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Biblio is lucky to work with such amazing booksellers who provide not just rare and antique books, but antique and rare original art. Browse the featured artwork below for some of the most amazing and unbelievably rare original artwork by some truly inspiring artists. Some of the rare original art featured below are self-portraits of famous and beloved authors, and others are detailed landscapes. Any of the rare original artwork featured in the Biblio Rare Book Room would definitely add to the value of your rare and antique book collection.

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Portrait of Allen Ginsberg by Gordon Stuart

Portrait of Allen Ginsberg by Gordon Stuart

by (Ginsberg, Allen); Stuart, Gordon (1924-2015)

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1995. Stuart, Gordon. Water color portrait of the poet, executed in Swansea, Wales, in 1995, signed and dated in the upper right corner. 18-1/2 inches x 14-3/4 inches. Matted and framed. This is one of a series of portraits commissioned from Stuart as the official artist of the U.K. Year of Literature, hosted in Swansea. Ginsberg's visit culminated in a National Poetry Day reading at the Royal Albert Hall marking the thirtieth anniversary of his first appearance there. It was his last visit to the U.K. Stuart, born in Toronto frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy, was shown widely in the U.K., and honored with numerous awards. Five of his works, including his 1953 portrait of Dylan Thomas, are in the National Portrait Gallery, others are in the National Portrait Gallery of Canada, the National Library of Wales, and many other public and private collections. Other writers who sat for him included Margaret Atwood, Seamus Heaney and R.S. Thomas.
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Adam Pastor Van Dorphen -Original Woodcut Portrait By Christopher Van Sichem, From Iconica &...

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Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem / Ioan. Iansonium, 1609. Original Woodcut . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 12.6 x 16 Cm. Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Adam Pastor Van Dorphen, 6 1/4" X 4 7/8", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter… Read More
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Small Landscape in Oil, By Conrad Buff

Small Landscape in Oil, By Conrad Buff

by Buff, Conrad

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Used - Near Fine
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Original Artwork
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Los Angeles Circa 1940, 1940. Original Artwork . Board. Near Fine. 8" x 6. Small Oil Landscape On Board, Signed, 8" X 6" Oblong, Undated But Circa 1930/1950. [Provenance: Estate Of Edwin Roscoe Shrader Of Otis Art Institute.]
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Engraving Of A Cypress On A Promontory By Jack Okey, Annotated "Tovil", Circa 1910

Engraving Of A Cypress On A Promontory By Jack Okey, Annotated "Tovil", Circa 1910

by Okey, John Clark [Jack]

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1910. Original Engraving 1st Printing. No Binding. Near Fine. Image Size 13.8 X 17.5 Cm, With Wide Margins, Annotated "Tovil" In Okey's Handwriting. John Clark "Jack" Okey (June 3, 1889 - January 8, 1963) Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving, He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle, The California Artist, J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S, He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright, And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913, He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda, Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The United States, He Spent The… Read More
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Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and  Russian America.  Fascicule 7
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Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Fascicule 7

by John Cassin

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First Edition; First
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Paperback
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Text pages 191-212 & plates 31-35 as issued in original wraps. Five exceptionally bright and clean untrimmed tissue-guarded hand-colored lithographic plates measuring 7.5 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). ; 22 text pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Let the Gold Dust Twins Do Your Work" [antique embossed enameled metal broadside portraying...

Let the Gold Dust Twins Do Your Work" [antique embossed enameled metal broadside portraying John D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan], illustrated from and Being Advertising for Puck Magazine

by J. S. Pushe [?]

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First Edition
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New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann / Puck, 1905. First Edition . Single Embossed Tin Sheet. Very Good +. 14 1/2" x 11. Rare Embossed Tin Color Broadside With Puck Heading, Numbered Vol. Lvii No. 149, Possibly An Advertising Display For That Issue Of Puck. A Prototypical Demonstration Of The Emerging Consciousness That The Modern Institutional Economic World Was Apparently Designed By Greedy, Self-Centered Drunken Seventeen Year Olds With Expectations Of Managing It When They Grew Up, With The Finer Structure Continually Redrawn By Self-Serving Politicians, Bureaucrats And Judges Concerned Mostly With Preserving Their Salaries. Contains 10 1/8" X 8 3/4" Color Illustration Of John D. Rockefeller And Senator Aldrich [Father-In-Law Of John D. Ii) With Dark Skins, Each Dressed Only In A Short Skirt Or Tutu Bearing The Legend "Gold Dust", Aldrich Holding A Model Of The Capitol And Standing On A Model Of The Stock Exchange, John D. Holding A Satchel Of Money And A Standard Oil… Read More
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Original Drawing- "Luneclipticals" By Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano

Original Drawing- "Luneclipticals" By Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano

by Napolitano, Pasquale G.

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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Original Artwork
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Los Angeles, 1934. Original Artwork . No Binding. Fine. Original Drawing On Tissue. 5 5/8" X 4 3/4", Titled And Signed On The Artist's Matting. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Pottery In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For Th Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.
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Original Modernist Textile By Pasquale Giovanno Napolitano And Emmie (Goetz) Napolitano

Original Modernist Textile By Pasquale Giovanno Napolitano And Emmie (Goetz) Napolitano

by Napolitano, Pasquale Guiovanni And Emmie (Goetz)

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Original Telegram
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Los Angeles: Pasquale Napolitano, 1935. Original Telegram . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 20" X 20". Original Textile Designed By Pasquale G Napolitano, And Made By His Wife. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.
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Original Balinese Painting (From Collection Of Herman Sachs)

Original Balinese Painting (From Collection Of Herman Sachs)

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Original Painting
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Bali, 1910. Original Painting . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 17 " X 16 1/2". Original Balinese Painting On Thin Canvas, Probably Early Twentieth Century But Possibly Older, From The Collection Of California Architectural Designer Herman Sachs, Who Studied With The German Expressionists Circa 1915-1917, Lter Returned To America And Founded The Dayton Museum Of Art, Later Worked On The Most Prominent Los Angeles Landmark Buildings Circa 1923-1930, And Also Worked In Ceramics And Batik. Sachs Was The U S Representative For George Grosz Circa 1921.
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Carlo Primo (Charles Ii) Re De Spagne, Dell' Indie Etc. ( Original Antique Engraving From...

Carlo Primo (Charles Ii) Re De Spagne, Dell' Indie Etc. ( Original Antique Engraving From Historia Di Leopoldo Cesare, Continente Le Cose Piu Memorabili Successe In Europa, Dal 1656 Fino Al 1670.

by Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato; Original Engraving By John Frederick Leonart

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1st Edition 1st Printing
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[Circa 1670-1674]: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist (?), 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving, Circa 1670, Engraved By J. F. Leonart. Apparently A Leaf From A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Charles Ii Of Spain (Spanish: Carlos Ii; 6 November 1661 - 1 November 1700) Was The Last Habsburg Ruler Of Spain. His Realm Included Southern Netherlands, Italian Territories, Several Cities In North Africa And Spain's Overseas Empire, Stretching From The Americas To The Spanish East Indies. Known As "The Bewitched" (Spanish: El Hechizado), He Is Noted For His Extensive Physical, Intellectual, And Emotional Disabilities And His Consequent Ineffectual Rule. He Died Childless In 1700, With All Potential Habsburg Successors Having… Read More
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Creative Effort. An Essay in Affirmation
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Creative Effort. An Essay in Affirmation

by LINDSAY, Norman

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Sydney, New South Wales
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Sydney: Art in Australia, 1920. A beautiful copy of Lindsay's famous work covering the meaning of life and art, drawing on philosophical concepts. Signed on front endpaper by Lindsay with a full page original etching tipped in "All who would examine the problem of Life must first remove from it the problem of Existence. It is the confusion between these two things that has confused all human morality. By Existence one comprehends the body, and all that serves to supply its needs, to keep its machinery active. By Life one understands all that goes beyond the body, the impulse that we vaguely call the mind, the soul, the intellectual process. The body is the poor relation of the mind, the servant, the vehicle. In serving its needs, one supplies movement; in servings its senses, one supplies material for the intellectual process. Between these functions, high and low, one must seek a direction for Man's destiny. To find that direction is to find the High Morality. In short, to find the direction of… Read More
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Forty-six fine watercolours elegantly bound in a nineteenth-century album
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Forty-six fine watercolours elegantly bound in a nineteenth-century album

by NOVELLI, Francesco

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Probaly Venice, 1825. An exquisite suite of watercolours, including a beautiful series of scenes documenting a Venetian commedia dell'arte troupe, by the Italian artist Francesco Novelli. Francesco Novelli (1767-1836), one of the preeminent artists of his generation, lived in Venice where he was best known for his outstanding book illustration. He enjoyed a long and successful career that culminated in the landmark editions of Don Quixote (1819) and Gil Blas (1820). Novelli is also known for illustrating works such as the Fasti Veneziani (1794), hinting at his abiding interest in the theatre and the performing arts. In this unmatched collection of Novelli's watercolours, the greatest number are piquant images of a troupe of the commedia dell'arte, with especially fine depictions of Pierrot himself, as well as other key figures such as Columbine and Harlequin. There is a remarkable series of scenes from a play, as well as studies of individual performers, many so precisely rendered that it is almost… Read More
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Untitled, Original Oil Painting - Hill Country Barn & Wagon
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Untitled, Original Oil Painting - Hill Country Barn & Wagon

by Boren, James (American 1921-1990)

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Blanco, Texas
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1969. FINE. Original oil on board, 11 1/2 x 8 in. framed with linen mat. SIGNED and dated CAA lower right, framed dimensions 17 1/2 x 14 label on back "General Store Gallery / Austin, Texas" and sealed. Photos on request. James Boren was one of the deans of modern western painters in Texas. Born in Waxahachie, Boren was inducted into the Cowboy Artists of America and became one of its most celebrated and honored members. His preferred media was watercolor. Few oils have come to market. In the late 1960s he and fellow CAA member Melvin Warren, both established homes and studios in the small central Texas town of Clifton and helped turn that city into something of a western artist's colony. This small gem in oil is rare to see and not offered for sale previously, having been purchased by me from the original owner in San Antonio in the early 1980's. Only a few oils have turned up on the auction sights, most recent items are $3,000 - 8,000.00.
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Paintings
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Paintings

by McCartney, Paul

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Fine
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Las Vegas , Nevada
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New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2000 First printing of the first American edition. Signed by Paul McCartney directly on the half-title page. Light shelf wear else book and dust jacket in fine condition.
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Buckeye Harvesting Machine & Twine

Buckeye Harvesting Machine & Twine: Altman Miller & Co., Akron, Ohio. U.S.A.

by Unknown Artist

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Used - Very Good
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Original gouache advertising Aultman Miller & Co. Buckeye Harvesting Machine & Twine. Image: 9 1/2 x 12 inches
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