The illustrator is identified as 'Reinhardt'. Split leather artist's portfolio, 18 x 22 inches, circa 1960s. Professional portfolio with (26) illustrations of midcentury modern furniture, fashions for men and women-- drawn on variety of poster stock board, in color & b&w. Leather portfolio is solid, illustrations overall are in very good condition. Zipper on leather portfolio is broken. View More...
Overview of historic GM vehicles from 1903 to 1954 made to commemorate the production of GM's 50 millionth vehicle in the United States. This booklet covers the early development of the car and truck divisions of GM. The brochure proved so popular GM still proudly exhibits it online. Light staining throughout, at the top of the 8.5"x 11" brochure. View More...
1991, signed 1st edition. 'Fiery dragons, playful centaurs, the mysterious garusa, the web-footed bunyip--these and other mythological creatures abound in Dragons Dragons. Eric Carle's celebrates mythology and legends from around the world, and breathes life into the creatures that inhabit them. Illustrating poetry from such authors as Anne McCaffrey, X. J. Kennedy, Myra Cohn Livingston, and John Gardner, Eric Carle invites readers to enter the fabulous world of Dragons, & other creatures that never were." Jacket has a short closed tear at the back fold; else the book & DJj are in very nice ... View More...
From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that "trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collage designs bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources as Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, American Indian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and variety of earth's animals is joyous...a book to be shared. Excellent collectible condition. View More...
A hardbound annual journal for the year 1908-1909. Fact, fiction, great illustrations, fantasy, games...A classic periodical for the adolescent age, from the post Gilded Age. Uniformly toned text block. two pages loose and laid in at their proper spot. View More...
The discoveries and inventions of physicists in this century have revolutionized modern life. One hundred years ago, scientists questioned the very existence of atoms and knew almost nothing about the cosmos. Today, physicists can arrange individual atoms on a surface and make an image of the result, and have begun to unravel the history of time and the universe.In this book, Curt Suplee documents one of the most remarkable flowering of knowledge in human history. He explains the astonishing experiments and achievements of such innovators as Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Erwin Schrdinger, Hans ... View More...
Folio size, approx.19x13 inches. One of 250 author signed copies printed on Arches paper. A separate suite of 24 etchings are each signed by Ira Moskowitz. Pages are unbound as loose sheets in cloth portfolios. Two volumes housed in a publisher's slipcase. Excellent condition. Approx.18.5x13 inches. View More...
9" x 12" hinged, shellacked plywood boards. 4" x 7" manually embossed aluminum plate depicting a steam engine, mounted on the front cover. Book begins with an outline table of contents, and finishes with an index. 47 one-side pages. Written in ink, in a juvenile cursive hand. Illustrated with newspaper, comics, and magazine cutouts. A 3rd or 4th grade elementary school class project. A labor of pride and accomplishment, no doubt, for Miss Herbison. A shining example of how far general education has fallen since mid-century. View More...
