{"title":"Singular Vision","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"caricatures-argentina-pelele-zavalla-pedro-a-gente-conocida","title":"(CARICATURES). (ARGENTINA). \"PELELE.\" [ZAVALLA, Pedro A.] Gente Conocida.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJust Two Copies Worldwide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(CARICATURES). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ARGENTINA). \"PELELE.\" [ZAVALLA, Pedro A.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGente Conocida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Buenos Aires]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.d. [ca. 1930]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[18] leaves (including blanks). \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e280 x 249 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHoused in the original tan printed portfolio with light green ties, an advertisement printed on each pastedown.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 126 black \u0026amp; white lithograph caricatures, loose as issued, and nine advertisements by Pelele. Apparently lacking three caricatures (see below).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSigned by the illustrator in ink on the preface.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJoints of portfolio splitting at head and tail, light soiling to boards; preliminary leaves with a little foxing and small marginal tears, caricatures with occasional crease or hint of foxing, edges roughened (as issued?) and a little rumpled due to portfolio, but very clean throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn album of \"Familiar People,\" comprising more than 100 caricatures of well-known figures from the Argentine golden age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlthough the subjects of this work include figures that would be easy to poke fun at (i.e., politicians, businessmen, scientists, musicians, artists, and aristocrats), the tone here is playful and lighthearted rather than critical. A few examples include the astronomer Martin Gil, who looks dreamily through his telescope as butterflies land upon it; Vicente Almandos Almonacid, who is pictured wearing wings while a flock of letters fly into a post box--a nod to his role as co-founder of the Aeropostale Argentina; and, the only woman pictured in the series, Mme Kerteux, a dealer of \"Antiguedades de buen gusto,\" who stands in front of a tasteful antique bench. According to the artist's preface, these people \"are not here because they are members of a clique, nor because political or financial trends have singled them out at a particular moment, but because they aroused in me attraction and sympathy, feelings that invigorate my spirit and which I express through caricature.\" The work also contains a preface written by the poet and father of the \"Modernismo\" movement, Ruben Dario, who was a great admirer of Pelele's work. The illustrations seem to have been originally executed in the 1920s, but the publication date was probably 1930 or ‘31. This assumption is based primarily on the advertisement for the Minerva AL Rollston Convertible Sedan, which was released in 1931.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePedro Angel Pelele Zavalla (1887-1952), known simply as Pelele, was born in Uruguay and settled in Buenos Aires after WWI. There he became a popular caricaturist, with his illustrations appearing in a variety of print media, including advertisements, newspapers, magazines, and illustrated books. He also dabbled in early animated film. Pelele's great gift for line and restraint are evident in this work, as are his observational abilities and gentle sense of humor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis album is a very rare survival. OCLC finds just one holding (University of New Mexico), and we locate one additional copy at the Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno, in Argentina. The latter record lists 140 illustrations (including the 11 total advertisements), meaning that our copy is likely lacking three caricatures. (1070)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529090461996,"sku":"1070","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1070_01.jpg?v=1767907869"},{"product_id":"lavater-warja-cendrillon","title":"LAVATER, Warja. Cendrillon.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Symbolist Cinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLAVATER, Warja.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCendrillon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMaeght Editeur\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1976\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[42] panels, folded accordion-style and attached to upper and lower boards.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e160 x 112 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal blue cloth boards, upper board with printed paper label. In the original plexiglass slipcase.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 20 double-page color lithograph illustrations, and folding key inside front cover.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSmall scratches to slipcase, book in mint condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA wonderfully inventive artist's book that reinterprets a classic fairy tale as a series painterly symbols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn this work, Swiss artist and designer Warja Lavater translates the familiar Cinderella story into a purely visual narrative. Each character, object, or idea is represented by a specific abstract sign as designated in the opening key. For example, a blue and silver dot for Cinderella; and two orange and blue ovals for the glass slippers. The story unfolds across the long, continuous fold-out pages, where the viewer \"reads\" the tale from left to right like a pictorial score. This work is one of several experimental visual books, or \"Imageries,\" that the artist produced in the 1960s and 70s, each of which retells a classic tale using color-coded symbols and minimalist pictograms. A confluence of art, design, and semiotics, this work and Lavater's other \"Imageries\" are considered early examples of the modern artist's book, and continue to be fascinating examples of visual language and storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLavater (1913-2007) studied at the School of Applied Arts in Zurich under Ernest Keller, and began her career designing logos, trademarks, and posters for various companies and organizations. Following her move to New York City in 1958, Lavater began experimenting with visual symbolism and narrative abstraction. Her first pictographic work was \"William Tell,\" published for MoMA in 1962. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1037)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529111531820,"sku":"1037","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1037_07.jpg?v=1767908201"},{"product_id":"livre-dartiste-monnier-antoine-eaux-fortes-et-reves-creux","title":"(LIVRE D'ARTISTE). MONNIER, Antoine. Eaux-Fortes et Rêves Creux.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith Fantastically Macabre Etchings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(LIVRE D'ARTISTE). MONNIER, Antoine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEaux-Fortes et Rêves Creux. Sonnets Excentriques et Poëms Étranges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLibrairie Léon Willem\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1873\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[iv], 84, [4] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e256 x 180 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of 30 copies on Chine (from a total edition of 350).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eQuarter red cloth over marbled paper boards.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 20 engraved plates by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBinding with light soiling and toning, chipping to spine label, rubbed corners, and other light wear; endleaves browned, minimal scattered foxing, one leaf with small open tear on fore edge, but contents clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early \"livre d'artiste\" by a remarkable but largely overlooked artist and poet, one of just 30 copies printed on Chine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis haunting collection of \"Etchings and Empty Dreams\" by a true poète maudit is a darkly imaginative exploration of the grotesque and uncanny. The poems include such works as \"Le Bazar,\" which imagines an immense market with Lucifer at the auction block, selling bodies and buying souls; another seeks to know the innermost thoughts of one of the stone gargoyles spending eternity at Nôtre Dame de Paris. In the manner of William Blake, Monnier pairs his poetry with his own artwork. Like his verse, the images here plunge into the darker facets of human emotion and imagination, incorporating dreamlike scenarios, demonic visages, and macabre eroticism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAntoine Monnier (b. 1846) was associated with the Symbolist and Decadent movements in France, and was a particular admirer of the work of artists Charles Méyron and Felicien Rops. Though there is little in the way of biographical information about Monnier, we know that he was fairly prolific, publishing several more limited edition livres d'artistes during his lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Hubert, \"Antoine Monnier disciple de Baudelaire et Méyron,\" in \"Nineteenth-Century French Studies,\" Vol. 44, No. 1\/2 (Fall-Winter 2015-2016), pp. 111-127. (1076)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529114087724,"sku":"1076","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1076_06.jpg?v=1767908317"},{"product_id":"original-illustrations-freddy-and-the-bull","title":"(ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS). Freddy and the Bull.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal Illustrations from an Unpublished Children's Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFreddy and the Bull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEngland\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1960s(?)\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCover drawing: 180 x 153 mm. Other drawings: 230 x 161 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTen original pencil and crayon illustrations mounted on drawing board, with a printed mock-up of the cover, and an overlay demonstrating the placement of the title. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTape residue yellowing some of the board edges, overlay and printed mockup with some wrinkles, subtle toning to paper (due to the glue used) but the original illustrations otherwise in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA delightful series of modernist illustrations with a strong sense of style, telling the story of a boy and his mischievous bull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCharacterized by confident lines, simplified shapes, and bright colors, the illustrations here are reminiscent of the mid-century children's books illustrated by commercial and graphic artists such as Naiad Einsel and Art Seiden. Pencil and crayon are the main media used here, creating a childlike aesthetic that is further developed with limited shading and flattened perspective. The story involves a young boy and his pet bull, who gets loose from his enclosure and causes a bit of havoc around town. Because these images exist without any words and with no imposed order, it is ultimately up to the viewer to decide how the story unfolds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe brand of drawing board used here indicates that the artist was probably working in London, but the lack of signatures or any other identifying marks means we have had little luck tracking down their identity. Although the images are in a finished state and at a stage where mock-ups were required, we find no evidence that a book with this title was ever published. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1105)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529129849132,"sku":"1105","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1105_01_9cddcc8d-0351-4976-b250-49cb4802af6f.jpg?v=1767911408"},{"product_id":"stevenson-james-something-marvelous-is-about-to-happen","title":"STEVENSON, James. Something Marvelous Is About to Happen.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"Gentle, biting, wonderfully nostalgic, angry, and often hilarious.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSTEVENSON, James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSomething Marvelous Is About to Happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHarper \u0026amp; Row\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[64] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e257 x 260 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eReddish-orange cloth back, gray paper boards, printed dust jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with numerous black \u0026amp; white drawings.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDust jacket slightly soiled and with a couple short tears and light creases, binding with one corner slightly bumped, one leaf with a small smudge, text block lightly bumped (resulting in a very faint corner crease on some leaves). All in all, a very nice copy with a few niggling condition issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA collection of whimsical and irreverent vignettes and visual essays by the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist and children's book illustrator James Stevenson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1057)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529132077356,"sku":"1057","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1057_02.jpg?v=1767908664"},{"product_id":"vallotton-felix-artist-crimes-et-chatiments","title":"VALLOTTON, Félix (Artist). Crimes et Châtiments.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Rare Special Issue with Detachable Lithograph Prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVALLOTTON, Félix (Artist).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCrimes et Châtiments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eL'Assiette au Beurre\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1 March 1902\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[22] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e315 x 445 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal color lithograph front wrapper, lacking the rear printed wrapper.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEach leaf with a full-page color lithograph on recto.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe 50 cent price crossed out and increased to 70 cents.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight edge toning, small nick to edge of one leaf, final two leaves each with a faint crease, but an extremely fresh and well-preserved copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of the most sought-after issues of this renowned periodical, composed entirely of satirical illustrations by a prominent post-Impressionist artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe French weekly magazine \"L'Assiette au Beurre\" originally ran from 1901-12, and was renowned for its radical political satire and striking graphic design. It employed leading avant-garde artists and illustrators of the day, and fearlessly mocked figures in authority as well as taboo topics such as prostitution, asylums, and alcohol. Unlike most illustrated journals of the time, its issues often revolved around a single theme and were illustrated by a single artist, allowing for a cohesive voice with visually bold critiques, making it one of the most important periodicals of the entire Belle-Époque. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis special issue of \"L'Assiette\" is titled \"Crime and Punishment,\" and consists of 23 lithographs (including the front cover) with short captions, illustrated entirely by the avant-garde artist Félix Vallotton. In it he mocks the criminal justice system as well as all forms of punishment, from the school master beating his pupil, to police brutality. In addition to being longer and more costly than regular issues, this installment is also unusual in that each lithograph is perforated for easy detachment--presumably for the purpose of framing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVallotton (1865-1925) was born in Switzerland and studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he became a member of \"Les Nabis,\" a group of young post-Impressionists committed to breaking away from rigid academic notions of art. Vallotton gained early fame for his bold woodcut prints, which were heavily influenced by Japanese Ukiyo-e. According to the Hammer Museum, \"Woodblock printing allowed Vallotton to evoke the aesthetic linear qualities of ukiyo-e while including the popular post-Impressionist subject of life in the city during rapid growth and change due to industrialization.\" The present work is a fantastic example of his unique style, using bold shapes and flattened surfaces to create scenes infused with theatricality and tension. 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