Bishop a Thornton (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: UsedAcceptable. Hardcover; fading and edge wear to exterior; former owner's name written on front endpaper; tear in cloth at bottom of spine; binding reinforced; othe rwise in acceptable condition with clean text.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown cloth boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover w/o jacket. Water damage along top edge, resulting in some stains and rippling. Light shelf wear and rubbing on boards. No markings noted. Yellowed pages. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1952 first edition hardcover. No jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition overall. Numerous B&W photos, illustrations and diagrams included throughout. 440 pages weight 1.4kg. Please note that international orders are fulfilled by airmail and this means we will quote for this when an order is placed, please contact us if you need to know. We pass postage on at cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This substantial mid-century instructional compendium presents a comprehensive survey of commercial art practice in the postwar United States, addressing drawing fundamentals, illustration, cartooning, advertising art, fashion drawing, color theory, and painting. Compiled and selected by noted cartoonist and educator Gene Byrnes, with editorial text by A. Thornton Bishop, the volume reflects the professional standards and pedagogical methods used in commercial studios and art schools during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of black-and-white reproductions and select color plates, the book documents period approaches to figure drawing, composition, visual storytelling, and applied design. Contributions by more than 130 working artists - many active in magazine illustration, advertising, and newspaper syndication - offer a wide-ranging visual record of American commercial art at mid-century. Particularly notable is the breadth of subject matter, which moves fluidly from foundational freehand drawing and design theory to specialized applications such as fashion illustration, cartooning for advertising, and illustrative techniques for print media. As such, the volume functions both as a technical manual and as a historical reference for scholars of graphic design, illustration, and visual communication. This copy includes laid-in vintage school ephemera, reinforcing its original instructional context and adding a tangible layer of provenance related to art education and studio use. Despite minor condition issues noted separately, the book remains a visually rich and historically important reference, well suited to collectors, designers, and institutional libraries with an interest in mid-century commercial art practice. Name (Vaughen) written on perimeter spine, common for student-issued, institutional copies. One image cut out (approx. 1.5" x 1.5") and a small, closed tear to top edge of page found (about 1.5".) Gene Byrnes (1889-1967) was a prominent American cartoonist and illustrator best known for the long-running syndicated comic strip Reg'lar Fellers. In addition to his newspaper work, Byrnes was deeply involved in art education, producing instructional films and editorial projects aimed at professional and aspiring artists. His curatorial role in Commercial Art reflects his commitment to bridging fine-art training with practical, real-world illustration and design.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 439pp. Illustrated. Spotting on the foredge, very good in about very good dustwrapper with modest overall wear.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Spine slightly discoloured, some light wear to boards, some rubbings to endpapers and the very occasional mark within, else pp clean and bright, a tidy copy over all. Size: Folio.