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LUDWIG BEMELMANS.
Group of 4 Signed First Editions.
Illustrated by
Bemelmans. 4to, cloth, condition varies; only the trade edition of Bad Hat; scattered
internal wear. NewYork, vd
[1,000/1,500]
The Castle Number Nine. Signed by Bemelmans on half-title and dated 1939. Cloth
unevenly faded. 1937 * Madeline’s Rescue. Sticker with “Best wishes Madeline Bemelmans
aka Mimi” pasted opposite title. Dampstaining to cloth; owner’s ink inscription on half-title.
1953 * Madeline and the Bad Hat. Hinges cracked, scattered thumb soiling and crayon mark
on page 43. First Signed Limited Edition of 985 copies, a sticker with “Madeline Bemelmans
aka Mimi BestWishes” pasted on dedication page. (1956) * FirstTrade Edition of the same.
Ex-library, with stamps, inked numbers, and sticker across lower dust jacket spine. Sticker
with “Madeline Bemelmans” pasted opposite title. (1956).
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PAUL BRANSOM.
An Argosy of
Fables.
Edited by FredericTaber Cooper. 24
tipped-in color plates by Bransom with
captioned mounts. Thick 4to, cloth-backed
pictorial boards, spine faded and spotted,
covers a bit toned; hinge tender and starting,
with some separation.
FIRST LIMITED
EDITION
.
NUMBER
87
OF
365
COPIES SIGNED
BY BRANSOM
.
NewYork: Stokes, (1921)
[250/350]
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CARTOONS.
Raye Burns.
The Raye Burns Course of Cartooning. Parts I
and II (Lessons 1-14; 15-26).
Together, the first 2 volumes of the popular course guides.
Each lesson contains a full plate with multiple instructional illustrations.Tall thin folio, printed
pictorial wrappers, scattered soiling. Part II lacking rear cover and top band, dampstaining to
cover and first five leaves. Np: Privately Printed by Burns, 1931-32
[300/400]
PART I IS SIGNED IN PENCIL BY BURNS AFTER THE FOREWORD
. Its lessons include:The
Morgue, Pen and Ink Lines. Heads, Expressions, Hands, Feet, Bodies, Action,Wrinkles,
Women, Shading, Shadows, Exaggerated action, and Kids. Part II treats Perspective, Cartoon
Details,Animals, Symbolic Figures, Caricaturing,Anatomy, Composition, Cartoon Lettering,
Comic Strips, Sport Cartoons, Getting Ideas, SellingYour Work.
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