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American Artists

People who are passionate about American art and culture should definitely peruse the rare books about American artists section of the Biblio Rare Book Room. From books about American watercolor paintings to special signed deluxe editions of books about famous American artists, there is something for everyone in the Biblio Rare Book Room. Be sure to read each listing carefully to determine if there are illustrations or other ephemera included in the rare and antique book of your choice.

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Louise Nevelson: Dawns + Dusks: Taped Conversations with Diana MacKown
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Louise Nevelson: Dawns + Dusks: Taped Conversations with Diana MacKown

by NEVELSON, Louise and Diana MacKown.

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Used - Fine
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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. Signed on the front-free endpaper by the Artist Louise Nevelson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Owner name and date to top of endpaper, fine in near fine dust jacket, with light wear and tiny edge tears.
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Gary Hill: I Believe It is an Image:
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Gary Hill: I Believe It is an Image:

by HILL, Gary. Contributions by Shizuko Watari and Stephen Sarrazin

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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$115.00
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Tokyo: Watari-Um, 1992. Signed by Artist Gary Hill on the title page. First edition / First printing. White paper-covered spine, charcoal paper-covered boards decorated in red with white text. Fine. Issued without dust jacket, a clear archival jacket is supplied.
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Dale Chihuly: Chihuly: Glass.
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Dale Chihuly: Chihuly: Glass.

by CHIHULY, Dale. Introduction by Linda Norden

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Used - Fine
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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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(Pawtuxet Cove, RI): Dale Chihuly, 1982 Signed by Chihuly and inscribed : For Chuck My very best Chihuly 1984. First edition / First printing. Green cloth. Fine in a about fine dust jacket. Back panel of the jacket has a wrinkle in the laminate, which was common with this title. The first monograph on the artist, preceded only by by an exhibition catalogue for the Renwick Museum (1978).
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Three Gay Tales From Grimm
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Three Gay Tales From Grimm

by Gag, Wanda

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Used - Good+
Edition
Stated Fifth Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Three Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Translated and illustrated with woodcuts by Wanda Ga'g, author of "Millions of Cats". 1943 Coward-McCann, Inc. First Edition, Stated Fifth Printing Thus. RARE in the original dust jacket. Exlib. Good+/Good- DJ protected in mylar wrap. Green decorated library binding. A solid, clean copy in a Rare/Scarce original unclipped $2.00 dust jacket. BRIGHT RED jacket is not sunned. The dj spine is missing 1 inch of the top of its spine, otherwise very nice. Back panel states: Books By Wanda Gag list from Millions of Cats through More Tales From Grimm. Coward-McCann, Inc.
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Freddy And The Bean Home News
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Freddy And The Bean Home News

by Brooks, Walter R.

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
4th Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.
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Robert A. M. Stern Buildings and Projects 1981 - 1986
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Robert A. M. Stern Buildings and Projects 1981 - 1986

by STERN, Robert A. M

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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New York: Rizolli, 1986. Signed by the architect on the half-title page. Additionally inscribed: New York 1988 For Eric Klock from Robert A M Stern. First edition / First printing. Green cloth. Near fine, with mild sunning to the top edge of the boards, in near fine dust jacket with slight fading to the spine, and a surface scratch to the rear panel. Eric Klock is a Snohomish, Washington based Architect, founder of KPA Associates.
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Treasury of Stories, Jingles, and Rhymes
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Treasury of Stories, Jingles, and Rhymes

by Humphrey, Maude

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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$1,000.00
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MAUDE HUMPHREY: Treasury of Stories, Jingles, and Rhymes. Frederick A. Stokes, undated. Circa 1894. FIRST EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY MAUDE HUMPHREY. Written by Mary Rice Miller and Elisabeth S. Tucker. SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY. 242 pages. Maroon boards with gold titling and ornamentation. Good condition front paper paste-down label of a little girl wearing a red feather in her blue hat. Please see our photos. Used. Good/ No DJ. A solid copy with intact gutters. "Humphrey was one of the first great American women illustrators paving the way for Jessie Willcox Smith, Grace Drayton and the many other women illustrators of the early 20th century. Humphrey is also known for being film star HUMPHREY BOGART'S mother (and in fact she used her son as a model for many of her pictures)." QUITE RARE. A NICE FIND. We consider offers.
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Michael Kenna: Le Notre's Gardens.
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Michael Kenna: Le Notre's Gardens.

by KENNA, Michael, Photographs. Text by Eric T. Haskell. Preface by Edward Nygren and Amy Meyers

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Used - Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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Santa Monica, CA: Ram Publications / Huntington Library, 1997. Signed on the title page by Michael Kenna. Additionally inscribed: To Michael, with very best regards, September 12, 97. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket, with a hint of fading to the dust jacket spine. A lovely production.
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A Child's Garden Of Verses
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A Child's Garden Of Verses

by Jessie Willcox Smith

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition Thus
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Stevenson, Robert Louis: A Child's Garden of Verses, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. 1905, Charles Scribner's Sons FIRST EDITION THUS. Copyright page States BB2C-1.58 [H]. Yellow topstain. Used. VG/Good- original price-clipped purple dust jacket. RARE THUS. A nice, solid copy. CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS SERIES.
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$300.00
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1974 Portfolio Project
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1974 Portfolio Project

by VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP

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Used - Title with a few soft creases and soil-marks, occasional light wear to corners, generally clean and fresh
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Ardsley, New York
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Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1974. Title with a few soft creases and soil-marks, occasional light wear to corners, generally clean and fresh. Title and 29 photographs, prints, and mixed-media pieces, either full sheet or on mounts, each signed by the artist either on recto or verso. Each 14 x 11 inches (or smaller and mounted). Number 39 of 75 copies. The artists include Skip Atwater, L. Myers, S. Moore, Elsa C. Voelcker, Laddy Kite, F. Duffy, Paul Ginsberg, Gail De Loach, L. Blacklow, Joan Lyons, Jonathan Morse, Greg Taylor, David Greene, Eve Cohen, Steve Foote, Frank Pflaumer, J. Morse, Gunther Cartwright, Alan Winer, Erik Sundance, A, Rosen, Tad Goodale, and other artists. The Visual Studies Workshop was founded by Joan Lyons in 1971 and has been a crucible for experimentation ever since. The Workshop has published over 450 titles. Scarce: not in OCLC.
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew, Book 8)
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew, Book 8)

by Keene, Carolyn

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Used - Good
Edition
Reprint Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter: Keene, Carolyn. Copyright 1932, Grosset & Dunlap. RARE Nancy Drew #8, 1939 issue thus. Includes original "HEADLINE BOOKS FOR GIRLS" DUST JACKET. RUSSELL H. TANDY COVER ART. Since the dj Back panel authors are: Faith Baldwin through Ann Spence Warner and titles listed were published in 1931, this may be a first state unclipped dust jacket. Price on front flap is 5050. USED. Good Condition/ Good Condition DJ. Summary: "By mistake Nancy Drew receives a letter from England intended for an heiress, also named Nancy Drew. When Nancy undertakes a search for the missing young woman, it becomes obvious that a ruthless, dangerous man is determined to prevent her from finding the heiress or himself."
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The Story About Ping
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The Story About Ping

by Flack, Marjorie

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Used - Very Good
Edition
True First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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$2,250.00
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WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT: Flack, Marjorie. THE STORY ABOUT PING. TRUE FIRST EDITION 1933 VIKING PRESS. 3 lines of copyright information. HARDCOVER. BACK DJ FLAP INCLUDES JUNIOR VIKING COUPON. Matching blue floating duck back board and dust jacket panels do not bear weekly reader logo. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTO OF DJ BACK PANEL. Unclipped Front DJ flap priced at $1.00 . ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. QUITE THE FIND. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD CONDITION DJ. A CLEAN SOLID COPY. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTOS. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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The Hole Book
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The Hole Book

by Newell, Peter

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
First Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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RARE OCTOBER, 1908 HARPER & BROS. UNEXPURGATED FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING THUS. INCLUDES THE WATERMELON PAGE. COLOUR PRINTS. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL. Good + condition / No DJ included. USED. Front paper past-down is in good shape. Some finger marks noticed on a few pages.
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While The Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11)
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While The Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11)

by Franklin W. Dixon

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Franklin W. Dixon: While The Clock Ticked (1932, Grosset & Dunlap Hardy Boys), 1948 Printing Thus. BROWN BOARDS, ORANGE ENDPAPERS. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL RED DUST JACKET. HARDY BOYS #11. GROSSET & DUNLAP. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD- ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. DESCRIPTION: The book is in an original red kidnap jacket. That jacket is original, has an orange spine. Loss to top and bottom of spine. with a triangular divot out of the letter H in the word the. The front panel of the dust jacket is unclipped and has a 7575 priced front flap. Back flap a blurb for "Touchdown Pass", dating this copy to 1948. Back panel of the dust jacket states ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS BY ZANE GREY. BOOK: Brown boards with two boys in 30's period clothing at center. One wears a hat and scarf. Two sets of orange and white endpapers that show the boy with the hat up a tree with binoculars gazing at a cabin on a bluff across the way. Pages and endpapers are clean and bright. Black topstain. Copyright 1932… Read More
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The Aesop For Children With Pictures By Milo Winter
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The Aesop For Children With Pictures By Milo Winter

by Aesop; Milo Winter (Illustrator)

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Used
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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DUST JACKET ONLY. NO BOOK IS INCLUDED The Aesop For Children (1919 unclipped Rand McNally Dust Jacket Only) QUITE RARE. 27 X 11 7/8 Orange/Red First Edition unclipped DUST JACKET ONLY. dimensions are: 27 X 11 7/8 . Original price $2.00, from Rand McNally & Company. USED. Good condition. Orange dust jacket ILLUSTRATED BY MILO WINTER. SHOWS SOME WEAR. A NICE FIND.
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