J Waldorf. A descriptive bibliography of William Morris' work published in private press and limited editions from 1891 to 1981. Morris was a British textile designer and poet, who immensely influenced the tradition of British textile art and methods of production, and profoundly influenced interior decoration throughout the Victorian period. Oryx Press, 1983. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. ...More. Item Code: RB4980 Hard Cover With Slip Case, 8x11, 620pg, Text/b&w |
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AMERICAN ART DECO First Edition. By Carla Breeze. Art deco architecture flourished in large cities and small towns throughout America in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the best examples of office buildings, movie theaters, hotels, and churches are still in use. Deco architects, artists, and designers drew on European styles but were most committed to a style that grew organically, as they saw it, from their native soil. Divers, 1990. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5085 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x11, 288pgs, Text/Partial Color |
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THE MAN WHO WAS H.M.BATEMAN First Edition. By Anthony Anderson. This is the first biography of H. M. Bateman, one of England's most famous and most humorous artists. From Edwardian times until the Second World War his cartoons characterized the preoccupations of contemporary society and eventually, with the creation of his famous 'Man Who...' series, passed into the folklore of the nation. Webb & Bower, 1982. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New...More. Item Code: RB4995 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 224pg, Partial Color |
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SCHMELTZ Paintings By Bruno Schmeltz. The 49 color illustrations by Bruno Schmeltz are like a surreal narrative story, dealing with giant monolithic blocks, construction of new structures, and people, including many voluptuous nude women, gloriously bathed in bright sunlight. The images and people are Jewish and/or Arab, the setting the Middle East. It's like a tale of modern Palestinian and Israeli settlements juxtaposed with antiquity, by way of the huge stones. Ramsay, 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Spine corner bumps....More. Item Code: RB5044 Hard Cover, 10x10, 80 pgs, Full Color |
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THE SYMBOLISTS First Edition. By Philippe Jullian. Philippe Jullian selected some of the finest and exciting examples of the symbolist artists and provided an account of their development and success. He also shows why they declined in popularity and were forgotten. Included are works of art from painters such as Delacroix and Burne-Jones, Composers and writers whose ideas and attitudes inspired the Symbolists such as Edgar Allan Poe, Baudelaire and Flaubert. Phaeton, 1973. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Slight cover and dust jacker wear and spine corner bumps....More. Item Code: RB5047 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x11, 240 pgs, Partial Color |
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SEVEN SOLDERS OF VICTORY Archives Volume 1- 3 First Edition. By Dan DiDio, Mort Meskint, Jamison, and 15 more. The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 1-3 is a collection in the DC Archive Collection series. Volume 1-3 reprints various DC Comics stories originally published during the Golden, Silver and Bronze Age publishing eras. DC Comics, 2005, 2007 & 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap. Volume 1 has a small puncture in the jacket near the spine. ...More. Item Code: RB5120 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 228pgs, 287pgs and 236pgs, Full Color |
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BROTHERS OF THE SPEAR ARCHIVES Volumes 1-3 First Edition. By Gaylord DuBois and Russ Manning. Brothers of the Spear was a long-running backup feature in the Tarzan comic-book series created by American company Western Publishing and published first through Dell Comics and then through Gold Key Comics. Though published as part of a licensed Edgar Rice Burroughs franchise, this original series was owned by Western. Here are the first 3 volumes. Dark Horse, 2012 & 2013. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Lightly bumped spine corners....More. Item Code: RB5136 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 272pg|231pg|264pg, Full Color |
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BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT Archives Volume 1-3 By Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson et al. Taken from the Golden Age of comics, these stories feature early appearances by Catwoman, the Joker, and the Penguin. Written by Bob Kane, the man who created Batman, these entertaining tales of heroism and action feature the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder as they take on the colorful figures that try to control and victimize Gotham City. DC, 1992, 1995 & 2000. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5121 Hard Cover, 7x10, 224pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL CAPTAIN AMERICA 4 Volume Set First Edition. By Ed Brubaker et al. Art by Luke Ross, Butch Guice & Steve Epting. This 4 volume set reprints Captain America comics #43-48, 49-50, 602-605 and 606-610. Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely Comics, a corporate predecessor to Marvel. Marvel, 2009. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5031 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 128pg|112pg|144pg, Full Color |
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BATMAN THE WORLDS FINEST Volume 2 By Don Cameron, Norman Fallon and Fred Ray. Batman and Robin are perhaps the most famous superhero team in comic history. Relive some of the Dynamic Duo’s classic first adventures with reprints of 16 adventures from World’s Finest #17-32, circa 1941-1948! DC Comics, 2007. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5114 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 228pg, Full Color |
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THE ART OF THE COMIC BOOK An Aesthetic History Signed First Edition. Signed. By Robert C. Harvey. In this definitive study of one of popular cultures favorite genres, Robert C. Harvey, a cartoonist and comics critic, traces the evolution of the comic book as a potent form of narrative art. He takes it from its beginnings in the 1930s through the most contemporary of productions in the mid-1990s. University Press, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5131 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 288pg, Text/b&w |
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JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN By Art Spiegelman, Chipp Kidd and Jack Cole. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and illustrator Art Spiegelman joins forces with designer Chip Kidd to pay homage to the comic book hero Plastic Man and his creator, Jack Cole. Plastic Man is more than just a putty face—with his bad-boy past, he literally embodies the comic book form: the exuberant energy, flexibility, boyishness, and subtle hints of sexuality. And as cartoonists "become" each character they create, it can be said that Jack Cole himself resembles Plastic Man. DC Comics, 2001. Out of print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB4997 Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color |
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WALT DISNEY The Biggest Big Mickey Mouse First Edition. By Floyd Gottfredson. Features the work of Floyd Gottfredson who worked at Disney for almost 50 years and who achieved legendary status for his unique version of Mickey Mouse in such classic stories as The Seven Ghosts, The Bar-None Ranch, Monarch of Medioka, Sheriff of Nugget Gulch and many others. Gladstone,1998. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very slight edge wear with a bumped top corner....More. Item Code: RB4986 Soft Cover, 9x11, 198pg, Full Color |
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THE COMPLETE COLOR Polly & Her Pals Set of Two Volumes First Edition. By Cliff Sterrett. Set of two volumes of Polly And Her Pals. Polly debuted in 1912 as one of the first "pretty girl" strips, but it was in 1925 that Cliff Sterrett's magnificent Sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal perspectives, abstract backgrounds, and bold, vibrant use of color. this set of two includes: Polly And Her Pals Series 1 Volume 1 which ran from 1926 -1927 (The Surrealist Period) & Polly And Her Pals Series 1 Volume 2 which ran from 1927 -1929 (The Surrealist Period). Introduction by Rick Marschall in both. Kitchen Sink, 1990-1991. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Both have corner bumps, tears, and cover wear....More. Item Code: RB5055 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x13, 96pg, Full Color |
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THE CELEBRATED CASES OF DICK TRACY 1931-1951 First Edition. By Chester Gould. Dick Tracy strips from 1931-1951 is in this collection of several Dick Tracy which was originally collected and published by Chelsea House in 1970. Wellfleet Press, 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. 2 slightly bumped corners/bubbling on the boards. Light wear on the dust cover....More. Item Code: RB4982 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 290pg, b&w |
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PROVIDENCE Act 1-3 First Edition. Providence Act 1 is a Hardcover Limited Edition. By Alan Moore. Providence Act 1 contains Providence issues #1-4, Providence Act 2 collects issues #5-8, Providence Act 3 collects issues #9-12. Alan Moore's quintessential horror series has set the standard for a terrifying examination of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Don't miss your chance to enjoy the first piece of a true horror masterpiece and enter the creeping world of Providence. Avatar, 2016. Out of Print. Condition: Plus Fine. Providence Act 3 has 2 slight edge bumps....More. Item Code: RB5026 Hard Cover, 7x10, 160 pgs, Full Color |
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DELIRIUS French Edition. By J. Lob and Philippe Druillet. Lone Sloane is still stuck on the planet aptly named Delirius, one of the strangest places in the galaxy. The lonely traveler is in trouble: he was struck by an erasure arrow by the fanatical monks of the Red Redemption. He is accompanied by Mali, the daughter of his friend Yearl Martian, first in his travels to the destitute underground world of Delirius then to find Yearl and Lance, Mali’s lover and then in the mission to save the inhabitants of Delirius from the spreading madness! Dargaud, 1973. Out of Print. Condition: Good. Bumped corners and edge wear. Binding loose....More. Item Code: RB5038 Hard Cover, 9x12, 64pgs, Full Color |
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THE JEWEL IN THE SKULL NO. 1 In The Hawkmoon Series First Edition. By Michael Moorcock. Adapted by James Cawthorn. The comic book adaptation of the first of four Michael Moorcock Hawkmoon novels, first published in 1967. The novel is the first in the four volume The History of the Runestaff. The story is set at some indeterminate time in a post-nuclear holocaust future, where science and sorcery co-exist and the Dark Empire of Granbretan (Great Britain) is expanding across Europe. Big O, 1979. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. 1 bumped corner with light edge wear....More. Item Code: RB5081 Soft Cover, 9x12, 80 pgs, |
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ASTRO CITY Life In The Big City First Edition. By Kurt Busiek and artist Brent Anderson. The city's leading super hero tries to be everywhere at once, and berates himself for every wasted second as he longs for just a moment of his own. A smalltime hood learns a hero's secret identity, and tries to figure out how to profit from the knowledge. This embraces the fantastic, the ridiculous and the aspirational, while instilling a real world sensibility, in this wondrous six-chapter volume of interrelated stories about a superhero-protected metropolis known as Astro City. DC Comics, 2011. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB4977 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 192pg, Full Color |
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