Charles Dana Gibson

GIBSON, CHARLES DANA. EVERYDAY PEOPLE. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1904.
Three prints have been trimmed, not damaging print or caption; first 5 and last prints disbound. "The New Governess," facing last print is taped in along hinge slight scuff to edge of print, where tape pulled away. Tape to front e.p. hinge, board separated from spine; all other prints still attached however loosely. Title page has signature of Charles Hargens, Jr. a famous painter of the Old West, written in fountain pen ink and his studio address in Philadelphia, ink offset to facing verso of half title page. About 5 pages have closed tears or small chips to lower edge, not harming print. White cloth backed spine, soiled, end bumped, paper bound beveled boards, brown lettering with charcoal head of Gibson Girl. Rubbing of edges, spotty soil and rubbing, illustration clean. First Edition. All illustrations clean and clear. This book would be good for it's prints, which would mount great, and still have the captioning. Book measures 17 x 11 oblong, not paginated.

First edition Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944), Roxbury, Ma.; most well known for his illustrations of beautiful women from the first quarter of the 20th century. His portraits originally appeared in the books; The Education of Mr. Pipp and A Widow and Her Friends, during the 1890's, etc. The women were fashionably dressed and refined in manner. Colliers signed Gibson in 1904 to create similar illustrations for their magazine. The "Gibson Girl" created the ideal of an American lady at the time. This book is the 9th in his own series of works, containing the best cartoons published originally by Collier's Weekly. 70 wonderful oblong drawings depicting studies of Victorian era family life; social life; people's expressions; stock market watchers; courting; fashion, romance; hailing a cab; sidewalks of New York; diplomatic circles; Mr. Wiggs Rents a Cottage for the Summer; Summer Sports; Signs of Spring; children; traveling, etc. Hard Cover Good +

[SW: Everyday People GibsonCharles Dana Gibson Books, Charles Dana Gibson Prints, Victorian Fashion, Charles Hargens books, Gibson Girls Prints turn of the century illustrators, American Illustrators, 19th Century]

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(Dickens, Charles). Gibson, Charles Dana. PEOPLE OF DICKENS DRAWN BY C.D. GIBSON. New York: R.H. Russell / London: John Lane, 1897.

- Folio, 23 inches high by 17-3/4 inches wide. A portfolio consisting of a title page, a list of plates, 4 pages printed in red on one side and 4 [of 6] full page plates by Charles Dana Gibson illustrating characters from Dicken's novels and short stories, all laid loose in a natural burlap portfolio with cotton ties and the title embossed in orange on the front cover. The covers are heavily soiled with wear to the corners. The portfolio is splitting along the joints of the spine. There is scattered foxing throughout with creases and minor chips and tears to the edges of the leaves. Lacking 2 plates. Scarce. <p>The superb plates by Charles Dana Gibson include "Scrooge / From 'A Christmas Carol'"; "Mr. Pickwick Delivering His Famous Oration / From 'Pickwick Papers'"; "Mr. and Mrs. Micawber, David Copperfield and Traddles / From 'David Copperfield'"; and "Caleb Plummer and His Daughter / From 'The Cricket on The Hearth'"

[SW: ILLUSTRATED; ART; CHARLES DICKENS; CHARLES DANA GIBSON; PRINTS; PLATES; PORTFOLIO; PEOPLE OF DICKENS; ILLUSTRATIONS; SCROOGE; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; CHRISTMAS CAROL; MR. PICKWICK; DAVID COPPERFIELD; PICKWICK PAPERS; MR. MICAWBER; CALEB PLUMMER; CRICKET ON THE HEARTH; PEOPLE OF DICKENS DRAWN BY C.D. GIBSON.]

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Davis, Richard Harding. Gallegher; The Lion And The Unicorn; The King's Jackal; Captain Macklin. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. ; fester Einband / hard cover
The 4 books are bound in dark red cloth with gilt printing on the spine and embossed decoration on the front cover. They are all straight with tight text pages. All were published in 1907 and all have the tissue pages at title page intact. They all have some wear to the edges and rubbing; spines are a little faded. Gallegher has 238 pages; illustrations are by Charles Dana Gibson. There is writing by the previous owner on the rear endpage and the illustration page 96 is missing. Captain Macklin contains 328 pages, illustrations are by Walter Appleton Clark; previous owner's gift inscription is written on the front endpage and the illustration page 40 is missing; there is a paper slit only in the front gutter. The Lion and The Unicorn has 295 pages; illustrations are by Howard Chandler Christy. It has a paper slit at front & back gutters and the illustration page 192 is missing. The lower front corner on this volume is bumped and worn; previous owner's writing is on the endpages also, along with a circular pencil mark. The King's Jackal has 218 pages, illustration s are by Charles Dana Gibson. Illustration page 52 is missing and there is previous owner's inscription on endpapers. All volumes have some foxing of the pages and all have some bumps and bruises, but are still very nice copies of these classics. ; Vol. 4; B&W Illustrations; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches.

Hardcover, 13, 14, Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. VG/NONE.

[SW: Richard Harding Davis Charles Dana Gibson Literature Antiquarian Fiction Fiction,]

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Davis, Richard Harding. THE KING'S JACKAL. Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York: 1906. 1906 ; fester Einband / hard cover

218 p. + Six illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson. 12mo. 197mm. Original red cloth binding, lettered in gold. Top edge gold; other edges uncut. Includes the stories: 'The King's Jackal' and 'The Reporter Who Made Himself King.' A better than very good copy. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a famous American author and journalist. In 1890 he became managing editor of Harper's Weekly and began making trips in its behalf to various parts of theworld. As a foreign correspondent he covered all the wars of his day and published several books recording his experiences. His war dispatches were colorful and dramatic. His other writings include some of the best tales to come out of the Edwardian era. The illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944), is especially famous as a delineator of aristocratic social ideals; most notably that of the ideal woman who came to be known as the Gibson Girl. His incisive drawings of fashionable life often convey both humor and understanding. He illustrated numerous books, including several for Richard Harding Davis. W53 Hardcover

[SW: FICTION; HISTORICAL NOVEL; DAVIS; GIBSON; ILLUSTRATED; 1906]

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