Collins 1914 (6 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; Softcovers; ex-library; small split to heel of spine; minor shelfwear w/ lightly bumped corners and top edge of front wrap rubbed; o/w in good condition.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; Softcovers; minor shelfwear w/ splits to head and heel of paper covering of spine; light soiling of wraps; o/w good condition.

Soft cover. Softcovers; ex-library; paper covering along spine split; a couple of nicks and one corner of rear wrap chipped; o/w good condition.

First American Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; 1930s portfolio -- Norman Rockwell of cheesecake -- Artist's artist, man's man -- 1940s portfolio -- The Stevens-Gross years -- Wartime pin-ups -- 1950s portfolio -- Brown & Bigelow days -- Friends and rivals -- 1960s portfolio -- An artist and his models -- Family man -- 1970s portfolio. Subjects; Elvgren, Gillette (1914-1980). Painters United States ; Biography. Women in art. Pinup art United States. Painters. Pinup art. Women in art. Painters United States ; Biography. Pinup art United States. Women in art. United States. Pin-up. Advertisement art U.S.A. 20th century. Pin-ups. Genres; Biographies. Biography. Biography. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

First American Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; 1930s portfolio -- Norman Rockwell of cheesecake -- Artist's artist, man's man -- 1940s portfolio -- The Stevens-Gross years -- Wartime pin-ups -- 1950s portfolio -- Brown & Bigelow days -- Friends and rivals -- 1960s portfolio -- An artist and his models -- Family man -- 1970s portfolio. Subjects; Elvgren, Gillette (1914-1980). Painters United States ; Biography. Women in art. Pinup art United States. Painters. Pinup art. Women in art. Painters United States ; Biography. Pinup art United States. Women in art. United States. Pin-up. Advertisement art U.S.A. 20th century. Pin-ups. Genres; Biographies. Biography. Biography. Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

iv, 832 pages. Hardcover: H 40.75cm x L 29cm. Scuffed brown leather-like spine, thin-ruled gilt stamped horizontal bars at spine ends rubbed/flaked away but with other bars and lettering still legible; dark patterned paper over boards with wear along edges particularly at corners, loss to rear board's top fore-edge corner. Binding broken at both hinges with single thread tenuously persisting at rear hinge center. Several detached and many pulled leaves at front and rear causing frequent chipping and tears at margins; majority of text block stitching still fairly firm. Some toning, soiling, and scattered small dark stains. No supplements present (not sure if any were issued in 1862) but all 52 weekly issues collate as complete. Text comprised of numerous reports of Civil War battles and other news plus serialized novel "No Name" by Wilkie Collins. Numerous inset, single page, and foldout b/w illustrations throughout plus small vignettes among advertising columns. All foldouts verified present but with many no longer aligned to their original folds plus the foldouts occurring within aforementioned front and rear pulled leaves have wear at edges and at their fore-edge folds. Illustrators include Winslow Homer (contributing to issues of January 4, January 18, May 17, May 31, June 7, June 14, July 5, July 12, September 6, November 15, and November 29), Thomas Nast, Alfred Rudolf Waud, Alexander Simplot, Henry Mosler, et al. November 15th issue has Homer's terrific full page image "A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty." Please note that this very large book has an approximate shipping weight of 10 pounds (4.5 kg) and will require additional postage and insurance for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…