Search Results: Authors starting with V from Print Matters

Mark 56 Records, 1973. Hard Cover. New. Record Label and Release Date: Mark 56 Records 1973. Produced by George Garabedian, this vinyl record features the Original radio broadcast of Don Winslow of the Navy. Put out by Mark 56 records, the sleeve is in very good condition as seen in the pictures, and the vinyl is spotless (released with no inner sleeve). Featuring Iconic cover art, this is a splendid item for any Winslow fan. Based on the American comic strip created by Frank Victor Martinek that ran from 1934 - 1955. The title character is a spy-chasing lieutenant commander in Naval intelligence. 12" x 12" (305mm x 305mm). (1)

Book Palace Books, June 2021. Flexi Cover. New. Nevio Zeccara, Solano Lopez, Renzo Calegari, Harry Farrugia. This historic collection of four complete stories is from the very first issues of Fleetway's War Picture Library, Air Ace Picture Library, Battle Picture Library and War at Sea Picture Library In 1958 a new comic pocket library hit the news stands published by Fleetway. Following the success of Cowboy, Thriller and Detective comics Fleetway launched the first in a hugely successful series of war comics. The first was War Picture Library, followed by Air Ace Picture Library, Battle Picture Library and War At Sea Picture Library. These four series ran for over 4000 issues over 26 years. This collection reprints for the first time ever the very rare first issues of all 4 libraries. Fight Back to Dunkirk War Picture Library #1 published September 1958 Art by Nevio Zeccara, cover art by Giorgio De Gaspari Target Top Secret Air Ace Picture Library #1 published January 1960 Art by Solano… Read More

2009. Print. New. Peter Van Dongen. Silkscreen print by Peter Van Dongen on Acid-free Paper. SIGNED NUMBERED PRINT. Size: 24" x 31" (600mm x 800mm). A signed and numbered limited edition print from an edition of 1500.

John Player & Sons, 1930. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 cards (1 – 50) in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Includes Seaman 1706, Officer 1740, Admiral 1704, Seaman 1690, Midshipman 1833, Seaman 1828, and many more. Each card also has a text description on reverse. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Morning Star Press, 1977. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Frank Frazetta, Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, et al. First Edition. A superb anthology edition, which combines literature & illustration, with this 4th volume. Illustrations from Frank Frazetta, Bruce Jones, plus several others. There is a further instalment of Den from Rich Corben, an interview With Frazetta Part II, with fiction from Ursula Le Guin, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Asa Berger, David James and many more. We offer here this uncommon small-press edition, in excellent condition. 1st print, VFN. 80 pages. Part Colour illustrations. 9" x 12" (230mm x 300mm). (1)

Carreras Ltd, 1927. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 25 cards in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Large Format. Includes Camel Races, Roman Chariot, Steeple Chase, Donkey Derby, Flat Racing and many more. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Very Fine condition. 25 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 3" x 2" (85mm x 55mm). (0.5)

WD & HO Wills, 1935. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 cards in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Portraits of British and American Radio Celebrities from the early 1930s, including Jack Hylton, Billy Merrin, Else Carlyle, Howard Marshall, The Houston Sisters, Gerlado, Hermione Gingold, Will Hay, Tommy Handley, Doris Arnold, Stanley Holloway, Marie Wilson, Cora Goffin, George Baker, Mavis Bennett, The Carlyle Cousins, and many more. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Very Fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Century, 2007. Hard Cover. New. Various. Lavishly illustrated by some of the greatest illustrators of their time. A beautifully packaged annual featuring the best of the old favourite, Look and Learn, fondly remembered by thousands as the children's classic magazine from the 60s and 70s. It covered a vast range of subjects, from bumble bees to rocket science, from English literature to Greek and Roman legend. But history was its chief concern, and its brilliant illustrators filled its pages with beautiful pictures of the past. This lavishly illustrated tribute to the magazine presents a kaleidoscopic journey through time, whose narrative pauses for occasional episodes from the cult story of The Trigan Empire. Packed with superb illustrations by some of the greatest illustrators of their time, including wonderful illustrations by Frank Bellamy, Ron Embleton. Cecil Doughty, Peter Jackson, and many more. The art reproduction is stunning. 256 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 13" x 10" (330mm x… Read More

John Player & Sons, 1938. Soft Cover. F - Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 Cricketers 1938 illustrated cigarette cards in an album. 50 cards with printed descriptions E Davies, H Gimblett, Len Hutton, D Smith, Donald G Bradman and many more. Published by John Player & Sons 1938. Album has a few marks on cover but interior is fine and all cards intact and perfect. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 7" x 5" (185mm x 130mm). (0.6)

Gerber Publishing Company, 1990. Soft Cover. New. Various. Signed numbered Publisher's Proof page featuring 16 cover images. This is a publisher's proof of a page from The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, 1990, signed and numbered (lower right) from a limited edition. In 1990 Ernst Gerber published the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books. This was a 4 volume set of books illustrating every American comic to date and is still one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive forays into the history and art of comic books. Featuring over 20,000 cover images across two oversized volumes, The Photo-Journals document comic books published during the Golden Age (1938-45) and into the dawn of the Silver Age (mid-1950s), reproducing each cover in full-color, photographed from the best possible copies of each issue available. In addition, each series listing features supplemental information noting publication year, creators, scarcity guide, and more. No comic collector's reference library is complete… Read More

John Player & Sons, 1936. Soft Cover. F - Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 Famous Tennis Players in Action illustrated cigarette cards in an album. 50 cards with printed descriptions including Fred Perry, Miss C Babcock, Mme. Mathieu, VG Kirby, SB wood and many more. Published by John Player & Sons 1936. Album has a few marks on cover but interior is fine and all cards intact and perfect. 20 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 7" x 5" (185mm x 130mm). (0.6)

Franklin & Davey Bristol, 1924. Soft Cover. VG - Very Good. Various. A complete set of 50 cards in very good and better condition. Excellent artwork. Includes Napoleon, Gordon Riots, Battle of Plassey, Glorious 1st June, Nelson at the Nile, Great Fire of London, Wreck of the Armada, Raleigh Smoking, Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Battle of Agincourt, Murder of Beckett, Trafalgar, and many more. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Very Good condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Stephen Mitchell & Son, 1937. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 cards in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Features real photographs of Brighton Pavilion, The Thames Tunnel, Sport, Boxing, Cricket, Men's Fashion, Telegraphy, Railway stock, Airships, etc. Very Fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Carreras Ltd, 1937. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 cards in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Includes from the King's Speres (1509) to Infantry South Africa Campaign 1902. Very Fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Soft Cover. New. Various. A glossy booklet to accompany the 1990 Channel 4 television programmes about comics. Written by Duncan McAlpine author and publisher of the UK Price Guide to Comics. An interesting addition to any library. 44 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 7" x 9" (180mm x 220mm). (0.7)

John Player & Sons, 1934. Soft Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. A complete set of 50 cards in very fine and better condition. Excellent artwork. Portraits of famous film stars from the early 1930s, including Richard Arlen, Joan Bennett, George Brent, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Johnny Weissmuller, George Arliss, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Katherine Hepburn, Gertrude Lawrence, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Jessie Matthews, Robert Montgomery, Norma Shearer, Sylvia Sidney, Loretta Young, and many more. Each card also has a text description on reverse. Very Fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. (0.5)

Gerber Publishing Company, 1990. Soft Cover. New. Various. Signed numbered Publisher's Proof page featuring 16 cover images. This is a publisher's proof of a page from The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, 1990, signed and numbered (lower right) from a limited edition. In 1990 Ernst Gerber published the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books. This was a 4 volume set of books illustrating every American comic to date and is still one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive forays into the history and art of comic books. Featuring over 20,000 cover images across two oversized volumes, The Photo-Journals document comic books published during the Golden Age (1938-45) and into the dawn of the Silver Age (mid-1950s), reproducing each cover in full-color, photographed from the best possible copies of each issue available. In addition, each series listing features supplemental information noting publication year, creators, scarcity guide, and more. No comic collector's reference library is complete… Read More

Book Palace Books, April 2020. Flexi Cover. New. Luis Bermejo, Reg Bunn. Four complete John Steel Case-Books featuring the suave, sophisticated and successful private detective Includes biographies of Luis Bermejo and Reg Bunn. Blues For Danger Thriller Picture Library #363 first published June 1961 Art By Luis Bermejo Violent Tempo Thriller Picture Library #367 first published July 1961 Art by Reg Bunn City of Shadows Thriller Picture Library #395 first published February 1962 Art by Luis Bermejo The Rising Tide Thriller Picture Library #403 first published April 1962 Art by Luis Bermejo. A Book Palace Books publication. 272 pages. Black & White illustrations. 6" x 8" (165mm x 215mm). (1.2)

Longman, 1987. Hard Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. Over 1200 character entries with illustrations. Here with complete biographies, dates sources and artist names. From Ace Malloy to Young Marvelman and Zip. 256 pages. Black & White illustrations. 8" x 10" (200mm x 250mm). (1.8)

Amalgamated Press, 1954 - 1960. Soft Cover. F - Fine. Various. 168 issues of the rare School Friend comic 1954 52 issues 1957 34 issues 1958 38 issues 1959 37 issues 1960 7 issues Featuring The Silent Three, Anita Beloved Princess, Wendy of Bramvale College, Susan pf the Ice Show, Dilly Dreem, Katy of Cedar Creek, Rozana Schoolgirl of Mystery, Janet's Jungle School, The Riding Mystery at Moorland School, Terry Brent Detective, Lost in RedmanÂ’s Land, Mary and the Masked Pirate, Phantom Ballerina, Trudie on Television, Chalet of Secrets, and many more. Each issue 24 pages in Fine condition. 1000+ pages. Black & White illustrations. 9" x 12" (230mm x 300mm). (5)