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So many people love to draw and doodle, and if you love the art of drawing, you should absolutely look through the rare drawing books section of the Biblio Rare Book Room. Many of the books featured below are antique books about specific drawing techniques, and other of the rare and antique drawing books feature gorgeous artwork and mesmerizing binding. Any of the books featured in the rare books about drawing section of the Biblio Rare Book Room would be sure to increase the value of your book collection.

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Blue-winged Teal in Flight.

Blue-winged Teal in Flight.

by Bull, Charles Livingston.

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New York:, undated [1902].. Fine. Fine condition. Original Charcoal and ink on paper. Image size: 10.25 x 15.25 inches. Sheet size 13 x 17.5 inches. Elegantly custom framed in Ecru rag board with gilt decoration, one inch neoclassical silver molding. Dimensions: 20 x 26 inches. Executed in charcoal and ink on paper- Charles Livingston Bull's preferred medium-an elegant composition of a Blue-winged Teal in flight leading a V formation ofr ducks at dusk. As in his drawing of the Solitary Teal, (6671) here the influence of Japanese design is unmistakable. As a collector of Japanese wood block prints- Bull studied and here utilized the finely- tuned conventions of image building commonly found in the Japanese prints of the late nineteenth century. A mature teal floats towards the viewer followed by the silhouette of birds in v formation. Patterned and tonal blocks of monochrome create the form of the floating Teal, with just the hint of landscape accentuated by the thinnest of… Read More
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Solitary Blue-winged Teal.

Solitary Blue-winged Teal.

by Bull, Charles Livingston.

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New York:, undated [1902].. Fine. Fine condition. Original Charcoal and ink on paper. Signed CL Bull lower center. Image size: 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Sheet size 16 x 13 inches. Elegantly custom framed in Ecru rag board with gilt decoration, one inch neoclassical silver molding. Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches. Executed in charcoal and ink on paper- Charles Livingston Bull's preferred medium-an elegant composition of a Blue-winged Teal in flight over lily pond with reeds in the foreground. The influence of Japanese design is unmistakable. As a collector of Japanese wood block prints- Bull studied and here utilized the finely tuned conventions of image building commonly found in the Japanese prints of the late nineteenth century. In this composition Bull utilizes the foreshortened reeds and flowering lily pads below to create an intimate setting into which the floating Teal appears. The Teal's extended wing obscures a portion of the lily pad- allowing for sense of motion. The form… Read More
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The Captain is Out to Lunch and The Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
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The Captain is Out to Lunch and The Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship

by Bukowski, Charles

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Used - Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Black Sparrow Press: Santa Rosa, CA, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Robert Crumb. Folio. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Fine cream decorated cloth in red cloth slipcase. Number 36 of 175 numbered copies only, with 5 colour serigraphs, each signed by Robert Crumb.120 pp. Bukowski's last book, published three years after his death, in a nice edition in fine condition. The text is excerpts from his diaries, with entries focused on gambling, writing, aging, and everday life.
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Memory About Service, Friendship and You. Red Banner Pacific Ocean Fleet, Soviet Navy Photo Album...
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Memory About Service, Friendship and You. Red Banner Pacific Ocean Fleet, Soviet Navy Photo Album ( Black Sea,) with 15 SIGNED Pen and Ink Tracings of Warships

by Unknown Soviet Navy Sailor

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Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
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Soviet Union , 1979. Dated 1979-1982, a unique and RARE Soviet sailor's photo album, 13 1/2" w x 9" h, in string-tied brown velvet over heavy cardboard. Containing 40 pp. of thick cardboard, with 140 black and white and 4 color photographs pasted in, and 4 B & W photos and 1 negative laid in. The album rendered unique and amazing by the addition of 15 exquisitely detailed SIGNED pen and ink tracings of warships, 11 modern Soviet Navy warships and 4 tall ships, on rice paper, with each tracing interspersed between the photography pages. Very Good, small tears to the edges of some of the rice paper sheets. RARE Soviet Navy photographs from the height of the Cold War taken by an incredibly talented sailor/ artist. . Photograph Album. Very Good. 13 1/2" w x 9" h.
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles

by Christie, Agatha

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Good
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Half-Crown Edition
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Hardcover
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London. THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Used. Good / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages fairly bright. Foxing noted. chiefly at title page and verso. Please see our photos. Apparently quite rare in this edition. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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L'Assiette au beurre. No. 79, 4 October 1902- No. 311, 6 March, 1907
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L'Assiette au beurre. No. 79, 4 October 1902- No. 311, 6 March, 1907: (9 bound volumes)

by Jules Grandjouan et al.

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Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Beautifully signature-bound in publisher's raw tan linen; front board & spine decoratively lettered; decorative endpapers. Generally, a very good or better set with signature satiric & anarchistic illustrations. One of the most important illustrated radical periodicals. Artists include but are not limited to: A. Roubille, Gustave-Henri Jossot, Konrad-Wagner, Valery Muller, Hermann-Paul, Leonetto Cappiello, Jules Cheret, Juan Gris, Jules-Alexandre Grun, Jossot, Frantisek Kupka, Paul Iribe, Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Orazi, Adrien Barrere, Poulbot, H. G. Ibels, Kees van Dongen, Armand Gallo, Ricardo Flores, and many others. Being a periodical that did not shy away from less attractive topics, they covered such topics as crime, economy, leisure and travel, politics, current events, international relations, religion, health and even the Press itself. Color and black and white illustrations copiously throughout. Vol. 1, 2, and 9: front board and spine are beginning to detach but are still sturdy. 10 1/4… Read More
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The Chater Collection. Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong, Macao, 1655-1860; with Historical...
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The Chater Collection. Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong, Macao, 1655-1860; with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress.

by ORANGE, JAMES.

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  • Hardcover
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Used
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Number 77 of a limited edition of 750 copies.
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Hardcover
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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London.: Butterworth.. Number 77 of a limited edition of 750 copies.. 1924.. Maps including colour folding plan of City of Victoria, 18 colour plates, many in black and white, 528pp, bibliography, index, bright top edge gilt. Fore edge lightly browned, front endpapers browned, cloth very clean and bright, lettered in bright gilt, an exceptional copy in original slightly chipped dustjacket. 30.7 x 25.5cm. This remarkable book records the extraordinary collection that Hong Kong businessman Sir Paul Chater built. This volume includes descriptions and representations of the prints and maps within his collection. Paul Chater was an energetic and innovative man who though coming from disadvantage built an enviable business empire as well as involving himself with the government of Hong Kong. He served as Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council for 30 years ending only with his death. When Sir Paul Chater died in 1926 his collection of porcelain, prints and paintings together with Marble Hall,… Read More
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SEX SERIES
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SEX SERIES: 10 Original Graphite Drawings by Bobby Ross

by Ross, Bobby

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1st
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SEX SERIES, 1981
10 Original Graphite Drawings by Bobby Ross
The drawings of Bobby Ross are a mix of ideas that depict human nature in a realistic and humorous way. He addresses fundamental questions about science, religion and social issues with ordinary objects by creating densely packed images with surprising combinations.
Arguably one of Bobby Ross's most well-received series is his Sex Series. This series is being offered for sale for the first time since purchased by its original owner in 1981. These are the original graphite drawings framed by the artist. Each is meticulously drawn showing difficult-to-imagine details and measuring 6" ht. x 5" w. inside the matting and exterior frame size of 13" ht. x 12" w. A fabulous set of signed graphite drawings. Additional images available upon request. This set will require additional postage for FedEx and insurance.
Sold only as a set and not individually, the ten drawings included in this series are titled:
Sex in San Francisco
Sex in Indianapolis
Sex… Read More
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Archive
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Archive

by CARTER, John

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A fine archive of three original drawings by the English "mouth artist" John Carter, two letters by his biographer, a copy of the revised edition of Carter's Memoir, and related materials. A fine collection of three original drawings by John Carter (31 July 1815 - 2 June 1850), an English mouth artist, together with a memoir and two autograph letters discussing Carter's work by William James Dampier, Carter's first biographer. The collection also includes a heliotype after a drawing by Carter as well as a list of subscribers to Dampier's memoir. The small collection was apparently presented by Dampier to one of his friends. Original drawings by carter are rare, as most "of his work, now widely dispersed and probably unrecognized, is of course only known from nineteenth century reproductions" (Trevor Disley) John Carter was born in Coggeshall, Essex, "of humble parents", as Dampier notes. At school "he showed a disposition to scribble the figure of a man, a horse, or a bird, upon his desk or copy… Read More
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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
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True First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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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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Designs and specifications for Shingle-Sydes; Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Designs and specifications for Shingle-Sydes; Litchfield County, Connecticut: The home and studio of Connecticut illustrator, poet, and architect, William Walworth Stilson, (1874-1962)

by William Walworth Stilson

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Tuebingen, Germany
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Calligraphed title, verso with manuscript inked faked printer's sign "the Shingle-syde Press" within double rules, 16 architectural plates (15 on thick drawing paper, one on tracing paper) with pencil and watercolour drawings of elevations, plans and sections of his house. Loosely contained in later cloth portfolio, with gilt morocco label to front cover. Folio (700 x 470 mm). A charming set of large hand-drawn and delicately coloured architectural delineations for the home and studio of Connecticut illustrator, poet, and architect, William Walworth Stilson, (1874-1962), a Connecticut artist born in New Milford and a resident of Bridgeport and Shelton. He illustrated several books, including Willard Nelson Clute, Our Ferns in Their Haunts (1901); William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis (1909); and Hamilton Wright Mabie, The Writers of Knickerbocker New York (1912). The house was completed in 1902. His papers are housed at the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript… Read More
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Album with 13 original wash-colour drawings with views in Rome.
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Album with 13 original wash-colour drawings with views in Rome.: Manuscript

by Uggeri, Angelo (artist).

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Brown and black pen- and ink-drawings with brown wash each (255 x 180 mm) with black frames surrounded by green wash borders. Each mounted on thin cardboard with manuscript captions andd numbering in lower margins. Rom around 1800. Contemporary green half morocco, marbled sides. Oblong- 4to (318 x 245 mm). Covers rubbed, extremeties worn. Thieme-B. XXXIII, 540. A highly picturesque suite of interesting views of Roman antiquities and architectural structures with following manuscript titles: 1. Forum Romanum. 2. Interieur du Pantheon das le debordement du Tibre. 3. Le Colisée. 4. Le Colisée du côté des Maronites. 5. Arène du Colisée. 6. Restes du Temple de Mars le vengeur. 7. La roche Tarpeienne. 8. Cloaque Maxime. 9. Pont Senatorius-Rotto. 10. Tombeau des afrancis d'Auguste connue sous le nome de Columbarium. 11. Catabombes. Cimetiére de Calyste à St. Sébastian. 12. Pont Nomentano. 13. Roma vecchia. Frascati. A few brown spots, slightly soiled in margins. Front fly-leaf with contemporary… Read More
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Avec les Gueux - Quarante dessins de Marie Baudet. Préface de Jean Richepin de l’Académie...
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Avec les Gueux - Quarante dessins de Marie Baudet. Préface de Jean Richepin de l’Académie Francaise.: 40 original watercolour drawings by Marie Baudet, all of them signed,

by Marie Baudet (pen name of Marie Ludivine Antoinette Dupuit).

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40 original drawings by Marie Baudet, ink brush with various washes and water colour heightening, all of them signed by the artist, some dated and with manuscript title, mostly ca 380 x 530 mm a few ca 220 x 290 mm pasted onto white paper mounts (565 x 515 mm). Each original drawing bound in facing the collotype plate of the published suite with 5 unnumbered leaves letterpress text, 40 collotype plates with a tinted background (315 x 225 mm or smaller – reduced in size compared to the original drawings), title and numbering printed on narrow paper labels pasted onto lower margin of plates. Cont. brown half calf on six raised bands with gilt title in second compartment. Fancy endpapers. Folio (575 x 430 mm). Extremeties worn, covers rubbed and slightly spotted. Bénézit (1976), I, p. 515. The book was published in 250 copies and "les planches de cet album ont été tirées par les procédés spéciaux de Fortier & Marotte" according to the imprint. Marie Ludivine Antoinette Dupuit known as Marie… Read More
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Reise um die Welt, ausgeführt mit seinem Bruder und Freunden in den Jahren 1871, 1872 und 1873....
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Reise um die Welt, ausgeführt mit seinem Bruder und Freunden in den Jahren 1871, 1872 und 1873. Alte Reiseerinnerungen in Wort und Bild.: A travel around the world in the years 1871, 1872 and 1873.

by Zahn-Geigy, Friedrich

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Used
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Privately published in two copies
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5 illustrated text-volumes and 3 volumes with original pen- and ink drawings by the traveller (= complete). Text-volumes illustrated with 281 original photographs (each ca 75 x 74 mm to 125 x 82 mm) of places and people and 276 photographs with reproductions of pen- and ink sketches (each ca 126 x 72 mm) pasted onto to 183 plates. 443 unnumb. leaves, including a photo portrait of the author, and 3 maps. Atlas-volumes illustrated with 287 original pen- and ink sketches by the author (each ca 135 x 80 mm), mounted to 36 cardboard leaves with views of towns, landscapes and local residents. Compehensive and detailed description of a world tour by Friedrich Zahn-Geigy (1848-1929), a 23-year-old descendant of a Swiss banker's family from Basle. The journey, not only undertaken for educational purposes solely, but as is related in the text also for business reasons, visiting long-standing business partners and looking out for new fields of business especially in the US and South East Asia, first led them to… Read More
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Albert Durer revived: or, a book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints:...
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Albert Durer revived: or, a book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting

by DURER, Albrecht

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Used - Near Fine
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Hardcover
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1697 ART Albrecht DURER Human Anatomy Proportion Drawing Illustrated ENGLISH

Albrecht Durer was a famous 15th-century painter and humanist. His engravings have become some of the most desirable Renaissance illustrations and have been repeatedly analyzed and studied by landscape and human-form artists. One of Durer's best written works was his instructional treatise on human proportion. This work provided direction on how to accurate draw the human form, both male and female figures and all parts of the body. "On Human Proportion" was one of the leading works of its kind even into the 18th-century.

This 1697 edition of Durer's "Human Proportion" was published in London and features 19 impressive full-page engravings, each with dozens of figures and examples. This particular edition is exceedingly rare! A must have!

Item number: #23260
Price: $2500

DURER, Albrecht

Albert Durer revived: or, a book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting

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