Ralph Barton Illustrator (17 results)

Condition: As New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, missing DJ. Dogear corners. Light staining to early pages, otherwise good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). 3rd edition. 288 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). 3rd edition. 288 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 14th Printing. 12mo. Hardcover. No dust jacket as issued. Decorated paper boards with title stamp on front board. Blue cloth spine. Tight binding and solid boards. Minor shelf wear. Bumping to corners. Slight rubbing to boards. Light fraying to spine ends. Owners inscription on ffep. Otherwise, clean, unmarked pages. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white cartoon sketches by Ralph Barton. Very good condition. Ships daily.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). 158 pages. 5.50x0.37x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 11th printing. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. A few pages sprung. Clean, unmarked pages. Edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 11th printing. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edge rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. First printing with publisher's "GHD" on the copyright page as well as publisher's numeral "I". Bound in finely woven black cloth with the title and author on a paper label on the front cover This label is loose at the left corner. The paper label on spine has mostly worn off. Spine is shaken. The hinges are cracked exposing the webbing and are attached. The text block is sound and there are no missing pages. Back cover is soiled. Otherwise, the book is clean and unmarked. Includes 32 full page black and white illustrations by Ralph Barton , illustrator of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine. 227 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. First Edition. George H. Doran Co., 1922; no additional printings indicated, Doran slug present on copyright page; xiii, [3], 17-227pp. G+ hardcover, missing the scarce dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges of black linen cloth boards, small smudge on otherwise crisp front board title plate, mild toning to spine, title plate toned and lightly frayed at edges; illustrations and text very good throughout. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

paperback. Condition: New. Barton, Ralph (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. 8TH ADDITION.Good condition for age, cover wear as shown. Foxing on front and back end cover. Tight binding with the pages in great condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Paramount Picture Photoplay Edition, Seventeenth Printing, Oct.,1926. Clean and tightly bound with very slight fading at margins only. The contents are unmarked and film stills are fine. Pages 74 - 76 show slight chipping at top margin edges not affecting text. The unclipped dust jacket has edge wear (2" of older cello tape on reverse side) and light shelf wear, remains bright, Good plus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Illustrated Edition of Van Vechten's first novel. Alfred A. Knopf, 1927; same date on title and copyright page, no later printings of this edition indicated; 244pp. Signed, inscribed by author: "To Tom Smith, / from Carl Van Vechten / October 16, 1927 / (signature)" on half-title. Bookplate which (according to artist/Kent collector Dan Burne Jones) was designed by Rockwell Kent for the noted collector and Smart Set contributor Perry Molstad. Wide 8vo, 16cm x 21cm. Paper over light blue cloth boards, illustrated with Ralph Barton's map of Paris, as noted on copyright page. Illustrated slipcase included, missing top and closed end, but retaining the illustrated front and informative back sides, as well as the bottom. 15 obituaries for the author included, each with hand-written notations indicating the newspaper from which it was clipped. 32 black and white aquatone photograph plates. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text also very good. Shelfwear to boards is light, spine has tanned a bit with age, stamped title text remains readable, if dull. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed by Author.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. "Kissing Your Hand May Make You Feel Very, Very Good." "Anita Loos's presentation copy to MGM director Edward Sedgwick, Linking one of the great Jazz Age novels directly to Hollywood's golden age." LOOS, Anita. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady. Intimately Illustrated by Ralph Barton. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition, second printing, with "Divine" for "Devine" on the contents page. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 187 x 127 mm.). [1-10], 11-217, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's red cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt. With the color pictorial bookplate of Anita Loos on the front pastedown. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "To Edward Sedgwick / with all best wishes / Anita Loos." In a contemporary red cloth dust jacket with black leather spine label lettered in gilt. A fine and important association. One of the defining comic novels of the 1920s, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes introduced the unforgettable Lorelei Lee - simultaneously naïve and calculating - and established Anita Loos as a master of sophisticated satire. Written in the form of a diary, the novel skewers wealth, romance, and social pretension with a lightness of touch that belies its sharp intelligence. Originally appearing in serial form in Harper's Bazaar, the book became an immediate sensation, celebrated for its wit and for its pioneering portrayal of female voice and agency in popular fiction. Loos's deceptively simple prose - filled with malapropisms and double meanings - remains one of the great achievements of American comic writing. The recipient, Edward Sedgwick, was a prominent Hollywood film editor and director, associated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and active during the transition from silent film to sound. The inscription suggests a likely connection within Loos's extensive circle in the film industry, where she enjoyed a parallel career as a screenwriter. The novel was later adapted into the celebrated film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, further cementing its place in American cultural history. An appealing inscribed copy of a Jazz Age classic, enhanced by association with a figure in early Hollywood. Signed.