Search Results: Titles starting with I from Armadillo & Dicker Books & Ephemera

Springfield: Gauntlet Publications. 1995. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by Matheson, George Clayton Johnso n, Matthew R. Bradley, Dan Simmons, and Dennis Etchison. Bound in full red leather with gilt letter spine and front cover. In Fine original black leather covered slipcase. Red silk ribbon bookmar k. 8vo. 258 pp. .

n.p. n.d. 4to, illuminated vellum wrappers; 52 leaves; stitched b inding. Pen and ink calligraphy, illuminations with watercolor h ead and tail pieces, and in-text illustrations all on hand-made p aper. The artist/author is unknown. Clean, tight and unmarked in terior. Covers torn and chipped on all edges. Date unknown but pr obably from late 1950’s - early 1960’s. .

New York: Bantam Books. 1952. 1st paperback edition, 1952. [Bantam 991]. Very good. Would be fi ne condition if not for a 1/2 crease at lower left front cover. .

1st ed., 4to, illustrated stiff wrappers, plastic comb binding. Unpaginated.
One of a series of annual volumes published in conjunction with an annual ball, and New York, Artists Equity Association. From the preface: "This is Volume 5 of Improvisations. First conceived in 1950 from an idea by Julio de Diego, Improvisations has been accepted as a novel and original medium by advertisers in sympathy with the ideals of Artists Equity Association. The member-artists who illustrated the journal were selected by the advertisers and were given complete freedom of expression. Each page was designed by the artist directly on the litho plate, thus making this a collection of original lithographs."
Contains works by forty-nine artists including Chaim Gross, Jacob Lawrence, Jack Levine, Ben Shahn, Louise Nevelson, and Raphael Soyer. Printed in color or monochrome on a variety of paper stocks. Limited to 2000 copies, this being copy 56.

Ward & Dickson Diners. 1928. 1st edition. Illustrated catalog of classic club car diners by one of the nati onâs preeminent manufacturers of portable dining cars. Illustra ted with color and b/w photos, testimonials. . good. Light edgewear, toning to covers. Light spotting to bottom of first page, otherwise interior fine. .

NY: Doubleday, Page & Co. Fine. 1923. 1st US.. 8vo, black cloth, t.e.g., gilt emblem on front, paper labels. Fir st American edition.The War service of the 1st Battalion Irish Gu ards from 1914 to 1918. Meticulously researched from primary sour ces, Kipling undertook this regimental history following the deat h in action of his son John at the Battle of Loos. A classic work . 9 maps. Fine, as-new copies; vol. 1 in nicked d/w; d/w lacki ng on Vol 2. [Livingston 483, Richards A341] .

1st ed., small 4to. Hand-pulled silkscreen on cardboard covers with metal bolts, [48] pp. 15 color plates. Limited to 1000 copies. Appreciation by José Luis Cuevas; introduction, "Anverso y Reverso en la Obra de Ignacio Iturria / The Obverse and the Reverse in the Work of Ignacio Iturria" by Damián Bayón; title essay, "Soñar con los Ojos Abiertos / Dreaming with Your Eyes Open" by Hugo Achugar; exhibitions; bibliography. Text in Spanish & English. Published in conjunction with exhibition of paintings by Uruguayan artist Ignacio Iturria at the Museo Jose Luis Cuevas, Mexico City.
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Iturria, who represented his country at the 1995 Venice Biennale, was trained in commercial art and graphic design before turning to painting full time. His palette is dominated by muddy browns and earth tones that reflect the colors of the Plate River and the southern Atlantic Ocean, which formed the backdrop to his childhood in Montevideo. He merges representation and surrealism concentrating on the domestic… Read More

1st ed., small 4to. Hand-pulled silkscreen on cardboard covers, [52] pp. 15 color plates. Limited to 1000 copies. "Exhibition of works by one of the most outstanding representatives of Uruguayan painting, carried out under the auspices of Praxis International Art, from February 18 to April 3, 1993." Texts : Belgium Rodríguez. Bilingual English-Spanish edition. Presentation : João Clemente Baena Soares.