The Prince Of Wales and Other Famous Americans

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine. 1925. 1st edition. . 1st ed., 8vo, ¼ yellow cloth/batiked boards. Unpaginated. The artist’s first book of theatrical and literary caricatures - f ollowing a two-year stint drawing for Vanity Fair and the New Yor ker. Dozens of caricatures of American and British celebrities f rom the 1920s. Four color plates,… Read more about this item

New York : Knopf, 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover, decorated boards, yellow cloth spine with green lettering. Preface by Carl Van Vechten, color frontispiece, b&w caricatures throughout by the artist: Stravinsky, Picasso, Willa Cather, Jack Dempsey, Mary Pickford, Ed Wynn, Babe Ruth ,Will Rogers, Eugene O'Neill, Paul Whiteman, Lillian Gish, Fanny Brice, many more famous personalities of the… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1925. First edition with variant binding. A book of 65 caricatures (of authors, actors, musicians, and others) by the artist Miguel Covarrubias. Among those caricatured are Picasso, Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, Valentino, Will Rogers, Gershwin, Dreiser, Fred & Adele Astaire, Covarrubias himself, Carl van Vechten (who wrote the preface), and 55 others. The book is in… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 1925. First American Edition . Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (Unpaginated, with 66 illustrations in black & white and color). A very good First Edition copy, collecting 66 Covarubias caricatures of famous figures, most of which initially appeared in Vanity Fair. The book has light wear to the corners… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Good.. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4'' X 7''. Unpaginated. Spine is darkened a bit and spine ends are rubbed. Mild crease to bottom of back board. Well done caricatures of famous Americans ( although it includes many non-Americans) of the time. Mostly b&w, but some are in color. … Read more about this item