Groth john illustrations (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light wear to edges, otherwise fine. 'It is the 1920s: The buffalo are long gone from the plains, the Comanche long vanquished. Only the old remember. An aging Comanche named Starlight and eight members of his tribe come from Oklahoma to the Texas ranch of Tom Bird. They demand the largest of his buffalo, which they hope to kill in the traditional way of their people. The old rancher finally concedes. Filled with remembrances of old raids, narrow escapes, and bold blood now gone, this timeless story brings to life the tensions between justice and regret, mourning and reawakening.'. Groth, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Slipcase. First Edition Thus. Xiv, 221Pp. #830 Of 1500 Of A Limited Edition Signed By Groth. Fine, But With Some Fading To Spine Cloth. Lacking Glassine Dust Jacket. Slipcase Lightly Used, Minute Fray At Lower Left Corner Of Open End. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: vg- to near fine. Limited edition. 1/2000. Quarto. (xiii), [2], 164. pp., [1]. 16mo. 39 pp., [1]. Light tan paper covered slipcase, brown label with tan lettering mounted on spine. Slipcase notched for two sized books. Slipcase with cloth pull. Illustrated tan cloth boards, brown leather label with gilt lettering on spine. This limited edition, #1132 of 2000, is signed by the illustrator at the colophon. Imaginatively illustrated throughout in b/w & color. Covers illustrated with rendition of Pudd'nhead Wilson's town. Accompanying the book is a 5 1/4"x 3 1/2" booklet "Puddn'head Wilson's Calendar". Slipcase label chipped on left and right sides. Very light staining to slipcase. Glassine wrapper lightly chipped on the bottom. Rubbing to head of binding spine label. Slipcase in very good, glassing wrapper in very good-, binding and interior in very good+ to near fine condition overall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Men Without Women, Hemingway, Ernest; Illustrations by John Groth. Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1946. Small 8vo up to 9½" tall., 232pp., illustrations in black and white. Red cloth boards with black and gilt titles, top edge red. Name to free endpaper; jacket has inside residue tape marks from an old removed sleeve protector. In very good condition. A collection of fourteen stories which explore war, relationships, and masculine codes. First published 1928. This edition is illustrated by the esteemed American artist and war correspondent, John Groth.…

I. Eight (8) large original color illustrations, measuring ca.23.5" x 33.5" - 26.5" x 38". Offered together with one mounted preliminary illustration for plate #5, measuring 22.25" x 30". Each has been signed, dated (1974), and captioned "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Groth along the lower margin. Some light waviness to extremities from storage, with light dust-soil and occasional faint foxing to the margins. II. Three (3) large illustrations in sepia ink (three versions of the same plate), measuring ca.30" x 21" - 39.75" x 26.75". Each has been signed, dated (1974), and captioned "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Groth along the lower margin. III. Twelve (12) medium-to-large preliminary sketches in sepia ink, measuring ca.15.75" x 11" - 18" x 25.5". Each has been signed, dated (1974), and captioned either "P.Wilson" or "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Groth along the lower margin. Together with a full sheet bearing Groth's holograph notes. IV. Eleven (11) large sketches in sepia ink on Strathmore art paper, each representing one of the internal black & white illustrations for the book. Each measures 28.5" x 22.5", signed, dated (1974), and captioned "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Groth along the lower margin. Each illustration has the corresponding holograph page number at upper left corner; a few bear additional brief holograph notes by Groth in ink, and a few have holograph measurements in blue pencil. All housed together in a large brad-bound envelope. V. Twenty-six (26) small-to-medium rough sketches in sepia ink, measuring 8.5" x 11" - 14.25" x 11.25". Each piece is signed by Groth. Together with a holograph sheet where Groth has created an outline for page layout. Housed together in a brad-bound envelope. VI. Twelve (12) sketches in black ink for the Pudd'nhead Wilson Calendar, each signed by Groth, measuring 7.75" x 10.5" - 10.5" x 11". Housed in a brad-bound envelope. VII. Thirty-eight (38) small illustrations in ink (these appear to be sketches and character studies), measuring ca.4.5" x 7" - 9" x 13.5". Each has been signed, dated (1974), and captioned either "P.Wilson" or "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Groth along the lower margin; a few have holograph titles. Housed in a brad-bound envelope. VIII. One envelope containing five (5) TLS from David M. Glixon to John Groth on Cardavon Press letterhead, dated 27 December, 1973 - 20 May, 1974, contracting him to supply illustrations for the LEC edition, and offering his thoughts on the drawings, discussion of proofs, layout, etc.; one (1) gathering of page proofs; one (1) bifolium sample paste-up; twenty-six (26) pages of Groth's extensive holograph notes pertaining to the illustrations, their order, layout, captions, dimensions, etc. All on 8.5" x 11" stock. Signed.…