Mexico: [1970s?]. Mexico: N.p., [1970s?]. 15” x 11½”. Watercolor and gouache on artist boards. Very good with light dust soiling, and light penciled numbers on upper right corners. These eight storyboards were acquired from an antiques market in Mexico and have a comic chicken and farming theme. Images are well..... More
Ohio. This listing is for a rag doll with exceptional provenance. We acquired it in 2018 from a storage unit buyer in Baltic, Ohio who had recently purchased a unit that contained the papers of several generations of an African American family, many of whom went to Wilberforce University. The..... More
Takino, Japan: 1950. 10 7/8” x 8¼”. 17 leaves, with 11 pieces of original artwork, 7 clippings, 8 photographs and 73 pieces of ephemera adhesive mounted both sides. Photos range from 2” x 2” to 4” x 6” and all but one are captioned. Very good: seemingly lacking covers and..... More
![Item #4517 [Collection of Original Costume Designs with Fabric Swatches]. “dik&rdquo](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4517.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1638305341)
N.P. N.P., (early 1970s?). 72 drawings in pencil, watercolor and/or crayon all either drawn directly on artist's board, or on sheets mounted to artist's board; the boards measuring from 14” x 10” to 15” x 12”. 33 have proposed fabric swatches attached, with an additional two that are loose. Generally..... More
Mostly Germany; alsoItaly, Egypt, Greece and other locations: : 1965-1966, 1982. Journal entries and sketches on 11” x 8.5” tracing paper or white stock with some photocopies (details below), 169 pages total (about 2000 words) + publisher rejection letter and 17 smaller drawings. Generally very good plus: well-preserved; a few..... More
![Item #6447 [Scrapbook and Journal of an Artist and Creative Ad Man on Holiday]. Graham Elliott](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6447_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1778793682)
Spain: 1981. 8½” x 7”. Paper over boards. Pp. 160 with 12 photographs, 26 instances of original art, dozens of items of ephemera and copious handwritten entries. Very good: book filled to bursting, beyond its original size; remnants of old adhesive; a few items detached; sporadic offsetting and light wear..... More
New York: 1900. 13¼” x 10”. Full leather, gilt title to front board, thin card leaves. 19 handwritten and illustrated pages. Very good due to moderate wear to boards; internally near fine with a hint of dust soiling. This is a gorgeous and strikingly illustrated genealogy commissioned by..... More